Scobie

I'm also playing Purple and Whitesnake loud enough so the neighbourhood can hear... Shine on you crazy Highway Star.

OP, not sure where you heard Kenora to Toronto is 5 hours... Try a couple hours alone just to Thunder Bay, then 12 hours to Sudbury, then another 4 hours to Toronto... Maybe Chicago is closer to you? [EDIT]: Unless you're going Ottawa U to Toronto, then 5 hours is about right...[/EDIT].

So now it seems the reunion (and tour) is off, and it's now an "Ozzy and Buddies" thing... not sure if Tony backed out because he knew it wouldn't be Sabbath without Bill, or if he just isn't up to touring (despite the news that he "continues to make excellent progress"). http://www.billboard.com/events/black-sabb...006224752.story QUOTE (Billboard) Three months after announcing a 2012 tour and album, Black Sabbath has reshuffled its reunion plans in light of guitarist Tony Iommi's battle with lymphoma. The hard rock legends have confirmed that they plan to play only one show on their planned European tour -- Download Festival, which takes place June 10 in Donnington, U.K. In between the lone performance, Ozzy Osbourne will head out on a 15-date tour as part of "Ozzy & Friends," which will feature special guests like Slash, Zakk Wylde and Sabbath's own Geezer Butler on select dates. [...]

Bob Dylan, because he smoked them their first doobie, which expanded their minds, which gave us Rubber Soul, Sgt Pepper, the White Album and Abbey Road.

QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 10 2012, 03:25 PM) QUOTE (ReRushed @ Feb 10 2012, 03:05 PM) Bon Jovi Why is Bon Jovi so popular? Why? Women Love him and he writes candy ass , radio friendly Pop songs Training bra music. Once kids get past the Bubble gum stuff (Britney/Beiber/Spice Girls/etc), they get into what appeals to 11-14 year olds. Enter Bon Jovi/Aerosmith/Nickleback/etc

Agreed with all the love for the White Stripes -- take them off the list and replace with Nickleback, and there's my vote.

QUOTE (metaldad @ Feb 5 2012, 11:50 AM) They were the Biggest band in the world at that point, people want you Everywhere . Kiss, Sell Outs ? Sure, not Alice I would think Led Zeppelin and The Who were bigger bands in the early 70s... The AC band was probably the biggest U.S. band in 71~74...? (The Doors were done and Kiss hadn't reached that #1 status yet)... Just because people want you to appear everywhere does not mean you have to go against everything you stood for previously, and sell out to make the industry happy. Everyone has a price, and Alice got his price (no pun... Vincent Price, hahaha). Kiss, for sure = a marketing campaign that just so happens to play music. Agreed 100%. Like I said above, I have a ton of respect for the first couple of albums, but once his band deserted him because Alice wanted to go all Hollywood, I gave up on him too. All that said, **HUGE** kudos to him for getting and staying sober all these years.

Just reading through the posts -- thanks for all the info folks! What a &^#@&%# soap opera....

The ultimate sell-out. He went from being the voice and symbol of the disenfranchised youth of the early 70s, to singing with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on the Muppet Show, when he was not appearing on the Hollywood Squares. I listen to his older stuff on a regular basis, but nothing that does not include his original band.

Love both bands' early stuff... for me, it comes down to Tres Hombres and Deguello vs. Animal Magnetism and Blackout... Hard choice, but I have to go with ZZ Top.

Best Vocalist: Freddie Mercury Rob Halford Robert Plant Best Frontman: Mick Jagger Freddie Mercury Ozzy Osbourne

"...Can I fill in?" Strangers In The Night, for sure... one of the classic live albums of my teens. Schenker in his prime... the "golden voice" of Mogg... I actually prefer the original version compared to the re-issue. It has more "flow" and the new re-issue seems so awkward to hear, even with the setlist put back in its original order... (Still have no idea where Mother Mary and This Kid's came from though - does anyone have any info on this? Were they studio "live" creations made just for the album?)

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72306 QUOTE Rush - "The Fifth Order Of Angels" August 26, 1974 Agora Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio Catalog: Sirius Records SIR0490 Lineage: Pre-FM Broadcast Master Disc > Unknown Recording Equipment > Unknown Software (No EQ or processing) > FLAC > You! Track List: 01 - Intro 0:30 02 - Finding My Way 5:07 03 - Best I Can 3:03 04 - Need Some Love 3:24 05 - In The End 6:19 06 - Fancy Dancer 3:54 07 - In The Mood 3:25 08 - Bad Boy 5:41 09 - Here Again 8:02 10 - Working Man 9:13 11 - Drum Solo 3:09 12 - What You're Doing 4:33 13 - Garden Road 3:07 Notes: This pre-FM source has no commercials or DJ voice-overs and is superior to ALL other versions of this show. No EQ or other processing was used on this source. Artwork is included. For those of you who do not have "Fifth Order of the Angels"... There's one person still seeding if you hurry...

But yah, to stick with the topic, I love the mix-up Geddy does in the Ottawa 2007 show before Mission.

Robert Plant was the best at between song banter. He is more clever and funny than most people realize. There is a website dedicated just to the banter he came out with. http://www.rambleonzep.com/ Just one example: 1975-02-16 St-Louis "I think after that one should say, amen. Now it's no good shoutin' for a drum stick - we've got hours to do yet. Right, so now where were we? So. In between, uh, Kansas City, do you know where Kansas City? Yeah? Our friend, Mr Bonham, got arrested there about four years ago. Remember that, John, the jail? Fantastic..." ----------------- "I said he was one of the best. He's the best! John Bonham! Oh dear, and I've known him since he was a child. Childhood friends, childhood friends. It's amazing we've walked so far together. Anyway, I'm gonna hop on one foot for a bit." ----------------- "Good eveening! John Bonham... the 'Heavy Metal Kid'... takes to the drums." Edit: OK, another example: 1977-06-21 Los Angeles (Bonham's cymbal needs repairing and Plant is killing some time) "Some trouble with the musical equipment up here. Right now, the man who fought, the man who fought against the elements... The man who fought food poisoning. The man who drinks Heineken. The man who doesn't get out of bed. The man who hasn't got a cymbal... "The man who's having a chat with his man who knows the man who tunes Jimmy's guitar who comes from Scotland, and doesn't know the man they call Tim, but does know Audrey from Dallas. Thank you. Shh, hang on... "The man who now learns how to construct his own drum kit. The man who's not very professional. Shut up, wait a bit, shhh. The man who said he could go back to a building site anytime, and we all agreed. The man who's holding up the show. The rhinestone cowgirl. Come on, Bonzo, get on with it. That's what the quaalude stagger is... "The man who played the Los Angeles Aztecs and beat them 10-1 by himself. The man who, one wonders, is he worth waiting for, and doesn't really realize there's a curfew here. A childhood friend. A man who many people once said, 'Never heard of him', John Bonham. Over the Top!"