RE: new Go Betweens best of
She starred in a movie with Gregory Peck/ he got shot but what the heck? -Original Message- From: Sophie Best [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 26 April 1999 14:46 To: passenger side Subject: RE: new Go Betweens best of Wow... reading through that track listing brought back some very sweet memories... I was lucky to see the Go-Betweens live several times during the 80s... another one to add to the must-buy-as-soon-as-credit-rating-is-restored list. Sophie I, yi, yi, yi love Lee Remick... she's a darlin' === _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: You Am I (was Re: Underappreciated (long))
Hey you guys - that's great to hear you dig You Am I that much. I'm a mate of a couple of the blokes in the band (Tim, the lead singer and Rusty the drummer) and yr right they are a kick arse rock and roll band. It's funny that Hourly Daily is out of print over there - it still sells quite well here in Australia. I'll pass on yr comments to Tim. Junior Walker -- From: William F. Silvers[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 20 April 1999 4:01 To: passenger side Subject: You Am I (was Re: Underappreciated (long)) Chris Hill wrote re Steve Kirsch's note: --You Am I--"Hi Fi Way"--the second album by these Aussies, where they turn down the Stooges, turn up The Jam and get spectacular results. Next to Afghan Whigs Curve, THE best concert I saw last year. The lead singer has a charisma that controls a crowd like none I've seen, and the band's energy is palpable. I kick myself for the number of their Seattle shows I've missed, and vow it'll never happen again. Amazing show. I tend to prefer the third album, _Hourly, Daily_ and the 4th, _#4 Record_, to their rawer first two. I picked up HI FI WAY a couple of years ago and it didn't do much for me- I resold it. Late last year I stumbled over a copy of You Am I's most recent #4 RECORD, and it's great. It would certainly been one of my top 10 pop records last year if I'd heard it longer. HOURLY, DAILY's out of print, but I managed to locate a copy on ther net and I'm hoping it'll be in today's mail. Roomie Dave went out and bought a copy of HI FI WAY, and while it's not the equal of the new record, it's much better than I remembered. b.s. n.p. Mandy Barnett I'VE GOT A RIGHT TO CRY
RE: Guadalcanal Diary
OMIGOD - 4x2 was a way cool album - tell me its true! Junior Walker -Original Message- From: Steve Gardner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 26 March 1999 14:12 To: passenger side Subject: Guadalcanal Diary Hey, someone just told me Guadalcanal Diary has reformed. Is this true? Has anyone heard them? Tell me! Tell me! -- Steve Gardner - Topsoil: A Century of Twang - Sun. 12-3pm WXDU 88.7FM Durham NC and on the Net at www.wxdu.duke.edu * [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.topsoil.net *
RE: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm
Jeff Wall, You RULE Junior Walker NP George Jones "I'm A People" -Original Message- From: Jeff Wall [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 10 March 1999 9:18 To: passenger side Subject: Re: SUV's RE: Jones update 8pm At 04:32 PM 3/9/99 -0500, you wrote: Hey Jeff, have you ever met Ted Nugent? I bet you guys would be a real hoot to observe together on a hunting trip. Although I regularly consume the dead flesh of little critters, I prefer to hunt the little bastards at my local grocery store. Call me a hypocrite, but I am unable to go out into the woods and whack a critter that has done me no harm. I don't mind eating his tasty ass though, I just prefer someone else to whack him. I even go so far as to remove all the barbs from my fishing hooks and practice catch and release. Although I loved Double Live Gonzo, Nugent is way to radical right wing for my personal tastes. I also don't own any guns. My family has a history of clinical depression and addiction to things your better off not being addicted to. As a result, the ownership of firearms is not a safe bet in my household. I'm actually, in real life, a pretty sensitive guy. I have a bunch of teddy bears, I stop and help people broke down on the side of