YTSEJAM digest 803

From: ytsejam@arastar.com
Date: Sun Apr 30 1995 - 22:42:00 EDT

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                                YTSEJAM Digest 803

    Today's Topics:

      1) Re: An Interesting Proposal
     by freel@iowa.physics.uiowa.edu
      2) Re: Awake Connections...
     by "Mark A. Parker" <parkerma@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu>
      3) 93 million miles
     by cohen.132@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steve Cohen)
      4) Re: subconscious
     by Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
      5) L.I.T. video
     by =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQmc2PyEhMm1HNxsoQg==?=
      6) Re: LFAGA and WDADU.
     by Stephen Bajzek <MadMax+@CMU.EDU>
      7) Subconscious update!!!
     by Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
      8) Re: Awake Connections
     by Steve Borzilleri <silenzio@elwha.evergreen.edu>
      9) covers...
     by Mats Rydstr\vm <d94-mry@nada.kth.se>
     10) Awake vid!
     by Mark Tedhams <markt@gn2.getnet.com>
     11) Re: More WDADU analysis...
     by An Angel's Kiss... <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU>

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    Date: Mon, 01 May 1995 01:38:55 C
    From: freel@iowa.physics.uiowa.edu
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: An Interesting Proposal
    Message-ID: <0098FAEC.C9590520.21@iowa.physics.uiowa.edu>

    >I'd have to say the end of IF. That part just rules!!!
    >Scott - Anyone going to the QR show in Cedar Rapids next Sunday?
    >

    Well, I doubt I know you, but I'll be going to the Cedar Rapids QR show... I'll
    probably wear a DT t-shirt, cause everyone there will be in QR :^)

    Chrisf

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    Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 23:55:15 -0500
    From: "Mark A. Parker" <parkerma@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: Awake Connections...
    Message-ID: <199505010455.XAA00381@o233-25.nextwork.rose-hulman.edu>

    a few additions. someone get all these down for the FAQ,
    because I'll be damned if lots of people haven't asked about
    these connections over the past months.

    forgive me on times. I'll try to get as descriptive a location
    as I can.

    >Firstly, these songs have no other songs intertwined within them:
    >Innocence Faded

    No Awake connection that I could locate, but there is a wonderful
    arrangement of Rush's "Red Barchetta" during the final jam.

    >Voices

    During the voice-over, when it gets fairly percussive, you can make
    out the Erotomania riff.

    >Lie:
    >At 5:14, the progression from 2:59 of "The Mirror" is played yet again
    >behind Petrucci's leads.

    It pops up more than just once.... the bass plays it the last few measures
    of the song, just before the end. Also the end of The Mirror (with the keys
    lightly tapping out 5 keys/chords) appears during Lie's guitar solo.
    If you describe the part between the last choruses where John starts the
    wah pedal, its there too.

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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 01:46:44 -0400
    From: cohen.132@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steve Cohen)
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: 93 million miles
    Message-ID: <199505010546.BAA29747@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu>

    >"I have come 93 million light years to Earth, for I have heard
    >across the galaxy about the greatness of an Earthling band named Dream
    >Theater. However, my data storage format only allows me
    >to take back 30 seconds of music on my ship...45 seconds maximum.

    93 Million light years and the technology only permits 45 seconds of music?
    Pretty absurd but this is an interesting thread. I have to answer.How about
    the combined solos on Take the time? Or possibly the incredible chromatic
    melody on CiaW? Remember, it's 1:30 at night, and my brain is shutting down.
    -Steve
    "brebbe debbe de" -Jeff
    "FANCY LAD!! FANCY LAD!!! HOOOOHOOOO!!!" - Some lady in a movie
                                               theater during
                                               "Cabin Boy"

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    Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 23:58:23 -0700 (MST)
    From: Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: subconscious
    Message-ID: <199505010658.XAA03030@bud.indirect.com>

    > I've had subconscious for about 4 days now and it's great! A couple of
    > questions that actually haven't been answered (like the who on WDOA
    > thing). Who sings on the Beatles covers and where is Don't Look Past Me from?

            We're not sure, but suspect Dominici, to be to blame for that
    Beatles cover, and it was Jon Hendricks at the vocal helm for DLPM.

            Damn, even having heard A Change of Season over 100 times (or
    more) in the production of the Subconscious project, I still find it
    incredible. It's so deep, it's like Dream Theater's own melding of The
    Fountain of Lamneth and Hemispheres, where I find A Mind Beside Itself to
    be more like 2112 only set up in the Hemispheres fashion.

    Mike Bahr, garion@indirect.com

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    Date: Mon, 01 May 1995 16:04:00 +0900
    From: =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQmc2PyEhMm1HNxsoQg==?=
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: L.I.T. video
    Message-ID: <199505010709.QAA26351@inetnif.niftyserve.or.jp>

    FROM: qze13533@niftyserve.or.jp

    I'd like to ask anyone who knows why James
    said "John Myung is good chef." in the video.
    Is he good at cooking?

    Take care everyone!
    Kampai !!

    Masa. (qze13533@niftyserve.or.jp)

    /E

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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 03:10:20 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Stephen Bajzek <MadMax+@CMU.EDU>
    To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: LFAGA and WDADU.
    Message-ID: <kjd8ZQS00iWUEAQm8Y@andrew.cmu.edu>

    I'm also a big fan of Light Fuse and TOWHTSTS.
    LFAGA makes me really wish the album had been
    well-produced...The guitar solo is totally awesome (I
    love the way it screams at the end) but you can't hear
    half of it because it has too much reverb and it doesn't
    cut through the way it should because there's too much
    midrange. Never mind James, that alone makes me wish
    someone had a newer, live recording of the song that
    I could get my hands on. I'm just glad they didn't
    totally screw up the keyboard sounds too, because
    Kevin's solo in that song is killer.

    -max

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    Anton Max | "Then, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!"
    Keyboards, Aepithex | -William Shakespeare,
    MadMax+@CMU.EDU | _King Lear_
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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 02:46:53 -0700 (MST)
    From: Michael Bahr <garion@indirect.com>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: garion@indirect.com
    Subject: Subconscious update!!!
    Message-ID: <199505010946.CAA24728@bud.indirect.com>

    SUBCONSCIOUS CD Update!!

    Current update: 5/1/95

    Due to a cancellation, there are some copies still available! Go ahead
    and send orders in... CHECK THE NEW ADDRESS LISTED BELOW.
    If you wish, email me at garion@indirect.com to make sure I have a copy to
    save for you.

    Keep an eye on the Ytsejam as people are posting reviews of Subconscious
    right and left. So far, nobody wants to kill me. For this I'm relieved. :)

    THE BLANKS ARE HERE! THE SHIPMENTS ARE HAPPENING! :)
    The first 140 or so have gone out. You may be wondering, When will you
    get *your* copy? I'm sorry that I can't say for sure. Some days I get 20
    copies mailed out, other days only 5. I'm doing my best, of that much I can
    assure you! :)

    By the way, THANKS to all of you who have sent "Dream Theater Bits" and
    extra postage, and other gifts of goodwill, I really am enjoying them! The
    DT-related stuff (newspaper clippings, computer art, concert ad copies, etc)
    are a real treat to check out. All my friends are enjoying it! I really would
    like to thank you.

    1. Orders received
    2. A quick review: what the hell IS Subconscious, and how can I get it?
    =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

    1. Orders received

            Here is a brief list of the orders that I have received, paid, and
    the CD numbers you will all be getting... if you are on this list, I have
    your order IN MY HAND and you are DONE, FINITO... all you need to do is kick
    back, relax, toss back a Kypler's, and wait for my CDs to come in the mail
    to me, and subsequently, to you. :)
            I _am_ keeping a copy of this list, in case future authenticity issues
    arise, you can be assured of the full _value_ of your Subconscious CD. Given
    the number of DT albums sold total, there is one Subconscious CD for every
    11,700 Dream Theater fans. Not a bad ratio eh!! Every copy is numbered and
    initialed in gold to make it very hard to counterfeit.
            A quick note: you will notice I have set aside a few low numbers for
    Kaoru, and I have done this because most of the Japanese Ytsejammers will be
    doing a group order through her, and I wanted to get *some* of the low #'s
    to the land of the Rising Sun, tis only fair after all. :) That's the only
    orders that are not yet paid, because I'm awaiting it in the mail.

