YTSEJAM Digest 4968
Today's Topics:
1) Re: Tiamat
by Carlos Alfaro <calfaro@yunque.net>
2) RE: Tiamat
by Shane Hunziker <Shane.Hunziker@harbinger.com>
3) Re Tiamat
by "Gallop, Neil" <nga@software-ag.de>
4) rio revisited
by "Joe Bissonnette" <Bissonnette@cdr.wisc.edu>
5) PORTNOY SITE
by Dave Hatlee <webmaster@mikeportnoy.com>
6) Drums For The Drumless
by The Central Scrutinizer <hender@wam.umd.edu>
7) modern drummer review
by John Parks <jpyyz@yahoo.com>
8) Re: Suggestions for portable CD players?
by "hitomi iwai" <hit_i@hma.att.ne.jp>
9) Re: what part of NO/SotC/cdplayers/Therion
by "Korg Ecksthrey" <korgx3@safelink.net>
10) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4967
by "Simon Long Krogh" <finn2@get2net.dk>
11) Sony Discman Flames
by David Dixon <David@iisweb.com>
12) Re: Suggestions for portable CD players?
by "Brian Hayden" <hayd0029@tc.umn.edu>
13) www.mikeportnow.com
by Yan Gonzalez <yanelmar@rieder.net.py>
14) new Vai album
by John Parks <jpyyz@yahoo.com>
15) DT concept album?
by Matt Smith <ktulu@arches.uga.edu>
16) chat.portnoy.com :)
by D2112T@aol.com
17) Discmans and Fates Warning
by Michael Pontrelli <ponte@epix.net>
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:59:17 -0400
From: Carlos Alfaro <calfaro@yunque.net>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Re: Tiamat
Message-ID: <3789F4B5.F372F408@yunque.net>
Actually Sumerian Cry is a really really old Tiamat disc.
Their new one is titled Skeleton Skeletron, or something like that
and its due for august...
Shane Hunziker wrote:
> Hey, all!
>
> Has anyone (Neil?) picked up the new Tiamat disc "Sumerian Cry"?
> I saw it and noticed that they are no longer with Century Media
> but some label that I am not familiar with. Were they dropped or
> did they leave CM of their own free will? Anybody have details?
> Also, any opinions on the new disc would be appreciated. Started
> to pick it up but got Opeth's "My Arms, Your Hearse" instead.
> Damn, that CD rocks!
>
> Shane Hunziker
> Harbinger Customer Support
> --------------------------------------
> "You can find all you need in your mind
> If you take the time."--Dream Theater
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:10:48 -0400
From: Shane Hunziker <Shane.Hunziker@harbinger.com>
To: "'ytsejam@ax.com'" <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: RE: Tiamat
Message-ID: <FB6DDB4A76FED21181170090273C5FA8256639@atlmisech1.harbinger.com>
This must have been a re-issue then b/c it had (c) 1999 on it!
If it's old, then it's more in the death metal vein? I haven't heard
anything pre-"Clouds".
Shane Hunziker
Harbinger Customer Support
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"You can find all you need in your mind
If you take the time."--Dream Theater
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carlos Alfaro [SMTP:calfaro@yunque.net]
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 10:11 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: Tiamat
>
>
> Actually Sumerian Cry is a really really old Tiamat disc.
> Their new one is titled Skeleton Skeletron, or something like that
> and its due for august...
>
>
> Shane Hunziker wrote:
>
> > Hey, all!
> >
> > Has anyone (Neil?) picked up the new Tiamat disc "Sumerian Cry"?
> > I saw it and noticed that they are no longer with Century Media
> > but some label that I am not familiar with. Were they dropped or
> > did they leave CM of their own free will? Anybody have details?
> > Also, any opinions on the new disc would be appreciated. Started
> > to pick it up but got Opeth's "My Arms, Your Hearse" instead.
> > Damn, that CD rocks!
