From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V6 #242 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, June 21 2001 Volume 06 : Number 242 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Classic review on CD Now [Chandla911@aol.com] RE: [AVALON] Support acts [Rick ] Re: [AVALON] Tight Squeeze [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] Manchester.News. [Adrew Howard ] [AVALON] Siren ["Cassidy, Chris J (CCS)" ] Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers ["C. H. Soetemann" ] Re: [AVALON] ANY SUPPORT? ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] Can any Roxy scholars answer this....? ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] support acts... ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] Re : Sparks ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] new to list Manchester [=?iso-8859-1?q?Rozie=20George?= ] [AVALON] Test [lorelei@zoom.co.uk] Re: [AVALON] support acts... [Jim Rosencutter ] Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] ANY SUPPORT? ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Test ["Simon Galloway" ] [AVALON] ROXY in Australia!!! ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers [Jads2@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] support acts... [Jads2@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Support acts ["Heather M. Buch" ] [AVALON] Ages Of Fans [Aleks Kocan ] Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] Thanks for your support - I'll wear it always [AMeyersLD@aol] Re: [AVALON] Support acts [Helchat@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Night of the Proms ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers [Colleen Matan ] Re: [AVALON] Manchester.News. [David Firmin ] Re: [AVALON] Support acts ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] Support acts [David Firmin ] RE:Re: [AVALON] Roxy Music - Wembley ~ Sunday [beauxb@cwctv.net] Re: [AVALON] Support acts ["Simon Galloway" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 04:14:31 EDT From: Chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Classic review on CD Now Brian Eno's Avant-Rock Milestone By Pat Berkery Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets (EG) At no other time has Brian Eno melded the abstract and the traditional, the melodic and the muted, and achieved the net effect his 1974 solo outing, Here Come the Warm Jets, yielded. Strange buzzes and instrumental treatments circle the runway ominously, as glam-punk vamps and surprisingly on-kilter melodic sensibilities crash-land on a slick but well-lit runway. By Eno standards (these standards include his work with avant-garde composers such as Michael Nyman, and pioneering ambient efforts such as Another Green World ), Here Come the Warm Jets might as well be Exile on Main Street; it's a rock album. But it's a rock album flush with Eno's predilection for strangeness and straight-up, out-there sonic textures. Eno's two endeavors prior to Here Come the Warm Jets -- Roxy Music's 1973 album For Your Pleasure, and a 1973 collaboration with King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp entitled No Pussyfooting -- found him employing Fripp's technique of orchestrating looped delays dubbed Frippertronics. Both records -- Roxy's stylized glam and No Pussyfooting's futuristic bent -- bathed Here Come the Warm Jets in colors that were new to the rock palate, but sounded vaguely familiar just the same. It all begins with "Needles in the Camel's Eye." A distant whir of what sounds like 1,000 guitars hammers away, as plodding drums keep the beat, and Eno yodels barely discernible lyrics which may or may not have something to do with the restlessness of youth ("Why ask why?" is about the song's only understandable line). The proto-disco-punk of "The Paw Paw Negro Blow Torch" would reappear later in the decade with New York bands such as the Talking Heads and Eno's own production efforts with David Bowie. Fripp's studious guitar heroics latch themselves tightly to Eno's tense, affected vocals on tracks such as "Baby's on Fire" (a pulsating union of rocking machismo and fey posturing), and play come-hither foil to Eno's many voices on the lurching "Driving Me Backwards," a trick Fripp would employ to great results with Adrian Belew on latter-day King Crimson offerings. When you peel back the many layers of Here Come the Warm Jets, everything about it screams, "Not a Rock Record!" Yet play it loud enough on your car stereo, and watch how you're eclipsing the speed limit by the time "Baby's on Fire" creeps up. This review and color cover scan can be found at: http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/pagename=/RP/GENRES/cms_genres.html/fid=2 72169 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 04:29:06 -0400 From: Rick Subject: RE: [AVALON] Support acts Back in the seventies I saw T. Rex as the support act for Three Dog Night. After T. Rex played, at least have the audience left. (including me). I left just in time to meet Marc Bolan walking with his entourage and I was able to walk and talk with him as he was going to the parking garage to get into his limo. Poor bastard died sometime after that, I think in a car accident. The