YTSEJAM digest 1038

From: ytsejam@arastar.com
Date: Mon Oct 16 1995 - 08:26:28 EDT

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                                YTSEJAM Digest 1038

    Today's Topics:

      1) Five faves
     by Rob Weychert <weyc9212@kutztown.edu>
      2) Previous Jams
     by Bucketbot@aol.com
      3) Blind Melon and Malmsteen
     by Sean T Gill <stg@csd.uwm.edu>
      4) guitar setups
     by WP1839@conrad.appstate.edu
      5) five fav bands (NDTC)
     by brax@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Bracken MacLeod)
      6) Re: fav bands
     by Benjamin Brizzell <brizzb@Sage.EDU>
      7) "Other" music (NDTC)
     by dgswanston@vms9.sci.csupomona.edu (Rain King)
      8) Re: 5 fav non-DT bands.
     by Benjamin Brizzell <brizzb@Sage.EDU>
      9) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1032
     by "Dan R. Licon" <yama@ecst.csuchico.edu>
     10) My Top 5's if anyone cares.
     by Fredrik Lidskog <flidskog@email.unc.edu>
     11) Blind Melon (Ugghhh.....)
     by "Richard A. Rivera" <rrivera@moose.uvm.edu>
     12) How Blind Mellon Bashed DT...
     by Frank Marotta <fmarot01@barney.poly.edu>
     13) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1036
     by eiagm@eznet.net
     14) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1037
     by eiagm@eznet.net
     15) Favorite Bands & Guitarists
     by JACOBSSA.HQAMC@MHS.SAFB.AF.MIL (Jacobsen, CNTR Steven A.)
     16) Favorite non-DT groups
     by augie@unix.asb.com (augie)
     17) Fav band etc.
     by happe@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU
     18) 5 fav not dt
     by E. Waldron <EWALDRON@RGSPS.WPO.UKANS.EDU>
     19) Re: 5 fav non-DT bands.
     by Stephen Bajzek <MadMax+@CMU.EDU>
     20) New Threads
     by Steve Borzilleri <magellan@u.washington.edu>
     21) Re: fav bands
     by "Daniel James Temmesfeld" <S1133627@cedarnet.cedarville.edu>
     22) 5 favorites
     by NEFARiOUS <pjkaplan@mailbox.syr.edu>

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Rob Weychert <weyc9212@kutztown.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Five faves
    Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951016113148.17295A-100000@atlantic>

    I hate making lists like this because I like a LOT of bands (as a matter
    of fact, I managed to lump in more than five), but for the sake of
    conformity, here goes... :) Besides, I haven't posted in a LONG time!
    These are the classics I always find myself going back to--In no
    particular order:

    Faith No More/Mr Bungle
    Suicidal Tendencies (R.I.P. :( )/Infectious Grooves
    Ministry (Revolting Cocks, Lard, Pailhead, 1000 Homo DJs, etc)
    Dead Kennedys
    Metallica

    Honorable mentions are too numerous to honorably mention, so I'll leave
    it at that. :) Look for a big post from me soon! (like any of you
    care... :)

    --ROb

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:59:07 -0400
    From: Bucketbot@aol.com
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Previous Jams
    Message-ID: <951016115906_74494673@emout04.mail.aol.com>

    Yo, all you Jammers!

         I am writing to address a few questions I saw earlier in the Jams.
     Correct me if I'm wrong.

