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Open Thread By NB Staff (Bio \| Archive) February 19, 2007 - 12:50 ET Discuss, debate, descant. Read comments Free bias alerts <a href="http://harvest.AdGardener.com/noscript.aspx?s=16&c=122c344b-04b3-4b68-bb30-20e7a66bc14c" target="_blank"><img src="http://harvest.AdGardener.com/noscript.aspx?s=16&w=468&h=60&c=122c344b-04b3-4b68-bb30-20e7a66bc14c" width="468" height="60" border="0" /></a> Related Stories Open Thread Open Thread Open Thread Open Thread NFL Wild Card Sunday Open Thread Most Emailed Stories Hustler Publisher and Girls Gone Wild CEO Want Porn Bailout On ABC, Dem Barney Frank Rages at 'Distortions' of Chris Cuomo Ann Coulter Takes Matt Lauer and Brian Williams to Task on 'Today' Belgian Cartoon: It's So Cold People Are Burning Al Gore's Book Bozell Column: Coulter vs. the Counter-Coulters Related Topics Open Thread Comments Policy All comments are owned by whoever posted them and are subject to our terms of use. They should not be assumed to represent the views of NewsBusters. Viewing options Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. And now, today's Shrub Report February 19, 2007 - 13:00 ET by Roger the Shrubber And now, today's Shrub Report®: A happy 59th birthday to one of the greatest guitarists in rock and roll! Looks like Sirius and XM might be merging. Good news for us, and, I would assume, good news for shareholders of XM and Sirius, whose shares have not exactly been profitable for the past 12 months. The "Religion of Peace" opens their loving arms in another country. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, Islamist Jihadis claim they were brainwashed. Al Gore's Oscar acceptance speech is revealed! Here's another situation for the UN to fail miserably. Surely George Bush and the USA is to blame, and we should pay a special "Asteroid Tax"! You can't really dust for vomit… There was a collective sigh of disappointment from the Hufftards and KOStards when this news came out. Support for troop surge up "slightly". Nine points is slightly? The Defeatocrats, since they live and die by their polling, should pay attention to their polls. 68% oppose cutting all funding, while 60% oppose cutting funding of a troop surge. Cue Nelson from "The Simpsons": "HA–HA!" Six more weeks of winter? Login or register to post comments Email this page The Cleveland "Plain Dec February 19, 2007 - 13:16 ET by IgnatzJFahrquar The Cleveland "Plain Deceiver" Liberal bumm wad had the vote defeat back on page A17. Had to make room on the front page below the fold for the story about vaginal plastic surgery and how it is exploitive of women (what isn't now-a-days <rolls eyes>). "Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." Mark Twain Login or register to post comments Email this page Here's the page. So sad, so s February 19, 2007 - 13:27 ET by Roger the Shrubber Here's the page. So sad, so sad. Good find, Iggie! Login or register to post comments Email this page My God, Roger, that Gore Speech is the most boring thing... February 19, 2007 - 13:24 ET by acaiguana My God, Roger, that Gore Speech is the most boring thing... I have ever seen, tried to read, laid my eyes upon, or even heard (as I tried to get my dog to read it to me). :-) ACA ... Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits." Login or register to post comments Email this page Must be scratching for that, February 19, 2007 - 16:23 ET by FastEd Must be scratching for that, having the woof-woof read to you, not a flea-by-night dog is it? Not a ruff read, was it? How could you be so mean, subjecting a poor critter to those words - sahme, shame. (a clintonseque finger wag) There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V Login or register to post comments Email this page FastEd, he's a mean ol' dawg. Won't stay under the porch. February 19, 2007 - 18:55 ET by acaiguana FastEd, he's a mean ol' dawg. Won't stay under the porch. He's not an intellectual either. Even he went to sleep over it. ACA ... Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits." Login or register to post comments Email this page Good news on XM/Sirius -- M February 19, 2007 - 14:33 ET by sarcasmo Good news on XM/Sirius -- Mel's in charge! JMR Login or register to post comments Email this page Yep, this is definitely good February 19, 2007 - 14:37 ET by Roger the Shrubber Yep, this is definitely good news for satellite radio. If all the channels combine, it just might get me to get a subscription. Login or register to post comments Email this page I think Sirius lifetime for February 19, 2007 - 14:46 ET by sarcasmo I think Sirius lifetime for $500 plus the hottest possible radio for a couple hundred bucks more is a *steal, and might not be available for long. For example, last weekend they played all the music that had ever been played by various artists who came to the studio -- versions of some great songs you just can't buy. It lasted and lasted, for 13 or so hours!!! Anyway, for a reasonable one-time cost IMO you'll never buy music again, even if you totally-ignore Howard 100 & Howard 101. Now I'm wondering about all the extra content I'll be getting...Even though I'll admit that I rarely stray much from listening to Howard! JMR Login or register to post comments Email this page Exactly how is 2 providers February 19, 2007 - 16:47 ET by saurus Exactly how is 2 providers combining to create a monopoly a good thing for consumers? First thing that will happen is XM's rates will go up. I pay 9.99/mo for each of 2 accounts right now. Sirius gets 12.95/mo. Anyone thing Sirius will lower theirs rather than XM raising rates? I'll probably unsubscribe and leave the radio off like I've done since the 70's. All I listen to is the country station anyway. Anyone interested in a pair of SkiFy2 radios? Login or register to post comments Email this page That is true, but I was refer February 19, 2007 - 17:06 ET by Roger the Shrubber That is true, but I was referring to the combined channels being full of good variety... Login or register to post comments Email this page 60 Minutes of Liberalism February 19, 2007 - 13:09 ET by IgnatzJFahrquar I rarely watch it but I was curious about their tag line of "An area of Iraq that is prospering and loves the Americans?" Kurdistan. I was mildly surprised although Boob Simon didn't disappoint when he asked the Kurdish "Prime Minister" about the US "invasion". The reply (from the 60 Minutes website): "Dr. Mohammed does not view the war as a U.S. invasion. "It is liberation. Americans liberated Iraqi people from dictatorship," he tells Simon. " Of course the site neglected to put in Boob's question that refered to the US action as an invasion. Thanks Boob for your anti-American spin. And thanks Dr. Mo for your honesty and support of our troops. "Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."* Mark Twain Login or register to post comments Email this page I rarely watch it but I was February 19, 2007 - 14:32 ET by JDW I rarely watch it but I was curious about their tag line of "An area of Iraq that is prospering and loves the Americans?" The left's latest hero is not anyone who sacrificed for others, it is a munghead who refused deployment. JDW Wounded skier. Corrections have been causing time-outs so mistakes will be made. New pro-adoption dems, what about replacing abortions? Login or register to post comments Email this page I just realized the subject d February 19, 2007 - 14:50 ET by IgnatzJFahrquar I just realized the subject didn't make it in although I'm sure all were able to discerne that this was in reference to yesterday's 60 Minutes story on Iraq. My apologies. "Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." Mark Twain Login or register to post comments Email this page Thanks Roger, I always enjoy February 19, 2007 - 13:32 ET by rightside Thanks Roger, I always enjoy your encapsulated reports! Tony Iommi was a great guitarist for his time. I'd rather consider him as a pioneer for heavy metal more than rock and roll though. Does anyone else know that he lost parts of two fingers on his fret hand? Read this As a Virginian, I am upset with how Sen Warner voted on Saturday's non-binding resolution. I will not vote for him again, and am typing up a letter to tell him so. Login or register to post comments Email this page Heavy metal IS rock and roll, February 19, 2007 - 14:02 ET by Roger the Shrubber Heavy metal IS rock and roll, only with more foot pedals, my friend. Login or register to post comments Email this page something that's always puzzled me February 19, 2007 - 14:16 ET by tumbler_2007 Roger, How is a genre "heavy metal" when it's all done with amplified sounds? Take away the mikes and it can't even approach the volume of one grand piano. Login or register to post comments Email this page And your point is.....? February 19, 2007 - 14:28 ET by Roger the Shrubber And your point is.....? Login or register to post comments Email this page easy, roger February 19, 2007 - 14:40 ET by tumbler_2007 Why call it "heavy metal" -- ? It would be just as absurd to call Hillary our soft little buttercup. Login or register to post comments Email this page Look... while we can blame February 19, 2007 - 14:54 ET by Jack Bauer Look... while we can blame the Shrubb Report for lots of things. The decline in moral standards. et al., we cannot blame him for the naming of a muscial genre that occured