From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V4 #297 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Wednesday, October 6 1999 Volume 04 : Number 297 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] No news is.. no news.... [f2hb@casema.net] [AVALON] No news is.. no news.... -Reply [Kimberly Shell ] Re: [AVALON] Ferry to do BBC Millenium Celebrations [ASchulberg@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] BF in NYC at Beacon Theatre on sale Monday 10 AM [Heather Ma] Re: [AVALON] BF in NYC at Beacon Theatre on sale Monday 10 AM [Heather Ma] Re: Sv: [AVALON] great news [Heather Marie Buch ] Re: [AVALON] Ferry in the New Yorker [Heather Marie Buch ] [AVALON] phil manzanera - ten of the best [S.J.Batie@open.ac.uk] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:10:01 +0200 From: f2hb@casema.net Subject: Re: [AVALON] No news is.. no news.... "Unknown Pleasures : A Cultural Biography of Roxy Music" by Paul Stump List: $14.95 -- Our Price: $11.96 -- You Save: $2.99 (20%) Subjects: Roxy Music (Musical group); Rock musicians; England; Biography; Rock Music; Music; Progressive; Popular; History & Criticism; General Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr Binding: Paperback Expected publication date: October 1999 ISBN: 156025212X URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/156025212X/ref=s_e - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 08:24:06 -0500 From: Kimberly Shell Subject: [AVALON] No news is.. no news.... -Reply Jas says: <<<>>> Jas, NO WAY! I'm leaving town Friday afternoon for the weekend and will be VERY busy Saturday morning around ticket-sale time. Please let me know if you hear anything about the tickets going on sale this weekend!! Thank U. :^( - -kim-with-bad-timing - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:29:39 +0200 From: "Han Snijders en Willy v/d Geest" Subject: Re: [AVALON] As Time Goes By - Review Thanks Chan. This is what I expected from Jesa. You Do Something To Me! >There's only one word that comes to mind when I think of this cd: SINATRA. >This is definitely going to turn some heads from people. It has really >grown on me..maybe because I like the Ferry's phrasings a lot. This cd >sounds totally organic and just what you would expect from songs in the 30s: >lamenting strings, piano, acoustic bass and a crooner. > >Track by track: > >As Time Goes By: This sounds the same as most versions that I have heard of >the song. Prominent piano and a swinging beat. Ferry adds his own touch to >the phrasings as usual. > >The Way You Look Tonight: Very fast tempo jazz beat. Could easily be a >Harry Connick Jr. arrangement. > >Easy Living: Another shuffle beat faster than As time goes by. Features >some lovely horn solos in the beginning. > >I'm in the mood for Love: This song gets a bit more into the Ferry ambience. >It has a bit of a salsa feel to it. There's a brooding mid-tempo jungle >beat with congos and maracas. There is a female voice reciting French words >as well. It's lovely. > >Where or when: One of my favorites on the cd. A very dark and somber track >with piano and violins. This is a haunting track to say the least. I don't >remember ever hearing this song in such a sad way..I like how he changed the >mood of it. > >When somebody thinks you're wonderful: Another mid-tempo shuffle beat. A >cute sounding song with Bryan adding a little humor to his vocals. It >sounds as though someone is tap dancing towards the middle of the song. > >Sweet and lovely: This song follows the atmosphere of When somebody thinks >you're wonderful. Louis Armstrong comes to mind. The horns are playful and >Bryan gets a bit more into the vocal delivery here. > >Miss Otis Regrets: A piano ballad in the style of classic Sinatra. It is a >free flowing tempo and once again Bryan gives it a dark tone with his voice. >It has some ambient sounds of streets and rain. This is great for a rainy >day or night in the city. > >Time on my hands: A slowed-down swing beat. Bryan's voice is more >contemplative here. The horns and piano once again gives the song >character. The jazz kit also has a deeper groove here. > >Lover come back: This has a classic swing song feel. A bit held back on the >dynamics but it slowly creeps under your skin. The tempo picks up with this >song. Makes you want to get on the dance floor with a partner. Bryan >sounds at a lost for breath here. > >Falling in love again: A saloon style ballad. This would go great on a >vaudeville stage. I can only think of Liza Minelli when I hear this song. >The violins sound great on this track and is more prominent than the piano. > >Love me or leave me: A playful track. Seems more rough and un-rehearsed >than the others. Bryan has some fun with the words here. > >You do something to me: A creepy crawler sounding track. Bryan sounds a >bit mischevious here. I do believe I hear an accordion as well ;) Cole >Porter is one of my all time favorite songwriter so I'm very partial to this >track. > >Just one of those things: A great vaudeville track. He has a lot of fun on >this fast tempo track. I believe I hear some spoons tapping in the >background as well. > >September song: The most unusual song on this cd. I think is is closest to >the the phrasings that Bryan is known to do. It is a somber and eerie track >with great strings and horn arrangement. Makes me think of a foggy night on >France. A great closer. > >Well, in case you don't