Re: The Final Clip
Just my luck, I resubscribe after a lengthy time away, mainly to get the lowdown from Phil O'Connor, (whose clippings I always appreciated) and he goes and quits on exactly the same day...maybe it was me that did it!!! What am I gonna do? Skinny New Zealand
Re: Worthington
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, Jerry -- they put me in charge of you for the second annual NXNW backyard BBQ. We have really good plans g Gee, does it involve a "blow-up doll?" Actually folks, I have made my airline reservations so.I'll see you @ Twangfest. Viva le' drainage ditch. Kisses and smooches, Jerry NP: The Schramms - Dizzy Spell A pianfully overlooked 1998 release on Checkered Past.
Re: Today is the 99th day of the 99th year:Tornadoes
how bout "let's go chase tornadoes/ just you and me/ you don't often catch 'em/ but man when you do" James McMurtry from Peter Pan on It Had to Happen iceman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/8/99 5:26:42 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's also close to my tornado experience anniversary - and I was thinking to celebrate, I'd lock myself in the house with a lot of fortifying likker and listen to tornado and other catastrophic-near-death themed songs. So, I was hoping you could help with some suggestions... Jim White, "A Perfect Day to Chase Tornados" Very creepy. NW
RE: Chesnutt (was RE: Stephen Bruton's new one
Don writes: I was thinkin' that he seems to bear more than a passing resemblance to you. I want some of what you've been smokin', bub. You forget, there are a few people on this list that know what I look like. g I've heard many comparisons, but never to ol' chipmunk cheeks. sheesh. So you say, Jim, but http://www.wavetech.net/%7eswedberg/inebr1.jpg fairly shouts "separated at birth." Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Fw: Welfare Music Weekly
This might be of interest to some of you. marie -Original Message- Welfare Music Weekly 4/9/99 New this week on WelfareMusic: Interviews THE HANGDOGS: THE BEST BAND YOU NEVER HEARD OF Veterans of the New York City music scene, this band has a solid album, East of Yesterday, behind them, and a good fan base. Their live shows are energetic and tight, and they can pound the beers onstage, never losing a beat while playing. http://www.welfaremusic.com/The_Hangdogs/interview_1_4899.html Features: Just what is an alt-country wife? by Jennifer Dowling SXSW 1999 by Chuck McCutcheon http://www.welfaremusic.com/features.html Essential Albums: Saddle Up! The Cowboy Renaissance--Various Cowboy Nation--Cowboy Nation Too Far to Care--Old 97s http://www.welfaremusic.com/spotlight.html Concert Reviews: Gillian Welch/David Rawlings in Bloomington, IN http://www.welfaremusic.com/concerts.html About WelfareMusic: Its meet the staff week http://www.welfaremusic.com/about.html --- Roughstock has named us site of the week: http://www.roughstock.com/roughstock Definitely a site worth checking out. -- Help keep WelfareMusic in business. Buy our compilation CD: http://www.welfaremusic.com/cd.html Thanks. - Angelo Kontarinis Editor WelfareMusic music with a twang. http://www.welfaremusic.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: RIP Zero Hour
That's a real shame. Besides putting out _Sweet Life_, a fave from last year, they also released the sublime _Shrink_ by the Notwist, which I LOVED. Imagine a German New Order combined with jazz and electronica. A brilliant record. Chris Got an e-mail today from onew of the staff at Zero Hour (Steve Wynn, Varnaline) that the label shut its doors today. Jeff
Re: Go see the Asylum Street Spankers-in Pittsburgh
Thurs April 15 -Fri April 16 at The Bloomfield Bridge Tavern, Liberty Ave Pittsburgh Karl At 08:11 AM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote: On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Bob Soron wrote: If I weren't seeing The World's Allegedly Best Living Songwriter Who Was So Bad I Couldn't Wait to Walk Out on Him (hi Deb#s) tomorrow WHo is Bob/Deb referring to here?? This is too intriguing g . . . -jim
RE: Japanese hipsterism....
Quite possible; a Charles Osgood segment on Japanese bluegrass aired on 2/15, but no one on bgrass-l knowledgeable enough to identify the groups involved seems to have been awake to catch it g. Thanks for checking Jon...I did a little checking myself on the CBS Sunday Morning site to see if they had the story on archive, but so far have come up empty handed... Ahhh, I recall the days when I'd be able to miss Charles (squared) with no problem, but two small faces asking daddy if he'd like to wake up and play has all but extinguished that memory... g sigh morgan
RE: The Stones/more blues than twang
At 05:09 PM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: Seen the Kinks more than any other band I think, from a fantastic show with the original Pretenders opening in Denver, to a sad plodding show in Columbus a few years back. Great band, only English 60's era group I came close to having all the albums. But I love them 60's Stones They were really are an amazing band!!! Ray is in my opinion one of the most underrated songwriters out there... Exile on Main St.!!! Still on the top o' my list... morgan
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Howdy, We think we've stopped whatever it was that was blowing up my mailbox. (At least, it hasn't crashed since Tuesday, so that's a good sign.) We haven't yet figured out what the source of the offending e-mail has been, but we've ruled out P2 and the Fluff Channel as suspects at this time. To be safe though, I'm resubbing to P2 with one of those yahoo accounts. Please note my new P2 address-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got to get back to work right now, but I'll jump back into the P2 pool when I get a free moment or two. Take care, Shane Rhyne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Knoxville, TN == WDVX-FM -- www.wdvx.com Tennessee Saturday Night -- Saturdays, 6 to 9 PM The Fringe -- Saturdays, 9 to Midnight _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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Re: And you think earthquakes and floods bite...
Hey Mark, I just emailed my buddy who's a "board certified" weasel out there... He's got alot of decent ties and gets his acts into some of L.A.'s finest clubs (at least this is what he tells me...what do I know? g)... I'll let you know offline and give you his address... morgan At 04:57 PM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: In an attempt to reverse the faux cowboy "cleansing" of our nation's west coast--I'll bet you think Roy Rogers and Gene Autry died of natural causes, don't you?--the Rangers will be singin', playin', eatin', and sleepin' out that way August 12-23. We've got gigs in the LA area on Saturday Aug 14 and a bluegrass festival in Hood River, OR on the succeeding Saturday and Sunday (Aug 21-22), in addition to a club gig in Independence, OR on Aug 20. I'm hoping I can tap into the collective brain trust of P2 to get more bookings in the week in between--Aug 15-19. San Diego on the 13th is not for sure, either. Those of you with ideas--or better yet, who work for/are friendly with clubs--please contact me OFFLIST. House concerts would be fantabulous, too. Please don't force me to play accordion on the street... Thank you kindly. ___ Mark Wyatt * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * One Riot One Ranger * Columbus, OH http://members.aol.com/oneriot/oneriot.html ** "That ain't no part of bluegrass... that ain't no part of nothin'" (Bill Monroe) **
Zero Hour
Wait a second - I just read in Billboard that Zero Hour merged with someother company to form an entertainment group called Touchwood Zerohourand bailed out of their distro deal with ADA and went with RED Distribution.It was in most recent Billboard (April 10). Jeff Copetas ~ Tar Hut RecordsPO Box 441940 ~ Somerville, MA 02144www.tarhut.com ~ (617)776-5106 Two monologues don't make a dialogue.
Re: 2 Weddings, A Funeral, and a Twangfest
BARNARD wrote: > Ever since this situation came to light, I've been wondering about > the poor folks who've booked rooms at the Oak Grove for weddings! > Can you imagine? It sounds like a Peter Sellers comedy, showing up > for a wedding to find the motel filled with the likes of us I was part of a pretty funny scenario along these lines. One night in college, my pals and I were drunkenly amazed to discover that Canada was only "this far" (hold your fingers about an inch apart) away from Northern Ky. So we loaded up the cooler and headed to Windsor. I heard music coming from down the hall in our motel, and met some blues musicians from Toronto who'd been stopped at the border because of a previous pot possession charge in Detroit. We ended up sitting up all night playing old blues classics and drinking tequila. About 4:00 in the morning, we decided to go swimming, and discovered a bride and groom having sex in the pool. We hightailed it out of there, only to have the bride and groom round up several of their friends from the bridal party and follow us back to the room where more playing and tequila drinking ensued. I set up a drum kit out of suitcases, guitar cases and hotel ice buckets. Too much fun. Weren't they supposedly going to build a pool at the Oak Grove? Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Today is the 99th day of the 99th year:Tornadoes
At 09:32 PM 4/8/99 EDT, you wrote: Hadacol - Tornado Make that BIG Tornado by Hadacol, which reminds me of Porter Wagoner's Big Wind. --david cantwell
Re: Today is the 99th day of the 99th year:Tornadoes
Meshel wrote: It's also close to my tornado experience anniversary The anniversary party moved a little north: parts of Cincinnati got hit badly by tornadoes early this morning, six are confirmed dead so far. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: The Man in Black
Phil phorwarded: June Carter Cash, Johnny's wife of some 30 years, did a sweet version of "Ring of Fire" with Marty Stuart and her son, Jason, who * plays fiddle with bluegrass great Del McCoury. Wow, I didn't know that Jason is June's son. Interesting. Why do useless hacks like Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews always get invited to these things? Argh. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
RE: The Man in Black
Phil phorwarded: June Carter Cash, Johnny's wife of some 30 years, did a sweet version of "Ring of Fire" with Marty Stuart and her son, Jason, who * plays fiddle with bluegrass great Del McCoury. Wow, I didn't know that Jason is June's son. Interesting. It'd be interesting if it were true, which it isn't. I mean, I know it for a fact (Jason's from over in Lloyd, KY), but just consider that Jason is under 30 (well under 30; when he guested on our second album back in 1994, he'd just turned 21); hence, if he were June's son, he'd be Johnny's, too. Which he isn't. Now, Marty Stuart is a former Cash son-in-law; maybe that got mistransmutated into this peculiar error. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya!
Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play this over-priced shithole called Polaris. One of 15 shows. I will be there, despite Polaris and my sworn oaths. Some fine houseparty moments over the years, courtesy the JGB, and they got off the plane I was getting on once long long ago in Spokane WA Lookin for a love. Matt
Re: 2 Weddings, A Funeral, and a Twangfest
Oh yeah, the planned pool at the Oak Grove. Lord, I'd forgotten about that... --jr.
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
Matt: Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play Lord yes, the original band (the first two albums) was incredible. "First I Look at the Purse," "Milk and Alcohol," etc Before they degenerated into goofiness, they were briefly one of the very best bands around. Yes, Viriginia, there was a time when Peter Wolf had hipster cred g --junior
RE: The Man in Black
Or maybe the mistake got in there because the real John-June son (the mediocre one) was at the show. I saw his presence mentioned in several accounts... --junior
Re: Go see the Asylum Street Spankers
I strongly have to agree with Bob. After seeing last nights show, I am just hooked. Chicago Dave- without electricity as God meant him to be. From: Bob Soron [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Go see the Asylum Street Spankers Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 01:58:03 -0500 They are *really* good on this tour. They played Schuba's tonight, the crowd generally respecting the fact that these people were playing without amplification at all, and it was one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. Christina Marrs must have one of the best voices on this green Earth, and I was surprised that they started out with "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," but damned if she didn't hit all the notes. If I weren't seeing The World's Allegedly Best Living Songwriter Who Was So Bad I Couldn't Wait to Walk Out on Him (hi Deb#s) tomorrow night, I'd be there at the Hideout for that show. (If any Chicagoans go, it's Christina Marrs' birthday, so get her drunk.) JP posted the tour schedule not long ago, and maybe he'll do it again. Too good to miss. PS to Chicagoans: If you see this in time and you can sink low enough to tune in, they're on Mancow in the Morning at 8 AM. Bob ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
RE: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya!
j geils is cool. met him on more than a few occasions. i won a guitar with his signature on it. i installed his cable. he plays local benefits in town here that he comes out in the crowd and chats it up. -Original Message- From: Matt Benz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:08 AM To: passenger side Subject: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya! Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play this over-priced shithole called Polaris. One of 15 shows. I will be there, despite Polaris and my sworn oaths. Some fine houseparty moments over the years, courtesy the JGB, and they got off the plane I was getting on once long long ago in Spokane WA Lookin for a love. Matt
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
I have friends, including my 30 years-worth best one, who were in Boston in the late sixties to very early seventies and saw and heard the BEFORE the first LP band, when they were called "The J. Geils Quartet" I believe, and I'm told they were even cooler... There used to be a poster at my friend's house of this "Quartet" opening for the 1969-Clarence style Byrds at the Boston Tea Party, I think... It wasn't much after that I was playing those memorable first LPs onn the radio...And I'll admit to likin 'em right up through the Love Stinks/Centerfold period...But yeha, those first blooz records were tops. Barry Lord yes, the original band (the first two albums) was incredible. "First I Look at the Purse," "Milk and Alcohol," etc Before they degenerated into goofiness, they were briefly one of the very best bands around. Yes, Viriginia, there was a time when Peter Wolf had hipster cred g --junior
Re: Today is the 99th day of the 99th year:Tornadoes
After all that likker, you may want to turn on REM (is that "our favorite band?") and listen to "It's the end of the world...and I feel fine." Wynn, cryin'in my beer
Re: Zero Hour
Title: Re: Zero Hour So this means the staff is let go and the Steve Wynn record will not be stillborn? You can still buy that John Wesley Harding record? -- From: Tar Hut Records [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Zero Hour Date: Fri, Apr 9, 1999, 9:28 AM Wait a second - I just read in Billboard that Zero Hour merged with some other company to form an entertainment group called Touchwood Zerohour and bailed out of their distro deal with ADA and went with RED Distribution. It was in most recent Billboard (April 10). Jeff Copetas ~ Tar Hut Records PO Box 441940 ~ Somerville, MA 02144 www.tarhut.com http://www.tarhut.com ~ (617)776-5106 Two monologues don't make a dialogue.
Simon Zimmerman Tour
Tickets go on sale here in NYC on Monday...and I'm not at all sure it's worth a Madison Square Garden fuill of who will probably show up for this first-ever line-up to go! Maybe Jones Beach! I assume somebody else but his Bobness is the alleged World's Greatest Living Songwriter to Walk Out On, since he's not on tour now. Barry BOB DYLAN Co-Headlining with Paul Simon 06/06/99COLORADO SPRINGS, COBROADMOOR WORLD ARENA 06/07/99DENVER, CO MCNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA 06/09/99SALT LAKE CITY, UT DELTA CENTER, ARENA 06/11/99VANCOUVER GENERAL MOTORS PLACE 06/12/99PORTLAND, ORROSE GARDEN ARENA 06/13/99MC AFEE, NJ GREAT GORGE CONCERT PAVILLION 06/16/99SACRAMENTO, CA ARCO SPORTS COMPLEX, ARCO ARENA 06/18/99CONCORD, CA CONCORD PAVILLION 06/19/99MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE 06/20/99ANAHEIM, CA ANAHEIM ARENA/ARROWHEAD POND 06/22/99LOS ANGELES, CA HOLLYWOOD BOWL, STADIUM 06/25/99SAN DIEGO, CA COORS AMPHITHEATER 06/27/99PHOENIX, AZ BLOCKBUSTER DESERT SKY PAVILION 07/02/99MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MNCANTERBURY PARK 07/03/99DULUTH, MN BAYSIDE PARK 07/04/99MILWAUKEE, WI MARCUS AMPHITHEATRE 07/07/99DETROIT, MI PINE KNOB MUSIC THEATRE 07/09/99CHICAGO, IL THE NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE 07/10/99ST. LOUIS, MO RIVERPORT AMPHITHEATER 07/14/99RALEIGH, NC WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATRE 07/16/99WASHINGTON, DC, VA NISSAN PAVILLION 07/17/99CAMDEN, NJ E. CENTER 07/18/99BURGETTSTOWN, PA COCA COLA STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRE 07/22/99BOSTON, MA TWEETER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 07/23/99BOSTON, MA TWEETER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 07/24/99HARTFORD, CTTHE MEADOWS MUSIC THEATER 07/27/99NEW YORK, NYMADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07/28/99HOLMDEL, NJ PNC BANK/GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER 07/30/99WANTAGH, NY JONES BEACH THEATRE 07/31/99WANTAGH, NY JONES BEACH THEATRE Two Dates TBA 6/26 Las Vegas TBA 7/11 TBA
Re: Simon Zimmerman Tour
Tickets are $115 up here in Boston... -Original Message- From: Barry Mazor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:27 AM Subject: Simon Zimmerman Tour Tickets go on sale here in NYC on Monday...and I'm not at all sure it's worth a Madison Square Garden fuill of who will probably show up for this first-ever line-up to go! Maybe Jones Beach! I assume somebody else but his Bobness is the alleged World's Greatest Living Songwriter to Walk Out On, since he's not on tour now. Barry BOB DYLAN Co-Headlining with Paul Simon 06/06/99 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO BROADMOOR WORLD ARENA 06/07/99 DENVER, CO MCNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA 06/09/99 SALT LAKE CITY, UT DELTA CENTER, ARENA 06/11/99 VANCOUVER GENERAL MOTORS PLACE 06/12/99 PORTLAND, OR ROSE GARDEN ARENA 06/13/99 MC AFEE, NJ GREAT GORGE CONCERT PAVILLION 06/16/99 SACRAMENTO, CA ARCO SPORTS COMPLEX, ARCO ARENA 06/18/99 CONCORD, CA CONCORD PAVILLION 06/19/99 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE 06/20/99 ANAHEIM, CA ANAHEIM ARENA/ARROWHEAD POND 06/22/99 LOS ANGELES, CA HOLLYWOOD BOWL, STADIUM 06/25/99 SAN DIEGO, CA COORS AMPHITHEATER 06/27/99 PHOENIX, AZ BLOCKBUSTER DESERT SKY PAVILION 07/02/99 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN CANTERBURY PARK 07/03/99 DULUTH, MN BAYSIDE PARK 07/04/99 MILWAUKEE, WI MARCUS AMPHITHEATRE 07/07/99 DETROIT, MI PINE KNOB MUSIC THEATRE 07/09/99 CHICAGO, IL THE NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE 07/10/99 ST. LOUIS, MO RIVERPORT AMPHITHEATER 07/14/99 RALEIGH, NC WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATRE 07/16/99 WASHINGTON, DC, VANISSAN PAVILLION 07/17/99 CAMDEN, NJ E. CENTER 07/18/99 BURGETTSTOWN, PA COCA COLA STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRE 07/22/99 BOSTON, MA TWEETER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 07/23/99 BOSTON, MA TWEETER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 07/24/99 HARTFORD, CT THE MEADOWS MUSIC THEATER 07/27/99 NEW YORK, NY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 07/28/99 HOLMDEL, NJ PNC BANK/GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER 07/30/99 WANTAGH, NY JONES BEACH THEATRE 07/31/99 WANTAGH, NY JONES BEACH THEATRE Two Dates TBA 6/26 Las Vegas TBA 7/11 TBA
