Mixer, et al ramble on...

[Fyrclwn@xxxxxx]

Andy writes:
Sure, Hot Dog isn't great, but six good songs out of seven is not a 
bad ratio.


ACK!  for those of us who enjoy Hot Dog, i must now slap you with a 
bunch of 
lupins.  ; )  c'mon on, now----HD is such a wonderful take-off on the 
whole 
country genre.  okay, so his dog didn't divorce him, and his wife 
didn't bite 
him, but hey.....he's got that whole achy-breaky voice thing goin' 
great.  
the only thing that just doesn't fit is the dungarees.  think ol' 
Percy 
should've spent a bit more time in the states....my grandmother used 
the term 
dungarees, but everyone else i've ever known said "jeans".  (yeah, i 
know, 
not enough syllables.  so how about, "my old, blue, dingy jeans?"  
or, "my 
old, blue, Wrangler jeans"?  or even, "my old, blue cut-off jeans"?  
<G>) 

as to how timeless the early albums are, the only clunker i ever hear 
is 
Thank You.  sorry, guys, it's PBS at his worse.  however, i think the 
continuing success of Zeppelin's album sales 21 years after they 
stopped 
existing speaks for the timelessness/contemporary relevence of their 
entire 
body of work (even the first 2 albums).  it's not the same folks 
buying the 
same music over and over again.....they still have an incredibly 
thriving 
fan-base.  we have folks on this list who've heard their parents and 
grandparents talk about going to Zep concerts.  yes, it is a matter 
of 
personal preference, but sweeping statements about the current 
relevence of 
any of Zeppelin's songs/albums are undoubtedly going to raise the 
hackles of 
more than a few FBOers.  as far as "heavy" goes----try Mozart, 
Beethoven, or 
Mussorsky (sp?). 

fireclown