know by now, this cd is NOTHING like anything he has >ever done. I believe this will surprise a lot of people who are not big >Bryan Ferry fans. I also think some of these songs will make it on some >Romantic-Comedy movies in the future. Someone call up Meg Ryan and pass her >a copy. I like these types of songs a lot and I think Bryan does a great >job with the arrangements and the phrasings. He doesn't have the vocal >abilities of a Sinatra or a Bennett but he has a distinct voice like theirs. >I hope people will give this cd a chance. It's certainly a brave career move >on his part. I know he is fullfilling a longtime idea by doing this cd so I >wish the best of luck to him. > >Chan > >depmode@earthlink.net >"Beneath my hands your small breasts are the upturned bellies of breathing >fallen sparrows." > - Leonard Cohen > > > > > > > > > >-------------------- >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:24:32 +0200 From: Kicki Gustafsson Subject: [AVALON] Ferry in the New Yorker The picture of Ferry in the New Yorker is now uploaded: http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG/avalon.html - ------------------------ Kicki Gustafsson, Östersunds-Posten 063-16 16 51 http://www.op.se http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG (privat hemsida) - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 18:35:09 +0100 From: "Garratt, Chris" Subject: [AVALON] A Ferry Happy New Year EURYTHMICS, Simply Red and Bryan Ferry will play for BBC viewers and 15,000 fans on New Year's Eve in Greenwich, London. (c) Mirror Group Ltd, 1999. THE MIRROR 05/10/1999 P8 ____________________________________ IMPORTANT - this e-mail and the information that it contains may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Access by the intended recipient only is authorised. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, on any information contained in this e-mail is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Copyright in this e-mail and attachments created by us belongs to Hammond Suddards: the author also asserts the right to be identified as such and object to any misuse. Hammond Suddards is regulated by the Law Society in the conduct of investment business. The partners in the firm are solicitors or registered foreign lawyers and a list of their names can be inspected at 7 Devonshire Square, Cutlers Garden, London EC2M 4YH; 2 Park Lane, Leeds LS3 1ES; at our other offices in Lloyds of London, Manchester, Bradford and Brussels; and at http://www.hammondsuddards.co.uk ____________________________________ - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 14:04:17 -0400 From: "Ken Wade" Subject: [AVALON] Ferry to do BBC Millenium Celebrations It appears from a story in The Mirror (a UK tabloid) that Bryan is lined up to do the Millenium New Year's Eve BBC telecast along with the Eurythmics (are they still together?) and Simply Red. No more details but the short mention appears at: www.mirror.co.uk under the News section on the left hand side of the page (just keep scrolling down). Get the VCR's ready. I will be in Scotland for the New Year and will be able to get the tape converted to NTSC for us all on the US side of the pond but probably only on a limited basis. (Don't want to encroacjh on a friend's generosity too much!) Cheers The Bogus Man - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:06:01 -0500 From: "Will Frechette" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Psalm 2CD question Not gettin' much lately eh! Will - ----- Original Message ----- From: H.R.Stil > Kicki Gustafsson wrote: > > Bring it! > Oh man, I can picture it already, you and me, white wine, black tie, > wings too. > Me playing 'Love is the Drug' on bass, you sipping your glass, listening > > to the notes as I magically string them from my Vester..... > > Can someone please pinch me? > > GH/HH/GS > > Me NoSo - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:59:06 EDT From: ASchulberg@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry to do BBC Millenium Celebrations In a message dated 10/05/1999 7:22:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, The_Bogus_Man@webmail.bellsouth.net writes: << Eurythmics (are they still together?) >> Back together. Saw them on the Saturday Night Live 25th Anniversary show. Arnie - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:35:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: Re: [AVALON] BF in NYC at Beacon Theatre on sale Monday 10 AM I got my ticket for the Boston show today! I'm in the balcony, but who cares? Anyway, the Ticketmaster agent informed me (in a wonderfully robotic drone) that Bryan will be performing 30's songs AND Roxy Music material. How many times did other Avalonians have to listen to the promo for the new Sharon Stone movie Muse? I listened to it about 10 times while on hold for Ticketmaster. Think I could recite it by heart but I'll spare you all. Heather On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Janice O'Shea wrote: > I also phoned this morning and got Row B (two tickets). It sounds like > this is 6th row. Not too bad. In '94 we were up in the balcony. On the > Ticketmaster website it says that BF is performing songs from the 30's > only. But you never know, maybe he'll do some of his own songs as > encores. > > Janice > - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:36:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: Re: [AVALON] BF in NYC at Beacon Theatre on sale Monday 10 AM On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 asia@connix.com wrote: > Hey, you just named 3 out of my 4 favorite singers. I was very upset that > I missed Waits. If you like them, definitely check out Paolo Conte, if > you havent already. Yes, Paolo Conte is awesome. Hey, I'm going to the Boston show too. Maybe we'll all get together beforehand? Heather > > I got my BF tix this morning: 10:00, on the phone: ROW U, in Boston. > > Eek! > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > http://home.uchicago.edu/~asbuch/ Heather Marie Buch asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:37:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: Re: Sv: [AVALON] great news Cool. You're the trivia queen! Heather On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Gitte E. Hollesen wrote: > Virginia Plain was played in the Danish Dogme film... > > Gitte. > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Heather Marie Propes > Til: avalon@smoe.org > Dato: 4. oktober 1999 15:22 > Emne: Re: [AVALON] great news > > > >Oh, ok. I never did get around to seeing it. Looks like it'll be a rental, > >maybe a good double-feature with "Go." > > > >Trivia question - what Roxy Music song was featured in Danish Dogma > >director Lars Van Trier's film "Breaking the Waves?" > > > >Heather Marie Buch asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu > > > > > > > >On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Alison Brown wrote: > > > >> > Velvet Goldmine was entertaining, and I certainly couldn't knock it > >> > because, how many movies on 70's glam rock come out each year (hmmmm. I > >> > wonder if Detroit Rock City would count). > >> > >> Don't think so! Detroit Rock City was definitely at odds with the > >> homosexuality part of Velvet Goldmine - they must have used the word faggot > >> in every other sentence, kind of randomly, it seemed.... But there was a > >> T-Rex song on the soundtrack. My sister had to whack me to keep me from > >> singing along in the theatre. > >> > >> Alison > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------- > >> To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >> unsubscribe avalon > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------- > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > http://home.uchicago.edu/~asbuch/ Heather Marie Buch asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:40:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: Re: [AVALON] Password: SUNSET On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 f2hb@casema.net wrote: > ................. > haha 'Bob' would be a good one too..every Bob in the place would come > and run to you with the beer and Ferry starts singing Bogus Man... Boohoo. I'll be the only one at the concert without a beer, or even a capuchino. Maybe I can buy some milk. BTW - I'm willing to shout "SUNSET," but am not sure I'll be heard from the balcony. Heather - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:51:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: [AVALON] Boston show Well, I'm definitely going - to the Boston show (not the band, the Ferry venue). Anyway, I accidentally deleted a message from Gregg about a possible meeting before the show, and wanted to let Gregg and any other Bostonians know that I think it would be great to meet. So get back to me on or off the list and let's make some plans. Ciao, http://home.uchicago.edu/~asbuch/ Heather Marie Buch asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 17:56:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Heather Marie Buch Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry in the New Yorker God, he is getting to look more and more like Gabriel Byrne every day. Sexy! Heather > The picture of Ferry in the New Yorker is now uploaded: > http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG/avalon.html > > ------------------------ > Kicki Gustafsson, Östersunds-Posten 063-16 16 51 > http://www.op.se > http://www.torget.se/users/k/KickiG (privat hemsida) > > > > > > > -------------------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > http://home.uchicago.edu/~asbuch/ Heather Marie Buch asbuch@midway.uchicago.edu - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 21:27:05 -0700 From: dawndalion Subject: [AVALON] Viva Las Vegas Hey Gang, I am planning on going to the Oakland show...fer shure, but my baby brother is off having a blast right now in Viva Las Vegas...which got me thinking about what a total Riot to see Mr. Bryan Ferry on the Strip at the House of Blues!!! Hmmmm...is anyone planning on the show in Vegas? How about the Oakland show... I know HelChat Helene will be there... Oh, tix don't go on sale for Oakland til 10.10.99 Your thoughts?? Dawne - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 08:49:44 +0100 From: S.J.Batie@open.ac.uk Subject: [AVALON] phil manzanera - ten of the best phil looked extremely nervy on this programme that was broadcast last night. i didn't stick with it, but two of his selections were bowie's 'changes' and of course the original 'jealous guy'. phil did say that he knew a girly who had some admin. involvement with lennon and she allowed him access to one of lennon's pianos on occasion. s - -------------------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V4 #297 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest