YTSEJAM Digest 3301
Today's Topics:
1) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3300
by Daniel Vasconcelos Gomes <danielvg@sel.eesc.sc.usp.br>
2) [Fwd: Dream Theater review Attn Mitchell Foy]
by secrets <secrets@i1.net>
3) Powermad 97 (LONG)
by Kevin Madden <kwmadden@pipeline.com>
4) Re: John McLaughlin NDTC
by Einstein H Zappa <afn39111@afn.org>
5) Re: Dream Theater BAD review**A MUST SEE***
by Christopher Ptacek <someone@enteract.com>
6) Re: ***
by ernie@pananet.com (Ernesto Schnack)
7) multiple (Eve lyrics, Gorky Park, Atlanta review)
by Michael Burstin <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
8) My response to Foy's review :)
by "Paul W. Cashman" <vanyel@crl.com>
9) BAD review**A MUST SEE***
by VAIMAN <vaiman@mindspring.com>
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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 00:57:23 -0200 (EDT)
From: Daniel Vasconcelos Gomes <danielvg@sel.eesc.sc.usp.br>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Cc: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3300
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.971130005622.2331A-100000@POCAHONTAS>
hey all
>>YOU CAN EMAIL Poets, Artist & Madmen at: madmen@atlanta.com
(**The above EMAIL address is NOT Mitchell Foys personal email.
It is
the papers email. I am sure you can write Mitchell Foy to his
attention via email. **but is is NOT his personal email.<<
yeah, you can bet!!! I will email this asshole!
Daniel
(Aragorn)
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:56:22 -0800
From: secrets <secrets@i1.net>
To: Prog Rock <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: [Fwd: Dream Theater review Attn Mitchell Foy]
Message-ID: <3480F1F5.3EDAFE4D@i1.net>
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Here my little response, e-mailed to the screw-ball.
secrets wrote:
> > "Any Positive press about Dream Theater ultimately
> > focuses on the band's "dazzling virtuosity." For any band,
> > this is usually a clear warning to stay far away. For Dream Theater,
> > the further the better.
> >
> > "Falling Into Infinity" is full of pomposity that attempts to
> > manipulate the listener with overblown dynamics and cheesy dramatics.
> > any given song, one is reminded of slews of yesteryear's bands - none
> > of which are any good. In the first song alone, Guns'n Roses, Asia and
> > latter-day Rush are prominent.
>
> I just want to make sure that you have this right, GnR, Asia AND Rush contained
> overblown dynamics and cheesy dramatics? I'll give you GnR, but you must not be
> too familiar with the other two bands.
>
> > It is impossible to say just what Dream Theater themselves sound like without
> > referring to the has-beens they rip off.
>
> Ohhh, like Yes and Rush. I see.
>
> > After awhile the effect of listening becomes one big blur of horrible '80s
> > sounds (overly boisterous guitar, wimpy synth, male falsetto vocals) that were
> > long ago pushed deep into the subconscious with the hopes that they'd never
> > return. Well, like the whole '80s hair-metal "movement," those painful
> > memories are back, spurred by Dream Theater, who also mix pop-rock and
> > prog rock into their cocky stew. Though D.T's metal tendencies lean mostly
> > toward the wimpiest of the '80s metal bunch like Cinderella, Winger and Extreme,
>
> Do you even listen to this music? You must have some dirt on someone there. You
> know absolutely nothing about this type of music. Here's a tip, go out and buy
> some CDs. You know compact discs. You see this new music, they don't release them
> on 8 track anymore. You must have pulled these names out of a hat. They are
> nothing like any of those 'hair metal' bands, you turd!
>
> > they attempt to show they have cajones
>
> More than you can imagine, you pussy.
>
> > on the single "Burning My Soul" but still fall flat despite the presence of a few
> > (comparatively) beefy riffs. This is mainly due to overproduction that would
> > render a Slayer song flaccid
>
> Which you have continually been.
>
> > and bland lead singer, John Petrucci, who spends too much time in the high-end
> > range.
>
> The lead singer of the band is James LaBrie. John Petrucci is the lead guitar
> player.DID YOU EVEN LISTEN TO THE ALBUM? WHO THE FUCK DOES YOUR RESEARCH. SOME
> MUSIC CRITIC YOU ARE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND, DILLHOLE!
