YTSEJAM digest 5605

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Date: Mon Sep 11 2000 - 04:50:39 EDT

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    Today's Topics:

      1) Re: Crack the Sky
     by schew@interzone.com (Steve Chew)
      2) Boy Bands/Lip Syncing
     by "John DiBella" <dibelj@optonline.net>
      3)
     by ukmnb123@yahoo.com
      4) Re: Crack The Sky?
     by Brooks Edman <bedman@lvc.edu>
      5) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5604
     by Brooks Edman <bedman@lvc.edu>
      6) RE: MTV VMAs
     by "The Honorable Ari Goldmann" <agoldman@bates.edu>
      7) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5604
     by Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
      8) DT gigs/ improv / limitations
     by CyberDuke <duskob@mol.com.mk>
      9) Re: MTV VMAs
     by JamesAhab@aol.com
     10) me pulls out YTSEJAM THE FLAME THROWER..
     by Kurt M Hampton <kurt.hampton@juno.com>
     11) Re: MTV VMAs
     by Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
     12) Re: MTV VMAs
     by WB Henderson <wbhender@cs.millersville.edu>
     13) Re: MTV VMAs
     by "Carlos A. Alfaro" <calfaro@yunque.net>
     14) DT interview at knac.com
     by cheryl <cherylcat@earthlink.net>
     15) Re: St. Louis radio
     by "Dale R. Newberry" <tack@sockets.net>

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 05:37:54 -0400 (EDT)
    From: schew@interzone.com (Steve Chew)
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: Crack the Sky
    Message-ID: <m13Y3Yh-000JlLC@mail.interzone.com>

    >
    >Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 09:36:52 -0400
    >From: "Dave Neff" <nerf1@erols.com>
    >
    >A friend of mine gave me a tape of a band called
    >"Crack The Sky" and I think they sound almost exactly
    >like Echolyn. Way good stuff! Anybody know about them?
    >

            Crack the Sky is one of my favorite bands. They are from
    the western Pennsylvania area and eventually made Baltimore, Maryland
    their home. They have done a few "reunion" concerts in Baltimore over
    the past few years, but I don't think they plan to make any new albums.
    Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!
            Their first albums are from the late 70's and early 80's.
    They have a kind of quirky, but enjoyable style and have some prog
    tendencies in the vein of Rush and Queen (though not really like
    either one). Their lyrics are often fairly amusing (which is what
    makes me think of Queen). They just make cool, fun songs, with
    interesting music (good use of dynamics and great melodies).
            In the early 90's they came out with a 'comeback' album
    called "From the Greenhouse". The title track got some airplay in
    Pittsburgh and maybe a few other places. That album is more Pink Floyd
    influenced.
            If you want to try other albums, I'd recommend their first
    album, which is just called "Crack the Sky". I also like "Safety in
    Numbers" which was the first album I heard of theirs. Animal Notes
    and White Music are also pretty good. I wouldn't recommend any of the
    albums after Safety in Numbers, execpt for "From the Greenhouse" unless
    you already have the others.

                                    Steve

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 08:54:07 -0400
    From: "John DiBella" <dibelj@optonline.net>
    To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: Boy Bands/Lip Syncing
    Message-ID: <000801c01b26$352fb4c0$0300bf18@ftp-server>

    Andrew,
      I used to work for Denny Dunaway, the original bass player for Alice
    Cooper. When New Kids On The Block were "the thing" he was forced to take
    his 2 daughters to one of their concerts. He actually RAVED about their
    back-up band, and said that for what they do, they do it really well.
      Apparently there's more talent there than meets the eye, but I STILL
    wouldn't pay for it...

    John D.

    >From: Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
    >
    >So I'm watching the VMAs on rerun (since I didn't see them the first
    >time) and I am AMAZED that N'Sync is actually performing live! As in,
    >they're not lip syncing. You ask me how I can tell?
    >
    >Well, I have three reasons to believe that they're actually singing. The
    >first is that I am a singer and I can tell when somebody is actually
    >singing what is shown in the television set. The second is that the
    >mixing job is rough; in other words, somebody is actually trying to mix
    >their voices together as it's going (as opposed to Britney Spears who was
    >most definitely lip syncing - her voice sounded too perfect like it had
    >been recorded not only with a condenser mic but had been through
    >compressors and eqs already). The third is that they had live musicians
    >(and we all know how hard it is to sync live music up to prerecorded
    >voices).
    >
    >This really impresses me. As much as I didn't used to like N'Sync, the
    >more I've seen of them the more I appreciate them. They continue to
    >impress me.
    >
    >I know I'm gonna get flamed out the wazoo for this :)

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:11:03 -0400
    From: Brooks Edman <bedman@lvc.edu>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: Crack The Sky?
    Message-ID: <39BBA487.67FD3669@lvc.edu>

