YTSEJAM Digest 552
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: 4 favorites from AWAKE
by William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com>
2) Re: Real World (Non-DT)
by William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com>
3) My faves!!!!
by Stephen Ronald Furey <sfurey@cs.mun.ca>
4) Re: YTSEJAM Back Archives
by kbibb@arastar.com (Ken Bibb)
5) Death is Sex (was Re: 4 favorites from AWAKE)
by kbibb@arastar.com (Ken Bibb)
6) Potpourri pt III
by Hailey <pass@u.washington.edu>
7)
by polzin edward george <polzin@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu>
8) Guitar picks??
by SEVERINE@ACC.FAU.EDU
9) Re: My Faves from Awake
by jpb@iti-oh.com (Jeremy Black)
10) Words from DT
by "Kazutomo Ikeda <PXP00417@niftyserve.or.jp
11) Favourites....
by M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
12) Re: Lyrics background
by M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
13) DT & Queensryche
by M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
14) repeated themes
by M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
15) CD Thickness
by M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk
16) Re: Re: SDV samples
by AirDance@aol.com
17) Re: Obligitory First Post and...
by AirDance@aol.com
18) Fave Four on _Awake_
by AirDance@aol.com
19) Re: 4 favorites from Awake
by "El Tigre" <BVD100@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
20) Re: Wierd DT stat
by Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
21) Re: another day in erotomania
by Larry G Waterfield <mulgw1@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
22) Just a little anecdote....
by Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
23) top four from awake
by Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
24) The perils of reviewing after one listen
by Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>
25) Japanese Versions of CDs
by Eric David Persson <ep9101@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu>
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Topic No. 1
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 07:07:14 -0500 (CDT)
From: William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com>
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Subject: Re: 4 favorites from AWAKE
Message-ID: <199410131207.HAA22872@galaxy.galstar.com>
> By the way, what are you favorite "moments" on the album, as in your favorite
> guitar part, drum part, etc. I'll have to go back and listen a few more times
> to decided for sure on most of 'em, but my favorite vocal part is during the
> real heavy part in "Voices" which ends in James singing "Says it right here
> on my crucifix." Mean stuff!
Yeah... I'm not sure what he means by Death is sex... but oh well. :)
anyway, I think my favorite lyrical point is when he sings see my diary
on the newsstand, seems we've lost the truth to quick sand... just beautiful.
my fav guitar/key solo.... i don't know, there are so many good ones! Not
many really stand out like the ones like on Metropolis... at least not
yet. I'm still getting into Scarred and Voices... I'll have to get back
with you on this one.
well, since there are so many samples which one are your favorites? I
think one really stands above the other in all respects, its the girl on
Mirror when she says All you need is around you, all you fear is inside
you. REALLY spooky the way she says it. Great sample and it adds a lot to
the mirror. I really like all the samples unlike some people.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 07:19:24 -0500 (CDT)
From: William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com>
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Subject: Re: Real World (Non-DT)
Message-ID: <199410131219.HAA22909@galaxy.galstar.com>
> To whomever asked about Queensryche's "Real World":
>
> 1. It is the song which is featured on "Last Action Hero" soundtrack. A very
>
> dramatic song with great strings orchestration.
> 2. And, it is included on their new "Promised Land" Japanese edition CD as
> one
> of bonus tracks (yes, again, like DT's EVE. Oh, please don't blame it on me!
> !!).
> The other one is "Someone Else?"'s band-version.
>
Have/will they release(d) it here as a single as DT is doing with Eve?
That'd be cool... I've never actually bought a Ryche CD, actually I've
never heard any songs of theirs. However if they're like DT, I'm sure
I'll be impressed. I really need to get some. Which one would ya'll
recommend? (I'll probably get the new one when it comes out and then if I
like it will buy another one.) Which one do you guys like the most? I
still need to get IO too... I do however have other FW cds.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:29:39 -0230
From: Stephen Ronald Furey <sfurey@cs.mun.ca>
To: Dream Theater <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
Subject: My faves!!!!
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9410131032.B2476-0100000@ganymede.cs.mun.ca>
Here it goes.
1. The whole album!!!!
2. Petrucci's playing!
3. The overall sound/production.
4. The cover art.
Not exactly fav. songs just favorite things about the album.
BTW, is anyone going to post any tab for this album??
