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WaywardSon 
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 Topic: Robert Plant dismisses RH and RHCP
Posted: January 31 2008 at 23:07 |
Just saw this now, bit of gossip from NME
I always find it interesting what people like and don´t like, so I thought I would post it
Robert Plant calls Radiohead crap
Robert Plant labelled Radiohead “crap” while out drinking in north London at the weekend, according to The Sun’s Buzarre column.
According to the paper, Plant was drinking with a woman and demanded that the music playing in the pub was changed.
Apparently Plant described Radiohead as “rhyming crap”, and also rubbished Red Hot Chili Peppers (whose music he likened to a nursery rhyme) before settling on Captain Beefheart.
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rileydog22
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Posted: January 31 2008 at 23:17 |
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Avantgardehead
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 00:19 |
Ha, nice! I wonder what Captain Beefheart sounds like under the influence...  Anyway, more clappies for Mr. Plant! 
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 00:31 |
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guys
he was plastered off his ass
he insulted a band by calling them "rhyming crap"
just let that sink in for a sec
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soundsweird
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 00:50 |
This isn't the first time Plant has said something stupid. Years ago (about the time Page & Plant did that MTV Unplugged show that resulted in the release of "No Quarter"), in a TV interview, Plant made a comment about the woeful state of current popular music. The interviewer asked who was to blame, and he said one word: "Genesis". The interviewer looked at him like he was kidding and asked, "You mean the rock group?" and Plant replied simply "Yeah."
Personally, I think that there are a lot of similarities between the sound of Genesis and the sound of Led Zeppelin, whether it's the use of mellotron, or odd time signatures, or grandiose gestures. I lost a lot of respect for him when I heard that, and this comment doesn't help.
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 00:58 |
Guys...this is Robert Plant......a Living Legend.
As far as I'm concerned Robert has earned the right to criticize other acts.
But I'm a Zep freak so I might be kinda biased.  |
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Logan
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 01:23 |
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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.
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laplace
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 09:33 |
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Outspoken musicians are always fun, no matter their opinions. and frankly, RHCP deserve it. =)
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Peter
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 09:41 |
Robert Plant has opinions on music, eh? 
Bet he breaks wind upon occasion too....
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Guzzman
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 10:56 |
I'm wondering what kind of state the music press is in! The NME quoting The Sun?  They can't be taken seriously, IMHO. A tabloid and one of the worst!  And on the other hand: If it really was Plant, even he was pi**ed up to the eyeballs, he's entitled to his own opinion like everybody else. So if for him Radiohead is crap, so be it. Same goes for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. And aren't people discussing Genesis on the very pages of PA all the time? How they went down the drain after Phil Collins made a pop band out of them?
Edited by Guzzman - February 01 2008 at 10:57
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: February 01 2008 at 11:08 |
This doesn't bother me in the slightest. 
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 05:00 |
Genesis did go down the drain when Collins turned it into a pop band, but Plant is hardly justified in soley blaming Genesis for the state of popular music. As for RHCP, I have not liked anything from them whatsoever. I don't think RH are particularly remarkable, but nonetheless an alright band. Some artists throughout their career consistently put out great, innovative fresh music, like Steve Vai or Frank Zappa. Plant has done nothing remarkable since since Led Zeppelin effectively ended in 1980. I wont even bother buying any of his solo albums. The fact an artist that has not done anything remarkable in 27 years (IMHO anyway), to me means he probably shouldn't be out there really critising anyone else.
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Avantgardehead
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 05:33 |
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^ But that's like saying that you have to be in an active band or be a musician to have opinions about music.
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JayDee
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 09:16 |
No big deal here. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, Plant or no Plant.
By the way, Led Zep is crap.  |
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 09:51 |
 Majestic_Mayhem wrote:
No big deal here. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, Plant or no Plant.
By the way, Led Zep is crap. |
I'm not sure why I find that so amusing, maybe it's because it's nearly 2am  I don't mind Led Zep, but to be honest, I have not listened to them in over 2 years.
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Philéas
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 10:58 |
laplace wrote:
Outspoken musicians are always fun, no matter their opinions. and frankly, RHCP deserve it. =)
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jimmy_row
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 12:34 |
 
.,,I hear he even puts his pants on one leg at a time
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Signature Writers Guild on strike
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 17:02 |
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I love how everyone misses the insult words that he uses
he called Radiohead "rhyming crap"
how is that possibly an insult?
Edited by heyitsthatguy - February 02 2008 at 17:03
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King Crimson776
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 17:12 |
heyitsthatguy wrote:
guys he was plastered off his ass he insulted a band by calling them "rhyming crap" just let that sink in for a sec
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heyitsthatguy wrote:
guys he was plastered off his ass he insulted a band by calling them "rhyming crap" just let that sink in for a sec
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heyitsthatguy wrote:
guys he was plastered off his ass he insulted a band by calling them "rhyming crap" just let that sink in for a sec
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Posted: February 02 2008 at 17:19 |
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Like Thom Yorke, and the Peppers, give a rip what an old has-been thinks. Can't wait to hear Yorke's rebuttal when the papers ask him for a quote. Or Flea's for that matter.
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Robert Plant dismisses RH and RHCP