    > ------------------------------
    >
    > Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 09:36:52 -0400
    > From: "Dave Neff" <nerf1@erols.com>
    > To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    > Subject: Crack The Sky?
    > Message-ID: <000401c01a63$1f7946a0$a2dbfea9@oemcomputer>
    >
    > A friend of mine gave me a tape of a band called
    > "Crack The Sky" and I think they sound almost exactly
    > like Echolyn. Way good stuff! Anybody know about them?
    >
    > ------------------------------

    Hell yeah. Crack the sky is from good old Baltimore (my hometown). They are great and I
    actually played a show with them once. It was a benefit show for some group called
    A.L.P.H.A (active locals preventing heroin addiction). It was cool and I talked with the
    gutarist for hours back stage.

    ------------------------------

    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:20:09 -0400
    From: Brooks Edman <bedman@lvc.edu>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5604
    Message-ID: <39BBA6A9.C5B50C84@lvc.edu>

    > Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 15:34:00 -0400 (EDT)
    > From: Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
    > To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    > Subject: MTV VMAs
    > Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009091529200.30488-100000@oz.plymouth.edu>
    >
    > So I'm watching the VMAs on rerun (since I didn't see them the first
    > time) and I am AMAZED that N'Sync is actually performing live! As in,
    > they're not lip syncing. You ask me how I can tell?
    >
    > Well, I have three reasons to believe that they're actually singing. The
    > first is that I am a singer and I can tell when somebody is actually
    > singing what is shown in the television set. The second is that the
    > mixing job is rough; in other words, somebody is actually trying to mix
    > their voices together as it's going (as opposed to Britney Spears who was
    > most definitely lip syncing - her voice sounded too perfect like it had
    > been recorded not only with a condenser mic but had been through
    > compressors and eqs already). The third is that they had live musicians
    > (and we all know how hard it is to sync live music up to prerecorded
    > voices).
    >
    > This really impresses me. As much as I didn't used to like N'Sync, the
    > more I've seen of them the more I appreciate them. They continue to
    > impress me.
    >
    > I know I'm gonna get flamed out the wazoo for this :)
    >
    > -------------------------------------------------
    > Ah yes. We discussed this on friday in my Music Recording Technology Class. N'stink
    > was actually singing BUT they had a little technology on their side. It is called auto
    > tune. A little box that can correct pitch on the spot. So the boys were singing but had
    > some help! Also it is not very hard to sync a live band to a loop. They probably all
    > had in ear monitors and they could hear the click track through them (this was very
    > noticable in christina aguleras performance when that guy from limp butthead came up
    > and the drummer totally stopped playing)

    ------------------------------

    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:19:58 -0400
    From: "The Honorable Ari Goldmann" <agoldman@bates.edu>
    To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: RE: MTV VMAs
    Message-ID: <NDBBIKGKKLCGJMPIJKOKEEFNCBAA.agoldman@bates.edu>

    >This really impresses me. As much as I didn't used to like N'Sync, the
    >more I've seen of them the more I appreciate them. They continue to
    >impress me.

    >I know I'm gonna get flamed out the wazoo for this :)

    Actually Andrew I agree with you. Despite what anybody thinks about
    N'Sync's music, it can't be disputed that they are hard working musicians
    doing what they love. And that, at the very least, must be respected.

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:50:47 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
    To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5604
    Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009101248590.77564-100000@oz.plymouth.edu>

    On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Brooks Edman wrote:

    > Ah yes. We discussed this on friday in my Music Recording Technology
    > Class. N'stink was actually singing BUT they had a little technology
    > on their side. It is called auto tune. A little box that can correct
    > pitch on the spot. So the boys were singing but had some help! Also it
    > is not very hard to sync a live band to a loop. They probably all had
    > in ear monitors and they could hear the click track through them (this
    > was very noticable in christina aguleras performance when that guy
    > from limp butthead came up and the drummer totally stopped playing)

    Okay, here's the thing though: They were singing out of tune at
    points. So explain that with the autotune. Yes, I know they use that
    plugin in the studio and probably live sometimes, too, but there were
    definitely moments when their chords were off. I've seen that plugin at
    work and I know how it works as well (I've also had experience recording
    and using things like that - it's actually a handy plugin :), but I also
    have perfect pitch and trust me, I know when a chord is off.

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:17:54 +0200
    From: CyberDuke <duskob@mol.com.mk>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: DT gigs/ improv / limitations
    Message-ID: <39BB9811.AE57537D@mol.com.mk>

    > From: "mikel@alphalink.com.au" <mikel@alphalink.com.au>
    > Subject: keyboards
    >
    > I would say most likely Dream Theater doesn't change their setlist
    > because they can't remember that many songs. DT have a reputation
    > of being extraordinarily precise when performing

    OK, but what about improvisations? I think it's possible once in a while
    getting free and just try out some jams ...

    I was wondering, that Petrucci solo on Live in Tokyo, during TLF. That
    is by all means the best Petrucci solo act, IMO. Now, it seems like he
    is improvising, or you think he had prepared bits 'n pieces of it
    before?
    Occasionaly when Myung and Mike jump in with rhythmic background for
    what Petrucci is playing at the moment, at times it seems to good to be
    all improvisation. Like Myung is holding one note line and then changes
    into 2 notes bass background while the same time Mike starts little
    different drum pattern. I dunno, can please someone say something if he
    knows?

    I love that whole part, it's awesome. That's why personally I HATED the
    OIALT guitar solo, we didn't need yet anoter show-off, at least as far
    as I am concerned.

    Oh well, ... I'm just wondering why they don't do it, and I can't
    believe such a musicians are not capable of improvisations. Maybe the
    thing is - DT stick TOO MUCH to the prog genre and that style. Maybe
    they don't even think in that direction, having improvisations ... I
    dunno ...

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:18:17 EDT
    From: JamesAhab@aol.com
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: MTV VMAs
    Message-ID: <77.95c8b61.26ed5499@aol.com>

    >< So I'm watching the VMAs on rerun (since I didn't see them the first
    time) and I am AMAZED that N'Sync is actually performing live! As in,
    they're not lip syncing. <cut> This really impresses me. As much as I didn't
    used to like N'Sync, the more I've seen of them the more I appreciate them.
    They continue to impress me. ><

    Why would you be impressed that they're not lip syncing? Is it really become
    so bad that because Britney Spears and countless other kiddie pop groups have
    lip-synced, we just expect everyone to lip sync? And when they actaully sing
    their songs live, like every other band in existence does, it's impressive?

    ------------------------------

    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 16:46:46 -0500
    From: Kurt M Hampton <kurt.hampton@juno.com>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: me pulls out YTSEJAM THE FLAME THROWER..
    Message-ID: <20000910.164800.-19703.3.Kurt.Hampton@juno.com>

    Andrew-Nsync are bad.

    BSB kick there ass anyday. The difference is BSB actually have decent
    voices, they just sing crap. That last song from their last album, (slow
    they are all moping around) I don't know the name. Anyway when the guy
    with the pony tail gets off the bus in the video, he goes up and down the
    scale quite nicely.

    Nsync should go bye bye bye

    Jessica Simpson makes all the other blondes look REALLY bad. Have you
    ever seen her? WWWWWWWWOOOOOOOWWWWWWW.

    Kurt
    NP-DT Hollow Years

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 18:52:22 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Andrew Coutermarsh <a_couter@oz.plymouth.edu>
    To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: Re: MTV VMAs
    Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009101848360.99989-100000@oz.plymouth.edu>

    On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 JamesAhab@aol.com wrote:

    > >< So I'm watching the VMAs on rerun (since I didn't see them the
    > first time) and I am AMAZED that N'Sync is actually performing live!
    > As in, they're not lip syncing. <cut> This really impresses me. As
    > much as I didn't used to like N'Sync, the more I've seen of them the
    > more I appreciate them. They continue to impress me. ><
    >
    > Why would you be impressed that they're not lip syncing? Is it really
    > become so bad that because Britney Spears and countless other kiddie
    > pop groups have lip-synced, we just expect everyone to lip sync? And
    > when they actaully sing their songs live, like every other band in
    > existence does, it's impressive?

    Well, I didn't really mean that they impress me because they weren't lip
    synching. What I meant was that they sounded GOOD and they weren't lip
    synching, and THAT impresses me. As I said, they continue to amaze me
    because the harmonies they use (regardless of whether or not they use
    AutoTune, which I'm sure they do) and the way they perform is great. The
    more I've listened to the boy band/pop music of today, the more I like
    it. Hey, it's not rocket science music like DT's, but it's music
    nonetheless - and as I've said continually in the past, pop music is there
    for one purpose and one purpose only (if you discount the whole money
    thing): to have FUN. And hell, if I'm going to a dance club or a party, I
    don't WANT to hear Dream Theater, I want to hear pop music. It's easy to
    dance to, it's fun, happy, and it goes great in the background. What more
    could you ask for when you're in the mood to dance and drink?

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:59:20 -0700
    From: WB Henderson <wbhender@cs.millersville.edu>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: MTV VMAs
    Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.0.20000910193048.00b57790@cs.millersville.edu>

    >N'Sync is actually performing live! As in,
    >they're not lip syncing. You ask me how I can tell?