in the 1970s. Unless -- unless he has finally perfected time-travel. If so Rog, please go back to 1966 and ensure Rosie O'Donnell's parents never consumate their lust. A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill Login or register to post comments Email this page The Shrubb Report is respon February 19, 2007 - 15:04 ET by Eric Turner The Shrubb Report is responsible for the decline in moral standards? Can I also blame it for the decline of western civilization? Wow, I never knew these things. Why wasn't I informed somehow? Is this in Wikipedia? Cause we all know if it's not in wikipedia it's not true! Login or register to post comments Email this page Uh-oh. Eric smells lawsuit!!! February 19, 2007 - 15:12 ET by Roger the Shrubber Uh-oh. Eric smells lawsuit!!! Login or register to post comments Email this page Hello?Sandy Berger? February 19, 2007 - 15:16 ET by Eric Turner Hello? Sandy Berger? Login or register to post comments Email this page Rosie's still here so nix o February 19, 2007 - 15:18 ET by Jack Bauer Rosie's still here so nix on the time-machine. A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Sir Winston Churchill Login or register to post comments Email this page What, you think I can just wa February 19, 2007 - 15:39 ET by Roger the Shrubber What, you think I can just walk into Karl Rove's office and say "Hey Karl, can I borrow Betsy today?" No, I have to set up an appointment, or I'll end up with Jean Claude van Damme on my butt... Login or register to post comments Email this page Was that...No, no...I'm not February 19, 2007 - 15:45 ET by Eric Turner Was that... No, no...I'm not gonna touch that comment with a 10 foot pole. Login or register to post comments Email this page On, not in!!! February 19, 2007 - 16:20 ET by Roger the Shrubber On, not in!!! Login or register to post comments Email this page Tumb, here's the Wiki entry February 19, 2007 - 15:44 ET by Roger the Shrubber Tumb, here's the Wiki entry on the topic. It's one of the great mysteries of life! Login or register to post comments Email this page Spinal Tap RULES!! "T February 19, 2007 - 15:54 ET by MightyMouth Spinal Tap RULES!! "There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says... Login or register to post comments Email this page Rog,Have you ever seen Rush ( February 19, 2007 - 14:40 ET by Dave R Rog, Have you ever seen Rush (the band) play a live show? I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Three times.1980. Perm Waves1 February 19, 2007 - 15:10 ET by Roger the Shrubber Three times. 1980. Perm Waves 1981. Moving Pics. One of my all-time fav shows of any band I saw. Geddy Lee was amazing, singing, playing bass, and playing keyboard with his feet. 1983. Signals. Then they turned crappy haha. Login or register to post comments Email this page I cannot for the life of me, February 19, 2007 - 15:16 ET by kathleenirish I cannot for the life of me, remember the dates of any concert I went to between 1977 and 1983, except for J. Giles on December 26, 1980. (probably spelled incorrectly, too.) Peter Wolf dressed up as the skinniest Santa ever. How do you do it? I saw Rush twice at the old Providence Civic Center. Bought Tango at East Street Liquors because it was easy to get booze in R.I. We thought "Rush"were so intellectual, so somehow we were, too? Uh, I know the answer to that question, now. It's an emphatic, "Are you kidding?" "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page I actually had to look up the February 19, 2007 - 15:33 ET by Roger the Shrubber I actually had to look up the 1983 tour (I though it was 1982). I was sober for the three shows, which might explain why I remember haha. I never understood my friends gettting so hammered they are puking in the parking lot before the show. My buddy once missed an entire concert because he was barfing in a commode the whole time. Login or register to post comments Email this page That was so true of about 8 February 19, 2007 - 15:53 ET by kathleenirish That was so true of about 80% of everyone who went to concerts then. But, hey, it was only $8.50 a ticket. Every show was just like 'Spinal Tap' to me now. Hey, people used to sleep out overnight to get a couple of tickets to 'Tom Petty' or 'Van Halen'. That's what we had for cheap and good entertainment. I remember people passing out in the aisles, in the bathrooms, outside, it was crazy. Those times are a source of laughter now, rather than thinking about the music, we talk about how stupid we were and how funny it was. I don't go to concerts anymore. Too much of a rip-off. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Hell, I remember seeing Grand February 19, 2007 - 16:02 ET by gfrrman Hell, I remember seeing Grand Funk Railroad back in 1973 and there were 2 or 3 bands before them and the cost of the ticket was $4.75! And sleeping out overnight was a given. Agree it is now SUCH a rip-off, especially at the price of the tickets and the hassle of it all. Ah, the good old days...lol! Login or register to post comments Email this page Good thread. Who didn't grow February 19, 2007 - 16:17 ET by Roger the Shrubber Good thread. Who didn't grow up in the 70's or 80's and DIDN'T camp out at least once in their life to get that Skynyrd, Van Halen, Rush, Boston, or Pat Travers ticket? Okay, maybe not Pat Travers, haha. Login or register to post comments Email this page Hey, Pat Travers puts on a gr February 19, 2007 - 16:25 ET by gfrrman Hey, Pat Travers puts on a great show. Seen him several times. Saw all of the above with the exception of Boston......never liked the overdubbed sound they had. Wackiest fans were the Grateful Dead folks. Them peeps were just OUT OF IT!!! Free Bird!!! lol Login or register to post comments Email this page Argent's Greatest Hits February 19, 2007 - 16:28 ET by Carl Kolchak Hey guys, speaking of the 70's I just got Argent's Greatest Hits. They had so many hits that they will be coming out with volume 2 soon. "Hold your head up, hold your head high" Login or register to post comments Email this page Carl, you just made my day. Y February 19, 2007 - 17:03 ET by Roger the Shrubber Carl, you just made my day. You slay me!! Login or register to post comments Email this page Don't forget Head East February 19, 2007 - 17:59 ET by Carl Kolchak Roger, don't forget Head East either as they rocked a lot in the 70's too. "Save my life I'm going down for the last time" PS The People's Cube is an awesome addition to the "Shrub Report." That has to be one of the most serious sights on the internet. Login or register to post comments Email this page My mother was a nurse at a lo February 19, 2007 - 16:34 ET by kathleenirish My mother was a nurse at a local hospital. The 'Grateful Dead' shows wiped her out more than anything else, ever. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page kathleen - you should try g February 19, 2007 - 16:20 ET by Dee Bunk kathleen - you should try going to a show now it's so different. We are probably in the same age group because I have the same memories. There used to only be the big arena shows available for us and they treated us like animals. They didn't serve food or drinks and had bathrooms that didn't work. Now they serve all kinds of food - beer and pop and have plenty of bathrooms. It's a much nicer experience. I still prefer to go to smaller shows in venues that hold a couple thousand or less. Those are the best and they are not that expensive. There are a lot of well known bands that still play these type of venues. We didn't have that when we were teenagers. Login or register to post comments Email this page I have gone to a few conc February 19, 2007 - 16:31 ET by kathleenirish I have gone to a few concerts in the last two years because my husband wanted me to. Radiohead and Morrissey. Both featured anti-Bush rants. I didn't enjoy the shows, music or people at all. I feel like I have seen all the good bands and shows already, I guess I'm a bit of a snob about it. Oh, no, I'm an elite!!! "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Last show I attended was Jazz February 19, 2007 - 16:38 ET by gfrrman Last show I attended was Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny Group. The crowds are so much better than the rock shows. I, like you, have seen all the best over the years. I'd still go see The Stones or Pink Floyd again. Login or register to post comments Email this page Pat Metheny and his group w February 19, 2007 - 16:52 ET by Dee Bunk Pat Metheny and his group were so talented. I got to see Paul Wertico (Drummer from Pat Metheny Group) recently at our high school Drum show. My son is a drummer so we go every year even though he isn't in high school. Wertico was so awsome still. He played with his feet and mouth and his hands moved so fast it was incredible. Login or register to post comments Email this page I saw PMG back when Paul Wert February 19, 2007 - 16:58 ET by gfrrman I saw PMG back when Paul Wertico was touring with them. I agree, he's an amazing drummer. I have 2 DVDs of PMG of their past tours and one is with him playing drums on the tour(Japan) Don't know what he's doing now.....he's not with PMG. I do know he's raising some kids. Metheny just amazes me!! Seen the group probably a dozen times since 1980. Login or register to post comments Email this page Kathleen - I won't go if I February 19, 2007 - 16:44 ET by Dee Bunk Kathleen - I won't go if I know they are going to slam Bush. I had free $100 tickets to see Crosby Stills and Nash because my friend worked at the venue and the show didn't sell out. I then heard that it was basically and anti-war rally and featured mostly Neal Young's anti-Bush CD so I told the friends (liberal) that I had asked to go with me that I wasn't going to be going and If they wanted they could have the tickets and ask someone else. To my surprise they turned them down and said they would rather go see Collective Soul with us at our local Memorial day fest. They didn't think what they were doing was appropriate either. I was impressed. Login or register to post comments Email this page The shows I want to go see February 19, 2007 - 16:49 ET by Eric Turner The shows I want to go see nowadays differ radically from what I wanted to see back then: 1) The Glenn Miller Orchestra 2) The Brian Setzer Orchestra 3) Third Day - Christian group 4) Ichthus Christian music festival Not that I'd turn down a Rush or Boston concert mind you. I don't think I'm too much desiring to go see the Police tour though. If Sting could shut up with his attempt at jazz it might be okay. Login or register to post comments Email this page Eric - I go to the Chicago February 19, 2007 - 17:00 ET by Dee Bunk Eric - I go to the Chicago Sympony Orchestra also and I love The Blind Boys of Alabama (Gospel). I like lots of different music. A good Rocker and poet who plays awsome slide guitar and has a lot of Christian themes in his stuff is Ben Harper. Login or register to post comments Email this page kathlen,I cannot for the li February 19, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Dave R kathlen, I cannot for the life of me, remember the dates of any concert I went to between 1977 and 1983, then you said: Bought Tango at East Street Liquors.... I don't know for sure, as I wasn't actually there, but is it possibe those two are somehow, ahh, related? :-) I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Pretty much. On the other h February 19, 2007 - 16:07 ET by kathleenirish Pretty much. On the other hand, I went to so many concerts back then...; ). I admit my total naivete' and stupidity. I was lucky not to be the one of those who passed out and fell down the stairs or had to have their parents called. We didn't drink-n-drive. We paid our own way, too. We helped keep package stores profitable. We loved rock-n-roll. (However, I had to hide the fact I loved disco, too, and 1930s Big Band music. Not a lot of tolerance among my friends, I guess!) "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Rog,I saw them in '78 for t February 19, 2007 - 15:47 ET by Dave R Rog, I saw them in '78 for the Permanent Waves tour. Spirit of Radio was on that album, and IMHO that is one of the greatest rock songs ever written. Seen 'em 13 times since. There later material hasn't always blown me away, but I still love to see them play live, as you generally get your money's worth. Neil Peart can out-play most people with one hand, as he alone is worth the price of the ticket. I only mentioned it because I swerved into their web site today and noticed they are going to be touring this summer. They put on a pretty good show for three guys heading for there mid fifties. Their 30th aniversary show was great. They played a lot of the old stuff. I love it when they play the old stuff. I hope they don't embarrass themselves like some bands I have seen. The Who will always be my second favorite live show. I was privileged to catch them three times. Never was able to see Zeppelin, my other favorite band. :-( Why are there no great bands around anymore? Its all such sloppy garbage now. I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Dave R - Try Audioslave - a February 19, 2007 - 16:01 ET by Dee Bunk Dave R - Try Audioslave - awsome guitar. I'm a big Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd Lover and I think you would like them. I also think Smashing pumpkins were in the same category. But there are not many hard rockers that are good anymore. Luckily I like lots of different musical styles and there is lots of talent in other types of music Login or register to post comments Email this page cough cough Billy Corgan February 19, 2007 - 16:12 ET by Roger the Shrubber cough cough Billy Corgan = HUGE Tony Iommi fan... Dee Bunk has good taste in music! Login or register to post comments Email this page Well you must too Roger! I February 19, 2007 - 16:35 ET by Dee Bunk Well you must too Roger! I never got into Billy Corgan's new band - but I haven't really listened to them. Smashing Pumpkins were great though. Login or register to post comments Email this page Saw Yes