the road, and am constantly working to improve my karma points by trying to be nice and do the right thing. Nope, I couldn't walk through the woods and whack Bambi, unless I was forced to in order to eat. But if you were to threaten me or mine, I could whack you in the forehead with a .45 and not feel a shred of guilt. Why? Because as human, we are capable of knowing between right and wrong. When you intentionally choose wrong and it endangers the people I care about, you have just forfieted your constitutional as well as your human rights. Although I don't currently own firearms, I can get access to one pretty quicky. I'm a damned good shot. The wife is better. She stays pissed at me a lot. Just another reason not to keep guns in the house. Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 3421 Daisy Crescent - Va Beach, Va - 23456
RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)
Shut yr goddamn mouths all of ya. Sorry - just practicing for my trip to New York later in the year. Junior "Can you tell me the way to Staten Island or should I just go fuck myself now?" Walker -Original Message- From: Joe Gracey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 1999 12:51 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Covers and a defense of irony (long) Anyway, I got through this whole post without using the word fuck. Maybe I am growing up. : ) Lance . . . Grow up, Lance, please. You cakehole. Anyway, around here they say "piehole". -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long)
Hello Amy, No offense to New Yorkers meant - everyone I've met so far has been a gem (and a funny one at that) which is kinda why I'm going there if you take my meaning... I think I'm gonna love NY, long as I don't get mugged... Junior "New York City's got a lot to do with it" Walker -Original Message- From: Amy Haugesag [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 4 March 1999 13:18 To: passenger side Subject: RE: Covers and a defense of irony (long) The other Junior writes: Sorry - just practicing for my trip to New York later in the year. Junior "Can you tell me the way to Staten Island or should I just go fuck myself now?" Walker A common misconception is that if you stop a New Yorker on the street and ask a question, the response will be rude. This is not true. New Yorkers love to talk. They especially love to give opinions, whether you asked for them or not, and they will gladly tell you why their way of getting to Staten Island is the best way, and why you shouldn't listen to what the other guy who has walked up to join the conversation says about how to get there, and how nobody in New York can give directions properly anymore anyway, because they're all from, y'know, Idaho or someplace, one of those Midwestern states. Except that Staten Island is a bad example to use, because though most New Yorkers know how to get there, they'd rather not, and they don't understand why anyone else would either. New Yorkers may be seething with suppressed rage, but they're still friendly, or at least talkative. --Amy
RE: Steve earle interview
Sorry - that was a personal message DOHHH!
RE: Return of the Grevious Angel
Amen to that - I hated their "contribution" nearlyas much as the Bob Mould one - and I love Bob and The Mekons - go figure. I guess they were just steppin' on my toes. Junior Walker -- From: Budrocket[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 25 February 1999 8:54 To: passenger side Subject: Return of the Grevious Angel I haven't played this in a long time, but I remember that the Mekons cut was outstanding. Well son, that's a matter of opinion...g Buddy Bleeech! Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RE: Paul Kelly? RE: Kelly Willis on CD TV
AUSTRIAN??!!!
Surely you mean AUSTRALIAN!!!
Pulllaase!
Junior Walker
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Subject: Re: Paul Kelly? RE: Kelly Willis on CD TV
I don't think Paul Kelly ever recorded this song ("Cradle of Love")
himself. It was previously covered by Anne Kirkpatrick- I suspect another
Austrian artist.
"Hidden Things" is on KW's BANG BANG cd and is the title track of Paul
Kelly's 1992 cd.
