Alison Krauss is hot.

Yeah. 'Cuz that's SO much better than having anything to do with any sort of a Zeppelin reunion tour. Pffft.

What an asshole.

The first time I heard Raising Sand, all I could think of was "what a snoozer" - not necessarily a good thing to listen to while sitting in morning rush hour traffic. After a few listens, I was hooked. It's one of my favorite CD's.

MaxxLarge While a reunion would be cool, maybe Plant has moved on??

MaxxLarge: Yeah. 'Cuz that's SO much better than having anything to do with any sort of a Zeppelin reunion tour. Pffft.

A Zeppelin tour without Bonham just would be lame. And that last album worked out pretty well.

MaxxLarge: Yeah. 'Cuz that's SO much better than having anything to do with any sort of a Zeppelin reunion tour. Pffft.

What an asshole.


Creativity in the present vs. living in the past.

Blues_X: Creativity in the present vs. living in the past.

Are you trying to tell me that Plant would rather sing new material than Whole Lotta Love and Stairway for the 2,465,683rd time? Pffft.

Alison Krauss is my favorite kind of whore -- the kind who will never admit she is selling sex sex sex, one sweet syllable at a time.

seriously? the first album sucked. How did it rate a nomination, much less a win? Saw them at Austin City Limits festival. they. were. BORING.

tanman1975: seriously? the first album sucked. How did it rate a nomination, much less a win? Saw them at Austin City Limits festival. they. were. BORING.

Compare Raising Sand to every other mainstream album released in that time frame, and I bet it will look pretty good.

I really respect Plant for not giving in to the Zeppelin reunion money. He's old, he has money, he can't hit the high notes anymore, why do it?

And why would anyone want to see a bunch of guys who look like old grandmothers half-ass a performance for a big paycheck? Bonzo is dead, Zeppelin is gone, and you missed 'em. Sorry about that.

led zep reunion? nope.

raising sand part deux? nope. it was good because it was a quirky mix. a sophomore effort will likely fail.

i'd rather see david coverdale and gillian welch churn one out.

Cant he do something with at least a little bit of rock in it?

The album was OK. I like it.

It's really overrated just because of who is on it.

Alison Krauss is such a recording industry darling, that she could fart in a bathtub and she would get a Grammy for it. That's the way it works for the niche categories. Some polka guy has, like 20 Grammys himself. Those industry people just automatically check off names in the niche categories.

B.B King gets an automatic Grammy for whatever he puts out, too. Just the way it works. It doesn't have much to do with quality, just like the rest of the Grammys.

Plant has stated for 25 years that he won't do a Zep tour. He's open to doing a few shows, but that is it. Pagey wants to go out for a year, at least.

Nothing has changed, except that Page and Jones have noticed the money bands like the Police have pulled down for a tour..

I haven't heard the album, but the performance on the grammy's was crap. Neither of them have very good tone and she has no personality/passion/presence/voice. Two people singing the same melody at the same time: Not magic. It's like they were each trying to fill in the harmonic space the other lacks.

So, is he tapping it, or what?

Let's at least give some props to T-Bone while we hatin'.

Haven't heard the record, but I did see them do a hillbilly version of Black Dog.

It was terrible, just God-awful unlistenable shiat.

I just listened to the album for the first time a couple days ago. Doesn't live up to all the hype, but it is still a pretty good record.

NorCalLos: I haven't heard the album, but the performance on the grammy's was crap. Neither of them have very good tone and she has no personality/passion/presence/voice. Two people singing the same melody at the same time: Not magic. It's like they were each trying to fill in the harmonic space the other lacks.

Get back to me when you learn what "melody" and "harmony" mean.

By the way, I saw them at ACL and they kicked ass. I guess maybe I'm just getting old and I'm starting to like old people music. I can understand someone listening to it and thinking it's boring, but my ears have never heard a sound like Plant's and Krauss' harmonies. And I like that sound. A lot.

Philbigtime: NorCalLos: I haven't heard the album, but the performance on the grammy's was crap. Neither of them have very good tone and she has no personality/passion/presence/voice. Two people singing the same melody at the same time: Not magic. It's like they were each trying to fill in the harmonic space the other lacks.

Get back to me when you learn what "melody" and "harmony" mean.

By the way, I saw them at ACL and they kicked ass. I guess maybe I'm just getting old and I'm starting to like old people music. I can understand someone listening to it and thinking it's boring, but my ears have never heard a sound like Plant's and Krauss' harmonies. And I like that sound. A lot.

"Harmony" and "Harmonic" do not mean the same thing, dick ass.

