From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V6 #282 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Wednesday, July 4 2001 Volume 06 : Number 282 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind [Maggie Curran ] Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind ["terrypaulrigz8c" ] RE: [AVALON] Artikel in der WELT vom 01. Juli [Maggie Curran ] Re: [AVALON] Artikel in der WELT vom 01. Juli ["C. H. Soetemann" ] Re: [AVALON] chris spedding ["jimbo" ] Re: [AVALON] the pride and the pain [Maggie Curran ] Re: [AVALON] the pride and the pain [Maggie Curran ] [AVALON] Chris spedding ["jimbo" ] [AVALON] it is raining in New York ["danilo" ] Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind [Richard Evans ] [AVALON] In Your Mind [Betsy Fowler ] [AVALON] Happy 4th of July ["Tracy Connell" ] [AVALON] "The Best of Roxy Music" ["Jeff Turner" ] Re: [AVALON] Happy 4th of July [Richard Evans ] [AVALON] Glasgow 2001 ["Grant Goggans" ] RE: [AVALON] Glasgow 2001 ["Heather James" ] Re: [AVALON] it is raining in New York [Maggie Curran Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind K.B. Thanks for standing by Bryan's choices in the 90s. Bete Noire, Taxi and Mamouna do not In My Mind represent a downward spiral into style but rather present an artist exploring new paths. We admire Bryan's voice and his willingness to experiment, sometimes at great commercial cost to himself. Also consider that Bryan has a global audience with multo differing tastes. BF is different in that his music is about style but he increasingly bares his soul to the listener. In contrast, Sting sings about substance but conveys none. Bryan's voice today conveys complexity, sublety and vulnerability. I think it's his humanity that he cannot hide that we love. Maggie On Wed, 04 Jul 2001 07:32:09 -0400, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > Terry O'Connor wrote: "...the sanitised presence that is Boys and > Girls, which is where Ferry's downward spiral into style over substance > began..." > > Terry, I'm curious as to what, exactly, you mean by the above > statement. Over time, I've read several negative remarks from posters > about this Ferry era and I don't quite understand why these comments are > made. Personally, I find Boys And Girls, Bete Noire, and Mamouna very > intense lyrically and musically. The multi-layered tracks produce a > very rich 'canvas' of sound, this texture is essential to the mood, and > none of the sound is gratuitous or unnecessary. I remember the first > time I listened to each of these album I was struck by the absence of > 'gratuitous noise', impressed and intrigued with the overall effect the > work had upon me. I was left with a need to listen again and again > and... Is it the 'perfection' exhibited in this phase of Ferry's work > which constitutes the "downward spiral into style over substance"? > KBP > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 17:41:06 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind Let's Stick Together, trashy but FABULOUS, as was Extended Play, shame he never completed the album, if he had there may never have been a MANIFESTO, and no ROXY 2001 Tour. Hey ho. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 5:16 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind > I definitely agree. While B & G is my favorite of BF's post-Roxy material, > IYM has always been my favorite of any of solo works. TBSB has a few good > tunes on it but is very weak overall and it deserves whatever criticism it's > ever gotten. All of the songs on IYM are unique. The title track is my > favorite and is an incredible closer for the disc. I really don't see how > anyone could say it sounds like everything else that was on the radio in '77 > > I know from previous postings on the topic that some(many)people think IYM is > badly mixed and overproduced. I've never taken much time to analyze the > mixing job although I am listening to it at the moment, having been inspired > by the topic! It doesn't sound that bad to me but I don't have a musician's > ear. In any event, I've always really enjoyed the string, horn and vocal > arrangements of IYM. I guess it's consistent with my fondness for groups > like ELP, Genesis, Yes,(hell, even Jane's Addiction!)etc., who can be rather > grandiose at times. I just like songs where there's alot happening at once. > > While B&G, and for that matter, Avalon, were both excellent albums, ithey did > mark BF's departure from his rock 'n roll days, which is what I miss. I'd > surrender almost any body part to see the man release a disc which could > actually be considered good old fashioned rock which could make me move a > little bit. Soundscapes are okay in small doses. Come on Bryan, let's > rock!!!!! Maybe RM will make