>
> > Any lyricist who is not in, say, high school knows to avoid cliches such as
> > rhyming "pain" and "rain," but Petrucci manages to use it in a chorus, no less!
>
> Ok moron, if you read the liner notes, you'll see that the song is written for
> Petrucci's father, who passed away 2 years ago, YOU HEARTLESS WORM! DID YOU EVEN
> READ THE LINER NOTES? Wait...of course not, YOU CANT FIGURE OUT WHOSE IN THE
> BAND!
>
> >
> > When I was in the 10th grade my class was shown an anti-drug film about some guy
> > who was administered lots of PCP in order to coerce him into killing someone.
>
> Wow, I'm surprised that you made to the 10th grade, I was figuring 8th, tops.
>
> > Perhaps they should update that film to include the music of Dream Theater,
> > because I don't beelieve "Falling Into Infinity" can be experienced in its
> > entirety without compelling the listener to throttle the nearest sibling or
> > housepet."-Mitchell Foy
>
> Mitchell, if you had written and produced a soundtrack, they wouldn't need to use
> the PCP. The subjects would be killing themselves. You must have screwed someone
> to get this job, because you haven't a clue about music. Maybe you like Guy
> Lombardo or Lawrence Welk... or maybe you don't like anything that doesn't sound
> like Pearl Jam or Bush. This is a shoddy piece of shit review, that shows you went
> into it thinking that the album was going to suck. If your going to review music,
> KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
> Ahhhh, opinions are like your asshole, it smells and is full of shit.
> Schmuck.....
> Mike
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Here my little response, e-mailed to the screw-ball.
<P>secrets wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>>
"Any Positive press about Dream Theater ultimately
<BR>> focuses on the band's
"dazzling virtuosity." For any band,
<BR>> this is usually a
clear warning to stay far away. For Dream Theater,
<BR>> the further the better.
<BR>>
<BR>>
"Falling Into Infinity" is full of pomposity that attempts to
<BR>> manipulate the listener
with overblown dynamics and cheesy dramatics.
<BR>> any given song, one
is reminded of slews of yesteryear's bands - none
<BR>> of which are any
good. In the first song alone, Guns'n Roses, Asia and
<BR>> latter-day Rush
are prominent.
<P><B>I just want to make sure that you have this right, GnR, Asia AND
Rush contained</B>
<BR><B>overblown dynamics and cheesy dramatics? I'll give you GnR,
but you must not be</B>
<BR><B>too familiar with the other two bands.</B><B></B>
<P>> It is impossible to say just what Dream Theater
themselves sound like without
<BR>> referring to the has-beens they rip off.<B><TT></TT></B>
<P><B><TT>Ohhh, like Yes and Rush. I see.</TT></B>
<P>> After awhile the effect of listening becomes one big blur of
horrible '80s
<BR>> sounds (overly boisterous guitar, wimpy synth, male falsetto vocals)
that were
<BR>> long ago pushed deep into the subconscious with the hopes that they'd
never
<BR>> return. Well, like the whole '80s hair-metal
"movement," those painful
<BR>> memories are back, spurred by Dream Theater, who also mix
pop-rock and
<BR>> prog rock into their cocky stew. Though D.T's metal tendencies
lean mostly
<BR>> toward the wimpiest of the '80s metal bunch like Cinderella, Winger
and Extreme,
<P><B>Do you even listen to this music? You must have some dirt on
someone there. You</B>
<BR><B>know absolutely nothing about this type of music. Here's a
tip, go out and buy</B>
<BR><B>some CDs. You know compact discs. You see this new music,
they don't release them</B>
<BR><B>on 8 track anymore. You must have pulled these names out of a hat.
They are</B>
<BR><B>nothing like any of those 'hair metal' bands, you turd!</B>
<P>> they attempt to show they have cajones
<P><B>More than you can imagine, you pussy.</B>
<P>> on the single "Burning My Soul" but still fall flat despite the presence
of a few
<BR>> (comparatively) beefy riffs. This is mainly due to overproduction
that would
<BR>> render a Slayer song flaccid
<P><B>Which you have continually been.</B>
<P>> and bland lead singer, John Petrucci, who spends too much time in
the high-end
<BR>> range.
