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    Today's Topics:

      1) TSO on conan
     by "Partha Mukhopadhyay" <ahtrap@hotmail.com>
      2) And still more sundries...
     by "Thomas Forcier" <thomas.o.forcier@worldnet.att.net>
      3) cool new band
     by "Steve Ferris" <stevo_14@hotmail.com>
      4) LaBrie on OiaL
     by Joe DeAngelo <jdeangelo@home.com>
      5) TSO again
     by Joe DeAngelo <jdeangelo@home.com>
      6) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4499
     by Anna Stiglic <stig8694@fredonia.edu>
      7) More TSO...
     by JamesAhab@aol.com
      8) Fw: YTSEJAM digest 4498
     by "Mike & Susan Verstraete" <homewks@sound.net>
      9) Re: SRV
     by Ibanez506@aol.com
     10) More fun
     by Christopher Ptacek <someone@enteract.com>
     11) PROGRESSIVE ROCK UPDATE At Magna Carta
     by "Juan Fco. Quintero" <jfqc@nl1.telmex.net.mx>
     12) Labries Solo Album
     by Michael Pomerleau <mpomerle@mail1.nai.net>
     13) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4370
     by Stixntrixx@aol.com
     14) Re: PROGRESSIVE ROCK UPDATE At Magna Carta
     by Andrew Embler <aembler@gladstone.uoregon.edu>
     15) Need some bands info...
     by CyberDuke <duskob@mol.com.mk>
     16) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4499
     by Graham Borland <gborland@apsoft.co.uk>
     17) James LaBrie
     by "Simon John Dodd" <S.J.Dodd1@student.derby.ac.uk>

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 15:48:46 PST
    From: "Partha Mukhopadhyay" <ahtrap@hotmail.com>
    To: ytsejam@axnet.net
    Subject: TSO on conan
    Message-ID: <19981213234846.23717.qmail@hotmail.com>

    I watched it twice, and two things hit me.....
    1) I think Conan was holding a copy of "Christmas Attic", so why come
    did TSO go back to CEaOS, and even worse than that DWD for what thyu
    played? You'd figure (since i don't have christmas attic) that there's
    something recognizable on that CD for mass musical consumption....

    2) Conan didn't seem too enthusiastic about the band.....didn't ID the
    album, etc....wonder if it was his choice, or something the show's
    producers foisted upon him....

    anyway, i was also comparing that performance with the wild and crazy
    freaks I saw in concet back in June, and lemme tell you, Pitrelli just
    cracked me up in that suit, with that somber attitude, no cigarette, I
    was dying....and Jon Oliva, looking respectable as all hell :)

    who was the second keyboardist? I assumed that was Paul O'Neill, but
    from comments on this here forum, i seem to be mistaken....he had a huge
    role in the song, and i guess i'm just wondering how the song was
    performed live, if ever, by Savatage.....

    Partha

    (Happy 5K, jammers)

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 19:14:58 -0500
    From: "Thomas Forcier" <thomas.o.forcier@worldnet.att.net>
    To: <ytsejam@axnet.net>
    Subject: And still more sundries...
    Message-ID: <19981214001547.BYJJ16098@239157822worldnet.att.net>

    Hey,
            To the fella who made the assumption that TSO gained new fans by the Conan
    appearance, you're correct. I've already responded to two guys on
    newsgroups asking who these guys were and where they could hear more of
    their stuff.
            Madsman said:
    >On my 6 string, I use the Blues Saraceno custom set (.010-.038) ...
    >That set does NOT sound like .010's to me or anyone I know.

    Um... That would be because they're not .010's. In order to be that set
    they would have to span the normal gauge range. They are, as you said, a
    custom set. I use Markley Custom Lights which have a .010 for the first
    string, but are not .010's. You're confusing gauge as a measure of what a
    person uses for a SET of strings and gauge for individual strings. And
    there is a tremendous difference in sound and playing between a set of
    Markley Custom Lights and Markley .010's.
            And I found Andrew Countermarsh's post about chord identification to be
    quite appropriate. Chord names, just as note names, are dependent on the
    scale and/or progression in which they appear. Though E# and F may be
    enharmonic equivalents, how they are used decides which note you would be
    reading. But they are never, EVER the same note.
            As a guitarist with a little theoretical knowledge and a decade of playing
    under my belt, I've learned to seldom criticize other's musical knowledge.
    Let them find out how little they actually know on their own. I recognize
    how little I know on an hourly basis. :)

