Re: criminally underappreciated albums of the '90s

1999-04-16 Thread John Magee
I could go on and on with this thread, but there's one that pops right to mind for me: Joe Henry's "Trampoline". This was generally written off when it came out, but I was taken by it (and still am). There was something about the whole feel of the record, both sonically and lyrically, that I

Re: Old 97s -- arena rock?

1999-04-05 Thread John Magee
to the most worthy fluff thread I've seen on this list :). John Magee (born in Dallas, raised in Detroit, knows the right hockey team to root for) -Original Message- From: Stuart Munro [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 5:04 PM Subject: Re

Re: Drake (Re: Kelly Willis calling the shots)

1999-04-02 Thread John Magee
Ahhh . . . a chance to wax on the wonderful work of Nick Drake. None captures the twisted personal beauty of despair quite like him. You can truly hear him sinking into the end of his life on record. You can't go wrong with any of the discs. The compilation, "Way to Blue", is a great and

Re: Welfare Music

1999-04-01 Thread John Magee
Oh, man . . . check out the alt.country "family tree" on this site. I'm not going to comment . . . but some of the amateur historians out there might find it amusing . . . Steve Earle makes it because he has "jammed onstage w/Bottle Rockets and Uncle Tupelo."

Steve Wynn

1999-03-26 Thread John Magee
P2ers - I saw Steve Wynn in Boston last night . . . I've caught him the last 2 or 3 times around and have been pretty bored. But last night, especially the 2nd half, was pretty awesome. Some good new material, some of the old Dream Syndicate hits . . . the band he's touring with (including Chris

Neil Young for the birds?

1999-03-08 Thread John Magee
P2ers- Just got this from a friend of mine . . . figured some of you might appreciate . . . -- Neil Young for the birds? Apparently so. A fan letter posted on the "Hyper Rust" website excerpts an article from a recent issue of Cottage Life magazine that

Re: Beantown Bound/Spurs

1999-03-05 Thread John Magee
The Spurs are my pick for best band in the Boston area. Bostonians - don't miss 'em. Last time they played the Midway, people were dancing that I'd never seen move a muscle before. It was a strange roadhouse scene. John Tom Smith wrote: Evan wrote: I was wondering if anything interesting

Re: 1999 Edges from the Postcard2: Call For Submissions!

1999-02-18 Thread John Magee
ding not good enough, or some combination of the above? Had we sent a picture, I would completely understand rejection based on the hairstyle of our lead guitar player, but you've never seen him. Thanks for your time. John Magee Scrimshanders -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECT

Whoops!!! Personal message to list.

1999-02-18 Thread John Magee
Awesome! A personal message to the list by me . . . you may all make your comments on our music if you want. Egg on face. Edges committee, please respond anyway. Magee -Original Message- From: John Magee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, February 18

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread John Magee
d to happen I'm glad to take the record as fallout. John Magee How are we defining "that period"? The whole Richard and Linda era? The reason I'm asking is because I hear a huge difference between the stuff they recorded for Island and their later material for Chrysalis and Hannibal. Th

Re: TwangCast for Macs

1999-02-03 Thread John Magee
I know a Mac user who is having the same trouble - please make replies to the list so I can read 'em and pass 'em along. John Magee -Original Message- From: Owen Bly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: passenger side [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 5:20 PM Subject: Re: TwangCast

Re: Steve Earle/old vinyl/Huddie Ledbetter

1999-01-14 Thread John Magee
y be wrong about this, but it's a decent explanation. John Magee