Hello,
Once again my prayers and thoughts are going out to Jennifer Hudson and her family. Obviously that is a terrible tragedy when three of one's family members are murdered by a deranged, former family member. (I know nothing has been proved, but it looks like the "person-of-interest" is probably guilty.)
In much better news only 3.5 more weeks until "Chinese Democracy" will be finally released on the world. (Fingers crossed.) Again I am skeptical that this CD will actually come out this year. I just foresee something happening that prevents it from coming out. That is why I can't raise my percentage from it actually coming out this year above 10%. Now don't get me wrong I really want this CD to come out, I am just skeptical because I have been burned too many times. Also ew.com has an interesting feature on their website. It is a pictorial history of Guns n' Roses from the beginning to the impending release of "Chinese Democracy". There still is no official word about this release on Guns n' Roses official website. Their website is about as useful as a cowpie.
Rumors are also surrounding another one of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin. After playing last December together John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Jason Bonham are wanting to tour again. The only problem is that Robert Plant does not want to tour for "at least two more years". He just barely finished his "Raising Sand" tour with Allison Krause. So the other three have been practicing together and sometimes they have another singer come in and practice with them. So they are seriously thinking about touring without Robert Plant, one of the greatest singers of all-time. Rolling Stone surfed youtube.com and found some singers singing Led Zeppelin songs. They are offering these as alternatives if Robert doesn't go out with Zep.(You can find these videos on rs.com all gathered together.(Don't laugh as this is how Journey, Boston and Yes all found recent lead singers.) I checked these wannabes out. I was not impressed. The singers from the bands Zoso and Black Dog were okay. The singer from the band Led Zepplica sounds most like Robert Plant. Rolling Stone also has video of Arnel Pineda, who currently is the lead singer for the lead singer challenged Journey. In addition they have video of Chris Robinson, he does not have a powerful enough voice. Then the most famous and probably the best Robert Plant imitator, David Coverdale. However he is not a realistic choice as he is working with Whitesnake. (Thanks to both rs.com and billboard.com for the information.)
So there are two questions I have to ask myself. One, would I want to go see this bastardized version of Led Zeppelin with only two original members? The answer is definitely. The second question is can anyone coming near to filling Robert Plant's place, the answer is hell no. After listening to those at best mediocre karoake versions of classic Zeppelin songs, I had to listen to the real thing on iTunes. There is no one that has the charisma, the voice to even come close to Robert Plant. Here is what I hope happens, Robert please join Jimmy, John and Jason and rock the world. Do it for world peace or at least whirled peas:)
Also a programming reminder on CMT on November 7th, they are going to show the concert pairing Taylor Swift and Def Leppard. That might be the first time I am going to purposely arrange my schedule to actually watch CMT or at least get it on DVR. That should be an awesome combination. This is part of CMT's Crossroads series. (I would watch CMT more if they always had videos by Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood like they did this morning.)
CMJ has named their pick of the 10 hottest new bands. They are (in no particular order) 1) Uglysuit 2) Izza Kizza 3) Chairlift 4) Ponytail 5) Bison B.C. 6) Friendly Fires 7) School of Seven Bells 8) The Muslims 9) Parts and Labor and 10) Sebastian Granger and the Mountains. At download.com you can actually download free music from at least 3 of these bands. I downloaded music from Ponytail, School of Seven Bells and Parts and Labor. This will give you just a little taste to see whether the bands are worth the hype.
Songs that are rocking my iPod: 1) "Jessie's Girl"- Rick Springfield No apologies as that song rocks my. 2) "Gallows Pole"- Led Zeppelin Just one of their many classic songs, just like 3) "Rock n' Roll" (Live) 4) "Anything Goes"- Guns n' Roses One of their many great songs, just don't listen to the lyrics. 5) "Fighter"- Christina Aguilera What a powerful voice and a powerful song. 6) "Bungle In The Jungle"- Jethro Tull One of the all-time classics. 7) "Old Man"- Neil Young with the Stray Gators. A song about people my age. 8) "If You Can Afford Me"- Katy Perry This is off one of the best CD's of 2008 "Just One of the Guys" 9) "Changes"- 3 Doors Down One of their more rocking songs 10) "Hey Nineteen"- One of the greatest songs of all-time. This features one of the all-time great lines. "She doesn't even know the Queen of Soul". 11) "Message In A Bottle"- The Police 12) "Bloody Well Right"- Supertramp 13) "Strip" One of the great classics from the 80's, again just don't listen to the lyrics. 14) "Still Within The Sound of My Voice"- Linda Ronstadt One of the great songs about longing and memory. 15) "Take Me With U"- Prince One of the many great songs from the Prince classic CD "Purple Rain". One of the all-time best soundtracks. 16) "Tusk" (Live) A truly great song that took a number of years to grow on me. 17) "Angry All The Time"- Tim McGraw A song that reminds me very much of someone that is close to me. 18) "Tell It To My Heart"- Taylor Dayne I had forgotten how great this song is. 19) "Sweet Child O' Mine"- Guns n' Roses Another song that took a number of years to grow on me. This version is from their "Live 1987-1993" CD and it absolutely rocks live. Guns n' Roses please, please, please come to Utah again. 20) "Yours To Keep" Teddybears (featuring Neneh Cherry) 21) "New York, New York" (Live)- Frank Sinatra. Sinatra really nails this song and "Mack The Knife" in concert. A truly great singer. 22) "Who Do You Want to Be?"- Oingo Boingo 23) "Cotton Eyed Joe"- Various Artists A knock off of the original. I had to settle for that because I couldn't find the original anywhere. 23) "American Idiot" (Live)- Green Day from the same named CD, which is one of the best CD's from this millenium. 24) "Sadeness"- Enigma A great song from an underappreciated artist.
One final local Utah note: Larry Miller who owns 5 theatres in Salt Lake is refusing to allow the movie "Zack and Miri Make A Porno" to be shown in his theatres. I wholeheartedly agree with his decision. While these movies can be funny, they are very filthy. (Sort of the "Porky's" for this generation). These movies seem to be made by a horny teenager with a video camera. Seth Rogen appeared in "The 40 Year Old Virgin". (A movie shown on network TV Sunday night. I thought that was funny, and after being heavily edited should have been called, "The 40 Minute Virgin".) Good for you Larry Miller! Your values are more important than the money. I welcome any comments whether you agree or disagree with me on anything.
That is it for now. Have a great week, themusicaddict
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