    000 Original press master copy (CD-R Gold)
    001 Glass master disc
    002 Final press master #1
    003 Mike Bahr :)
    004 Mike Portnoy
    005 Mike Portnoy
    006 Kevin Moore
    007 Michael Burstin
    008 Brian Cox
    009 Chris King
    010 Jenn Albert
    011 Alfredo Cappello
    012 Andreas Schaefer
    013 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    014 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    015 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    016 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    017 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    018 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    019 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    020 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    021 Timo Haanpaa
    022 Timo Haanpaa
    023 Timo Haanpaa
    024 Timo Haanpaa
    025 Timo Haanpaa
    026 Timothy Byrd
    027 Timothy Byrd
    028 Timothy Byrd
    029 Steve Chew
    030 Mark Stahl
    031 Cheryle West
    032 Paul Poehler
    033 Douglas Slauson
    034 Stephan Dobay
    035 Stephan Dobay
    036 Jason Macdonald
    037 Jeff Chew
    038 Jeff Chew
    039 Jeff Chew
    040 Bernd Basmer
    041 Jeff Stewart
    042 Brian Anderson
    043 Brian Anderson
    044 Michael Van Opstall
    045 Greg Bunker
    046 Albert Balkiewicz
    047 Albert Balkiewicz
    048 William Buckley
    049 William Buckley
    050 Jamie Burks
    051 Joel Gregie
    052 Uffe Moller
    053 Uffe Moller
    054 Andy Dixon
    055 Anna Davidson
    056 Randy Collins
    057 Brian Vivier
    058 Brian Vivier
    059 Bill Nottingham
    060 Alfredo Cappello
    061 Alfredo Cappello
    062 Andreas Schaefer
    063 Timo Haanpaa
    064 Eric Gauthier
    065 Eric Gauthier
    066 Michael Backof
    067 Tim Altman
    068 Mathew Yee
    069 Christopher White <- this has to be the coolest number :)
    070 Alex Fraser
    071 Jason Breitweg
    072 George Sorsby
    073 Brian Polka
    074 Kristian Reyes
    075 Dave Fausel
    076 John Kotzian
    077 Matthew Berger
    078 Paul Humm
    079 Brent Phillips
    080 Bob Holder
    081 James Runde
    082 Krysten DeBroka
    083 R. Christopher Hailey
    084 Siegfried Hanisch
    085 Jason Birzer
    086 Carmen Pezzone
    087 Carmen Pezzone
    088 David Bell
    089 Dan Tshin
    090 Stephane Auzilleau
    091 Stephane Auzilleau
    092 Stephane Auzilleau
    093 Russell Brooks
    094 Alexander Reinelt
    095 Alexander Reinelt
    096 Ken Atwell
    097 Kevin Werner
    098 Kevin Werner
    099 Huub J. P. de Lijser
    100 Robert Dalton
    101 David Rolla
    102 Jonathan Larkowski
    103 Nathan Bradley
    104 Nathan Bradley
    105 Nathan Bradley
    106 Scott Spehar
    107 Adam Ensinger
    108 Todd Hartmann
    109 Todd Hartmann
    110 Paul Goracke
    111 Brian Ross
    112 Rob Schuldt
    113 Randy Haskin
    114 Chuck Hanley
    115 Brandon Elhai
    116 Jonah Lin
    117 Eric Anderson
    118 Joseph Jurczyk
    119 Kevin Howard
    120 Henrik Gustafsson
    121 Lars Karlsson
    122 Derek Reubish
    123 Anthony Kozar
    124 Brandon Vaughn
    125 Bracken Odiorne
    126 Mark Tedhams
    127 Jeff Penka
    128 Jeff Penka
    129 Jeff Penka
    130 Rick Atkinson
    131 Paul Holloway
    132 Antti Nyrhinen
    133 Antti Nyrhinen
    134 Olov Ringman
    135 Olov Ringman
    136 Olov Ringman
    137 Olov Ringman
    138 Olov Ringman
    139 Olov Ringman
    140 Jarrod Ramsey Lewis
    141 Mike Johander
    142 Mike Johander
    143 Bafu Vai
    144 Bafu Vai
    145 Michael Hutchinson
    146 Matt Leger
    147 Bill Barry
    148 Chris Fyhr
    149 Chris Fyhr
    150 Siegfried Hanisch
    151 Siegfried Hanisch
    152 Tilman Kuendgen
    153 Andrew Feyder
    154 Eric Crowder
    155 Scott McCammon
    156 Kees Jan Oltmans
    157 Paul Fini
    158 Jeff Seifert
    159 Andreas Kasper
    160 Jonas Wallden
    161 Jonas Wallden
    162 Jonas Wallden
    163 Scott Johnson
    164 Chris Sandridge
    165 Christina Sunarto
    166 Gregory Cole
    167 Rob Devereux
    168 David Hafke