         Cynic! These are THE boys! If anyone has not yet heard their album,
    PLEASE, take my word on it, and buy it! If you are aprehensive about buying
    a cd on the word of someone you've never met, write me at AOL, and we can
    arrange for me to send you a tape. Unfortunately, Cynic, from what I last
    heard, have broken up. They may be recording a last album, but I don't have
    any way to confirm this right now. I don't know what either of the
    guitarists are up to, but rumor has it the drummer (Sean Rhinert <Spelled
    Correctly?>) and the Bassist (Shawn Malone) are working on a fusion-style
    album. What I can say for sure, is that Cynic is MORE complex than D.T.
     That is not to say that they are better (in fact, I like DT much more) but
    they are amazing. Sean not only has some of the fastest feet in the world,
    but also does some INSANE polyrhythms... things I (as a guitarist) can't even
    BEGIN to explain. Shawn Malone is a fretless Bass Virtuoso. The guitarists
    (Paul Masvidal and Jason Gobel) are amazing at composing winding dramatic
    rhythms and solos.

             Chris Poland CD: Hey, I don't remember who asked, but if you need
    it, I'll send it to you. I will even sell my cd if you are interested.

              ACOS tab: Hey, Brian, you shouldn't be so easily ruffled. You
    were doing well on the tune. Just because some asshole cuts you down once,
    you are going to give up? Don't be so weak! Hey! I have volunteered to
    transcribe parts of ACOS, and thought I could be of some major help, since I
    have a 7-string, but I got no response. I am not ABOUT to transcribe the
    whole thing, so if you are still interested, please assign me a part. There
    is nothing in the song that I can't handle (or so I think... I could be
    wrong).

               Finally, GUITARISTS out there, if anyone has any questions about
    any of the virtuoso shredders out there, or has facts to share, WRITE ME! I
    have about 300 cd's and the majority of them are Guitar solo albums, or
    Guitar oriented music (though I am not closed minded-I even listen to BJORK
    What's wrong with me!?!?) and I am looking for some people who know their
    stuff to talk to. I figure that most of you are at least into cool music,
    since you're here, so write! I have lots o' knowledge to share (I even Know
    BUCKETHEAD's real name!).

    Best Bands\Solo Artists

    1).Jason Becker
    2) Fates Warning
    3) Cynic
    4) Al DiMeola
    5) Michael Hedges

    Probably in that order.

    Well this is getting long... I'll shut up now. Hey, on my last message (I'm
    on AOL) I sent here, it left a huge section of blank space... To my knowledge
    it may do this again. If it does, could any fellow AOL users let me know how
    to avert this problem? Thanks!

                                                                Bucketbot@AOL.COM

    "Let Him who hath understanding Reckon with the Number of the Beast"

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:17:07 -0500 (CDT)
    From: Sean T Gill <stg@csd.uwm.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Blind Melon and Malmsteen
    Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.951016110523.28722A-100000@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu>

    Blind Melon and Yngwie Malmsteen on tour!!!!!
            Ha, wouldn't that be the odd couple of the millenia. Anyway, Blind
    Melon did directly bash DT (saying that DT sucked) in a Guitar World interview
    sometime back. A few issues later they interviewed JP and he declined to
    bash back, only saying something to the effect that he was sorry BM was
    so closed minded, but everyone is etitled to their opinions. How humble!
            Now on to Yngwie- I love his music. He got me into studying the guitar
    and made me really want to impvrove my playing. So he's got a big
    mouth, I can live with that. He was one of the first 'shredders'
    and he survived the glut of copycats that followed.
    TTFN- Sean

    P.S. still waiting for Acoustic Dreams (there may soon be a copycat crime
    at my local post office)

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:06:39 -0400 (EDT)
    From: WP1839@conrad.appstate.edu
    To: YTSEJAM@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: guitar setups
    Message-ID: <01HWI9I2PCHE9YDRD6@conrad.appstate.edu>

    This question is directed at musicians, but open to everyone, so you can
    skip it if you want. I was wondering what kind of setups each of you
    played and how you came about playing them. I'm a guitarist in an upstart
    metal band, we only do covers for now, and I'm using an Ibanez RG450DX, and
    a Peavey Transtube 212 Special (200w). Of course DT had a hand in my
    selection of an Ibanez along with it's incredible neck, pickup
    configuration, and all around appearance (black). I'm also looking into
    processors. Any suggestions? Here's a list of the songs we're currently
    covering or working on: Creeping Death, Am I Evil, Fade to Black, Orion all
    by Metallica; Walk, Mouth For War, Cemetary Gates, from Pantera; Alexander
    the Great and Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden; and I'm trying to get
    them to cover Pull Me Under along with Another Day and Surrounded (those
    last two are a total mood swing!) Thanks, Brandon

    p.s. I just sent off for a copy of Acoustic Drems, from what I've heard I'm
    drooling!

