Happy New Year 2008

Peace and prosperity to you and yours in the new year.

Mama's Pride Photos from December 8th Concert

Pat Liston sent me these photos from the December 8th Mama's Pride Concert at The Pageant.

Led Zeppelin Recordings from December 10th 2007

For those of you keeping track of this, here are the known recordings of Led Zeppelin's recordings from 12/10/07. Some have been flotaing around for free. Others, such as numbers 4, 7, and 8 are not as readily available. All of these are audience recordings and, as you can imagine, the sound quality varies greatly.

1. Slowburn DPA 4061
2. Maia Sony ECM-719
3. Trainspotter Sony ECM-717
4. Beat Shot label "The Verdict" (unknown source)
5. Per Schoeps Mk41
6. JCE Cardoid SP-CMC-20 "We Did It"
7. Wendy label "Legendary Reunion 2007 " (unknown source)
8. Tarantura label "For Your Life/Legendary Legend " (unknown source)


No - I can't get you a copy of any of these. Google or Yahoo search is your friend as far as locating these.

Personally, I'm waiting for the official DVD since none of these audience recordings can come close to an official release.

CSNY DOCUMENTARY TO DEBUT AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

A documentary about Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's 2006 Freedom Of Speech tour will close this year's Sundance Film Festival. Neil Young, under the alias Bernard Shakey, directed CSNY Deja Vu, which not only features live performances but also reports from "embedded" correspondent Mike Cerre, a war journalism veteran who interviewed fans at the shows about the group and its highly politicized music as well as their feelings about America and the "war on terror."

The Sundance Film Festival runs January 17th to 27th in Park City, Utah. It's unlikely CSNY will perform there, because Stephen Stills will be recovering from prostate cancer surgery.

CSNY Deja Vu is expected to be shown in theaters in 2008 before being released on DVD.

Graham Nash previously told us that CSNY is planning to play live this year, but no dates have yet been announced.

Singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies

Singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies

Dan Fogelberg, one of the most popular singer/songwriters of the '70s and '80s, died Sunday at home in Maine at age 56. He had battled advanced prostate cancer since being diagnosed in 2004.

Fogelberg was a key component of the golden age of the confessional singer/songwriter, joining the likes of James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne and more in turning pop music's focus inward after the '60s' explosion of social commentary. He had started as a rocker in bands around his hometown of Peoria, Ill., but began performing solo while attending the University of Illinois.

There he met a local booking agent, Irving Azoff. He and local band REO Speedwagon became Azoff's first managerial projects (prior to managing the Eagles). Azoff secured Fogelberg a contract with Columbia, but first album Home Free made little impact. 1974's Joe Walsh-produced Souvenirs, however, hit the top 20, thanks largely to hit single Part of the Plan, and Fogelberg embarked on a two-decade run that would include nine top-30 albums (including three that hit the top 10).

His best-remembered songs include his biggest hit, the affecting ballad Longer; The Power of Gold, a collaboration with flautist Tim Weisberg; Leader of the Band, a tribute to his bandleader father, Lawrence; and the evergreen seasonal standard Same Old Lang Syne, which originally hit the top 10 in 1980.

In later years, he ventured into new musical territory, recording a successful pure-bluegrass album, High Country Snows, in 1985, and tackling broader political, spiritual and environmental issues in his songs. His last album, Full Circle, was released in 2003.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/n...t_N.htm?csp=34

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Very sad news. RIP Dan.

Led Zeppelin O2 Setlist

GOOD TIMES / BAD TIMES
RAMBLE ON
BLACK DOG
IMTOD
FOR YOUR LIFE
TRAMPLED UNDERFOOT
CUSTARD PIE (Intro)
NOBODY"S FAULT BUT MINE
NO QUARTER
SIBLY
DAZED & CONFUSED
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME
MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP
KASHMIR

WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
ROCK AND ROLL


Soundcheck Set List

"Good Times Bad Times"
"Ramble On"
"In My Time Of Dying"
"No Quarter"
"Nobody's Fault But Mine"
"D'yer Mak'er"
"Communication Breakdown"

GRAHAM NASH SAYS 1971 ANTI-WAR SONG STILL RELEVANT

Graham Nash says that singing anti-war songs that still ring true over 35 years after being written feels strange. Nash, who is on tour in Australia with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, told theage.com.au the bittersweet situation he's faced with: "Here's what's going on. It's a thrill as a writer to have people really love your music, especially after so long. But it's sad that I had as much passion singing 'Military Madness' at rehearsal this afternoon as I did 35 years ago when I wrote it, because it's happening today all around us and it's getting worse."

"Military Madness" was featured on Nash's debut solo album, 1971's Songs For Beginners.

He went on to say, "You must understand, we have always maintained that we are only two or three links, sometimes four links (counting Neil Young), in a music chain stretching back a thousand years of minstrels, going from town to town, telling everybody that the emperor has no clothes -- or that George Bush is screwed."

Nash thinks that his political consciousness was formed by being born during World War II in Manchester, England: "I have to think it was drilled into me during the end of World War II. England was bombarded... (but) if you can laugh, and still find something to feel good about after that... well, that's what was drilled into me as a kid."

Nash was asked how he feels about some fans staying away from the group's shows due to their overtly political messages and decidedly anti-Bush sentiment: "So? They don't get to see a great show. I think the majority of them are on our side of the fence. They love us being human beings. They love us being involved in life. They love us shouting off our mouth and providing another viewpoint. They love this band. Most people will be there by the hundreds of thousands. There are some people that might be put off by this music and choose not to go and that's entirely their right."



As always, comments are welcome.