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Raja, The Great

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Feb 11, 2011, 9:19:46 AM2/11/11
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Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
Superfly)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q

Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.

Phred

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Feb 11, 2011, 10:01:08 AM2/11/11
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========

What about Taxman?

"Minuature" George Martin's Intro for America's "Holiday Album" is
nice. No research here just off the top of me head

drwho

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Feb 11, 2011, 10:43:02 AM2/11/11
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nope

DT

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Feb 11, 2011, 10:52:13 AM2/11/11
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Don't know about best ever, though it's a fne tune.

Off the top of my head, Genesis' Dance on a Volcano opened up _A Trick
of the Tail_ very nicely, particularly because it was the first listen
to Collins replacing Gabriel.


DT

Aldolphi

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Feb 11, 2011, 11:32:25 AM2/11/11
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I thought the black shrink-wrap on the limited edition WYWH album that I
picked up in The Netherlands was pretty good. Ii opened up beautifully
which in turn allowed me to reseal it back up again and keep it in mint
condition.

Damn fine opener!!

P-Dub

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Feb 11, 2011, 11:57:40 AM2/11/11
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There are many examples of a super album opener.

'BLACK DOG' by Led Zeppelin (on Led Zep IV) jumps out at me. Turn it up!

P-Dub: Hey mama, said the way you move, gonna make me sweat, gonna make
me groove...


stuth...@comcast.net

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Feb 11, 2011, 1:12:15 PM2/11/11
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On Feb 11, 9:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> Superfly)
>


Oh, look, Raja's discovered soul music.

Manco

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Feb 11, 2011, 2:48:07 PM2/11/11
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What about "21st Century Schizoid Man", "Come Together", "Black Dog",
"Custard Pie" or "War Pigs"?

TT

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Feb 11, 2011, 4:13:22 PM2/11/11
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Groovy, Shafty, high

This is better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I

Raja, The Great

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Feb 11, 2011, 4:38:52 PM2/11/11
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> me groove...- Hide quoted text -

Actually this came into my mind immediately after I posted.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 11, 2011, 4:40:17 PM2/11/11
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On Feb 11, 1:48 pm, Manco <musefan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What about "21st Century Schizoid Man", "Come Together", "Black Dog",
> "Custard Pie" or "War Pigs"?

All excellent. Led Zeppelin always seemed to have crushing album
openers. Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Black
Dog, The Song Remains The Same, Custard Pie are excellent album
openers.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 11, 2011, 4:41:18 PM2/11/11
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On Feb 11, 12:12 pm, "stuthalb...@comcast.net"

Is this really soul??????? more like a mix of funk, rock, jazz and
soul.

Manco

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Feb 11, 2011, 4:48:24 PM2/11/11
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Nothing really stomps like "Immigrant Song". Plant's banshee wails
still reverberate!

Raja, The Great

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Feb 11, 2011, 5:00:27 PM2/11/11
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On Feb 11, 3:48 pm, Manco <musefan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nothing really stomps like "Immigrant Song". Plant's banshee wails
> still reverberate!

Not even The Spinal Tap could top that ;-)

billy

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Feb 12, 2011, 12:11:53 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 11, 9:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

I use a small knife i find it "best"

billy

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Feb 12, 2011, 12:13:16 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 11, 4:48 pm, Manco <musefan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nothing really stomps like "Immigrant Song". Plant's banshee wails
> still reverberate!

oh lookie raja found a new play pal

uly...@mscomm.com

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Feb 12, 2011, 12:15:26 PM2/12/11
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Immigrant Song is a great opener, but the album isn't stellar.

So if you're coupling a great album with a great album... Taxman on
Revolver.

Revolver's the greatest album ever.

number_six

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:15:44 PM2/12/11
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I think my favorite music from Mayfield's canon would be the extended
coda of Move On Up. Masterful stuff.

Here are other great openers from great albums --

Don McLean - American Pie
Yes - Roundabout
Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Of course, there are many lesser albums that also have great openers.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:21:07 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 12, 11:15 am, "ulys...@msomm.com" <ulys...@mscomm.com> wrote:
> Immigrant Song is a great opener, but the album isn't stellar.