Jeff Sohn
RE: Pernice Brothers/Boston content only
Joyce Jason Walker from Golden Rough reporting - Just played the two shows with Joe in Melbourne this weekend past. What a fantastic guy and what great songs! I haven't enjoyed myself so much in years! We're playing one more show in Sydney with Joe this coming Saturday which should be amazing. He is a National Treasure - I hope the Pernice Brothers win some awards too. All the best, Jason -- From: Joyce Linehan[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 22 February 1999 11:11 To: passenger side Subject: Pernice Brothers/Boston content only I've gotten a bunch of messages today about an alleged Pernice Brothers show at the Green Street Grill tomorrow (Monday). I don't know why they're advertising one, because we don't know anything about it. Joe is actually touring Australia right now. The next Pernice performance in Boston will be Joe solo at the House of Blues in Cambridge on April 21 (with Mike Ireland Bob Egan). Oh, and they were nominated for 3 Boston Music Awards, so vote for them when the balloting starts! Best Debut Album (indie label), Best Single (Monkey Suit) and Best Song (Crestfallen) Joyce
Dan Bern
has anybody out there heard of a singer/ songwriter name of Dan Bern - a friend of mine has asked me about him and I seem to recall hearing his name on this list a few times. Any takers? junior walker
RE: Florida music landmarks and musicians
I'm not sure what the go is with Gram's place - a friend of mine went there and said it seemed "a little weird" and has since refused to elaborate - I could ask her again - I have heard that the place is promoted as being "gay-safe and friendly" and is modelled on Amsterdam-style holiday resorts. I'm not trying to suggest any kind of anti-gay bias at all - there's a website for it somewhere if you wanted to check it out for yourself - i think it's linked to Larry Klug's Gram homepage. Junior W -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 1999 7:25 To: passenger side Subject: Florida music landmarks and musicians I'm heading to North Florida and perhaps central Florida for work on my book for a four day stint this weekend. I know there aren't a lot of southerners on this list but there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks. I've got a list of sites and stuff to look for but thought others here might have recommendations. I've got things related to Gram Parsons, Gamble Rogers, Tom Petty, Lynyrd Skynrd, Jim Morrison, Jim Stafford and that's all I can think of without consulting my list. And you all know I have a really bad memory so . . . I'd welcome any Florida sites, Florida musicians past or present (we're not including South Florida) so anything Tampa north. Has anyone ever stayed at Gram's Place? The BB in Tampa that's supposed to have Gram Parson's memorabilia, etc? I appreciate any tips. Thanks, Deb
RE: Pernice tours Australia
I play in a band called Golden Rough and we're going to be Joe's "backing band" while he's in Australia. I'm personally stoked about it because Overcome by Happiness is one of my favourite albums. I'll be sure and post a couple things to share with you all if you'd like. Junior -- From: Joyce Linehan[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 6 February 1999 6:18 To: passenger side Subject: Pernice tours Australia Joe Pernice will tour Australia (solo) in February. Some of you might be wondering why he would return there so soon, having just been there in December. Well, the immigration people weren't being very cooperative in December, and he never got there. So, immigration willing, here are the replacement dates. February Fri 19 Punter's club, Melbourne Sat 20 Corner Hotel, Melbourne Sun 21 Emily Grace Hotel, Adelaide Wed 24 Greenwich Bar, Perth Fri 26 Hopetoun, Sydney Sat 27 Globe, Sydney w/ Archer Prewitt Sun 28 Rick's Cafe, Brisbane The Pernice Brothers will be touring Europe in May, and Joe will probably do a solo European tour in June. I will post those dates as soon as I have them. *** Joyce Linehan Artist Management 10A Burt Street Dorchester, MA 02124
RE: Hank question
You REALLY don't like him, do you? Don't sugar coat it for me, I can take it. All the best, Junior -- From: Joe Gracey[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 February 1999 4:08 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hank question "Walker, Jason" wrote: Oh, yeah - he also broke Elvis Presley. Snow's manager was of course Colonel Tom Parker. I know Snow isn't to everyone's taste but I'm just biased since I was brought up listening to his music through my dad. At least say you'll give him a try Joe. Please? Junior ;-) son, I was playing Hank Snow records on the radio in 1966 when he was still a star, and I couldn't stand him then, either. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
RE: Hank question