    169 David Sloan
    170 Joe Kruger
    171 Adam Forsyth
    172 Adam Forsyth
    173 Adam Forsyth
    174 Kevin Laferriere
    175 Carmen Pezzone
    176 David Boland
    177 David Boland
    178 Ties Gobel
    179 Hairball
    180 Rob Castilone
    181 Rich Toscano
    182 Simon Asselin
    183 Simon Asselin
    184 Brian Fieg
    185 Younis Hilal
    186 Ryan Skadberg
    187 Ryan Skadberg
    188 Rob Schenk
    189 E. Bayyestuen
    190 E. Bayyestuen
    191 Darren Freed
    192 Mats Rydstrom
    193 Stacie Rosenzweig
    194 Asif Khan
    195 Chris Caminiti
    196 Evelyn Lauer
    197 Evelyn Lauer
    198 Evelyn Lauer
    199 Jennifer Sharward
    200 Justin Poulter
    201 Deb Hanson
    202 Aaron Jacobs
    203 Robert MacAusland
    204 R.H.G. Tijhuis
    205 Michael Ibach
    206 Erik Ahlberg
    207 Peter Memishian
    208 Ron Samartino
    209 Scott Hansen
    210 Greg Sands
    211 Greg Sands
    212 Jim Golding
    213 Evelyn Lauer
    214 Elliott Kim
    215 Damian O'Hara
    216 Jaison John
    217 Jaison John
    218 Lars Hellsten
    219 Jason Skewes
    220 Ryan Benedict
    221 Cem Unsal
    222 Yohan Moore
    223 Frode Johnson
    224 Frode Johnson
    225 Ken Maupin
    226 Kevin Czarnecki
    227 Tim Wyse
    228 Thomas Nerwinski
    229 Thomas Nerwinski
    230 Steve Van Hooser
    231 Ed Polzin
    232 Daniel Robinson
    233 Michael Harper
    234 Ken Bibb
    235 George Bast
    236 Dave Barlow
    237 Jan-Michael Souter
    238 Paul LaFleche
    239 Meghan Middleton
    240 Petri Mannikko
    241 Dobronte Gabor
    242 Dobronte Gabor
    243 Koby Fuessler
    244 Andreas Kasper
    245 Brian Hengeveld
    246 Jeff Windle
    247 Mark Ruenes
    248 Jon King
    249 Tim Villa
    250 Matthew Erwich
    251 Sameer Ajmera
    252 Mark Whitaker
    253 Jaime Kimpton
    254 Andrew Garinger
    255 JD Wolters
    256 JD Wolters
    257 Jeremy Curvens
    258 Neil Evans
    259 Hank Marquardt
    260 Jeff Windle
    261 Mike Rapazzo
    262 Damion Kumara
    263 Alan Mallery
    264 Gunter Obiltsching
    265 Doug Yoder
    266 Doug Yoder
    267 Doug Yoder
    268 Doug Yoder
    269 Doug Yoder
    270 Eli Cooper
    271 Michael Kizer
    272 James Daugherty
    273 John Hough
    274 John Hough
    275 Doug Merrell
    276 Chris Freed
    277 Dino Zisis
    278 Adam Coolong
    279 David Peterson
    280 Mark Metzger
    281 Mark Jager
    282 Greg Legowski
    283 John Nguyen
    284 David Kuznick
    285 Greg Severine
    286 Matthew Eckberg
    287 George Fan
    288 Jim Wiesen
    289 Terry Weaver
    290 Markus Fagervik
    291 Warren Williams
    292 Sean Gill
    293 Steffen Barabasch
    294 Steffen Barabasch
    295 James Utz
    296 James Utz
    297 David Russum
    298 Zach Gemmill
    299 Zach Gemmill
    300 Brandon Beach
    301 Zach Gemmill
    302 Zach Gemmill
    303 John Mastin
    304 Jim Beavens
    305 Alexis Ramos
    306 Tim Shough
    307 Matt McIntosh
    308 Ramin Miraftabi
    309 Scott Jensen
    310 Craig Erskine
    311 Matthias Murra
    313 Evelyn Lauer
    314 Jason Hartman
    324 Yuji Miyazaki
    332 Keith Aspinal
    333 William Bajzek (666)
    334 William Bajzek (666)
    350 Keith Aspinal
    400 David Fox
    401 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    402 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    403 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    404 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    405 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    406 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    407 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    408 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    409 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    410 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    411 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    412 Kaoru Kobayashi (reserved)
    413 Keith Aspinal
    420 John Mastin
    432 Keith Aspinal
    444 Jeremy Van Halen
    456 Taz
    499 Edward Ju (999)
    500 Steve McMaster