You got to be fucking kidding me. Except say Out On the Tiles, Friends
and Hats Off To Roy Harper which are good but not spectacular, every
other song on the albums is on target.

>
> So if you're coupling a great album with a great album... Taxman on
> Revolver.
>
> Revolver's the greatest album ever.

LOL, no. I think it has several duds.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:24:28 PM2/12/11
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I hate American Pie but the other two I like a lot and are great
openers. Yes also seemed to have flamboyant opening songs - Beyond And
Before, No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed, Yours Is No
Disgrace, Roundabout etc. Never thought about that!

P-Dub

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:37:01 PM2/12/11
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On 2/11/2011 4:48 PM, Manco wrote:
> Nothing really stomps like "Immigrant Song". Plant's banshee wails
> still reverberate!

Led Zep wins again.

I like Black Dog as best opener, but can't argue with this one.

P-Dub: Does anyone remember Archilles' Last Stand?

Eric Ramon

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:49:04 PM2/12/11
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Led Zeppelin sucks. They're boring, they're thieves who made some
great music (that they stole) boring. Jimmy Page is a very good
session guitarist. All of the great Yardbirds solos were done by
either Clapton or Beck. Robert Plant's voice is annoying. I suppose if
you're a stoned 14 year old boy that they could be entertaining.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:55:56 PM2/12/11
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LOL... You suck, mate.

Pelle Svanslös

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Feb 12, 2011, 2:59:32 PM2/12/11
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Best post. EVER.

--
"Listen first! Hiss later!"

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 3:01:12 PM2/12/11
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Grupedbitch is still being a bitch...lol

Pelle Svanslös

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Feb 12, 2011, 3:11:12 PM2/12/11
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For good reason. Hang Jimmy Page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZMFG7A-O_A

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 3:29:51 PM2/12/11
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Grupedski, why not throw some of your drama QUEEN tantrums. Those were
funny.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 3:30:53 PM2/12/11
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I guess you might prefer QUEEN, or may be you prefer being a
QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEN.


Pelle Svanslös

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Feb 12, 2011, 3:39:54 PM2/12/11
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You wish.

Eric Ramon

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Feb 12, 2011, 4:05:28 PM2/12/11
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sounds like a typical day at Guitar Center. "I just want to try out
this Les Paul".

TheWalrusWasDanny

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Feb 12, 2011, 4:19:26 PM2/12/11
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> Led Zeppelin sucks. They're boring, they're thieves who made some
> great music (that they stole) boring. Jimmy Page is a very good
> session guitarist.  All of the great Yardbirds solos were done by
> either Clapton or Beck. Robert Plant's voice is annoying. I suppose if
> you're a stoned 14 year old boy that they could be entertaining.- Hide quoted text -

I don't think they're shit, but I do think they're overrated.
Particulary 1 and 2..3 is OK in places..4 is a cracking album as is
HOTH...PG is middling (Kasmir's good)..Prescence is not that great
(save for ALS)..and ITTOD is pretty weak (save for ITE)...

They're OK.

Danny

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 4:55:45 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 12, 3:19 pm, TheWalrusWasDanny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net>
wrote:

> > Led Zeppelin sucks. They're boring, they're thieves who made some
> > great music (that they stole) boring. Jimmy Page is a very good
> > session guitarist.  All of the great Yardbirds solos were done by
> > either Clapton or Beck. Robert Plant's voice is annoying. I suppose if
> > you're a stoned 14 year old boy that they could be entertaining.- Hide quoted text -
>
> I don't think they're shit, but I do think they're overrated.

Funny... I feel the same about the Beatles.

who?

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Feb 12, 2011, 7:12:07 PM2/12/11
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The record buying public has spoken: The Beatles and Elvis
have sold tons more recordings than Zeppelin. Therefore,
there is no way the Beatles are overrated.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 7:23:49 PM2/12/11
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Beatles and Elvis sales are inflated with their singles sales. Get rid
of the singles sales and Zeppelin might have sold more in album sales.
But anyway, what has sales got to do with who is overrated or not.

Jeff

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:07:28 PM2/12/11
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I just explained it. The record buying public prefers to own Beatles
albums over Zeppelin albums. Opinions don't count. Record
sales do.

