planet rock

philo · Post by **philo** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:03 pm

anyone listen to this station? all the old rock bands of the 60's and 70's. alice cooper presents the morning show. good way to begin the day.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:13 pm

and they sometimes play Gentle Giant

Pete

philo · Post by **philo** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:06 am

Pete wrote:and they sometimes play Gentle Giant

Pete

did you or anyone else see the docu on led zep the other night? didnt realise page played with the yardbirds..... pure genius

pete - have you visited the mojo forum? a must for music obsessives!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 11:48 pm

Phil
I didn't see the led zep documentary.
This is one group I wished that I had 'got into' in my youth. They were always on the edge of my tastes but I didn't delve deep enough. The first three or four albums I know quite well then they went their way and I went mine

This months Classic Rock magazine has a DVD on the front cover with samples from the series of 'Live at Montreux' DVDs.... amongst the 15 excerpts are Deep Purple, ELP, Rory Gallagher, Moody Blues, Alice Cooper, Mike Oldfield, Lou Reed and ..the one which leapt out at me... Canned Heat... such a treat to see live footage of Canned Heat.

I'll have to go look in the mojo forum.
You may wish to go to the yesfans forum which has a large section for other groups.

Pete

p.s yes..I did know the connection between the Yardbirds and Page (he says smugly

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Diane · Post by **Diane** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:26 am

Phil I am afraid I listen to Radio 2, just a habit I have slipped into

. And I don't visit the mojo forum or buy music mags. Def. getting old. Hi Pete, how you doin? We missed you singing in Berlin...

If you like Led Zep have you followed Robert Plant in his solo career? He's still got the Voice. Mighty Rearranger (made with band The Strange Sensation), his most recent album, is amazing, really raw and powerful; it was by far my favourite album of 2005. It's Led Zep, full-bodied and matured.

Cheers,

Diane

philo · Post by **philo** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:43 pm

[quote="Diane"]Phil I am afraid I listen to Radio 2, just a habit I have slipped into

. And I don't visit the mojo forum or buy music mags. Def.

i must be getting old too, i listen to radio 2 aswell. i love johnathon ross on saturdays his acerbic wit plus the music. xclnt. there is also a prog about 3.00 am which i listen to when suffrin an attack of the old insomnia presented by alex someone or other, worth turning on to if you a music obsessive like me.

planet rock is for oldies like me - all the classic stuff - yes, zep etc etc.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:53 pm

and I listen to radio 2!!!!

in fact, Leonard Cohen got a mention on his birthday last week. One of the 'phone in' quizs in the Steve Wright show asked 'which famous poet, songwriter had a birthday that day and wrote Suzanne, Hallelujah and Bird on a Wire'. The person ringing in didn't know!!!

Phil, you mentioned 'Yes'
We're off to see Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman next month. They're doing a tour...an acoustic set with just guitar and piano. Am really looking forward to it. I hope they do some of the songs Jon recorded with Vangelis..that would be a treat and a half.

Diane
Sorry I didn't make it to Berlin.... we'll meet again..don't know where..don't know when....but I know we'll meet again some Cohen day....

Pete

philo · Post by **philo** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:22 pm

Phil, you mentioned 'Yes'
We're off to see Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman next month. They're doing a tour...an acoustic set with just guitar and piano. Am really looking forward to it. I hope they do some of the songs Jon recorded with Vangelis..that would be a treat and a half

Pete[/quote]

they are going to appear about 30 miles from where i live - southend cliffs pavilion but its on a day i cant make and i have no one to go with

please let me know about the gig. rick wakeman has a programme on planet rock on saturdays - do you listen to it? i think one of the most skilled/versatile guitarists this country has produced is steve howe. we saw him at hammersmith some years ago - he had the audience spellbound........

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:14 am

Hi Phil n Pete,

ah, Jonathan Ross, what a sharp wit he is.

Yes. Blimey haven't listened to Yes in a while. Close to the Edge; did we used to play that a lot when way back when. Fantastic.

Then there was Rush, Jethro Tull, and Marillion, other great old prog rock bands. I just don't listen to these bands any more, although I never stopped listening to classic rock. Why is that, then

? Play me some stuff and let me drift back twenty years...

Diane

philo · Post by **philo** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:51 am

hi diane

Play me some stuff and let me drift back twenty years...

am revisiting led zep 111 at present - "since i've been loving you" is one of the most gut shredding rock tracks ever........ the guitar intro is exquisite. the vocals

........ well, you just HAVE to listen to it!!!

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:24 am

Hi Phil

,

You Have to listen alright

. Also enjoy this vid of Since I've Been Loving You from the film The Song Remains the Same: Wo!

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

And, if that puts you in the mood, you could always check out Led Zep together with Neil Young playing When the Levee Breaks and a bit of For What It's Worth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHiCPNv0 ... ted&search

Turn it up!

Diane

philo · Post by **philo** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:55 am

Diane wrote:Hi Phil ,

You Have to listen alright . Also enjoy this vid of Since I've Been Loving You from the film The Song Remains the Same: Wo!

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

only had time this morning to watch this one. oh my G-d it doesnt get better than that - thank you so much for starting my day off so well - the kids in my class will have a good day today

do you know if this clip is available on dvd? plants guitar is a virtuoso performance and page is sex on legs - those jeans - wow!!!! got to be my fantasy man after leonard........did you know it was the anniversary of bonhams death a couple of days ago? thanks once again, will view the second clip this evening. gotta go and sort out the little darlings now.............

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:25 am

Hi Phil,

You are very welcome, dear. You got the guys the wrong way around in your haste to get to school; Jimmy Page is the one on guitar, Plant the sexy one complete with spray-on jeans. (Although Plant also plays guitar on the second vid I linked to.)

I love the reaction of that Asian woman in the audience near the end of the vid...

Play the kids the video and tell encourage them to take up the guitar and forget about their studies... No I didn't know it was the anniv of Bonham's death. Great pity he was lost... Who has ever come close to matching sexy bluesy rock the way those guys did it? They were a one-off perfect combination. I think Physical Graffiti is my fave album.

Diane

philo · Post by **philo** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:17 pm

Diane wrote:Hi Phil,

You are very welcome, dear. You got the guys the wrong way around in your haste to get to school; Jimmy Page is the one on guitar, Plant the sexy one complete with spray-on jeans.
Diane

was in big rush this morning although came into school smiling ..... kids thought i'd has a personality transplant... might even play them some zep tomorrow as a friday afternoon treat. i have a boy in my class (7 years old) who is a keen drummer and floyd fan. gave him homework to find out who ginger baker is

going to watch the other clip now.....

philo · Post by **philo** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:41 pm

And, if that puts you in the mood, you could always check out Led Zep together with Neil Young playing When the Levee Breaks and a bit of For What It's Worth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHiCPNv0 ... ted&search

nice one! cant beat the old rockers.. did you ever see school of rock? the jack black geezer is me in a different disguise...... i love that film.