            If I messed up, TELL ME!
            I've proven to be far from perfect with these orders...

            Also, I just bought a new desk to keep all this stuff in order with,
    so a few envelopes might have slipped in between the cracks. If you sent your
    order a decent long time ago and it hasn't shown up, tell me. I'll either be
    able to solve the puzzle or I'll join you in befuddlement. :)

    2. What the hell IS Subconscious, and how can I get it?!?

            Subconscious is a CD, a project I undertook simply because I thought
    maybe it should be done. It's totally privately financed, and I think with
    the number of reservations that have been made, I will come out of it with
    my head above water, for which I owe the trustworthy members of Ytsejam
    a bow of gratitude. :)

            NOTICE: This CD, I found out, is grey-area legality, because:
                    1. It's for promotional purposes only, not for resale, and;
                    2. It's not for sale.
                            What you're actually purchasing from me is
                            psychic advice. I'm throwing a free
                            CD in with every session. Notice all of my
                            messages end with "Take care"? That's pretty
                            good advice! :)
                    3. The cost only covers manufacturing and shipping.
                            I barely make minimum wage. Maybe I should
                            turn myself in to Immigration! :)

            But seriously folks... as pertains to the issue of legality, I'm not
    trying to make myself out to be some sort of arrogant ass. I'm doing this
    project for the benefit of the Jam, and DT is overlooking it for now (here's
    hoping they don't take offense to it...) I'm not making a killing
    doing it, and it's taking an awful lot of time to get done. I sincerely
    thank all of you Jammers who have had nothing but kind words for my efforts,
    and I implore those of you who might not think very highly of my project
    here, to please, give me the benefit of the doubt on this one. Friends? :)
    And yes, the members of Dream Theater are all going to receive complimentary
    copies. Let nobody say I'm a tightwad. :)

            What happened was, I felt it was time to release some of Dream
    Theater's rarer songs on CD, and thus I sought good copies from everywhere,
    including some that came from sources connected directly to the band! Thus,
    I think I can safely say that these are the best copies you can find outside
    of those in Portnoy's vault at home. (God, I'd love to peruse HIS tape
    collection... we might find DT covering "Blazing Saddles" or something)

            I bought a CD burner and rented equipment from a CD pressing plant
    nearby, so I could produce the discs. They will have printing on them and a
    liner cover. I had to order blanks and jewelcases in lots of 500 or more,
    though, and thus the risk was made: I emptied my bank account and placed the
    order. Fortunately, it seems I will make up the difference with CD sales.

