YTSEJAM Digest 5303
Today's Topics:
1) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300
by "Kenn de Mello" <k_demell@oz.plymouth.edu>
2) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300
by "Kenn de Mello" <k_demell@oz.plymouth.edu>
3) Cancellation
by "JWOpitz" <jwopitz@1s.net>
4) bass problem
by "Fran Brennan" <okelnard@hotmail.com>
5) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5302
by Fett2002@aol.com
6) Overselling Venues
by Thesemindz@aol.com
7) Re:Jordan Rudess/Keyboards
by "Nissinen Tommi"
8) 99 xmas CD - *Semi-spoilers*
by Michael Kizer <mike@ivorygate.com>
9) Fan gathering for the 2/26 NYC show
by Scarred2112@aol.com
10) guitar questions
by "Trevor W. Hoit" <TrevorW@ms.kallback.com>
11) SLC DT bootleg...
by GerHartley@aol.com
12) stuff
by "Trevor W. Hoit" <TrevorW@ms.kallback.com>
13) Jon Dery, yea, I remember youuuuuuuuuuuu
by "Paul W. Cashman" <vanyel@crl.com>
14) D-Man...
by O-P Komonen <op777@surffi.net>
15) Poop
by Mark Peters <epididymisle@earthlink.net>
16) Re:YTSEJAM digest 5301
by "Awake ." <awake@buffymail.com>
17) Growly vocals
by "Don Stick" <dodgyboiler@hotmail.com>
18) Re: names
by Jon Parmet <jon@parmetpc.volpe.dot.gov>
19) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300
by mikel <mikel@alphalink.com.au>
20) Star People / Priest
by WB Henderson <wbhender@cs.millersv.edu>
21) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5302
by Dan Costello <axeman_dannl@juno.com>
22) The great Hostess conspiracy
by "M P" <mremann6@hotmail.com>
23) Re: Texas Tour Dates
by MTeiper@aol.com
24) Never Turn Your Back On the Ripper!
by MTeiper@aol.com
25) Dregs; St Twinkie; etc.
by Paul Weiss <paulw@bass.org>
26) hello friends!!!
by Keith Daniel <keithxdan@yahoo.com>
27) YTSE GRAS 99/Hammett
by Kurt M Hampton <kurt.hampton@juno.com>
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 01:33:51 -0500
From: "Kenn de Mello" <k_demell@oz.plymouth.edu>
To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300
Message-ID: <002d01bf7390$cb4bf1a0$b7ab889e@plymouth.edu>
I swear if I see one more of these things I am going to burn somebodies
house down.
some moron who didn't know what they were doing wrote:
>
> please delete my address from this e-mail list:
> nmansper@wam.umd.edu
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 01:34:08 -0500
From: "Kenn de Mello" <k_demell@oz.plymouth.edu>
To: "Kenn de Mello" <k_demell@oz.plymouth.edu>, <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300
Message-ID: <003301bf7390$d59bb6e0$b7ab889e@plymouth.edu>
>
> I swear if I see one more of these things I am going to burn somebodies
> house down.
>
>
> some moron who didn't know what they were doing wrote:
> >
> > please delete my address from this e-mail list:
> > nmansper@wam.umd.edu
>
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:39:35 -0600
From: "JWOpitz" <jwopitz@1s.net>
To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
Subject: Cancellation
Message-ID: <002301bf7391$99c8f780$659068ce@r7m1s8>
Please delete me from your mailing list. Thank you.
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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 22:45:38 PST
From: "Fran Brennan" <okelnard@hotmail.com>
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: bass problem
Message-ID: <20000210064538.47348.qmail@hotmail.com>
Quick question: I've got an Ibanez six string bass (don't remember the #'s,
just that it's the crappiest sixes that was on the market before sam ash
started making those Carlo Robelli's), and every time I play a string it
causes every other string to ring uncontrollably. I mute 'em with my thumb,
but it's still really annoying. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar
problem, and how they fixed it. I'm thinking of buying a replacement
graphite neck from Moses or Modulus, but I'm not sure if that'll solve the
problem, and I'd hate to spend $700 and then have it not work. Or could it
be the bridge? it's just a crappy one that Ibanez puts on 'em. Anyway if
anyone has any suggestions, please pm me. THanks in advance
Fran/Banjoman
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 01:51:35 EST
From: Fett2002@aol.com
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5302
Message-ID: <5b.1ccb6d6.25d3b9f7@aol.com>
In a message dated 2/10/00 1:26:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
ytsejam@torchsong.com writes:
<< sorry, I thought you were talking about Petucci from DT. Why is everyone
so
touchy lately? >>
Go To Hell, Asshole!!!!