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
RAPUNZEL! -- From: "Ph. Barnard" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu Date: Fri, Apr 9, 1999, 5:06 AM Matt: Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play Lord yes, the original band (the first two albums) was incredible. "First I Look at the Purse," "Milk and Alcohol," etc Before they degenerated into goofiness, they were briefly one of the very best bands around. Yes, Viriginia, there was a time when Peter Wolf had hipster cred g --junior
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
Lord yes, the original band (the first two albums) was incredible. "First I Look at the Purse," "Milk and Alcohol," etc Before they degenerated into goofiness, they were briefly one of the very best bands around. Yes, Viriginia, there was a time when Peter Wolf had hipster cred g --junior I agree, the early material was fantastic...as a greater Bostonian (the 'burb she is growing), I of course have a fondness for the boys... BTW, has anyone heard/picked up Peter Wolf's latest "Fool's Parade"? It's his best solo album by far! "Long way back again" and "Anything at all" are really pretty numbers. It's good to hear him back in form. Duke Levine plays guitar on the whole disc which is a special treat. I went with Stacey and Al to see Wooden Leg play at the Lizard last winter and Duke sat in for the night...Jimmy and the rest of the band are amazing enough and adding Duke to the mix just pushed the talent pool through the roof... But I digress, Mr. Wolf's mellowed a bit, a little of that fire of yesteryear is gone, but he's still got the voice and the heart... He still seems the true believer! morgan
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
And Peter Wolf was one of the most influential, crazy DJ's in the country during that early period when WBCN was a real radio station and actually gave a flying flip about music. -Original Message- From: Barry Mazor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 11:22 AM Subject: Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu I have friends, including my 30 years-worth best one, who were in Boston in the late sixties to very early seventies and saw and heard the BEFORE the first LP band, when they were called "The J. Geils Quartet" I believe, and I'm told they were even cooler... There used to be a poster at my friend's house of this "Quartet" opening for the 1969-Clarence style Byrds at the Boston Tea Party, I think... It wasn't much after that I was playing those memorable first LPs onn the radio...And I'll admit to likin 'em right up through the Love Stinks/Centerfold period...But yeha, those first blooz records were tops. Barry Lord yes, the original band (the first two albums) was incredible. "First I Look at the Purse," "Milk and Alcohol," etc Before they degenerated into goofiness, they were briefly one of the very best bands around. Yes, Viriginia, there was a time when Peter Wolf had hipster cred g --junior
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlu
In a message dated 4/9/99 3:30:42 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: RAPUNZEL! Raputah the Beautah.
RE: Swingin' Doors, 4/8/99
Zeb Turner - No More Nothin' What's this from? Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
David Hidalgo on Shania
from yesterday's Dallas Morning News, full story can be found at http://www.dallasnews.com/arts-nf/music1.htm By Thor Christensen / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN - He's the flame-keeper of American roots music, but Los Lobos singer David Hidalgo also has a dark musical secret: He's an unrepentant Shania Twain junkie. "Did you see her TV special? I taped it. . . . I love Shania," the singer says, flipping through the latest copy of Billboard in search of a photo of the comely country-pop thrush. "If Shania ever wants to do a duet, I'm there. . . . I wanted to do 'Man, I Feel Like a Woman' on the air today, but they wouldn't let us." Relaxing in the offices of Austin's KGSR-FM after a recent on-air performance, Mr. Hidalgo is joking about actually doing a Shania song. But if he really did decide to play one, he'd probably turn it into a surreal blues anthem or a wicked Tex-Mex stomp: Since helping pilot Los Lobos to fame in the early '80s, the 44-year-old musician has quietly become one of rock's most provocative artists.
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue:
Interesting how lots of people chime in with Peter Wolf memories That Cobo Arena show sounds great g. I've always heard stories about what a marvelous and influential DJ Wolf was in his early Boston period, but I was in NY and Philly then and never caught any of this. My own teenage memories of being blown away by the band in that early seventies period begin when I saw them once just before the first album came out, then as often as humanly possible for the next couple of years! Wolf was really the shit in that particular moment. I recall a show when he was all in black with silver boots, just kind of a silver flash zipping back and forth across the stage and whipping the audience into a frenzy. Whew!! The music was truly amazing and they were both overwhelming and funny without being a parody --junior
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue:
At 11:41 AM + on 4/9/99, Ph. Barnard wrote: Interesting how lots of people chime in with Peter Wolf memories That Cobo Arena show sounds great g. I've always heard stories about what a marvelous and influential DJ Wolf was in his early Boston period, but I was in NY and Philly then and never caught any of this. My own teenage memories of being blown away by the band in that early seventies period begin when I saw them once just before the first album came out, then as often as humanly possible for the next couple of years! Wolf was really the shit in that particular moment. I recall a show when he was all in black with silver boots, just kind of a silver flash zipping back and forth across the stage and whipping the audience into a frenzy. Whew!! The music was truly amazing and they were both overwhelming and funny without being a parody I didn't see Wolf in those days, but in the last decade or so he became quite the fixture at high-profile shows at small clubs, often hanging near the stage hoping to be invited up. Only time I remember him making it was a Club 47 reunion at Johnny D's; he never performed at the club but hung out at it and occasionally helped out. Still qualified for a couple of songs, though. Bob
Re: Go see the Asylum Street Spankers
At 8:11 AM -0400 on 4/9/99, James Gerard Roll wrote: On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Bob Soron wrote: If I weren't seeing The World's Allegedly Best Living Songwriter Who Was So Bad I Couldn't Wait to Walk Out on Him (hi Deb#s) tomorrow WHo is Bob/Deb referring to here?? This is too intriguing g . . . OK, just a small hint: His first name is Vic and a local paper misspelled his last name as Chestnut. He opened for the Cowboy Junkies a few years ago and in self-defense I lasted a lot longer than most of the crowd. Until then, the Junkies had shown great taste in opening acts, but Vic packed the theater's foyer and restrooms. Bob
Re: Shaver knicking question...
Sorry the disk came without a cover and I don't have it with me right now, so I can't give you the track listing. I can get them later if you want. What's up with that lame New West web site? Jim
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya!
