Robert Plant cleans up at Grammys

[Fritzo]

The reporters couldn't stop hassling him about a Zep reunion. I loled when he replied with this:

Still, he couldn't escape questions of a Zeppelin reunion tour. Firing back at the gray-haired scribe, Plant joked, "Look, I don't know how old you are, pal. You look a bit older than me. Try and do 'Communication Breakdown' with some tight jeans on."

http://www.spinner.com/2009/02...lk-backstage-at-gramm/

I can't say I care for his new stuff--I gave it a honest listen but it's not my cup of tea. T-Bone Burnett freakin' ROCKS on some numbers (he's a haunting guitarist- reminds me of David Gilmore) , but over all I kept getting drowsy while listening to the album.

Basically Plant said to other reporters "Look- I'm too old. Zeppelin was driven by youth, and I'm not young anymore, so the drive is no longer there. I couldn't do a full scale reunion justice, so let it rest." I kind of wish other performers would take the same view.

 

[EvilYoda]

I absolutely love Raising Sand...a few tracks are used for my latest audition CD. Plant's voice is just so well juxtaposed against Krauss's and the production is simply amazing. I've been rocking that album all year.

 

[edro]

As much as I love Zeppelin, he is right.
A bunch of 60 year olds and a fake drummer wouldn't do the band justice.

Look at the Stones' Super Bowl performance.
It was like a retirement home karaoke.

Just get some Led Zeppelin DVDs and see them as they were.

 

[miketheidiot]

my and my room mate have been going through all the oscar movies, and last night he was talking about all the loser rappers and nobodies up for awards. 'who the hell is robert plant?'

he changed his mind on the nobodies thing after i told him who he was.

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: edro
As much as I love Zeppelin, he is right.
A bunch of 60 year olds and a fake drummer wouldn't do the band justice.

Look at the Stones' Super Bowl performance.
It was like a retirement home karaoke.

Just get some Led Zeppelin DVDs and see them as they were.

Agreed.

They'll never sound as good now as they used to.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

 

[SunnyD]

Why the hell was I thinking Robert Palmer when I read this?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

Where?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

Where?

Turn off your radio and MTV for starters.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I absolutely love Raising Sand...a few tracks are used for my latest audition CD. Plant's voice is just so well juxtaposed against Krauss's and the production is simply amazing. I've been rocking that album all year.

..really is good and looking forward to Sand II.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

..I've listened to "right now music" and it's all crapola.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: IGBT

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

..I've listened to "right now music" and it's all crapola.

Name some people you've listened to in the last few months?

 

[slayer202]

I listened to this cd on their website and it is a pile of shit IMO. very boring and nothing special at all...

 

[Lonyo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOt9-DvmTVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcX_k_tZpP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS7PMmX6QEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2R-80-7s_I

Music these days is good, music in the past was good. It's not all the same as it used to be, but that's also good.
There's great stuff around now, and there was crap stuff 20~40 years ago. The difference is, the crap stuff from 20 years ago has faded from memory, and the good has remained. The crap stuff from now is fresh in our minds, but in 20 years we will only remember the good.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOt9-DvmTVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcX_k_tZpP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS7PMmX6QEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2R-80-7s_I

Music these days is good, music in the past was good. It's not all the same as it used to be, but that's also good.
There's great stuff around now, and there was crap stuff 20~40 years ago. The difference is, the crap stuff from 20 years ago has faded from memory, and the good has remained. The crap stuff from now is fresh in our minds, but in 20 years we will only remember the good.

The same time that Jimmy, Robert, JPJ, and JHB were deafening generations with their amazing shows, the same time that Ozzy was a bat biting crazy man, the same time that Keith Richards was popping his veins hourly, The Captain and Tenille were singing about rodents, the Carpenters were singing about proximity, and Abba was singing about some pitcher from LA.
There will always be good and bad music produced
If you want some good new stuff, try John Mayer, post pop crap.

 

[Rudee]

"Please read the letter that I wrote" should be a reference to the suicide letters listeners will write to their loved ones after listened to the album.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Yeah, music is in a sad state today. I fear 20 years from now people are going to look at music from 40 years ago because this is such an uninsipring period.

There's plenty of fantastic music being made right now but you have to look for it. If anything there's more great music today than ever before but you never hear about it.

Where?

That's the problem. Music went from expression of art and talent to "How sexy can you be made to make as much $$$$ as possible?"

There may be real talent out there, but it's being supressed and will never see the light of day.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: IGBT

Originally posted by: EvilYoda
I absolutely love Raising Sand...a few tracks are used for my latest audition CD. Plant's voice is just so well juxtaposed against Krauss's and the production is simply amazing. I've been rocking that album all year.

..really is good and looking forward to Sand II.

Holy shit. There's gonna be another Raising Sand album?