-Mike C.
P.S. Just kidding !!! LOL You're right, everyone is getting touchy here
lately. With DT coming around to everywhere, we should all be in a good mood.
Well,.....I guess except for those people who live in an area in which DT
isnt coming to. Maybe that explains it all?
-Mike C.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 02:07:27 EST
From: Thesemindz@aol.com
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Overselling Venues
Message-ID: <1c.c88182.25d3bdaf@aol.com>
Recently the band Slipknot came to my city with the opening band Kitty. About
a week later they went to another concert in a different city. At the
beginning of this show Kitty said "You all gonna tear this place apart???"
And they started rocking. The venue said it held 880 people, but claimed it
sold 900 tickets. Band management counted over 1200 people through the door,
which means that the venue was trying to cheat the band out of money. The
fire marshall showed up and closed down the concert saying that until 20
people left, (making 900 supposed fans 880 supposed fans), the concert
wouldn't continue. Twenty people were offered a full refund, took it, and
left. Then Slipknot took the stage and said "Twenty of out fans were forced
to leave, we're not playing, and nobody's getting a refund. We'll come back
in a few weeks and hold a free concert." This was the second time that this
had happened to Slipknot in this city and last time they did just that. When
Slipknot left the stage the fans went insane and tore the place down to the
ground. All law enforcement agents in the county were instantly called to the
scene and threatened to arrest over 700 people. Just before calling in the
national guard the mob dispersed, but left little more than the rafters in
their wake. In my opinion the venue got exactly what they deserved. Their
greed cheated the band, and the fans, and now those same fans exercised their
power and put the place out of business. I don't encourage mob behavior, but
I'm also glad that the venue was torn down. That kind of crap is hardly
neccessary. Venue's do purposefully outsell events. They assume that some
people will buy tickets and not show up, or sometimes they just don't care.
Give away tickets are often culled from the mass of original tickets, but not
always, which leads to some overselling.
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Date: 10 Feb 2000 09:38:00 +0300
From: "Nissinen Tommi"
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Re:Jordan Rudess/Keyboards
Message-ID: <JA8AAAAAAISlsQABYQADbpMOAcxU@kesko.fi>
>For those that enjoy keyboard-dominated music, I'd recommend Jordan's
>solo CD "Listen." I remember picking it up a few years=20ago, long before
>he joined DT. I couldn't take it out of my player for a while. Jordan
>shows not only how strong his chops are, but also.. and more
>importantly, that he a great writer.
I absolutely agree with you. Only thing that is a little bit weird on this=
cd,
are Jordan=B4s vocals. Keyboard parts are absolutely amazing, but vocals ar=
e, in
my opinion, the weakest part of this otherwise excellent cd. The music is=
a mix
of progressive rock and pop-music. It=B4s a cd worth checking out.
-Tommi
np:Stratovarius/Hunting High And Low (J.Johansson kicks some serious butts)
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:44:29 -0700
From: Michael Kizer <mike@ivorygate.com>
To: Ytsejam <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
Subject: 99 xmas CD - *Semi-spoilers*
Message-ID: <38A26C5D.15D36E65@ivorygate.com>
OK, finally got the CD, and the mag looks great... well, what pages I could
actually pull apart and look at, because the postal service decided that all
packages marked "Fragile" should be left out in the rain over night... Maybe
they hate early "Yes" or something... ;-) I'll try to secure a replacement
mag, luckily the CD and most of the liners were not ruined...
Something on the CD, aside from the MPEG video that's on there for computer
users, how do you access the other files... it looks like lyric files and a few
photos, but not in any format I know of... any clues? The main file is a .CDQ
-- no idea what that is...
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 03:30:15 EST From: Scarred2112@aol.com To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Fan gathering for the 2/26 NYC show Message-ID: <77.16bc4fe.25d3d117@aol.com>
I just wanted everybody going to the NYC show on the 26th know that I'm organizing a get-together before the show with a bunch of fans from mikeportnoy.com. Of course, everyone from the 'jam is invited. I've located a "T.G.I.Friday's" at 761 7th Ave. (around 7th and 51st). It's only about a two block walk from there to Roseland, so it'll spare us the need for taxi's or public transportation (the horror! ;). To me, a 4:00 PM meeting time seems good, as it gives us around 3-4 hours of "chill" time, while still allowing plenty of time to get good spots on line. So, if you can, just drop me an email and let me know if you're interested, and how many people you're bringing. If you've got any suggestions, please feel free to email me at "scarred2112@aol.com". Hope to see you there!
Ian
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:37:24 -0800 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" <TrevorW@ms.kallback.com> To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: guitar questions Message-ID: <E04FDFCFDC87D21194D300A0C9D4BAFA01CB5701@ms.kallback.com>
My question is this: If you guys are so great, then how come you keep wasting your time by posting on this
damn newsgroup??? Shouldn't you guys be off dazzling the world with your incredible guitar playing skills???
LOL! Where's Puh-Tah-Check when you need him? "Shut up and practice!!!"
MY question is: Is a Warr Guitar to a regular guitar the same as a Chapman Stick is to a bass?
Trevor is going to see the Trey Gunn Band Friday night.
NP-Heaven's Edge-Some Other Time Some Other Place. (Still butt-rockin' after all these years)
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 03:50:56 EST From: GerHartley@aol.com To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: SLC DT bootleg... Message-ID: <e3.119401d.25d3d5f0@aol.com>
I forgot to mention how GREAT my MiniDisc bootleg from the SLC show last night sounds...
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Gerald
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 00:48:03 -0800 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" <TrevorW@ms.kallback.com> To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: stuff Message-ID: <E04FDFCFDC87D21194D300A0C9D4BAFA01CB5702@ms.kallback.com>
>> What would be the best way to get the members of Dt to sign my bass?
Um, just hang out by the tour bus and when they come out say "Excuse me, would you sign my bass?" and I bet they would, cuz I've seen them do it several times before.
Lets not forget the Scandinavian musicians that happen to have PARTICULARLY cool names. Yngwie Malmsteen, Timo Tolkki, Jens Johansson...and yes the guys in Meshuggah too :-) Speaking of Jens, does anyone know where I can get his cd, Sonic Winter for under $30?
to whoever asked, the Dregs ARE touring in support of their new live a album, the title of which eludes me. I haven't seen it in any stores so far, hopefully they'll have it at the concert. California Screamin'-CDNow
We're all not rootin' tootin' boot-scootin' buckaroos -- some of us would like to even see Hank Williams Jr. wedged in between the Monday Night Football crashing helmets.
HW 1 or III are good , but HWJr. sucks ass.
Trevor loves Styx.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 100 00:55:02 -0800 (PST) From: "Paul W. Cashman" <vanyel@crl.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Jon Dery, yea, I remember youuuuuuuuuuuu Message-ID: <200002100855.AA27798@crl.crl.com>
..with apologies to Sebastian Bach. :)
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:13:24 +0200 From: O-P Komonen <op777@surffi.net> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: D-Man... Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20000210121324.00949100@trade.hamkk.fi>
Hey dude...
Its great to have you back! I gotta meet you on irc someday, *sniff* /me remembers the gooooood old days with D-Man & M-Bone hanging out on #ytse all the time...
Now, where is Bafuuuuuu?
op777 Thoughts while Eating at McDonald's "...if people were actually shaped like those little "throw litter away" people-figures with the pointy limbs that appear on the boxes the burgers come in, they'd fall into gratings all the time and get stuck. But getting out of jail would be really easy." -Kevin Madden
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 04:43:54 -0600 From: Mark Peters <epididymisle@earthlink.net> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Poop Message-ID: <38A2966A.CDE88D13@earthlink.net>
Korg the potato farmer wrote: > Another highlight of the Dregs was that they did an EXCELLENT cover of > Zappa's Peaches En Regalia. VERY well played for only a 6-man band.
Damn, I can't wait to hear that! I've never heard that tune played by a non-Zappa group (expect the Meridian Arts Ensemble, and they don't count, because they...well, they just don't). My old band used to play it, and we were usually 5-piece, and as a result, it sounded a bit thin. But a band called "Big Swifty" would be expected to play a Zappa tune, wouldn't they?
