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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 22, 2016 8:15:08 GMT
Ian's thoughts on Hotel California
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 22, 2016 16:15:15 GMT
No Memory Of That Night " Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has told a court hearing the Stairway to Heaven copyright dispute that he has a dim memory of the time it was written. He said he could not remember meeting the band Spirit, who claim the band stole their guitar riff for Stairway to Heaven in the 1970s. "I don't have a recollection of almost anyone I've hung out with," Plant said, causing roars of laughter in the court." www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36592517 The jury is expected to start their deliberations on Wednesday. Lawyers for Page and Plant had previously asked Judge R Gary Klausner to rule on the case without sending it to the jury, but he refused the request.
I just don't expect a verdict against LED ZEPPELIN... It's close but not an identical chord pattern. If this becomes the standard for copyright infringement then every band would suffer from stealing the blues, soul, jazz, and rock n' roll from the last 100 years... Get real
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 23, 2016 19:10:42 GMT
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 24, 2016 1:09:29 GMT
Love these court drawings Time for Celebration Day !
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 24, 2016 17:09:04 GMT
As it should be......I can't imagine the actual guy in Spirit, Randy California ( referred to in the news reports by his original name, Randy Wolfe), having anything to do with this ( he died in about 2000...the drummer, Ed Cassady, a couple years ago)...must be greedy family members or publishing right holders trying to squeeze a few bucks out of nothing. Justice served,,,free the Zepplin 4 ( well, 3).
I never liked Led Zepplin that much, but i really like the latter day version...The White Stripes...actually anything Jack White does ( White Stripes, solo albums, Racounteurs, Dead Weather) out-zeps zepplin as far as I can hear.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2016 17:40:45 GMT
As it should be......I can't imagine the actual guy in Spirit, Randy California ( referred to in the news reports by his original name, Randy Wolfe), having anything to do with this ( he died in about 2000...the drummer, Ed Cassady, a couple years ago)...must be greedy family members or publishing right holders trying to squeeze a few bucks out of nothing. Justice served,,,free the Zepplin 4 ( well, 3). I never liked Led Zeppelin that much, but i really like the latter day version...The White Stripes...actually anything Jack White does ( White Stripes, solo albums, Racounteurs, Dead Weather) out-zeps zepplin as far as I can hear. So sad-I never liked Led Zeppelin that much, Love Led Zeppelin
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 24, 2016 18:33:54 GMT
So sad-I never liked Led Zeppelin that much, Love Led Zeppelin DITTO... How could anyone not LOVE LED ZEPPELIN ?
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 24, 2016 21:00:51 GMT
As it should be......I can't imagine the actual guy in Spirit, Randy California ( referred to in the news reports by his original name, Randy Wolfe), having anything to do with this ( he died in about 2000...the drummer, Ed Cassady, a couple years ago)...must be greedy family members or publishing right holders trying to squeeze a few bucks out of nothing. Justice served,,,free the Zepplin 4 ( well, 3). I never liked Led Zeppelin that much, but i really like the latter day version...The White Stripes...actually anything Jack White does ( White Stripes, solo albums, Racounteurs, Dead Weather) out-zeps zepplin as far as I can hear. So sad-I never liked Led Zeppelin that much, Love Led Zeppelin I only have one Led Zeppelin album. Does that mean I'm a bad person?
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 25, 2016 20:04:17 GMT
I owned 2,4 Physical Graffiti and Prescence...I guess I meant I didn't like Zep like thier super fans liked them. I could put together a very good CD of Zep songs I never get tired of ( Gallows Pole, Nightflight, Battle of Evermore )
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Post by steelmonkey on Jun 25, 2016 21:28:53 GMT
Given a choice in 1973 to see Zep live in Denver or possibly shed virginity at party...I chose the latter...and my best friend lost his virginity at the party while mine remained tragically intact. No Stairway to Heaven and I never did see Zepplin live.
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Post by JTull 007 on Jun 26, 2016 1:46:26 GMT
Given a choice in 1973 to see Zep live in Denver or possibly shed virginity at party... I chose the latter...and my best friend lost his virginity at the party while mine remained tragically intact. No Stairway to Heaven and I never did see Zeppelin live. The things we guys did back then will haunt us forever. Fortunately I was able to combine a HOT Date with some 'Physical Grafitti' LIVE back in 1975.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 26, 2016 9:04:00 GMT
Warning repetitive story.
I'm not going to explain what Tull means to me however if you asked/ask me in the timespan of 1975 to present day what my best concert was I would still say Zeppelin May 1975 Earls Court.
Friends queued for hours for a ticket, talked non stop in anticipation, ordered transport (from Glasgow) and my friend and I were
"Yeah it'll be good but I cant be bothered to get a ticket"
However we didn't want to miss out on the weekend in London so we bought a ticket for the bus and thought we'd hang around the pubs till the concert was over. That weekend coincided with a Scotland via England football match - always a territorial event! So half the bus were football fans and the other half Zeppelin fans which made for an interesting journey - glares all round. When the bus got into Earls court Scottish fans were already on the rampage in fact that's what John Bonham made a reference to it onstage when he said something about "soccer"
We queued up with our friends and watched everyone pass through the barriers and go in. We started to feel left out. Lovely comments from the ticket inspectors about " Mean Jocks not buying tickets" etc etc Just then a man walked by and said "Hello" to us and asked what was wrong. We told him we didn't have tickets and he said " Follow me" and instructed the inspectors to open the barriers for us. You can imagine our expressions to them.
Well we would have followed him anywhere - hadn't a clue where he was taking us. We walked around the corridors and then he opened the door right into the auditorium. I will never forget that walk across Earls Court in full view of the entire audience (lights still on) and we had no seats. So we did what we would never be able to do now and sat on the steps nearest the front of the stage for the entire concert.
It was the most emotional concert of my life. John Bonhams five year old son coming on to the stage to play the drums and the obvious pride in his Daddy's face. We all cheered for that wee boy and what an atmosphere. Jimmy fluffed the lead on Stairway but nobdy cared. The light show (primitive by standards now) was amazing at the end of Stairway when the lights ( from the single revolving ball) illuminated around the Hall. The band were at the height of their game, just back from an American tour. It was the best concert of my life.
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 26, 2016 9:09:02 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 26, 2016 11:32:46 GMT
... my best friend lost his virginity at the party while mine remained tragically intact.... and I never did see Zepplin live. Well I've done both....but not at the same time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2016 12:57:21 GMT
I owned 2,4 Physical Graffiti and Prescence...I guess I meant I didn't like Zep like thier super fans liked them. I could put together a very good CD of Zep songs I never get tired of ( Gallows Pole, Nightflight, Battle of Evermore ) That's better. Not so sad.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 26, 2016 15:31:26 GMT
I owned 2,4 Physical Graffiti and Prescence...I guess I meant I didn't like Zep like thier super fans liked them. I could put together a very good CD of Zep songs I never get tired of ( Gallows Pole, Nightflight, Battle of Evermore ) That's better. Not so sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2016 20:43:11 GMT
That's better. Not so sad. More Tull!
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Post by bunkerfan on Jun 27, 2016 9:07:11 GMT
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