Amen to that, Steve - his toupe is a work of art as is his house, I hear. Junior -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 February 1999 6:49 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hank question Joe Gracey wrote; son, I was playing Hank Snow records on the radio in 1966 when he was still a star, and I couldn't stand him then, either. -Hank Snow has a reputation of being a cantankerous old bastard, but he made enough good stuff that warrants a listen. "Music Makin' Mama from Memphis" is one hell of a song and his guitar work is spectacular. He was older than both the other Hanks and hence his listening patterns were based on Jimmie Rodgers and Canada's other early superstar, Wilf Carter (aka Montana Slim). He also had things pretty tough and whilst I wouldn't recommend his autobiography in its entirety ( he gives himself the ability to move mountains in later chapters) the early part is darn good. He tells of his first ever recording session in the mid 30s when he had to travel 2 1/2 days to get there, recorded two songs and then heard nothing for six months. Hank's mid 60s recordings are pretty solid and if the "tragic" song is your cup of tea I say I'd rate him above Hank Williams and other great exponents of the art such as Porter Wagoner. But I dare say if you dared to make a reference to his "barely detectable" toupe in his presence you'd be banished to the Canadian wilds quicker than you could blink. Give Clarence a bit of a listen...at least the aforementioned "MMM from M" and "I've Been Everywhere", "Golden Rocket" etc. Steve Reid- ~
RE: Obscure Australian band: Daddy Cool
Yeah, i remember Daddy Cool, mainly cuz here in Australia they play their records on the radio still. They were national heroes there for a while with their two hit singles "Eagle Rock" - "Come Back Again" and some other lesser hits before they broke up in the early 70s. Ross Wilson, the founder/ lead singer went on to form Mondo Rock in the late 70s and have a few more minor hits. Nice bloke. -- From: Brad Bechtel[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 February 1999 8:32 To: passenger side Subject: Obscure Australian band: Daddy Cool Speaking of obscure bands... Does anyone remember an Australian band called Daddy Cool? They had a couple of recordings on Warner Brothers, "Daddy Who? Daddy Cool" and "Teenage Heaven". I remember their one semi-hit "Eagle Rock" as being quite good. -B "memory synapses on overdrive" B-
RE: neil's steel
That would be Ben Keith who has provided some particularly melancholy steel guitar over the years on most of Neil's recordings. Junior Walker -- From: Stevie Simkin[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 3 February 1999 8:27 To: passenger side Subject: neil's steel Following on from the recent steel guitar thread, does anyone know who provides the heartbreaking steel on Neil Young's "Tired Eyes" from the "Tonight's the Night" album? Just listening to the Decade retrospective right now oh, and thanks for those reassurances about my feelings of inadequacy in the face of my students' musical tastes g Stevie
RE: Hank question
If I was to say that your description of him as a "not particularly charismatic performer" was WAY OFF I'd, in fact, be kidding myself. You are of course quite right. And he isn't the greatest country singer ever but I guess I just have a soft spot for him. On the other hand, were we to talk about the relative merits of the likes of Ernest Tubb or George Jones for pure talent...but I won't start that thread off again. Best regards, junior -Original Message- From: Joe Gracey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 3 February 1999 9:26 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hank question "Walker, Jason" wrote: Joe, I have to say that I take great exception to your assessment of Hank Snow as a mediocre talent. Far from it - this country music legend overcame a number of obstacles - being very much an outsider to the Grand Ole Opry as a Canadian, he none the less spent years travelling the United States to break in to the exclusive country music scene. His songs are an odd mixture of pathos, bathos and weird humour not to mention his phenomenal lead guitar skills - like Hank Thompson he played his own lead breaks. He recorded a number of award-winning instrumental albums with none other than Chet Atkins, who says that he thinks Snow is one of the most distinctive lead guitarists he's ever heard. IMO, a mediocre talent he definitely is not. Yeah, he could play the guitar, and I should have credited him for that. However, I honestly think he is the perfect example of a rather passionless and not particularly charismatic performer who was supported by the Opry machine all out of proportion to his worth. I realize this is purely a matter of taste. -- Joe Gracey President-For-Life, Jackalope Records http://www.kimmierhodes.com
RE: Rank the Hank question
