Why did I join?

"Bowie is something of a one-off but the very early stuff was weak". How very dare you! When there were such outstanding recordings as this!?

I suspect that young people of today will still be looking back on this era with misty eyes when they are getting old. Some of them will manage to keep up but they will still harbour a "it isn't as good nowadays" attitude. If you go back to Frank Sinatra in the 40s or Charleston in the 20s you'll always find ground-breaking & outrage in music. Even Stravinski's Rite of Spring allegedly caused a riot at its first performance in 1913! It's always been the way. And if you look at the move from plainsong to polyphony about 1000 years ago, I'm sure there would have been resistance & subterfuge.

As you say, ATD will one day pass & something else will take its place. It will endure as long as it's open to challenge & change.

Led Zeppelin grandads at the O2, spowelly ? Pah !!
I saw them in Plymouth in 1969. They all came to Plymouth in those days. The well loved Van Dyke club, never been bettered, although it has to be said amplification was often a bit raw in those days. Probably caused my recurring tinnitus.

spowell92 wrote:

Rollo Tomasi wrote:

Early Stones was just before my time but I remember when Led Zep, Bowie, Roxy Music etc we're the bollocks. Then it all lost its way and the likes of the over indulgent ELP, Yes, post Gabriel Genesis and all that shite American soft rock came through.
It needed Punk to shake it up.
I liken ATD to Punk whilst Pasoti has become the Carpenters.

I was lucky enough to see Led Zep at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at the O2. No reason to mention it, I just like bragging    

I saw them at Knebworth 1979......

I've never seen Led Zep. I never wanted to. Did they play the Van Dike? But I saw Free at the Van Dike 2 or 3 times. They were the bee's knees.

Winter Green wrote:

Led Zeppelin grandads at the O2, spowelly ? Pah !!
I saw them in Plymouth in 1969. They all came to Plymouth in those days. The well loved Van Dyke club, never been bettered, although it has to be said amplification was often a bit raw in those days. Probably caused my recurring tinnitus.

You're correct in saying they all came to Plymouth in those days. Yet I was told that the Plymouth gig was cancelled. Are you sure WG?

Rollo Tomasi wrote:

Winter Green wrote:

Led Zeppelin grandads at the O2, spowelly ? Pah !!
I saw them in Plymouth in 1969. They all came to Plymouth in those days. The well loved Van Dyke club, never been bettered, although it has to be said amplification was often a bit raw in those days. Probably caused my recurring tinnitus.

You're correct in saying they all came to Plymouth in those days. Yet I was told that the Plymouth gig was cancelled. Are you sure WG?

1st March 1969. I'm sure WG had remembered it whereas I had to look it up.

It cost 10/- on the door but 7/6 in advance. That's 50p & just over 37p in new money - I'm not sure they'd get out of bed for that sort of money nowadays let alone play a full set.

I stand corrected then. I must have had something better to do that night!

I am gonna miss this guy.

Who?

Not sure seadog, he keeps changing his name!

FFS!

I haven't got time to read all the thread but am I right in saying that Spole was in Led Zep? I never knew they changed their name either, FFS!

FFS. (TM Seadog)   

FSS.

FGS! In case any youngsters are viewing.

FCOL!

And vinyl will once again rule