P-Dub

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:07:51 PM2/12/11
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Led Zeppelin OWNED the 70s for rock. They did what many legendary
British bands did -- raped the black blues, and put their own 'style' on
it. And we all loved it, and ate it up.

LZ wrote great songs, performed them with maximum energy, and sold a
shitload of records. These guys are the richest bastards that ever
rocked and rolled.

The biggest problem with them is that their stuff was highly overplayed
by AM and FM radio stations from the 70s until today. And - like with
many other bands - there's a very limited list of songs that are played
over and over and over and over again. There are many other songs that
do not appear on the radio that are excellent.

They actually are a very talented band.

And I f'n LOVE PRESENCE. Recorded in 6 days. Great f'n guitar. Great
drums. Great everything. Every f'n note.

P-Dub: Nobody's fault but mine.


P-Dub

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:10:32 PM2/12/11
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On 2/12/2011 3:30 PM, Raja, The Great wrote:

> On Feb 12, 2:11 pm, Pelle Svansl�s<pe...@svans.los> wrote:
>> Raja, The Great wrote:

Queen was excellent too. Don't even start. Brian May is among the
greatest guitar slingers evah. And Queen's songwriting was top notch.
Best. Harmonies. Ever.

P-Dub: Killer Queen is killer.

TheWalrusWasDanny

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:18:35 PM2/12/11
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NFBM is a goody from Prescence I agree..but by and large they weren't
the Beatles.

Dany

brilton

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:28:17 PM2/12/11
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Textbook Raja goalpost shifting.

1) Other artists sold more records than Led Zepplin.
2) But Led Zepplin weren't a singles band.
3) So singles don't count.
4) Now, Led Zepplin *might* have sold more albums.

P-Dub

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:29:19 PM2/12/11
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Well - nobody is as good as the Beatles. That's a given. I say the best
band of all time is the Beatles. Without the Beatles, none of these
other bands would have happened.

But the GREATEST is the Rolling Stones. 49 years at the top!

Led Zep is up there too.

P-Dub: And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:52:32 PM2/12/11
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Bullshit.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:53:42 PM2/12/11
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I like Queen. They made average albums but wrote a ton of hit songs. I
would take them over the overhyped Beach Boys any day.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:54:15 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 12, 7:18 pm, TheWalrusWasDanny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net>
wrote:

And the Beatles weren't Zeppelin. Why do we have to always compare
both?

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 8:54:42 PM2/12/11
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Disagree. I consider three bands better than the Beatles. And you know
who!

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:08:14 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 12, 7:07 pm, P-Dub <pwolf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/12/2011 4:19 PM, TheWalrusWasDanny wrote:
>
> >> Led Zeppelin sucks. They're boring, they're thieves who made some
> >> great music (that they stole) boring. Jimmy Page is a very good
> >> session guitarist.  All of the great Yardbirds solos were done by
> >> either Clapton or Beck. Robert Plant's voice is annoying. I suppose if
> >> you're a stoned 14 year old boy that they could be entertaining.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > I don't think they're shit, but I do think they're overrated.
> > Particulary 1 and 2..3 is OK in places..4 is a cracking album as is
> > HOTH...PG is middling (Kasmir's good)..Prescence is not that great
> > (save for ALS)..and ITTOD is pretty weak (save for ITE)...
>
> > They're OK.
>
> > Danny
>
> Led Zeppelin OWNED the 70s for rock. They did what many legendary
> British bands did -- raped the black blues, and put their own 'style' on
> it. And we all loved it, and ate it up.

I appreciate that you like the band. But is very shallow analysis of a
band which dabbled in all sorts of music like Indian music, Latin
music, Reggae, Funk, Country, Folk etc. Many of their best songs are
acoustic.


>
> LZ wrote great songs, performed them with maximum energy, and sold a
> shitload of records. These guys are the richest bastards that ever
> rocked and rolled.

Doubt it. Beatles have to be richer than them.


>
> The biggest problem with them is that their stuff was highly overplayed

Wrong. Depends upon which station you listen to. In Houston we have
two rock stations and they seem to play a variety of Zeppelin songs. I
think they have played every Zeppelin song from their first five
albums (except the instrumental ones) and those two covers on LZ I.