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 09:23:10 +0800
From: kbibb@arastar.com (Ken Bibb)
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM Back Archives
Message-ID: <9410131623.AA11458@anthor.arastar.com>
> From: "Mark D. Scudder" <6705324@sunybroome.edu>
>
> If Syrinx.Umd.Edu were actually up, I could go there (or to
> anagram.umd.edu) to swipe all the back issues of The National Midnight
> Star. Is there such a site for Ytsejam with all the back issues?
Yes and No.
The email archive (that you should have heard about if you've subscribed
since the move) has all back issues since the move. It has some of the
issues from before the move and will eventually have all of the issues in
it (I just need to find the time to put them there).
To get a list of what's currently there, send
index ytsejam
to ytsejam-request@arastar.com and you'll receive a list in email. To
retrieve files (like issues 514 and the faq) you would send:
get ytsejam ytsejam.514
get ytsejam ytsejam.940615.faq
to ytsejam-request@arastar.com
Sending index or get requests to ytsejam@arastar.com will not retrieve
anything (except maybe some hatemail from the subscribers who get ticked
off).
If I ever can get some vacation time, I should be able to complete the
archive at that time.
-- Ken Bibb "And I rolled the pages over kbibb@arastar.com And the wisdom just fell into my hands jester@crash.cts.com Now my heart bleeds the colour of roses" David Sylvian--"Colour of Roses"------------------------------
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 09:32:56 +0800 From: kbibb@arastar.com (Ken Bibb) To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Death is Sex (was Re: 4 favorites from AWAKE) Message-ID: <9410131632.AA11468@anthor.arastar.com>
> From: William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com> > > > Yeah... I'm not sure what he means by Death is sex... but oh well. :)
During the Renaissance, Death was a euphemism for orgasm. I think that's what they're referring to (since they've had Shakespeare and Joyce in their songs).
-- Ken Bibb "And I rolled the pages over kbibb@arastar.com And the wisdom just fell into my hands jester@crash.cts.com Now my heart bleeds the colour of roses" David Sylvian--"Colour of Roses"
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:20:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Hailey <pass@u.washington.edu> To: ytsejam mailbag <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com> Subject: Potpourri pt III Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9410130952.A65785-0100000@homer17.u.washington.edu>
More unfinished business.
Today I'll start with an interesting topic that just came up -- album highlights. Here are mine: The chorus in 6:00 (Melody walks...) Solo/Instrumental in CiaW Intro to Scarred (bluesey stuff) *Silent Man part in Eroto *the rest of voices starting from the "I'm lying here in bed/ swear my skeen :) is inside out..." *SDV The last three highlights just totally give me chills when I hear them. I have to say that Voices is really starting to amaze me with the imagery, and the composition in general. And BTW, I really don't think that Eroto wanders. Scarred, on the other hand....
About the samples: Just wanted to throw in my tusence. Here: I don't think that samples in general are bad, and I usually enjoy them -- as long as they add to the song. In SDV, especially, that "180 degrees in Houston" just seems so irrelevant, it doesn't add anything.
About William Wrights question concerning "Death is sex:" My guess is that it's an allusion to the (Islamic) belief that Paradise is the equivalent of one long orgasm. (Don't mean to insult any Muslims out there, that's just how it was explained in our Islamic studies class :) )
Last thing (gonna be late for class again) Am I the only one, or does it sound to anyone else like LaBrie is singing "Caught in a web/ New from the womb" rather than Removed from the world??
I depart.
Chris
*---* "I am a Rock, I am an Island" -- P.Simon * * R.Christopher Hailey *---* I am one who delights in ________*_*_*_ * pass@u.washington.edu *---* all manifestation of the ________ _ _ _' * tfunster@aol.com *---* terpsichorean muse -- mp * * * * *---* "One must put up barriers To keep one's self intact" -- N.Peart
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:50:40 -0500 (CDT) From: polzin edward george <polzin@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.90.941013184837.1489A-100000@eehpx4.cen.uiuc.edu>
Does anyone know when the single with eve is coming out in the US? Also, I'd like to get a T-shirt for the Chicago concert if at all possible. (XL) One more thing, is there a DT Interactive for the PC? Where can I find it? Later.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 07:14:20 -0400 (EDT) From: SEVERINE@ACC.FAU.EDU To: YTSEJAM@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Guitar picks?? Message-ID: <01HI7WID978Y9N44MB@acc.fau.edu>
I've heard a few people mentioning getting guitar picks and postcards with their copy of Awake. Was the store handing these out or were they inserted in the packaging. I didn't get anything like this. We are talking about the domestic release - correct?? Were there any goodies in the Japanese limited edition other than the single, i.e. sticker, expanded booklet, etc... -greg
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:17:36 EDT From: jpb@iti-oh.com (Jeremy Black) To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: My Faves from Awake Message-ID: <9410131317.AA02338@pdeserv.iti-oh.com>
> How about everyone scanning a photo of themselves and uploading it > to the DT Ftp site? It would be nice to see what all the subscribers > look like... Maybe even a photo with a member of DT would be cool!!