I don't recall actually expressing a preference for Hank Snow over HANK WILLIAMS at any stage, but if it came down to it, poor old Mr Snow would we left at the roadside - fortunately, I feel confident in asserting that they both have a welcome place in my record collection and, in fact, any good country music record collection would be incomplete without at least a version of I'm Movin' On. In retrospect, Hank Snow has been quite influential upon modern music but in less of an obvious way than Hank Williams Sr. I love ALL the Hanks except maybe Hank Jr - don't know why exactly but his brand of country music don't excite me none. Junior Walker -- From: Barry Mazor[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 3 February 1999 12:34 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Rank the Hank question Hank Thompson ,well.a tiny maybe..but taking Hank SNOW over Hank Williams is beyond my comprehension... (I'm not sure we rally need to Rank the Hanks at this late date anyway!) I start out pretty much agreeing with Joe Gracey on this one...Mr. Snow, to my ear, has one of the less soulful and sometimes plain duller SINGING styles of major country starsk--but still somehow you can't let those records go. I'd coincidentally just picked up that Essential Hank Snow disc Don described earlier, about a week ago, to update what I'd had (an import disc with the hits and some ol' tapes., The "Essential" offers sound that's very good, besides a better selection of cuts than most discs in that odd series--and this is the interesting thing to me. Snow has these great SONGS...some he wrote, more he surely had a role in selecting, and the records are infectious anyway--with Atkins and anybody else at work on 'em at RCA, that whole apparatus, yes, they make some really good records out of the stuff. After a while, you start to feel some real affection for the often comically-imitated Snow nasality...you just give in. I think they're good records made by a singer with some real limitations. (Ever heard Elvis do his Snow on the Million Dollar Quartet session? Affectionate--but funny.) Barry I for one can only attribute Hank Snow's success to the power of the Opry apparatus to foist mediocre talent on people for 'way too many years. -- Joe Gracey
RE: How to Produce a Rock Record (fwd) g
OWWWCCHHH! That really hurts, guys! You're just making this up - there's no way...how could the major labels..Naaahhh. You guys are such a bunch of kidders. Junior Walker ;) -Original Message- From: Jeff Wall [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 2 February 1999 13:19 To: passenger side Subject: Re: How to Produce a Rock Record (fwd) g from Ken Irwin of Rounder Records X-X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 12:56:11 -0800 Reply-To: "Bluegrass music discussion." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: "Bluegrass music discussion." [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Ken Irwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How to Produce a Rock Record (fwd) g To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HOW TO PRODUCE A ROCK RECORD! First, spend about a month on "preproduction", making sure that everything is completely planned out so that no spontaneity is necessary or possible in the studio. If there are no "hits" there, make the band collaborate with outside songwriters. Line up extra studio musicians who are better players than the band themselves, just in case. Next, book the most expensive studio you can find so that everyone but the band gets paid lots of money. The more expensive, the more the record label will take the project seriously, which is important. Book lots and lots of time. You'll need at least 48 tracks to accomodate all the room mics you'll set up for the drums, all of which will be buried by other instruments later anyway, and for the added keyboard tracks, even if the band has never had a keyboard player. And for all the backing vocal tracks, even if the band only has one singer. Then, record all the instruments one at a time, but make the drummer play to a click track for every song so the music has no chance to breathe whatsoever. That way you can use lots of MIDI gear. Do multiple takes of each song. Use up at least 30 reels of 2-inch tape. Take the best parts of each take and splice them all together. You might even use a hard-disk recording system like Pro Tools, then transfer it all back to analog two-inch. Spend at least two weeks just compiling drum tracks like this. You'll need to rent at least a half a dozen snare drums, and you'll have to change drum heads every couple hours. If you really do it right, the entire band will never have to actually play a song together. Now, start overdubbing each instrument, one at a time. Make sure everything is perfect. If necessary, do things over and over until absolute perfection is achieved. Do a hundred takes if you must. If this doesn't work, get "guest musicians" in to "help out". Don't forget to hire someone who's good with samples and loops so the kids will think its hip! Better get some turntable scratching on there too. Be sure to spend days and days just experimenting with sounds, different amplifiers, guitars, mics, speakers, basically trying every possible option you can think of to use up all that studio time you've booked. No matter how much time you book, you can use it up this way easily. Everyone involved will think they're working very hard. Make sure you rent lots of expensive mics and expensive compressors and expensive preamps so you can convince yourself and everyone else how good it's sounding. Charge it to the