> >
> > Shane Hunziker
> > Harbinger Customer Support
> > --------------------------------------
> > "You can find all you need in your mind
> > If you take the time."--Dream Theater
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:37:53 +0200
From: "Gallop, Neil" <nga@software-ag.de>
To: "'ytsejam@ax.com'" <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re Tiamat
Message-ID: <005355AD0596D211B4F30000F81B0D32B85B46@daemsg01.software-ag.de>
Hi all
Shane Hunziker asked about the new Taimat album
"Summerian Cry". New? Fraid not. It was the first album
they put out after changing their name from Treblinka.
Very old, very black Tiamat. The new album is called
"Skelton Skeletron" and is due in mid-August. As far as
I know, the band is still with Century Media. This is
one of the albums I'm really looking forward to this
year. For more information, take a peek at Tiamat's
semi-official page at http://www.thegrid.net/tiamat/
Portable CDs. At work I use an old Saba portable. It's
now about 5 years old, runs 5 - 6 hours every day,
has had coffee spilled on it, cost about DM 100 (or
US $ 50) and has always delivered the goods with no
problems. I threw away the dinky in-the-ear phones
that came with it, and I have been happily using
Sennheiser HD 475 headphones for quite a time. Possibly
not everybody's cup of tea, but it keeps me reasonably
subdued.
New reviews coming soon. Sundown's latest offering "Glimmer" is somewhere
between Rammstein-Lite and Die
Krupps. "Mercury" by the Norwegian band Madder Mortem
is a must for fans of The 3rd And The Mortal, and
Liechtenstein's (where the hell is that?) contribution
to my CD collection, in the form of "Der Untergang von
Tristona" by the band WeltenBrand is simply beautiful
gothic/dark/wave.
A question for Canadian jammers. Does anybody know if
the band Moist are still around/recording? I've got the
albums "Silver" and "Creature" (both thoroughly
recommendable), and I'd be very interested in getting
some more of their stuff if it exists. Let me know.
More wisdom from Neil after a heavy weekend: if you wake
up with a screaming headache, and you've got a mouthful
of carpet and you're surrounded by empty beer cans, then
it's morning.
stay safe and happy listening
Neil Gallop (nga@software-ag.de)
Currently playing: THE CURE - 17 Seconds
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:11:37 -0500
From: "Joe Bissonnette" <Bissonnette@cdr.wisc.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: rio revisited
Message-ID: <862567AC.00519A79.00@domino.cdr.wisc.edu>
> Secondly, on the RIO thing... I'd recommend a Mini Disc player over the
> RIO. I don't know how the prices compare, but the discs hold about the
same
> amount of music, and the compression used on Mini Discs is supposed to
> sound a lot better than MP3. If you're prepared to listen to slightly
lower
> quality sound in order to get a reliable portable music source, what
about
> a high end walkman? Record the music on high quality tapes, get yourself
a
> walkman with Dolby... This should be cheaper than a RIO, and from what
I've
> seen of Mini Disc player prices here in Australia, it's a hell of a lot
> cheaper than MD...
>
I've never actually heard a mini disc, so this is strictly hearsay, but
isn't the codec for mini discs somewhat less than ideal as well? The
quality of mp3's found the net varies a lot, but a well done mp3 can be
very close in quality to cd. I think that they'd be very comparable to
mini disc in that sense. Advantages of the Rio would include: computer
interface (for archiving and retrieving music), small size, no moving parts
(tolerant to shakes and bumps, and will not wear out on you), and it's
trendy and cool and looks neat =P. Not to mention that mini discs are
probably on their way out, having never really caught on, thanks largely to
the recording industry and their monopolistic control of delivery devices.
However, Rio and similar toys are really not at a very good price point
yet. Wait another generation or two (say until Christmas) and you'll get a
much better product, and probably for considerably less money.
Biz
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:53:48 -0400
From: Dave Hatlee <webmaster@mikeportnoy.com>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: PORTNOY SITE
Message-ID: <4.1.19990712124801.009da1f0@mail.ee.net>
Hi everyone,
I just want to let you all know, yes I *am* aware that the server has been
up and down, and my host has technicians looking into what may be causing
it. Right now, http://www.mikeportnoy.com is online and working properly.
Something made the server crash this morning, we;re not sure what, but
we are talking to our host about preparing for this larger volume of traffic.
Thanks to everyone who has visited the site! And also thank you for your
patience while I try to work out the bugs and get things running smooth.