I think you are talking about ALOT of pictures. It is an interesting idea, but how many people are on the list? I seriously doubt people are going to take the time to download all of those pictures. It might work well if someone agreed to take all of the pictures and make one or two giant combo pictures or a collage of some sort.
BTW, I still have not bought Awake yet! I have 21 cd's on order right now, and can't justify another cd purchase until next month. :(
Jeremy
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 22:15:00 +0900 From: "Kazutomo Ikeda <PXP00417@niftyserve.or.jp To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Words from DT Message-ID: <199410131320.WAA12419@inetnif.niftyserve.or.jp>
Hi, to everybody on this list. I've got the AWAKE Japanese edition and it features the members' message for Japanese fans. I'll quote it just for your interests.
John Petrucci: Being prepared was a key element that contributed to the successful recording of AWAKE. Unlike our previous studio releases, this one had the benefit of hundreds of live performances shaping sounds and developing new ideas for equipment and instrumentation. This, coupled with a trusting relationship with our producers, resulted in a truer expression of creative vision. We are very pleased with this recording and excited about playing it live.
James LaBrie: I had a great time recording, and working with John and Duane was a pleasure because not only do they get amazing sounds, but they truly understand the music.
John Myung: With the recording of this album, sonically I think we've all made individual improvements. Each of us has a distinct sound, you can hear each instrument by itself and also hear how they all work together.
Mike Portnoy: Upon finishing the never-ending world tour for I & W , the five of us found ourselves bursting with creative excitement ready to explode. The shrapnel of these ideas is what you are now listening to. I feel that AWAKE is our most diverse and complete work to date, and I hope it is as enjoyable for you to listen to as it was for us to create.
Kevin Moore: I had fun experimenting with keyboard sounds with John & Duane. I'm very happy with the raw quality we came up with.
Well, that's all of their messages. It seems that Kevin was not much into this album from his words, don't you think? BTW, Eve is great.... It always makes me wanna cry. Something beautiful touches to my mind. Of course, the rest of AWAKE is very good music, I think.
Kazutomo Ikeda <pxp00417@niftyserve.or.jp>
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 13:06:23 BST From: M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Favourites.... Message-ID: <10222.9410131206@jw7.cs.bham.ac.uk>
>>> Start posting your 4 favorites from Awake! Hey - What the hell? Why not? >>> Mine: >>> 1. Scarred >>> 2. Voices >>> 3. Space Dye Vest >>> 4. The Mirror >> >>Hmm... well let me first say it took the longest on Scarred and Voices to >>really start to dig those two tunes.... they kick. >> >>I think I'll go with... >> >>1. Scarred >>2. Voices >>3. Space Dye Vest >>4. 6:00 >> >>the 4 is really close, I like Erotomainia a lot also. >> >>oh about repeating themes, I think I heard a littel of CiaW in Eroto...? >>Anyone hear this?
Well, what can I say but yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes and yes to all the above points. Hmmm, maybe I'd rank 6.00 a little higher though. I haven't been able to get the rhythm out of my head for the past week and a half, and that 'inside coming outside' bit gets me right there every time. Oh Kevin, why did you go..!!!
Matt.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 12:58:47 BST From: M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: Lyrics background Message-ID: <10190.9410131158@jw7.cs.bham.ac.uk>
>> Has anyone figured out what's on the background behind the lyrics? >> I can see that there's some pattern there (it looks like a highly >> magnified view of something printed--a map?) but I can't figure out >> what it is. >> >> Any clues? >> >> -- >> Ken Bibb "And I rolled the pages over >> kbibb@arastar.com And the wisdom just fell into my hands >> jester@crash.cts.com Now my heart bleeds the colour of roses" >> David Sylvian--"Colour of Roses"
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I think that it's a spiders web but I wouldn't put any money on it. Anyone else?
