From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V4 #233 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Wednesday, August 4 1999 Volume 04 : Number 233 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By ["Han Snijders" ] Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By ["Richard" ] [AVALON] Re: Bryan Ferry Question (fwd) [Colleen Matan Subject: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By Hi everybody Just back from sunny French I spent two hours in the libary and this is what I found out about the songs of the new album. I'll search for some lyrics of the songs and send them if I can find something. Gene thanks for the pictures. Very strange club: it looks like a show of our glamourboys in a chicken farm. regards Han 1. As Time Goes By (Hupfeld) 1931 Rudy Vallee the first singer who who was called a 'crooner' More famous in the version of Dolley Wilson who played the pianoplayer Sam in Casablanca. (play it again Sam) 2. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields/Kern) 1936 Fred Astaire in the film Swing Time Sonny Rollins did this as The Way You Blow Tonight Billie Holliday performed it also in '36 3. Easy Living ? 4. I'm In The Mood For Love (Fields/McHugh) 1935 Frances Longford in the film Every Night At Eight Charlie Parker played it in 1950 5. Where Or When (Hart/Rodgers) 1937 Ray Heatherton and Milzi Green in the musical Babes in Arms the same show had the classics The Lady Is a Trammp and My Funny Valentine 6. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful ? 7. Sweet And Lovely ? 8. Falling In Love Again (Liebmann/Hollander) 1930 Marlene Dietrich in the film Der Blau Engel The orginal was called Ich Bin Von Kupf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestelt which you can translate as I'm build out of love from my head to my toes. The first performance in english is done by Sammy Lerner 9. Time On My Hands (Yonmans/Adamson/Gordon) 1930 Fred Astaire in the musical Smiles 10. Lover Come Back To Me (Renberg/Hamerstein) 1929 Rudy Vallee in the musical The New Moon Billie Holliday did this one in 1953 11. Miss Otis Regrets (Porter) 1934 Douglas Bing in the musical Hi Diddle Diddle 12. Love Me Or Leave Me (Donaldson/Kahn) 1928 Ruth Ething in the musical Whoopee 13. You Do Something To Me (Porter) 1929 Genevieve Tobin and William Gaxton in the musical Fifty Million Frenchman 14. Just One Of Those Things (Porter) 1935 June Knight and Charles Walters in the musical Jubilee Billie Holliday also did this song 15. September Song (Anderson and Weill) 1938 Walter Huston in the musical Knickerbocker Holliday This one is allready done by lots of people: Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Lou Reed, Ella Fitzgerald, Liberace, Jeff Lynne etc - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 08:58:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Han Snijders wrote: > I found out about the songs of the new album. I'll search for some lyrics of > the songs and send them if I can find something. First, thanks to Han for taking the time to do all of this research for the rest of us. > 3. Easy Living Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger already covered by Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae, etc. > 6. When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful generally associated with Fats Waller > 7. Sweet And Lovely Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias and Jules Lemare, 1931 (the theme song of Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra, in fact) generally associated with Bing Crosby - ------- Now I know very well that I have an innate tendency to resist everything at the beginning, and especially things I think I might really like. Nonetheless I have to say that the prospect of this album is making me rethink my initial resistance to the idea of a Roxy reunion. Because that might at least have sparked a few new musical ideas. This covers album, full of well known songs, coming in the heels really of "Taxi" leaves me unmoved. Just what the world needs: Another pop star covering "September Song." Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 09:52:14 EDT From: JFROXY@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By In a message dated 03/08/99 02:02:27 GMT Daylight Time, matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu writes: << Now I know very well that I have an innate tendency to resist everything at the beginning, and especially things I think I might really like. Nonetheless I have to say that the prospect of this album is making me rethink my initial resistance to the idea of a Roxy reunion. Because that might at least have sparked a few new musical ideas. >> Yeah, I must agree, although any new release is welcome, this album has "Bargain bin" written all over it, not what the troops are looking for is it. You can just see