YTSEJAM Digest 1369
Today's Topics:
1) Intentions
by Steve Borzilleri <magellan@u.washington.edu>
2) Mail Item Format Warning
by "RESPONSE at IBMMAIL 03/26/96 - 11:16:32" <response@ibmmail.com>
3) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1368
by Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu>
4) Bafu
by babs@sgenva.cc.geneseo.edu (Barb Battaglia)
5) No need to classify
by Andrew Bunk <ABUNK@wpo.it.luc.edu>
6) Paul Gilbert CD ROM?
by Brian Wherry <bwherry@acs.bu.edu>
7) spammers/dixie Dregs
by Pat Daugherty <pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com>
8) Carpe Diem UPDATE
by v932407@si.hhs.nl
9) DT's popularity outside the US
by Jamie Burks <jburks@mgate.lotus.com>
10) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1367
by Alan <al766074@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
11) Queensryche Interactive
by Pat Daugherty <pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com>
12) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1367
by Alan <al766074@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
13) spring break
by "Ryan Eschauzier '97" <rdesc@conncoll.edu>
14) Re: YTSEJAM digest 1368
by Dave <buster@ee.net>
15) Queensryche CD-ROM
by Jeff Stewart <stewaj01@condor.stcloud.msus.edu>
16) DT and homework...
by jgreene@acs.bu.edu
17) Exposure
by "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
18) More Exposure
by "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
19) complex
by napkins@clandjop.com (Seth Hatlelid)
20) National Guitar Summer Workshop
by DreamNDay@aol.com
21) The decadence of modern guitar publications
by Frank Benenati <MojoMan@pointblank.com>
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 03:06:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Borzilleri <magellan@u.washington.edu>
To: Dream Thespians <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Intentions
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.92a.960326030601.27482R-100000@homer16.u.washington.edu>
> From: Bryce Bukowsky <c664000@showme.missouri.edu>
> Subject: John Myung...
>
> I am posting in regard to the John Myung question. I do agree w/ the
> recent post that when they say he's using his fingers and NOT a pick. A
> bass is not meant to be played w/ a pick!
I happen to play a six-stringed instrument. Call it what you want, but I'm
positive the builders of the prototype for this instrument would not
approve of me using a plectrum to play it. They probably also wouldn't
like this 80-watt amplifier I use to make it louder when I play.
Next time you see Mike Portnoy, tell him he's playing with the wrong ends
of his drumsticks and see how much respect he grants you for your insight.
Anyone who assigns rules to an art form needs to re-read the Art Manual.
Ha ha, just kidding, there is no Art Manual. Fooled you, didn't I?
I see no Art Manual here.
Bafu Vai
p.s. I'm not a bass player, sorry if this feedback is out of line.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 06:17:15 EST
From: "RESPONSE at IBMMAIL 03/26/96 - 11:16:32" <response@ibmmail.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Mail Item Format Warning
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 03:41:57 -0800
From: Chris Oates <aspect@cats.ucsc.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1368
Message-ID: <199603261141.DAA06038@cats.ucsc.edu>
>If somebody calls a band a bunch of wankers...realize it's there
>opinion!
That should be "their" ;) ow ow!
But seriously, there's a difference between stating an opinion and being
rude. It's perfectly socially and gramatically acceptable to say "I don't
like them" rather than saying "they are wankers" or "they suck" (which
imply, by "they" being the subject of the sentence, that the band is somehow
responsible for you not liking them and the lack of an "I" in there implies
that you have no responsibility in the matter) (oh, the "you" is the generic
you, not Cat specifically). An "I think they are wankers" is not really
better. Why not say what you mean? "I don't like their music." or "I hate
their music" or "I run screaming from the room whenever one of their somgs
comes on" or "I want to vomit whenever I hear them" -- you see? You can
express extreme displeasure and yet not insult people who like the music at
the same time! What a concept, eh?
Oh, and Cat? You sent you message twice. :) Hey, stop hitting me again!
What a bitch. Ow! Okay, I'll go crawl back under my rock again. :)
p.s. welcome back, Bafu. We missed you.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:17:55 -0500 (EST)
From: babs@sgenva.cc.geneseo.edu (Barb Battaglia)
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Bafu
Message-ID: <v01510100ad7d548f79ca@[137.238.26.12]>
>Barb Battaglia:
>
>A rabbit lab-tag
>(or, if you happen to have a rabbit handy)
>Tag a lab-rabbit
>G.I.T. tab, a la Barb (master transcriber BABS)
>La gata bit Barb! (vicious cat)
Bafu, Bafu, Bafu. I was in the middle of reading what I thought was to be
my last 'jam (yes, everyone - I had planned on unsubscribing this morning).