Matt.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 13:01:47 BST From: M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: DT & Queensryche Message-ID: <10201.9410131201@jw7.cs.bham.ac.uk>
>>Also I was always curious about this. In QR's song Anybody Listening? There >>is a line which stood out for me. >> >> Is there anyone who smiles without a mask? >> What's behind the word - images >> they know will please us? >> >> Empire was released in 1990 and IAW was recorded in 1991. Did DT get the >> idea of Images and Words from this bit from QR? I've always been curious >> about that. If anyone has thoughts on this please let me know what you >> think.... >> >> >> >> Tony Maglia >> ajm6@lehigh.edu
Yeah, you could well be right. On a Queensryche note, I think Promised Land sets off Awake perfectly. It has the same dark mood to it while not being quite so heavy. And that last track, `Someone Else?'...wow...I have difficulty knowing which I prefer; this or SDV. Just Geoff on a piano. They should have done something like this before.
Also, has anyone else noticed a trend with these albums with respect to smaples? OK, so both bands have always used samples a bit, but these latest efforts are strewn with them all over the place. I kinda like them..
Sorry to all those who have to wait till next Tuesday to pick up Promissed Land, but it's worth waiting for (and what's another few days after four years of waiting ;)
Oh yeah, any Ytsejammers intending to go to the ryche show in London next Thursday? I've still got to get tickets, if there's any left, but if I manage it maybe I'll see some of you there...
Matt.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 13:03:11 BST From: M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: repeated themes Message-ID: <10208.9410131203@jw7.cs.bham.ac.uk>
>>Hey... I was just listening to the CD and I think I MIGHT have found a >>repeated theme... is the part of Scarred that goes "And how come you >>don't understand me" the same melody at the start of LSoaD? >> >>Has anyone found any others besides the Eroto/SM and Mirror/SDV repeats?
Yeah, I think the chorus from Caught in a Web appears all over the place. I couldn't tell you where right now, but I'm sure I've heard that chord progression on some of the other songs. Anyone else agree?
Matt.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 13:04:50 BST From: M.J.Thomas-SE2@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: CD Thickness Message-ID: <10215.9410131204@jw7.cs.bham.ac.uk>
>>Next, Does the length of the CD determine its thickness? This is the >>only CD that gets stuck in my Car CD player. I has a problem ejecting. >>Anybody else have this problem. It only happens on this CD. It appears >>to be thicker. anyone? >> >>Mike S.
Ermmm...maybe your car CD player has very good taste in music and doesn't want to listen to anything else....? ;)
Matt.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:23:21 -0400 From: AirDance@aol.com To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: Re: SDV samples Message-ID: <9410130735002936459@aol.com>
William Wright <wwright@galaxy.galstar.com> queried:
>You've never told us, whats your relationship to the band?
Although I had been a DT fan since 1989 (I'm curious... how many others here bought _WD&DU_ the day it was released? :), I didn't actually meet them until they played LA for the 1st time in 1992, and for some strange and wonderful reason that I still haven't quite grasped yet, I ended up becoming friends with Mike & Kev. :) They're great people and have both been exceptionally kind to me.
If anyone decides to stick around after the shows to say "hi", tell Mike I'll be seeing him when they play LA in December, as usual. ;)
Jennifer ______________________________________________ air dance@aol.com mriodom@delphi.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:23:47 -0400 From: AirDance@aol.com To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: Obligitory First Post and... Message-ID: <9410130736482936903@aol.com>
"Mark D. Scudder" <6705324@sunybroome.edu> wrote:
>>>I'll keep my first-post message short: "Hi!"<<<
Hi and welcome to Ytsejam! :)
>>>Jennifer (AirDance@aol.com) -- I regret that I haven't had any personal contact ever with the band, and for the record, you can count me extremely envious of you!<<<
<blush!> You flatter me, sir. :) I count myself *blessed*, in that respect. :)
>>>Where'd you get a "demo" version of Space-Dye Vest?<<<
Kevin Moore.
>>>I'd really like to negotiate possibly getting a copy.<<<
Then ask Kevin.
;)
I can't do that... but I guess you knew I was going to say that. :) I promised him I wouldn't copy it for anyone, but if he ever changes his mind about that, YJ will be the first to know, naturally. :)
>>>And finally (sorry this took so long), has anyone compiled a "script" of all the samples and spoken parts throughout the album yet? There's a lot of stuff, like in SDV, that's just "under" the music enough to not be able to get all of it (the big examples for me are the "Houston/180 Degrees" sample and the one, "If you're not in this house by 9:00...").<<<
Well, here's my interpretation of the samples in SDV, FWIW (yes, I really DO have a lot of free time on my hands :) :
I think it's pretty much common knowledge now that this first one is from _A Room With A View_.