About theory - theory isn't for everybody. My belief is that you get out of theory what you put into learning about it. As most of you know, there's more to music theory than scales. Hell, if you know some theory, you can appreciate Schoenberg! As long as you don't actually listen to his music, that is :)
Okay, I'm going to stretch a bit, and see if a few Miami-area 'jammers (at least they used to be Miami 'jammers) are still here, and see if they're going to be at Orlando or West Palm Beach. Bobby Tufino? Isaac Sabetai? Elliot Kim? Are you still on here?
Hey, Joel :)
Take care, Mark Peters epididymisle@earthlink.net
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Date: 10 Feb 2000 11:17:03 -0000 From: "Awake ." <awake@buffymail.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re:YTSEJAM digest 5301 Message-ID: <20000210111703.6556.qmail@musone.chek.com>
>From: christoph@ds.domino.de (Christoph Bauer) >Subject: NEED Help! Guitar; increasing sustain etc. > >BTW, the DBX and the Lexicon are running in the >TriAxis loop. But I hear no differences when I just >put them in series after the Pre-Amp.
Just a suggestion, I don't know; but have you tried the compressor in *front* of the pre-amp? That's normally the best place for them. Also, compression + lots of gain rarely = a nice tone. They're pretty antagonistic against each other in my experience.
>From: Jared Emery <Jared@fourwinds-trading.com> >Subject: JPM >I just played a jpm ibanez with the matte camo >finish, and it sounded great! But the fucking neck >is like a classical and the damn frets are soo big!
I never liked the JPMs that I tried out, to be honest. I'm not a big fan of double-lockers, the finish is Kinda' cool if you're JP but a little...y'know, if you're not JP, then it's a bit derivative. The pickups and their configuration is pretty cool (I use the same ones in my Les Paul), but really, that's about it. The neck is, as you say, horrible - Ibanez say it's closer to a JEM, which may well be true, but it's still too big for my tastes - Wizard 13mm lovers of the world unite! The nicest Ibanez I ever played on was an RG220, which is absolute bottom of the range, 2 humbuckers. But put a couple of DiMarzios in and fiddle with the wiring, and you have a class guitar. ---end Ibanez sales pitch---
>From: Fett2002@aol.com >Subject: Re: guitar
>OK, I have a real big question here. Apparently, >there are a few guitar players on this list who are >just incredible and we other ytsejammers should >be greatful we are in there mere prescence. My >question is this: If you guys are so great, then >how come you keep wasting your time by posting on >this damn newsgroup??? Shouldn't you guys be off >dazzling the world with your incredible guitar >playing skills??? Jesus Christ already (and excuse the
'K, I know this wasn't aimed specifically at me, but I have to clear this up. I am NOT a great guitar player. I'm not very mobile with my right hand nor its fingers. I can't even begin to figure out sweep-picking. There's holes in my technique that could swallow the Titanic. All I'm saying is that - and I shamelessly echo JP on this - there is a VAST difference between being a great GUITARIST and being a great MUSICIAN. The latter is, I feel, FAR more important, and that's always been my direction. At the end of the day, I may not be able to do a 32nd note run up and down the neck in the G Demonic mode; but I know a guy who can, and since I can describe to him EXACTLY what I want him to do, it makes life a lot easier!
Not learning theory is effectively like shutting your eyes and fumbling around in the dark. Sure, you'll still make mistakes; but you'll better understand WHY the note you played sounds bad - or in many cases, why the note you accidentally played sounds pretty cool over that chord!
Anyway, that's it for now,
~Simon
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:23:12 GMT From: "Don Stick" <dodgyboiler@hotmail.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Growly vocals Message-ID: <20000210112312.55359.qmail@hotmail.com>
I noticed all the comments about the amazing Opeth lately and thought I'd add some proggy album recommendations for those of you who can listen past these kind of vocals. Of course, there's probably loads of people on here who know a lot more about death and black metal than me, and I'm bound to get flamed. Oh well, here goes:
Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork Every Opeth album Emperor - IX Equilibrium, Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk Cynic - Focus (this album should be worshipped by all humanity) Death - Human, Individual Thought Patterns, Symbolic, The Sound of Perseverance Carcass - Heartwork (bit of a harsh one, this...) Katatonia - anything, especially the one with the bloke from Opeth with the boring name. Focus - Moving Waves (I know its not metal, but its often overlooked) Akercocke - ??
