YTSEJAM digest 5792

From: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Date: Sat Mar 10 2001 - 09:54:15 EST

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                                YTSEJAM Digest 5792

    Today's Topics:

      1) 'Tage News
     by "Trevor Hoit" <thoit@winstar.com>
      2) Freak Kitchen news
     by Jan Melander <jan.melander@got.wmdata.se>
      3) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5791
     by "Sarah Rudolph" <rekless_fabl@hotmail.com>
      4) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5791
     by "xxx" <hipodilski@phreedom.org>
      5) the 'Tage and VP
     by "Alexandra O'Connell" <nocalc@yahoo.com>

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    Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:43:09 -0800
    From: "Trevor Hoit" <thoit@winstar.com>
    To: "'Ytsejam'" <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: 'Tage News
    Message-ID: <002701c0a8b8$06ba10c0$574b010a@winstar.com>

    SAVATAGE ANNOUNCES NEW SINGER AND GUITARIST
    NEW YORK/TAMPA, Fla. - Symphonic Rock band Savatage, which recorded its n=
    ew
    album Poets & Madmen as a quartet, has returned to a six-piece with the
    announcement of a new vocalist and second guitarist.
    Florida musician Damond Jiniya joins the group as the new vocalist. "We
    found Damond by accident at a mutual friend=92s house near my hometown in
    Florida," Oliva said. "When he opened his mouth to sing, we were all blow=
    n
    away." Former vocalist Zak Stevens left Savatage due to family commitment=
    s
    just prior to the recording of Poets & Madmen.
    Jack Frost will take on the duties of second guitarist, replacing Al
    Pitrelli, who now plays in Megadeth. Frost=92s resume includes Seven Witc=
    hes,
    Bronx Casket Co., Speeed, and Metalium. "We=92ve been friends with Jack F=
    rost
    for years and always felt that we had great chemistry," said founding mem=
    ber
    Jon Oliva. "So, when Al left, we thought he was perfect for the direction=
     of
    the band."

    Trevor W. Hoit
    Provisioning Coordinator/Circuit Designer
    WinStar Broadband Services

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    Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 17:13:32 +0100
    From: Jan Melander <jan.melander@got.wmdata.se>
    To: ytsejam <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: Freak Kitchen news
    Message-ID: <B6CEBFBC.275D%jan.melander@got.wmdata.se>

    Good news to all North-American Kitchen Freaks and music fans, I just
    snapped this of FK's homepage:

    "Guitar Nine releases FK-catalogue in the US
    No longer will our US and Canadian friends have to buy insanely expensive
    import cds. All Freak Kitchen albums are now available through Guitar Nine
    Records. (http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/deadsoulmen.html)"

    Cheers,
    Janne

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            Jan Melander
            WM-Data
            jan.melander@got.wmdata.se
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    "Until the circle breaks and wisdom lies ahead,
     The faithful live Awake, the rest remain misled"
                    Innocence Faded - Dream Theater

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    Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 12:21:52 -0600
    From: "Sarah Rudolph" <rekless_fabl@hotmail.com>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5791
    Message-ID: <F158MmXKCnzNwRC6Hix0000499e@hotmail.com>

    >I told before that the possible live cd will be from Istanbul - Turkey 2000
    >which was the last show of the tour.,He mentioned that it was being
    >recorded and will be released later.. that night there were also many
    >cameras around there :))))) but Im not sure if they were the press or the
    >recording crew

    Steve is working on the live CD as we speak. It isn't a complete live show,
    but a collection of live songs that he wrote and performed for some of the
    different countries he visited on the Ultra Zone tour. There is a note from
    Steve on his website, and he talks a little about some of the songs on the
    upcoming cd. For those of you who are too lazy to navigate through vai.com,
    here's where that note is. ;-)
    http://www.vai.com/news/updates.html

    Sarah
    rekless_fabl@hotmail.com
    ICQ: 77502715
    AIM: reklessfabl
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    Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 00:51:02 +0200
    From: "xxx" <hipodilski@phreedom.org>
    To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com>
    Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5791
    Message-ID: <001101c0a8eb$6df493e0$d6aa5c8b@xxx>

    > I told before that the possible live cd will be from Istanbul - Turkey
    2000
    > which was the last show of the tour.,He mentioned that it was being
    recorded
    > and will be released later..
    > that night there were also many cameras around there :)))))
    > but Im not sure if they were the press or the recording crew

    Dude, Vai told this on every show of the tour, here in Bulgaria also. And
    the whole thing was filmed here too. And i have a soundboard bootleg from
    Holland and there he tells the audience the same. So I assume the live album
    will be bits from several shows, not from one specific event.

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    Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 17:40:16 -0800 (PST)
    From: "Alexandra O'Connell" <nocalc@yahoo.com>
    To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
    Subject: the 'Tage and VP
    Message-ID: <20010310014016.12962.qmail@web2103.mail.yahoo.com>

    >I havnt really checked out Savatage yet and would
    >like to know a decent album to start with (cos
    >someone told me they have a few) - any clues??

    I would start out with Dead Winter Dead. (And not
    just 'cause it was my first, hehe) This is a
    fantastic album and gives a good indication of where
    Savatage are now, musically - of course I haven't
    heard the new one, Poets & Madmen, which has been
    called a "change." Then work your way backwards and
    forwards. I really enjoyed Handful of Rain, but that
    is a transition album really, from the more crunchy
    with an edge early days to the melodic focus and
    harmonies and more polished sound found on later CDs.

    Info and discography to be found at www.savatage.net.
    Wake of Magellan is great too, but as far as I'm
    concerned nothing beats Dead Winter Dead *as an
    album*. Okay, so Streets is fantastic as well - if
    you want a great example of the more old-school sound
    (there's been much change of personnel) check that out
    also.

    >PPS I recently purchased a live Vanden Plas album and
    >I thought it rocked but they are soooooooo like DT -
    >is it them in disguise? Even the vocals?
       Hrm, how could you say the *vocals* are so much the
    same? As far as I'm concerned, Andy Kuntz sounds
    nothing like LaBrie at all; the most you can say is
    that they both sing "progmetal vocallines." Totally
    different qualities of voice. I just listened to Far
    Off Grace again the other day and was struck by the
    soft quality of Kuntz's voice.. amazing.

    Alex

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