    Not to dispute that, but I saw a minute or two of them on "The Today Show",
    and they were clearly lip synching. They were out in the middle of the
    street with pre-recorded backing instruments. It shouldn't be a surprise,
    though, that N'Sync *can* actually sing under different circumstances. The
    lot of them were selected from hundreds of applicants to be 'the next big
    thing', and singing ability was no doubt one of the requirements for
    selection. (And, of course, that, in terms of musical legitimacy,
    nullifies any talent the dudes may genuinely have!) Plus, considering the
    amount of money the suits have invested in the group, I'm sure they've
    bought their golden boys-of-the-month a singing lesson or three.

    What's with rerunning awards shows anyhow? FOX played those damn Teen
    (Clone) Choice Awards for about the fifteenth time last week. Aren't these
    supposed to be one-shot deals? Next thing you know, the they'll be showing
    "Nightline" repeats after Saturday morning cartoons.

    Changing the subject:
    To those that haven't heard, King Crimson is going on tour relatively
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    Brian

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:22:57 -0400
    From: "Carlos A. Alfaro" <calfaro@yunque.net>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: MTV VMAs
    Message-ID: <39BC33F1.8398068F@yunque.net>

    Andrew Coutermarsh wrote:

    > Well, I didn't really mean that they impress me because they weren't lip
    > synching. What I meant was that they sounded GOOD and they weren't lip
    > synching, and THAT impresses me. As I said, they continue to amaze me
    > because the harmonies they use (regardless of whether or not they use
    > AutoTune, which I'm sure they do) and the way they perform is great. The
    > more I've listened to the boy band/pop music of today, the more I like
    > it. Hey, it's not rocket science music like DT's, but it's music
    > nonetheless - and as I've said continually in the past, pop music is there
    > for one purpose and one purpose only (if you discount the whole money
    > thing): to have FUN. And hell, if I'm going to a dance club or a party, I
    > don't WANT to hear Dream Theater, I want to hear pop music. It's easy to
    > dance to, it's fun, happy, and it goes great in the background. What more
    > could you ask for when you're in the mood to dance and drink?
    >
    >

        Good! For once it's good to see someone on this list who can appreciate
    other types of
    music (im talking about pop/dance/techno/electronic) other than prog rock. Yes
    , prog is
    awesome, so is jazz and some metal, but different music serve different
    purposes. While
    i think boy bands suck, i do have to give them credit for singing live. Why?
    you may ask, because
    like it or not, theyre singing , harmonizing while doing some crazy dances for
    shits sake!
    In that sense i believe theyre more "entertainers", because theyre singers and
    dancers not musicians.
    Sure, DT are virtuoso players, but they hardly even sing while playing their
    instruments, IMO doing choreographed dances while singing is just as hard or
    even harder (at least phisically to maintain pitch and be harmonious).

        It sort of brings me back to a few jams ago, when people were talking
    about how this club had
    a dress code, and some of you were bitching about it and talking about the
    "beautiful people club" or something to that effect.. SHEESH... some of you
    *need* to enjoy other aspects of life. While its true
    that a lot of people who are into the club scene are shallow, image minded
    people, i found it very disturbing seeing people criticizing others just
    because they enjoy dressing up and going to a club. And you wonder why people
    think prog and prog listeners suck. Some of you need to lay off the D&D for
    one weekend and enjoy a night of dancing and drinking with good friends..

    :Disclaimer: The preceding was just my (inflamatory) opinion.

                    Come into this night, Your plight alone
                 Carry your weight, You are flawed as all of us
                      Come into this night, You only home
                Itīs never too late, To repent, suffer the loss
                             Opeth : Benighted
                    Carlos Alfaro Internet Solutions Inc.
              mailto:calfaro@yunque.net mailto:prog@musician.org

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 20:22:16 -0700
    From: cheryl <cherylcat@earthlink.net>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: DT interview at knac.com
    Message-ID: <39BC4FE8.14C4792B@earthlink.net>

    Forgive me if this has already been mentioned (I've been on Maui for a
    week and deftly deleted all my emails when I got home due to laziness).
    But this is pretty damn kewl...

    http://www.knac.com/Feat_Page?featureID=6039

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    Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:56:06 -0500
    From: "Dale R. Newberry" <tack@sockets.net>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: St. Louis radio
    Message-ID: <auto-000018748849@front001.cluster1.charter.net>

    Damn, it's been a little while since I've posted. Oh well, it's good to
    be back in the St. Louis area. Radio here has gotten much better
    the past year or so. In fact, I just heard tonight on 97.1 FM
    (www.97.fm) (the show Metal Shop that's on Sunday nights from 10-
    12) none other than Metropolis Pt. 1. I was thnking of calling in
    and requesting it, but looks like either the DJ or some other listener
    beat me to it :).

    Dale R. Newberry

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