"...but he's the sort who can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. He doesn't know what a woman is. He wants you for a possession, something to look at like a painting or, or an ivory box. Something to own and to display. He doesn't want you to be real, or to think or to live. He doesn't love you...but I love you. I want you to have your own thoughts and ideas and feelings, even when I hold you in my arms...it's our last chance...it's our last chance..."
"I was gonna move out...umm...get, get a job, get my own place, umm, but...I go into the mall where I want to work and they tell me, I'm, I was too young..."
Here is the as of now still unconfirmed "O.J police chase" quote:
"Some people gave advice before about facing the facts, about facing reality. And this is, this without a doubt, is his biggest challenge ever. He's going to have to face it. You're gonna have to try, he's gonna have to try and, uh, and, and, and get some help here. I mean, you know, now no one can say they know how he feels..."
"That's what they say that, like that in Houston, or something. They say 'yeah, it's 180 degrees, but it's a dry heat.'"
"In Houston they say that?"
"Oh, maybe not, I'm all mixed up."
"Dry until they hit the swimming pool."
(unintelligible talking)"...I'll get up with the sun...she doesn't, she doesn't want you to sleep in...I don't care what you do, I don't care what you say, you're grounded...that door gets locked, that door gets locked at night by 9 o'clock. If you're not in this house by 9 o'clock, then you'd better find someplace to sleep...you think you can go to your mom's house and sucker her into it?..."(unintelligible talking)
Hope someone's got something to add/corrections because those are still woefully incomplete methinks! :)
Jennifer ________________________________________________ air dance@aol.com mriodom@delphi.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:27:00 -0400 From: AirDance@aol.com To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Fave Four on _Awake_ Message-ID: <9410130743112938538@aol.com>
Oh what the hell... :)
I seem to be on a posting roll IRT YJ these days anyway! ;)
1. Space-Dye Vest (like any of you doubted that, coming from me) 2. 6:00 3. Scarred 4. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
honorable mention: the Dregs-like jam at the end of Innocence Faded - too bad it wasn't developed into a separate song of it's own
Jennifer _______________________________________________ air dance@aol.com mriodom@delphi.com
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 94 10:36 EDT From: "El Tigre" <BVD100@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: 4 favorites from Awake Message-ID: <m0qvRJI-0000zTC@crash.cts.com>
Just to throw in my two cents....my 4 favorites are:
1) 6:00 2) Space-Dye Vest 3) The Silent Man 4) Voices
I don't see why everybody seems to complain about Lie...maybe it's because I never heard it until I got the CD.....Scarred is starting to grow on me so I think my top 4 may be changing soon!!
Vin D.
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:01:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: Wierd DT stat Message-ID: <m0qvRgi-0002SyC@donews.cts.com>
> > On Wed, 12 Oct 1994 Godsize@aol.com wrote: > > > When James sings "It's time to take the time" that is called a hook not a > > chorus. It is just one line. Too short for a chorus. > > I disagree. Check this out. > > "You can feel the winds coming on > It's time to take the time > Let them destroy you or carry you on > It's time to take the time > You're fighting the weight of the world > And no one can save you this time > Close your eyes, you can find all you need in your mind." > > Isn't this repeated a couple times? I think that's a chorus. > > Gman > > | Garrett M Sanborne Univ of Delaware | "I can't hold on any longer | > | =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | These feelings keep growing | > | Dream Theater * Rush * Queensryche * | stronger." | > | * Led Zeppelin * Metallica * etc ... | - Dream Theater, Caught in a Web | > >
Thank you...that's what I meant when I said "You can feel..."...It is repeated a couple times and I really think that it can be considered a chorus..........then again, that's MHO.
-Al
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 10:05:45 -0500 (CDT) From: Larry G Waterfield <mulgw1@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: another day in erotomania Message-ID: <199410131505.AA14101@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
> > On a completely juvenile humourous note (excuse the pun), I'd like to point out > that taken outside of the DT context, this is quite a remarkable subject line. > Sorry.
Ha! He's right!
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:25:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Just a little anecdote.... Message-ID: <m0qvS3x-0002W0C@donews.cts.com>
Here's something non-Awake related for once..:) It's a little anecdote some people might relate to and some might not - if you don't then just bear with me....