Matt Benz writes: Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play this over-priced shithole called Polaris. One of 15 shows. I will be there, despite Polaris and my sworn oaths. This has been in the rumor mill for a few months around here. There have been at *least* a half-dozen serious attempts to put the band back together in the past ten years. The main problem, as I understand it, has been some lingering hard feelings between Peter Wolf and Seth Justman. Should be a good time. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Spankers dates...givin' folks what they need
caught the show in Nashville a couple of nights ago, and they were great. I do miss Guy as the frontman, but Whammo has some new songs, and the best part is that they give Stan the clarinet player front stage for about 4 songs now, and it's just amazing. Still funny, new slide guitar player from France that needs to play louder but that seems to fit in well. And Christina's voice is as good as it ever was!! meshel n'vegas
Re: Spankers dates...givin' folks what they need
At 12:34 PM -0500 on 4/9/99, Meshel wrote: caught the show in Nashville a couple of nights ago, and they were great. I do miss Guy as the frontman, but Whammo has some new songs, and the best part is that they give Stan the clarinet player front stage for about 4 songs now, and it's just amazing. Still funny, new slide guitar player from France that needs to play louder but that seems to fit in well. And Christina's voice is as good as it ever was!! I chatted with Wammo briefly last night (hey, it isn't John Doe on the phone, but you take what you can get g) and he said a second solo CD is in the works, but he's waiting for Mercury to drop him so he can shop it around. I didn't mention it, but it struck me as ironic that one of the few acts that wants to be dropped hasn't been. Bob
Re: Spankers dates...givin' folks what they need
If you're going to Kerrville DO NOT MISS the Spankers there. They always pull out all the stops at Kerrville. Their last performance there received an extremely long standing ovation that convinced Rod to break with his strict protocol and allow the band to play well past their allotted time. If you've been there you know its a major feat to get all the f*olkies hootin' and hollerin' between songs... They are also scheduled to close out this year's Kerrville F*lk Festival on Sunday June 13... the line up for that evening: Kimberly M'Carver (Houston, TX) Lowen Navarro (Los Angeles, CA) Anne Hills (Bethlehem, PA) James Keelaghan (Calgary, Canada) Carrie Newcomer (Bloomington, IN) Mickey Newbury (Springfield, OR) Asylum Street Spankers (Austin, TX) Another interesting evening at Kerrville this year is Sunday the 6th when Kinky Friedman and Ray Wylie Hubbard are both scheduled... Chad ** Chad Cosper Dept. of English Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro 336-275-8576 http://www.uncg.edu/~cscosper
Re: This will get my ass to a large venue:
In a message dated 4/9/99 4:41:52 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've always heard stories about what a marvelous and influential DJ Wolf was in his early Boston period, For those of you who aren't aware, the Dream Syndicate song "Boston" is all about one incident when a drunken Van Morrison called up Wolf at the radio station to complain about his song content. Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Re: The Man in Black
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Dave Purcell wrote: Why do useless hacks like Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews always get invited to these things? Argh. Sheryl Crow my friend, is certainly NO useless hack. Her second album is damn near a desert island disc for this fellow. ButDave and I will just agree to disagree. With you 100% w.r.t. Dave Matthews. Jerry
So what P2er just got a good job?
From today's Boston Globe: - Joyce Linehan, formerly with Sub Pop Records, is the new PR director at the South Shore Music Circus - Congrats, Joyce! The South Shore Music Circus is a pretty decent venue outside Boston that books a pretty eclectic selection of musicians (plus Gallagher, if I remember). Lots of up-and-comers plus folks like Willie, Lyle Lovett once in a while, plus oldies packages and other cool niche stuff. Bob
Re: The Final Clip
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Don Yates wrote: Yeah, no kiddin'! And didja notice *why* Phil is leaving us? Partly to spend more time with BLUEGRASS. I may yet rue the day I tricked Weisberger into joining P2.--don We are the bluegrass borg, you WILL be assimilated. I've resisted so far, mainly because I've wanted to avoid the banjo implant. OUCH! NP: Don's Swingin' Doors show Jerry
RE: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya!
The lineup listed everyone *but* Steven Bladd. He might well be included, but Wof, Geils, Dick, and Justman are defintely on board, as is the bass player. It was his run in with an ex in a mag inspired that nice pop hit of theirs. I remember when Centerfold came out, all I was aware of was Love Stinks till I heard a radio program on the band which played all those wonderful 70's hits that I had forgotten about. I soon had all their albums, most tragically lost in a later move across country. Recently heard the first -my personal fave- again, and got the jones back. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 4:25 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: This will get my ass to a large venue: Do they do it in COlumbus, let me hear ya! Matt Benz writes: Just found out the original J. Geils Band is coming to Columbus to play this over-priced shithole called Polaris. One of 15 shows. I will be there, despite Polaris and my sworn oaths. This has been in the rumor mill for a few months around here. There have been at *least* a half-dozen serious attempts to put the band back together in the past ten years. The main problem, as I understand it, has been some lingering hard feelings between Peter Wolf and Seth Justman. Should be a good time. --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wollaston, Massachusetts
Re: Psycho
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, [iso-8859-1] André Kopostynski wrote: Thanks Don and Bill. Now, my next question: What Leon Payne album(s) would you recommend? They guy has obviously written songs that I find very intriguing. Good luck finding any. I think he put out some for Starday in the '60s, but I don't have any of 'em.--don
Re: Psycho
"Psycho" also sneaks onto the Ryko Elvis Costello "best of" compilation. It's a live version and is really kinda fun and eerie eminating from EC. I listen to it often but don't worry, I won't be bringing any weaponry to twangfest. Ahh, but think of the B-movie possibilities"Bloodfest at Twangfest" Where's Russ Meyer when we need him? Jerry
woodstock 99?
31 Acts Announced for Woodstock 99 By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Limp Bizkit? Korn? Rage Against the Machine? Its not your fathers Woodstock. Thats precisely the point. Woodstock 99 promoters announced a 31-act lineup Thursday geared to teens and 20-year-olds that, so far at least, doesnt include one performer from the namesake festival in 1969. The Dave Matthews Band, Jewel, Metallica and Alanis Morissette are this years headliners for the three-day show, scheduled for July 23-25. It will be held at Griffiss Park, an abandoned Air Force base in Rome, N.Y., about 50 miles west of Albany. Organizers expect a crowd of about 250,000 people for the show, which also features Fatboy Slim, Sugar Ray, Creed, Counting Crows, Rusted Root, the Offspring, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, George Clinton and Willie Nelson. Six acts that played the 25-year anniversary concert, which drew an estimated 350,000 people to Saugerties, N.Y., are coming back: Metallica, Aerosmith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Live and Collective Soul. Three more days of mud, noise and logistical nightmares? said Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. Wouldnt miss it for the world. Although DMX and Ice Cube are included, the lineup is short on rap acts. Promoters say they expect to add six to 10 more acts. Organizers promise better security than at the first two Woodstocks, which were overrun by gatecrashers. Instead of the flimsy 6-foot chainlink fence that surrounded the Woodstock 94 site, Griffiss will be ringed by a 12-foot plywood fence backed with steel girders. Ticket packages including bus transportation will go on sale April 18, with prices starting at $249.99. _AP-NY-04-09-99 0817EDT
RE: 2 Weddings, A Funeral, and a Twangfest (was: Twangfest's Own Comedy , Queen!
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Grant, Jonathan wrote: hmmm if i could picture heaven, that just might be it Which part? The part about both Deb and I getting lucky or the vision of the wedding party interacting with drunk Postcard2'ers. I'm a bit confused here...g. Hey, I can also tell jokes that don't include Jerry Curry. And actually, I was thinking with two wedding parties a lot of us could get lucky g Ever since this situation came to light, I've been wondering about the poor folks who've booked rooms at the Oak Grove for weddings! Can you imagine? It sounds like a Peter Sellers comedy, showing up for a wedding to find the motel filled with the likes of us Or an Altman I'm sure they'll all have special memories... SP: Don's Swinging Doors show - golly, that Mandy cut sounds good Still Playing Jerry
Re: woodstock 99?
