Re: Burning London, the Clash tribute album
In a message dated 4/29/99 12:59:31 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I know I was going on the other day about how dated the Clash sound nowadays, but jeez, they certainly didn't deserve this abominable "tribute" album. this piece of crap was guaranteed the above by the getting the mostly the lamest of bands to contribute. there are so many great rock'n'roll/punk bands (backyard babies, streetwalkin' cheetahs, hellacopters, nomads, dimestore halos, d generation, etc) that would have done so much of a better job, it's pathetic that this is what they came up with. just more proof (as if anyone needed it) that the major labels really have their heads up their collective butts. np-flatt scruggs-back to the cross
Re: Captain Beefheart (re:Welfare Music)
Marie on Beefheart... There is a difference between noise and music, right? one man's noise...
Re: Captain Beefheart
my fave stuff ol' don's is the legendary am sessions ep, which features some the grittiest blues rock of the mid-60's, and the spotlight kid/clear spot double cd, which features some of the most monstrous guitar work courtesy of mr. zoot horn rollo(who's book on his beefheart years is one of the better rock'n'roll reads). np-danny gatton-hot rod guitar
Re: Cheap Trick (was Re: Chicago Calendar)
In a message dated 4/23/99 10:02:11 AM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: *6/15: RELS: Cheap Trick (live) I read somewhere (ICE, maybe) that this will be available exclusively through Amazon.com for like two months before its general release. Something about Amazon wanting to flex its muscles by getting an album on the charts on the basis of only Amazon sales. don't know about this, but there is a new "import" triple cd on the market that has all three shows recorded in philly in october of last year of them doing their first 3 albums. probably only for the hardcore fan, but for those of us who couldn't make the shows, a nice piece nonetheless.
Re: Artist of the Decade?
In a message dated 4/22/99 3:54:58 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh yeah, Ray Davies claimed to have invented heavy metal, so... nope. link wray did.
carl sonny leyland
don't know if anyone has mentioned it but his new one, "im wise" on hmg/hightone, contains some of the finest jerry lee pumping piano that you'll ever hear. while he can play pretty much any style out of the pop songbook(as witnessed by his fine stylings with big sandy) he seems to have somehow got ahold of whatever the killer's been swiggin' all these years. not a bum song in the bunch, i can't get the thing outta my player. to these ears, on the finest albums of the year.
Re: ISO digital Todd Snider Blue Mt. trades
In a message dated 3/24/99 12:18:57 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If a record label released material without the consent of the artist, wouldn't it be obvious that something rotten was going on? If so, what's the difference here? the difference is that there's a contractual, legal relationship between artist and company that either disallows, or allows, the company to release with or without consent of the artist. there is no such agreement between the public and the artist. ive yet to meet any fans who trade or purchase live stuff that hasn't purchased much, if not all, of the artist's catalog. many artists encourage such activity. ive been to several todd shows, and he has been pretty clear that he doesn't have a problem with taping and trading. hell, bet he's even got a few items in his collection.
Re: boot me baby, but don't sell it
In a message dated 3/24/99 2:10:55 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I say, bootlegg me baby, but when you start making more dough off merchandise than me, can ya buy me dinner or throw me a bone, hey, help me out on rent? how about i just continue to show up at your shows, drink booze from the clubowners who pay you, buy your records, maybe a tshirt, etc. i'd say that's helping pay the bills, wouldn't you?
glass houses:(was Re: boot me baby, but don't sell it)
so now that i've been beaten up for my views on bootlegging, am i to assume that all those that have had a dissenting view point in one form or another have never purchased, or even traded for, such an item? just curious...
Re: Iggy/Pretenders/Clash/Ameritwang
In a message dated 3/15/99 7:02:28 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Masonrod said: Whine, whine, whine. "I got to see him here." "Oooh, I wish I was there." That's why I stay in Detroit. Despite its present day music mundaneness, I got to experience so much when Detroit was still Rock City. ok, but the real question is: did you ever see the greatest rock'n'roll band ever to come screaming outta the motor city? i'm speaking of sonic's rendezvous band. i saw a couple of shows they did, including opening up for the ramones in 77, at the legendary second chance in ann arbor. maybe the best show i've ever seen, period.
Re: country radio
In a message dated 3/5/99 12:11:16 PM EST, don yates writes: for those interested in hearing actual country music -- as opposed to roots-rock, f*lk, etc. -- you're still quite likely to run into it on mainstream country radio. And you're certainly gonna hear a lot more of it there than you will on your local AAA station.--don as long as you don't mind listening to the all the dreck in between. but i guess that's par for the course with pretty much all commercial radio (the exception being kpig in northern cal).
biller wakefield
don't know if anyone has talked about this new album, entitled "the hot guitars of biller and wakefield" but it's a gas. dave biller plays guitar and jeremy wakefield plays steel, and the whole thing is jazzed up hillbilly boogie directly descended from the classic sounds of speedy west and jimmy bryant. it escapes me now, but i know these guys have both paid their dues in various west coast outfits, and they got a couple of flyrite boys, as well as dave stucky and deke dickerson (who co-produced) adding their talents. its on hightone offshoot hmg, and it's really great great stuff.
Re: Johnny Rodrieguz
In a message dated 1/20/99 4:26:58 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone out there know the details of Johnny's recent murder conviction? The little details that have been available via Blue Chip have made it all sound very weird. If anyone knows of a way to get to local newspaper accounts or anything at all, I would appreciate it very much. --david cantwell he hasn't been convicted. yet. he has been indicted, and was supposed to show up for a court hearing yesterday. he's presently out on a $50,000 bond.