Then this happened and for the first time in a while I busted up laughing.
You're little bit there reminded me of this kid named Fritz that I had a
crush on in 8th grade. We used to all ride the bus together and he would
start making fun of my last name - I finally got so pissed off with him
that I began dating his brother and guess what - the both of us got picked
on by him.
Anyways, thanks for brightening my day Bafu. Like a "lemming to water" I
guess that you never really can get away from this list ;)
-BABS (aka vicious cat)
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 07:49:38 -0600
From: Andrew Bunk <ABUNK@wpo.it.luc.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: No need to classify
Message-ID: <s157a1c0.066@wpo.it.luc.edu>
Did it ever occur to everyone out there that there is no need whatsoever
to try and classify who is prog and who is not? I've always been proud
of the fact that most prog fans are very open-minded, but it seems to me
that many of the people posting here act as though they're part of an
elitist group, and that just goes against everything prog stands for. Is
"Rust In Peace" prog. Who cares?!? It's an awesome album, the
musicianship is awesome, so leave it at that! Does one band have more
right to be discussed here than another? Definitely not. The nice thing
about DT is that they unite and blend different aspects of ALL KINDS of
music. One minute, it sounds like you're listening to Rush, the next it
sounds like Metallica, then Al DiMeola, then Yes, etc. Let's embrace the
diversity of fans that DT brings together, and stop wasting time figuring
out who is prog and who is not. Here's a hint for all you prog fans out
there:If you like it, listen to it. If you don't like it, don't listen to it, and don't
knock it. Everyone's got their own opinion, and no one's counts more
than another's. Let's have a little more class in the future.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:48:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Wherry <bwherry@acs.bu.edu>
To: DT List <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Paul Gilbert CD ROM?
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9603260851.E177055-0100000@acs5.bu.edu>
So Paul Gilbert has a CD ROM coming out?? Pleasant. BTW- has
anyone checked out the new Mr. Big CD?? I used to be a fan of that band
-- quality musicianship all around. But then Bump Ahead came out.....
And now I actually have to get a review of the new disc before buying
it. Those Japanese magazines that are sporting the Mr. Big boys on the
cover aren't much help -- my Japanese is just a little rusty. Rusty like
one of those yellow Tonka dumptrucks that was left out in the rain for
years, and was never even really played with in the first place.
Brian
\o/ --==Brian Wherry==-- o
| --==bwherry@acs.bu.edu==-- /|\
/ \ "Do. Or do not. There is no try." -Yoda / \
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:24:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Pat Daugherty <pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com>
To: Dream Theater Mailing List <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: spammers/dixie Dregs
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960326091824.491C-100000@bdmserver>
About spams that are sent to the list. I have been on lists where they set
up the list server so that only people on the list can post to it. Is
there anyway to do this for ytsejam? I know some may not like this idea
but it will stop spammers from fake addresses from posting crap to the jam.
I got the best of the Dixie Dregs the other day from one of the 3 cd
clubs I am in. All I have to say is that it is instrumental! No one ever
mentioned that the band only played instrumentals. I'm not complaining
since it is some great music. My fiancee turned her nose up at the cd
when she first saw it because of the first song title (it's some really
wierd title). I put the cd on without her knowing. She was like this is
good who is it...
**** Pat Daugherty pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com ****
**** "Every breath leaves me one less to my last" --Dream Theater ****
**** "That is not an option, Mr. Mulder" --X-Files ****
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 14:52:17 --100
From: v932407@si.hhs.nl
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Carpe Diem UPDATE
Message-ID: <9603261352.AA12629@conrad.si.hhs.nl>
Hi All,
I thought it was a good idea to mail this again. From today you can pay for
'Carpe Diem' by check or money order ($28 per cd). Just send 'em to :
Marcel Berkhout/Carpe Diem
c/o Mike Bahr
3175 N. Price Rd. #1066
Chandler, AZ USA 85224
and to make the checks/money orders out to "Mike Bahr" or "Michael Bahr".
If you want to send cash, please send it to :
Marcel Berkhout 'Carpe Diem'
Assumburg 46
2402 KT Alphen a/d Rijn
The Netherlands
People living in Europe can also send a Eurocheque, but make sure you write
it out to me, Marcel Berkhout. Also, make sure that the currency is in Dutch
Guilders!!