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:59:52 -0600 (MDT)
    From: brax@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Bracken MacLeod)
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: five fav bands (NDTC)
    Message-ID: <9510161659.AA06924@lamar.ColoState.EDU>

    Hey y'all,

            I thought I would throw my 5 favorite bands (sans DT) onto the
    list. Here goes.
    1. Queensryche
    2. Kitaro (A man, not a band, but still one of my favs)
    3. Testament
    4. Clannad
    5. Dead Can Dance
    What a fucked up CD collection I have.

    Guitarists?
    1. John Petrucci (duh!)
    2. Steve Vai
    3. Marty Friedman
    4. Allan Holdsworth
    5. George Lynch (the reason I started playing guitar also.)

    Slainte,
    Bracken
    "...Without music, life would be an error."
    Nietzsche -Twilight of the Idols-

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:47:06 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Benjamin Brizzell <brizzb@Sage.EDU>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: fav bands
    Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951016134441.9235D-100000@zeus>

    On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, w de boer wrote:

    > Hi all,
    > My favorite bands, besides DT, are:
    > -Saviour Machine
    > -Torman Maxt
    > -Deliverance
    > -Tourniquet
    > -King James
    >
    > These are all Christian prog rock/metal bands. It's a shame these
    > bands are not very well known. You can check some of these bands out
    > at your local Christian bookstore.
    > Later!
    >
    > Wietze.
    >
    > "They say time is the fire in which we burn" - Dr. Soran (ST:G)
    >
    >
    Hey Wietze

    Have you heard _Dimensions_ by Believer? Any DT fan should check out the
    20-minute epic, "The Trilogy of Knowledge", off of that album. Violins,
    female vocalists, it's got it all. Later...
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    | Ben Brizzell | "People started to walk the land, |
    | e-mail address: | Countries rose out of the sand, |
    | brizzb@sage.edu | Races came to separate, |
    | Individual Studies | And then they found the need to hate" |
    | Sage Junior College | - "Stardust" |
    | of Albany | by Anachronism |
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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 10:29:12 -0700
    From: dgswanston@vms9.sci.csupomona.edu (Rain King)
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: "Other" music (NDTC)
    Message-ID: <95101610291238@vms9.sci.csupomona.edu>

    Hello all:
            I just thought I would post my dos centavos on one of the threads that
    has recently "come out of the closet":

    > Mike S. <eiagm> said:
    >...my musical tastes don't depend on what the artists think or do.

            Funny thing is, I had this exact same thought last night after I turned
    off my computer. I had just participated in an e-mail conversation with
    Elliott Kim about liking "other" music, you know, the kind of music that people
    think you are really weird for liking. Then, the thought popped in my head
    about how many people judge "other music" simply because of what the artist
    does outside of the recording studio. I try not to let the "antics" of groups
    enter my mind when I listen to them, though sometimes it is extremely hard to
    divorce the two (eg, whenever I hear Green Day, I think of Billie Joe spitting
    loogies into the bassist's mouth). Then again, those bands that usually get
    into trouble are not the bands that I look to for inspiration and lyrical
    wonderment, just the ones who pass the time while I am around people who's
    necessity for "musical" music is less than mine.

    >Frankly, Blind Melon has made some of the more interesting music that I've
    >heard in the last few years.

            My thoughts exactly. I'm not talking about "No Rain" -- which was a
    catchy little tune, but that's it -- I'm talking about the other more intricate
    pieces like "Tones of Home". What always makes me laugh is that I had bought
    their CD because of ToH and then heard NR, and when NR came out, all of these
    people in my HS were saying, "Listen to this great NEW band!" Uhh...sure,
    aside from the fact that this album has been out for over 6 months! Most of
    those people would never now that ToH and NR are by the same band except for
    the singer's voice.
            Well, I am just going to "come out of the closet" and say it. I still
    listen to those glam bands like Poison, Slaughter, Warrant, and Winger, just
    because their songs meant something to me and some point in time. They caught
    my attention, and it wasn't because of the make-up or the scantily-clad women
    or the fact that almost everyone and their mother listened to them, but because
    I liked them. Sure, they're no Dream Theater or Rush or even come close to any
    band of their magnitude, but they are sure a helluva lot better than a lot of
    the glam crap that was floating around back then.
            I think the two most important things that music does is convey a
    message or feeling, and provide the key to memories. Whenever I hear a song,
    it always triggers something that reminds me of where I first heard it, when,
    who I was with, or what happened surrounding that date. This then paves the
    way for the overall effect of music: to entertain, inform, or tell a story.
    And this story can be theirs (the artists') or yours. And that, my friends, is
    what music is all about.
            Keep rockin', jammin', jivin', groovin', and kickin' back!

    --*--
    David Swanston -*- "Rain King" -*- E-Mail:DGSwanston@VMS9.Sci.CSUPomona.Edu
      The 4-Disc Club: ABBA, BOSTON, Dream Theater, Danny Elfman, INXS, P.M.Dawn,
                                       TestAmenT
         "Variety's the very spice of life." -- William Cowper, _The Timepeace_
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 Words to live by.

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:51:35 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Benjamin Brizzell <brizzb@Sage.EDU>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: 5 fav non-DT bands.
    Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951016134840.9235E-100000@zeus>

    On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, Mike Rappazzo wrote:

    > I have to get in on this:
    >
    > 1) Fates Warning
    > 2) Gamma Ray
    > 3) Iron Maiden
    > 4) Jethro Tull
    > 5) echolyn
    >
    > What do y'all think?
    > _,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_/~\_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_,-*~*-,_
    > | | |
    > Mike Rappazzo | |Anachronism|LambdaPhiEpsilon525|ClarksonU|
    > rappazmc@craft.camp.clarkson.edu | |www|SimWhatever|MIDI|Progmetal|D&D|Guitar|
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    > | "Words break hearts as easily as the break the silence" - Seth Casale |
    > | :-) ;-) X-) :-] |-) :-o :-x :-\ =-] $-) |
    > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    >
    >
    Hey, Mike, thanks for bringing up Jethro Tull. I just got the new one,
    _Roots to Branches_. It's like a mix of 70's style Tull and new age
    world music. It reminds me a little of Ian Anderson's solo album,
    _Divinities_. Hopefully some ytsejammers will check out the new Jethro Tull.
    Later guys....
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    | Ben Brizzell | "People started to walk the land, |
    | e-mail address: | Countries rose out of the sand, |
    | brizzb@sage.edu | Races came to separate, |
    | Individual Studies | And then they found the need to hate" |
    | Sage Junior College | - "Stardust" |
    | of Albany | by Anachronism |
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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:27:32 -0700 (PDT)
    From: "Dan R. Licon" <yama@ecst.csuchico.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1032
    Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.951016112501.6394A-100000@pathogen.ecst.csuchico.edu>

    IN reply to 1032 (coming out of the closet).

    I saw STP back in '93 and they kicked ass. I never really liked Pearl
    Jam after _TEN_.

    Some of my favs(besides DT):
    Enya
    Slayer
    WEEN
    Pantera
    Dead Can Dance
    Muddy Waters
    Willie Nelson

    O.k. I feel a lot better for sharing that!