Perhaps someone could help me out with some more recommendations, as while I have all DT stuff, some Fates, Queensryche, Angra, LTE, I'd like to know where to go next to to expand my prog collection.
Sorry to divert from DT-type topics
Don
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:56:43 +0000 From: Jon Parmet <jon@parmetpc.volpe.dot.gov> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: names Message-ID: <38A2B58B.2D22955B@parmetpc.volpe.dot.gov>
> Lets not forget the Scandinavian musicians that happen to have > PARTICULARLY cool names.
And of course there's that German dude, BERND :)
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Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 00:00:15 +1100 From: mikel <mikel@alphalink.com.au> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5300 Message-ID: <38A2B65F.3D20695@alphalink.com.au>
Given that you were talking about emotion over tecnique, I'll assume you were talking about the first solo in MoP. Which, you will note it says in the booklet and is pretty obvious to listen to - was played by Hetfielf not Hammet.
> Your right there, and he also plays the Nothing Else Matters solo which is quite good. > > The problem comes only with people like Steve Vai, who are virtually incapable of putting together something that doesn't RELY on being flashy and clever. > > Remember when Dream Theater released a CD called Falling Into Infinity where they > wrote some very nice tunes that didnt rely on being flashy and clever. Remember how much shit they copped from that? > Who knows what Vai is capable of- the fact is his fans want to hear him shred his guitar to bits, and thats what he gives them.
> >basics. Of course you have to have a something to >replace the theory- an excellent ear, heaps of >imagination, great feel, fast fingers, > >stage presence, > > ..Which has fuck all to do with anything, really. >
I don't quite know what your refering to here, but maybe this is why you are sitting around, a frustrated guitarists, while others are out there enjoying the benefits of being in the ENTERTAINMENT business.
> > >a musical goal or path etc. (Hendrix had all of > >these in great abundance which is why he sits at > >the top of most top guitarist lists, as opposed to > > No. He sits at the top of the tree because he lived a rock & roll lifestyle and died young. If Hendrix was around today and Page had died in 1974, HE'D be at the top of all those lists.
While its difficult to say how true this is, remember that Hendrix was acknowledged as the greatest guitarist on the planet when he was alive. There are amazing tales of how he would blow other guitarists away, long before you became famous. Players from John McLaughlin to Eric Clapton had nothing but praise for him. I hope that one day, you too will appreciate his genius instead of spurting nonsense about the greats.
> > That's complete bullshit. I'm sorry, what did I miss? So he's self taught - so what? I know theory perfectly well, and I'm 100% self-taught. That's no excuse. >
The point wasnt that he was self taught, but that he knew little theory, but instead relied on his ear.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 08:26:54 -0500 From: WB Henderson <wbhender@cs.millersv.edu> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Star People / Priest Message-ID: <4.2.2.20000210080430.00a36450@cs.millersv.edu>
Mr. Korg wrote:
>A half hour before showtime >some gooftroop appeared on stage named The Star People. <snip> >While they appeared to have talent, they were pretty >much a novelty act.
What's wrong with that? I don't think any band that pretends to be aliens expects anybody to take them seriously. Go ahead and laugh: they want you to. It'd be like trying to keep a straight face at a Zappa concert. Inhumanly possible, unless you're my boss, whose boyfriend dragged her to see a FZ show back when I was in preschool -- hated it. How's that for fair?
And, later, on a different (but possibly thematically related) subject, Mike C. said:
> I don't how many Ozzy fans there are out there, but there is an Ozzy tribute >coming out that has a cover of "Mr. Crowley" done with Yngwie on guitar and >Derek Sherinian on keyboards! Of course, the singer is going to be Ripper >Owens (the guy who's the lead singer of Judas Priest these days), but hey, 2 >outta 3 aint bad!
Ripper ain't Rob Halford, but he's a damn fine metal singer. "Jugulator" is one of the best Priest albums of the lot if you ask me. Old JP meets balls and chunk. I'm much looking forward to their next studio release. Some info on it (and Rob's new solo album) if anyone's interested:
http://www.judas-priest.com/news.html
Brian
[NP...Ozone Quartet -- Nocturne]
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:21:21 -0500 From: Dan Costello <axeman_dannl@juno.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5302 Message-ID: <20000210.093221.-931829.0.Axeman_dannl@juno.com>
Miss Ricciardi ever so graciously replied:
> It's basically a huge room with great sound, but since it's general admission, > it can be tough to see the stage even if you're not a shorty. :)
eh, I think I got that one covered. (6'5")
> In typical NYC fashion, drinks are VERY expensive and they are VERY > strict about proofing, but I've never been to a show there that was 21 > and over. Besides, if it were, it would say so on the tickets.