I will mail all the people personally whenever I receive the money.
Hope this is enough info!
Marcel Berkhout
v932407@si.hhs.nl
ps. I'm right on schedule (sp?), shipping starts beginning of May
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:31:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Jamie Burks <jburks@mgate.lotus.com>
To: YtseJam List <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: DT's popularity outside the US
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960326091604.12894A-100000@mgate>
There's been a bit of talk about DT becoming more popular, getting more
airplay and exposure, etc. This made me wonder about their popularity
outside the US. I know that Europe is has a great selection of prog.
bands, but was wondering why this is the case. Do they get more radio
play, or what? Any comments from out European 'jammers? The same is
true for DT in the Far East. Could I go to Japan, flip on the radio or
TV and catch DT, or other prog. bands? Any comments or contributions on
the subject?
Speaking of European prog. I got Superior "Behind" last week (Thanks
Jason!) , and its dominated my CD player at work ever since. This is a
great album. Its seems to punch all the right buttons for me, a really
great vocalist, good lyrics, nice acoustic piano and guitar touches, and
of course grinding guitar work backed by thundering bass and percussion
(even a nice bit with tympani). Bernd, if you read this, GREAT JOB. Give
us more!!! I'd highly recommend this to any and all DT fans.
Can anyone give me any info on the bands Airborne and Mayfair? I saw
them listed at the Avalance Records Web sight along with Threshold,
Ivanhoe, and Black Jester, and wondered what they were like.
As I was driving in to work today, this jumped out at me from Metropolis
pt. I
"...like a scene from a mammary"
(A flash back to my early childhood)
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"....the voice of reason against the howling mob"
"Nobodys Hero" - Rush
jburks@mgate.lotus.com Jamie Burks
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:27:05 -0600 (CST)
From: Alan <al766074@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1367
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960326092544.19247B-100000@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
Does anybody has some TABS from ACOS?
I'm looking for TABS for a chance since it came out...so, if you have
some please email me. ok?
Thanks!
at least somebody's cool as you
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:39:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Pat Daugherty <pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com>
To: Dream Theater Mailing List <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Queensryche Interactive
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960326103854.737A-100000@bdmserver>
I just ordered it from cdconnection.com.
It was 42$ and I guess the mac and windows versions are on the same cd.
**** Pat Daugherty pdaugher@bdmserver.mcl.bdm.com ****
**** "Every breath leaves me one less to my last" --Dream Theater ****
**** "That is not an option, Mr. Mulder" --X-Files ****
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 09:38:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Alan <al766074@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1367
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960326093808.19247C-100000@academ01.mty.itesm.mx>
Does anybody know if Dream Theater is coming to Mexico?
at least somebody's cool as you
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:09:06 -0500 (EST)
From: "Ryan Eschauzier '97" <rdesc@conncoll.edu>
To: RESPONSE at IBMAIL <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: spring break
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9603261120.A14831-0100000@dsys.cc.conncoll.edu>
Yes, in fact, I did have a pretty decent spring break, since Bafu asked. I
went to bed late and got up really late and I watched The Dukes of
Hazzard twice a
day! When I came back I had a TON of jams, including the results of the
favorite DT song poll. I was very surprised to see scarred came in at
number three, although Metropolis and Learning to Live were expected. I
was shocked to see all of the griping about the spelling of Dream
Theater, as well as all of the other flaming going on. I guess it was a
good time to be on break. I didn't even read them all, and I still got
this impression! Well, it's good to be back!!
2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 * 2112 *
*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*{*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*}*
"For once, I'll fight for what I believe in."
"You'll stand alone against everybody for the first time in your life?"
"Yes, for the first time in my life!"
*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*<*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*
rdesc@conncoll.edu Ryan Eschauzier '97 (860) 439-4085
Connecticut College
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:18:37 -0800
From: Dave <buster@ee.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 1368
Message-ID: <3158430D.23A@ee.net>
Please check out my DT home page WHEN DREAM AND DOOM UNITE
its at http://users1.ee.net/buster
thanks:)
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 10:18:05 -0600 (CST)
From: Jeff Stewart <stewaj01@condor.stcloud.msus.edu>
To: Ytsejam Mailing List <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Queensryche CD-ROM
Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.91.960326101221.12654B-100000@condor.stcloud.msus.edu>
Hey there! Someone on here asked if anyone had gotten the QR CD-ROM
yet. Well, I picked it up this weekend and it is incredible. If you
have a machine that can run this smoothly (P-66/8-12 megs of RAM), then I
definitely recommend it. I admittedly haven't gotten very far yet since
I have to play it on my parents' computer back home, but I am very
impressed so far. I paid $45 for it but I've heard of people finding it
for as little as $35-$40. Hope this helps a bit!
_____________________________________________________________________________
Jeff Stewart (AKA Remo) |"Progressive music isn't about being
remo@dreamt.org | cool, it's about being yourself...
stewaj01@condor.stcloud.msus.edu | And most of all, it's ABOUT MUSIC."
stewaj01@tigger.stcloud.msus.edu | --Bafu Vai
http://condor.stcloud.msus.edu/~stewaj01|
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:05:40 -0500 (EST)
From: jgreene@acs.bu.edu
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: DT and homework...
Message-ID: <199603261705.MAA67840@acs5.bu.edu>
I recently got a paper back that was written while listening to AWAKE.
The paper had a huge red A+ sprawled across the back.
Coincidence? Hmmmm....
jeffrey g.
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:08:42 -0500 (EST)
From: "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
To: Ytse Jam <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Exposure
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9603261243.B28114-0100000@griffin.emba.uvm.edu>
We keep talking about getting DT some exposure. Well, I just found a way
to not only get them some exposure, but get some for ourselves as well.
I quote from the 1 Apr 96 edition of Newsweek:
Are you bypassing the raucous flame wars on the Net in favor of mailing
lists (discussion groups conducted over e-mail instead of bulletin
boards)? Send us the names of your favorite mailing lists (e-mail
cscope@newsweek.com); we'll publish the best.
So? Let's do it. Now, please, for the benefit of all of us, don't write
anything dumb. But how are the people at Newsweek going to ignore 500
mail messages? :) You want exposure? Let's get ourselves some exposure!
-D
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:23:53 -0500 (EST)
From: "Christopher R. Merlo" <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
To: Ytse Jam <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: More Exposure
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9603261204.D28114-0100000@griffin.emba.uvm.edu>
I thought you all might like to see what I sent Newsweek. If we all do
this, we may forever be immortalized in print!
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\__U_/ http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:21:12 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher R. Merlo <cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu>
To: cscope@newsweek.com
Subject: Flame Off
I'm writing in response to your Feedback column in April 1st's
Cyberscope. You asked us readers to send you the names of our favorite
mailing lists. My favorite list is the Ytse Jam. The Ytse Jam
(ytsejam@ax.com) is a list devoted to discussion of the progressive-rock
band Dream Theater, and other topics related to progressive rock.
The Ytse Jam is much more than a list, however; it's almost like a
family. Dream Theater held four performances in the New York City area
during the week between Christmas and New Year's. List subscribers came
from as far away as Florida and Washington state to attend. However,
besides just catching the performances, about 70 of us "Ytse Jammers" met
in a hotel conference room before one of the shows. This "Ytse
Convention" was unlike any other meeting I had been to. We had known
each other only by name and .signature file, yet it seemed to the outside
observer as if we had been close friends since high school. New
York-area Jammers opened their homes to travellers; Florida subscribers
picked up Maryland-area Jammers on the drive up. The YtseCon of December
1995 was an experience I'll never forget.
Now, we have a dedicated server for IRC chat, so we can further continue
discussions that start on the mailing list. We have printed many
different t-shirts. We buy tapes and CDs of each other's bands. And, of
course, we happily spend our free time discussing one of our favorite bands,
Dream Theater. The Ytse Jam is a mailing list unlike any other I've
subscribed to.