> by AM and FM radio stations from the 70s until today. And - like with
> many other bands - there's a very limited list of songs that are played

Wrong, wrong and completely wrong. Zeppelin have way too many songs
that were hits and played on radio. Compare that to The Who. They have
about 10 songs which you will hear on radio.

> over and over and over and over again. There are many other songs that
> do not appear on the radio that are excellent.

Very few of their excellent songs do not get played - Hey Hey What Can
I Do and Travelling Riverside Blues for example. But I hear all their
best songs from their eight studio albums quite often.


>
> They actually are a very talented band.
>
> And I f'n LOVE PRESENCE. Recorded in 6 days. Great f'n guitar. Great
> drums. Great everything. Every f'n note.

Presence is my least favorite album of theirs. But it is still good.
They never made a bad album just like The Beatles. The only difference
I find between them and The Beatles and the Beatles recorded way too
many songs in their albums. There is not a single Beatles album in
which I do not skip 3 songs or more.

Eric Ramon

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:10:36 PM2/12/11
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On Feb 12, 5:54 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 7:29 pm, P-Dub <pwolf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well - nobody is as good as the Beatles. That's a given.
>
> Disagree. I consider three bands better than the Beatles. And you know
> who!


but wait! Just seconds ago...seconds!...you said "Why do we have to
always compare
both?"

Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:31:50 PM2/12/11
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Yeah I said that because this thread had nothing to do with Zeppelin.
It was about Curtis Mayfield - remember Curtis? And some a-hole
hijacked it to a Beatles vs Zeppelin bitchfest as usual. I think that
a-hole was you.

who?

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:35:58 PM2/12/11
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That has nothing to do with anything. With most groups, I
skip all songs except for 3 songs (If I can even find 3 songs
by a group I like...which is difficult except for Beatles music.


Raja, The Great

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:42:12 PM2/12/11
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What does that even mean? I was stating my opinion

>With most groups, I
> skip all songs except for 3 songs (If I can even find 3 songs
> by a group I like...which is difficult except for Beatles music.

Then you clearly haven't heard much music.

who?

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:46:51 PM2/12/11
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I'm almost 20 years older than you, and it's hard for me
to find 3 songs in the past 20 years that I like. I'm
not talking about the time span you usually discuss.

who?

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Feb 12, 2011, 9:53:57 PM2/12/11
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I meant to say "3 songs per album by a band"

Eric Ramon

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Feb 12, 2011, 10:08:38 PM2/12/11
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you do know we can re-read the thread, right? I responded to this
bit....


On Feb 12, 11:21 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 12, 11:15 am, "ulys...@msomm.com" <ulys...@mscomm.com> wrote:

> > Immigrant Song is a great opener, but the album isn't stellar.

> You got to be fucking kidding me. Except say Out On the Tiles, Friends
> and Hats Off To Roy Harper which are good but not spectacular, every
> other song on the albums is on target.

> > So if you're coupling a great album with a great album... Taxman on
> > Revolver.

> > Revolver's the greatest album ever.

> LOL, no. I think it has several duds.


so do you want to stick with your version that I hijacked the thread?
Let's see...you said:

"And some a-hole hijacked it to a Beatles vs Zeppelin bitchfest as
usual."

and we can easily see who that was.

RichL

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Feb 12, 2011, 11:33:56 PM2/12/11
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"brilton" <not...@yacht.net> wrote in message
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> 4) Now, Led Zepplin *might* have sold more albums.

If US album sales are any indication, they didn't:

http://www.sfmission.com/famous/top_music_artists.htm

Beatles: 164.5 million albums
Led Zeppelin: 106.0 million albums

Raja, The Great

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Feb 13, 2011, 1:50:19 AM2/13/11
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My comment was on the album Revolver. It had nothing to do with
Zeppelin. I do like the album Revolver but it has several songs I do
not like (Taxman, Love You To, Here There Everywhere, I Want To Tell
You, Tomorrow Never Knows) . You immediately gave a knee-jerk reaction
and slammed Zeppelin. That was uncalled for. I have never slammed the
Beatles. I have consistently maintained but they made good albums but
always had 3-4 duds or more per album.