    Stodgers

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 17:01:48 PST
    From: "Steve Ferris" <stevo_14@hotmail.com>
    To: ytsejam@axnet.net
    Subject: cool new band
    Message-ID: <19981214010148.5720.qmail@hotmail.com>

    This is just a cheap plug for my bands new webpage. Check it out if you
    have some time.
    www.5thdegree.net

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:28:35 -0500
    From: Joe DeAngelo <jdeangelo@home.com>
    To: YTSEJAM <ytsejam@axnet.net>
    Subject: LaBrie on OiaL
    Message-ID: <367469C3.43E728FC@home.com>

    OK.... I'm re-sending this to the Jam because I don't think it ever went
    through the first time. Feel free to crucify me if this appears twice.
    ;)

    Sigit Prawbo
    > After listening to the disc (my desk was the noisiest in the office today !) I
    > have to agree to the flamers. LaBrie's sounds worse than LaTM, in other
    > words the man's going downhill.

    Unlike LaTM, Labrie IS NOT OVERDUBBED on OiaL.

    And if he's going downhill, how come 90% of the Jammers who saw DT on
    both tours (IaW and FII) say that LaBrie was much better on the FII
    tour?

    - Joe D. / Magellan (who's really happy that his copy of OiaL is
    evidently the "Once In a Livetime Wars - Special Edition, Episode 1: A
    New Voice" THX mastered version that has LaBrie's GOOD vocals on it)

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:47:35 -0500
    From: Joe DeAngelo <jdeangelo@home.com>
    To: YTSEJAM <ytsejam@axnet.net>
    Subject: TSO again
    Message-ID: <36746E37.E0B1E3E6@home.com>

    Josh S. said:
    > Killer!!! I think I'm going out to get that new Holiday TSO album this
    > afternoon... That new Beethoven's Last Night sounds good too...

    Yep, the official word is that Beethoven's Last Night is tenatively
    slated for a Spring '99 release.
    And I hope you enjoy the TSO disc!

    > > Was the video Savatage, or TSO?

    >It may have been something from Dead Winter Dead (adding that album to my wish
    > list now...)

    GOOD IDEA! Listening to that CD is really an amazing experience.

    > though... Didn't TSO have another Christmas album before this
    > latest one?

    Yes. The two are The Christmas Attic ('98), and Christmas Eve and Other
    Stories ('96).

    The song "Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24" (the one they did on Conan) is
    on the Christmas Eve... CD, although it actually was originally on
    Savatage's Dead Winter Dead ('95).

    -- 
    

    - Joe D. aka Magellan jdeangelo@home.com ICQ # 1872723 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I swear on tomorrow- If you take this chance- Our lives are this moment The music, the dance- And here in this labyrinth- Of lost mysteries I close my eyes on this night- And you're all that I see - Savatage, from "Not What You See" -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:53:44 -0500 (EST) From: Anna Stiglic <stig8694@fredonia.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@axnet.net> Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4499 Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.96.981213204150.20287C-100000@bluedevil.cc.fredonia.edu>

    > JK said: > > > But I bet you guys will be jealous though when I tell you that I was in > David Letterman's audience Thursday night when he had Whitney Houston sing - > along w/ a special appearance by Wyclef Jean. Yep, I knew you'd be jealous! > Who needs kickass prog music when you have such an original and unique talent > like the motherfucking Whitney Houston! Right? RIGHT? <insert chirping of > crickets here>

    aagh...<gasps for air> <insert sound of a music major choking on a puffy cheez doodle> <THUD>

    Surgeon General's Warning: for the sake of all music majors and music lovers, refrain from posts such as the above, as they can be hazardous to their health.

    thank you for your patience. we now return to your regularly scheduled jamming.

    ~Anna:)

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:49:11 EST From: JamesAhab@aol.com To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: More TSO... Message-ID: <de1fdc9f.36746e97@aol.com>

    Speaking of TSO, I was watching hockey earlier, and about a minute before the game is about to begin and the announcers are yappin, I hear Christmas Eve (Sarajevo), the Savatage one of course, the whole song playing throughout the stadium. Savatage seems to pop up everywhere (ice skating, hockey, late night TV, wrestling).

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 20:42:11 -0600 From: "Mike & Susan Verstraete" <homewks@sound.net> To: <ytsejam@axnet.net> Subject: Fw: YTSEJAM digest 4498 Message-ID: <01be270b$59d1d580$235299d1@default>

    ---------------------------- > >Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:01:36 PST >From: "Jarno Tuomainen" <jarno_tuomainen@hotmail.com> >To: ytsejam@axnet.net >Subject: LTE2!!! >Message-ID: <19981213090136.23306.qmail@hotmail.com> > > > Just browsed through www.magnacarta.net and found the following >information: > >LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - "LTE II MA-9035-2 (May 4, 1999) >The second dynamic studio album from Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci (both >of Dream Theater), Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, hundreds of >others) and Jordan Rudess (Dregs, Rudess-Morgenstein Project). Two >weeks, four musicians, lotsa jammin'. > >Anybody got any idea how we can convince Magnicatra in moving this date up? This is 5-1/2 months away!

    Mike Homewks@Sound.Net

    > >

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 23:23:02 EST From: Ibanez506@aol.com To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: Re: SRV Message-ID: <ac3a12e4.367492a6@aol.com>

    In a message dated 12/11/98 2:24:33 AM Central Standard Time, ytsejam@ax.com writes:

    << I picked up Texas Flood without having heard anything by SRV. I was completely blown away. The very next week he died. >>

    I coulda been at that last show but had no cash. Talk about a kicking yourself in the ass for the rest of yer life!!

    Juli

    Juli

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 22:52:43 -0600 (CST) From: Christopher Ptacek <someone@enteract.com> To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: More fun Message-ID: <199812140452.WAA11384@adam.enteract.com>

    There's only a couple comments I'm gonna make about Bafu's last post(s). I apologize about the gas station comment. It wasn't intended to mean "people who have to work are beneath me" because that wouldn't make sense for me to say... I WORK TOO. I meant it more as "these people are in for a rude awakening when they find out they can't cut it as a musician."

    As for music majors, I go to a school wherein there aren't a whole lot of slackers in the music program. This too was an ill stated point on my part, but Bafu, I do not accept that people who are not trained will develop the same ear abilities as those who go through a structured program. I say this because for all the time I've been playing, I developed a certain amount of aural recognition and ability... in one semester, I feel that I have significantly augmented that. I KNOW I wouldn't have done that otherwise. I don't think you have to be a music major to be a great musician, nor do I think that all music majors are great musicians. But for the debate, the terminology fit.

    I recant on the "only play it once" line in my challenge, but my challenge to Manuel is still open. I'll play you the chords a couple times, because I want everyone to be shiny and happy.

    And I noticed something in my last post that I wanted to comment on before Bafu did. When I said "Bafu and I could sit with my cd collection and say..." regarding the presence of 7 strings, I meant we could sit there and guess at them (and I would know most of em because I know a bit about the bands), not that I think Bafu and I have better ears than anyone.

    Lastly, Bafu, one can't "hear" the action on someone's guitar unless the strings are buzzing against something. How do you "hear the action" or are you just basing that on what he played? There's a difference between playing Sherlock Holmes (which I think you do very often and well, though sometimes to a fault) and being a witness to the crime.

    Warmth and Damnation,

    - Chris

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 11:36:54 -0600 From: "Juan Fco. Quintero" <jfqc@nl1.telmex.net.mx> To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: PROGRESSIVE ROCK UPDATE At Magna Carta Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19981213113654.0079cd60@nl1.telmex.net.mx>

    Check this out. These are the new albums that will be out in 1999 from Magna Carta. http://www.magnacarta.net/

    Simon Phillips - "Another Lifetime MA-9033-2 (February 23, 1999) Simon Phillips has always set the standard for innovative drumming. His aggressive style, combining elements of rock, jazz, Latin and funk; has made him one of the most successful studio musicians in history. Simon,s recording and performing credits include: Jack Bruce, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend, Mick Jagger, Mike Oldfield, John Wetton, Frank Zappa, Peter Gabriel, Judas Priest, Toto and Joe Satriani.