The album is interesting melodically, with an unfortunate counterpoint to the more passionate tracks being the ones that resemble a funeral dirge. Most of the album to me resembles the cover... a grey, hazy day with no sun, with two people enjoying themselves in spite of it. I bought it because I liked Krauss' work on the O Brother soundtrack.

I think a lot of love went into it, but I think T-Bone Burnett's influence was too strong. I can envision a creaky old wood-panelled recording studio reeking of cigarette smoke and the ghosts of much more energetic music.

After the success of the first disc, a second was inevitable. But since the first album was so good, I'm more than pleased to hear there'll be another one. As good as the studio album was, though, the live show was about ten times better.

It always cracks me up to hear the Zep diehards hate on Plant for not re-uniting with Page. Plant's work on Raising Sand was the first really good stuff he's done in better than two decades. I can't blame the guy for not wanting to continue milking the corpse of Led Zeppelin when he can continue to explore new musical ground.

Plus, if I had a chance to tour with Jimmy Page or Alison Krauss...I'd pick Alison Krauss in a heartbeat. I mean, seriously. Cadaverous, past-it rock guitarist or luminously lovely bluegrass songbird? It's not a complicated choice.

NorCalLos: Philbigtime: NorCalLos: I haven't heard the album, but the performance on the grammy's was crap. Neither of them have very good tone and she has no personality/passion/presence/voice. Two people singing the same melody at the same time: Not magic. It's like they were each trying to fill in the harmonic space the other lacks.

Get back to me when you learn what "melody" and "harmony" mean.

By the way, I saw them at ACL and they kicked ass. I guess maybe I'm just getting old and I'm starting to like old people music. I can understand someone listening to it and thinking it's boring, but my ears have never heard a sound like Plant's and Krauss' harmonies. And I like that sound. A lot.

"Harmony" and "Harmonic" do not mean the same thing, dick ass.

Neither do "harmony" and "melody", vagina poo.

"Harmony" and "Harmonic" do not mean the same thing, dick ass.

See, that's what I like: a well-reasoned, succinct, and civil joinder. The "dick ass" is the pungent herb that really completes the dish.

this is literally the dumbest non-argument i've ever had the displeasure of participating in on the internet, but I never said or implied that harmony and melody are the same thing. if you're going to insult me, please have the balls to explain what it is you have a problem with, or preferably, just shut the f up.

You must hate yourself if you're willingly entering into our pleaseant little discussion. No one is making you.

You said that Plant and Krauss sing "the same melody at the same time". As a matter of fact 98% of the time they are singing harmonies.

But here's how Fark works, in case you didn't know. You make a statement of opinion that I disagree with. Naturally, individual opinions not being a traditionally accepted pillar of argumentative discourse, I must express my pleasure with you by attacking factual gaps in your statement. The more obscure and inexpicable my attack, the more you get confused by it. When our Fark friends and neighbors read the post, they see your normally calm exterior chinked by the use of such crude language as "dick ass". Then they take the logical step of realizing that your opinion MUST be wrong, and rush out to buy the new Plant/Krauss album.

Fart knocker.

Krauss sounds really good in duet. Just a cool quirk, I guess.

/LOVE her with Vince Gill

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but harmony is made up of two or more melodies articulated simultaneously. It usually involves couterpoint, which I failed to notice during the horrible Grammys performance. I'm not saying it wasn't there, because I was so unaffected by the performance that I didn't really pay attention. Also, the same melody can be sang in different registers, creating harmony in its most base form.

And for the record, your megalomaniacal delusion of how much your fark comments affect the world is sad, but mildly amusing.

Hmmm... so far I'm gonna have to give the Grammy for Best Threadjack to.....

*opens envelope*

.....Philbigtime for his original juxtaposition, 'Fart Knocker'.

Philbigtime also won earlier this evening for 'Vagina Poo'.

MaxxLarge:

Yeah. 'Cuz that's SO much better than having anything to do with any sort of a Zeppelin reunion tour. Pffft.

What an asshole.

You poor little dear. So much for applauding someone who blows off a ginormous pile of cash to instead do something new that they appear to enjoy immensely, huh? Shake your tiny fist any harder and it may fall off.

Didn't see their performance at the Grammy Awards, NorCalLos, but having seen numerous clips of the two and a live show last summer, I am on multiple levels really quite puzzled as to what the hell you're nattering on about.

Dumbear: Let's at least give some props to T-Bone while we hatin'.

And finally, this^eleventy.

