YTSEJAM Digest 518
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Various things......
by Jason Breitweg <jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu>
2) Inferno
by Jason Breitweg <jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu>
3) Dream Theater IRC Conference Transcript
by "Jeff Boerio" <boerio@ichips.intel.com>
4) awake ...dubs
by TIM LODGE - SGA SENATOR/PRE-LAW/MICRO/MAC LABS <LODGE_TIM@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU>
5) Re: DT tour dates...
by "Jason K. Schechner" <jks2x@fermi.clas.virginia.edu>
6) Re: LIE is gay
by BERTAPELLE ADAM RAYE <bertapel@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
7) Re: LIE
by Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
8) Re: Rush Video Montage Update
by Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
9) I will go to US!!
by Kaoru Kobayashi <GCH06672@niftyserve.or.jp>
10) Awake!
by jskewes@ix.netcom.com (Jason Skewes)
11) lyrics for "Space-Dye Vest"
by "Brian V. Cox" <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu>
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Topic No. 1
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 21:51:25 CDT
From: Jason Breitweg <jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu>
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Subject: Various things......
Message-ID: <9409170259.AA09882@anthor.arastar.com>
Hi All,
Irc was great last night! Anyway I was wondering if anyone out there is going
to either the Milwaukee or Chicago shows? I am in Madison and I will
definitely be going to at least the Milwaukee show and possibly the Chicago
show too. So what I wanted to ask is does anybody out there know the telephone
numbers of either Ray's Eagles Auditorium in Milwaukee or the Vic Theater in
Chicago? I want to call both of those places and see when tickets go on sale
and also to get directions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, now for my other questions.....Anyone have any idea when Fates Warning is
going on tour and maybe what some of the dates are? Also the same question
goes for Savatage.
What is the band Solitude Aeternus like? And what is there best CD to get?
What is Imperium like and how good is "Too Short a Season"?
Okay now for the last question. Do we know yet what is definitely on the
extra CD that will be released along with Awake in Japan? Also when is this
release date in Japan? Since CD connection had all kinds of other imports
I assume that they will probably have this one also. It is just going to
be a studio version of Eve? Or do we get more for our hard earned dollar?
Well, enough questions for now. See you dudes later, I think I will go listen
to that free Kings X CD that I just got *yes!!!*.
Jason
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| Jason T. Breitweg Internet: jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu |
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| "Tower of Ivory?" they used to say, "House of Gold?" |
| "How could a woman be a tower of Ivory or a house of Gold?" |
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Topic No. 2
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 94 21:53:10 CDT
From: Jason Breitweg <jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu>
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Subject: Inferno
Message-ID: <9409170300.AA09904@anthor.arastar.com>
Hey All,
Well I lost Jay Peele's address...but I wanted to know what is up with Inferno?
Since I liked your tape so much I wanted to keep up on what you are doing.
Jason
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| Jason T. Breitweg Internet: jbreitwe@lobelia.physics.wisc.edu |
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| "Tower of Ivory?" they used to say, "House of Gold?" |
| "How could a woman be a tower of Ivory or a house of Gold?" |
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Topic No. 3
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 11:38:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Jeff Boerio" <boerio@ichips.intel.com>
To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
Cc: buffalo@panix.com, jks2x@fermi.clas.virginia.edu
Subject: Dream Theater IRC Conference Transcript
Message-ID: <9409161838.AA28894@pdxgp1>
First off, I would like to thank Mike for putting this whole thing together
and for letting me in on it. It was a lot of fun. Jason and I certainly
had our hands full last night, with him keeping track of the questions and
me trying to type as fast as they were talking. I don't think I dropped
anything, but if I have, my apologies.
I cleaned a lot of it up. I never knew who asked which questions, so there
was no way for me to put that into this document. I think it's pretty
obvious who the initials are for the speakers, and JP is used in place of
Mr. Guitar God.
Here you go, and thanks again to everyone for the contributions and getting
it to happen. Mike and John were really into it last night.
- Jeff
-- Jeff Boerio \\ URL: http://www.teleport.com/~boerio/ Systems Programmer \\ You'll find other music pages, summer Intel Corporation \\ concert tour schedules, and lots of time- boerio@ichips.intel.com // wasting stuff. Check it out!!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This has only been cleaned up. The order has been maintained from what it was during the conference.
Q: John, were you born in Korea and do you speak Korean? JM: No, I wasn't, and I speak very little Korean.