    "ENCORES LEGENDS & PARADOR" An Emerson Lake & Palmer Tribute MA-9026-2 (March 23, 1999) Featuring the talents (in no particular order): Trent Gardner (Magellan), Robert Berry, James LaBrie & Derek Sherinian & Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Doane Perry (Jethro Tull), Simon Phillips, Pat Mastrelotto (King Crimson), Mark Wood, Glenn Hughes, Peter Banks & Geoff Downes & Igor Khoroshev (Yes), John Wetton, Matt Guillory (Dali,s Dilemma), Mark Robertson (Cairo), Jordan Rudess, Marc Bonilla, Jerry Goodman. Mixed by Terry Brown. Package design by Dave McKean.

    DALI'S DILEMMA - "Manifesto For Futurism MA-9024-2 (April 6, 1999) Dali's Dilemma unleash dense walls of sound combined with fat, moving melodies. Virtuostic performances by the musicians will convert even the hardest to please Prog-Head. A dynamic progressive album in the tradition of Dream Theater and Rush. For a preview of the talents of Dali's Dilemma vocalist Matt Bradley and keyboardist Matt Guillory check out their work on the Explorers Club "Age Of Impact album. The incredible artwork on Manifesto For Futurism was designed and created by famed artist Dave McKean (DC Comics "Sandman,"Cages,"Mr Punch, and many other projects).

    LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT - "LTE II MA-9035-2 (May 4, 1999) The second dynamic studio album from Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci (both of Dream Theater), Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, hundreds of others) and Jordan Rudess (Dregs, Rudess-Morgenstein Project). Two weeks, four musicians, lotsa jammin'.

    ICE AGE - "HE GREAT DIVIDE" MA-9028-2 (June 1, 1999) Ice Age impressed the crowds at the Power Mad Festival this past Summer with their brand of Dramatic, Progressive, rock. Mixing the classic elements of the prog rock bands of the past three decades with the melodic metal leanings of Styx and Kansas, Ice Age deliver an album of changing time signatures and epic songs, many of which pass the 10 minute mark.

    JAMES LaBRIE - (as yet untitled) James collaborated on this project with Mike Mangini on drums (Steve Vai, Extreme); Mike Keneally on guitars (Beer For Dolphins, Steve Vai); Brian Beller on bass (Beer For Dolphins); and Matt Guillory on keyboards (Dali,s Dilemma). Songs were written especially for this album by Trent Gardner (Magellan), Carl Cadden-James (Shadow Gallery) and Matt Guillory, among others.

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    Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 00:25:30 -0500 From: Michael Pomerleau <mpomerle@mail1.nai.net> To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: Labries Solo Album Message-ID: <4.1.19981214002140.009c55d0@pop1.nai.net>

    Whoa, Did I miss something. I have been faithfully reading my Jams, and have not seen this mentioned. Either I have missed it, or we actually did not know about this.

    Usually SOMEONE on the Jam knows when Portnoy is gonna take a piss long before his bladder does.

    This is from the MagnaCarta Web Site JAMES LaBRIE - (as yet untitled) James collaborated on this project with Mike Mangini on drums (Steve Vai, Extreme); Mike Keneally on guitars (Beer For Dolphins, Steve Vai); Brian Beller on bass (Beer For Dolphins); and Matt Guillory on keyboards (Dali,s Dilemma). Songs were written especially for this album by Trent Gardner (Magellan), Carl Cadden-James (Shadow Gallery) and Matt Guillory, among others. Michael Pomerleau E-mail: (Home) mpomerle@ct1.nai.net (Work) michael_pomerleau@adc.com Visit My Home Page at http://w3.nai.net/~mpomerle

    "If a President of the United States ever lied to the American people, he should resign." - Bill Clinton July, 1974

    "No question that an admission of making false statements to government officials and interfering with the FBI is an impeachable offense." - Bill Clinton, ARKANSAS GAZETTE August 8, 1974; page 7-A

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    Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 02:18:45 EST From: Stixntrixx@aol.com To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4370 Message-ID: <1dde789f.3674bbd5@aol.com>

    In a message dated 98-10-26 12:55:09 EST, you write:

    << Well, this is pretty far removed from dt, but seeing as how I work at the wwf, I thought I could confirm that yes, motley crue will appear on monday night raw, to promote their new disc. >>

    Actually they appeared on RAW last night (Sunday) and performed one of two new songs from their forthcoming Greatest Hits CD (which also comes out tomorrow- shit that's going to be an expensive Tuesday). The performance (and the song) rocked big time. They will be appearing again tonight (Monday) on RAW and will peform "Wilside" with one of the wrestlers singing on stage with them. Should be interesting.