the reviews in the music mags,deary me. It will probably make "Taxi" sound like "For your pleasure". JF - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 11:06:05 -0400 From: "Tim Kendrick" Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By Hold on! Hold on! Let's hear the damn thing first! Actually, I'm rather looking forward to it - not just because it's the first new album in ages and ages, though that's reason enough, but because I think Ferry may have something interesting to say about these songs. I liked his Coward performance very much, and both 'These Foolish Things' and 'Smoke gets in your eyes' are records I feel warm towards! Incidentally, has anyone heard anything about the line-up? Is this another Trower collaboration or not? I adore TAXI, but it's famously a quicky, recorded in a few weeks. It may be that this new album has had a longer production time, and it could therefore be more musically... experimental is probably the wrong word. Adventurous? Tim - -----Original Message----- From: JFROXY@aol.com To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By >In a message dated 03/08/99 02:02:27 GMT Daylight Time, >matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu writes: > ><< > Now I know very well that I have an innate tendency to resist everything > at the beginning, and especially things I think I might really like. > > Nonetheless I have to say that the prospect of this album is making me > rethink my initial resistance to the idea of a Roxy reunion. Because that > might at least have sparked a few new musical ideas. > >> > >Yeah, I must agree, although any new release is welcome, this album has >"Bargain bin" written all over it, not what the troops are looking for is it. >You can just see the reviews in the music mags,deary me. It will probably >make "Taxi" sound like "For your pleasure". >JF > > > > >-------------------- >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 17:07:18 +0200 From: f2hb@casema.net Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By >On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Han Snijders wrote: >1. As Time Goes By (Hupfeld) 1931 >Rudy Vallee >the first singer who who was called a 'crooner' >More famous in the version of Dolley Wilson who played the pianoplayer Sam in Casablanca. (play it again Sam) _ _wasn't this one done by dear old "Satchmo"? >8. Falling In Love Again (Liebmann/Hollander) 1930 >Marlene Dietrich in the film Der Blau Engel >The orginal was called Ich Bin Von Kupf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestelt which >you can translate as I'm build out of love from my head to my toes. >The first performance in english is done by Sammy Lerner _ _gosh, those bloody germans... reminds me of Elvis' 'Jailhouse Rock'='Rhythmus(sp?) hinter dem Gittern'(=:-)) which in return gives 'Rhythm behind the Fence' > Colleen Matan wrote: >This covers album, full of well known songs, coming in the heels really of >"Taxi" leaves me unmoved. Just what the world needs: Another pop star >covering "September Song." _ _Taxi...yeah one of my fav's...smart album (underated IHMO) coincidently I just gave it a spin or 3 this mornin'...and reminisce expectations of new one...HIGH > >Colleen Frank - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 18:01:19 +0100 From: "Martin Stockman" Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By Bravo Tim. Being a Ferry and Roxy fan in the past twenty years has called for a fairly thick skin, especially with regard to the increasingly fickle UK music press. If we'd believed the reviews we'd have not listened to anything after the release of "The Price of Love" EP. My sometimes impressionable friends were apt to smirk when they saw the track listing of Taxi but when I tied them down beside my speakers, filled their glasses, and played "Rescue Me," "Taxi," and "Spell" they were blown away by the power, subtlety and innovation. "Spell on you" still amazes me ; you could never call it a cover. As dark and scary as anything by Massive Attack or Portishead. But the teenage scribblers dip their quill in the poisened ink with barely a hearing. This is our reality. Until I met this list, I, like most dear Avalonions, felt destined for a lonely furtive existence of spinning Ferry disks in the privacy of my dreamhome. To meet people with the intelligence of Bahi, Robert, Gareth, Jock, Richard and Andy..