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Report: Jimmy Page accused of stealing “Dazed and Confused” riff from folk singer…

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Jimmy Page just got sued by legendary folk singer, Jake Holmes, claiming that Page stole the main riff for the Led Zeppelin hit song.

More on it here:

http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/29/led-zeppelin-dazed-and-confused-jimmy-page-lawsuit-jake-holmes/

In order for something to be considered, “copyright infrigement” both things needs to be exactly the same. After listening to both songs in their entirety, are y’all sure they both sound similar? The Led Zeppelin version is in the key of G and the Jake Holmes version is in the key of C#, Holmes tuned the song way down.

In the old days, it was originally the “Yardbirds” that first played the song. Holmes was in favor of the Yardbirds remaking the song ’cause Holmes was the opening act of the Yardbirds at the Village Theatre concert in 1967. Holmes let the Yardbirds play the song ’cause the band credited his name.

Read for yourself:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(song)

So why is Holmes suing Page now? Is it because Page is more of a rock god and Holmes isn’t? Even if Page may have ripped off the song, there are tons of other Led Zeppelin songs where Page took the riff from other bands. Look at how many bands that plays the same fuckin’ “Rock and Roll” riff all over. What about the main riff to “Black Dog”, look at how many old bands that sound like that. Look at how many old bands that sounds like the riff from “Communication Breakdown”, and hell, Zep probably took the riff of “Kashmir” from another band as well.

These things happen all the time in music. In my opinion, it’s not called, “stealing”, it’s called “borrowing”.

I think this lawsuit is gonna get Holmes no where and to me it’s pretty silly. I think Holmes sued Page out of pure jealous rage. Btw, I didn’t even know Holmes is still alive and the guy is like 70 now I think.

Kev

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Report: Maybe they should give Vince Neil a scram bracelet too?

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That’s a classic mugshot ain’t it? This guy really think he’s a rock n’ roll badass still doesn’t he? Driving drunk in a black lamborghini? This loser still thinks it’s the 80’s or something.

The Associated Press reports:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iP12ad83TKphdBlgCvNtTlJE8lKwD9GKH9L01

The guy’s a loser douchebag and always has been look at his wikipedia history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Neil#Death_of_Razzle

It’s understandable why you want to be a rock n’ roll badass in your younger years, that’s fine…but…when you’re 50 and still doing the badass thing, it crosses the line. This time Vince Neil has gone too far.

He’ll probably walk off easy though, because he isn’t Lindsay Lohan.

Kev

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My musical guilty pleasures, what are they?

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A lot of you know that my taste in music is strictly anything rock n’ roll. Be it, metal, punk, prog, and classic rock are my main taste in music (that’s the kind of stuff you would see in my CD collection and my Ipod at home). Anything with a lot of guitar playing is my type of music. What about other things that I listen to that maybe guilty pleasures? Stuff that you may find weird that you don’t see me listening to and actually enjoying them? Everybody have guilty pleasures. I do too. Quite several of them and here they are:

Eminem – I love the guy’s music. Always had. I want to get his new album “Recovery” soon.

Bjork – Always been a huge admirer of the Icelandic singer. Absolutely love her!

Rihanna – I’m not afraid to admit that I like Rihanna. She’s almost like a rock n’ roll artist.

M.I.A. – It’s always very hard to describe the genre of music of M.I.A. The singer that does the hit, “Paper Planes” sampled from the Clash song “Straight to Hell”. I can’t wait for her new album. M.I.A. is the shit. She’s awesome!

K.D. Lang – This may sound weird but yes, I dig K.D. Lang. She’s an amazing artist and a phenomenal singer. Probably one of the best female vocalists out there right now. No one can sing better than her, ever.

Lady Gaga – Another mainstream pop artist but this is one that actually has the talent. Can she fill in Madonna and Michael Jackson’s fame? Yes, definitely.

Justin Bieber – I’ve said it several times in this blog that Bieber’s music is actually not too bad. I like his songs but not sure if I will ever buy his music. Probably not. Although I would buy that one song “Baby” for my Ipod, just that one tune now. This kid’s got more talent than Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers for sure!

Clint Black – A country artist but he’s one of the good ones. Always dug the man’s music. Have several of his albums in my CD collection. I think he’s better than most male country artists out there. Garth Brooks sucks. Tim McGraw sucks. Toby Keith sucks. Clint is great! I would see Clint live too!

“Weird” Al Yankovic – Loved him ever since I was a kid, still do. People think it’s weird that I listen to Weird Al but don’t care. Weird Al is not just a genius at parodies. He’s also a musical genius and a phenomenal musician over all. He doesn’t have the greatest singing voice but you gotta respect him for keeping it real and doing all the long tours he does every year, and stuff. He’s a very hard working musician.

Herbie Hancock – A talented jazz artist that I find myself listening to. His music is really good stuff to relax to.

Enjoy.
Kev

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Ozzy admitted in Guitar World magazine that “The Osbournes” TV show destroyed his rock n’ roll image…

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I just read the Ozzy Osbourne interview in this months, Guitar World magazine. At the end of the interview, the interviewer asked Ozzy if “The Osbournes” TV show killed his rock n’ roll image and career. To my surprise, Ozzy said yes it did.

I’ll type that up here, straight from the magazine itself:

GW: Do you feel that the Osbrounes television show damaged your musical career?

Ozzy: Yeah, that was kind of an experiment that went crazy. I never really watched it. I look at myself and think, what a fucking moron! What happened with that is a lot of people only know me from the show: they didn’t connect that I’ve been around for a long time before that. In fact, I was in Boston touring and this woman came up to me and said, “What are you doing in Boston?” I said, “I’m doing a show.” She said, “What kind of a show?” I said a rock show, and she looked surprised and exclaimed, “Oh you do that as well?” I thought. Fucking hell-it’s bullshit.

In Ozzy’s book, “I am Ozzy”, he said the show wasn’t his idea, it was all Sharon’s. So Ozzy went for it.

I always knew from the very start that the show killed Ozzy’s rock n’ roll image. People now know him as a celebrity, not a rock n’ roller like he once was. Plus, I think they did it, just so Sharon and the kids can get their fame as well. Sharon wanted to be celebrity too and she got it. She must love being Ozzy’s wife and manager. Personally, I think she’s been using him for fame after all this time and he’s not even realizing it.

Speaking of Ozzy, I bought and downloaded his new album “Scream” from Itunes last night. Didn’t listen to it yet, but I heard clips of it but from what I heard, the new album actually sounds very good. Ozzy needs to stay away from TV so he can get his rock n’ roller image back.

He also admitted in Guitar World, that he never had any musical training at singing. He just grabbed a PA System, singing Beatles songs and that was it. I must say that Ozzy is a hypocrite for firing Zakk Wylde for being an alcoholic ’cause that’s the reason Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath.

Kev

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Thought: It’s all about MJ, but what about Farrah?

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Wow, it’s here already. The 1 year anniversary death of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson both who died on June 25th of 2009. It still feels like it happened yesterday. I’m looking at the media and all they’re talking about is Michael Jackson’s 1 year anniversary death and there will be a huge MJ celebration Friday. Hello people! Did you forget somebody?

Remember, Farrah Fawcett died the same day that morning. How could people forget?

MJ maybe a pop icon, but that’s it, he’s an icon. Not that legendary. Farrah is the true legend. If Michael Jackson didn’t die on the same day Farrah did, then Farrah’s anniversary death would be all over the media instead. Farrah’s more of a legend than Michael would ever be. It’s the fucking truth, too.

So why isn’t Farrah getting a god damn mention at all this week? Do you see the media paying respects to Farrah at all this week? No. I don’t see it anywhere. It’s all Michael, Michael, Michael, all the time. Farrah is the real legend here. Friday will be all about Michael all day long. Farrah will get ignored. That’s okay though, at least Farrah can rest peacefully.

Kev

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Metallica’s big 4 show photos…

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Man oh man, that’s a badass picture isn’t it? Isn’t it hard to believe seeing Kerry King, Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield in the same picture? The three of those guys have been enemies for years. There’s your evidence that they officially buried the hatchet. I’m happy that Kerry, Dave, and James are all on the same page now!

