hmmm... I guess I don't pick that stuff up like other people do. With Isaac, I always felt he had more of a drawl than a lisp. -----Original Message----- From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 2:34 PM To: George Booze Subject: RE: [MMouse]: Travis Lisp? oh, he has a lisp my friend. If you want an example, I will have to do a little research, as it doesn't quite record as well as Isacc's but he certainly does. I'll look into a good song, assuming you have the albums...It's more apparent live... a lisp ain't no stutter either, JR -- J.L. Rickard [EMAIL PROTECTED] - email (703) 234-3953 x3139 - voicemail/fax ---- George Booze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > huh? travis doesn't lisp at all... I can't imagine someone with a lisp > doing > "the dismemberment plan gets rich". you need pretty good diction for > that. > > -----Original Message----- > From: J to the R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MMouse]: THE DISMEMBERMENT PLAN ! RESPECT IS DUE ! > > > > The first time I saw Modest Mouse the Dismemberment Plan opened up > for > them. > > "The Great Lisp Show of 98" > > In a battle of the bands, Modest Mouse destroys The Plan, however...if > it was fought only with lead singers' dueling lisps...it's a toss up. > Travis could certainly hang with Isacc on the lisp front. That would > make for a killer comic book hero... > > He'd pull out a book full of S'ssssss and the evil speach teachers > would > cringe in pain... > > The D-Plan slow jams suck, but if you only listen to the fast jams > you > can understand why...Travis is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego > on his sleeve. Isacc is a lyrical master, but he wears his ego between > his legs... > > however, they're my top two favorite bands...and what's great about > both, > people love them or hate them...at least you can't be ambivalent. > If > I were an "artist," I'd at least want people to fall on either side > of > the fence, rather than sitting with a white spear up their ass in > metaphorical > indecision. > > > > ---- "Matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >i'll jump in and just say that while their song 'the city' is one > > of my > > >*FAVORITE* songs out there right now, i'm kinda lukewarm about the > > rest of > > >their stuff. but, eh, i've only listened to the rest of that cd > a > > couple > > >of times. maybe it'll grow on me, as was the case with modest mouse. > > are > > >any of their other cd's listen-worthy? > > > > The albums preceding 'Emergency & I' (which are 'The Dismemberment > > Plan is > > terrified' and '!') are mandatory listening for anyone following > the > > modern > > era of rock n roll. However, during the time period between ...terrified > > and > > emergency, something magical happend......travis learned to sing > !! > > it > > really shows on Emergency....compare standout trax from 'terrified' > > suchas, > > ice of boston, doing the standstill...with anything from emergency, > > and you > > cannot get the same level of pure sincerity. Emergency & I is one > of > > the > > most profound albums to come out in the past few years and it will > > be a > > major influence on any significant musician to emerge in the near > future. > > it > > seems the d-plan get lumped into the 'emo' category by default. They > > play > > with alot of the bands associated with emo... as already pointed > out, > > but > > they cannot definitively be classified as emo. I would go so far > as > > to say > > they are in a genre completely of their own making. Songs like 'The > > City' > > with its keyboards swelling into valhalla, and that drum breaking > yr > > back as > > you swing yr body in motion with the tingling guitar. And to see > them > > live, > > dancing, moving those hips to every pulse pounding beat. travis beckoning > > for some brave soul to come up front and breakdance.....ah, dear > god, > > is > > there a better band on the planet ? Bringing influences as far ranged > > as hip > > hop to classic r&b to, dare i say, prog rock, the d-plan meld the > sincerity > > and enthusiam of life into their music and it shows. how can one > deny > > the > > power of the d-plan ?! > > > > > > RESPECT IS DUE > > mathhue > > > > > > p.s. http://www.dismembermentplan.com > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
