Monday, August 6, 2007
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Jimmy fight over bootlegs
Page's fight over bootlegs
27/07/2007
GUITAR legend Jimmy Page was in court yesterday giving evidence against a trader allegedly caught with Led Zeppelin bootlegs.
Page, 63, said a huge personal collection of un-released band performances were stolen from his home in the early 80s.
He told Glasgow sheriff court that over the years he had found Led Zeppelin bootlegs at stores from New York to Japan.
Trader Robert Langley was allegedly caught with counterfeit CDs and DVDs at a record fair in the city.
They included a £220 boxset of a Japan tour and a £40 warm-up set in Denmark. Page said: "Some of these recordings it is just a whirring and you cannot hear the music."
Langley, 57, of Bucks, denies breaching copyright. The trial continues.
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Ace to Zep of guitar hits
Two numbers by legendary rockers Led Zeppelin top a poll of the 20 greatest guitar tracks of all time.
The chart was chosen by famous axemen - including guitarist Jimmy Page from Led Zep.
Other judges included Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Andy Summers from The Police.
Q editor Paul Rees said: "This 20 greatest list is, we feel, the definitive one, since it's not been determined by a bunch of musically-challenged hacks, but by more than able guitarists, people of the standing of Jimmy Page and Ronnie Wood .
"If they don't know what they're talking about, no one does."
The top 10 is:
1 Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
2 Dazed and Confused - Led Zep
3 Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
4 A Woman in Winter - The Skids
5 Guitar Shuffle - Big Bill Broonzy
6 And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles
7 The End - The Beatles
8 Only In Dreams - Weezer
9. Limeh'se Blues - Dja Reinhardt
10 Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul and Mary Ford
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The chart was chosen by famous axemen - including guitarist Jimmy Page from Led Zep.
Other judges included Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones, the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Andy Summers from The Police.
Q editor Paul Rees said: "This 20 greatest list is, we feel, the definitive one, since it's not been determined by a bunch of musically-challenged hacks, but by more than able guitarists, people of the standing of Jimmy Page and Ronnie Wood .
"If they don't know what they're talking about, no one does."
The top 10 is:
1 Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
2 Dazed and Confused - Led Zep
3 Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
4 A Woman in Winter - The Skids
5 Guitar Shuffle - Big Bill Broonzy
6 And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles
7 The End - The Beatles
8 Only In Dreams - Weezer
9. Limeh'se Blues - Dja Reinhardt
10 Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul and Mary Ford
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
London's Royal Albert Hall
Inn May 2005 Cream returned to London's Royal Albert Hall, the same stage where they had completed what was thought to be their final performance in 1968. It was one of the most eagerly anticipated, hard-to-get tickets in rock history. With the exception of a brief reunion set at their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cream had not played together in nearly four decades. Filmed in Hi Def, this two-DVD set documents Cream's momentous 2005 London shows. Performances from each of the four nights are featured—classic songs like "Badge," "I'm So Glad," "Crossroads," "Sunshine Of Your Love," "White Room," and many more. Bonus features include alternate performances and in-depth interviews with Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton. Cream formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1968. In just under three years, the band produced three seminal studio albums, Fresh Cream (1966), Disraeli Gears (1967), and Wheels Of Fire (1968) and secured worldwide acclaim and commercial success with their unique take on electrified blues. The band were a prolific and thrilling live act and toured incessantly in their short but remarkable history.
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