Q: Will you be touring with Fates Warning? JM: I have always WANTED to tour with Fates Warning. It's a possibility if it would happen someday and it would be fun.
Q: Why a heavier album? MP: We've always had a heavy influence. This time around, we tried to compress the heavier parts into complete songs rather than just heavy parts. Although the album is heavy and aggressive, it is a very well-balanced album stylistically. People shouldn't judge the whole album by "Lie".
Q: Will "Change of Seasons" or "Eve" ever be released? MP: "Eve" was recorded during the "Awake" sessions. It will be released in Japan on the Japanese version. "To Live Forever" was also recorded. Both will pop up as B-sides or as bonus tracks. As far as "A Change of Seasons," it hasn't been recorded and there are no immediate plans to do that. It haunts us and I would like to record it, but not yet. I'd love to get it off our chests.
Q: Who's the keyboardist going to be for your tour? MP: The keyboardist will be Jordan Rudess. He's out with the Dixie Dregs right now and will most likely be joining us for the tour. No long range, permanent decisions have been made. We're leaving our options open and we'll see how it goes on tour. We've auditioned five people, including Jordan and Jens Johansson. We admire Jens and his playing. It was fun playing with him and we have no hard feelings about not selecting him.
Q: What's the reference to 180 degrees in "Space Dye Vest" mean? MP: It's about a relationship one of us had.
Q: A lot of people already have advance copies of the "Awake" album. How do you feel about that? MP: Be patient and wait for the album. It's only a couple more weeks.
Q: Are you finished opening for other bands? JM: It's a matter of the right situation coming our way. None of the scenarios have ever happened the way we want. If the right situation comes along, we would consider opening gigs.
Q: Who would you like to open for? JM: I would love to tour with Rush or Queensryche.
Q: Will you play "A Killing Hand" live? JM: I don't think so. I don't personally have any plans of playing anything off the first album. We have enough material not to. Most of the stuff on the last tour, we tried to document on to Marquee CD or the Tokyo video. They're over and done with for awhile. MP: If we do anything, it will be something more obscure. If we pick songs from the first album, it might be "The Ones Who Help to Set The Sun" or "Light Fuse and Get Away".
Q: What about "Space Dye Vest"? MP: I don't think we'd do that. It's a very studio-oriented piece. Without Kevin, we probably won't play it live. Ever.
Q: What are your favorites from "Awake"? JM: My personal favorite is "Caught In A Web". MP: "Voices". I'll go on record as saying it's the best song we've ever written.
Q: How was Foundations? MP: It was tough. It was awkward and you're not playing to your audience. The whole situation was very unusual.
Q: How do you think you've progressed since "Images and Words"? JM: I think we've progressed just because we've been through a lot in the past three or three and a half years, going our on tour in support of the album and having to go right back into the studio. I think the fact that we've handled the pressure and come out on top taught us a lot about ourselves.
Q: Why did Kevin leave? JM: The whole thing didn't come out of the blue. He felt that way for awhile and it surfaced after "Awake" was recorded. It was more along the lines of peace of mind and what he wanted to do musically that he couldn't do within the band. He's a passionate person and he wasn't being fair to the band or himself. Out of all sincerity, he didn't want to continue. It was a musical departure from Dream Theater but we still have the friendship.
Q: Any chance of guest appearances from him on the tour? JM: I doubt it.
Q: Have your musical tastes gotten heavier? MP: My musical tastes have always been heavy in Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeath. Through this album, Pantera, and Helmet were in my influences. We always leave the door open for everyone's influences. That's where the heaviness has come from in the drum department though. In the guitar and bass department, this is the first time John used a 6-string bass and John used a 7-string guitar. The added B-string really helps get a heavier sound. "Lie", "Mirror", and "Caught In A Web" were written with those instruments in mind.
Q: Do you read much? When I first heard "When Dream and Day Unite" I was reading a lot of Isaac Asimov, and that album seemed to fit well with that. JM: I don't read very much. MP: JP reads more and has always liked writing stories such as "Metropolis".
Q: Do you think James' range has improved? JM: He's doing what he's capable of and it comes out on this record. The mind-set of the producers has helped in the recording of the vocals, and what angles to take, either hard or smooth. Recording techniques and the attitude of the songs has brought out the raw part of his voice. MP: The fact that he was around since the creation of this record, he was able to contribute his thoughts and abilities, and his range of his voice.
Q: Are you happier with the current production team? MP: I love them 100% better. It was a joy to make, whereas "Images and Words" was a frustrating record to make. The producers are much easier to work with. I was much more involved with what I wanted to hear on this record.
Q: There's a guy out here who wants to know if he should keep buying tickets. His name's Pete. MP: *laugh* Hi Pete. If you can steal tickets, do it. I'm looking forward to seeing you on tour. Don't spend any more money on us. I collect everything, bootlegs, videos, pictures, tickets. He always buys two tickets and gives me one to keep.
Q: What's your overall feeling on bootlegs? JM: At first I was a little hesitant. A lot of people are making money off us. Now that I'm sitting back and listening to some of them, I think it's a very cool way to compliment the band. It's a different way of generating and maintaining interest. It's genuine when people go out of their way to find out more about the band. I'm into it now. MP: Way to go John! I've got someone on my side now! They're not doing it for the money. They're doing it as a way to collect stuff about the band.
Q: Someone wants to know if MP has a copy of the '78 Rush soundboard recording. MP: I have it. Thanks though.
Q: Do you think it works well alternating the heavy and light sounds? MP: Absolutely. Our audience has broad tastes. To sit through 75 minutes of the same thing would be boring. The diversity of the album makes it so appealing.
Q: Do you have plans for another live album? MP: I want to stress that "Live At The Marquee" isn't the *true live* album the way we want. It's a souvenir of our first European tour. Down the road we would love to do a real live album, which hopefully could be recorded on different nights and in different countries. Every night there's a different magic in the air that can't be captured on one particular night. We'll probably do it *way* down the road from now.
Q: Was Billy Sheehan an influence? JM: Yeah definitely. He plays with a lot of soul. I've never jammed with him but met him once briefly. He's a very inspirational player, a lot of soul. We even used to play some "Talas" songs back when we did some covers.
Q: What do you guys play when you're jamming? MP: Screwing around, Maiden covers are fun. They were a HUGE HUGE influence. We used to do Maiden covers all the time. When we got to play with them it was like a dream come true. We even did "The Trooper" on a radio jam broadcast in Indianapolis.
Q: Mike, did you take lessons? MP: I'm pretty much self-taught. Just from listening to records through the years. When I started, I took lessons so I would know how to hold drumsticks *laugh*. At Berklee I took classes for everything, but I'm basically self-taught. Actually, I took about 5 years of lessons listening to Rush and Zappa records.
Q: Where do you like to play, clubs, colleges, etc? MP: John? JM: Mike? MP: Large clubs, small theaters. It's the right environment for us. Depending on the success of the record, it will grow ... or shrink.
Q: Do you think bands like Metallica and Aerosmith have sold out? MP: People think bands sell out because they're popular. We're not gonna change our style or identity. It's like this. If people love an album, they're gonna buy it. And as soon as it sells one, two million copies, they're not gonna like it as much because too many people bought it. It's the amount of people that buy it. It's out of the band's control, but you have to maintain your identity and integrity and just sell records. The new album has a 20-minute trilogy. Is that a sellout?
Q: Is LaBrie going back to himself? MP: *laugh* James is going to be called "The Artist Formerly Known as James" and will be using the Majesty symbol instead of his name.
Q: Do you think you'll get MTV or radio support? JM: The "Lie" video is complete. MP: We never expect MTV or radio play. The fact they've given us this much support is a shocker. Radio's been very good to us. Radio isn't trendy enough for mainstream acceptance of us. It would be nice.
Q: What do you think of mainstream alternative music? JM: I just recently bought the Meat Puppets. MP: We would be lying if we say they haven't influenced us. It's constantly around us and therefore impossible to escape it.
Q: Do you think that's a bad thing? MP: A lot of people come down hard on "grunge" music and its supposed simplicity. A lot of these bands are being daring and creative in a different way. A lot of it has integrity in its own way.
Q: What do you think of SVT cabinets? JM: I was using them when we were doing our first two keyboardists auditions. They're great cabinets.
Q: Who's the ladies man? MP: It's Kev. The rest of us are married or getting married.
Q: How does LaBrie sound live as compared to the studio. JM: It's always different live because it's a different situation. He does recreate the record pretty much. MP: There's always that adrenaline live. That makes it harder to relax.