More power to Willie, but it's sometimes sad to see him featured as the token twang artist at a travesties like this Hope he gets paid a LOT!!! g --jr
Re: A Kerrville flame (Was: Re: Spankers dates)
the line up for that evening: Kimberly M'Carver (Houston, TX) Lowen Navarro (Los Angeles, CA) Anne Hills (Bethlehem, PA) James Keelaghan (Calgary, Canada) Carrie Newcomer (Bloomington, IN) Mickey Newbury (Springfield, OR) Asylum Street Spankers (Austin, TX) There is no way Mickey Newbury is opening for that list, is there? This is just a six-line typo, right? One of the *real* best living songwriters in America, who does maybe 10 shows a year, and he's second on (except for the Spankers) an otherwise motley list of seven. I hope it's at Newbury's request and not the Kerrville organization's idea of the way things should be. Actually the list is in order of performance, so Mickey is performing next to last. There is generally no real order to performances at Kerrville, but in my experience, unless the closer is the Spankers or the Austin Lounge Lizards, the closing role is not that great a spot because people are already drifting back to campfires where the real action is anyway. Chad Cosper ** Chad Cosper Dept. of English Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro 336-275-8576 http://www.uncg.edu/~cscosper
re: Psycho
After several spins of Andre William's "Red Dirt" (Bloodshot), which I really enjoy, I have to find out who wrote "Psycho". My copy is an advance and doesn't list any credits (thanks, Rob.) The only other version I have of this song is by an Australian (I believe) band called The Beasts of Bourbon (an album I got 12-15 years ago). That Beasts of Bourbon record is wonderful. If I remember right, that's the same one with the stark version of Wichita Lineman. Great band. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
Re: Psycho
In a message dated 4/9/99 1:23:12 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good luck finding any. I think he put out some for Starday in the '60s, but I don't have any of 'em.--don ditto. payne also recorded, in the '40s, for bullet, a nashville label that put out a lot of great gospel, blues, and rb stuff. he then went to capitol--and maybe also decca--before recording for starday, as don said. you might call lawrence bros. records on lower broadway here in nashville. they might have vinyl copies of the starday stuff, or starday-gusto repackagings of payne's earlier stuff (they've got a basement full of records nobody wants g). the phone number there is 615.256.9240. and they do mail order, albeit very low-tech. let me know if you have any luck. bill f-w
Dead Reckoning/Tammy Rogers/Dull Records/Joe Henry
Anyone know why Dead Reckoning has become so dull recently? The last Kieran Kane record was boring as was the disappointing live record and now Tammy Rogers new one The Speed of Love. She doesn't even play her fiddle much on it and almost all the songs are real trite and ho-hum. There's a couple of twangy songs on it, but when she has a lyric that goes "If women are from Venus, then men must be from Mars" you have to cringe. I enjoyed older Dead Reckoning records including Tammy Roger's first record on the label, but I've given up on them. The new Joe Henry record suffers fromt he same problems as these Dead Reckoning records. It sounds nice - wonderfully produced, but the songs themselves are just so darn boring. I kind of like what he's doing with percussion and mixing up alot of instruments, but he's got to write better songs too. Oh well - a few good pickups recently - aling with Tom Russell's new one I really do like the new Terry Allen record alot - that has both great music proudction AND wonderful songwriting. I also love the new Paul K (he hasn't put out a bad record I don't think), and I love the new Beth Orton too. With these 4 records alone we have a good quarter so far. keep dancing, -ldk * * There is nothing so cruel in this world as* * the desolation of having nothing to hope for. * * - Haruki Murakami * *
RE: Psycho
Geez, if you're talking Starday/Gusto, there could be a dozen or more Payne cuts on comps, or even entire albums out there, and you'd never know it unless you happen to stop at the right truck stop at the right time. If there's a company that's made more of a mess of a bigger treasure trove of recordings than IMG, I'd like to know what it is... Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Dead Reckoning/Tammy Rogers/Dull Records/Joe Henry
At 12:04 PM -0700 on 4/9/99, Lowell Kaufman wrote: Anyone know why Dead Reckoning has become so dull recently? I haven't bought any of the three you mention, but I thought the new Mike Henderson was good enough to balance any suckage from the rest of the list's artists. I think I'm up to having bought 5 CDs this year, and all of them have been top. Reckon Terry Allen (the next purchase) will bring it to a full half-dozen. Bob
Re: Psycho
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ditto. payne also recorded, in the '40s, for bullet, a nashville label that put out a lot of great gospel, blues, and rb stuff. Yeah, I've got a couple of his Bullet recordings on those Boppin' Hillbilly collections (the earlier vinyl-issue ones, not the recent CD comps). And "I Love You Because" is on one of Rhino's Heroes Of Country Music (formerly titled Hillbilly Fever) collections. That's about it though.--don
Wilco's new horizon
I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. If musical maturation is worthy of disdain, well then I say lets all focus an evil eye on Wilco! So the man in front is tired of being pegged as an Alt. Country demi-god, can anyone with any soul really blame him? SummerTeeth shows what years of playing and writing can do for a band with the raw talent that brought us A.M-they get better and they grow musically. However, there will always be those who think that the universe should remain static, change bothers you folks. Well I say move over and make room for a new generation of music coming our way and it is seasoned with the sound of some bands that make Alt. Country fans feel like they are betraying their solid white trash roots. A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop and you have a sound that brings it all home for those of us too young to know that the music we loved in our youth apparently sucked! SummerTeeth is an omen of sorts, a sign that all is not lost-there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Psycho
Psycho's a great tune! First heard it on a tape of an Elvis Costello interview circa 1979 or so ... his version is on the Rykodisc expanded version of Almost Blue! Date: Fri, 09 Apr 1999 15:36:31 -0400 From: "Ferguson, Dan" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Psycho To:passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-To: "P2 (E-mail)" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, [iso-8859-1] Andr=E9 Kopostynski wrote: After several spins of Andre William's "Red Dirt" (Bloodshot), which I really enjoy, I have to find out who wrote "Psycho". My copy is an advance and doesn't list any credits (thanks, Rob.) The only other version I have of this song is by an Australian (I believe) band called The Beasts of Bourbon (an album I got 12-15 years ago). Who wrote this creepy song? Don wrote: If that's THE "Psycho," that would be Leon Payne, It's THAT "Psycho." And Mr. Rhythm kicks this gritty baby off with a truckin' tune to boot! Unfortunately, it ain't an FCC-compliant number, so shoo the kids away. Boudin Dan ___ Robert A. Russell Director, Writing and Communication Center East Tennessee State University Box 70602 Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: (423) 439-8438 Fax: (423) 439-8666 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.etsu.edu/wcc *** "Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?" -- William James, 1842-1910, "The Will to Believe"
X ticket update
Alright, a few folks also wanted to know what I found out about the X shows and this is what I found out. There are still tickets left for the show on Friday June 25th at the House of Blues in L.A. The show on Saturday June 26th is sold out. There is also a show at the House of Blues in Las Vegas on Saturday April 24th. All shows are with Billy Zoom. Incidentally if anyone has 3 tickets for the Saturday L.A. show they want to trade for 3 tickets to the Friday L.A. show just point them in my direction. -Jason
Re: So what P2er just got a good job?
Yep. She turned down a seven-figure offer from Tar Hut to be our PR director for that gig. Nonetheless, we wish Joyce the best of luck -Original Message- From: Stuart Munro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 4:48 PM Subject: Re: So what P2er just got a good job? Chicago Bob Soron says: From today's Boston Globe: - Joyce Linehan, formerly with Sub Pop Records, is the new PR director at the South Shore Music Circus - Congrats, Joyce! The South Shore Music Circus is a pretty decent venue outside Boston that books a pretty eclectic selection of musicians (plus Gallagher, if I remember). Lots of up-and-comers plus folks like Willie, Lyle Lovett once in a while, plus oldies packages and other cool niche stuff. Not to mention someone else that Joyce is a bit familiar with, that being Mike Ireland Holler, who opened there last summer for the Mavericks. It was a great evening. As for "pretty decent," Bob neglects to mention the main attraction of the Circus: its round, 270 degrees-revolving stage. Stuart Munro PS, My congrats as well, Joyce, and get ready for all those phone calls this summer from your Boston-area "friends."
Re: Wilco's new horizon
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jezzy Larue wrote: I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. Sometimes I wonder if these occasional out-of-nowhere outbursts from Wilco fans aren't part of some record-label PR ploy.g What in god's name are you referring to, Jezzy? I don't recall any recent dissing of the album. Are you sure you aren't referring to the Postcard list? Regardless, it's always a good idea to include specific examples of what you're talkin' about, instead of lumping folks together as part of some nebulous close-minded alt-country conspiracy.--don, a harder-than-hard country fan who actually likes (gasp!) the new Wilco
oops, oh shit, etc
That last post went to the wrong address. Sorry, ignore, blah blah blah. --dc
Re: Wilco's new horizon
What Don said. But what has really got my simple little mind all a-twist is how a band rehashing many old sounds (Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Beatles, etc.) can be used to accuse people of being too static to accept a new horizon?? remember i am a Wilco sympathizer and applaud the new production. (although Summerteeth IS starting to bore me). But it is funny to talk of this being ground breaking when the High Llamas and a few other bands have already been copying Brian Wilson for years and when the concept itself is very retro. oh well, -jim On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Don Yates wrote: On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Jezzy Larue wrote: I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. Sometimes I wonder if these occasional out-of-nowhere outbursts from Wilco fans aren't part of some record-label PR ploy.g What in god's name are you referring to, Jezzy? I don't recall any recent dissing of the album. Are you sure you aren't referring to the Postcard list? Regardless, it's always a good idea to include specific examples of what you're talkin' about, instead of lumping folks together as part of some nebulous close-minded alt-country conspiracy.--don, a harder-than-hard country fan who actually likes (gasp!) the new Wilco
Re: Wilco's new horizon
I'll repeat: sonically, I've found the new Wilco album to be one of the most interesting recordings of the year. It is amzingly intricate and just damned, interesting. Now you all know by now how much I like pop music and overproduction. So, it would be a natural that I would take to this record. Added to that, I usually pay the most attention to sound over lyrics. Thus, I like the record. Having said that however, lyrically I still find Tweedy to be his own worst enemy. I find the lyrics trite, uninteresting and in some cases, the violence denoted is downright repulsive. I find _Summerteeth_ to be a mixed bag. I appreciate the growth of the band and think their departure from alt-country is perfectly appropriate. It's a sonically stimulating record for me and it joins a collection ofother discs that I enjopy for the very same reason. Enjoyable, but I can't say it's going to make my "best of" list. Jerry Jerry Curry - Spectre Booking Independence, Oregon [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques. -- Art Linkletter
Re: woodstock 99?
Hey!!! Where's Marilyn Manson???!!! Slim - not going now
Re: Wilco's new horizon
In a message dated 4/9/99 3:51:21 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. Maybe we just don't like Wilco. Slim
Re: Zero Hour
At 10:28 AM 4/9/99 -0400, you wrote: Wait a second - I just read in Billboard that Zero Hour merged with some and bailed out of their distro deal with ADA and went with RED Distribution. It was in most recent Billboard (April 10). All the message said was that this staff member got notice they were shutting down. Nothing about a merger. Maybe he wasn't included in the label's future plans. Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: Psycho
There's also a very cool version of Leon Payne's "Psycho" on the _Psycho_ movie remake soundtrack, sung by Teddy Thompson (son of Richard and Linda Thompson) and produced by Ethan Johns (Whiskeytown, Chris Stills) === =) meggs http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ahern "There is a new billboard outside Times Square. It keeps an up-to-the-minute count of gun-related crimes in New York. Some goofball is going to shoot someone just to see the numbers move." - Letterman _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: Wilco's new horizon
How do you get from this: A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop to this: there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. in the space of a single paragraph? Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Wilco's new horizon
Maybe we just don't like Wilco. speak for yourself, bub. NW
Re: Wilco's new horizon
In a message dated 4/9/99 5:36:05 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe we just don't like Wilco. speak for yourself, bub. I am, bub #2. Multiple personality disorder. G Slim
Re: Emmylou, Gram tribute, Crow the hack
Sheryl Crow does a very creditable duet with Emmylou on the forthcoming Gram tribute (anyone have an advance of this yet?) Emmylou Harris was interviewed on radio 2 (UK) last night, and they played that track and a weird and wonderful version of Ooh Las Vegas by a distinctly ambient Cowboy Junkies. Sounds like it should be a great album. I'm bummed they didnt play the Welch and Rawlings' Hickory Wind. Is there a release date yet for this? The Welch is wonderful. It has a hint of Beth Orton-like electro-ambience that is very cool. Actually, I'm mostly impressed with this collection, even if I was prepared to not be, my preconception being that it was just gonna be more of the same ol'-same ol'. Chrissie Hynde, Lucinda, Whiskeytown and Welch all do some might fine stuff, to name a few off the top of my noggin. The downside so far: Wilco and Hillman/Earle, essentially for the same reason, being that their versions sound like little more than late-set bashings, and the Cowboy Junkies, which, while plenty inventive, just seems to be confused over what it is. The Crow track, is perfectly fine, methinks, if nothing that revelatory. My two centavos. Neal Weiss np - Al Green on shoutcast.com. T1 connex rule.
Re: Wilco's new horizon
Tom Baker wrote: For me, Summerteeth just sort of lays there. When I have it on in the office, I oftentimes go for a long period of time after it has finished before I notice that there is nothing playing. It is, perhaps, the perfect background music - it stays in the background. Interesting. Though saying so on postcard gets me flamed, I find the cd pretty much unlistenable. And I used to be quite a fan of the band. Again, I have no problem that they've stowed away the pedal steels, fiddles and banjos (Max is doing a fine job in the Gourds), but the album bores and irritates me. I listened to it a few times, and hauled it out again after I read all these glowing reviews. I had to switch it off halfway cos it was bugging me so much. Not sure what went wrong. My guess it is poor quality control on the songwriting. The only tune I could sort of sing off the top of my head is a line or two of "Via Chicago" and that really bloody irritating "maybe all I need is a shot in the arm" line. The rest is a blur. Never have I had such a strong impression of critics' band-wagon-jumping as I have done with this cd. It seems that someone, somewhere, decided it was a classic, and everyone else has been repeating the mantra. It was like every critic and his dog calling "Being There" another "Exile on Main St." Excuse me? Sure, both are double albums, but that's about as far as that comparison will take you... Stevie
buckner bloomed
someone asked recently. This is from a ryko disc mailer Stevie Rykodisc wrote: 4/9/99 Other news: Fellow traveler Richard Buckner is making his first appearance on the Rykodisc family roster with a re-issue of his debut album, "Bloomed." on June 8th. Originally released in 1995, Bloomed soon became one of the most-talked about and critically praised records in many years. Additionally, the record established Richard Buckner as a powerful and idiosyncratic voice that was impossible to ignore. For those not familiar, the Music Hound CD guide says " this San Francisco singer-songwriter's twang resembles Dwight Yoakam's, (and that) critics compared him to Gram Parsons" In any event, this Slow River Records release should yield some nice surprises. Sign up here for more info http://www.rykodisc.com/RykoInternal/Features/registrations/richardbucknerform.asp
Re: Psycho
Hey there, On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, [iso-8859-1] André Kopostynski wrote: After several spins of Andre William's "Red Dirt" (Bloodshot), Is this the new one with The Sadies backing him? And is it generally available to non-weasel types? Later... CK ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Re: Wilco's new horizon
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Stevie Simkin wrote: Never have I had such a strong impression of critics' band-wagon-jumping as I have done with this cd. Instead of maligning those who have a different opinion about the CD, you might just wanna chalk it up to different tastes. I very much doubt the likes of David Cantwell (who did an excellent job in the latest ND of articulating why he found the album so enchanting) are mindlessly jumping on any kind of critical bandwagon.--don
Playlist: The Boudin Barndance - 3/25/99
The Boudin Barndance - 4/8/99 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm After last week's annual radiothon and fundraising shenanigans, it was back to business. In-studio guests tonight down from Boston were rockabilly cats The Bourbonaires (of which fellow P2-er Jon Johnson is a member). The reason for the appearance was their upcoming show next Friday at the Green Room in Providence, a twin bill with The Ragin Teens. The fellows brought down an advance pressing of their upcoming 7-inch as well as an advance of their long-player planned for late summer. Some pretty hot tunes. They also brought down some favorite records and stuff. Once again, lots of new stuff. Gettin' first-time Boudin Barndance spins this evening were Bare Jr. (way overdue!), a killer Roy Clark all-instrumental reissue from Razor Tie as well as the 2nd volume from West Bryant, Europe-based hillbilly tunesters The Tennessee Rhythm Riders, one time Sun Recording artist Vernon Taylor, and of course, The Bourbonaires. Butt-shaker of the night Rhode Island CW artifact Eddie Zack with "I'm Gonna Rock and Roll." Now, onto zee goods Buck Owens, et al/ Buckaroo / Box Set / Rhino (intro) Rosie Flores - Bring It On / Dance Hall Dreams (Rounder) James Intveld - Cryin' Over You / (Innerworks) Countrypolitans - Come Rollin' In / Tired of Drowning (Ultrapolitan) . gearjammers unite!. Dale Watson - Exit 109 / The Truckin' Sessions (KOCH) World Famous Bluejays - Cookin' With Jay / Rig Rock Truck Stop (Diesel Only) Steve Cameron - Truckstop Cafe / Overloaded Diesel (Gusto) Bare Jr. - Love-less / Boo-Tay (Immortal) Backsliders - Burning Bed / Southern Lines (Mammoth) Go to Blazes - Casa Diablo / 7" (Diesel Only) Tom Leach - 2 Weeks to Go / Live In Person (Slow River) Blood Oranges - Fire Escape / Lone Green Valley (ESD) Old 97s - Goin', Goin', Gone / Wreck Your Life (Bloodshot) Roy Clark - Weepin' Willow Twist / The Lightning Fingers of (RT) Krontjong Devils - Don't Look Now / 7" (Hillsdale) Sonny Treadway - Don't Let the Devil Ride / Sacred Steel (Arhoolie) Jerry Byrd - Steelin' the Blues / Steel Guitar Favorites (Mercury) Tennessee Rhythm Riders - Rider Boogie / Little Red Wagon (Studio 28) Billy Jack Wills - Slow Drive / Crazy, Man, Crazy (Joaquin) Lucky Stars - Everybody's Fool / 7" (Fate) Big Sandy Fly-Rite Boys - Buddy, I Ain't Buyin' / Radio Favorites (HMG) Webb Pierce - My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You / The Wondering Boy (Bear Family) Skeets McDonald - You're There / Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes (Bear Family) Jimmy Murphy - Corbin Stomp / Electricity (Sugar Hill) West Bryant - Lover / Swingin' on the Strings Vol. 2 (RT) Bill Kirchen - Girlfriend / Raise a Ruckus (HighTone) Jack Smith - Wish I Didn't / Can't Help Myself (Run Wild) Vernon Taylor - Lonesome for a Letter / Daddy's Rockin' (Run Wild) Big Bad Johns - Hey Las Vegas / I Will Be Good (Feralette) Red Meat - Cry a Little Bit / 13 (Ranchero) ** Tag-Team with The Bourbonaires doin' the in-studio thing * The Bourbonaires - That Tease / 7" (Howlin') The Cranktones - Snake Bit / Vibrate With (MuSick) Johnny Jano - High Voltage / King of Louisiana Rockabilly (Krazy Kajun) Johnny Carroll - Crazy Crazy Lovin' / Last Great Rockabilly Saturday Night (Stompertime) The Bourbonaires - I'm Gonna Lose My Mind / 7" (Howlin') John Wortham - The Cats Were Jumpin' / Rockabilly Shakedown (Buffalo Bop) Eddie Zack, et al - I'm Gonna Rock and Roll / Western Dance Vol. 2 (bootleg) Alan Page - She's the One That's Got It / Hot Rockin' Tracks (Mima) Ridgetop Westernaires - Lookin' for Better Days / 7" (Jet-Tone) The Bourbonaires - Rockin' Angel The Bourbonaires - I'm a Man, That's Where I Stand, That's All Sean Mencher - Jumpin' Track / 7" (Ecco-Fonic) Four Teens - Spark Plug / Ultra Rare Rockin' Boppin' (bootleg) The Bourbonaires - On My Mind Roy Clark - Wildwood Twist / The Lightning Fingers of (RT) Burton Mooney / Corn Pickin' / Legends of Country Guitar / Rhino (outro) Enjoy. Boudin Dan N.D. - Busch (hey, it's cheap and it's racin' season)
RE: Playlist: The Boudin Barndance - 3/25/99
Jerry Byrd - Steelin' the Blues / Steel Guitar Favorites (Mercury) Now *there* is a guy who needs some serious reissuing done. I wish RT had maybe done a Jerry Byrd comp before moving on to volume 2 of West/Bryant; sure, Byrd's not as flashy as West, but he makes up for it in tone and harmonic content. Just listen to that Country All-Stars album (Jazz From The Hills, Bear Family), which I think is probably the biggest dose of Byrd available on CD these days... Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Wilco's new horizon
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Stevie Simkin wrote: Never have I had such a strong impression of critics' band-wagon-jumping as I have done with this cd. Instead of maligning those who have a different opinion about the CD, you might just wanna chalk it up to different tastes. I very much doubt the likes of David Cantwell (who did an excellent job in the latest ND of articulating why he found the album so enchanting) are mindlessly jumping on any kind of critical bandwagon.--don Don, my love, you must admit there's a creepy unanimity among the critics regarding this release. There a definitely lemmings afoot.
