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Basically, the film is the cinematic equivalent of the high school class picture in which half the guys do the shocker and the teachers allow it into the yearbook because they don’t know what the shocker is.

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Good work dude, congratulations!

this place would be fine and dandy, and this thread probably wouldnt even exist, if many people were capable of mature discussion and would keep their negative energy for themselves to bask in, regardless of the thread, the poster, the band your about to say sucks, the person you're about to ridicule/insult/wish death upon, etc etc.

in short, the word is respect. and it doesnt cease to exist because you're face to monitor, not face to face.

I have to ask guigsy, are you referring specifically to the recent Dima-related shit that went down? I read those threads pretty avidly but I'm pretty sure I didn't leave any comments. The way I see that whole situation - and many other soured discussions/arguments I've seen unfold on this board over the last little while - is that there is often a few people or a group who know each other well in the real world, and a series of comments are tossed around that they all understand are in jest. Then one of those people, or perhaps somebody who has met a few of them but doesn't really know them, or perhaps somebody who hasn't met ANY of them and is taking the conversation at face value, hurls a real insult and things explode from there. Half of the original folks still think it's all a big joke, new people join in with ugly things to say, and it deteriorates from there.

Respect is big, for sure, but I also think a big part of it is remembering that the board isn't just a document of conversations with friends and a few acquaintances. I have met a lot of people on this board - enough that I could probably attend any So-On show and run into people I know from the skank - but when I sit down to think of how many handles to which I've never put faces, that number is astounding. This board is a literally like a big cavern - we're all sort of meandering around in and out of different conversations. If there's a group of old friends in the corner being obnoxious, screaming out a bunch of loud insults at each other, it doesn't matter if it's in jest: some of us are going to creep closer and watch, a few might join in, but most of us are going to slowly creep towards the door and eventually leave. Of course there is still room for those kinds of conversations, but with the knowledge firmly in mind that everybody in the room can hear you, and not everybody knows what you're talking about.

Anyway, I'd say I'm at about 30-40%. I don't know if I consciously avoid a thread because of the author, but I guess I'll avoid a title that doesn't sound interesting. That's why my thread titles are always so damn long, I try to be really clear so people can avoid if they don't care, or open if they think they would care. As for content on the board...I don't know, I feel that this is still a place that I can come and blabber on about a particular band or artist or album or song that has blown my mind that day or week, regardless of the genre. Sometimes the threads sink like stones, and other times there are some replies, that's just how it is. I guess it kind-of deters me from posting more of that stuff if nobody replies, but I don't seem to be slowing down, so maybe I don't care.

As for politics...I would read and sometimes get involved in those threads when they were in the Cavern, but I haven't once ventured over to the new forum. So I guess that's an argument for the abolishment of that forum. I don't think of myself as having great interest in politics, but as Marco implied, politics do not exist in a vaccuum, and often spark debate on all manners of social and moral issues, so that's discussion that I'd be taking part in that I'm not now. Am I an idiot because the discussion is only an extra click away? I don't think so. It's not the kind of thing I'll seek out, but if somebody brings it up and I have an opinion and a few minutes to type a response, I'll do it.

I have to say though, I very rarely open a QOTD thread unless it appears to have a lot of responses. Don't know why, maybe it's the lack of eye-grabbing topic.

Sweet man, thanks! Grabbing these now.

I wish I could make it my friend, but my senior thesis is due the next morning. Hope to see you out soon, maybe at my show. If you come, you better lemme me know in advance.

Alas, my good man, we are playing in Kingston the night of your Pepper Jack's show. Bummer.

And yeah Backbacon, we're doing that show with Franklin's Fault. Our singer and other guitar player are friends with some of those guys. Too bad they're breaking up, I hear they're a solid group.

I'm there and waiting for a rawkin' Stairway.

I hope someone asks me to dance!!!

Can't wait Rev!

Hope you had a cozy sleep last night.

I totally did, thanks phunky.

As for Stairway...it's in our repetoire but I don't know if we're planning for it tomorrow night. Not sure if Dave is going to bring the doubleneck. If you want to hear it you're gonna have to yell reaaaal loud .