(not to mention the mostly bright missives on this list,) and have one's suspicions that Bry is moving leftfield echoed by soulmates, is nectar to this sentimental fool. And no amount of predictable hack abuse will alter that. Keep the faith. Even Jimmy Vapor put down my effigy to sob through "Your Painted Smile." Bad reviews are tomorrows fish and chip paper and whilst some Avalonions will not be satisfied until Andy duckwalks through "Editions" again, the rest of us eagerly await the next creative era of the Maestro. pip pip Martineux - ---------- >From: "Tim Kendrick" >To: >Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By >Date: Tue, Aug 3, 1999, 4:06 pm > >Hold on! Hold on! Let's hear the damn thing first! > >Actually, I'm rather looking forward to it - not just because it's >the first new album in ages and ages, though that's >reason enough, but because I think >Ferry may have something interesting to say about these songs. >I liked his Coward performance very much, and both 'These >Foolish Things' and 'Smoke gets in your eyes' are records >I feel warm towards! > >Incidentally, has anyone heard anything about the line-up? Is this >another Trower collaboration or not? > >I adore TAXI, but it's famously a quicky, recorded in a few weeks. >It may be that this new album has had a longer production time, >and it could therefore be more musically... experimental is >probably the wrong word. Adventurous? > >Tim - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 13:48:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By OK, I'll bite. On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Tim Kendrick wrote: > Hold on! Hold on! Let's hear the damn thing first! Now, now Tim, what fun is in it for us if we do that? I will confess to a certain, ahem, fondness for anticipation, so I say let our imaginations run wild in the interim. > I adore TAXI, but it's famously a quicky, recorded in a few weeks. > It may be that this new album has had a longer production time, > and it could therefore be more musically... experimental is > probably the wrong word. Adventurous? Other words come to my mind--fussy, over-produced, heavy-handed, &tc. Wasn't there supposed to be an original album in the works? It makes me wonder what the quality of that stuff was like if this is considered suitable for release. Please don't get me wrong--I like a good deal of the stuff on covers albums. But when Bryan Ferry begins following int he footsteps of Neil Diamond, well... On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Martin Stockman wrote: > "Taxi," and "Spell" they were blown away by the power, subtlety and > innovation. "Spell on you" still amazes me ; you could never call it a > cover. As dark and scary as anything by Massive Attack or Portishead. But Would that there was anything like "I Put A Spell On You" on this track listing. The choice of songs seems an attempt to make this album much more commercial and accessible than anything he's done in the recent past. I mean, it appears to be perfect background dinner party music. Maybe it'll be piped into the Musak in bistros and bars. Even used as background music on an episode of a TV series. Is this the fate that Mr. Ferry deserves? > Painted Smile." Bad reviews are tomorrows fish and chip paper and whilst > some Avalonions will not be satisfied until Andy duckwalks through > "Editions" again, the rest of us eagerly await the next creative era of the > Maestro. I'm not even concerned about the reviews--good, bad, or indifferent--because let's face it, it's not like any review will have a realistic chance of influencing this album's sales figures. I'm apprehensive only for myself, and I can't help but think that this album is a retreat. Colleen (who firmly holds that you can be a fan without also having to be a boot-licker) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:48:49 +0200 From: "Han Snijders" Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By >This covers album, full of well known songs, coming in the heels really of >"Taxi" leaves me unmoved. Just what the world needs: Another pop star >covering "September Song." What the world needs? Most of these classic songs are done by lots of people. But I can't imagine that people said to Ella Fitzgerald the world isn't waiting for your "I love Paris' Billie Holiday has done that one. These classicsongs need to be done over and over again but not to imitate Billie Holiday but to reinvent them. Ferry can do that. One of the reason I like Taxi far more than Mamouna is that there is more room for his voice in the songs itself and in the way they are mixed. These Torch songs are outstanding to hear him sing. No surprise that I'm really looking forward to it. Listen to You Go To My Head, not experimental but just what I need and what the world need, over and over again. Regards Han - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:51:04 EDT From: JFROXY@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By In a message dated 03/08/99 05:59:54 GMT Daylight Time, martinstockman@btinternet.com writes: << some Avalonions will not be satisfied until Andy duckwalks through "Editions" again, the rest of us eagerly await the next creative era of the Maestro. >> Pardon me, I take it that broadside was aimed at myself and others of that ilk, Herr Stockman? As I have said to you