band's recording budget of course. Make sure you have at least two or three compressors IN SERIES on everything you're recording. Any equipment with tubes in it is a sure bet, the older the better. The best is early-1970s-era Neve equipment, old Ampex analog recorders, and WW2-vintage tube microphones, since everyone knows that the technology of recording has continuously declined for the past 30+ years. Don't forget to get some old "ribbon" mics too. Make sure that by the time it's finished everyone is absolutely, totally sick of all the songs and never wants to hear any of them again. Oops! Now it's time to mix it! Better get someone with "fresh ears" (who's never heard any of it before) to mix it in a $2000/day SSL room with full automation. Make sure he's pretty famous, and of course you have to fly to LA, NYC or Nashville to do this, because there simply are no decent studios anywhere else. Make sure he compresses the hell out of everything as he mixes it. Compress each drum individually and then compress an overall stereo submix of 'em. Make sure to compress all the electric guitars even though a distorting guitar amp is the most extreme "compressor" in existence. Compress everything else, and then compress the overall mix. Add tons and tons of reverb to the drums on top of all those room mics, and add stereo chorus on everything else. Spare no expense. Spend at least two weeks on it. Then take it home and decide to pay for someone else to remix the whole thing. Then get some New York coke-head mastering engineer to master it, and make sure he compresses the hell out of everything again and takes
RE: Other Artists' Early Work (was Re: Dixie Chicks)
Middle-class kid from Washington DC? I don't think so, man - I believe she's from Birmingham, Alabama. Since when does "middle class" mean anything? If I'm not mistaken, Gram came from old Florida money and wasn't exactly born in a little bitty tar hut. Didn't make a damn worth of difference to his ability and he even papered over the cracks that appeared in his story. -Original Message- From: Doug Young [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 15:39 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Other Artists' Early Work (was Re: Dixie Chicks) Had to do with a pre Gram Parsons release on an indie EMU or something like that. The album was entitled Gilded Bird, I believ and its pretty bad even according to her. Iceman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: All right, I was paging through P2 stuff hastily, so there's a chance I missed it, but I do believe that no one's mentioned Emmylou Harris's efforts to erase history. Hmmm...could someone fill me in on this? Something about how she's tried to paper over being a middle-class kid from the D.C. suburbs, or something? fearing the wrath of Emmylou-lovers, Dan Bentele
RE: soul
O, yeahh. A day without some soul music is like a day without sunshine. Favourites: Arthur Alexander - Back Roads, In The Middle Of It All Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Percy Sledge, Otis, Booker T The MGs - I know they're not strictly Motown but, what the hell. Junior Walker -- From: Claire Nixon[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 5:47 To: passenger side Subject: soul Does anyone here like motown?
RE: soul
All this re:soul business has jogged my memory about something - postcarders who own a copy of "On Golden Smog" may care to look at the hand-drawn cover, theres a sign above a barroom door that reads "Tonight: Resoul Hawkrun". As you can see, I have too much time on my hands. Junior Walker -Original Message- From: Ph. Barnard [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 29 January 1999 5:25 To: passenger side Subject: Re: soul Although Stax-Volt and Al Green ultimately rule the roost, as far as I'm concerned, that early Muscle Shoals stuff is right up there with it. Up until Barry Beckett and the other Muscle Shoals session guys had their falling out with Rick Hall (Fame Studios), that unit could go head-to-head with the Memphis boys. Not only the Arthur Alexander tracks someone mentioned earlier today, but lots of others by Aretha, Otis, Wilson Pickett, Clarence Carter, etc. If you ever want to hear some good Muscle Shoals gossip, drop by Fame the next time you're driving through northern Alabama (assuming you have occasion to drive through northern Alabama...). Rick Hall's wife still works the front desk at the studio, and she can dish dirt with the best of them!!! g. Neal also mentions: Ah yes, another fine example. Although one I'll suggest doesn't quite work as well as I'd hope is what I've heard of Jim Lauderdale's work. A wonderful voice and the boy's got plenty of twang 'n soul in him. So how come I find it all mostly dull? Sadly (sort of?), I have to agree. I respect Lauderdale, he's worked with a lot of great people, etc., but his own stuff just never moves me. Oh well. --junior
RE: the fifth beatle