Q: Are you guys Beatles fans? Do you have a favorite? MP: I'm a fanatic! I have a tattoo of a Lennon painting on my arm as a tribute to him. For me to pick a favorite is impossible. Everything from "Rubber Soul" on, I guess.
Q: How do you feel about giving permission to film a concert? JM: You may not be able to. It depends on how good security is *laugh*. MP: As long as the band is divided, no one will be "allowed". I guess you got the two people who aren't against it.
Q: What kind of ticket prices can we expect? MP: I don't know. Unfortunately, issues like that aren't our decisions. I've been informed that we're trying to keep a $15 cap on all tickets. Our attempt at the Pearl Jam rebellion *laugh*.
Q: Mike, do you need a copy of the King's X show I met you at? MP: YES!! Absolutely! I missed the first part because of the OJ car chase!
Q: What happened to Christ Collins? JM: Drank too much whiskey. MP: Actually, he called JP out of the clear blue recently. I don't think John even knows what happened to him.
Q: Any chance of touring Europe? MP: We will absolutely tour again after US tour. Japan in January and Europe in February and March. We're hoping for more US dates after that. Outdoor shows are so much fun.
Q: How big is the drum set? MP: I just got a new drum kit. I got six endorsements, and lets just say I got greedy. It's pretty much a 360-degree kit.
Q: What about a stage show? MP: Nothing set yet.
Q: Do you know Jim Hackett? MP: I think I know him. i think he used to take pictures of my wife's band.
Q: Will you ever record a Maiden song? MP: Maybe. Who knows. If they ever did a Maiden tribute album, we'd love to be involved.
Q: Are you Napalm Death fans? JM: Not really. That evening, our tour manager told us we'd be shooting footage for the record label. It's the cleanest shirt he had at the time. MP: I'm a Napalm Death fan. I'll be seeing them Sunday night in New York.
Q: Do you have a favorite city to perform? MP: That's tough. There's so many. Every night brings a whole new evening of excitement. We've always enjoyed the major cities, and any time there's a sellout. To pick one would be impossible.
Q: Will there be a solo album from JP? JM: If the timing's right. MP: We've got too many obligations with Dream Theater and that's where we need to focus. That was part of the problem with Kev, not to rehash. But there's a good chance of a Kevin solo album *laugh*
Q: Will you guys do another Headbanger's Ball or even a Howard Stern show? MP: It's possible for Headbanger's Ball. Howard Stern would be great cause I'm a big fan.
Q: Is there a drum machine at the end of "Space Dye Vest"? MP: Actually, the end is the only part of it with real drums!
Q: Do you guys watch "Beavis and Butthead"? *laugh* MP: We're missing it right now.
Q: How about passes for people with Ytse Jam T-shirts? Manager: That would be something that we could talk about at a later date.
Q: What about email addresses on the information superhighway? Manager: Perhaps. We listen a lot, and if we feel we need to speak out, we do.
Q: Parting comments? MP: There's a Dream Theater fanzine available that we've helped with the making of. If anyone's interested, it's a great place to find the latest. The address is:
Dream Theater - Images and Words 8 Ryelands Close Caterham Surrey England CR3 5HY
Manager: It's in the "Awake" packaging too.
Q: What about the fan club? Manager: That's in the "Awake" packaging as well. MP: The fan club has been a constant problem. We've changed people and hopefully it will get better.
Q: Thanks guys for doing this. It's really nice of you to take the time. MP: Mike: our pleasure ... it's been a lot of fun
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Topic No. 4
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 17:17:33 -0400 (EDT) From: TIM LODGE - SGA SENATOR/PRE-LAW/MICRO/MAC LABS <LODGE_TIM@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: awake ...dubs Message-ID: <940916171733.20272050@CCSUA.CTSTATEU.EDU>
hello. for those of you who i've worked out dubs of AWAKE for...
I sent out some yesterday including: Bill Bajzek... and a few others..i can't remember now.
today's shipment. (friday) 2 day mail today's shipment. (friday) 2 day mail Jason Klos, Eric Moegling, Ken Higginson, Kai
tomorrow's final shipment: Kevin Hulme, doug merill, a.bertrapelle, Mark Parker.
This is taking a lot of time to make all these copies and the such, so if you havent already worked it out with me, then I cannot make more copies. sorry. there are other people on ystejam that have it though. Enjoy!!!
Tim L.
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Topic No. 5
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 17:48:48 -0400 From: "Jason K. Schechner" <jks2x@fermi.clas.virginia.edu> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: DT tour dates... Message-ID: <199409162148.RAA100911@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU>
I've got my own copy of the IRC log that has all of the questions asked and who asked them. If there are enough people who want me to, I'll edit Jeff's IRC log and add the names of the people who asked which question. Also, I can ciompile a list of all of the questions that I was given, if anyone wants. I'm going on of town on business this coming Monday, but I should have access to this account then. I can't promise anything, but either way - please E-MAIL me your ideas?suggestions here. Don't flood the list. THanks, and have a great weekend.
-Jason
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Topic No. 6
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 19:29:30 -0600 (MDT) From: BERTAPELLE ADAM RAYE <bertapel@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: LIE is gay Message-ID: <199409170129.TAA28580@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
I finally heard Lie on the radio, and didn't like it at all. I only heard it in the gym, while I was working out. Then the second time I heard it, I knew it wasn't typical DT. A step lower, I'd say! I didn't like James' vocals, and I hardly heard any keys! That's my favorite part of DT!!! AND, the thing that really got my goat was that I didn't hear one time change in it. And only two changes in feel. The solo section was alright, but this song isn't ever as good as Pull Me Under, IMHO. At least that one had a melody. -Adam
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Topic No. 7
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 19:59:25 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: LIE Message-ID: <199409170259.TAA11428@bud.indirect.com>
> Ok guys, i've calmed down a little and i'm starting to get used to Lie, but > I still don't think this is a good DT song. I know this is an old thread, > but I think back to when I first heard Pull Me Under and how blown away I was. > Lie seems to lack a sense of conviction and I don't feel that the music > and lyrics interact very well. Oh well, I'm sure other songs on Awake > will reach me. (I hope!)...
I'm AWAKE.
Six o clock on a christmas morning.... SIX o clock ona chrismis mornin...
You all are going to flip your collective lid when you hear this album. Lie is a black sheep... Awake's INCREDIBLE. Right from the start: Six O'Clock is fucking fantastic (best song on the album IMHO) the chorus and the was they melodically laid that part out is unreal.
The words are: "Melody walks through the door, and memory flies out the window..." but the way they wrote it, and the way the music is done here, all five of them are in such perfect harmony, it's perfect.
The second song, Caught in a Web, many of you heard on the Nightwatch radio show. They changed the bad and left in the good. This song leaves me with a VERY good taste on my palate.
Third, Innocence Faded. I dunno. Too commercial. But lest you judge it by my review, understand that I positively get sick whenever I hear the song Another Day. Innocence is closer to DT's edge than AD was.
A Mind Beside Itself.
On side two, The Mirror kicks ass: it's Puppies on Acid!!! But they made a whole song out of it, and a good one. I LIKE IT!
Lie. We all have heard it, we all know it. Not bad though.
Lifting Shadows off a Dream SHOULD make me sick, since it's so light, but it's so well done and so Dream Theaterish (as opposed to so Wingerish, like Another Day) that I like it just the same.
Scarred is a jam, a real cruncher, you will probably all take an immediate liking to this one. The lyrics in particular are worthwhile, James' diction improves a bit, and I think DT is gradually learning to make lyrics more "sing-able", something it took Neil Peart of Rush several years to understand. They work very well in Scarred.
The lightest song on the album, Space Dye Vest, is actually my second favourite behind Six O' Clock. Commercial? Hah. Blow it out yer ass. :) This song is physical, tangible beauty, a beauty so perfect and yet so tragic that you physically feel as though Kevin Moore must have been shot and killed or something. The sojng isn't even about him but ironically it's the perfect song to explain the bitter loss of his incredible talent and presence in the band, and moreover, how it must feel for DT to have a longtime friend depart... and so on. I won't even try and make excerpts from this one, but I will say this:
Wait for Sleep was very nice, beautiful and sad, yet short, but decent. Eve was even more beautiful, less sad, reaching further, and more relevant. Space Dye Vest is the most beautiful of the three, the saddest of the three, the most relevant/important of the three, the best.
Those of you who think Lie is the first day of the end of Dream Theater's life have NOTHING whatsoever to worry about!