I've always wondered what people are thinking when they call someone's music "boring". Yes, it's not a rock album. Not all music has to be loud and fast. Sometimes you just want something to calm you down or help you fall asleep.

I was disappointed in the Grammy performance. I saw them in NYC and they were great. Actually at the performance Robert mentioned that this was the "first chapter". And contrary to the article, they were supposed to film St. Louis performances for a DVD. I have the email somewhere from them about a second show they were adding to do this.

Anyway, Here's the song they should have performed at the Grammys. Please Read the Letter (new window). This is from their performance on CMT's Crossroads. The whole show is on the CMT web site. They have interviews and discussions with Alison, Robert, and T-Bone. Watch and learn why Robert thought Alison was on Quaaludes the first time he talked to her! What exotic Asian art Alison's mom took her to as child! and more!

/plus Alison in that dress and those boots, rawr.

I say this is good news.

This time, however, NO AUTOTUNE. Also, maybe lose a bit of the comp on Plant as well. Let his voice live and breathe a little bit.

Will the follow up album be called "Pounding Sand" ?

barneyfifesbullet: Alison Krauss is such a recording industry darling, that she could fart in a bathtub..

Pics?

barneyfifesbullet: Alison Krauss is such a recording industry darling so farking hot, that she could fart in a bathtub and she would get a Grammy for it I would gladly eat the bubbles.

/FTFM.
/She's really, really talented, though.

I've been listening to it since it came out, seems like over a year now.

And I'm stumped.

I don't like it that much and can't decide if it's because it's not that good or it's just not my style of music. I kinda like Plant and kinda like Krauss but some of this bluegrass/Appalachian stuff is just a snoozefest.

I do like the Everly Bros. cover, though.

NorCalLos, thanks for playing along with me. I had fun.

mfaby: I've been listening to it since it came out, seems like over a year now.

And I'm stumped.

I don't like it that much and can't decide if it's because it's not that good or it's just not my style of music. I kinda like Plant and kinda like Krauss but some of this bluegrass/Appalachian stuff is just a snoozefest.

I do like the Everly Bros. cover, though.

Ding ding ding. You call it a snoozefest. I saw them play in KC, and it was the best show of the year.

Philbigtime: But here's how Fark works, in case you didn't know. You make a statement of opinion that I disagree with. Naturally, individual opinions not being a traditionally accepted pillar of argumentative discourse, I must express my pleasure with you by attacking factual gaps in your statement. The more obscure and inexpicable my attack, the more you get confused by it. When our Fark friends and neighbors read the post, they see your normally calm exterior chinked by the use of such crude language as "dick ass". Then they take the logical step of realizing that your opinion MUST be wrong, and rush out to buy the new Plant/Krauss album.

Fart knocker.

You win.

I gotta tell ya, that album may have a couple of turds on it but it's a fantastic work of art. "Please Read the Letter,"Rich Woman," and "Fortune Teller" are both highly 'listenable' and extremely well crafted on deeper inspection. And for some reason, the album has this lurking sex appeal to it. I can't put my finger on it, though I'm sure that someone will snark that I have the hots for a scrotum-faced, 60-something Robert Plant. But yeah, there's this steamy undercurrent all through it.

Bucky Katt: Will the follow up album be called "Pounding Sand" ?

Down a rat hole?

Cat Food Sandwiches: So, is he tapping it, or what?

I vote: "YES!"

Reunions largely suck, moreso when an original member is dead. It also sort of depends on how old the band is though. Dinosaur Jr., Meat Puppets, The Jesus and Mary Chain: all great reunions with 2/3 resulting in great new albums. Talking Heads: a reunion I would probably toss some salad to make happen. Zep: Too far past their prime and minus Bonzo? I'll just take drugs and listen to their classic albums thanks.

I wonder if Jimmy Page is green with envy over Plant's Grammy wins and reborn relevance in the music world.

On another note, maybe I'm just projecting, but there is zero chemistry (sexual) between Plant and Kraus at the Grammy's. She looked liked she barely tolerated his hugs, plus he kept hogging the spotlight. On the hand, she was very cozy with T-Bone.

Whatever, I know. They probably have separate lives.

I will be buying this one as soon as it hits the shelves. I thought "Raising Sand" was a brilliant record. But then I'm very eclectic when it comes to music.

I'd much rather Plant followed his muse & made some new and interesting music like he's currently doing, rather than embark on a cash-grab Zeppelin reunion tour which would probably be lackluster, and too expensive for most people to attend anyway.

So, does this officially make Allison Krause the Yoko Ono of Zeppelin?