From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V10 #54 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, August 2 2011 Volume 10 : Number 054 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] especially for Andy Hamlin [Andrew Hamlin Subject: Re: [loud-fans] especially for Andy Hamlin Thanks Doug! Having fun with them so far. The singer really wants to Freddie with that mustache--although he ends up looking a lot more like John Bonham. Not sure if they're on a level with Meat Loaf (or Queen) yet, but willing to keep listening. Never say never again? Andy "Are you there?" "No." - --overheard at Mom's apartment recently ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:05:17 -0700 (PDT) From: robert toren Subject: [loud-fans] The Rain Song? Nein, Danke! Inspired by this very entertaining article about Scott's Music: What Happened: year 1973 http://ultimateclassicrock.com/scott-miller-1973-peak-of-classic-rock/ ...got Houses of the Holy (Berkeley, Amoeba) and listened all the way through for the first time in decades. When it came out, I thought it was gimmicky compared to Zep IV (mainly the bowed guitar in Dancing Days - though that's a really fun song in spite of the "tadpole in a jar" speed bump). Great album - much better than I expected. The *thing* I'm wondering about - I gave The Rain Song an honest chance. Have always seen it as half-lame, self-conscious follow-up to Stairway to Heaven's ballad-y section. Lyrics in particular: Using "gloom" twice and ending with "into every life rain must fall"? At least "To be a rock and not to roll" is open to interpretation. And musically - eh! -, I dig the gloomy mood, but - for me - it declines from sparse to uninspired. According to Wikipedia it's practically a masterpiece. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rain_Song R ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 21:44:07 -0700 From: "Brian Block" Subject: [loud-fans] Re: especially for Andy Hamlin I'm glad Andy is enjoying Doug's recommendation of Foxy Shazam for Queen/ Meat Loaf grandiosity. I am too. Thanks!

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