We're getting a HUGE volume of email coming in from the "Ask Mike" section
of the site, but some of it is not even questions. Just wanted to let you guys
know that if you have just a COMMENT for Mike, you can leave in the FORUM, and
he will definitely see it! If you do happen to use the "Ask Mike" feature,
please just
try to make it a direct question, that way you'll have better chances of
getting an
answer from Mike and we can process the questions faster. :):)
Thanks,
DaveH
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:01:57 -0400
From: The Central Scrutinizer <hender@wam.umd.edu>
To: ytsejam@ax.com
Subject: Drums For The Drumless
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19990712140157.00a35810@pop.wam.umd.edu>
My parents are planning on getting my soon-to-be-twelve-year-old brother a
set of drums for his birthday next month (which, of course, means I'll also
have a set on which to teach myself...watch out, Mike Portnoy!). They're
looking for an all-around quality set obviously, but one that's also cheap
(dunno their pricerange). If anyone has any suggestions I could pass onto
them on what (drum/cymbal types, brand names, etc.) should be bought, or
warnings on what shouldn't, they and I'd really appreciate it. Private
E-mail's prolly best.
As a side note, has anyone ever noticed that Majesty and Dream Theater
share a lot of the same song titles?
Brian
[NP...The Flower Kings -- Flowerpower]
===================================
Name:
W. Brian Henderson, Esq.
Contact:
hender@wam.umd.edu
ROBOT-CENTRAL:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hender/
His Faithful Bootleg Page:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hender/Musik/Boot/
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:37:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Parks <jpyyz@yahoo.com>
To: ytsejam dream theater <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: modern drummer review
Message-ID: <19990712183712.29267.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com>
It's always kool when a new Modern Drummer magazine gets
delivered to me in the mail. But this months issue is just
a little better. In their Critique section this month a
few prog releases were reviewed. Among them was LTE2 which
recieved a glowing review (way to go mikey!!!) and a review
for the Spocks Beard album. Wow this is kool I thought and
kept on reading. To my surprise there was another review
on Dali's Dilemma. I am glad to see that all these guys
are getting the recognition they deserve. At the end of
the magazine they always show who will appear in the next
months issue... Next month, Tomas Haake of Meshuggah, hell
yeah!!
later all
NP: Meshuggah - Destory Erase Improve
===
John Parks
jpyyz@yahoo.com
Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not wisdom, Wisdom is not truth, Truth is not beauty, Beauty is not love, Love is not music and Music is THE BEST
-Frank Zappa-
_________________________________________________________
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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 02:09:44 +0900
From: "hitomi iwai" <hit_i@hma.att.ne.jp>
To: "Ytsejam" <ytsejam@axnet.net>
Subject: Re: Suggestions for portable CD players?
Message-ID: <005301becc9c$ae626100$54ca4ca5@toshiba-user>
Hello, there.
I don't recommend you'll get Sony's portable CD players again. I don't
feel like writing what is wrong with the Sony portable CD player in
details, but some parts which are set inside of it and the Walkman
don't seem to have good qualities because of manufacturing process of
them. Other Sony products seem to be okay, though.
I recommend Panasonic's portable CD player. Now I use Panasonic. I've
dropped that twice by mistake, but it is still alive...:).
Hitomi
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:20:01 -0600
From: "Korg Ecksthrey" <korgx3@safelink.net>
To: <ytsejam@ax.com>
Subject: Re: what part of NO/SotC/cdplayers/Therion
Message-ID: <001101becca3$f9bb74a0$2007fea9@korgx3>
> > NP: Stephen King - Storm of the Century (DVD)
> Oh my God that sucked. Here's the story.(Some spoilage)
heh. I thought it was great. Maybe a little drug out (actually it was only
4 hours after the commercials were cut out), but SK's never been a person to
get to the point. :) In the end it was a conflict of good vs. evil where
evil wins. Could they have chosen different? Could good have won? That's
what I love about SK's stuff. He leaves you hanging like that.
