TCV Musings

["Aubrey Stewart" <aubreyjs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Someone mentioned that if it wasn't for Jones that most of us probably 
wouldn't like TCV at all..."

I'd say that's an understatement.  Dave Grohl was severely bashed here when he 
expressed a desire to drum for the new Led Zeppelin and nobody had heard of 
Myles Kennedy but he surely wasn't the guy to move forward with Page, Jones and 
Bonham once a little Alter Bridge was reviewed.  Now Grohl's the man due to his 
work with JPJ and there is interest in Myles perspective on his possible 
involvement with our boys and what might have been.

I lurk and read and rarely contribute but the consensus I perceive here is 
there hasn't been any good music created in the last 35 years.  And of course, 
that's the wonderful thing about this list and the diverse personal opinions 
found.

I turn 50 next month, started listening to Zep when I was 10, they provided the 
soundtrack for my life, inspired me to become a musician, yada-yada-yada, 
probably the same story for most of the folks on here.  But what I have found 
is the continuous stream of great rock/blues guitar riff based music that 
continues to get me as excited as the first time I put Led Zeppelin II on my 
stepdads platter, put on the headphones and had my awakening.  Most of it is 
not found on radio but neither was the majority of the LZ catalog. 

I found a need to remain current in order to be relevant as a musician, 
maintain a responsibility to my craft and to try and keep my finger on what was 
happening at a grassroots level.  I have found no end to great inspirational 
rock that definitely owes much of it's inspiration to LZ.

You may not care for Nickleback or Creed or many similar bands that have come 
and gone in the last 35 years but the riff based music of these groups are the 
"gateway" music for youth that opened the door for many to go back and discover 
bands like LZ.  Most of these bands pay homage to LZ as a significant influence 
and have generated the excitement for countless kids out there who have 
discovered rock-n-roll and the wonderful community of folks who share the 
passion.  There's a lot of great music out there today folks and TCV is just 
the tip of the iceberg...

Aubrey