twice, great shows February 19, 2007 - 16:37 ET by Dave R Saw Yes twice, great shows both, but was never able to catch Floyd, but they were one of my favorites. To this day, every time I hear a Floyd tune I have this urge to fire one up. Caught Bad Company at the Fox theater here in Atlanta once. I also saw The Dead three times, but I don't even want to talk about that. Long story, that is. I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Bad Company..there's a soft February 19, 2007 - 16:42 ET by Eric Turner Bad Company..there's a soft spot in my heart for them, as well as REO Speedwagon and Boston and Kansas and Rush and ZZ Top (brother saw them in Alexandria, LA - I remember that like it was yesterday. I wanted to go too). I can remember all these bands from when I was in 7th and 8th grade. Kinda strange being one of the young 'uns here when I'm 40. Haven't experienced that in a few years! Kinda nice. All you OLD farts around! HA! Login or register to post comments Email this page "Bad Co." makes me February 19, 2007 - 16:53 ET by kathleenirish "Bad Co." makes me very, very nostaglic. "many miles and many tears..." And, want to act like an idiot teenager again. Let's all have a concert for over-the-hill NBer's!!! "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Eric,Glad you think 40 is y February 19, 2007 - 17:44 ET by Dave R Eric, Glad you think 40 is young, cause I'm going to be hitting 43 at the end of March. AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! :-O I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Hey, I saw Yes a couple of ti February 19, 2007 - 16:48 ET by gfrrman Hey, I saw Yes a couple of times at the old Omni in Atlanta and a whole BUNCH of shows there too. Also saw them at the now called Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre(used to be called Lakewood). Saw Floyd several times and was never disappointed. Their sound system was the best!! Seen just about everybody at The Fox...even won some tickets to......Devo!! lol, they were actually pretty good......and funny to watch. Speaking of The Grateful Dead: a guy fell and killed himself at one of the shows at the Omni back in the mid 80's. Crazy stuff, those Dead fans.... Login or register to post comments Email this page Which southern rock band put February 19, 2007 - 16:55 ET by Roger the Shrubber Which southern rock band put out a live album from The Fox? Marshall Tucker? Allman Brothers? Anyone? Login or register to post comments Email this page Lynyrd Skynyrd...."One From t February 19, 2007 - 17:01 ET by gfrrman Lynyrd Skynyrd...."One From the Road"...I was there one of the three nights they were recording for that album. Don't know if I made the final cut....lol Login or register to post comments Email this page Skynyrd was awesome! Too ba February 19, 2007 - 17:55 ET by Dave R Skynyrd was awesome! Too bad they were cut down when they were, as they were on the verge of really taking off. I will never forget where I was that day when the news broke about the plane crash. I will always be proud of the fact that they did their best live album right here in Atlanta. I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Rush is coming on tour this s February 19, 2007 - 16:08 ET by Roger the Shrubber Rush is coming on tour this summer? Thx for the great news! I am a HUGE fan of their "Signals" and earlier material. I agree their later stuff hardly compares! Speaking of The Who, here's a silly little story: I had a ticket to their "It's Hard" tour, supposedly their "farewell tour" (I think that was the tour) in 82 or 83 (they've had a couple more farewell tours since, haha), but then I found out that Iron Maiden and Judas Priest were coming on the same ticket, so, selling that Who ticket was a no-brainer... Login or register to post comments Email this page Rush - favorite album February 19, 2007 - 15:59 ET by Eric Turner As long as we're talking about Rush. My first two LPs were Rush 2112 and a Kiss album. I rebought Rush 2112 a few years ago. Login or register to post comments Email this page Okay, I'm lonely enough. I' February 19, 2007 - 16:15 ET by Eric Turner Okay, I'm lonely enough. I'll reply to my own comment. I saw U2 in concert in Oakland Stadium in 87. Some idiot either did fall or almost fall from the upper levels. I saw the Rolling Stones in the Munich Olympiastadium in '89. Saw a bunch of little known bands. Saw Chris Isaac at the Theaterfabrick in Munich. That was a good concert. I'm embarassed to say I saw Duran Duran in '84 in Oklahoma City. Yeah, let's not go there okay? Saw some country acts as well for free thanks to the military. Login or register to post comments Email this page Duran Duran actually seems go February 19, 2007 - 17:04 ET by kathleenirish Duran Duran actually seems good now to me, whereas I thought they were drivel in the 80s. I think their music stands up more now, I can't believe I am saying this. Don't be ashamed. I went to several 'Styx' shows back in the day. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Styx actually used to rock re February 19, 2007 - 17:12 ET by gfrrman Styx actually used to rock really good and then they came out with that "Mr. Robot" crap. That was it for me. Login or register to post comments Email this page Styx....and U2? February 19, 2007 - 17:16 ET by Eric Turner I agree. Styx was decent back in the day. "Mr. Robot" was junk. Going into a different musical genre - U2 was a great band, then they sold out (I feel) when they came out with Joshua Tree. Boy, October, War...those were great albums. Unforgettable Fire was great too, just a different direction then the previous three. Login or register to post comments Email this page Actually the last release by February 19, 2007 - 17:21 ET by gfrrman Actually the last release by U2 that I cared for was "Joshua Tree". After that they became too full of themselves...like Bono is today. Their early stuff was their best , though Login or register to post comments Email this page "Unforgettable Fire&quot February 19, 2007 - 17:25 ET by kathleenirish "Unforgettable Fire": I get chills when I listen to it, still. The "Wide Awake in America" EP came out at the same time, and it is fantastic. The live versions were better than the studio, overproduced ones. Check out "Spanish Eyes", too, you can see the video on Youtube. I have it on vinyl, it was a 'B' side. I don't think U2 sold out, but they are always teetering on the brink of being caricatures of themselves. I like their music, and its great variety. Besides, they're Irish and I can't resist Irishmen! "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page I might have to make a packy February 19, 2007 - 17:34 ET by kathleenirish I might have to make a packy run...break out the LPs! I'll be too pathetic, by myself and all, though. (The husband is away and I'll never hear the end of it from the kids). Login or register to post comments Email this page U2, Pogues, Chieftains February 19, 2007 - 17:36 ET by Eric Turner (why is NB running slow?) Anyway, if we speak of Irish groups then let's speak of the Pogues and the Chieftains! Great bands, fabulous. I really like Irish music. You do know that most old western music was originally Irish ballads and such? Login or register to post comments Email this page Absolutely. I saw the Pogue February 19, 2007 - 17:49 ET by kathleenirish Absolutely. I saw the Pogues once. MacGowan (spelling?) was plastered, per usual, what an act. The Chieftains are amazing. I've seen them at Syphony Hall in Boston. Irish music is everywhere. I like The Dubliners, too. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page The Dubliners...how could I February 19, 2007 - 17:51 ET by Eric Turner The Dubliners...how could I forget them!?! They're good too. Login or register to post comments Email this page I should not have been on-lin February 19, 2007 - 18:00 ET by kathleenirish I should not have been on-line for as long as I have been, but you all made my day. Gotta go. I wanna rock-n-roll all night, and party every day! (I mean this more rhetorically nowadays, of course....) "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Kath - DITTO on Unforgettable February 19, 2007 - 19:58 ET by Chicago Republican Kath - DITTO on Unforgettable Fire. "If I could, through myself, set your spirit free...." AWESOME - the whole album from beginning to end takes me back to high school memories (good ones, that it). I still think Rattle and Hum is my fav, though. I know alot of folks would disagree. Login or register to post comments Email this page Yeah, Mr. Roboto was a tota February 19, 2007 - 17:26 ET by Dave R Yeah, Mr. Roboto was a total bust. I saw several Styx shows up to that album. The Grand Illusion has to be one of the classic studio albums of all time. Equinox rocked, too. Hate to say it, but I nrever really got into Paradise Theater. I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Kath,When I was at Purdue 'St February 19, 2007 - 20:41 ET by msh1973 Kath, When I was at Purdue 'Styx' use to come and play free concerts up on "the hill''. Right after that they got their first hit record. Now that really dates me! Login or register to post comments Email this page When Neil re-mastered all t February 19, 2007 - 16:32 ET by Dave R When Neil re-mastered all their albums, I purchased the whole catalogue. Six months later somebody stole my entire CD collection. I never