I'd offer copies of Awake like others here on the digest, but dammit, I'm so busy copying Rush Video Montage's for people that I would never get any of them done! :)
Mike Bahr, garion@indirect.com, marabout@genesis.mc.maricopa.edu
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Topic No. 8
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 20:19:26 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: Rush Video Montage Update Message-ID: <199409170319.UAA13484@bud.indirect.com>
> > NOTICE!!!!!!! > > Current orders will be cut off as of 30 September 1994. The reason is > > that I am moving, and I will only be able to take my own SVHS VCR to my new > > dwelling. The other one belonged to my parents, and, as would be expected, > > they are going to be needing it in order to watch their OWN tapes! :) With > > only one VCR, I will be limited as far as video copies go. Hopefully, I can > > Sorry to make you iterate this again, but could you repost the info about > these Rush tapes? Like whats on them, cost, etc? Thanks, I was ignorant > to Rush when you posted the first messages about them, however, now I > have seen the light and am very interested in this. Thanks.
No problem! (it's a prepared text file that I will just read in to this message, hehe) Since I'm moving in mid October, any orders I got after Sept.30th would jsut have NO chance of ever getting done. Those of you who have had to wait for the tape so far, you already know this! :)
Feel The Rush Music Presents: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ______ THE RUSH VIDEO MONTAGE!!! / \ \_________ _ _ _ ____ / ` ' \ \ \ \ \ \ \ / _ \ \ r u s h |- -| | | | <_> | | \ , . / /_______/_/_/_/_/ \___/_/ Counterparts \_____/_/ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
By now, all RushFans have managed to get a glimpse of the band's video offerings on the release videos. Chronicles and Through The Camera's Eye gave us a look at most of their major songs and a few live spots, but what about the other videos they did? You see them listed in the FAQ with the disclaimer that none are available anywhere, and it makes your mouth water and you bitterly curse the fact that you couldn't have taped them when they were on. And what about newer videos? TV spots? Interviews? Older HBO specials? Well, here's your chance to get all of that on one fantastic tape, at one bloody great price!
First, let me introduce you to Feel The Rush Music. I am Michael Bahr, a humble college student who keeps finding himself with more and more rare and unreleased material every day through the mail and the other great net.citizens who are in the trading thing. More and more often since I did the Greatest Rush Bootlegs series, I have had people emailing me and asking if there was any way they could collect all that stuff or could I point out a dealer. (BTW, the GRB series resides at the Rush FTP and gopher site at syrinx.umd.edu, gopher port 2112.)
I wanted to help these people get into the rare material, but I detest dealers who charge $25 per CD and $30 per video for bootlegs that usually weren't even very good. I had the material already, I just needed a way of covering costs and I would make copies available as a service. And so Feel The Rush! was born.
As all this was taking place, a big argument thread got going on Ytsejam, the Dream Theater list, about who the better drummer was between Portnoy and Peart. Most people had only heard the three release solos by Peart and were missing out on so much, so I created the Neil Peart Solo Montage audio compilation tape. It filled 90 minutes with all of Neil's solos in their incarnations from his VERY FIRST solo in 1974 to more recent material from the 1994 Counterparts tour. I offered it for the price of two blank cassettes, and got swamped. Postage became a problem. I decided it would be easier (and cheaper for the customer in the long run) to sell it as a complete package. The Peart tape also included The Pieces of Eight, a solo drum song he did for Modern Drummer, so it's definitely a must-have.
It was time to make another Rush montage, and why not stuff a videotape with all those rarities mentioned earlier? And so I have. Here is the list of included material!
Stick It Out Tom Sawyer (studio, not live, version) Geddy Lee singing Au Canada at the world series in 1992 Show Don't Tell The Big Money (long version not on Chronicles) TV clip: Ged and Alex in Japan La Villa Strangiato (studio version) Best I Can In The Mood Finding My Way (all 3 from Don Kirschner's Rock Concert 1974) ^ I found an especially good copy of DKRC, check it out! Rush: In The Studio with Geddy Lee ^ It's about 1980 and Lee is heavily stoned A Farewell to Kings Fly By Night The Temples of Syrinx Anthem TV clip: Juno Awards 1978-79 War Paint (live from PPV) La Villa Strangiato (live from Pinkpop 1979) Circumstances Scars (live from PPV) Xanadu Superconductor Peart interviewing Chretien on MuchMusic Counterparts album ad TV clip: Juno Awards show 1994 Roll The Bones The Pass (studio version)
It's stuffed to the limit: 2 hours and about 30 seconds of high quality hi-fi stereo videos. I taped it using two SVHS VCR's, and now I make this collection available to you.
Prices include all shipping, handling, and postage.
VHS copy of RVM $ 8.00 SVHS copy of RVM (Best Copy!) (*) $16.00 Cassette of the Neil Peart Montage $ 5.00
All of the Rush Video Montage material is professionally shot video, and not bootleg material, so no copyright laws are broken here. The cost is only for the service of copying.
(*) If you want the best copy possible get a Super VHS copy! However! You NEED an SVHS VCR to play it. If you have a VHS hifi it just isn't enough. With digital satellite and laser disc all working in S-video, which can do 16:9 cinema aspect and 720x448 resolution, an SVHS VCR might be your next wise investment... but I digress. If you have only normal video equipment, do NOT order the SVHS tape.
All copies are made on Maxell HGX-Gold or higher grade tape. (they come in packs with the XL-Hifi sometimes, so for orders of more than one cassette, I usually go with the hifi just to be "cool". :) XL-Hifi is one grade higher than HGX-Gold.) All audio copies are made on high quality Maxell XLII or TDK SA audio tape. SVHS tapes are made on Maxell XR-S Black magnetite tape. I make 'em with two SVHS VCR's.. a JVC and an Optimus, specifically. Audio copies are made on a Pioneer dual-deck with HX Pro and NO high speed dubbing.
Each copy contains the full setlist as well as cassette liners (if you get the Peart tape)
How to get it!!!
Compile your order and send a check in payment, made out to Michael Bahr, to:
Feel The Rush! Music Michael Bahr 3383 W. Monterey St. Chandler, AZ 85226
I won't take cash...too risky. Personal checks are grudgingly accepted, just realize that I will vent my wrath and watch as the great Thumb of God crushes rubber-check writers. :) If I were you, I'd go with the safest forms of payment in the known universe: Postal Service Money Orders and Cashier's Checks. They are easy to get, easy to verify, easy to clear, easy to trace, and highly secure. I wouldn't go mail order with anything less, myself.
For international orders... hmmm. It's been touch and go with the cases I've had so far, so I'm not sure. I don't mind doing the international orders, they're just confusing as hell! :) So far "International Money Orders" have worked fine from Japan and "Postal Service Cashier's Checks" have worked from Canada. Any suggestions? :) Orders from any other country, please ADD $2 to your order since it costs a fortune to mail it to you.
Turnaround time can be as short as the day I get your order (if no other orders are waiting) or, as the case currently is, as much as a week on my end, with several dozen orders queued up. :) I'm working as fast as I can to get them all out pronto, though. International turnaround time, I don't want to even guess at. Can't be too bad, though.
For any more information about this or clarifications, email me at:
garion@indirect.com or garion@bud.indirect.com
The second address is for my exact machine, since they are rearranging things a bit, sometimes they need to route mail that way. Only send it there if it bounces off garion@indirect.com.
Thanks, now get out there and rock, and roll the bones!
Get busy! Mike Bahr, Feel The Rush! garion@indirect.com
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Topic No. 9
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 12:55:00 JST From: Kaoru Kobayashi <GCH06672@niftyserve.or.jp> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: I will go to US!! Message-ID: <199409170402.NAA06290@inetnif.niftyserve.or.jp>
Hi!! Thank you for the tour dates! I decided to go to US!! I would like to go to US on 18th Oct(or 19th). I hope I'll be at the shows at RI, Boston, CT, and NY. If it's possible for me to see more shows, I'll do. I live in Japan, and it's difficult to get tickets from US. Would anyone like to help me? I'll try, but I'm afraid if I couldn't get tickets. And also would anyone like to notice me about locations of places show will be done? Well, Perhaps I will stay in Boston because of a personal reason for around a week. I hope I can meet some Ytsejammers at that time!! ------ Until today, 17th Sep, I've recieved your money for Awake. N.Bradley A.Lafferty L.Price T.Haanpaa C.Sunarto T.Altman W.Ng S.Dobay A.Kasper S.Chew I forgot an important thing... In fact, 10th Oct is holiday in Japan and post office will be closed.. So, I will be able to send Awake on 11th. Perdon me!! *********************************************************************** * " If spirit's a sign, then it's only a matter of time. " * * Kaoru Kobayashi gch06672@niftyserve.or.jp (from Japan) * *********************************************************************** p.s. I'm still busy, but I'm writing a mail for you. Please wait more...
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Topic No. 10
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 22:54:19 -0700 From: jskewes@ix.netcom.com (Jason Skewes) To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Awake! Message-ID: <199409170554.WAA10008@ix.ix.netcom.com>
I have 'AWAKE' on CD! I found it in a 'used' CD shop tonight. The CD says 'for promo only, not for sale' but I talked a dude into selling it to me. It sounds awesome.
I am only about halfway through it at this point, but I am very impressed with the production so far. It sounds tighter than I&W to me.
All pictures, covers, etc are back and white. I have no idea if that is how they are supposed to be or not. The front cover is pretty cool. It has a greek Zeus like dude looking into a mirror and he is seeing a reflection that is not his own. There is a web to the right of the mirror. (it looks like they tried to sneak as many song titles as possible into the cover). The group pictures all include Kevin in them. If anyone wants me to make tapes - please do the following. 1) send me e-mail letting me know 2) send me a blank tape and $3.00 for return postage to: Jason Skewes 8829 Hornaday Cir N #816 Ft. Worth, TX 76120
Just tell me you will go buy the CD when it comes out. I am planning on buying another copy to get the liner notes and everything else. We've got to support our favorite band!!!!!!!!!!
Jason -- ***************************************************************** * Jason L. Skewes * 'I'm not quite what I thought I was, * * Fort Worth, Texas * but then again - I may be more.' * * * Queensryche * Roads to Madness * *****************************************************************
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Topic No. 11
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 01:35:12 -0500 (CDT) From: "Brian V. Cox" <bvc8995@tamsun.tamu.edu> To: mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu (Michael Burstin), mikeburstin@tamsun.tamu.edu, Subject: lyrics for "Space-Dye Vest" Message-ID: <199409170635.AA00724@tamsun.tamu.edu>
The promo cd i got doesn't have a lyric sheet, and this song was missing from the web site, so i took about a half hour to get a general idea of the lyrics. some of them are best guesses, james's voice is real effected, and back in the mix at parts. the things in [] are samples of people talking, the 180 degrees one sound an awful lot like monty colvin of the galactic cowboys.
please email me with additions or corrections, i want to get these right, and i doublt the samples will be included on the lyric sheet that comes with the cd.
Space-Dye Vest
Transcribed by Brian Cox
( ) means i am not sure if this is even close.
(Falling) through pages in (Martins) on (angis) Feeling my heart (won't rest) I (saw) the future dressed as a stranger Love in a Space-Dye Vest
Love is an act of blood, I'm bleeding Pool in the shape of our hearts Fear of rejection in the reflection Always the worst way to start
[And (Paisley) thought he can't know anyone intimately, least of all a woman. He doesn't know what a woman is. He wants you for possession, something to look at, like a painting, or an ivory box. Someone to hold and to display. He doesn't want you to be real, to think and 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...]
(Now) that you've gone and tried to take it (..............) to swallow the rage (.......) I think we can make it As long as she stays on the page
This is not how I want it to end And I'll never be open again...
[And I really know...mmm...(..).get a job, get my own place, ummm...I'm going tomorrow,.....tell me, umm, ....too young....]
[Some people (told him) 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 face it. He's gonna have to try, and, uh, and, and get some help here. No one can say they know how he feels...]
[(uh) they say that in like, Houston, or something. They say "it gets like 180 degrees but it's a dry heat." in houston they say that? oh, maybe not, i'm all mixed up...(not) dry, i feel like (i'm in a) swimming pool.]
[(sleeping in)...I don't care what you play...you're grounded... that door gets locked, that door gets locked...(....) If you're not in this house by 9 o'clock (.....) find someplace to sleep... (......)]
Theres's no one to take my blame If they wanted to There's nothing to keep me sane And it's all the same to you
There's nowhere to set my aim so I'm everywhere Never come near me again Do you really think I need you?
I'll never be open again I could never be open again
I'll never be open again I could never be open again...
And I smile and I learn to pretend And I'll never be open again...
And I have no more dreams to defend And I'll never be open again...
/==================================================================\ / Polarize me Brian V. Cox Compensate me \ | Sensitize me lerxst@tamu.edu Animate me | | Criticize me lerxst@esy.com Complicate me | \ Civilize me Elevate me / \==================================================================/
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