Thanks for your time,
Chris
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"@'/ ,. \`@" cmerlo@cs.uvm.edu "@'/ ,. \`@"
/_| \__/ |_\ d-man@dreamt.org /_| \__/ |_\
\__U_/ http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:19:36 -0600
From: napkins@clandjop.com (Seth Hatlelid)
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: complex
Message-ID: <v01510101ad7df069d5df@[204.71.98.34]>
Hiya,
Ben Laussade asked me if I only liked bands because of their
complexity. Well, to answer that question the first four CD's in my rack
are Savatage (complex), Paula Abdul (couldn't be any less complex), Enya
(see Paula), and the Ramones (anybody could cover these songs after two
days of guitar lessons). I like music for the music, but I find that as I
began to study music (I leave high school for half a day to study music and
psychology at a local university). That I began to like music that was
both pretty and complex (ie progressive rock, classical, flaminco). But I
also enjoy simple music (Bad Religion, Korn, Sepultura, Tori Amos, The
Misfits, Smashing pumpkins, Paula Abdul, Maddonna, Ween, MU330, Bob Marley
etc.) My coment about Megadeth being more complex than other bands was a
statement about their ability to write good music more than their ability
to shred. For their are a lot of players who can play VERY complex music
who couldn't write a song to save their lives (Yngiew Malmsteen, Michael
Manring etc.) Yet Megadeth's songs are good enough to get radio play
DESPITE being complex. I refuse to trash any band until I become wealthy
enough off my own music to outstrip their successes of even BEING
SIGNED!!!! I respect Garth Brooks as an extremely talented songwriter even
though I don't like a lot of his music. Even Green Day has done better
than most of us garage kings. Think about that.
Cheers!
napkins@clandjop.com
Seth Hatlelid
"Never place used Ben-Wa balls in your mouth..or..er...anywhere for that
matter."
"Lick me, lick me!" =Giant Ice-cream coneilingus=Repossed
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:19:41 -0500
From: DreamNDay@aol.com
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: National Guitar Summer Workshop
Message-ID: <960326151940_362494209@mail02.mail.aol.com>
Hey, I got a thing in the mail for the NGSW and it says John P will be a
guest artist on the back cover. Then on page 8, it has a picture of him, but
I don't see his name mentioned. Anyone have any info on this? I'd LOOOVE to
take classes from John for a week this summer.
later--------------Brian
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:43:19 -0800
From: Frank Benenati <MojoMan@pointblank.com>
To: guitarmag@aol.com
Cc: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: The decadence of modern guitar publications
Message-ID: <199603262043.MAA03367@mindcrime.ax.com>
To: HP Newquist, Editor-In-Chief
Rich Maloof, Managing Editor
Dear Guitar Magazine,
I have been reading you magazine for the better part of 10 years. I
have witnessed quite enough to turn a faithful reader of your magazine and
guitar player's stomach 30 times over. I have seen guitar players of worthy
talent get squashed by your rag for about 5 years now. What confuses me, is
that I still buy your magazine. Something finally happened recently that
convinced me to stop reading Guitar For The Practicing Musician or whatever
you call it nowadays.
I began vommiting while reading Guitar about 4-5 months ago. I read
a back issue that featured a review of Dream Theater's "A Change Of
Season's." You refered to John Petrucci's playing as a "trifle self
indulgent," Yet Guitar recently runs an article on Yngwie. What disgusts
me is that John Petrucci's playing is, regardless of what you may think, a
very significant change in rock guitar in the 90's. Today, in an age when
technical ability and intensive playing is re-kindled by John Petrucci and
Dream Theater, you choose to write a review reminiscent of an ignorant child.
It got worse. Reading you issue concerning the "Top 50 in Guitar"
was truely an exercise in omni-idiocracy. I WILL grant that you had a great
deal of important things to say. But, you included crap in the top 50. I'm
not even going to bother telling you what I think is crap. Most of you at
Guitar magazine play guitar. You know what is crap. Stop catering to the
puke-inducing flavor of the month. Guitarist don't care about trends.
The final straw became evident in your most recent issue for april.
I see Ace Frehley on the cover and for the first time in a long time, I
smiled. That is, I smiled until I read one of your features. "The Best
Guitarists You've Never Heard Of" was by far the worst piece of garbage to
be printed from you schmucks at Chery Lane. Why on earth would you comment
on a bunch of guitarists that we've never heard of when you are still
ignoring several guitarists that we HAVE heard of. Brad Gillis released 2
albums in the past 3 years, and did you bother mentioning anything about it?
Mr. Big, Billy Sheehan's band has just released, "Hey Man" and I didn't see
anything about it. Billy Sheehan was one of your greatest award holders,
and you are ignoring him!
Guitar Magazine, stop catering to the flavor of the month. There
are talented guitarists that seem to have disapeared because of jerks like
you. I'm a guitar player, not a teeny groupie. If I wanted to read
sensationalist shit, I would have purchased Teen Beat or Circus. Bring back
John Stix. He knew what to do with you people.
Frank Benenati
Manhasset, NY
MojoMan@pointblank.com
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