I believe that if there was a fifth Beatle, it was Carl Perkins. Any takers? Junior -Original Message- From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 1:36 To: passenger side Subject: RE: the fifth beatle Geff says: On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Mike Woods wrote: How Clarence White, admirable guitarist that he is, qualifies for this is beyond me. -- Mike Woods The fifth Beatle was Don Rich. If not for him, the Bealtes' sound as we know it today would not exist. I'm sorry - I hate to disagree with a bass player - but I just don't see it. Rich's tenure with Owens began around early 1960, he was featured about as much on the fiddle as on the guitar, and they didn't really hit a groove for another year; Buck's first album wasn't released until 1961, and he didn't have his first #1 until 1963 (it was "Act Naturally"). I believe that if you listen to the Tony Sheridan recordings, the early tracks from Live At The BBC, etc., you'll hear the Beatles' sound as we know it today already surprisingly well-formed. I don't see that there was enough time for the Buckaroos sound to have had much of an influence on the basics of the Beatles' style, and it's interesting that while they covered a lot of stuff in their BBC appearances - Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, songs from Leiber-Stoller and Goffin-King, etc. - there's not a Buck song among them. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
RE: Split Enz - True Colours
I think the song in question is one by Melbourne band Hunters Collectors called "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - the lyric in question is: And we may never meet again So shed your skin and let's get started And you will throw your arms around me" Junior -Original Message- From: Jerald Corder [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 6:21 To: passenger side Subject: RE: Split Enz - True Colours I saw Crowded House live on MTV some years ago and they did a song that I didn't recognize. The only lyric I can remember is somthing about "shedding skin". Since it looks like we have some Finn experts here I thought I would float it out. Also anyone know a Louvin Brothers song with the line "what are those things with wings..." Thanks, Jerald
RE: Split Enz - True Colours
These days Phil Judd is working on film soundtracks and so forth here in Australia and New Zealand. He was also involved in ENZSO, a project involving the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and members of Split Enz. Being a New Zealander myself, Split Enz are very near and dear to my heart and to many NZers of all ages. Just as an addendum, the song that Golden Smog have been covering is correctly titled I Got You, rather than I Get Frightened or Sometimes I don't know why I get frightened. :) Junior NP: Go to the pedant, thou sluggard - consider his ways and be thoroughly ticked off -Original Message- From: Erik Gerding [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 10:13 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Split Enz - True Colours b.s. wrote; WAIATA .my favorite Split Enz, though I suppose TIME AND TIDE would have to be considered *best*. Chris mentions some great tunes, (mostly all from T+T) but leaves out my favorite Split Enz and Neil Finn song, "One Step Ahead", from WAIATA. Not to mention "History Never Repeats". What do you think of the "Frenzy" album? I found it after getting True Colours and Waiata. "Frenzy" pre dates both of those records it gave me some insight into what they were doing before their "I Got You" smash. I really like "Semi Detached" and "Holy Smoke". I sniffed around Portland and found the 1975 Mental Notes, before Neil Finn joined the band. I noticed the strong presence of Philip Judd on the sound of the band at that time.(or maybe it was the mushrooms) What other Enz/Judd records are there, (besides 1979's Beginning of the Enz) and what became of Judd after he left the band? Assuming there was no tragedy that I never heard about. Erik
RE: cryptic messages in old vinyl numbering systems
The weirdest runout groove messages I ever found are on the Triffids EP
"Fields Of Glass" - they read: "Pope Guilty of Intercourse", "Papal Semen
Identified".
Others I can recall reading are "Hooley Dooley", "I've got a twelve-stwing
Wickenbacker", "John, call me - 691 8413".
These are all on Australian records, by the way. The sort of people that
must work in vinyl pressing plants...tsk tsk.
Junior Walker
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Well, my favorite "scribe" comes courtesy of the Minutemen--I think
all of the SST bands of the 80's did this--who write "Arena Rock is the
New
Wave on side d. of Double Nickels on the Dime. This is followed by side
mike's "Punk Rock is the New Nostalgia." Any chance to bring up this
album,
and I'm there.
Whoo-hoo! says me, who will also do the same. :)
I think every Minutemen album has "scribes": e.g., Ballot Result ("You
choose a hero's kingdom"(side one) "...or a mean democracy?"(side
two)..."Want to focus?..." (side three)..."Bofus?" (side four)) or
Project:Mersh ("Full Circle--The Concept becomes reality--now deal with
it!!")
Lance, wondering if he wants new wave, or if he wants the truth . . .
Actually, have you ever heard Dos' version of that song?? Maybe even
better than the original...
Steve Kirsch (who still thinks "Dreams Are Free, Motherfucker" is the
best song title of all time, even if it isn't a very good song:))
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np: John Strohm--"Caledonia" (anyone ever seen this guy live?...he's
playing SXSW and I'm wondering what to expect)
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RE: Split Enz - True Colours
As for Neil Finn - the man is clearly a genius - buy his new solo album "Try Whistling This" - it's all quite beautiful. Jnr -Original Message- From: Chaco Daniel [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, 16 January 1999 9:29 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Split Enz - True Colours Reply to: Re: Split Enz - True Colours Shucks. As long as twang is off the map. Split Enz is great. Crowded House is great. Now, can someone give me a final (purchase or pass) opinion on that Neil Finn solo disk? CD jamie wrote: On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Jerry Curry wrote: Count me in as a big Split Enz fan. Actually, I still like them. Loved that Crowded House stuff.hell, the Finn brothers can't do much wrong in my opinion. Ditto. "The Temple of Low Men" is a classic, IMNSHO. .jamie dyer . Cornerstone Networks Central Virginia's . .jamie at cstone.net. Charlottesville, Va. Premier Internet. . net/sys admin. Service Provider. . work: www.cstone.net. . . band: www.hogwaller.com .6.6.6 - Kernel of the Beast . RFC822 header --- RECEIVED: from SF_Database by POP_Mailbox_-1295706195 ; 15 JAN 99 16:05:01 UT Received: from LISTS4.U.WASHINGTON.EDU by mail.duncanchannon.com with SMTP (QuickMail Pro Server for MacOS 1.1.1r1); 15 JAN 99 16:04:46 UT Received: from host (lists.u.washington.edu [140.142.56.13]) by lists4.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW98.06) with SMTP id PAA01468; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:56:31 -0800 Received: from mxu1.u.washington.edu (mxu1.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.8]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.1+UW98.09/8.9.1+UW98.09) with ESMTP id PAA42404 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:48:28 -0800 Received: from Astrovan.cstone.net (mailstop.cstone.net [205.197.102.13]) by mxu1.u.washington.edu (8.9.2+UW99.01/8.9.2+UW99.01) with ESMTP id PAA04012 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 15:48:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from Frisket.cstone.net ([206.205.42.2]) by Astrovan.cstone.net (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-54117U7500L750S0V35) with SMTP id net for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:43:48 -0500 Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 18:49:12 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk From: jamie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "passenger side" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Split Enz - True Colours In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Wife: Ol' what's her name X-No-Archive: yes X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 beta -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN
RE: Steve Young help
Didn't Gram Parsons play organ and sing BVs on Steve's album Rock Salt and Nails? If he did and I believe that to be the case, you may want to ask SY about his opinion on his own career and how it has figured in the development of "alt.country" music in the last thirty years. He is a great singer and songwriter and I believe that in the Unjust Musical Events Dictionary his picture appears alongside the words Great and Underrated Like You Wouldn't Believe. I didn't think this Steve Young was the football player either - I had him pegged as the sensitive Buddhist type singer/ songwriter. Love his work and yours, Jeff! Junior Walker -Original Message- From: Jeff Wall [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 18 January 1999 0:44 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Steve Young help At 12:02 AM 1/17/99 -0700, you wrote: Is this really the same Steve Young? The BYU quaterback who plays for San Francisco now? I don't think they are the same person at all. The singer/songwrtier was releasing album int the 70"s wasn't he? No, it is NOT the same Steve Young. But when ever you bring up his name, people always assume you are talking about the quarterback, "You mean Steve Young plays music too?" The Steve Young I am referring to is the singer/songwriter one. Still looking for info on him and David Olney. Any of you brainiacs out there got anything to help with? Jeff Wall http://www.twangzine.com The Webs least sucky music magazine 727 Alder Circle - Va Beach, Va - 23462 -(757) 467-3764
RE: Hank Williams
The Hank in the case of the Neil song refers to Hank Marvin, the guitarist of the Shadows. -- From: Jim Fagan[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 15 January 1999 6:01 To: passenger side Subject: Re: Hank Williams How about Hank Williams Said It Best - Guy Clark From Hank To Hendix - Neil Young These are the only songs that come up in my CD database searching for Hank (except a Guided By Voices song, which I don't think really matches the criteria). NP: Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy -- Jim Fagan| AIX Build Architecture and Integration | [EMAIL PROTECTED] T/L 678-2458 | Austin, Texas | fagan@austin