Raja, The Great

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Feb 13, 2011, 1:51:58 AM2/13/11
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Thats why I say you haven't heard many songs from the past 20 years.
Age has nothing to do with how much of music one hears. I could be 16
and have heard more than someone aged 60.

who?

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Feb 13, 2011, 2:46:52 AM2/13/11
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In my entire life, I generally haven't found more than about 3 songs
per LP, that I liked, except for the Beatles.

> Age has nothing to do with how much of music one hears. I could be 16
> and have heard more than someone aged 60.

Maybe or maybe not. I wouldn't want to count all those hours.

:-)


who?

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Feb 13, 2011, 2:49:53 AM2/13/11
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I like all the songs on Revolver, though I dislike the way Taxman
was recorded with the drums.

brilton

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Feb 13, 2011, 6:02:07 AM2/13/11
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On 13/02/11 10:31 AM, Raja, The Great wrote:
> On Feb 12, 8:10 pm, Eric Ramon<ramon.e...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Feb 12, 5:54 pm, "Raja, The Great"<zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Feb 12, 7:29 pm, P-Dub<pwolf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Well - nobody is as good as the Beatles. That's a given.
>>
>>> Disagree. I consider three bands better than the Beatles. And you know
>>> who!
>>
>> but wait! Just seconds ago...seconds!...you said "Why do we have to
>> always compare
>> both?"

This morning, I was going to make the exact same point that you have
made, but I didn't see any point in doing so, as Raja clearly doesn't
have much self-awareness or consistency in what he says - he just blurts
out post after post with little or no thought - contradicting himself at
every turn. And when you try and point out his inconsistencies, he
either ignores it, or just tries to change the goalposts again (see below).

>
> Yeah I said that because this thread had nothing to do with Zeppelin.
> It was about Curtis Mayfield - remember Curtis? And some a-hole
> hijacked it to a Beatles vs Zeppelin bitchfest as usual. I think that
> a-hole was you.

Yep. Again. He wonders why people have to compare the Beatles with Led
Zepplin, then in the next breath he compares the Beatles to Led Zepplin.
Then when challenged about it, he makes a completely irrelevant remark
about the thread being hijacked.

billy

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On Feb 11, 9:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> Superfly)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.

It is only in your opinion little boy. And you know what your
opinion means around here.

billy

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On Feb 12, 2:21 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 11:15 am, "ulys...@msomm.com" <ulys...@mscomm.com> wrote:
>
> > Immigrant Song is a great opener, but the album isn't stellar.
>
> You got to be fucking kidding me. Except say Out On the Tiles, Friends
> and Hats Off To Roy Harper which are good but not spectacular, every
> other song on the albums is on target.
>
>
>
> > So if you're coupling a great album with a great album... Taxman on
> > Revolver.
>
> > Revolver's the greatest album ever.
>

billy

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On Feb 12, 2:24 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 1:15 pm, number_six <cyberi...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 11, 6:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> > > Superfly)
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> > > Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> > > song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> > > most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> > > song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.
>
> > I think my favorite music from Mayfield's canon would be the extended
> > coda of Move On Up. Masterful stuff.
>
> > Here are other great openers from great albums --
>
> > Don McLean - American Pie
> > Yes - Roundabout
> > Black Sabbath - War Pigs
>
> I hate American Pie but the other two I like a lot and are great
> openers. Yes also seemed to have flamboyant opening songs - Beyond And
> Before, No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed, Yours Is No
> Disgrace, Roundabout etc. Never thought about that!
>
>
>
> > Of course, there are many lesser albums that also have great openers.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

billy

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Feb 13, 2011, 9:22:08 AM2/13/11
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> both?- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

raja you got fucking PWNED!!!

Frank from Deeeetroit

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On Feb 11, 9:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> Superfly)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.

Statesboro Blues from the Allman Brothers Live at Filmore East.

jtees4

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Feb 13, 2011, 12:07:24 PM2/13/11
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:19:46 -0800 (PST), "Raja, The Great"
<zepf...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
>Superfly)
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
>Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
>song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
>most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
>song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.


"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

The Lone Star

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Feb 13, 2011, 2:27:19 PM2/13/11
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The Beatles' full throttle "This happened once before..." opening
"Beatles For Sale" is monumental!

Raja, The Great

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Feb 13, 2011, 2:32:54 PM2/13/11
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You are a funny guy

number_six

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Feb 13, 2011, 2:32:58 PM2/13/11
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On Feb 12, 11:24 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 1:15 pm, number_six <cyberi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Feb 11, 6:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> > > Superfly)
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> > > Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> > > song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> > > most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> > > song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.
>
> > I think my favorite music from Mayfield's canon would be the extended
> > coda of Move On Up. Masterful stuff.
>
> > Here are other great openers from great albums --
>
> > Don McLean - American Pie
> > Yes - Roundabout
> > Black Sabbath - War Pigs
>
> I hate American Pie but the other two I like a lot and are great
> openers. Yes also seemed to have flamboyant opening songs - Beyond And
> Before, No Opportunity Necessary No Experience Needed, Yours Is No
> Disgrace, Roundabout etc. Never thought about that!
>
> > Of course, there are many lesser albums that also have great openers.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Tull's Thick as a Brick -- that
would be cheating, I guess.

Here are yet a few more great openers --

Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat
The Clash - London Calling
Alice Cooper - School's Out
Doors - Road House Blues
Eno /Byrne - America is Waiting
Ministry - N.W.O.
Leon Russell - Tight Rope
Sisters of Mercy - Black Planet
Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

topaz

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Feb 13, 2011, 3:29:18 PM2/13/11
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On Feb 13, 12:07 pm, jtees4 <jte...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:19:46 -0800 (PST), "Raja, The Great"
>
> <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> >Superfly)
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> >Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> >song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> >most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> >song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.
>
> "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"

great choice, I was going to say that one.

I also like Rock Bottom as the opening song on the album Pattern
Disruptive.

Klaatu

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"Aldolphi" <ado...@tiscali.it> wrote in message
news:ij3oam$6j3$3...@speranza.aioe.org...
>
>
> I thought the black shrink-wrap on the limited edition WYWH album that I
> picked up in The Netherlands was pretty good. Ii opened up beautifully
> which in turn allowed me to reseal it back up again and keep it in mint
> condition.
>
> Damn fine opener!!

Speaking of taking the piss out of someone, lets examine the person known as
gary woodhouse aka The Cobblers Apprentice aka TCA aka Devil's Advocate aka
An
Apprentice of the Cobbler aka G. aka Sticking Vickie aka Zepfloyes aka
Bradley Manning aka
Rijman Nakkechski aka Azus aka Adolphi aka Aldophi (you can do a search on
all those names
yourself. He has also changed his email addy several times) All those
names were created and used by gary woodhouse.
Google groups, while not nearly as good at retention as Giganews, has many
of these posts readily available.
All of the following posts were made by gary woodhouse, using various names
and addresses,
to alt.music.pink-floyd.


from 9-9-2009 please note the plural of safes. Also note that gary has
said he travelled the globe because he worked for a travel agency. An
obvious lie.
(quote)
20+ years ago... I used to break into safes for a living.... Commercial
buildings with my biggest claim to fame being a tax office in a wee town
called Stroud, Gloucestershire... A good little score with 38 thousand
pound in my pocket for less than 1 hour work....

I was quite talented at what I did.... but I made a mistake of committing a
crime with an ex friend who.... made the mistake of telling his friends who
then made the mistake of telling the wrong people.... He got arrested.... he
then showed his true worth as a friend and grassed me up.... hence the
ex....

I travelled the globe with my ill gotten gains... I lived a dream that most
can only imagine.... Stayed in the finest hotels, wore the finest clothes
and bedded some extremely beautiful women....

But times were a changin'.... The police knew my name and it was only a
matter of time until they caught up with me......