            The blanks made it and I'm underway filling the orders. The price is
    $25.00 US per disc. It was originally going to
    be $27.50, but the CD place had a good price on blanks. Its true, as one
    Jammer pointed out, that I could have kept the higher price and said nothing
    about the blanks being cheaper than before... and nobody would have known. I
    did it in hopes of furthering the fans-for-fans attitude that has (thankfully)
    already spread throughout the net, and to make sure this project is seen as
    distinct from those of the high-and-mighty quality-none big boot CD pressers.

            The CD pressing plant I got all my materials from previewed my current
    master, and decided it just wouldn't do. Without charging me a penny more for
    another glass master, they agreed to take on the job of fully digitally
    remastering the disc! They gave me a great rate on the studio time too.

            So now it's done! The disc has been totally redone in Dolby Digital
    Surround Sound, compatible with any CD player but MUCH MUCH better than
    before, and compatible with Pro-Logic systems for full instrument separation
    on most tracks. The remastering involved a thorough noise cleanup and proper
    re-phasing of the instruments for center/left/right/surround.

            Things have, thankfully, been cleaned up as best they could be in the
    process, and I guess based on the early commentary on the CD by people on the
    Jam who have already received theirs, it seems that the quality is satisfying
    to the Dream Theater Fanatic. :)

            Here's the still-final tracklist:

            1. Eve (live w/samples) (instrumental)
            2. A Change of Season (live, JL on vocals)
            3. O Holy Night (CD on vocals)
            4. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (CD on vocals)
            5. Don't Look Past Me (Jon Hendricks on vocals)
            6. Wanted Dead or Alive (Rich Kern on the so-called vocals)
            7. To Live Forever (acoustic version) (JL on vocals)
            8. The Gorilla Session (Petrucci)
            9. Mission: Impossible (Instrumental)
           10. The Back Pain Jam (RPM Warehouse) (Instrumental)
           11. Awake Heavy Jam (Instrumental)
           12. Experimental (Petrucci)
           13. Tears (JL on vocals)
           14. Winter (JL on vocals)

            In some cases, the rawness of the original recording will be
    evident, but at least you know you're hearing it the best way it can possibly
    be reproduced. Subconscious is _the_ DT event of early 1995! :) Or at least,
    it will be until DT's EP comes out... and I'll gladly yield the title if it
    does. I love their music.

            Here's how to order: (or how to pay for your reserved discs)

    1. Please use a money order. It's simply the best way, and they cost twenty
    to forty cents. Make it out to me for $25.00 per disc that you want (limit
    5 to a person) and I am paying the shipping cost. Each CD will be mailed in
    a padded mailer so it won't get damaged. Please make out the money order
    to me, Michael Bahr, not to Feel The Rush or anything like that, since this
    is really just my own personal endeavor.

            I accepted checks for the Rush Video Montage, but a few bounced, and
    I was left holding the bag. I've put too much money into this, and can't
    afford to be stuck with bad checks, even though I trust 99% of you Ytsejam
    members. Plus, best of all, a money order can be traced by you, traced by
    me, and you know for a _fact_ that you will either get a CD, a refund, or I
    will get thrown in the slammer! :)

    2. International customers, I know international money orders are expensive.
    If there is another way you wish to pay (wire, transfer, or other) let me
    know and if I can do it, we'll do it. So far just sending cash has been 100%
    successful, so I guess there's no real harm in it. If you choose to send
    cash, send it in a thick envelope so it is less risky. For orders of more
    than one disc, it is economical and safe to use a traveler's cheque.