before, I love all the albums BF and Roxy have made and no one is looking forward more to the new album being released than myself. I also thought "Taxi" was a marvellous interpretation of other peoples songs, the man actually took songs which I personally despised (Rescue me, Just one look) and stamped his own magic on them, no mean feat. Also this "early years fans" v "later years fans" is, eh, all In your mind! JF. - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:07:45 +0100 From: "Jackie Squires" Subject: [AVALON] As Time Goes By On 3 Aug 99, at 21:48, Han Snijders wrote: > Listen to You Go To My Head, not experimental but just what I need > and what the world need, over and over again. Good example, Han, of Bryan in fine form, a subtle (definitive?) re-invention of a classic song. [And his first chart flop, but we'll let that pass.] But, Help Me Make It Through The Night? Midnight Hour? Eight Miles High? All Tomorrows Parties? I wonder why he bothered, they're all without soul. I hope this album is good, for all our sakes. But I have to say that I prefer Bryan as a writer rather than an interpreter. I'd also prefer to hear covers alongside his own compositions rather than both standing separate, as on The Bride Stripped Bare, an extraordinarily charged record. However, it's up to him! Perhaps he likes the idea of having the two careers, interpreter and (re)creator, a parallel of the earlier Roxy/Ferry period. David A Transdiffusion Anglia Production - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:36:00 +0100 From: "Richard" Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By I agree with Martin, Tim and Han - how can anyone be forming any form of meaningful opinion about the value of the new album or Bryan's musical integrity until they've heard the damn thing? Nobody on this list knows what to expect here - if the tour is going to be with a jazz band as stated by Jim Lawn, is that indicative of a largely jazz / acoustic album? If so are the arrangements going to be the Ferry re-workings we've all become used to or faithful renditions of famous songs? If the former then this clearly isn't Bryan Ferry following in the footsteps of Neil Diamond. If the latter then draw comparisons with Barry Manilow if you want to but this would represent a musical departure for Bryan Ferry every bit as radical as phases 1 and 2 of Roxy Music - i.e. something completely different. As Han points out a lot of these songs are classics - "The Way You Look Tonight", "You Do Something To Me" etc. and for Bryan to cover them is, I feel, are far bolder venture than another album of originals (welcome though that would be). Whatever he releases there will be segments of the press that will pillory him. But an album of this kind has the potential to bring him to an entirely new audience as well. If he pulls it off it could attract every bit as much praise for its boldness as "These Foolish Things" did. If he doesn't then he will simply swell the existing numbers already sharpening their pencils to attack him. Without being a "boot licker" my confidence in Bryan's work and the incredibly high standard he has maintained over nearly 30 years leads me to believe (admittedly nervously and with fingers and toes crossed) that he'll do the business. It's fun to speculate but surely we can keep any damning of this project down to a dull roar until we have something to go on(?). Richard - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By > In a message dated 03/08/99 05:59:54 GMT Daylight Time, > martinstockman@btinternet.com writes: > > << some Avalonions will not be satisfied until Andy duckwalks through > "Editions" again, the rest of us eagerly await the next creative era of the > Maestro. > >> > > Pardon me, I take it that broadside was aimed at myself and others of that > ilk, Herr Stockman? As I have said to you before, I love all the albums BF > and Roxy have made and no one is looking forward more to the new album being > released than myself. I also thought "Taxi" was a marvellous interpretation > of other peoples songs, the man actually took songs which I personally > despised (Rescue me, Just one look) and stamped his own magic on them, no > mean feat. Also this "early years fans" v "later years fans" is, eh, all In > your mind! > JF. > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:44:25 +0100 From: "Richard" Subject: [AVALON] Re: Roxy BBC Sessions Does anyone know anything about a CD of Roxy BBC sessions from c.1972 / 3. I saw it in HMV Liverpool at the weekend but couldn't buy it because I didn't have any of my cards on me and the cash I had left wouldn't stretch to the £24 price tag!! This isn't an 'official' release or a BBC release - it's on a fairly obscure label with artwork every bit as tacky as that on the Roxy tribute CD (for anyone in the UK who doesn't have this but is still interested