<P><B>The lead singer of the band is James LaBrie. John Petrucci
is the lead guitar</B>
<BR><B>player.DID YOU EVEN LISTEN TO THE ALBUM? WHO THE FUCK DOES
YOUR RESEARCH. SOME</B>
<BR><B>MUSIC CRITIC YOU ARE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE MEMBERS OF THE
BAND, DILLHOLE!</B><B></B>
<P>> Any lyricist who is not in, say, high school knows to avoid
cliches such as
<BR>> rhyming "pain" and "rain," but Petrucci manages to use it in a chorus,
no less!
<P><B>Ok moron, if you read the liner notes, you'll see that the song is
written for</B>
<BR><B>Petrucci's father, who passed away 2 years ago, YOU HEARTLESS WORM!
DID YOU EVEN</B>
<BR><B>READ THE LINER NOTES? Wait...of course not, YOU CANT FIGURE
OUT WHOSE IN THE</B>
<BR><B>BAND!</B>
<P>>
<BR>> When I was in the 10th grade my class was shown an anti-drug film
about some guy
<BR>> who was administered lots of PCP in order to coerce him into killing
someone.
<P><B>Wow, I'm surprised that you made to the 10th grade, I was figuring
8th, tops.</B>
<P>> Perhaps they should update that film to include the music of Dream
Theater,
<BR>> because I don't beelieve "Falling Into Infinity"
can be experienced in its
<BR>> entirety without compelling the listener to throttle the nearest
sibling or
<BR>> housepet."-Mitchell Foy
<P><B>Mitchell, if you had written and produced a soundtrack, they wouldn't
need to use</B>
<BR><B>the PCP. The subjects would be killing themselves. You
must have screwed someone</B>
<BR><B>to get this job, because you haven't a clue about music. Maybe
you like Guy</B>
<BR><B>Lombardo or Lawrence Welk... or maybe you don't like anything that
doesn't sound</B>
<BR><B>like Pearl Jam or Bush. This is a shoddy piece of shit review,
that shows you went</B>
<BR><B>into it thinking that the album was going to suck. If your
going to review music,</B>
<BR><B>KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!</B>
<BR><B>Ahhhh, opinions are like your asshole, it smells and is full of
shit.</B>
<BR><B>Schmuck.....</B>
<BR><B>Mike</B></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:23:02 -0500
From: Kevin Madden <kwmadden@pipeline.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Powermad 97 (LONG)
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19971130022302.0067cce4@pop.pipeline.com>
Ok, I just got home from my second night at the Powermad
97 festival held in suburban Baltimore. Since I have been
pretty sick lately I only stayed until around 9pm each
night, but what I saw/heard makes me wonder why hardly
anyone showed up. If you live on the east coast you had
no excuse for not coming to this show! For 30 bucks you
got three nights of indy prog metal, three free cds (long
cds, I might add), and some of the best deals on indie/import
cds from such vendors as KOTR, Laser's Edge, Century Media,
and others. I bought many cds at this show! They had EVERYTHING! I bought:
Iced Earth - The Dark Saga, Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out in Space,
Soundscape - Discovery, Digital Ruin - Listen, Enertia - Momentum,
Angra - Holy Live, Solitude Aeturnus - Into the Depths of Sorrow,
Last Chapter - The Living Waters, The Quiet Room - Introspect,
and Misconception - Undercurrent. Only the Angra cd cost more than
12 DOLLARS!!! As for the bands, almost every one of them was
great. The Quiet Room drove all the way from Colorado. Misconception
had the misfortune of opening the show, but were pretty cool
guys, and talented musicians. Enertia drove in from upstate NY,
and put on a powerful show. Soundscape was incredible. Our
very own jammer Mike Blevins' band Division, while hampered by
continual sound problems was solid. I didn't even stick around
to hear Vicious Rumors, Mystic-Force, Leviathan, Maraya, Mercury
Rising, or Braindance, so you can imagine the what I missed!
Unfortunately Ice Age, Elegy, Forte, Lethal, and Digital Ruin
had to cancel. But the best part of the event was the cool vibe
that permeated those in attendance. Everyone was cool, knowledgable,
and open-minded. How refreshing. I had an epiphany of music. I now
realize there is SO MUCH talent out there that even if all the major
labels stop putting out Prog Metal, the independant world will make up
for it!! Dream Theater doesn't seem so important any more. If they want
to explore commercial avenues? It's ok, there are a million indy
bands hungering for our attentions. I only wish more people were there
to get in on this.
