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The Blind Boys of Alabama — Nobody's Fault But Mine
Album: Spirit Of The Century
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Released: 2001
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Ain't nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

My mother she taught me how to read
My mother she taught me how to read
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

Well I got a bible in my house
Well I got a bible in my house
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

My sister she taught me how to read
My sister she taught me how to read
If I don't read, my soul be lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine
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I said Yo..!! 
Posted 4 hours ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
 BCMountainsMusic wrote:

where was that show? sounds mike a gooder!


In Greenville, SC at the then Bi-Lo Center, but now it is the Bon Secours Wellness Arena aka The Well. 
Posted 1 month ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
 tripp1 wrote:

I saw them open for Tom Petty around 2000?  I was 2nd row, center. All around a good show. 


where was that show? sounds mike a gooder!
Posted 5 months ago by BCMountainsMusic    [ Reply ]
saw them years ago at Sasquatch Fest, Ben Harper was there and they’d just released an album with him… they all got on stage together and wow! 🤯
Posted 5 months ago by BCMountainsMusic    [ Reply ]
I saw them open for Tom Petty around 2000?  I was 2nd row, center. All around a good show. 
Posted 9 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

It would be nice to hear LedZep after this.



You asked for it and William just delivered 7 months later with Ramble On.  And you were correct, it is nice.  Very nice.
Posted 1 year ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:

It would be nice to hear LedZep after this.




I'm sorry that I can only upvote this one time.  x1000    :)
Posted 1 year ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

Maybe if we's stop relying on some spook in the sky to fix our problems and just got to work, we'd be better off...

How much evil has been done in this world in the name of righteousness?



Quite a bit, actually. But I don't see how the existence of evil is God's fault.
Posted 1 year ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 Gregorama wrote:
GregX59 wrote: They are also playing at the Austin City Limits Festival in September. Whole bunch of artists heard on RP. Details at www.aclfest.com. I'll be there with my RP ball cap on!


The Blind Boys of Alabama came to a town near me about a month ago and it was a great show. They played this song as well as Amazing Grace. It was a great show and I'd recommend going if you get the chance!
Posted 1 year ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
It would be nice to hear LedZep after this.
 
It happened!
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 TheKing2 wrote:

NBFBM but I seem unable to like this. 

(for those who wondered the 2 is from me .I'll PSD and shut up)




I feel the same
Posted 1 year ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
It would be nice to hear LedZep after this.
Posted 1 year ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
NBFBM but I seem unable to like this. 

(for those who wondered the 2 is from me .I'll PSD and shut up)
Posted 1 year ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

Maybe if we's stop relying on some spook in the sky to fix our problems and just got to work, we'd be better off...

How much evil has been done in this world in the name of righteousness?




You are justified in your suspicion that many monstrous acts have been committed on the pretext of "Divine Will." It is also true that tremendous acts of kindness and generosity have been driven by religious convictions. Do you want to throw out the pizza because it has anchovies?
Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
 dlm1 wrote:

I saw them live in Germany 2013 during the TFF in Rudolstadt. I liked their show very much.
The TFF is like the festival version of RP. :)




Other Festivals in Germany are also a festival version of RP. For Example the "Haldern Pop Festival" i´ve been 8 times on!
Posted 2 years ago by philonair    [ Reply ]
Maybe if we's stop relying on some spook in the sky to fix our problems and just got to work, we'd be better off...

How much evil has been done in this world in the name of righteousness?
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 bahalana wrote:

You have to see these guys live. (Yes they really are blind.) They go out into the crowd and PREACH. It's spine tingling. Even as an atheist (whatever you think that means) it's POWERFUL!


We are going to see them tomorrow night. Can't wait!
c.
Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
This sounds sort of like a song you might hear in Railroad Tycoon II, which by the way has an incredible instrumental soundtrack, probably the best collection there is of "old timey railroad music".
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
You have to see these guys live. (Yes they really are blind.) They go out into the crowd and PREACH. It's spine tingling. Even as an atheist (whatever you think that means) it's POWERFUL!
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
Would it be blasphemy to want to hear Led Zep's song by the same name after this?
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
The introductions to previously-unheard (by me) music never ends on the Fabulous RP. The last time I heard these guys on here was the first for me, and I immediately got lost in an evening of research on this fascinating old group and its ever- changing members. Shared the info with a few appreciative folks. Thanks for the ongoing education, Bill. Priceless.
Posted 3 years ago by Phoenix68    [ Reply ]
The posted lyrics are wrong/incomplete sadly...how do we fix that??
Posted 4 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
I assume it's coincidence this followed "Everlasting Light". I really think I can hear similarities, and am impressed thinking Bill (or is it Rebecca?) would have recognized this in their head.
Posted 4 years ago by tichy    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:

Wiki..
"It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" or "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson in 1927.
"Nobody's Fault but Mine" tells of a spiritual struggle, with reading the Bible as the path to salvation, or, rather, the failure to read it leading to damnation. Johnson was blinded at age seven when his stepmother threw a caustic solution[3] and his verses attribute his father, mother, and sister with teaching him how to read.
 
Thanks for that!  Pretty interesting.
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Need an invitation to perform this at the White House - STAT. 

P.S.  Ah, we are on the same page: BG follows with "Call The Doctor".
Posted 4 years ago by jamesat43    [ Reply ]
It's Nobody's Fault but Mine " or " Nobody's Fault but Mine " is a song first recorded by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson in 1927.
Don't think anybody from Zep were even a gleam in their daddy's eye yet.
Zep helped us hear a version.
Posted 4 years ago by dflee    [ Reply ]
 Gotta be the oldest band on RP... they began singing together in 1939!
Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
I keep wanting to hear Zeppelin after this...
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:

My guess would be it's taken from an old spiritual or gospel song from a previous century.  
 
Wiki..
"It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" or "Nobody's Fault but Mine" is a song first recorded by gospel blues artist Blind Willie Johnson in 1927.
"Nobody's Fault but Mine" tells of a spiritual struggle, with reading the Bible as the path to salvation, or, rather, the failure to read it leading to damnation. Johnson was blinded at age seven when his stepmother threw a caustic solution[3] and his verses attribute his father, mother, and sister with teaching him how to read.
Posted 4 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 IrieTom wrote:
Worst Led Zeppelin cover ever!

(*zips up flame-retardant suit*)
 Hahaha! I came to post that I'd like to hear Led Zep's  tune by the same title.
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:

My guess would be it's taken from an old spiritual or gospel song from a previous century.  
 

I think the point was that the lyrics listed in the blob on the new website are totally wrong.
Posted 4 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
Worst Led Zeppelin cover ever!

(*zips up flame-retardant suit*)
Posted 4 years ago by IrieTom    [ Reply ]
 dianed wrote:
Where did the lyrics listed come from? They are very incorrect.
 
My guess would be it's taken from an old spiritual or gospel song from a previous century.  
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Where did the lyrics listed come from? They are very incorrect.
Posted 5 years ago by dianed    [ Reply ]
I saw them live in Germany 2013 during the TFF in Rudolstadt. I liked their show very much.
The TFF is like the festival version of RP. :)
Posted 6 years ago by dlm1    [ Reply ]
this is great..
Posted 6 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
David Bromberg's version is much, much better.

in fact, less Biind Boys and more Bromberg would be greatly appreciated.  
Posted 6 years ago by Megavolt    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
Kind of hard to beat a good bass voice. In some weird twist these guys make me hear parallels to Rachmaninoff's Vespers and gets me thinking, yeah in a way, these bods are all doing the same thing. Singing in response to just being here on this planet. Here and now.
(wait for the second song, kicks in at 2.44) ok, so maybe it is just me.

 
I think Rachmaninov's Vespers would fit rather well on RP... so why not leading into (or out of) this one?

(And it would be nice to hear the occasional classical interludes (which are great) occasionally venturing outside the Top 100 Classical Pieces list.)
Posted 7 years ago by somnium    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Say what you like about god botherers, and this stroppy atheist says plenty, but they sho' make some good toons and fine buildings. Hallelujah!

 
You can get an "Amen!" from this atheist too, brutha! Wonderful tune, amazing delivery. 
Posted 8 years ago by mdnlsn    [ Reply ]
Say what you like about god botherers, and this stroppy atheist says plenty, but they sho' make some good toons and fine buildings. Hallelujah!
Posted 8 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
These guys are great.
Posted 8 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
 scottdoggett wrote:
I LOVE this version of "Nobody's Fault But Mine"! 

 
You took the words right out of my mouth, and I mean to the word.  And I'll add, they (and Blind Willie) are so right.
Posted 8 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
I LOVE this version of "Nobody's Fault But Mine"! 
Posted 9 years ago by scottdoggett    [ Reply ]
What a sad song.
The blues are giving me the blues.

Upbeat, I'm telling you. We need upbeat music.{#Mrgreen}
Posted 10 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I also like John Renbourn's version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoC6fXUecGE
Posted 10 years ago by Lacapella    [ Reply ]
Yes!  Another atheist of the Christian tradition who loves this song and anything else sung by those Blind Boys of Alabama!

And, yes, the Led Zep version is great too!
Posted 10 years ago by woodchuk    [ Reply ]
Awful singing!
Posted 10 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 flyboy wrote:

I want to hear it.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Great song, great message. 

 
I agree, I love the Bible and I read it and quote it often.  It is very important to our great culture.  Athiests like me love it for a lot of reasons. God bless America.
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 Ulises wrote:
The message of this song is not one we Americans want to hear.

well my mother she taught me how to pray,
mother she taught me how to pray
if i fail to pray and my soul be lost;
ain't nobody's fault but mine
 
I want to hear it.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

Great song, great message. 
Posted 10 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Wait... Didn't Led Zeppelin write this? (/me ducks)
Posted 10 years ago by pkimbrel    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:

Everybody in my churches loves this song...
 

 
..... mine to Mr Lazarus - wonderful stuff :))
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
Kind of hard to beat a good bass voice. In some weird twist these guys make me hear parallels to Rachmaninoff's Vespers and gets me thinking, yeah in a way, these bods are all doing the same thing. Singing in response to just being here on this planet. Here and now.
(wait for the second song, kicks in at 2.44) ok, so maybe it is just me.




Posted 10 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Nice version... I hadn't heard it before. I don't think I love it as much as Nina Simone's take on it... but it's still a powerful tune.
Posted 10 years ago by Vespertine82    [ Reply ]
Some more Blind Boys with Peter Gabriel
Posted 10 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my churches loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
George Bush's theme song, I believe.
   

scraig wrote:

As if that line would ever fall out of his mouth.

 
Don't you fret. In a few years, he'll have Alzheimer's so bad he won't be able to chew his food. Gair-own-tee. 
Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Ooh!  I got chill bumps from that one .....most excellent !!!!
Posted 11 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
Hear the Word, sinners, and boogie.
Posted 12 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
I am ashamed to admit I grew up about 60 miles from their hometown, and never heard of them until the last few years. Just wonderful.
Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Great...
Posted 12 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Not the best song ever, but the performance is just awesome. (9/10)
Posted 12 years ago by RoelantSiekman    [ Reply ]
Saw them at the Gabriel concert too - they are incredibly inspirational!  Powerful musicians!
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys do this at a  Peter Gabriel concert - they blew out the speaker cones. Man, they were powerful.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
individual accountability for sin...
I thought the REGIME sent out a memo makling this a criminal act...
Posted 13 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Fab-u-lous.

{#Angel}
Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
That was a great song — I am somehow uplifted.
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
Well allright!  that was too cool. What most folks don't know is that Charlie Musselwhite and John Hammond are both on this album AND the BBoys cover Tom Waits "Jesus Gonna Be Here".


Posted 13 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
Love all versions of this great classic!{#Cheers}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Can't help myself.  I love these guys!{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by LennytheB    [ Reply ]
SORRY, 1
Posted 14 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
The only other version I've heard of this song was Led Zeppelin's - and I really think I prefer this version. The heart and soul just radiates outward, without a power-guitar or thunder-drums.  I love it.{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}
Posted 14 years ago by Beez    [ Reply ]
Holy harmonies, Batman!
Posted 14 years ago by osbyec    [ Reply ]
Actually it was Balcones fault. But I'm sure I'll get the blame anyway. Excellent tune!
Posted 14 years ago by schitfitz    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
 "rules and regulations"  try guidance.Indulge yourself long enough and one day you may see the light...or maybe not . you get to choose. {#Pray}nicolaluna wrote:
Sure it's soulful.  And so is

"Jesus.  Died.  For somebody's sins, but not mine. 
Meltin in a pot of thieves, wild card up my sleeve. 
Thick.  Heart of stone.  My sins my own.  They belong to me.  Me. 
People say beware!  But I just don't care.  The words are just rules and regulations to me."

Amen, sister.    {#Hungry}   {#Twisted}   {#Tongue-out}
 
 
One of my favorite Patty Smith lines!!!!


Posted 15 years ago by MaryM    [ Reply ]
 nate917 wrote:
One-third of the listenership gave this an 8? That's the most egregious case of ballot-box stuffing I've ever seen.
 

Nate needs to learn statistics.  Its a perfectly normal distribution.
Posted 15 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
I swear I can feel that bass voice in my bones...heavenly.
Posted 15 years ago by denmom    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
George Bush's theme song, I believe.
 
As if that line would ever fall out of his mouth.

Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
They're wrong.  It was all my fault.  Sorry.
Posted 15 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
George Bush's theme song, I believe.
Posted 15 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
hmmm, yes, i agree. 

i have indulged myself, and i have chosen! 

thanks ever so much for the tip!  {#Sunny}


 1wolfy wrote:
 "rules and regulations"  try guidance.Indulge yourself long enough and one day you may see the light...or maybe not . you get to choose. {#Pray} 
 

Posted 15 years ago by nicolaluna    [ Reply ]
 daveh25 wrote:
if this can't touch your soul, you may not have one. And who's fault is that
 

Amen to that!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 "rules and regulations"  try guidance.Indulge yourself long enough and one day you may see the light...or maybe not . you get to choose. {#Pray}nicolaluna wrote:
Sure it's soulful.  And so is

"Jesus.  Died.  For somebody's sins, but not mine. 
Meltin in a pot of thieves, wild card up my sleeve. 
Thick.  Heart of stone.  My sins my own.  They belong to me.  Me. 
People say beware!  But I just don't care.  The words are just rules and regulations to me."

Amen, sister.    {#Hungry}   {#Twisted}   {#Tongue-out}
 


Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Sure it's soulful.  And so is

"Jesus.  Died.  For somebody's sins, but not mine. 
Meltin in a pot of thieves, wild card up my sleeve. 
Thick.  Heart of stone.  My sins my own.  They belong to me.  Me. 
People say beware!  But I just don't care.  The words are just rules and regulations to me."

Amen, sister.    {#Hungry}   {#Twisted}   {#Tongue-out}
Posted 16 years ago by nicolaluna    [ Reply ]
Waaaaaaaaaay soulful. Love it. {#Innocent}
Posted 16 years ago by Kittee    [ Reply ]

Lovin' that harmonica!

Posted 16 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
love it.
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
wow , they were in my backyard and I missed it...grrblue wrote:
I had the pleasure to see the BBOA Saturday in San Juan Capistrano. They provided the most amazing and uplifting live performance I have ever seen. If you know and love their work, you have got to go!
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
The message of this song is not one we Americans want to hear. well my mother she taught me how to pray, mother she taught me how to pray if i fail to pray and my soul be lost; ain't nobody's fault but mine
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
nate917 wrote:
One-third of the listenership gave this an 8? That's the most egregious case of ballot-box stuffing I've ever seen.
You're obviously unfamiliar with Chicago politics.... I'm giving it an 8 (three times, if possible).
Posted 16 years ago by jksteacher    [ Reply ]
This one woke up the spirit of conviction in me
Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Excellent song and I found a great radio today! (accidentally =))
Posted 16 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
otto63 wrote:
Do we have a funeral today?
Past tense, we've surely passed over into (musical)heaven........
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
otto63 wrote:
Do we have a funeral today?
No funeral... just great music
Posted 16 years ago by c0rni    [ Reply ]
Do we have a funeral today?
Posted 16 years ago by otto63    [ Reply ]
I had the pleasure to see the BBOA Saturday in San Juan Capistrano. They provided the most amazing and uplifting live performance I have ever seen. If you know and love their work, you have got to go!
Posted 16 years ago by grrblue    [ Reply ]
Wack-A-Mole wrote:
When I hear music like this (delta blues) it makes me feel proud that I'm a descendant of slaves. I'm in the process of setting up in Texas on land that my great grand father purchased 11 years after slavery ended. Being a city raised person being able to have RP give me a piece of home in a new town and then to play music like this is amazing. Hearing the blues in the south has added meaning to me.
That's a pretty cool story. It's great the land stayed in the family that long, many folks were not so lucky, having been run off by 'fires of undetermined origin' and other mysterious circumstances. The little town of Manor ('May-nor, not 'Manner') near Austin suffered something of that fate: it was a thriving community until the 50's, when a spate of unexplained fires permanently damaged the community. 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' was filmed there, as was parts of 'Honeysuckle Rose'. Our 'country estate' is not far from you: Smithville. We're only about twenty minutes apart! It's more 'country' than 'estate': 20 acres and a single-wide. But it's quiet, a nice escape from the city. Thanks for sharing your story! c.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
The 1973 Paul Butterfield Better Days CD has the best version of all time! Paul Butterfield's Better Days: Paul Butterfield (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric piano, harp); Geoff Muldaur (vocals, slide guitar, piano, vibraphone); Amos Garrett (guitar, background vocals); Ronnie Barron (piano, organ, background vocals); Billy Rich (bass); Christopher Parker (drums). Additional personnel: Dave Sanborn (alto saxophone); Gene Dinwiddie, J.D. Parran (tenor saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone); Peter Ecklund, Stan Shafran (trumpet); Sam Burtis, Gary Brocks (trombone); Maria Muldaur, Dennis Whited, Bobby Charles (background vocals). Recorded at Bearsville Sound Studio, Bearsville, New York.
Posted 17 years ago by wmstadler    [ Reply ]
One-third of the listenership gave this an 8? That's the most egregious case of ballot-box stuffing I've ever seen.
Posted 17 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by rangersfan    [ Reply ]
sillyboy wrote:
Not bad at all. Bruce Cockburns' is better. Joan Osbornes' is better. Blind Willie Johnsons' is better. But this isn't bad. :)
Don't forget Zeppelin.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I heard Cold War Kids do this live and they can lay it down pretty nicely.
Posted 17 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
I'm not blind, but I'm a 'bama boy and I like it.
Posted 17 years ago by Geo_orc1    [ Reply ]
I love this "stuff".... must be that Southern upbringing of mine, this is the stuff they sang in the Baptist church. Ouuuuuu.. my soul.
Posted 18 years ago by honeygirl    [ Reply ]
Oh boys and girls -- there is a much much better version of this out there by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and that girl can play her some guitar too. Check it out! (click here)
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
I too saw them live this year. First half hour I wasn't sure if they still had it. Last half hour I knew they did. Tasty but not particularly filling, at least for me...
Posted 18 years ago by NewFee    [ Reply ]
Great surprise to walk into the room and hear this. I'm sorry to say that since taking up residence under this big rock, I've never before come across any Blind Boys of Alabama. Thanks for the introduction. This is the genre I most love and based on this tune, I like what BBA is doing with it. Must investigate.
Posted 18 years ago by artmaven    [ Reply ]
If you'd ever seen them live, nar' an ill word about the Boys woud be heard. Saw 'em at WOMAD in Washington. Saw them open for Peter Gabriel on the Growing Up tour. Unbelieveable. Just un-f#@%in' believeable. Long Live TBBoA...
Posted 18 years ago by Chimehouse    [ Reply ]
VV wrote:
Too bad they're not mute... as well as blind.
A tasteless, yet allowable comment.
Posted 18 years ago by Death_to_Clear_Channel    [ Reply ]
Too bad they're not mute... instead of blind.
Posted 18 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
scottc wrote:
I feel bad about giving this only a 4. Realizing I could change it to a higher number, I would go on to say that the music is technically superb. It gets a 4 only because I don't really like this genre of musical presentation.
"genre of musical presentation..."....oh please!!!
Posted 18 years ago by jedzep    [ Reply ]
I feel bad about giving this only a 4. Realizing I could change it to a higher number, I would go on to say that the music is technically superb. It gets a 4 only because I don't really like this genre of musical presentation.
Posted 18 years ago by scottc    [ Reply ]
Well I am a low class white guy and I am complaining..... Mangoman wrote:
I never hear blues musicians complain about Led Zep-- Only middle class white guys.
Posted 18 years ago by mgoldman    [ Reply ]
ThePoose wrote:
And another Zep ripoff: The Lemon Song, which would never have seen the light of play had Robert Johnson been poisoned years before that toxic bottle of whiskey was slipped to him at a house party.
Yeah this really sounds like a Zep tune, almost got em' mixed up
Posted 18 years ago by jdpinball    [ Reply ]
Love this group and this album!
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
And another Zep ripoff: The Lemon Song, which would never have seen the light of play had Robert Johnson been poisoned years before that toxic bottle of whiskey was slipped to him at a house party.
Posted 18 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
sillyboy wrote:
Not bad at all. Bruce Cockburns' is better. Joan Osbornes' is better. Blind Willie Johnsons' is better. But this isn't bad. :)
I was just thinking I was glad it wasnt the Joan Osborne version.
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
Mangoman wrote:
I never hear blues musicians complain about Led Zep-- Only middle class white guys.
Oh yeah? They were successfully sued by the preeminent blues musician of the Chicago Chess Records scene. In 1985 composer Willie Dixon won damages, and the right to a credit, over allegations that the lyrics of "Whole Lotta Love" plagiarised his "You Need Love," first recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962. Dixon is credited on the live album How the West was Won. The uncredited ripoffs from Memphis Minnie, Howlin' Wolf and others were never remedied, though I believe legal action was considered by those that nowdays own the rights (not the original composers or artists, alas, in most cases except Dixon's).
Posted 19 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
segueman wrote:
Yeah, this is another old blues song Led Zepplin took writing credit for.
I never hear blues musicians complain about Led Zep-- Only middle class white guys.
Posted 19 years ago by Mangoman    [ Reply ]
all i can say: too cool for words! :-)
Posted 19 years ago by djidji    [ Reply ]