Slider - -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Atterbom [SMTP:daniel.atterbom@odata.se] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:33 AM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts Another classic opening act is Kiss for Blue Oyster Cult back in the 70's. A year later it was the other way around, Blue Oyster Cult opening for Kiss. NP "Just Like You" Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef] ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:34:26 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Tight Squeeze At 04.00 -0400 1-06-21, Chandla911@aol.com wrote: >I don't remember Squeeze touring with Roxy - isn't that the year the Tourists >supported? It's all a blur... I remember reading inm Melody Maker or the like that Squeeze supported Roxy Music but not in Stockholm were an incident with a support band had led to either a riot or lack of sales. NP "A Song for Europe" Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 01:35:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Adrew Howard Subject: Re: [AVALON] Manchester.News. On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:46:28 +0100, Tom Wallace wrote: > It seem that ferry may have had some vocal problems during the show > When my friend met > Ferry before the show he owned up to being very tired already, and > withpossible voice problems maybe it's just a bit too much at one time. Ferry did have some difficulty with the closing number For Your Pleasure when his voice seemed to go quite badly. I wasn't sure if this was intentional at the time, for a more haunting effect, but it obviously wasn't. However if he was feeling tired then he wasn't showing it. His enthusiasm was, as ever, something special. He seemed to be having a great time. His stage presence always makes me laugh out loud. So unorthodox yet magnificent all the same. TGPT hype is certainly merited. To think that this man has been on the pub circuit for so long is just unbelievable. He's the stand out for me. I think he appreciates this opportunity more than the rest and it shows. It's as if Manzanera, Mackay, and co. always knew this day would come again. Thompson never thought it would. He beamed with pride when the audience applauded him. I hope he gets around to writing that autobiography. It must surely be one of the most interesting tales in rock. I was disappointed that If There Is Something was dropped but it was still a great night out all the same. The only other notable event was when the ultra-cool Julia Thornton's ego received a timely blow when she nearly fell off the stage on making her exit at the end. Lucy Wilkins almost laughed her head off. Drew. p.s. for KBP, yes I was referring to Bryan's lyrics in my last post. _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:44:35 +0100 From: "Cassidy, Chris J (CCS)" Subject: [AVALON] Siren Yes, it was definitely on sale at Bingley Hall after the show for #4 from memory. Of course I had a rather special copy tucked under my arm........ Steve said; >Birmingham shows inthe 70's >But wasn't Siren on sale in the hall? I>'m sure I walked out with some LP covers. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:46:56 +0100 From: "Cassidy, Chris J (CCS)" Subject: [AVALON] Sparks Wasn't Bryan interviewed on Radio Piccadilly in '72/73 and the first question was "What do you think of Sparks". I don't recall what his reply was.... Chris ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:59:27 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ANY SUPPORT? I thought she was more Sheryl Crow crossed with Alannis Morisette on HRT ;-) She's a lovely yorkshire lass! Sheffield was her hometown show (although I'm told she's from Barnsley). More when I've got time... SimonG >>> stevesiren 06/17 12:32 am >>> Rosie-lee Deighton, a cross between The Cranberries & The Sundays Steve ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:05:14 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers You could have a point there David. I never thought of post exam fever being responsible but then again I've just just found out my results. Alan David Squires wrote: > > On 20 Jun 2001, at 15:58, Chandla911@aol.com wrote: > > > Anyway, is it me but is Alan Jepson ever so slightly like some > > Alsatian puppy in heat? When he's not trying to date every Avalonian > > under 30, he seems to have taken on the responsibility of replying to > > every single posting. He's busier than the proverbial one-legged man at > > an ass-kicking contest - perhaps he should throw down his crutch to > > jump up and down in the aisle? > > Post exam fever I think! > > David > > -- > David Squires, Wimbotsham, Norfolk, UK > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:11:22 +0100 From: "C. H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers Oooooo sorry KB, my lips are sealed. C. - ---------- >Von: KB Porter >An: avalon@smoe.org >Betreff: Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers >Datum: Mit, 20. Jun 2001 20:21 Uhr > >[ "Neil, shouldn't you be reading dentists' literature instead??? >KB Porter, look out!" Christian ] > >shhh, I've gone into hiding - a precautionary move, you know how he gets >with the drill when........ ;>) > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >The subliminable footer says: >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:08:55 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ANY SUPPORT? She didn't seem to have a Yorkshire accent when she spoke to the audience at the NEC (I thought her accent sounded more like she was from the south) but aye lad she's a lovely Yorkshire lass nevertheless. Alan Simon Galloway wrote: > > I thought she was more Sheryl Crow crossed with Alannis Morisette on HRT ;-) She's a lovely yorkshire lass! Sheffield was her hometown show (although I'm told she's from Barnsley). More when I've got time... > > SimonG > > >>> stevesiren 06/17 12:32 am >>> > Rosie-lee Deighton, a cross between The Cranberries & The Sundays > Steve > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:10:19 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Can any Roxy scholars answer this....? >>> "thom.wallace" 06/18 1:49 am >>> > It was quite an interesting cover that was ear marked for a Lennon tribute > album organised by Yoko Ono that has never seen the light of day, I have no > idea who the other contributers were to be. It was supposed to have been released for Lennon's 60th b-day, David Bowie contributed "Mother" (produced by Tony Visconti) and the album was completed back in 1999. For whatever reason it seems to have been put on permanent hold. Maybe Ferry's track will see the light of dfay on his next album ir a b side... SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:13:07 +0100 From: "David Squires " Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers On 21 Jun 2001, at 10:05, A.L. Jepson wrote: > I never thought of post exam fever being responsible but then again > I've just just found out my results. And??? Good God man, you can't leave us in suspense like that!! David - -- David Squires, Wimbotsham, Norfolk, UK ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:16:36 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers Well done Richard! You've described me in a nutshell. No doubt If Bryan Ferry was my age and on this list, I'm sure he'd try to date Avalonians under and over 30. As for replying to every single post on this list, just call me Mr Sociable. Maybe it's something to do with very few students on my degree course not having the same musical tastes as mine. Alan Chandla911@aol.com wrote: > Anyway, is it me but is Alan Jepson ever so slightly like some Alsatian puppy > in heat? When he's not trying to date every Avalonian under 30, he seems to > have taken on the responsibility of replying to every single posting. He's > busier than the proverbial one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest - perhaps > he should throw down his crutch to jump up and down in the aisle? Tsk, to > think I dubbed myself a humorless giant...! > > Richard > > n/p The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook (still) > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:26:39 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers Oh I think it would be for the best if I left you all in suspense on that one. Alan David Squires wrote: > > On 21 Jun 2001, at 10:05, A.L. Jepson wrote: > > > I never thought of post exam fever being responsible but then again > > I've just just found out my results. > > And??? Good God man, you can't leave us in suspense like that!! > > David > > -- > David Squires, Wimbotsham, Norfolk, UK > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:30:53 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] support acts... You lucky sod. I would've liked to have seen Gary Numan with OMD as the support act in '79. Alas, I was only about 5 at the time. Alan JFROXY@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 20/06/01 20:07:45 GMT Daylight Time, > garysanders@procare.demon.co.uk writes: > > > < > include>> > > I saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers support Nils Lofgren at the Glasgow > Apollo in 76 and OMD support Gary Numan at the same venue in 79, a role that > was later reversed many years later. > The best support act I ever saw were a band called Burlesque (later to become > Trimmer and Jenkins) who supported Be-Bop Deluxe in Feb. 77, yep, Glasgow > again. > > JF. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:41:22 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re : Sparks Indeed. There was so much happening in the 70s. In the UK, there were factory workers constantly on strike, British industry was suffering, the Yorkshire Ripper was at large and IRA bomb attacks in England and Northern Ireland were becoming quite frequent. Just as well Roxy Music and other good bands were around to take everyone away from it all. Alan > > And that was about the "only " good thing happening in the early '70s. The > rest was total chaos.....terrorist assults at the Olympics, skyjackings, > Watergate/the complete shutdown of the Nixon adminstration, sluggish > economy, oil embargos and worrying if the war in Vietnam would be over > before you graduated high school and just what the hell you would do if it > wasn`t, Tony Orlando and Dawn!!.....for the most part the early '70`s was a > horrible time. > > Gene....hoping platform shoes come back in style before Roxy`s Atlanta show. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:23:45 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Rozie=20George?= Subject: Re: [AVALON] new to list Manchester > >Hi,I am pleased to have discovered the Avalon list. > I attended the Manchester event last night and was a little disappointed. I have seen Bryan Ferry (although, sadly not with Roxy-( before my era) -many times and it seemed to me something was missing. Flashes of Ferry's charisma came through from time to time, but he didn't seem to be interacting with the audience in the way that I have experienced before. Perhaps he was tired/or under the weather. The first half of the concert had more energy than the last, lots of the audience were dancing but by the end of the concert the people around me were just standing watching, apparently gripped by some terrible inertia. The last number seemed decidedly shaky, and the band's exit a huge anti- climax. I hope that everyone else didn't perceive things as I did and I shall look forward to hearing other views. >___________________________________________________________________________ > >The subliminable footer says: > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:33:19 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers Actually, I forgot to mention that what you've just described there, sounds like the traits of a typical student to me. Alan > Anyway, is it me but is Alan Jepson ever so slightly like some Alsatian puppy > in heat? When he's not trying to date every Avalonian under 30, he seems to > have taken on the responsibility of replying to every single posting. He's > busier than the proverbial one-legged man at an ass-kicking contest - perhaps > he should throw down his crutch to jump up and down in the aisle? Tsk, to > think I dubbed myself a humorless giant...! > > Richard > > n/p The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook (still) > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:28:55 +0100 (BST) From: lorelei@zoom.co.uk Subject: [AVALON] Test Just testing this because I've moved my Avalon subscription to a webmail address, and I don't know if it works. - -- Laura Get your own zoom email - click here - http://www.zoom.co.uk/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:34:49 -0500 From: Jim Rosencutter Subject: Re: [AVALON] support acts... I saw Roxy (circa Siren) open up for ELO. The yahoos in my cowtown booed them off stage. Best double bill I can remember was Ultravox (circa Ha!Ha!Ha!) opening for Buzzcocks. I used to run sound for a band called the Embarrassment back in the early 80s. We had the good fortune to open for Iggy Pop (twice!), John Cale, PIL, Pete Shelley, The Fall (twice!), William S. Burroughs and Divine. Not all on the same night, of course. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:59:30 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers >>> 06/20 12:04 pm >>> > I say if you want to sit and STARE at sometihng for two plus hours, > stay home and rent the Titanic video. Erm, isn't that nearer to 3 hours? ;-) Eyes Wide Shut is a better option for pure boredom. I'd go for The Great Escape any day! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:23:21 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ANY SUPPORT? It was when she said "bugger" that gave it away as she was trying to re-arrange her capo so that she could play the same three chord shapes in a different key. Ouch! SimonG >>> "A.L. Jepson" 06/21 10:08 am >>> She didn't seem to have a Yorkshire accent when she spoke to the audience at the NEC (I thought her accent sounded more like she was from the south) but aye lad she's a lovely Yorkshire lass nevertheless. Alan ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:28:32 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Test Yes it does. :-) SimonG >>> 06/21 12:28 pm >>> Just testing this because I've moved my Avalon subscription to a webmail address, and I don't know if it works. - -- Laura Get your own zoom email - click here - http://www.zoom.co.uk/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 13:34:47 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] ROXY in Australia!!! I bought myslef a nice t-shirt at Sheffield Arena on Tuesday with all the tour cities listed on the back, amongst them were Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. It would appear that Roxy will be down under the second week in August. Keep 'em peeled for further details!!! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:39:03 EDT From: Jads2@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers I'm of two minds on this subject-I certainly understand the excitement and joy that makes people stand up and dance. I also have been to shows where it was just silly to do so (a long time ago I saw the Beach Boys and during a ballad part of the program starting with "In My Room" people were standing-this I thought was stupid and more recently at a Bruce Springsteen the same thing-to the point that Bruce himself told the audience to sit down) As I said-I can see both sides to this-at a Bowie show that I had 15th row tickets for-I was pissed that I had to stand for more than 2 hours. "Dancing" doesn't apply to all of his music and there was no need for it. Many times people are standing not because they are "dancing" but because the person in front of them has stood and now it's the only way you can actually see the band-a chain reaction begins and eventually everyone is standing for no reason. This did not happen a lot in the 70's when I started going to shows. People usually only stood at the end during encores etc. My friends and I have come to the conclusion that it had a lot to do with much of the audience being high from smoking pot (or other pharmaceuticals)-which was certainly the case for us. Back then when the lights were on all you could see was a haze of smoke -nowadays you can't even smoke cigarettes (not that I condone either). I am not one of those people whose joy and happiness causes them to dance in place-I guess I internalize my joy-and if I don't want to stand for 2 hours to see a band-I don't go see them. This is why my concert going has been curtailed. I very rarely go to shows that are in big venues. I have seen everyone I want to see some many times, and most at their peak.. After Last summer-when I saw Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds tour I said that would be my last show unless Roxy Music and/or XTC ever played live again (I thought neither would ever happen). Here it is and Roxy is playing-now if Andy Partridge could just find the right medication maybe XTC would play-never say never. John ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:51:26 EDT From: Jads2@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] support acts... In a message dated 6/20/01 3:07:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, garysanders@procare.demon.co.uk writes: << Support acts I've seen in the past who have gone onto greater things include Joy Division supporting The Buzzcocks '79, T >> I saw King Crimson/Procol Harum/Yes; Elvis Costello/Nick Lowe/Mink DeVille; Talking Heads/XTC; Television/Blondie; Todd Rundgren/Hall & Oates; Mountain/Mylon/T.Rex; Bloodrock/Alice Cooper/Bell & Arc and the mother of all Bryan Ferry/Talking Heads at a small club (The Bottom Line) And yes, Roxy was very mismatched with Tull that first tour. I saw it and it wasn't pretty. Tull fans were unmerciful. john ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 09:38:02 -0400 From: "Heather M. Buch" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts Rick wrote: > > Back in the seventies I saw T. Rex as the support act for Three Dog Night. > After T. Rex played, at least have the audience left. (including me). I left > just in time to meet Marc Bolan walking with his entourage and I was able to > walk and talk with him as he was going to the parking garage to get into his > limo. Poor bastard died sometime after that, I think in a car accident. > > The Slider > Yes, Bolan was great. And yes, he did die in a car accident. The car was driven by his wife, 70's soul singer Gloria Jones. It was a tragedy, and a total fluke, no malice involved. Gloria Jones first recorded "Tainted Love." - -Mystic Lady ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 07:10:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Aleks Kocan Subject: [AVALON] Ages Of Fans "I'm 35 years old but I feel like a 31 year old" "Hang on - I've already got a 31 year old (girlfriend that is)...." Aleks P.S Hello Reecey, Jocelyn and Ole-Petter - nice meeting you after the Manchester Gig Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:40:52 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Non-dancers At 08.39 -0400 1-06-21, Jads2@aol.com wrote: >After Last summer-when I saw Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds tour I said that would >be my last show unless Roxy Music and/or XTC ever played live again (I >thought neither would ever happen). Here it is and Roxy is playing-now if >Andy Partridge could just find the right medication maybe XTC would >play-never say never. John, how was Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds tour? It got good reviews in Mojo and would like to hear it. I met Andy Partridge in the early 80's, a very good interviewee. I don't think he'll ever get over his stagefright (unlike The Band). Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:55:30 EDT From: AMeyersLD@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Thanks for your support - I'll wear it always Oh, I almost forgot: The Smiths opening for Gang Of Four in London in '84... Andrew in Chicago ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:01:27 EDT From: Helchat@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts In a message dated 06/21/2001 6:55:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hbuch@MIT.EDU writes: << Gloria Jones first recorded "Tainted Love." >> The one performed by Soft Cell in the 80's? Helene ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:01:13 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Night of the Proms The MD was Michael Kamen and I think was his project, sponsored by Heinekin and toured round mainland Eurpoe a couple of times. From memory other artists who have been involved include Al Jarreau, Paul Rodgers and Joe Cocker... I think! I'll have to look at the video again and see who turns up for that abismal multi-star rendition of Hey Jude (possibly the worst Beatles song in the world). SimonG >>> "Grant Goggans" 06/19 4:15 pm >>> Hey all I was curious -- what is this "Night of the Proms" thing that Bryan Ferry toured Europe with in 1995? Who else performs in it and where did it begin? - --G. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:11:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Still non-dancers On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, A.L. Jepson wrote: > No doubt If Bryan Ferry was my age and on this list, I'm sure he'd try > to date Avalonians under and over 30. Actually, given Mr. Ferry's impeccable manners and well-documented shyness, I doubt he would do any such thing. In addition, given his considerable intelligence he'd be able to recognize a subtle request to tone it down a bit. Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:05:15 +0100 From: David Firmin Subject: Re: [AVALON] Manchester.News. And to think, someone one said - "I don't care who plays drums (I've always hated drum solos anyway!)". Adrew Howard at AdrewH1@excite.com wrote: > TGPT hype is certainly merited. To think that this man has been on the pub circuit for so long is just unbelievable. He's the stand out for me. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:17:31 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts Yes, that was performed by Soft Cell in the 80s and was also one of the biggest selling singles of 1981 in the UK. Alan Helchat@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 06/21/2001 6:55:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hbuch@MIT.EDU > writes: > > << Gloria Jones first recorded "Tainted > Love." >> > > The one performed by Soft Cell in the 80's? > > Helene > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:16:33 +0100 From: David Firmin Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts That's the one. Did you know that Marc Bolan was killed in a car accident in 1977, with Gloria Jones at the wheel? Don't get me started, I'm the biggest Marc Bolan fan! on 6/21/01 4:01 PM, Helchat@aol.com at Helchat@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 06/21/2001 6:55:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hbuch@MIT.EDU > writes: > > << Gloria Jones first recorded "Tainted > Love." >> > > The one performed by Soft Cell in the 80's? ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:22:50 +0100 From: beauxb@cwctv.net Subject: RE:Re: [AVALON] Roxy Music - Wembley ~ Sunday That tic' still up for grabs' Bubba? BEAUX. Or contact my Mobile E-Mail at ; beaux@orange.net On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:37:02 +0100 "David Squires " wrote: Received: from smoe.org ([209.58.179.86]) by smtp.cwctv.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.447.44); Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:42:55 +0100 Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) with SMTP id SAA22667; Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:37:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by smoe.org (bulk_mailer v1.10); Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:37:46 -0400 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id SAA22610 for avalon-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:36:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from scooby.lineone.net (scooby-s1.lineone.net [194.75.152.224]) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/daemon-mode-jane) with ESMTP id SAA22603 for ; Wed, 20 Jun 2001 18:36:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dan (host62-6-100-1.dialup.lineone.co.uk [62.6.100.1]) by scooby.lineone.net (8.10.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f5KMbTX13962 for ; Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:37:29 +0100 (BST) From: "David Squires " To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:37:02 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy Music - Wembley ~ Sunday Message-ID: <3B31339E.28979.1CD801@localhost> In-reply-to: <3B30E2ED.13188.7E5628@localhost> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) Sender: owner-avalon@smoe.org Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Return-Path: owner-avalon@smoe.org If anyone is having trouble replying to this message with my usual address, try d_s@lineone.net instead! On 20 Jun 2001, at 17:52, David Squires wrote: > I have a ticket going spare. It could be yours, gratis, if you > email me OFF list. You'll most probably have to sit next to me > all night, which you ought to think about very carefully before > you reply. > > The editor's decision is final and all that... - -- David Squires, Wimbotsham, Norfolk, UK ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:20:48 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Support acts One and the same! >>> 06/21 4:01 pm >>> In a message dated 06/21/2001 6:55:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hbuch@MIT.EDU writes: << Gloria Jones first recorded "Tainted Love." >> The one performed by Soft Cell in the 80's? Helene ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V6 #242 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest