R.I.P Peter Tork

Peter Tork passed away today. He best known as being a founder, keyboardist and bass player in The Monkees. Here are a couple of songs from The Monkees prime years..

                                               "Daydream Believer"

I'm a Believer

A Better World from a reunited Monkees in 2016...

The news from CBS..

Here he is with James Lee Stanley..

An episode of the show..

He will be missed by his family and friends

Battle of the Bands Champions: Guns N' Roses

I wanted a tight contest for my Battle of the Bands and matching Motorhead with Guns N' Roses provided just that! The contest came down to the final two votes. The final tally 7 to 6! Of course The Rolling Stones set up the match up with their song "Sympathy for the Devil."



Axl, Slash and Duff McKagan are reuniting as Guns N' Roses and will be headlining the Coachella Festival this Spring. Rumors suggest a tour will follow.

I guess "Patience" has worked..

"November Rain" with Elton John...

I'll be back on the 15th with a new and hopefully exciting Battle of the Bands!

Happy Birthday Jimmy Page

Wow, I can't believe I haven't blogged about Jimmy Page's birthday on this blog before. Today is his 69th birthday. Well he was the guitarist for Led Zeppelin and the poducer of many albums. We will celebrate his long career on here.

The Yardbirds "Heart Full of Soul"

Here is Jimmy Page in the band he made famous Led Zeppelin

Afer Led Zeppelin he was in The Firm with Paul Rodgers

Then Jimmy did a solo album called Outrider

In the 90's he tamed up with David Coverdale of Whitesnake fame to form Coverdale Page

Then there was Unledded with Robert Plant

and they even came out with an albm of new stuff

Then Page did an album with the Black Crowes

Then he kind of dissapeared a bit..

and then there was the latest reunion..here is a recent interview with Jimmy about the latest release

and trailer..

Happy Birthday to a guitar legend!~

Re: After A Listen

I was able to listen to a copy of the Led Zeppelin reunon from December 10. There were some feedback issues on the first few numbers. I'm sure those will be cleaned up before the rumored dvd is released. Interesting set list. Opened with "Good Times Bad Times", "Ramble On" was done completely electric. Different then the studio version and the live 90's version from Page and Plant. The Blues numbers really show cased their mastery of the call and effect vocals and guitar interplay. Long versions of Dazed and No Quarter. All electric set, no accuostic or unplugged numbers. The light part of Zep was down played. This was obviously Zep ona mission. Page sounded better than I thought he would. He sounded great on nobody's fault and in my time of dying.

Article on Led Zeppelin Reunion

Jason Bonham will take his late father's place at drums for Led Zeppelin when the group reunites for a "tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun at the 02 Arena in London" on December 10, 2007. Jason is the son of the late John Bonham the original drummer for Led Zeppelin, Jason will be joined by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. Led Zeppelin will headline the concert, but "also feature music by Pete Townsend, Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, Foreigner, and Paolo Nutini."The concert should be unique. "The initial plan was for them to work up a half-hour of material to play as part of a gala concert. But after a week of rehearsals, Zeppelin announced that they would be willing and able to perform a full two-hour set. " ' "They're going to play all the great songs that everybody wants to hear," said promoter Harvey Goldsmith." 'Goldsmith added. "I have a feeling that this is going to be the largest demand for one show in history." ' Mica Ertegun, Ahmet's widow stated her husband "would be very proud that Led Zeppelin have chosen to re-unite and headline a benefit concert in his name featuring so many of his friends." Robert Plant said "during the Zeppelin years, Ahmet Ertegun was a major foundation of solidarity and accord. For us he WAS Atlantic Records and remained a close friend and conspirator - this performance stands alone as our tribute to the work and the life of our long standing friend."Harvey Goldsmith added "It is a fitting tribute that these great artists have all come together to perform in his memory. The proceeds of the evening will go to The Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund for student scholarships. One of these scholarships will be for a music student in the UK each year."As for the future of Led Zeppelin, no one knows for sure. Front man Robert Plant has a duet album with Alison Krauss called "Rising Sand" due out in October, and appears on two tracks on a tribute album to Fat's Domino titled "Going Home" due out later this month. On a possible tour "You have to take it one step at a time," Harvey (Goldsmith) said. "Obviously there is a sense of frustration for all the fans around the world who can't get tickets. I hope they do something else. But I hope they do it because they're really enjoying it and because this show is fantastic."Sources:Rollingstone.com "The Story Behind The Led Zeppelin Reunion: Is a Tour Next" 09/12/07 Rockdaily by Rolling StoneRollingstone.com "Led Zeppelin to Play Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on November 26 in London" 09/12/07 Rockdaily by Rolling Stone

It's true Led Zep to Reunite

It's confirmed Led Zeppelin will reunite 11/26/07 at the O2 Arena in London. I'll link my article on it, when it gets published.