Anyway, I'd watch it again. :)
-- KorgX3 gives his undercarriage a little bit of a "How's Your Father?" NP: Def Leppard - Euphoria------------------------------
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:42:12 +0200 From: "Simon Long Krogh" <finn2@get2net.dk> To: "The Ytsejam Mailinglist" <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4967 Message-ID: <005001becca7$07989f00$1b882fc3@flskesteg>
> > Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 20:14:34 -0500 > From: bforst@busprod.com (Bruce Forst) > To: ytsejam@ax.com > Subject: portable cd players break in 6 mos. > Message-ID: <199907120114.UAA02642@mail.busprod.com>
*snippety*
> I've decided that I just won't buy anything from Sony unless I absolutely > have to. Their discmans are pure and utter SHIT! I've had two and the reason > I bought the second was because the 1st was a gift and I treated it pretty > rough (this was back when they first came out too) I've decided that I'm > just gonna get one of those really really really ( I mean like 19.95) cheap > ones next time because I forked out over a 100 bucks for this sony I have > now (with ESP-2 and shit shit...) and it didnt last for very long... and it > always skips. > > If your looking for a solution like I am... where you want one player that > you can take with you in the car.. keep with you on the desk and take with > you on trips there isnt much of an option. unless someone can point me to a > QUALITY CHEAP cd player portable... >
I really don't understand the Sony-flaming...I've had a Sony D-E401 (ESP-2 n' stuff) since october last year and as long as i keep the juice-supply (batteries) up and running I have no problem whatsoever. I take my Sony mountainbiking, walking, running and it will only skip if I drop something like a Steinway on it! It sometimes skips on very mistreated discs, though, but then again, I've never cleaned it. And it can keep playing for, like, 12 hours (w/o ESP2) on two Duracell AA batteries. And, BTW, no, Sony's NOT paying me to write this :) Someone asked if we had trouble logging into MP's site...well, no, it all went very smoothly...good idea with the voice-messages! Let's just, as someone else implied, hope he doesn't go Sherinian on us :)
Well, that's it. Take care now, bye-bye then
Simon Long Krogh
NP: Genesis - Dance on A Volcano (ooooh, I love 'em twisted rythms!)
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:00:18 -0700 From: David Dixon <David@iisweb.com> To: "'ytsejam@ax.com'" <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: Sony Discman Flames Message-ID: <3093FD59DB69D11193AA00A0C9605649016AE7A1@messaging>
<<<< I really don't understand the Sony-flaming...I've had a Sony D-E401 (ESP-2 n' stuff) since october last year and as long as i keep the juice-supply (batteries) up and running I have no problem whatsoever. I take my Sony mountainbiking, walking, running and it will only skip if I drop something like a Steinway on it! It sometimes skips on very mistreated discs, though, but then again, I've never cleaned it. And it can keep playing for, like, 12 hours (w/o ESP2) on two Duracell AA batteries. And, BTW, no, Sony's NOT paying me to write this :) >>>>
I've had a Sony 20-second Discman for two or three years now with ZERO problems whatsoever (it even lasts 10 hours on batteries with ESP on). I take it on trips, walking, running, biking, etc, and it's taken some abuse. I've never cleaned the lens (bad, Dave, bad!), but it still never skips unless I drop it from 10 feet onto cement. I couldn't recommend it more! Maybe it's just this model, though, because my previous Sony Discman died within 10 months. I don't see what everyone's problem is... :)
David Dixon, MCP Consultant E-Commerce & Internet Technology Solutions Integrated Information Systems, Inc. david@iisweb.com ytsedave@asu.edu
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:32:53 -0500 From: "Brian Hayden" <hayd0029@tc.umn.edu> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Re: Suggestions for portable CD players? Message-ID: <iss.338f.378a6d11.49687.1@garnet.tc.umn.edu>
Responding to the message of <005301becc9c$ae626100$54ca4ca5@toshiba-user> from ytsejam@ax.com:
> I recommend Panasonic's portable CD player. Now I use Panasonic. I've > dropped that twice by mistake, but it is still alive...:).
I'd second the endorsement of Panasonic. Never had a cd player by them, but their walkman is very durable.
