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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 20:09:29 -0500
From:         "The Chrome-Plated Megaphone of Destiny"
              <ALEVIN@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU>
Subject:      Re: music

From: CORV7402%SNYPLAVA.BITNET@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: music

>I have come to realize that musicians today play for the money rather than
>for their fans.

Heehee. Several of us musicians would beg to differ.

>  do you think that bands like POISON and SLAUGHTER play just
>for the money?

Probably. I try to keep away from the prefab acts.

> Jimmy Hendrix was one of the best guitarists ever and he
>died when he was 27.  If he was around today, with the technology we now
>have don't you think he would be astonishing?

Probably.

>do you think that there will
>ever be a four man band as great as Led Zeppelin was?

There have been many, and I'm sure there will be more in the future who are
quite a bit better than Zeppelin ever was. The catch is that you'll probably
never hear them if you are listening to the corporate sponsored radio stations
that play shit like Poison and Slaughter, or if you listen to the "classic
hits" stations that play the same shit over and over again until it's worn out.

> It was amazing how
>they managed to get four of the greatest musicians ever in one band!

It's amazing how you can say that with a straight face. Page is a _VERY_ sloppy
guitarist. His only saving grace is that he knew how to deal with it in the
studio. But, in concert....
Plant's voice was gone by the time _Houses of the Holy_ was recorded. Notice
how they recorded the vocals at a slower tempo and speeded it up to the
proper tempo to give the impression he could still hit the high notes? When he
did his bit at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, he sounded like someone
jabbed him in the nuts with an icepick.

>  Also
>does anyone know how I can find a Grateful Dead list?

From the MLOL:
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Grateful Dead (High Volume)
  - Dead-Flames-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
  - OR Dead-Flames-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
  Mngr: mer6g@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU : Marc Rouleau
  The mail volume is high on this list. For a more concise and informative-
  oriented list, SEE Grateful Dead (Info, etc.).
Grateful Dead (Info, etc.)
  - Dead-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
  - OR Dead-Heads-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
  Mngr: mer6g@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU : Marc Rouleau
  This list provides a lower mail volume ratio and more informative
  information. For more indepth discussion, SEE Grateful Dead (High Volume).
Grateful Dead (DAT)
  - DAT-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
  - OR DAT-Heads-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
  Mngrs: Dalton@Caf.MIT.EDU : Tim Dalton & liam@ATHENA.MIT.EDU : Sean Kennedy
  Mailing list for trading of Grateful Dead tapes and general discussion of
  equipment for Digital Recording of Audi. Entitle your subscription request
  message as "DAT request" in the subject line.
Grateful Dead (Tape)
  - Tape-Heads-Request@fuggles.acc.Virginia.EDU
  - OR Tape-Heads-Request@uvaarpa.Virginia.EDU
  Mngr: liam@ATHENA.MIT.EDU : Sean Kennedy
  Mailing list for trading of Grateful Dead tapes and general discussion of
  audience taping techniques/equipment. Entitle your subscription request
  message as "Tape-heads request" in the subject line.
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-Adam
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