Yeah, I didn't want to buy the tix first, and THEN find out that it was 21+. Thanks.
Mike C. wrote:
> I don't how many Ozzy fans there are out there, but there is an Ozzy > tribute coming out that has a cover of "Mr. Crowley" done with Yngwie > on guitar and Derek Sherinian on keyboards! Of course, the singer is > going to be Ripper Owens (the guy who's the lead singer of Judas Priest
> these days), but hey, 2 outta 3 aint bad! It might be worth a listen when it > comes out. Just thought I'd mention it though either way.
Yngwie teamed up with Ronny James Dio, Stu Hamm, Gregg Bissonnette, and Paul Taylor on a REALLY cool cover of Aerosmith's "Dream On." http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/Dream-On.mp3
Many people have mentioned an infamous "Birch Hill" show that was outrageously overbooked and where everyone was being "crushed" by the crowd. I'm curious, how packed was it? I was about 50ft from the stage during Metallica's set at Woodstock 99 and I thought I was gonna suffocate. Was the Birch Hill show any worse than that?
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:36:46 EST From: "M P" <mremann6@hotmail.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: The great Hostess conspiracy Message-ID: <20000210143646.2203.qmail@hotmail.com>
>From: "Matt J Lough" <lough@home.com> >Subject: Re: names >sorry, I thought you were talking about Petucci from DT. Why is everyone >so >touchy lately?
apparantly the smily store ran out. here's a few extras to hold people over :) :) ;) :) :) use liberally.
>From: "Korg Ecksthrey" <korgx3@safelink.net> >Subject: The Hostess Conspiracy.
>Could it be that Hostess products are sanctified in the name of Dream >Theater? Perhaps there is a shrine to Twinkie the Kid in the bus we don't >know about? To eat a Twinkie is to sin in the eyes of the almighty Hostess?
ya know what I say to that? Save a whale. Club a twinkie!
J/J - professional confectional agnostic
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:47:35 EST From: MTeiper@aol.com To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Texas Tour Dates Message-ID: <b1.19b19b2.25d42987@aol.com>
In a message dated 02/10/1970, 12:27:33 AM, ytsejam@torchsong.com writes:
<<RE: Texas LOVES Dream Theater (hint, hint)
Okay boys, I know it's too hot most of the time, too cold some of the time, in the middle of a drought ALL of the time (except when under a flash flood warning), AND we suffer hail storms, dust storms, F5 twisters, hurricanes, lightning that can peel the paint off your tour bus, swarms of killer bees, giant mounds of fire ants, invasions of grass hoppers, invasions of crickets, invasions of illegal aliens, roaches that fly, roaches that crawl... Oh heck, we may have all of the worst parts of the Bible down here, but we do love our Dream Theater. We're all not rootin' tootin' boot-scootin' buckaroos -- some of us would like to even see Hank Williams Jr. wedged in between the Monday Night Football crashing helmets. So, PLEASE come to Ft. Worth. PLEASE!!! I saw DT at The Caravan of Dreams (the best freakin' concert venue this rock soldier has ever seen) one week before they recorded OIALT and it was like having them in my own living room. You must return. I promise, NO COW TIPPIN'.>>
Well there seems to have been quite a few requests lately for some DT Texas tour dates. On 1-13-2000, Mike Portnoy posted an updated tour dates list (at the time) on UACM, and he included the following comment:
"There might be a possibility of a few more shows added (without The Dregs) throughout Texas between March 5th and 10th 2000"
So keep the faith, and keep checking UACM (www.dreamtheater.net) for any additional tour date announcements!