Gram: Under Your Spell (was:Emmylou, Gram trib, Crow)
I know we shouldn't talk too much aboutn bootleg pressings of unreleased recordings by dead guys with drug problems, but I'll note in passing that the 2-disc Cd recording available in the odd place here in there under the above title is a feast for fan's of this late guy with some import around here and limitednreleased output. Among the highlights: a heratbreakting Gram and the Burritos version of "She Thinks I Still Care" recorded at he '69 Seattle Pop Festival...and versions of the likes oif "Another Place, Another Time" and "Buckaroo" and "High on a Hilltop" and Everyone LOves a Winner by same...and a set from London, 1968, with the Byrds, with Gram doing dead serious no-camp versions of The Christian Life and Under Your Spell Again--and the Byrds sound good--and he has to join in on the Eight Miles High/Space Odyssey numbers still in the set. There are also demo versions of key songs from his GP solo album and early duets with Ms. Harris and the Fallen Angels--even one in which they're more or less joined by Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt, on Close Up the Honky Tonks" at an appearance in Houston, 1973. But of coure, this is bootleg and unpaid for and nobody here would support this enterprise. I mention this purley for educational purposes. Barry OK. I paid cash.
Re: Wilco's new horizon
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, JP Riedie wrote: Don, my love, you must admit there's a creepy unanimity among the critics regarding this release. There a definitely lemmings afoot. Hmmm. Well, I always find it interesting when folks perceive a "lemmings" affect when the music in question is something they don't personally like. I hope I'm not off-base here, John, but I assume you don't care for the new Wilco?g And to put the shoe on the other foot -- I've no doubt that Stevie saw absolutely no lemmings when Trace was being praised to the skies, and most likely the same went for John when Sign O' The Times was being universally toasted. I assume both of 'em just chalked it up to the good taste of the reviewers (who were, after all, affirming their own good taste.g).--don
Jerry Byrd, was: Boudin Barndance
Jerry Byrd has a few of his Hawaiian CDs available through such excellent web sites as Auntie Maria's Hawaiian Music Island (http://www.mele.com). Particularly recommended is "Steel Guitar Hawaiian Style", Lehua SLCD 7023. This release is cited as the first Hawaiian steel/slack key duet to be issued, although there's some doubt in my mind as to that being true (I think the Sons of Hawaii were doing such things in the early 60's). I agree that a comprehensive overview of his contribution to country music is sadly lacking. I never see such classics as "Steelin the Blues" on compilations; what's wrong with Mercury's reissue department? Jerry Byrd was a notable session steel guitarist during much of the "classic country" period, appearing on releases by Chet Atkins, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Roy Clark, Ernest Tubb, Hank Williams, Patti Page, Burl Ives, Jimmy Wakely, Red Foley and many others.
Re: Wilco's new horizon
Don Yates wrote: And to put the shoe on the other foot -- I've no doubt that Stevie saw absolutely no lemmings when Trace was being praised to the skies, Hmm. I posted on this topic on The Other List just a day or two ago. I think Trace would have slipped under the radar if the label hadnt decided to give it the big push (Drown video in heavy mtv rotation, leaning on the press, free Jay Farrar sad clown masks with each cd, that sorta thing). The fact that it made a lot of national press top 10 lists at the end of the year had a lot to do with the hype, which was fairly substantial for a band of Son Volt's marketability. My feeling is that the same has gone for Summerteeth, and that the label are giving the band the big push on this one. Of course, the difference is that Trace actually *deserved* the plaudits, whereas... oh never mind... g g Stevie
Re: Jerry Byrd, was: Boudin Barndance
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Brad Bechtel wrote: I agree that a comprehensive overview of his contribution to country music is sadly lacking. I never see such classics as "Steelin the Blues" on compilations; You can find it on one of Rhino's Legends Of Country Guitar compilations. I think I have it on some other comp, but I could very well be hallucinating. After all, it is 5pm on Friday. YIPEE! I'm outta here!--don
Re: Wilco's new horizon
On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, JP Riedie wrote: Don, my love, you must admit there's a creepy unanimity among the critics regarding this release. There a definitely lemmings afoot. Hmmm. Well, I always find it interesting when folks perceive a "lemmings" affect when the music in question is something they don't personally like. I hope I'm not off-base here, John, but I assume you don't care for the new Wilco?g And to put the shoe on the other foot -- I've no doubt that Stevie saw absolutely no lemmings when Trace was being praised to the skies, and most likely the same went for John when Sign O' The Times was being universally toasted. I assume both of 'em just chalked it up to the good taste of the reviewers (who were, after all, affirming their own good taste.g).--don I was too wasted to notice the critics when Sign O' the Time was released. I just listened to it for 6 months straight. Actually, and I realized I should have mentioned this first, Summerteeth is my favorite Wilco album. To me its a logical extension or companion to Mermaid Ave (which I think is wonderful) Being There sucked and A.M. was underwhelming. What bothers me is the lack of any real criticism (e.g. critical thinking) regarding this record. Instead we get universal raving "reviews" which sound like the writings of a cadre of wild eyed publicists. Or maybe Jenni Sperendeo. She's gonna kill me for that.
Re: Gram: Under Your Spell (was:Emmylou, Gram trib, Crow)
With 44 cuts on 2 Cds, sound varies from passable to excellent...and the title is the title line. ( Gram Parsons: Under Your Spell Again)... It's on the same so-called "Colisseum" label as the "Yours Truly, Anonymous" GP boot I have a long interesting review of this new one by Mr. Sid Griffin, which appeared in a relatively obscure little rag called " Live! Music Review"--(the editor of which is no doubt a lurker member of P2 'cause I said that.) If I find some time to type it up, I'll post it here. Barry Barry Mazor wrote: I know we shouldn't talk too much aboutn bootleg pressings of unreleased recordings by dead guys with drug problems, but I'll note in passing that the 2-disc Cd recording available in the odd place here in there under the above title is a feast for fan's of this late guy with some import around here and limitednreleased output. and lots of mouth-watering details to boot (ouch). So what's the title? and is the sound quality passable? heck, I'm all frowns of disapproval too, of course, but this one sounds like it comes under the Dylan Albert Hall "essential and damn the legalities" category to me... Stevie
Re: Wilco's new horizon
Don, my love, you must admit there's a creepy unanimity among the critics regarding this release. There a definitely lemmings afoot. Like this is anything new? Critics tend to think like critics. Most of us have that same chip in our heads that makes us like music that most sensible human beings think is crap. Like Joe Henry, like Sparklehorse, like Sleater-Kinney, to name a few currently on my short list, and likely several others'. Oh yeah, and Wilco, which I think is just wonderful. Does that make me a lemming? Perceive as you may. I don't give a hoot. Off to buy a car, begrudgingly. Neal Weiss
Re: Jim Roll Band tour dates
At 11:49 AM 4/9/99 -0500, you wrote: Go see the P2 poster boy when he's in your town. Does he have any posters of him wearing a skimpy outfit? How about one with his hair feathered like Farrah? Jim Roll Band Tour Dates: 4/16 -- Barking Spider, Cleveland, OH 4/17 -- Pluto's, Pittsburgh, PA 4/22 -- Second Story, Bloomington, IN 4/23 -- Bluebird Cafe, Nashville - Writer's Night (short set - solo) 5/26 -- Schuba's Chicago (w/Silos, Tim Easton) -- *tentative* 6/1-4 -- w/Ray Wiley Hubbard -- Austin, TX -- *tentative* 6/5 -- Kerrville, TX 6/10 -- Twangfest, St. Louis Jim put on a mighty fine performance at Liberty Lunch at SXSW at that was with a pickup band. A bunch of mooks he met on the street, I gues (Okay, it was The Silos). Anyway, do catch Jim if he comes to your town. I don't see L.A. on that list... Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: Spankers dates...givin' folks what they need
At 12:43 PM 4/9/99 -0500, you wrote: At 12:34 PM -0500 on 4/9/99, Meshel wrote: I chatted with Wammo briefly last night (hey, it isn't John Doe on the phone, but you take what you can get g) and he said a second solo CD is in the works, but he's waiting for Mercury to drop him so he can shop it around. I didn't mention it, but it struck me as ironic that one of the few acts that wants to be dropped hasn't been. Hazeldine is in the same boat. As soon as they're dropped, they'll go shopping. Jeff Miles of Music mail order http://www.milesofmusic.com FREE printed Catalog: (818) 883-9975 fax: (818) 992-8302, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alt-Country, rockabilly, bluegrass, folk, power pop and tons more.