    3. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery. By now, you know why. :)

    4. I finagled myself a bigger mailbox at my apartment complex, so in order
    to keep the orders moving fast, send it to me at the new address. It is:

            Michael Bahr
            3175 N. Price Rd. #1066
            Chandler, AZ 85224

            That's my real address, not a PO Box... so don't worry, I'm not
    planning on fleeing the country any time soon.

            If you happen to live in the Phoenix area feel free to call me
            at 602-777-0501. Besides all the CD stuff, I'm always up for
            lunch 'n' trading with local Jammers. I can't guarantee I'll be
            home very often to answer (always out buying supplies, or at work,
            or camping at the post office... grin) but if I'm there, we'll chat.

    5. Send in your order:
            . Your NAME
            . The ADDRESS for me to SEND your CD(s) to
            . The NUMBER of CDs you're asking for
            . The money order, made out for $25, $50, $75, whatever
            . your EMAIL address, in case I need to contact you (emerg.)

            . (OPTIONAL) your home phone.

            I won't require home phone because I want you to all feel safe that
    I am not selling mailing lists. :) If you _do_ include it, I will use it in
    case of emergency (maybe the mailman spills coffee on your order and I can't
    read your address or something).

    3. Original press masters...

            The gold disc is sold. The glass master, I didn't get to keep. That
    was sort of a sore point for me, since I paid for it, but the plant says
    they just re-use them anyway. Ah well.

    4. Epilogue

            I am at garion@indirect.com and will remain there until the end of
    time, so please mail me if you are confused, need information, are angry,
    sad, lonely, maybe even a little whimsical, and need to get in touch with me.
    Thank you ALL for showing such solidarity that a 21-year-old college student
    emptied his bank account to order tons of plastic! :) You are truly, one and
    all, ladies and gentlemen, the best fans Dream Theater could hope for.

            Take care of yourselves, everybody...

    Rent the Ranma videos! They're cool! Look in the Japanese animation section.

    -Mike Bahr, garion@indirect.com, humble DT discog editor, anime' collector,
    videogame player, CD presser, bass player, guitar player, backup vocalist,
    beer drinker, laserdisc collector, and 4th generation toreador vampire.

    "Ooooh! Super Fun Happy Slide!" - Homer Simpson

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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 05:06:18 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Steve Borzilleri <silenzio@elwha.evergreen.edu>
    To: Dream Thespians <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: Awake Connections
    Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9505010439.B20275-0100000@elwha.evergreen.edu>

    Robert Devereux: You're partly right. The first chord in "Erotomania"
    matches the first keyboard chord in 6:00, starting at "Six o'clock and a
    siren kicks him from a dream." They are exactly alike. However, on
    "Erotomania," Kevin continues with a progression that is only found in
    "Erotomania." That second chord is just _not_ in "6:00."

    As for 1:30 of "Erotomania," I'm pretty sure that's not "Space-Dye Vest"
    Kevin's playing in the background.

    William Bazjek: "Innocence Faded" in "Erotomania?" Where?

    Bafu Vai

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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 14:12:53 +0200 (MET DST)
    From: Mats Rydstr\vm <d94-mry@nada.kth.se>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: covers...
    Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91N2.950501135235.1905A-100000@damned.nada.kth.se>

    Hi, I know this is not really DT-related but I had to!

    On Sun, 30 Apr 1995 ytsejam@arastar.com wrote:
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ he did?!? ;-)

    >
    > On the subject of covers, has anyone heard Soundgarden's cover of some
    > Beatles song (maybe it was a Lennon tune). Sorry I can't remember the name
    > of the song, I heard it on the radio one time. Anyway, it was fucking out
    > there! Cornell sings the melody just right but the band plays something
    > completely different with NO chord progression like the original has. It
    > pretty weird! You sorta hear the progression in the vocal melody but the
    > band keeps playing this weirdo one chord thing. Anyway, it was cool and
    > definitely risky :). If anyone knows what I'm talking about, let me know.
    >

    Hmmm, on their first real album 'Ultramega OK' (always the coolest
    titles) the cover the Lennon-'song' 'One Minute Of Silence', which is
    just what it sounds like. Almost silence for one minute, some amps
    buzzing, someone walking in the background. Actually according to the
    Soundgarden Discography on a.m.s the song was originally two minutes
    long, but Soundgarden only did Lennon's part, they left out Yoko's.

    I have always been thinking about covering Cage's 4:33, which is also
    just silence. Or any other of his strange compositions for that matter,
    it would be fun to see a normal rock-crowd's reaction to something like
    that.

    Soundgarden also did 'Come Together', but I haven't heard it. It's on
    some mega-expensive Japanese Import.

    -------

    Also, sometime ago I read a lot of stuff here about your different bands,
    some of you use to cover DT-songs, and I'm curious about this.

    If you cover a DT-song, say PMU, do you do it good? I mean do you do all
    the complicated stuff or do you make it easier at parts? It takes some
    skill to play all DT-songs, and to do it well - uhhh...that's hard!
    Respect to all of you struggling with these harder covers and not just
    the runofthemill Green Day-Offspring-etc.

    If you are that skilled, do you write original material of the same kind,
    and if so, have you got a home-page with it sampled on, I'd like to hear!
    I know about Elan and they weremighty good, but I believe that there are
    others out there. Or do you not practice what you preach, do you play
    Nirvana-music the rest of the time (I like grunge-alternative-etc-shit, no
    offense!)

    -------

    Last thing...I attended a drum-clinic yesterday with Nicko McBrain from
    Iron Maiden, and it was one of the funniest STANUPCOMEDY-type-shows I've
    ever seen. This guy is just amazing. As for the drumming he said it
    himself: "Well, maybe you would've learned a bit more on a Dave
    Weckl-clinic", but I doubt that I hadn't been bored to death. ;-)

    Have Mike done any clinics?

    ---
    

    /Mats

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    Date: Sun, 30 Apr 1995 21:23:18 -0700 (MST) From: Mark Tedhams <markt@gn2.getnet.com> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Awake vid! Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.950430211410.19262A-100000@gn2.getnet.com>

    I would like to know how to get a hold of the pro shot Japanese Awake pay-per-view video? I have sent a couple of inquiries to 'box532@indirect.com' but have gotten no response and it said he is no such user. I would really like to get this and have bootlegs to trade so if anyone is interested and could help please email me at:

    markt@getnet.com

    Thanks.bye.

    - Mr.T

    finger me at: markt@gn2.getnet.com ............................................................................. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When temptation brings me to <> i\ /i my knees <> i \/ i And I lay here drained of <> i i a r k strength <> Show me kindness <> --------- Show me beauty <> i Show me truth <> i - J.Myung <> i E D H A M S ............................................................................... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ markt@gn2.getnet.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ********************************************************************************

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    Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 09:53:45 -0400 (EDT) From: An Angel's Kiss... <balkiewi@UMDNJ.EDU> To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com Subject: Re: More WDADU analysis... Message-ID: <m0s5w75-0001cgC@crash.cts.com>

    > First, in Dominici's performance on TKH, he sings the words, "What I have > lear-rrrrned" Now, I'm no vocalist, but from what I've overheard in my life, > isn't it somewhat common knowledge to NOT sing out the "rrrrrrr" sound. Rather, > he should hold out the "eeeee" vowel sound. That way, he's not holding back his > sound by contorting it into a "rrrrr" sound. When holding a note, isn't it > better to choose a vowel rather than a consonent? (Of course there are > exceptions to everything, but doesn't this hold true in this case?) To see what > I mean, listen to 7:04 of The Killing Hand. It's just not strong enough, > Chuck... (The falsetto shortly after doesn't do anything for me either...)

    Weird thing I just noticed.......Charlie D. over-enunciates and LaBrie does exactly the opposite........I choose the second way of singing any time.....

    - Al Balkiewicz vocals, Half Naked

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