Hope this helps... Matt T.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:52:37 EST From: MTeiper@aol.com To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Never Turn Your Back On the Ripper! Message-ID: <57.1beed34.25d42ab5@aol.com>
In a message dated 02/10/1970, 12:27:33 AM, Mike C. writes:
<<I don't how many Ozzy fans there are out there, but there is an Ozzy tribute coming out that has a cover of "Mr. Crowley" done with Yngwie on guitar and Derek Sherinian on keyboards! Of course, the singer is going to be Ripper Owens (the guy who's the lead singer of Judas Priest these days), but hey, 2 outta 3 aint bad! It might be worth a listen when it comes out. Just thought I'd mention it though either way. -Mike C.>>
So what's wrong with Ripper?!? Granted, everyone's entitled to their opinions, but I was very impressed with Ripper's work on both Jugulator and the double live album. That dude has one HELL of a voice. He reminds me of a Halford with balls. I personally, would love to hear Ripper have a shot at Mr. Crowley... :-)
My 2.5 cents.... Matt T.
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:17:21 -0500 (EST) From: Paul Weiss <paulw@bass.org> To: A Mind Forever Ytse-ing <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Dregs; St Twinkie; etc. Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.10.10002100956150.4352-100000@gs.bass.org>
The new live Dregs album is called California Screamin' Live. It blew me away completely, and forced me to consider buying tickets for the DT show here in DC. After all, a Monday is not the ideal night to be out late, but hey, they haven't been around here in a while. But back to the album, it's got three covers: Peaches en Regalia (with guest Dweezil Zappa), Jessica (Allmann Brothers), and of course Dixie. A stunning recording of what was, I'm sure, a stunning evening.
KorgX3 wrote:
>To eat a Twinkie is to sin in the eyes of the almighty Hostess?
How about those cute cream-filled cupcakes? All hail St Twinkie, the patron saint of touring bands.
>Mike just told me to bring him a bottle of Tequila next time.
Right, Korg. Now you're gonna have people bringing cases of Tequila to gigs and during the set, flinging them at the band.
James: <singing> I'm not the one the sleeper thought he *ow*, fuck! that hurt. All right, who threw that, you shit? Where's the fire marshall when you need him? Mike: Thanks guys! <a la Homer Simpson>Mmm, floor margaritas.
>the stupid spotlight guy
That would be a great name for a band....
>Jordan's solo made me go wee wee.
That wouldn't have been the beer then. Ah. I hope you made it to the gentlemen's room first.
>an Austin Powers motif
By that I assume you mean the main theme, which is in reality Quincy Jones' Soul Bossa Nova. Thanks for the spoiler warning. :)
>they ended Take The Time on a suspended note.
Wow they were able to get it to float in the air? Did you see piano wires holding it up?
paul NP Ednaswap: Wonderland Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul's biweekly musical quote:
We're all someone's daughter;/ we're all someone's son./ How can we look at each other/ down the barrel of a gun?
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:42:10 -0800 (PST) From: Keith Daniel <keithxdan@yahoo.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: hello friends!!! Message-ID: <20000210154210.15773.qmail@web502.mail.yahoo.com>
Well, I'm a new one in this list!, I guess this is a chance to meet people who have something in common with me, music is my weakness, but I'm not a musician, I'm studying electrical engineering, and my hobby is music, I like to read good books too, specially horror novels (Stephen King is my favorite)... This is a little about me... Write soon...
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:56:58 -0600 From: Kurt M Hampton <kurt.hampton@juno.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: YTSE GRAS 99/Hammett Message-ID: <20000210.095834.11670.1.Kurt.Hampton@juno.com>
Hey, I realized the band is most likely gonna be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. It would be great to rum into them, or find out where they would be. If only THEY were kings of a parade instead of NSYNC and Britney Spears (Im lookin foward to her actually BOOOYYOOIIIIIIGGGG). Either way its gonna be cool. But guys be responsible Mardi Gras night, think about us when partying. I don't want a hungover DT.
Seems everyone is up in arms over Hammetts style. While Im no musician, I have fiddled with the guitar a little. I also own a shitload of Metallica stuff, including the box set which I just got the other day. I watched the Seattle 89 justice show, the guitar solo was amazing. He can play almost anything. In the middle they all broke into Little Wing. He can play bluesy stuff really well. One of the greatest guitarists in the world, no. Ranking guitarist thats ridiculous. There could be some undiscovered Jo Blow that kicks everyone's dick off and weve never heard of him.
Kurt NP-Rush 2112 Live (Diff Stages)
"and though it leads to nowhere, you part debris and keep on going" - Doubledrive "Gone" "Im inspired and content"-Dream Theater "Scarred" 45.2 % of Americans pee in the shower
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