20+ years ago I appeared before a Judge and the total sum of what I was
charged with stealing was 218 thousand pounds..... (US$300,000+). Can you
begin to imagine what that was like for someone so young to enjoy as he
pleased?
(end of quote)

from 9-3-2009 and how many times has gary said that alcohol and drugs play
no part in
his life? Another lie)
(quote)
But I'm pissed and have also dropped 10mg of diazepam ;?]
(unquote)

from 9-4-2009-
(quote)
Tolerance and drug abuse... give me a break.... Have you ever had 10mg of
diazepam and a bottle of fine wine? LIVE a little... and stop fekin
worrying about everything....
(unquote)

from 9-9-2009
(quote)
The finest smoke I ever had was in Amsterdam.... called 'Scuff Holland' Pure
pollen.... I make a point of visiting there at least once a year.... Nothing
better than killing a few brain cells in the land of plenty ;?]
(unquote)

(from 9-4-2009)
(quote)
Nothing wrong with getting a little high once in a while
(unquote)

from 8-28-2009
(quote)
putting too much out there about yourself has an habit of bringing
shit to your door... I have a website with my online portfolio, my CV and
much more about the real me... but Usenet isn't the place to advertise such
things and I'll not be posting the link here ;?]
(unquote)
The above post is interesting, since gary DID post his address, and provide
info
about his phone number. However, he did this ONLY after posting someone
else's
address in a fit of spite, hatefulness, and meaness.
gary also posted his grandmothers address, and picture of her home, which
happens to be a mobile home.

and about gary's education..
(quote)
I was evicted from school at the
age of 15 so 'maybe' my writing skillz aren't as good as they should be
(unquote)

and from 7-7-2009 we get this jewel...
(quote)
Only to liars, shit stirrers, racists and those that constantly complain
about the most irrelevant things.....

Actually... I 'think' that makes me a little bit better than yourself:)
(unquote)
Since gary has proven himself to be a liar and a shit stirrer, and he does
go on about
the most irrelevant things, he must be describing his self. And don't
racists think they are better than other people? Thats gary woodhouse.
He is also a bully, by any definition of the word.

And now to the base cause for gary's actions, his hatefulness, his lying,
his tendency to be a BULLY, in his own words. He has gone on about
how goes to the MIND centre (a mental health charity) everyday for two
hours.
Here's why, in his own words...dated 2-26-23009
(quote)
Please support me in my ongoing struggle with mental illness.......
(unquote)

All of these statements were made by gary woodhouse over the last several
years. You can judge for yourself what type person he really is.
More recently, gary woodhouse attempted to fake his suicide on the internet
back in May of 2010. Unfortunately, it was a hoax.
gary resides in the marina district of Brighton, UK, however he has recently
claimed he has moved. gary was also involved in the bootleg music buisness,
claims to have a web design buisness, and is involved in making cartoons,
and documentraries. No evidence of this has been found, ever, except for
cartoons he makes and posts to You Tube, using stolen music.

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number_six

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Feb 14, 2011, 9:44:22 PM2/14/11
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On Feb 12, 11:15 am, number_six <cyberi...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Feb 11, 6:19 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild (opening the album
> > Superfly)
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qH2mPNRO8Q
>
> > Everything is perfect about this. The arrangement is perfect and the
> > song has a menacing feel to it. The bass is what interests me the
> > most, but the sax solo in the middle is excellent too. I think this
> > song might have inspired Pink Floyd's Money.
>
> I think my favorite music from Mayfield's canon would be the extended
> coda of Move On Up. Masterful stuff.
>

It further occurs to me that Mayfield's "Move On Up" has something in
common with Sabbath's Wheels of Confusion -- each is an excellent song
of perhaps four minutes' duration, coupled with an instrumental coda
of approximately equal duration that, in my opinion, is even more
musically compelling than the material developed in the (ostensibly)
primary section of the work.

billy

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Feb 15, 2011, 1:17:22 AM2/15/11
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led zeppelin are thieves and Page is a child mollester and you know it
is true ragay

billy

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Feb 15, 2011, 1:18:06 AM2/15/11
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On Feb 13, 10:58 pm, "Raja The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/13/2011 18:14, Klaatu wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Aldolphi" <adol...@tiscali.it> wrote in message
> Dude you got too much time on your hands.
>
> Get a fucking life and stop trying to live thru others you piece of
> shit.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

pwned!!

Raja, The Great

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Feb 15, 2011, 8:59:35 AM2/15/11
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Says the illiterate fool who cannot spell 'molester'.

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