Green Bay Packers - The Quest to Repeat - Detroit Red Wings
9-3 17-6-4
at Vikings vs Canucks
Kevin
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:30:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Einstein H Zappa <afn39111@afn.org>
To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re: John McLaughlin NDTC
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.95.971129212352.17375B-100000@freenet2.afn.org>
I didn't even know McLaughlin had a Europa Concerto, but I have the
Mediterranean Concerto, which I got from Columbia House -- likely, any big
music store could order it for you as well.
The Med. Concerto isn't that fantastic, though, but is pleasant to listen
to. The second movement I think is the best, using the main theme from
"David" off PASSION, GRACE, AND FIRE ... really beautiful. But I tend to
like more rigorous classical -- Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Messiaen.
BUT, also on this CD are five duos for Guitar and Piano, with Katia
LaBeque on piano, and these are just breathtaking. Better than the
Concerto, I'm sure.
There has only been one thing in my life worth living for,
So it would take a true genius to fuck it up.
Call me Einstein Hawkings Tolkien Heraclitus Darwin PKD Zappa.
(http://www.afn.org/~afn39111)
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 21:47:48 -0600 (CST)
From: Christopher Ptacek <someone@enteract.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: Dream Theater BAD review**A MUST SEE***
Message-ID: <199711300347.VAA21257@enteract.com>
Whatever.
I support this dude's right to his opinion, but to think there's
not an agenda here is ridiculous. Think about this, though. Imagine
there's a Snoop Doggy Dog list out there somewhere... and imagine for your
local dimestore newspaper, you are in charge of reviewing Snoop Donkey
Dick's album... if their list got a hold of that review, it would look
something like what we just saw. No reason to get pissy.
The way I look at it, there is clearly some outside motivation in
that review. Maybe the dude just needs to listen to Big Wreck or
Everclear or something... let him get his rocks off. Doesn't change the
way things are. Meanwhile, his trend is dying, and Dream Theater is
plowing on, outside the influence of MTV's puppet strings.
I'm not gonna cry.
--
Chris Ptacek at EnterAct, L.L.C -- (773) 248 8511
http://www.enteract.com (business)
http://www.prognosis.com/madsman/ (my contribution to
--------------------------------- the vast wealth of
"To err is human... to suck out | underdeveloped
one's brain with an orally | web sites)
deployed flesh tube is not."-MS| ****************
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 23:28:43 -0500
From: ernie@pananet.com (Ernesto Schnack)
To: <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re: ***
Message-ID: <19971129183518.AAA4221@sni.pananet.com>
> On the topic of complexity, I think another thing is important to
> consider. DT is not playing with a score or conductor, yet their
> arangements and counterpoint are tight. No, it's not as complex as
Well I'm way out of my league here, but i always unerstood that the reason
orchestras need a conductor, was due to the sheer size. Since it takes time
for sound to travel from one end to the other, its impossible to simply
follow everything by ear. In any case, I'd imagine the players would be
paying close attention to the rest of their section.
And when its small ensembles there isnt a conductor...but one of the
musician is the leader (I'm not too sure about this). In rock, generally
speaking, the leader would be the drummer, since he usually sets the beat.
> I don't beelieve "Falling Into Infinity" can be experienced in its
>entirety without
> compelling the listener to throttle the nearest sibling or house
>pet."-Mitchell Foy
How come evrytime a reviewer disses DT everybody has to flame him? Whats
the point? I understand how you feel;I'm bothered by that as well, and
feel a natural urge to show him how 'wrong' he is. But the truth is, its
his opinion and he has a right to it. If you really want to tell him a
thing or two, at least do it maturely with some real arguments, instead of
just insulting the bastard:)
later,
Ernesto
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 23:41:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Michael Burstin <mikeb@cs.brandeis.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: multiple (Eve lyrics, Gorky Park, Atlanta review)
Message-ID: <199711300441.XAA10216@ruby.cs.brandeis.edu>
A few quick things... First off, the Eve "lyrics" are taken from my
page (www.cs.brandeis.edu/~mikeb/dt.html). I have the lyrics there
for Eve and the ACoS from the DoE Limelight show (I did those lyrics a
few years ago (before Awake even came out) when I was bored one day
and sat down for about 2 hrs to get ACoS down, comparing that to the
vocalist audition tapes. Here are the Eve lyrics, I'll leave out
ACoS... oh, (To Live) Forever are also there (again, a really old
version of the song)
>Song: EVE (live)
>
>The lyrics are from "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce.