wanted to kill another human being as bad as I did that day, as I lost my entire Who and LZ collection as well. 2112 was a great album. They still play some of it to this day. My favorite Rush albums are: 2112 Permanent Waves Moving Pictures Power Windows (My all-time favorite Rush show) I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Rush ruled! Good concerts. February 19, 2007 - 16:44 ET by kathleenirish Rush ruled! Good concerts. Tom Petty was a great show, too. U2 back in '83 were unbelievable. I have seen them 8 times, the most memorable being in Dublin with B.B. King. My brother, husband and cousin were with me, and good thing because it was general admission and if we hadn't locked arms and stood like an offensive line in football, we would have been trampled by the mosh pit that ensued. I couldn't believe that B.B. King was playing 'Lucille' right in front of us!!! Awesome. I sound like a middle-aged yuppie or something! It's great to talk about these times, though. I am loving this thread. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page kathleen,A band I always li February 19, 2007 - 17:35 ET by Dave R kathleen, A band I always liked but never got to see was Foghat. They had some seriously rockin' tunes. Would have loved to see B.B. That fat man could make a guitar stand up and talk. I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman Login or register to post comments Email this page Oh, Yeah, boy!! It's funny February 19, 2007 - 17:45 ET by kathleenirish Oh, Yeah, boy!! It's funny to think that my mother-in-law met him in Dublin when he was performing with U2 (they did over a week's worth of shows at the Point Depot) when she had a part-time job working in a little tea room. She talked to him for a good long time and they actually exchanged pins, but she had no idea whom he really was, or how big he looms in the pantheon of Music. When I tell you the experience eclipses all other concert experiences I have had by far, I know you understand what I am talking about. I never have to see another show, ever. "He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph Login or register to post comments Email this page Wow, that's too bad you misse February 19, 2007 - 17:46 ET by gfrrman Wow, that's too bad you missed them. They knew how to boogie woogie! Saw them before they got big, when they were huge and then after that when they were doing smaller venues. Too bad "Lonesome Dave" Peverret(lead singer,rhythm guitar) and Rod Price(Lead guitar) are no longer with us. They never got the publicity they deserved. Don't remember when, but saw BB King a long time ago. Login or register to post comments Email this page Rush (YYZ) February 19, 2007 - 19:53 ET by Unsane Now hear this: Unsane is a Rush FREAK!!! Fave albums: 1) Signals 2) Hemispheres 3) Power Windows 4) Hold Your Fire 5) Permanent Waves (All subject to change by midnight!) I can't wait to see them on tour again. I only ever saw the Test For Echo tour in 1996, and their 30th Anniversary Tour in 2004. P.S. Now that we are on the subject of concerts, I wholeheartedly recommend checking out a DREAM THEATER concert next time they show up in town. That is another Unsane favorite...a BIG Unsane favorite. "HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005) Login or register to post comments Email this page my favorite Rush tunes - Bast February 19, 2007 - 20:07 ET by Chicago Republican my favorite Rush tunes - Bastille Day & The Trees (love the obscure stuff), a lot of the stuff from Presto as well. Time Stand Still is another one Login or register to post comments Email this page On "Time Stand Still" February 19, 2007 - 21:09 ET by Unsane For some reason, whenever I play Hold Your Fire, none of my CD players, nor my iPOD, will play "Time Stand Still". And no, it has nothing to do with Aimee Mann singing guest vocals, and everything to do with...more personal reasons, shall we say. :-) "HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005) Login or register to post comments Email this page "Power Windows" #3? February 19, 2007 - 20:28 ET by Roger the Shrubber "Power Windows" #3? I question your sanity, you crazy man. Where's "Moving Pictures"? "2112"? Shame on you. :p Login or register to post comments Email this page In defense of Power Windows February 19, 2007 - 21:05 ET by Unsane Roger, I last heard Power Windows on my way into work this morning, and was reminded of just how cool it was/is. In fact, when running, I listen to "Marathon" at least once on my iPOD. Let us indulge in the wonders of the great Canadian poet Neil Peart, shall we? "From first to last, the peak is never past; something always fires the light that gets in your eyes; one mom