YTSEJAM Digest 6196
Today's Topics:
1) Ultima Ratio ordering
by "Paul W. Cashman" <pellaz@attbi.com>
2) Space Metal
by Chris Elder <twilightzone@mindspring.com>
3) Victor Wooten
by Ilia <painlessscream@yahoo.com>
4) RE: Space Metal
by "Souter, Jan-Michael" <JSouter@healthaxis.com>
5) upcoming tour & side projects
by Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com>
6) Re: upcoming tour & side projects
by "Glenn Fitzgerald" <whofooldu@vaix.net>
7) Re: ty tabor
by Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com>
8) Gordian knot
by "Stephen Gervois" <sgervois@atmel.fr>
9) Steve Morse
by "Neil Evans" <progmtl@mindspring.com>
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Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 04:31:40 -0400
From: "Paul W. Cashman" <pellaz@attbi.com>
To: ytsejam@torchsong.com
Subject: Ultima Ratio ordering
Message-ID: <3CDA33EC.55F2@attbi.com>
> From: Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com>
> Subject: new Superior??
>
> ooo... i really have been out of it for a while...
> so there's a new Superior CD?
Yep!
> sorry if this has been mauled to death on the list...
> how would i go about ordering? U.S. distribution?
At the moment the best way to obtain it in the West is to order it via
the band's website, http://www.meet-superior.de/ This will get you an
autographed copy of the CD via Mark Metzger, a longtime U.S. fan of the
band, as long as copies are available.
Some U.S. distribution is supposed to be on the way -- Bernd, any update
on this? I know who you were talking to, but hadn't heard any further
details.....
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Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 09:43:05 -0500 From: Chris Elder <twilightzone@mindspring.com> To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Space Metal Message-ID: <B8FFF529.2309%twilightzone@mindspring.com>
Did anyone else order Arjen Lucassan's "Star One:Space Metal" CD? Anyone received it yet? Any good?
-chris
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Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 07:24:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Ilia <painlessscream@yahoo.com> To: Ytsejam Mailing List <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Victor Wooten Message-ID: <20020509142409.99929.qmail@web11304.mail.yahoo.com>
Has anyone heard about the new Greg Howe album, on which Wooten plays bass? When does that come out? That's gotta be sick to the point of disguisting, no less. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find out when it's being released... supposedly they were to get together at Howe's studio last September for final mixing, but where it was going from there I have no idea.
- Ilia.
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Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:00:19 -0500 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" <JSouter@healthaxis.com> To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: RE: Space Metal Message-ID: <3CEB2BD450223743A4895C0D0C5DFC3AE0FDF3@haxlcsechp0.healthaxis.dom>
Hell yes man. That's one of the mandatory CD purchases of this year.
JM
> -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Elder [SMTP:twilightzone@mindspring.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:38 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: Space Metal > > Did anyone else order Arjen Lucassan's "Star One:Space Metal" CD? Anyone > received it yet? Any good? > > -chris
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Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 12:41:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com> To: ytsejam <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: upcoming tour & side projects Message-ID: <20020509194156.44102.qmail@web20708.mail.yahoo.com>
so who all is going to the upcoming DT / KX / Satch Fall '02 Tour? anybody from the Detroit area going?
i'll be coming up from Cincinnati... might be nice to meet some fellow 'Jammers and hang out...
also, i got The Jelly Jam disc and *love* it... i'm not sad to see it sans-Derek... but that's another story... anyway, has anyone gotten Ty Tabor's latest solo album _Safety_? i'm waiting on getting it... probably June... any thoughts on it?
later, Dan
np: tori amos - boys for pele
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Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 20:21:38 -0400 From: "Glenn Fitzgerald" <whofooldu@vaix.net> To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Re: upcoming tour & side projects Message-ID: <003d01c1f7b8$a8f116e0$aee6703f@metropolis>
Safety is really cool. I'd say it falls somewhere soundwise between his first solo disc "Naomi's Solar Pumpkin" and his first solo disc for Metal Blade "Moonflower Lane". It doesn't have the sound that Moonflower had but retains more of the DIY well produced demo sound of Naomi. Songs are well written and very introspective. Ty could have written something truly pissed of based on the issues in his life, but opted to reach for something more melodic and melancholy. I totally dig it. Just like I like that Jelly Jam cd.
There is also the new age instrumental disc that Ty put out. It's only available through his website www.tytabor.net
there are some interesting things going on with that cd. only 6 songs, but it's growing on me more and more with each listen.
Glenn NP: Division - Trinity!!! yeah!
----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:52 PM Subject: upcoming tour & side projects
> also, i got The Jelly Jam disc and *love* it... i'm > not sad to see it sans-Derek... but that's another > story... anyway, has anyone gotten Ty Tabor's latest > solo album _Safety_? i'm waiting on getting it... > probably June... any thoughts on it? > > later, > Dan
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Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 18:41:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Temmesfeld <dtemm@yahoo.com> To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: ty tabor Message-ID: <20020510014147.16322.qmail@web20706.mail.yahoo.com>
Glenn Fitzgerald <whofooldu@vaix.net> wrote: > Ty could have written something truly pissed of > based on the issues in his life, but opted > to reach for something more melodic and melancholy.
hmm... i heard he was going through something rough, but i dropped off the KX NG about a year ago... what the heck happened? brenda-related? eh, nevermind...