I don't know about anyone else, but I was in a marching band for over four years...now with marching band, one of the main points was to walk to the beat of the music....it was a wonder how difficult it was for some people.....anyway.... I stopped with the marching band about 4 years ago, but it still haunts me (its scary how something like marching band can screw your mind up)...and it haunts me in this way....
I have a tendency to walk around alot (to store, around campus, etc.) with my Walkman on.....you don't know how difficult it becomes when you are listening to DT on your damn Walkman and you find yourself trying to walk to the beat of some of the songs....and this is all an involuntary reaction...I could just be walking along and BOOM! I trip over myself or something - why? you guessed it - there was some kind of time sig change in the song....Very frustrating... I can imagine what people driving past me are saying...
Anyway, sorry to bore you with this story, but its the truth and I think some people out there will find this pretty amusing...
Later.....
Al
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Have you stood at the edge of the world BALKIEWI @ NJMSA.UMDNJ.EDU where the sea and sky collide ABALKIEW @ VAXC.STEVENS-TECH.EDU And looked up to a distant horizon and dreamed of drifting away...... bitnet: ABALKIEW @ SITVXC.BITNET
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:27:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: top four from awake Message-ID: <m0qvS5H-0002STC@donews.cts.com>
My top 4 from Awake:
(in no particular order)
1.) 6:00 2.) CiaW 3.) Voices 4.) SDV
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:31:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Albert Balkiewicz <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: The perils of reviewing after one listen Message-ID: <m0qvS9C-0002SlC@donews.cts.com>
I just picked up this week's issue of The Aquarian, and in it there is a review of Awake..... This review is such a great example of how dangerous it could be to put your opinion on an album after one or few listens... It starts off very good, but then falls into comments which aren't very true....I know this is vague but i don't have the review on me right now....It's a short review, so maybe I'll post it....if there's a problem with posting this, let me know....
Later,
Al Balkiewicz vocals, Half Naked NEXT SHOW: Gennaro's , Weehawken, NJ Date TBA
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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:51:54 -0600 (CDT) From: Eric David Persson <ep9101@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Cc: phumm@uxa, smherman@uxa Subject: Japanese Versions of CDs Message-ID: <199410131651.AA14990@eehpx28.cen.uiuc.edu>
> From: "Kazutomo Ikeda <PXP00417@niftyserve.or.jp > > Hi, from Japan to all over the world, this is Kazutomo again.:) > To whomever asked about Queensryche's "Real World": > 1. It is the song which is featured on "Last Action Hero" soundtrack. A very > dramatic song with great strings orchestration. > 2. And, it is included on their new "Promised Land" Japanese edition CD as > one > of bonus tracks (yes, again, like DT's EVE. Oh, please don't blame it on me! > !!). > The other one is "Someone Else?"'s band-version. > I'm a huge 'ryche fan, too. They are one of the greatest prog-metal band > in > our generation, just like DT (IMHO). > Well, keep AWAKEning! > Kazutomo Ikeda <pxp00417@niftyserve.or.jp> >
Although all of you in Japan get all these cool bonus tracks, attached singles etc., you DO have to pay alot more for the album than we do here in the states.
For ex. I bought LatM in Japan for 2000 or 2500 yen which is about $20-$25 (I haven't been check the yen rate lately, but I'm assuming arround 100yen = $1).
My dad used to live in Kobe (near Osaka) and there's a place there where one can buy imported CDs, they run about 1700-1800 yen where the same CDs released by the Japanese companies cost 2000-2500 yen. So you can see that, especcially since the imports reach stores over there almost as soon as they are released here, and the offical Japanese ed. release is about 3 weeks later (for most CDs), they have to stick in some extra goodies (translation of lyrics, commentary, bonus tracks, CD singles, etc.) so that people will buy the Japanese version.
Ya know... maybe we could solve this federal deficit thang solely by exporting AWAKE! just a thought... but I guess it would have to be the first 10 billion CD seller! I don't think they have that many people in the world!?
anyway, I was wondering what the price of AWAKE was in Japan. Did you say that EVE is a CDsingle (the small one)?
Buy the way most of the Japanese domestic CDs are 3000 yen = $30 !!!!! I bought Hotei Tomoyasu's Guitarythm IV for that this summer... Paid about $40-$50 to see him in concert......damn.
DT is $21.50 (after the crappy $4 Ticket Bastard markup). What a deal compared to this summer.
-Eric Persson ep9101@coewl.cen.uiuc.edu
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