    Richie

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    Date: Sun, 13 Dec 98 23:25:12 -0800 From: Andrew Embler <aembler@gladstone.uoregon.edu> To: "A daily dose of Ytsejam..." <ytsejam@axnet.net> Subject: Re: PROGRESSIVE ROCK UPDATE At Magna Carta Message-ID: <199812140724.XAA19175@hevanet.com>

    >"ENCORES LEGENDS & PARADOR"

    Ugh...what on Earth? An ELP tribute is long overdue...but what kind of a name is that? Yeah...I _get_ the whole "keep the ELP acronym" going...but come on.

    >Mixed by Terry Brown.

    Terry Brown?! May I be the first to fall at MC's feet and sing their praises. Now, if we can only send Mr. Brown back in time, so that he could work on Age of Impact.

    Andrew

    +-------------------------------------------------------+ |Andrew Embler : .<>. aembler@gladstone.uoregon.edu .<>.| |W e b s i t e : http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~aembler/ | +-------------------------------------------------------+ Remember there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over. -FZ

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    Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 02:07:39 +0100 From: CyberDuke <duskob@mol.com.mk> To: Ytsejam <ytsejam@axnet.net> Subject: Need some bands info... Message-ID: <367464DB.999D47F1@mol.com.mk>

    I just enjoyed another of my video tapes - "The Tribute to Freddie Mercury 1992, Wembley" This was biggest concert I saw on TV. Ain't it greta collection all the legends on 1 place and sing the awesome Queen repertoar? Robert Plant, Tony Iommi, Roger Daltrey, David Bowie.... It was great man! :)

    Anyway, one of the bands playing was SPINAL TAP! I just remember heraing very good reviews of this band back in 1992, and also Music Central CD-ROM encyclopedia have very good reviews on their albums!

    Can anyone tell me some more about this band?

    Also, David Bowie on this concert played with soe old buddies Ian Hunter and ??? Ronson! From, as he said, "one of the most rockin' bands in the 70s", Moth The Hopple !!!

    (not sure for the spelling there)

    Any more info about this band too, please?

    They playeed that famous song that goes "All the young dudes, Gary The XXXX"!!! I love that song! Is it from Moth The Hopple??? I don't think it's Bowie song!!!

    Private e-mail will do just fine! :) --

    CyberDuke _______________________________________________________ Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3466/ E-mail duskob@mol.com.mk ICQ# 17392722 _______________________________________________________

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    Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 09:46:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Graham Borland <gborland@apsoft.co.uk> To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@axnet.net> Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4499 Message-ID: <Marcel-1.46-1214094620-b49rZWN@mor.apsoft.co.uk>

    > From: IceQD@aol.com > Subject: Classic Rock Magazine > > I am very disappointed in this magazine when I thought there was a ray of > light to be seen in this country (UK) at last. > > However, in the latest issue, Jerry Ewing (the editor) who claims to be a > fan of Dream Theater has slagged off Once In a Livetime in his review of > the album.

    I thought his review was quite silly, really. He was criticising OiaL for its self-indulgent solo spots, but he said it was great when they actually got round to playing real songs.

    Ummm, the album has 140 minutes of music, of which maybe 10 minutes consists of soloing. Still over two hours of "songs" for Mr Ewing to enjoy!

    Surprise of the month: Kerrang giving DT a better review than Classic Rock. :-)

    > It seems that Nikki Brooks (who writes for Bassist, Guitarist and Hard > RoxX magazines) the ONLY British music journalist who doesn't slag off > Dream Theater at the current time.

    She's just biased. ;-)

    Graham

    -- Graham Borland Email : gborland@apsoft.co.uk WWW : http://www.apsoft.co.uk Alternative Publishing Ltd Tel : 0141 418 0881 30 Clyde Place, Glasgow G5 8AQ Fax : 0141 418 0889

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    Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 10:28:16 GMT From: "Simon John Dodd" <S.J.Dodd1@student.derby.ac.uk> To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: James LaBrie Message-ID: <30273276452@sdk1.derby.ac.uk>

    >Seriously, the live album doesn't do him justice. The video

    Okay, I agree, James has got one of the best voices I've ever heard, but you've got to admit it...Some of the vocal mannerisms he comes up with live are a little...how shall we say, over the top, perhaps? The "I think it's time for a ch-a-a-aange" line in Take The Time on OIaL made me bust something! That among others.

    Si

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