>The "moo cow" part is from somewhere else, the "ivory tower" part from
>somewhere else still, and the "Our Father" part from the Lord's Prayer. The
>transcription is as follows.
>
> [soft piano]
> Chapter One. Once upon a time, and a very good time it was,
> There was a moo cow coming along down the road.
> [instrumental]
> So He came Himself in weakness, not in power,
> And He sent thee, the creature, in His stead.
> With the creature's comeliness, and luster,
> Suited to our state.
> [brief break]
> And now, thy very face and form dear mother
> Speak to us of the eternal.
> Not like earthly beauty, dangerous to look upon;
> But like the morning star, which is thy heirloom,
> Bright, and musical, breathing purity,
> Telling of Heaven and its easing peace.
> [brief break]
> O harbinger of day! O light of the pilgrim!
> Lead us still, as thou hast led,
> In the dark night, across the bleak wilderness;
> Guide us on to our Lord Jesus; guide us home.
> [instrumental]
> "Tower of Ivory?" they used to say, "House of Gold?"
> "How could a woman be a tower of ivory or a house of gold?"
> [instrumental]
> Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name,
> Lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from evil.
> [fadeout]
>
> This has been used live as an intro to both Pull Me Under (on the
>Dance of Eternity bootleg, which is also the most complete version) and
>Learning to Live (at any number of shows, including both Phoenix shows of
>March and May 1993, among others, and skips the Tower of Ivory part) The
>above is the composite transcription. At times, it has been performed
>without the voice samples altogether.
Next, Gorky Park... yeah, I sorta remember them... I actually have a
vide tape (_somewhere_) frm a show where they were openers in Moscow
for some international rock festival... think that AC/DC, Scorpions,
and Motley Crew played there, or something like that...
Finally on to the review someone posted from that Atlanta newspaper...
>
> "Any Positive press about Dream Theater ultimately
> focuses on the band's "dazzling virtuosity." For any band,
> this is usually a clear warning to stay far away.
Well, at least this guy starts out with a warning indicating that he
is clieless, and that talent is meaningless, so we have to give him
some credit.
[chop]
> any given song, one is reminded of slews of yesteryear's bands - none
> of which are any good. In the first song alone, Guns'n Roses, Asia
> and latter-day Rush are prominent. It is impossible to say just what
Well, again, a clueless aleart, I would think that the reference to
Rush alone is enough to let us know what level of person we are
dealing with here. Uhh, last time I looked, Rush was around for ohh,
over 20 years... probably longer than this guy's been alive... next
thing, he'll be trashing the Pink Floyd influence in Peruvian
Skies...
> their cocky stew. Though D.T's metal tendencies lean mostly toward
> the wimpiest of the '80s metal bunch like Cinderella, Winger and
> Extreme, they attempt to show they have cajones on the single "Burning
Huh? I'm confused.
> My Soul" but still fall flat despite the presence of a few
> (comparatively) beefy riffs. This is mainly due to overproduction
> that would render a Slayer song flaccid and bland lead singer, John
> Petrucci, who spends too much time in the high-end range. Any
again, clueless target permanently tatooed to this persons head. If
he can't read the jacket, he doesn't belong working for a "newspaper"
Well, it just goes to show you, the clueless are about to attack.
--
+------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
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| will flush you mind right down the drain | Falling Into Infinity |
| --- taken from: Just Let Me Breathe --- | In Stores NOW!! |
+------------------------------------------+-----------------------+
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 20:58:52 -0800 (PST)
From: "Paul W. Cashman" <vanyel@crl.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: My response to Foy's review :)
Message-ID: <199711300458.AA07435@crl.crl.com>
I just posted this on-the-fly back to POETS, ARTISTS & MADMEN at the
email address listed. It's a small, casual free weekly (or monthly);
they'll have no problem with the tone or the language. :)
+----------------------------+
Congratulations; that was perhaps the funniest music review I've read
in YEARS! Not only does your hapless reviewer get the band's
vocalist wrong (of course, it's James Labrie and not John Petrucci --
a fact that anyone who follows rock/metal vocalists would know), but
he clearly doesn't know good progressive music from a rat's ass.
