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Hi Tery, I saw Rush in '75 or '76 in my hometown of 5,000. This was when they were just starting out. Wicked show, although I was probably too young to appreciate the technical musical qualities they possessed. I have listened to their stuff over the years with a much better appreciation. All great things must come to an end sadly. Although they were all great musicians it was Neil Peart's drumming that mesmerized me the most. mal
Howdy Swiftdog2.0', 'Darkness on the Edge of Town' was my fist Springsteen 8-track. It is truly a classic. mal
Record Store Day is next Saturday (4/16)!
Go to your local indie record store and buy some vinyl \w/
Go to your local indie record store and buy some vinyl \w/
I would SW, but I don't have a turn table. Where do you get a stylus for one anyway?
You can get them on Amazon of musiciansfriend.com. You just need to know the model of your turntable.
You can buy turntables on those sites as well.
Springsteen cancels Greensboro, NC show to protest "bathroom law"
Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over 'bathroom law' - Apr. 8, 2016
Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over 'bathroom law' - Apr. 8, 2016
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin are facing a copyright lawsuit after a judge ruled on Friday that the suit can go before a jury regarding the question of whether the opening riff for Stairway to Heaven was pilfered from the band Spirit.
The suit claims Page may have drawn inspiration for the smash hit after hearing Spirit perform their song at three U.S. festival performances at which both bands appeared prior to the release of Led Zeppelin’s track.
I was a fan of Spirit back in the day and still have a couple of their albums. My favorite Spirit tunes are ‘I Got a Line on You,’ ‘Animal Zoo,’ ‘Nature’s Way,’ and ‘The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Prelude; Nothing To Hide.’
The suit claims Page may have drawn inspiration for the smash hit after hearing Spirit perform their song at three U.S. festival performances at which both bands appeared prior to the release of Led Zeppelin’s track.
I was a fan of Spirit back in the day and still have a couple of their albums. My favorite Spirit tunes are ‘I Got a Line on You,’ ‘Animal Zoo,’ ‘Nature’s Way,’ and ‘The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus - Prelude; Nothing To Hide.’
Led Zeppelin admit to being awesome (and i agree) :
‘Stairway to Heaven’ lawsuit: Led Zeppelin denies copyright claims, admits being ‘one of the greatest bands in history’ - Music - Boston.com
Pulling forward Swiftdog's original post of this. There is more discussion on this back in this thread in 2015, Dio. I think they ripped it off. Pegasus and Swiftdog took a different view, I think. I didn't read back what we all said so they can come speak to this themselves.
I don't remember what I said yesterday, let alone a year ago! LOL
Both songs have a similar appregiated chord pattern in the very beginning. That's the extent of the similarities. Stairways dynamics, vocal, and melody lines are completely different. You can't copyright a chord progression. It's the melody lines that are the signatures.
Good Lord- these songs are 40 years old, right? Isn't it a little late to sue????
Not if you're looking to try and cash in on royalties from the song. This is just a cash grab scheme for the family of the guy from Spirit.
Perhaps, or maybe a son’s efforts to get some credit for his dead father. And it’s not the first time for Led Zep. Just ask Jake Holmes... He had to go to court, also, to get the credit due.
7 Songs That Led Zeppelin Ripped Off : Exclusives : Music Times
I give Zep a bit of a pass on the old blues songs. Everyone ripped those off including the other blues artists. It was very common among the old blues artists to take parts of other songs and incorporate them into their own. In many cases, we are not even sure who the real author is. Also, in many cases, the old blues artists were not well educated in the business practices of music and their song rights were stolen by managers and execs. So even if Zep did credit the old blues artists, the original artist probably wouldn't have seen anything from it.
BUT, in cases like Jake Holmes, Zep was clearly in the wrong.
Zep was really horrible at credits even when they were trying to credit the right people. They credited Joan Baez for Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You and she didn't write it (she did sing the song). They also tried to get around giving money to the people that obtained Ritchie Valens' royalties by crediting Boogie With Stu to "Ritchie Valens' mom" in an effort to direct the royalties to her (it didn't work).