in getting it I have seen it for sale in Virgin, Manchester so presumably any branch of Virgin can get hold of it). Sorry, my memory doesn't even lend itself to a title for the thing but it too was pretty naff - two words - I'm sure "Bubbles" was in there! All the tracks are, as you'd expect for the period, from the first two Roxy albums. If the quality of recordings is up to scratch this could be a little gem (on the other hand ...) Richard - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 18:47:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: [AVALON] Re: Bryan Ferry Question (fwd) Here's a question I can't answer so I'm sending it on to y'all: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 18:16:33 -0400 > From: Van Dashner > To: matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu > Subject: Bryan Ferry Question > > Hi Colleen, > > How tall is Bryan Ferry? > > thanks > > Van Dashner > van@vavn.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 18:55:46 EDT From: JFROXY@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Bryan Ferry Question (fwd) In a message dated 03/08/99 11:50:32 GMT Daylight Time, matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu writes: << How tall is Bryan Ferry? > >> 6FT 1 1/2 INCHES - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 19:37:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Richard wrote: > I agree with Martin, Tim and Han - how can anyone be forming any form of > meaningful opinion about the value of the new album or Bryan's musical > integrity until they've heard the damn thing? Nobody on this list knows Gentlemen, gentlemen. Is this not a music mailing list devoted to discussing the music of Roxy Music? Was not Our Beloved Bryan a member of Roxy Music? Is it not his new release under discussion? OK, so none of us who has spoken up has heard the album yet. And your point is...? Many of us have heard some/most/all of the songs on the new album. Some of you are eagerly anticipating Mr. Ferry's post-modern deconstruction of these songs and I look forward to reading about that since that sort of esoteric theoretical construct is unfortunately beyond my capabilities. But as someone who is quite familiar with both Mr. Ferry's body of work and the songs he is purported to be, ahem, interpreting, I certainly have the right to state my personal apprehension about this project in this suitable venue, n'est pas? I mean, for what other purpose were music mailing list invented than the endless hypothetical discussion of arcane points? Colleen - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:37:33 +0930 From: Glen Lehman Subject: RE: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By Colleen For what its worth I tend to agree that it is very difficult to deconstruct a text if one has yet to hear it. Though, of course, this could be the very essence (sic) of such postmodern deconstructions. Mr Ferry, as a non-musician, was into this stuff before it became so fashionable in modern philosophy/cultural studies (remember he was writing about zarathustra on Stranded wasn't it?). Richard I have some old interviews (from Melbourne interviews etc) on video where they/Ferry talked about the BBC c. 72/73 stuff. It is on Beta. Nurse Kim has kindly agreed to have a look sometime soon to see if it is worth salvaging. Perhaps the next video tree could use it/reconstruct/deconstruct it. > ---------- > From: Colleen Matan[SMTP:matanc@gusun.georgetown.edu] > Reply To: avalon@smoe.org > Sent: Wednesday, 4 August 1999 9:07 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By > > > > > On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Richard wrote: > > > I agree with Martin, Tim and Han - how can anyone be forming any form of > > meaningful opinion about the value of the new album or Bryan's musical > > integrity until they've heard the damn thing? Nobody on this list knows > > Gentlemen, gentlemen. Is this not a music mailing list devoted to > discussing the music of Roxy Music? Was not Our Beloved Bryan a member of > Roxy Music? Is it not his new release under discussion? > > OK, so none of us who has spoken up has heard the album yet. And your > point is...? Many of us have heard some/most/all of the songs on the new > album. Some of you are eagerly anticipating Mr. Ferry's post-modern > deconstruction of these songs and I look forward to reading about that > since that sort of esoteric theoretical construct is unfortunately beyond > my capabilities. > > But as someone who is quite familiar with both Mr. Ferry's body of work > and the songs he is purported to be, ahem, interpreting, I certainly have > the right to state my personal apprehension about this project in this > suitable venue, n'est pas? > > I mean, for what other purpose were music mailing list invented than the > endless hypothetical discussion of arcane points? > > Colleen > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 22:19:27 -0500 From: jas2347@xsite.net Subject: [AVALON] to be or not ot be... Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:34:05 +0200 From: Kicki Gustafsson Subject: [AVALON] Avalonsite We have a few more additions on the Avalon-site, http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG/avalon.html If you're wondering why Jas hasn't added his profile yet, so am I...at least he has a nice snap we can all admire. /Webmistress Ahhh.... Mistress. You will get a profile sooner than you think. :) I'm still pondering the best way to present myself. Hmm...... Jas the weather in Chi- town is much nicer now - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 22:41:52 -0500 From: jas2347@xsite.net Subject: [AVALON] Blast form the past.... BTW that's a very nice new photo of yourself there Kicki, and Jas, very suave'. And BTW Jas I found my ticket stub from the Iggy/Ramones show where Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols was on guitar. It was Friday Sept 23 1988 at the Aragon Ballroom. Will Hey Will it HAS been that long. The IGGY/Ramones show was billed as the greatest show on earth. The opening band was the Dickies ( I wonder whatever happened to them???). I had no idea at the time that Iggy's guitarist was Steve Jones!!!! I wonder was Steve Jones with him when Iggy did a show at Cabaret Metro ( now just Metro) back in 1997. I could not get into that show even though I tried in vain to get tickets at the last moment. There was a plus side though. WXRT taped the concert and it kicked ass!!!!! I'm glad I taped it and still ply it now an then. As for the photo, let's just say at the time it was taken, I was slightly stoned, but.. beautiful.... :))) Jas - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:06:26 -0400 From: "Decophile" Subject: Re: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By While the news of a Ferry album of any kind is welcomed news, I can`t help but wonder what audience this album is aimed at? I mean, I can see the long time Ferry/Roxy fan getting it out of curiosity, but that`s about it. I don`t see anything thrilling about a cover of old show tunes that are so dated, that even my grandparents (who would remember their original release but are long since gone) would probably pass on it. I can only hope this is just a spring board to an eventual release of some original Rock & Roll material and not a trend that will eventually lead to a collection of old Irish potato famine songs. Gene (who is no fan of September Song) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 20:55:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Ashar Subject: RE: [AVALON] original artists As Time Goes By Personally, I'm interested as to what webmistress Kicki (never, I repeat, never to receive my picture and steal my soul) thinks of the nouveau-Taxi impression we have of As Time Goes By. All I can say is is that it's a very apt title for Ferry -- a lot of time does go by as we wait for his next activity, hoping it's a departure from Tatler best-dresser lists (on which I understand Ms. Kicki would also feature). Always shaken, never stirred Neil _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 05:19:56 +0100 From: "Jason Gibbs (IMS/G-media)" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Roxy BBC Sessions On Tue, 3 Aug 1999 23:44:25 +0100, Richard wrote: >Does anyone know anything about a CD of Roxy BBC sessions from >c.1972 / 3. I saw it in HMV Liverpool at the weekend but couldn't buy it >because I didn't have any of my cards on me and the cash I had left wouldn't >stretch to the œ24 price tag!! This isn't an 'official' release or a BBC >release - it's on a fairly obscure label with artwork every bit as tacky as >that on the Roxy tribute CD (for anyone in the UK who doesn't have this but >is still interested in getting it I have seen it for sale in Virgin, >Manchester so presumably any branch of Virgin can get hold of it). Sorry, >my memory doesn't even lend itself to a title for the thing but it too was >pretty naff - two words - I'm sure "Bubbles" was in there! >All the tracks are, as you'd expect for the period, from the first two Roxy >albums. If the quality of recordings is up to scratch this could be a >little gem (on the other hand ...) >Richard > I think I've got the CD you mention - it has 5 live tracks on it - presented by Richard Skinner of the BBC - Virginia Plain (1972 live), Re-make/Re-model (1972 live), Love is the Drug, Manifesto and Angel Eyes. I think the last 3 songs were 1979 live performances at the Hammersmith Odeon. It has some terrible US ads between each song, but I made a new CD after chopping that out. I really like these live tracks. Jason - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V4 #233 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest