Hmm, due to the fact that in the past 14 days, we've marked the anniversery of the death of Jimi Hendrix, and the destruction of the band Led Zeppelin, I figured we needed a threat to discuss fallen legends of music.

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed
With a word she can get what she came for

Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure
And you know sometimes words have two meanings
In the tree by the brook there's a songbird who sings
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven

Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a feeling I get when I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who stand looking

Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

And it's whispered that soon, if we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason
And a new day will dawn for those who stand long
And the forest will echo with laughter

And it makes me wonder

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now
It's just a spring clean for the May Queen

Yes there are two paths you can go by
but in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on

Your head is humming and it won't go because you don't know
The piper's calling you to join him
Dear lady can't you hear the wind blow and did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our souls
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll
Woe oh oh oh oh oh
And she's buying a stairway to heaven

There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven
And when she gets there she knows if the stores are closed
With a word she can get what she came for

And she's buying a stairway to heaven, uh uh uh

25 years ago yesterday, John Bonham died, thus ending one of the greatest bands of all time, Led Zeppelin.

Anyways, the point of this thread is to discuss fallen bands we enjoy so.. discuss.

Frank Sinatra :)

Freddie Mercury!

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come, easy go
A little high, little low
Anyway the wind blows, doesn't really matter to me, to me

Mama, just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Mama, life had just begun
But now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama, ooo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters

Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody - I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama, ooo - (anyway the wind blows)
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo, Gallileo,
Gallileo Figaro - magnifico

But I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come easy go - will you let me go
Bismillah! No - we will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let him go
Bismillah! We will not let you go - let me go
Will not let you go - let me go (never)
Never let you go - let me go
Never let me go - ooo
No, no, no, no, no, no, no -
Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me
for me
for me

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh baby - can't do this to me baby
Just gotta get out - just gotta get right outta here

Ooh yeah, ooh yeah
Nothing really matters
Anyone can see
Nothing really matters - nothing really matters to me

Anyway the wind blows...

CJ

Let me guess, you young whipper snappers would think I was terrible if I put PETRA here, right?

Let me guess, you young whipper snappers would think I was terrible if I put PETRA here, right?

Nah. My whole deal was remembering Led Zeppelin, but anything goes.

It was the worst when:

Elvis died on August 16, 1977
Buddy Holly's plane went down
John Lennon was shot
Patsy Cline died
Freddie Mercury died
Michael Hutchence committed suicide


...and you know, more.

I remember, well not me, but my mom remembered the day Elvis died. It was on her birthday and they were all together at her mom's house and my dad came into the kitchen where she, my aunt, and my grandma were and told them that he had died. My aunt thought he was kidding around - my dad would always do that sort of thing, poke fun at her because she was a huge Elvis fanatic. But it was true. And they all were completely shocked.

CJ, a big nod to Bohemian Rhapsody. One of the best songs ever written.

Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait and all will be revealed

Talk and song from tongues of lilting grace, whose sounds caress my ear
But not a word I heard could I relate, the story was quite clear
Oh, oh.

Oh, I been flying... mama, there ain't no denyin'
I've been flying, ain't no denyin', no denyin'

All I see turns to brown, as the sun burns the ground
And my eyes fill with sand, as I scan this wasted land
Trying to find, trying to find where I've been.

Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream
Heed the path that led me to that place, yellow desert stream
My Shangri-La beneath the summer moon, I will return again
Sure as the dust that floats high in June, when movin' through Kashmir.

Oh, father of the four winds, fill my sails, across the sea of years
With no provision but an open face, along the straits of fear
Ohh.

When I'm on, when I'm on my way, yeah
When I see, when I see the way, you stay-yeah

Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, when I'm down...
Ooh, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah, well I'm down, so down
Ooh, my baby, oooh, my baby, let me take you there

Let me take you there. Let me take you there

Pearl Jam is still together I believe, but they don't produce like they used to, so Im listing them

aaliyah, she was a great singer, also lisa lopez, i know theyre not rock or anything but at the time, i liked them. jerry lewis definitely, he rocks!

Aw, yeah. I was so sad when Left Eye died. :(

pax 217 and supertones are both on farewell tours, soon to be dead as well.

to those 2 bands *stands up and does an army salute* I SALUUTE YOU!!! you shall forever be remembered.

yeah, it was pretty sad when left eye died. i wish i couldve known jerry lewis, even though he married his distant but fully 13 year old cousin and soon after beat her, because no one liked him any more. oh well i still like his music, hes by far the best piano player EVER!!!

yeah, it was pretty sad when left eye died. i wish i couldve known jerry lewis, even though he married his distant but fully 13 year old cousin and soon after beat her, because no one liked him any more. oh well i still like his music, hes by far the best piano player EVER!!!

The guy married his 13 year old cousin...?

Yes he did. Though I think she was a little older than thirteen. It had something to do with their culture.

Yes he did. Though I think she was a little older than thirteen. It had something to do with their culture.

What culture was this?

You know, I couldn't tell you off the top of my head. One where it was okay to marry your underage cousin, apparently.

I have recently fallen in love with this picture. Need I say more?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v734/Isildur9473/plantbonham.jpg

dude how could you guys forget Deep Purple?

http://www.blogography.com/photos4/flock.jpg
:D

CJ

dude how could you guys forget Deep Purple?

Deep Purple still plays. Even though they lost Ritchie Blackmore. Ian Gillan walked off for the second time. You know, you're right, the real Deep Purple no longer exists. The one that recorded Made in Japan is gone, the abomination that called themselves Deep Purple that played at Live 8, that still exists.

Deep Purple still plays. Even though they lost Ritchie Blackmore. Ian Gillan walked off for the second time. You know, you're right, the real Deep Purple no longer exists. The one that recorded Made in Japan is gone, the abomination that called themselves Deep Purple that played at Live 8, that still exists.
well of course, and yes i meant the original lineup