Just a reminder that we're playing on campus at Mac tonight (Tuesday).

Tuesday, March 28th

McMaster University

Bridges Cafe

Hamilton, ON

Benefit for Global Youth Network: Rock a la Mexicana

$PWYC, with a suggested donation of $5

Also on the bill: Charlemagne

To get to Mac, take King Street West into Westdale Village. Turn right onto Sterling (TCBY on the corner). The entrance to the campus is at the end of Sterling, a few blocks down. Here's a handy map that shows how to get to Bridges from the Sterling entrance to campus: MAP

Also check out our site at redzeppelin.net for more live dates (including Toronto and Kingston) and a few photos from our first gig.

Hope to see some folks out!

Just came back from getting tickets for Massey Hall. They were onsale at noon. My tickets were printed at 12:01 and the best I could do was 8th row of the first balcony. Just left of centre, though, so not too bad. I remember for the Oysterhead show we showed up with balcony tickets and traded them to a scalper along with 20 bucks each for tickets down in the orchestra level. I think that's the plan for this show too.

$147.50 for two 60 dollar tickets...big markup, but I admit I was expecting more. Anyway, I'm excited for this show...the most Rock n' Roll Rock n' Roll band at a pretty sweet Rock n' Roll venue...the whole place better be on their feet!

Right on dude...we're having some kind of tech issue here, it's been going on for a couple weeks now actually (only at a campus station)...basically the broadcast is mono, and not even a stereo sum, but only one stereo channel coming through both speakers. Fuckin bummer, because apparently almost all of the guitar in Out on the Tiles is mixed to the channel that we're not hearing. I played Taxman from Revolver last week and George's guitar solo was simply not there. Anyway I'm sure they'll fix it soon...thanks for listening, punk!

Bumpin up y'all

Rockin some Crowes at the moment

Tune in to win a pair to see the Unintended in Hamilton tomorrow night!

Ballsack, I forgot about this show and now I'm broke. Fucking studentia...keeping me from seeing Buddy.

I've seen him twice though, it'll be a great show I'm sure. Enjoy all who are going.

God dammit, I've had tickets to see Magnolia Electric Co. in Toronto for two months now and thought it was Friday night, and I just double checked and it's Saturday night. I really wanted to see this gig. Balls.

Congrats Kenny and fam! Now check your PM's, ya bum.

I'm playing there with Red Zeppelin on Saturday night, April 1st, so I can give you my impressions after that show, Deeps.

Hell ya that was a fantastic show' date=' my first MULE[/quote']

Me too. Loved that show! Loved the venue!

Absolutely. Made me feel like I was at the Fillmore or something.

Speaking of Massey, how could I forget Oysterhead?? Another theatre show where the crowd was on their feet the whole time, and to cap off the Fillmore vibe, they encored with the Hendrix/Band of Gypsies tune Them Changes. Sweet.

I feel like if there's a rager in this bunch, it's Massey...people will be standing at least, I hope. I loves me a theatre show where everybody stands e.g. Mule at Danforth Music Hall. Now THERE was a show!

Thanks AD, I corrected the link above

Crazy, I started writing my thread earlier today and just finished, so didn't see this thread AD. Have a blast tonight. I'm going to catch the Unintended here in the Hammer in a few weeks.

Yesterday I became exposed to a ridiculously good Neil Young album that I never knew existed. I'm sure there are a few of you who can provide some insight, maybe you own the record or have heard it. Let's see if I can explain this is some sort of organized fashion.

A friend of mine bought an LP a couple weeks ago, a new release. It's a split LP between The Constantines and The Unintended (a band comprised of Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo, Rick White of Eric's Trip, and the Sadies), with the Constantines covering four Neil Young tunes on one side and the Unintended covering four Gordon Lightfoot tunes on the other. Limited print, 1000 copies, pretty sweet.

So the first tune on the Cons side is a Neil tune I've never heard called Don't Be Denied. I had the LP with me at the radio station yesterday, cued up the tune while something else was playing and heard the first few seconds, and figured I'd spin it. It's an awesome tune if you're into that ragged, early Neil Young style. So I figured I'd consult Allmusic to figure out which album it's from. Turns out it only ever appeared on a live album called Time Fades Away, released in 1973 - one of only two Neil Young albums that have never been issued on CD.

