John Vasco

John , I didn't know that the Eagles had admitted to nicking it, but I had read that Don Felder claimed to have been noodling around and the chord sequence just came to him.
I've loved the Tull since I saw them on Colour me Pop around '68.We used to know is one of my favourites.

You'll get no argument from me regarding the brilliance of the lads from Liverpool. I'm no expert on them, but I am impressed. My Beatles collection consists only of Anthologies 1 and 3. Odd as it may seem, these discs were my first exposure to most of their music. Consequently, when I first heard the "official studio" version of Hey Jude on the radio, I was shocked. I much prefer the stripped-down take on Anthology 3.

To me, one of the hallmarks of brilliance is when you can strip a song down to its essential elements and it still blows your mind. Not only that, but most of their entire catalog can be enjoyed on multiple levels. A newborn child is mesmerized by the melodies, harmonies, and tones while an older, more sophisticated person is also stimulated by thought-provoking lyrics. Where did it all come from, man? Brilliant art, to me, is like something channeled from another world. Just thinking about that really does keep me smiling. Thanks for the kind words.

You, sir, deserve a fucking medal for your role in taking the piss out of delusional Led Zeppelin zombies. Well done!

John,
I am tuning into BBC or something, tv here is crap lol

LOL yep..I will be like a dog with two thingies! Magpies will be back

Oh I am looking forward to meeting you all.. lunacy and all! I will fit in rather nicely I think

Happy New Year to you John! Hope 2010 will be a good one for you and I look forward to meeting you in May

hi - first of all, apologies for the generic message.

i just wanted to say i'm sorry i haven't been around much in the last month or two, but the arthritis has taken an interesting and wholly unwelcome turn that makes my fingers not work, so the start of my new year revolves around an MRI scan of my cervical spine.

should be fun!

in all seriousness, thanks for welcoming me to this forum - i've had a great (almost) year hanging around causing trouble, and look forward to doing it all over again in 2010.

what did you all get for xmas? anything fun?

Merry Christmas John, hope you and the family have a great one