-Brian
------------------------------------ The flesh will get weak, and the ashes will scatter So I'm thinking about forgiveness... -Don Henley
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:17:10 -0400 From: Yan Gonzalez <yanelmar@rieder.net.py> To: ytsejam@axnet.net Subject: www.mikeportnow.com Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990712181710.0079f100@mail.rieder.net.py>
icole Stachowicz McWatters wrote: Hi.... ]From: "sK@RRe" <skarre@2.sbbs.se>
> Hi all, > > I got this from Itchy today: > > > As of tonight (July 11th, 1999) at 9:00 PM EST, > > Mike Portnoy will have his own official website! > > > > http://www.mikeportnoy.com/
> Did anyone visit succesfully? I just couldn't connect!
I made it this early this morning (more or less same US east coast time.), but after that, I had troubles and I couldn't get in. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ The trick is not so much to know something, but to know you know it. That is, to appreciate that it's important, and to have a context in which to put it.
Ian Stewart _________________________________________
- . Yan Gonzalez Acosta . - _________________________________________
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 18:10:33 -0700 (PDT) From: John Parks <jpyyz@yahoo.com> To: ytsejam dream theater <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: new Vai album Message-ID: <19990713011033.16990.rocketmail@web601.yahoomail.com>
Here is some kool news concerning the new Steve Vai album that was posted on his website http://www.vai.com/News/
"Steve Vai=92s new solo record, once tentatively titled =93Where The Wild Things Are=94 but now renamed =93The Ultra Zone=94, will be in stores September 7th! With musicians Mike Keneally, Mike Mangini, Robin DiMaggio, Philip Bynoe, Bryan Beller, Japanese pop heroes B=92z and more, Steve comprised his seventh solo record of new tracks and tracks originally intended for the special =93Elusive Light & Sound=94 recordings for the upcoming box set (no release date on that yet). The Japanese version will feature a bonus track called =93Selfless Love=94, which Steve wrote for his mother, and other titles include =93The Blood And Years=94, =93Frank=94, =93Jibboom=94, =93The Silent Within=94, =93Lucky Charms=94, and =93Asian Sky=94. It=92s nearly 70 minutes of pure Vai, and will be in stores Sept 7 on Epic/Sony. A tour will follow, and dates will be posted in the Tour Dates section."
I have a feeling this is gonna be a very kickass album...
later all =3D=3D=3D John Parks jpyyz@yahoo.com
Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not wisdom, Wisdom is not trut= h, Truth is not beauty, Beauty is not love, Love is not music and Music i= s THE BEST=20 -Frank Zappa- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 21:33:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Smith <ktulu@arches.uga.edu> To: Ytsejam <ytsejam@ax.com> Subject: DT concept album? Message-ID: <Pine.A41.4.10.9907122130140.56962-100000@archa14.cc.uga.edu>
Anyone else wondering why the boys are intentionally being so hush-hush about the new record? Maybe it'll end up being a concept album or something :) I know Mike has said in the past he'd like to do one, and he recently said this is the album he's always wanted DT to release...
**************************************************************************** Album Currently Playing: D.C. Cooper **************************************************************************** | Matt Smith | ------------->|ktulu@arches.uga.edu|<------------- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "It's always been in my head to create giant pieces of music." -James Hetfield ****************************************************************************
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:01:04 EDT From: D2112T@aol.com To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: chat.portnoy.com :) Message-ID: <16af6a3d.24bbf7e0@aol.com>
ok I must say that the chat room is a phat thing
darlene
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 22:24:52 -0400 From: Michael Pontrelli <ponte@epix.net> To: ytsejam@ax.com Subject: Discmans and Fates Warning Message-ID: <378AA374.1944C630@epix.net>
About sony.. Ive heard a lot of bad things... but I guess I was lucky. I got my Sony discman in 1993. Its been dropped more than three feet 20 or more times. It fell out of a backpack about the same amount of times. It has at least 500 miles of backpacking and rough car rides.. and still plays like a champ.
But i think they made CD players better back then. The one in my computer and the one in my car right now skip with the slightest imperfection. Which my old Sony discman does not.
And.. I am listening to "A Pleasant Shade of Gray". One of the BEST albums EVER!!! A true piece of ART!!! ahh :) How does this album compare to the rest of Fate's stuff?
-Ponte.. eagerly awaiting Roger Waters and a new DT album...
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