Re: A Clockwork Orange
[A late posting - I get P2 on digest - on this topic which has, by now, already been well covered here] : Bill Silvers: ... was "A Clockwork Orange" in fact banned in the UK as was reported here? ... Do you know if was Kubrick's own doing? Jon Johnson: My understanding is that the film inspired some rapes and other crimes in Great Britain that seem to have unnerved Kubrick. Stevie Simkin: I think the issue was more a spate of muggings of tramps Iain Noble: The film was withdrawn from circulation in this country by Kubrick himself after several UK tabloids launched a moral panic about copy cat attacks shortly after the film came out. It has never been banned by the Board of Film Censors ... Iain's summary is correct. The file critic Derek Malcolm summarises the episode thus in his piece in The Guardian: "Kubrick, of course, was no stranger to controversy, having made A Clockwork Orange in Britain in 1971. That film, based on an Anthony Burgess novel, about the endemic violence running underneath so-called civilised society, was passed by the censor but hooked out of release by Kubrick himself because he thought the British, and particularly the British press, had mistaken its pessimistic message and proclaimed it as glamorising violence." One thing I wanted to add, with reference to the excerpts from Jon and Stevie's postings above, is that I do not know if any actual attacks inspired by this film were ever proved to have taken place here. (I mean, as opposed to the 'idea', or 'threat', of such attacks.) I think the reference above to a 'spate' of such attacks is almost certainly wrong. Ob Twang content: still humming Crazy Arms ... +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Re: Sheffield
Stuart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Caught this band called the Hillbilly Cats in a wonderful working class pub in Sheffield ... This place was great. Glad you had a good time here: Sheffield is a good, solid, no-bullshit city. May I recommend to the list another Sheffield band - The Slingshots - who, as it happens, just have a CD out. They are an excellent trio who play 50's style rockabilly - some covers (Carl Perkins, Johnny Burnette, Elvis, etc), and some of their own stuff. The lead singer rhythm guitarist Steve Russell, and the very talented lead guitarist J D England, have in fact been playing around town together since they came to Sheffield in the early '80's as undergraduates. On bass is Graeme McElearney. Some of their original numbers - say, 'Steamhammer Jones', and 'The Pain Has Gone' - are pretty damn good. The latter in particular features some nice guitar work by J D. The CD - 'Feels So Right' - is on the Raucous label, RAUCD 040. In the States it should be available through Hepcat. +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Re: steve earle, Jesse Taylor?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just wondering whether Jesse Taylor made any "best" lists for his fine work over the years (the strong arm of the acoustic guitar world)? If you've ever seen him with Ely you know how his ability to shape a song is unmatched. Well, he certainly figures in my personal list. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform a few years ago up in Glasgow, Scotland, with 'Don McAlister Jr. and his Cowboy Jazz Revue'. Jesse Taylor is a big, strong man, and he could alternately thrash the hell out of the acoustic guitar when the song required it, while, in the next second, switch to playing with the most amazing delicacy and tenderness. Beautiful to listen to, and to watch. That same night, he was wearing black from head to toe, but had on a very nice vest: black (again), but covered with lots of brightly coloured pictures of electric guitars. From first sight, it was clear that the guy meant business ... +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Re: Return of the Grievous Angel
Rob Russell wrote: I've just been reading Sid Griffin's Gram bio ... Anyway, the copy I'm reading is a loner ... I was wondering if anybody knew where it might still be available to buy (it's got to be long out of print, ain't it?)? That book was published by Sierra Records, Pasadena, who used to sell it direct by mail order. It would be worth checking with them to see if it's still available. An e-mail address I have for Sierra is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck. +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Ray Price recommendations
A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone recommend to me which of the many 'best of' collections would be a good place to start to hear more of his honky tonk sounds. Thanks. +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
Nyquil (was Dreams, Jeff Wall, and SXSW)
Slim wrote: ... but I must attribute this one to several things: thinking about Twangfest, accepting my first reservation for a crasher at SXSW, and Nyquil. Which leads me to ask - as I have been wondering ever since I first heard Alvin Crow's song - what _exactly_ is Nyquil? I don't think we get it over here ... And on the offer of a Web-based P2 archive: I've sometimes wanted to look up old stuff on this list, so I'd welcome the idea (provided it satisfies others concerns of privacy). And, given the volume on this list, disc manufacturers must be rubbing their hands together at the prospect ... +-- ///\ Ian Durkacz --+ |C-oo Department of Automatic Control Systems Engineering | |\ The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England| +--- \_v e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] +