Here's a selection of the Hyperust review of the record:

"The key to understanding and appreciating Time Fades Away is in knowing the conditions under which it was recorded. In the fall of 1972, Neil Young put together a band to tour in support of his Harvest album. He had not been out for almost two years, since his solo acoustic tour of early 1971. In that time, both After the Goldrush and Harvest had been huge albums, thereby creating a demand for live shows. An arena tour was booked for the early part of 1973, and to no one's surprise tickets sold quickly. The band that Young had assembled was a combination of the Nashville players from the Harvest album, and Crazy Horse. The initial tour lineup featured Young, Ben Keith (steel guitar), Tim Drummond (bass), Kenny Buttrey (drums), Jack Nitzsche (piano) and Danny Whitten (guitar and vocals). After rehearsals, it was obvious that Danny Whitten was in no condition to tour, as Whitten was in the midst of trying to kick a heroin addiction by substituting large quantities of other drugs in its place. He was fired from the band, and given an airline ticket home and fifty dollars. A day later Whitten was dead of an overdose, having used the severance money to buy the drugs that killed him. The start of the tour was right around the corner, so Young and company made the difficult decision to continue as planned...As the strain of the road and the grief of Whitten's death began to catch up to Young, the shows became more and more ragged and raw."

This page has a pretty good rundown of what they called Neil's "Ditch Trilogy", or the three albums that document his decent into depression as a young man after the death of Whitten and later roadie Bruce Berry. The other two albums are On the Beach and Tonight's the Night. These two are albums that I know well and love, and I guess it just struck me as puzzling that an album from this incredibly classic era of Neil's career is being swept under the carpet in a way and not getting a CD release.

On the other hand though, from what I've read, Time Fades Away is an incredibly raw document of a 28-year-old Neil grieving the loss of a friend in a very public setting, combined with the rumour that he consumed tequila like it was water on that particular tour (and who could blame him). In any event I thought it was pretty interesting, and found an mp3 of Neil's version of Don't Be Denied (must have been ripped from vinyl), and thought I'd include the Constantines' version too, also ripped from vinyl. Enjoy.

Neil's original

The Constantines' cover

"Hrmm...the rotating and the merry-go-rounding...so...hypnotic...getting...sleepy...how about...that...Phil...Lesh..."

Bump

Got an hour left this morning, sure to be rockin

Happy birthday old man!

You got me beat by almost two months!

I actually don't dislike the post Edwin IME.

I'll be honest, I haven't heard Blue Green Orange, aside from the first single. I thought it was ok, but obviously it didn't convince me to buy the album. I actually caught IME a second time at Club 279 on the eve of the release of their last one, Quicksilver Meat Dream. It was a free radio station type gig. They were...ok. Seeing that first show so long ago and buying Scenery were both huge influences on my drumming, I thought (and still think) that Christian Tanna is awesome. He was also great at 279, but everything else was kind of average. I don't think they're really playing anymore, but when they were, they were still touring with the same percussionist who had been with them since the beginning. And of the little I have heard of Quicksilver Meat Dream, it's not that good.

However, I rank Edwin 3rd in my top 3 most hated Canadian musicians, barley edged out for 2nd place by Raine Maida.

Hahaha! I hear you on the Maida. Who tops your list Jaimoe?

So I've been told that I Mother Earth's first album, Dig

Thanks dude. Just edited the post to indicate two sets in Kingston and at Clinton's, and the fact that 'getting loaded' will not be possible at Bridges, where they don't serve booze. We'll still rock though.

I don't know if this is implicit or not, but upon looking at the Vibe Remains the Same site I realize that most Zep tributes try to present some sort of theatrical presentation with costumes and identical gear and such. I will say that the other Red Zep guitar player (not me) plays the Epiphone version of the Gibson doubleneck, but that's really more because it's important musically. Otherwise, we're young folks wearing regular clothes, guaranteed not to make you feel as though you're watching four versions of your dad on stage (see: Michael White).