> There is also the new age instrumental disc that Ty > put out. It's only > available through his website www.tytabor.net
wholly fuck. i would have never known of this... *scurries off to buy it*
thanks! Dan
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Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 06:29:51 +0200 From: "Stephen Gervois" <sgervois@atmel.fr> To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Gordian knot Message-ID: <006301c1f7db$545a7f40$3cff9f0a@pc0099>
Concerning Gordian Knot apparently most of you like them :). Which is not a surprise :)
Now that I have only just discovered the first album (WOW). I'm the lucky one to get a second album without a wait ;)
I'm on my way to get that trailer, thanks for the info.
Talk to ye all soon, A carbon based bipedal lifeform.
> Hi! To the person who asked about Gordian Knot, I > personally like them a lot. Great fusiony stuff. > Also, there's a new one coming out soon, and it seems > like it's going to be amazing, even better than the > first. I downloaded a trailer from The Laser's Edge > (lasercd.com) and it kicks ass. The lineup has > changed a bit, with the Seans in there as always, and > guys like Bill Bruford, Jim Matheos and other > musicians who seem to be awesome.
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Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 00:54:57 -0400 From: "Neil Evans" <progmtl@mindspring.com> To: <ytsejam@torchsong.com> Subject: Steve Morse Message-ID: <003501c1f7de$d67421e0$6d0df7a5@byteme>
Some great Steve Morse commentary lately... Something I always love to see.
In any case, I'll add my comments which essentially reinforce a few other comments already seen...
First off, none of Steve's albums with Deep Purple or Kansas really come close to giving you the experience of his original music. It's still good, but it's not Morse.
Secondly, you have two distinct bands to reckon with: The Dixie Dregs (AKA The Dregs) are a reknowned rock/fusion band featuring a lineup of Guitar, Bass, Keys, Violin, Drums. The Steve Morse Band is a trio consisting of Guitar, Bass, and Drums.
This may help you decide where to start. My opinion (not very helpful) is that almost any Morse-driven album is a classic, and worth a listen.
From the Dregs, I would definitely second someone's earlier recommendation of the album "What If"... That was the first Steve Morse album I ever heard, and it still ranks among my favorites of all time. In a short album featuring 8 songs, you'll hear Steve go from hard rocking "arena" sounds (Take it Off the Top), to ethereal fusion pieces (Odyssey, What If, Travel Tunes), to funky meter-bending numbers (Ice Cakes), to classical pieces (Little Kids), to energetic bluegrass (Gina Lola Breakdown), to finally one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ballads I've ever heard (Night Meets Light). This is a microcosm of Steve Morse.
Pretty much any Dregs or Steve Morse Band album is a fantastic listen, but I would also recommend "High Tension Wires" by the Steve Morse Band rather highly. This is an odd album in that most of Morse's other albums are quite different, but most Morse fans I know consider HTW to be his masterwork. There is something undefinable and incredible about the music on that album. His classical-style high harmonics on "Country Colors" alone always give me goosebumps.
Other fantastic Morse albums include "Full Circle", "Structural Damage", "Southern Steel", "Stressfest", and the latest "Split Decision". If you want to hear live material, both "Bring 'Em Back Alive" and especially "California Screamin'" (which features my name in the liner notes) will provide an excellent replica of the real thing. You haven't lived until you've seen Steve and bassist Dave LaRue perform one of Steve's classical-style duets on stage. It's simply amazing. Oh yeah, there's also a "King Biscuit Flower Hour" Dregs live album floating around that is pretty good. You really can't go wrong with any of these. Steve sounds quite young while introducing the song "Punk Sandwich" on the latter live disc :).
I saw Steve play during a "Guitar Summit" at Dartmouth College when I was enrolled there, and he played a classical duet with a reknowned classical guitarist (whose name I can't remember - can anyone help me? It was around 1995-6). He managed to keep up, fingerstyle, with an amazing classical player. That was mind-bending.
I consider Steve Morse to be one of the most versatile guitarists ever, and I hope anyone who loves instrumental music, and especially the sound of electric guitar, will at least give Morse a try.
Finally, there is DEFINITELY a notable influence from Steve Morse on Petrucci's guitar playing. You can hear it clearly whenever Petrucci breaks into a chromatic run - he usually is pulling those licks straight from the book of Morse. For an example, check out the classic lick from "Under A Glass Moon" at around 5:26-5:30. That super-fast chromatic lick comes straight from the Morse school. If you want more examples, let me know. Morse's counterpoint also creeps into Petrucci's playing occasionally, but it's a more obscure influence to recognize.
I hope this message helped you choose a starting place for your exploration of Morse's music. I've met Steve on several occasions and he's one of those incredibly modest musicians who truly appreciates fans and lovers of the guitar. He's a phenomenal role model.
cheers, -Neil Evans.
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