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:39:32 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Fredrik Lidskog <flidskog@email.unc.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: My Top 5's if anyone cares.
    Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.951016140454.128330A-100000@login1.isis.unc.edu>

    My first post:
    If any YTSEJammers out there care to know, my top 5 non-DT bands are:

            1)Extreme (III Sides to Every Story is by far my favorite album ever.
                    Nuno is just plain unbelievable.Amazing live, too.)
            2)Living Colour (Wow. An extremely talented band with some
                    incredible songs and on of the top 5 best all round guitarists
                    [Vernon Reid] in the business. Check out "Sunshine of your
                    Love" on the TRUE LIES soundtrack)
            3)24-7 Spyz (Sound a lot like Living Colour. Guitarist Jimi Hazel
                    is outstanding and fast as hell. These guys make transitions
                     between fast metal riffs and soft jazz riffs as if it were
                    nothing. Their album "Strength in Numbers" is one of my top 5
                    ever.)
            4)Live (One of the most energetic and creative song writing bands
                    to come along in a while. Also amazing in concert.)
            5)Rage Against the Machine (Pure energy. Wow.)
    Honorable Mentions:Silverchair, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Shootyz
    Groove, Flesh, Hum, Weezer. (Some of these may be sort of sellout bands,
    but hey, I'm not afraid to admit I think some of these guys are talented
    songwriters and musicians(though nowhere near as talented as DT).
    Top 5 recently bought CD's:1)24-7 Spyz "Temporarily Disconnected" 2)
    Silverchair "Frogstomp" 3)DT "ACoS" 4)Shootyz Groove "Jammin' in a Vicious
    Environment" 5)Live "Four Songs"

            Sorry for the non-DT tangent. What I want to say is that I hope
    the material DT is writing is more like Awake and ACoS than IAW. The
    reason I like ACoS so much is that it has that much heavier, darker and
    angrier sound that Awake has opposed to IAW. I love the dark sounds of
    songs like Lie and The Mirror on Awake, while I find most songs on IAW to
    be more soft and keyboardy (excluding Pull Me Under). Don't get me wrong,
    I love IAW, but I think that musically, Awake and ACoS are just so much
    more stimulating. That is my humble opinion. Oh yeah, I can't tell you
    all how many times I have sat in front of my CD player and rewound the
    guitar riff in ACoS around 11:?? and 12:?? (it repeats twice, once with a
    keyboard solo and a minute later with a guitar solo) again and again. I
    love it.
            Yes it's time to shut up now. Keep up the good work YTSE-Jam.

            Fred Lidskog

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:56:59 -0400 (EDT)
    From: "Richard A. Rivera" <rrivera@moose.uvm.edu>
    To: Dream Theater <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Blind Melon (Ugghhh.....)
    Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.951016144810.410124B-100000@moose.uvm.edu>

            One day a couple of years ago, I was browsing through some guitar
    magazine in my vain attempt to become "guitar literate." I think Blind
    Melon was on the cover. In any case, this magazine had a section where
    the magazine would play some songs by different bands for the featured
    band/artist to evaluate. One of the songs they played for Blind Melon was
    PMU. I remember them saying "Is this a hair band?" and then ripping on
    DT. I would love it if someone that has the magazine I'm talking about could
    retype it on the list. It's definitely good for a laugh.
            Later, when Black Sabbath's tribute album was coming out, Metal
    Edge (my favorite magazine) was doing a thing where they had different
    people telling how much of an influence Black Sabbath was and is to
    music. One of the guys they asked was our own Mike P., who said
    something to the effect of "Black Sabbath is the reason that everybody
    doesn't sound like Blind Melon."

                            Richie

    *Also, my 5 favorite non-DT bands are

            1. Poison
            2. Warrant
            3. Motley Crue
            4. Skid Row
            5. Lillian Axe

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 15:53:59 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Frank Marotta <fmarot01@barney.poly.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: How Blind Mellon Bashed DT...
    Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951016145454.6245A-100000@barney>

            I don't remember which mag I read the interview in (Guitar FTPM I
    think) but Blind (and apparently DEAF) Melon bashed DT by saying that
    they are probably a bunch of long haired losers who someone would listen
    to up until about the time they started to grow pubes. They also bashed
    Petrucci directly by saying something to the effect of "...I bet the
    guitar player's rack has more lights than a Christmas tree...". It
    didn't stop there... I think (if I remember correctly) that they
    criticized DT for their technical prowess in an attempt to justify their
    own musical iniquities. Dream Theater was not the only band that they
    bashed for similar reasons in that interview. I'm going to look for that
    Magazine and find out which issue it was in and I'll post it for anyone
    who might have overlooked it.
            
            Ever since I read that article, I had lost any respect that I
    might have had for them, and believe you me... it wasn't much. I can't
    tell you what to do, but I would strongly encourage you to boycott them,
    not solely on the merit of what they said about DT, but for their total
    lack of respect for their fellow musicians. It is unfortunate that we
    are in times where these pseudo musicians are the highest commodity. Oh
    well, It just goes to show how ignorant the general public is nowadays.
    At least we have Dream Theater and Kings X and all of the bands that care
    about something more than just the words... the MUSIC.

                                    Frank Marotta
                                    fmarot01@barney.poly.edu

    PS> I spotted(what appears to be) the Dream Theater movie theater
    billboard in the background of
    the ad for the JPM100 in the newest issue of Guitar(w/Satch on the cover)
    if anyone wants to see where DT got their name. Check it out.
        Also if anyone has any Kings X boots or can tell me where to find
    them, please email me.

    Other than DT:

    1)Stevie Ray Vaughn
    2)Kings X (as if you didn't guess)
    3)Blues Saraceno
    4)Living Color
    5)Joe Satriani
    6)Eric Johnson (where the hell is he? anybody know??)
    7)Robben Ford
    8)Extreme
    9)Megadeth (well, Marty Friedman actually)
    10)Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:49:22 +0000
    From: eiagm@eznet.net
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1036
    Message-ID: <199510162118.RAA22779@mail1.eznet.net>

    Erik Wolfe wrote the following:

    >I'm very pissed off at some people here. DT is, without a doubt, the
    >best band out today. They are gods among us pitiful mortal musicians. What
    >a bunch of fucking ingrates you people are, the ones to criticize <and you know
    >who you are.> Dream Theater gave us, the on-line "Ytse-Jammers", many thanks
    >for helping make ACOS a reality and you people criticize the song. Are you
    >insane? I'll bet half the people criticizing them aren't even musicians, either. ACOS
    >is DT's BEST work to date.

    The digests I've been reaeding seem to be fairly positive about ACOS,
    so I don't exactly know where this is coming from. But for my own
    part, it is more interesting to discuss more about a song than "I
    loved it!" Take heart! People wouldn't spend so much time digging
    into it if it hadn't captured their souls :)

    Mike S.

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 17:08:39 +0000
    From: eiagm@eznet.net
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1037
    Message-ID: <199510162137.RAA23145@mail1.eznet.net>

    >Subject: Re: Blind Melon bashing DT???
    >apparently, they were being interviewed in a guitar magazine (at
    >least the guitarists) and they named DT as a group that just relied on
    >chops instead of good writing and songs. I did not see the actual article, but I
    >know it exists because when DT was interviewed in the same magazine, the
    >interviewer brought it up. Petrucci, of course, was calm and refused to fight
    >back saying that he had no problem with their music because it had good melody
    >and writing. John wouldn't stoop to their level!! Yes!!
    > If anyone has a copy of this interview or whatever it was (the
    >original or the reply) why don't you post it?

    It would be interesting to see the date on this interview. If its
    pre-awake, I can even see where they're coming from (ie - maybe they
    only listened to I&W once?). OF COURSE I DON'T AGREE, so just
    slooowly move the mouse away from the "Reply With Screaming Flames"
    icon/button.
           
    Mike S.

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 15:23 CDT
    From: JACOBSSA.HQAMC@MHS.SAFB.AF.MIL (Jacobsen, CNTR Steven A.)
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Favorite Bands & Guitarists
    Message-ID: <199510162257.RAA27846@kirk.safb.af.mil>

    Before everyone get's sick of this, here are my choices in no particular
    order:

    > Queensryche

    > Triumph

    > Van Halen

    > Alice in Chains

    > Iron Maiden

    Some close runner's-up:

    > Tesla

    > Fate's Warning

    > Stone Temple Pilots

    Guitarists:

    > JP (of course)

    > Gary Moore

    > Rik Emmett

    > Steve Ray Vaughan

    > Chris DeGarmo

    And finally for those interested in the radio interview I mentioned a
    couple of weeks ago, the DJ at KSHE (yeah, to however the SLU guy is,
    you're not the only 'Jammer in St Louis) said they were looking for it
    and would let me know by the end of this week. Will keep you posted.

    Steve

    (Sorry, no .sig) :{

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:36:41 -0400
    From: augie@unix.asb.com (augie)
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Favorite non-DT groups
    Message-ID: <v01530500aca8399c190d@[165.254.128.51]>

    My 5 favorite groups other than Dream Theater are:
    1) Extreme
    2) Def Leppard
    3) Metallica
    4) Guns n' Roses
    5) Scorpions

    Those bands don't even compare with my actual favorite, Dream Theater!

    Heath Augustover

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:15:11 -0600 (CST)
    From: happe@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Fav band etc.
    Message-ID: <Pine.PMDF.3.91.951016120909.650128095A-100000@SLUVCA.SLU.EDU>

    My favorite bands would probably have to be:
    (besides Dream Theater of course)
    1) Nine Inch Nails
    2) Tool
    3) Faith No More
    4) Queensryche
    5) Rush
    6) Def Leppard (even though I'm becoming quite disappointed with their
    newer stuff and the people on LepNet are making sure to tell me that I
    suck because I dare to think that a couple of DL's songs are bad...but
    that's another story)

    I'd also like to say that it's quite refreshing to hear so many
    open-minded people with such varied music tastes and that we can pretty
    much all get along! It's nice to know that people who like DT also can
    like artists such as Sarah McLaughlin, Tori Amos, Alanis Morisette,
    Megadeth, etc., etc. It gives a fresh perspective on everything and I
    look forward to hearing everyone's opinions.

      Rocketboy >>I'll be your satellite of Love<<

    P.S. I think Alanis is quickly becoming my #7 on the above list.

    P.S.S. ACOS is definitely the God of Songs!!

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:10:50 -0600
    From: E. Waldron <EWALDRON@RGSPS.WPO.UKANS.EDU>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: 5 fav not dt
    Message-ID: <s08259fd.016@POBOX.CC.UKANS.EDU>

    my five favorite bands other than Dream Theater

    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Live
    3. Brad
    4. the Crow soundtrack (yes i know it's not a band, it's a cd, but anyway
    it's in my stereo more than any other)
    5. Vitreous Humor--indie band on Crank (the label)

    and yes, i freely admit that i like pearl jam, that i always have and that
    i always will. yes i think eddie vedder has a serious martyr complex and
    that he just needs to calm down sometimes. don't get me wrong, i totally
    respect ed and by the way he is one of the nicest humans i've ever met-the
    rest of the band are really great guys too. but i do have to admit that
    these guys are soooo intense when they play. i've seen them five times and
    have never been let down. this summer at Red Rocks in Denver, they ended
    up playing for over two hours just because they liked the venue so much.