Re: Wilco's new horizon
At 01:27 PM 4/9/99 -0700, you wrote: I have lurked around this lovely P2 land of make believe for long enough-now I must speak! I just picked up SummerTeeth and I am amazed the closed mindedness of many of the "critical reviewers" that make this place their cyber home. While I am a regular participant, usually more on Friday afternoon than the rest of the week, I find this group to be remarkably open minded. All of you openminded people, take a bow... If musical maturation is worthy of disdain, well then I say lets all focus an evil eye on Wilco! So the man in front is tired of being pegged as an Alt. Country demi-god, can anyone with any soul really blame him? Is your last name really Tweedy? Jeff, is this you using someone's e-mail account? Those of you who are still openminded, does anyone know if the very public distancing from twang was something that happened organically or was it a brilliant plan cooked up by the publicity folks at the label? SummerTeeth shows what years of playing and writing can do for a band with the raw talent that brought us A.M-they get better and they grow musically. However, there will always be those who think that the universe should remain static, change bothers you folks. You've been lurking how long? Weisberger liked the Earle album. How much more can you ask for in a single year. My goodness Mr. man, you are asking for the impossible! Where was I Oh yeah.. change.. static... were you talking about my clothes dryer? Oh, yeah... Well I say move over and make room for a new generation of music coming our way and it is seasoned with the sound of some bands that make Alt. Country fans feel like they are betraying their solid white trash roots. Uhhh, suburbs of Los Angeles here pal. Never lived in a trailer. Why don't you take your potty mouth elsewhere. Maybe you can find a folder on AOL titled Wilco RULZ! A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop and you have a sound that brings it all home for those of us too young to know that the music we loved in our youth apparently sucked! ::Yawn:: Oh, were you still ranting.. sorry, please continue... SummerTeeth is an omen of sorts, a sign that all is not lost-there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. Someone cue the Star Spangled Banner. That was damn near patriotic! I'm tearing up I can't continue typing, I'm so moved. Let's give Jezzy a hand because he changed my mind! Feel free to participate, but DO NOT come in here and insult folks who have been part of this community for years. You are out of line. ::whispering:: hey everyone, this is where Jezzy either apologizes for being a putz or tells us all to fuck off. If it is the later, I can't wait for the ill-sent unsub ::whispering off:: Jeff (Not tweedy) weiss
RE: Jerry Byrd, was: Boudin Barndance
I have a cassette of some Hawaiian stuff by Byrd, called Byrd Of Paradise, but since it's on CBS Special Products I'm inclined to think this was stuff he was doing earlier than the CDs you mentioned, Brad. Jerry Byrd was a notable session steel guitarist during much of the "classic country" period, appearing on releases by Chet Atkins... He and Atkins worked awfully well together, in my opinion; you can hear it on that Country All-Stars stuff. One of the things that I find interesting is that so many of the guys who played on a lot of hillbilly music records made in Nashville were interested in jazz; Byrd, Atkins, Dale Potter, but it was a different kind of jazz, as you can tell by comparing versions of stuff like "Stomping At The Savoy," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "South," "Caravan," "Birth Of The Blues" (which is on one of the Byrd albums I have as well, I think the same one that has "Steelin The Blues"), "Corine Corina," and a bunch of other numbers where you can listen to versioins by Wills or some other more western swing folks. I guess that's one of the reasons that I often find the pop-ism of Chester and Co. pleasing; if you really look at and listen to it, it's pop via hillbilly jazz - these guys didn't grow up playing that stuff, they learned it because they liked it - and some pretty durn good jazz at that. There were certainly, maybe even mainly, commercial aspects to the Nashville Sound, but the records work musically (see the recent Philposted Patsy Cline adoration) because the folks who made them were able to find things to play that sound good by drawing on that knowledge and affection. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
Re: Wilco's new horizon
LOL, Jeff. Very nice response with a true P2 flair --junior
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Boy Howdy! If Id a known I would cause this kind of commotion with my little ol post I might have actually thought about what I was writing before I wrote it! I must apologize if I was too harsh with my words-I think you all are a great bunch of people! I guess I get a little giddy when I have enough money to actually buy music and it was in my state of giddy that I wrote. If you dont mind I would like to defend myself a bit because I apparently offended a few among us and did so very unintentionally. To Mr. Yates: Maybe the two of us do not share the same definition of dissing, but I would have to disagree with your statement . I have heard a lot of dissing of Wilco. To Jon, who said: How do you get from this: A sprinkle of Pink Floyd , just enough to mellow out the strong flavor of Beatles, and finish it off with big dollop of eighties pop to this: there are new and uncharted territories yet to be discovered and Jeff Tweedy and Wilco are just the guys to prove it. in the space of a single paragraph? I am afraid I did not communicate well here. Being that "there is nothing new under the sun," we can both probably agree that all musicians derive certain aspects of their sound from their musical influences. Those attributes that are adopted from the aforementioned influences combine with one another in the influenced, and, if this happens to take place in an individual who knows what to do with it, a new and exciting sound is born-musical genetics if you will? The uncharted territory that I was speaking of was the way in which Wilco produces a new (in my opinion) sound from those influences. remember i am a Wilco sympathizer and applaud the new production. (although Summerteeth IS starting to bore me). But it is funny to talk of this being ground breaking when the High Llamas and a few other bands have already been copying Brian Wilson for years and when the concept itself is very retro. Sorry, I am not quite of your stature when it comes to musical knowledge, I have never heard of the High Llamas ( although I will check them out if ever I encounter them) so I can not agree or disagree on your point. I will ,however, say this: Jeff Tweedy has called this album a pop album, and for a pop album, I think it kicks ass. Definitely not Nick Lowe! But up against the trash that has come to be known as pop music; Matchbox Twenty or NSync, Wilco is doing fine! What I wouldnt give to be able to hear that kind of pop when I turned on my car stereo! I might be a minority here but I think it would be a good day for music if Wilco got a push from their label and went to that next level, I think American pop music needs it . Thank you for inciting me to think more about my subject. No offense intended. Peace on Earth. Good will toward men. -Jezzylarue _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
RE:Aren't you a sweetie!(Was Wilco...)
Feel free to participate, but DO NOT come in here and insult folks who have been part of this community for years. You are out of line. ::whispering:: hey everyone, this is where Jezzy either apologizes for being a putz or tells us all to fuck off. If it is the later, I can't wait for the ill-sent unsub ::whispering off:: Jeff (Not tweedy) weiss No, I will stay on thank you. I quite enjoy the wealth of knowledge concerning music that can be found here. Unless, of course, I can get kicked out for pissing you off, kind Sir. And I think when I do unsub, I will be able to figure it out. My apology, that you so rightly anticipated, was for inadvertently insulting the folks in this community, and I guess if apologizing is lame well so be it. But you my friend are much ruder than even I, in my ignorance of the etiquette here, ever was. So there! -Jezzylarue _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Aren't you a sweetie!(Was Wilco...)
In a message dated 4/9/99 8:43:08 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My apology, that you so rightly anticipated, was for inadvertently insulting the folks in this community, and I guess if apologizing is lame well so be it. That's mighty big of you. I have been fighting with the P2 intelligencia for almost 2 years, and love almost every minute of it. Can't say they do, but what the hell... Welcome to the jungle. Slim