I’m pretty sure the Big 4 shows will be getting a DVD release in the future.

See more pictures from the first “Big 4” gig they had in Warsaw, Poland here:

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/metallica_slayer_megadeth_and_anthrax_first_look_photos_from_historic_show

Kev

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Report: Iron Maiden to release “The Final Frontier” August 17th…

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Metal legends, Iron Maiden is set to release a new studio record titled, “The Final Frontier” on August 17th following a summer tour with Dream Theater. See the cover art and track listing here, along with tour dates.

http://www.guitarworld.com/article/iron_maiden_announce_new_album_info

Also, hear a new song from the new album called, “El Dorado” in the video below, and I think it’s pretty good. I think their old stuff is better, but this isn’t too bad. I love Iron Maiden. I’ve listened to them for years. I have the “Essential Iron Maiden” two disc greatest hits compilation on my Ipod.

I would love to see Iron Maiden live if they ever come to Saratoga Springs or Albany.

Kev

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Cool Video: Eminem’s new video, “Not Afraid” is just a great song!!!

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I’m mostly into rock, metal and some country, but yeah, I can listen to some rap like I always say. As some of you may or may not know, Eminem, is one of my favorite rap artists. Always loved his music. The real slim shady that we “used to know” is back with a hit song that we can actually listen to. “Not Afraid” is actually a pretty sick song and tight. I love it a LOT! Really enjoyed the beat, the melody, and the rapping is actually quite good. Em’s last album, “Relapse” was pretty good, I enoyed it, but with his new song, “Not Afraid”, he returns to his roots. His old classic sound that he had back in the 90’s.

Listen here for yourself and you would see what I mean. I’m gonna get the new album. I like Eminem. Yes, I did see him live in concert once. Most rap music is crap, but you can’t deny that Eminem is a talented rapper, love him or hate him.

Kev

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Thought: Sorry, but Simon Cowell is not replaceable, no matter who hosts it…

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Everybody is talking about Simon Cowell replacement on “American Idol”. Yes, Simon Cowell is done with “American Idol” for good. He’s done. He’s moving on. There has been talks on replacing him. It doesn’t matter if the Cowell replacement is Howard Stern, Perez Hilton, Elton John, Madonna, etc. whoever. Simon Cowell is NOT replaceable and he never will be. Here is why…

When American Idol first started in 2002, Simon Cowell started some controversy after he started giving singers some very negative critiques. Simon brought American Idol to what it is today. He was the one who brought the ratings up for the show . People watch the show because of him, ’cause they like a good badguy. In my opinion, I don’t see Simon as a badguy judge. I see him as an easy going guy who is honest about everything. People get mad at him ’cause they can’t the truth.

What would American Idol be like without Simon Cowell? The show is going to fail. Period. I predict next season, ratings will be very low. The lower the ratings get, FOX would probably cancel it. No matter who takes over Simon Cowell, no other judge is in his league.

I used to watch “American Idol”, I saw the first couple of seasons, then I quit on season 4 I think. As usual American Idol is still boring, even this year. The only talented singer I was hoping to win it this year was that Crystal Bowersox chick. She actually has the talent, plus that last name, Bowersox is so fuckin’ cool. She’s hot and a hippy chick. Even though she didn’t win, she will have a huge career up ahead anyways.

Back to Simon, it’s going to be weird watching “American Idol” without him. You will never get used to watching the show with him being gone. Simon is an inspirational guy. Everyone should be thanking him.

Kev

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BREAKING NEWS: Bret Michaels rushed to hospital again due to heart problems…

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First brain hemmorhage and now it’s TIA. Like I said before, he needs to take a break from his career. Take it easy for a long while and get plenty of rests. That’s what he needs. He’s too hung up on his fame and glory, that’s why he won’t do it. Cancel that tour and stay home, man. Or else you’ll die on the road. Bret will be in the grave along with Peter Steele and Ronnie James Dio if he doesn’t relax.

More on it here:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/note.php?note_id=397967117569&id=42549466543

Kev