Even my staunchest thrash/metalhead friends concede that Rush --
to use one of Mr. Foy's examples -- is comprised of excellently
talented musicians, regardless of how you feel about their music.
Another of his examples, Asia, contains talent in perhaps equal
measure. If I were in a band, I'd be overjoyed to be compared to
bands with the musical talent of Rush and Asia.
Perhaps you should entrust any further reviews of progressive rock and
metal to someone who might actually have a quarter to buy a clue. I'd
be glad to do it for you for nothin'. Ask your reviewer if he's ever
heard of Gentle Giant, Spock's Beard, Symphony-X, Superior, Angra,
Fates Warning or Savatage. Ask him if he knows what a Chapman Stick
is (obviously he doesn't, or he might have mentioned that bassist John
Myung plays it on FALLING INTO INFINITY). After he says "huh,"
drop-kick his ass as far away from your otherwise-OK publication as
you possibly can; he has no place reviewing music that's beyond his
tender ears to deal with.
--Paul W. Cashman
Atlanta
+-----------------------------+
Ah, the joys of e-mail. :)
--
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| over your head / disappears | vanyel@crl.com |
| the noise that you hear | www.crl.com/~vanyel |
+--is the crashing down of Hollow Years.... --+---- ICQ #4151223 -----+
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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 00:37:15 -0500
From: VAIMAN <vaiman@mindspring.com>
To: Ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: BAD review**A MUST SEE***
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19971130053715.006a759c@pop.mindspring.com>
Hey all,
I live here in Atlanta GA and noticed a music review in
a small Atlanta publication called "Poets, Artists & Madmen".
In the Nov 21-Dec 4th review...here is what Mitchell Foy had
to say on the Dream Theater "Falling Into Infinity" cd review:
**THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT REFLECT MY VIEWS**-todd s
"Any Positive press about Dream Theater ultimately
focuses on the band's "dazzling virtuosity." For any band,
this is usually a clear warning to stay far away. For Dream Theater,
the further the better.
"Falling Into Infinity" is full of pomposity that attempts to
manipulate the listener with overblown dynamics and cheesy dramatics.
any given song, one is reminded of slews of yesteryear's bands - none
of which are any good. In the first song alone, Guns'n Roses, Asia and
latter-day Rush are prominent. It is impossible to say just what Dream
Theater themselves sound like without referring to the has-beens they
rip off. After awhile the effect of listening becomes one big blur of
horrible '80s sounds (overly boisterous guitar, wimpy synth, male
falsetto
vocals) that were long ago pushed deep into the subconscious with
the hopes
that they'd never return. Well, like the whole '80s hair-metal
"movement,"
those painful memories are back, spurred by Dream Theater, who also mix
pop-rock and prog rock into their cocky stew. Though D.T's metal
tendencies
lean mostly toward the wimpiest of the '80s metal bunch like
Cinderella, Winger
and Extreme, they attempt to show they have cajones on the single
"Burning My Soul" but still fall flat despite the presence of a few
(comparatively)
beefy riffs. This is mainly due to overproduction that would render
a Slayer song
flaccid and bland lead singer, John Petrucci, who spends too much
time in the
high-end range. Any lyricist who is not in, say, high school knows
to avoid
cliches such as rhyming "pain" and "rain," but Petrucci manages to
use it in a
chorus, no less!
When I was in the 10th grade my class was shown an anti-drug
film about
some guy who was administered lots of PCP in order to coerce him
into killing someone.
Perhaps they should update that film to include the music of Dream
Theater, because
I don't beelieve "Falling Into Infinity" can be experienced in its
entirety without
compelling the listener to throttle the nearest sibling or house
pet."-Mitchell Foy
((end of letter)
Obviously THIS GUY Doesn't know what the hell he is talking about.
He doesnt
even know who the lead singer is. What a dumb ass. I bet he didn't
even listen
to the cd. If you would like to respond to him, you can contact
MITCHELL FOY (contributing writer).
Poets, Artists & Madmen,
Attn: Mitchell Foy
175 W. Wieuca Road NE, Suite B-1 ,
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
YOU CAN EMAIL Poets, Artist & Madmen at: madmen@atlanta.com
(**The above EMAIL address is NOT Mitchell Foys personal email. It is
the papers email. I am sure you can write Mitchell Foy to his
attention via email. **but is is NOT his personal email.
write those letters!
see ya
Todd s
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