    and i'm sure i'll get flamed for this--if anyone bothers to read the post
    that is--but i do like punk pop stuff like Green Day(who once again are
    really nice guys) and Rancid. i don't necessarily think they have any
    musical talent, but they're entertaining and mindless-much like tv. DT is
    a band that you HAVE to pay attention to when you listen to them, but
    sometimes i feel like zoning out. it's like the difference between
    Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy and Shakespear--both are classic, but at
    opposite ends of the spectrum.

    elise

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:34:23 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Stephen Bajzek <MadMax+@CMU.EDU>
    To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: Re: 5 fav non-DT bands.
    Message-ID: <ckUeKje00iUzQ526F7@andrew.cmu.edu>

    Wow. I didn't think I'd be able to pick just 5. But here they are.

    Fates Warning
    Led Zeppelin
    Tori Amos
    Iron Maiden
    Nine Inch Nails

    -Max

    Anton Max
    Keyboards, Aepithex
    MadMax+@cmu.edu

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:42:15 -0700 (PDT)
    From: Steve Borzilleri <magellan@u.washington.edu>
    To: Dream Thespians <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: New Threads
    Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91j.951016113326.62705D-100000@homer11.u.washington.edu>

    No, I'm not talking about clothing.

    Spectacular that this has finally come around, but my five favorite
    guitarists are:

    1. Steve Vai (whoah, big surprise)
    2. John Petrucci
    3. Nuno Bettencourt
    4. Blues Saraceno
    5. Vito Bratta

    My honorable mentions: Jennifer Batten, Reb Beach, Dimebag Darrell, Paul
    Gilbert, and last but most definitely not least, Joe Satriani. Anyone know
    when Bratta or Beach's solo albums are supposed to appear?

    AND... Does anyone still have their "Exploding Cow" from many months ago?
    All you 'Jammers I mailed one to? Anyone? If so, please fire one back to
    me, as I have lost my herd.

    Moo!

    Bafu Vai

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:22:00 -500 (EST)
    From: "Daniel James Temmesfeld" <S1133627@cedarnet.cedarville.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Subject: Re: fav bands
    Message-ID: <3082AE97.B99D.006A.000@cedarnet.cedarville.edu>

    >My favorite bands, besides DT, are:
    >-Saviour Machine

    Great art rock...

    >-Torman Maxt

    I haven't heard 'em, but I've heard that they are much like QR and
    DT...

    >-Deliverance

    Their old stuff rules, very speed metal...their new stuff is cool
    too, though Jimmy tends to rip off of QR TOO MUCH!!!

    >-Tourniquet

    I love this band!!! I've seen 'em 3 times and they are really
    intense...especially their new vocalist Luke Easter...I still like
    their older speed/prog metal with all of the classical melodies in
    the riffs etc.

    >-King James

    Ouch, that hurts! 80's metal in the 90's... I had this CD (mainly
    because of Rob and Tim of Stryper playing on it), but quickly sold it
    because it got on my nerves so much...

    >These are all Christian prog rock/metal bands. It's a shame these
    >bands are not very well known.

    A shame for the first 4, but I'm glad that KJ is not so well known,
    IMO (not a flame against your opinion).

    >Wietze.

    Dan Temmesfeld
    s1133627@cedarville.edu

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    Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 15:16:37 -0400 (EDT)
    From: NEFARiOUS <pjkaplan@mailbox.syr.edu>
    To: ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com
    Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@anthor.arastar.com>
    Subject: 5 favorites
    Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951016150930.26825B-100000@mothra.syr.edu>

    besides DT:

    1) Type O Negative
    2) Korn
    3) Life of Agony
    4) Faith No More
    5) Fear Factory

    Runners up: Cynic, Atheist, Gorguts, Brutal Truth, Obituary, Immolation,
    Kings X, Sheer Terror, Napalm Death, Incantation.
    Jazz: Joshua Redman, Pat Metheny, Buddy Rich, Chick Corea, Ramsey Lewis
    Funk: Lonnie Smith "Drives"!!! (get this funky shit! circa 1974!)

    -nefarious

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