my dreams come true after the tour is > over(whose arrival in the States I am so anxiously awaiting!). Later > everyone! > > Art > > P.S. - any opinions on Let's Stick Together? > > > In a message dated 7/3/01 6:07:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > terrypaulrigz8c@supanet.com writes: > > > > I think it has a great deal more about it (In Your Mind) than the sanitised > > presence that is Boys and Girls, which is where Ferry's downward spiral into > > style over substance began ( although greater style than anyone I could > > name ). > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: thom.wallace > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: David Firmin > > > To: > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 5:48 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind > > > > > > > To most Roxy fans "In Your Mind" still burns more fiercely than both > > > > Ferry's later solo and group albums. On balance, "In Your Mind" remains > > > the > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:50:01 -0400 From: jmdillon@mindspring.com Subject: [AVALON] More Live Roxy Shots Hello All On a tip from Anneke Doddema over at BryanFerry.com here is an additional link to some fantastic shots taken of Roxy Music live at the Werchter festival. These are not to be missed. http://www.goformusic.be/nl/live/mmfotos.asp?calid=44 Regards John Dillon ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 10:08:15 -0700 From: William Sommers Subject: Re: [AVALON] New Date: ROXY MUSIC to Play Antwerp in Sept At 05:26 PM 7/4/01 +0100, A.L. Jepson wrote: > Oh no I'm not complaining, just interested as I noticed that the band > aren't playing many dates in the South apart from Atlanta. I'm sorry, didn't mean to imply that anybody was complaining, but allow me to rephrase anyway: >> Why is the RM tour of the US and Canada so small compared to the >> amount of cities and dates that other bands play to over there? Because it is not a North American Tour; it's a World Tour. (And we should simply be pleased that North America is receiving a disproportionately large number of the total venues, even if the South is underrepresented and the entire half-country swatch between Minneapolis and the Pacific Ocean is skipped over altogether.) -wfs ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 10:28:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Maggie Curran Subject: Re: [AVALON] More Live Roxy Shots Hi John: What wonderful presents you bring to us on Independence Day! Maggie On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:50:01 -0400, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > Hello All > > On a tip from Anneke Doddema over at BryanFerry.com here is an additional > link to some fantastic shots taken of Roxy Music live at the Werchter > festival. > These are not to be missed. > > http://www.goformusic.be/nl/live/mmfotos.asp?calid=44 > > Regards > > John Dillon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 10:44:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Maggie Curran Subject: RE: [AVALON] Artikel in der WELT vom 01. Juli Oh Michael: Please DO TRANSLATE for us! Maggie On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 14:29:12 +0100, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > What a good article! If I have time, I may translate it if no-one has already > done so. Love the comments on John Peel's reaction to the Roxy tour-Bryan's > fine wit showing through! > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 19:52:32 +0100 From: "C. H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind Maggie, I agree - the paradox that a musician can be considered the godfather of cool as well as appearing a vulnerable and subtle singer (and person) gives Ferry a shimmering multidimensional appeal. To me, it's often the conflicts that singularize exceptionally good music. There's more of that on Mamouna and Taxi than on IYM, I'd say... Christian - ---------- >Von: Maggie Curran >An: avalon@smoe.org >Betreff: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind >Datum: Mit, 4. Jul 2001 17:30 Uhr > >Bryan's voice today conveys complexity, sublety and vulnerability. >I think it's his humanity that he cannot hide that we love. > >Maggie ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 19:52:24 +0100 From: "C. H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Artikel in der WELT vom 01. Juli Great translation Paul, thank you very much. The "Mal sehen, ob wir noch eine Platte einschieben kvnnen" could be translated the way you did, or as, only slightly different, "We'll see whether we'll be able to fit in one more Roxy record." - maybe. The German "man" is used quite often, much more frequently than the eqiuvalent of "one" in English, it seems. Christian - ---------- >Von: "Paul Bodine" >An: >Betreff: [AVALON] Artikel in der WELT vom 01. Juli >Datum: Mit, 4. Jul 2001 17:04 Uhr > >Here's a translation of the July 1 Ferry interview in "Welt." If I'm not >mistaken Ferry comes closer than ever to saying Roxy may record a new album >after the tour. The critical sentence is "Mal sehen, ob wir noch eine >Roxy-Platte einschieben kvnnen." (Time will tell whether we are able to fit in >another Roxy record?) > > >--Paul in Milwaukee > > > >Five Pin-ups on Tour > > No band was more glamorous than Roxy Music. Now after an 18 year break the >five pop musicians shine again from the stage. Interview with Bryan Ferry. > > Mr. Ferry, is it very difficult to learn old Roxy songs? > > BF: "For that, one needs more semesters at the music academy. At first >glance the songs are simple, but when one listens in more exactly, one >recognizes their subtle structure. Also, a Roxy song must produce a certain >feeling. That doesn't come through from just playing the notes. I guess that >is also the reason why there are hardly acceptable cover versions of our >songs." > > How does it feel to go again jointly on tour after 18 years? > > BF: "Roxy Music still generates great interest. I think that at that time we >quit at the right moment. 'Avalon,' our last album, was so good in quality >that people have kept us in memory. But now the expectations are naturally >very high." > > You once described the breakup as a mistake . . . > > BF: "We had decided we could record the one or other album [noch das eine >oder andere Album aufnehmen konnen]. But at that time I felt this urge to work >with other people. I am also not unhappy with my decision." > > You are working a lot since then [Seither arbeiten sie viel]. Is that an act >of compensation?" [Kompensationshandlung] > > BF: "I believe so. I am trying to make up a little ground since the clock is >ticking and it makes me nervous. Time will tell whether we can push in >[einschieben] another Roxy record." > > Therefore after the tour there will be the obligatory live album? > > BF "There are no concrete plans, but we will definitely record some shows >live. You can never know. If the tour goes well and we like the reception it >is entirely possible." > > Reunions hold the danger of [ruining?] a myth. [einen Mythos zu lddieren] > > BF: "I believe that we as a band are quite in a position to fulfull high >expectations. The people will see a better band than ever before and the sound >will also throw everything previous into the shade. Although I think that the >original line-up of 1973 was a very good one-with outstanding musicians like >John Porter or Brian Eno." > > What do you feel when people confront you with photos from the 1970s? > > BF: "I think that we were a rather colorful bunch. Our outfits were in equal >parts futuristic and nostalgic. It had something provocative about it with >which the young people could get something going [?immer noch etwas anfangen >konnen]. If a band nowadays would dress like that they would certainly get >the attention. I mean, kids take pleasure over everything that is different >than the standard porridge [Einheitsbrei] that they are served daily." > > Roxy Music was a reaction to the programlessness [Konzeptlosigkeit] of the >late Sixties. > > BF: "Right. It's hard to reconstruct from today's perspective. We didn't >originate from the drawing board of some record company or other and there was >also no great plan behind the music. Since then what is denoted as a 'band' is >in the final analysis only a thoroughly calculated brand product." > > Pretty women were a central theme of all the Roxy covers. There was much >protest . . . > > BF: "At some time or other that became self-perpetuating [Selbstlaufer]. >With the first album we asked ourselves whether it was necessary to have a >photo of the band on the cover. Just five characters looking stupid. Why not a >glamorous image like one of the pin-up girls? So that was simple." > > The British radio guru John Peel has commented on your comeback with the >words that it would be quite charming to see a band like Roxy Music in his >local parish hall [Gemeindehaus]. > > BF: "That is a damned clever commentary for someone who earned his money >with dog food advertising, but perhaps we should please him and play there." > > Which luxuries will you treat yourself to on the tour? Some kind of special >catering? > > BF: "That is a strict secret! But to be honest, I don't believe that it >will turn out to be especially luxurious." > > And how wild is one permitted to imagine the daily routine of touring at that >time? [Und wie wild darf man sich den damaligen Touralltag vorstellen?] > > BF: "Wild? We never had decent catering, rather we had to break into the >hotel kitchen at night to pick the refrigerator clean. So no comparison to the >big rock bands like Led Zeppelin, who held one orgy after another." > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 19:57:07 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] New Date: ROXY MUSIC to Play Antwerp in Sept At 11.03 -0400 1-07-04, Colleen Matan wrote: >It's already been explained to you--haven't you been paying attention? >It's because Americans know how to "wing it" and therefore that's why the >rest of the world hates us. "We don't want to be liked, we want to be respected." Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail 1980 I like a lot of American artists, some of them are even Caucasian. Daniel "Almost two decades after they kissed their past goodnight, Roxy Music are still, effortlessly, the sound of the future." Sarah Dempster, NME June 2001. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:05:26 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Let's Stick Together (was: In Your Mind) At 12.16 -0400 1-07-04, Artman1@aol.com wrote: >P.S. - any opinions on Let's Stick Together? A clever marketing ploy of a British EP, a single and some re-workings of old Roxy songs. I like some of the re-recirdings better then the Roxy originals because Ferry sings better, but sans Eno they lack sonics. The original EP songs, especially "Heart on My Sleeve", are among my favorites. I even bought the Gallagher-Lyle version. NP Gallagher-Lyle "Breakaway" Daniel "Almost two decades after they kissed their past goodnight, Roxy Music are still, effortlessly, the sound of the future." Sarah Dempster, NME June 2001. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:44:30 +0200 From: "danilo" Subject: [AVALON] the pride and the pain > "We don't want to be liked, we want to be respected." > Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail 1980 > > I like a lot of American artists, some of them are even Caucasian. > > Daniel Sorry if i miss something cose of my silly english but waht about Ronnie the series "B" hollywood actor ??? matybe I have to forgive U cose is the independence day :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Viva Roxy!!!! vive la resistence dan olo zapata ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:52:06 +0200 From: "jimbo" Subject: Re: [AVALON] chris spedding All right Phil Manzanera is also playing on Slow dazzle !!! Listen to these 3 albums they are great. Jim - ----- Original Message ----- From: David Squires To: Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] chris spedding > On 2 Jul 2001, at 0:21, Gary Sanders wrote: > > > He also played on the brilliant John Cale albums for Island in '74 - > > ''75 - 'Fear', 'Slow Dazzle' & 'Helen of Troy' > > Not Fear - that was probably Phil Manzanera's finest moment. And didn't > Gary Tibbs Vibrate? Spedding also played on a Joan Armatrading album > (Me Myself I?), which I only mention as she's such a favourite of many on > the list... ;-) > > On 1 Jul 2001, at 21:50, Heather James wrote: > > > Don't forget Chris Spedding worked on the big hits: "Do the Pose" > > and "Pogo Dancing" > > "Why move from side to side when you can jump up and down?" > Ineluctable logic. > > 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:55:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Maggie Curran Subject: Re: [AVALON] the pride and the pain On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:44:30 +0200, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > > "We don't want to be liked, we want to be respected." > > Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail 1980 > > > > I like a lot of American artists, some of them are even Caucasian. > > > > Daniel > > > Sorry if i miss something > cose of my silly english > but waht about Ronnie the series "B" hollywood actor ??? > > matybe I have to forgive U cose is the independence day > :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > > > Viva Roxy!!!! > > vive la resistence > > > dan olo zapata > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 11:58:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Maggie Curran Subject: Re: [AVALON] the pride and the pain Oh Danny: Always need sense to forgive and sense of humor to survive. And U Got What It Takes! Viva Roxy Music! vive la resistence! Maggie On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:44:30 +0200, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > > "We don't want to be liked, we want to be respected." > > Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail 1980 > > > > I like a lot of American artists, some of them are even Caucasian. > > > > Daniel > > > Sorry if i miss something > cose of my silly english > but waht about Ronnie the series "B" hollywood actor ??? > > matybe I have to forgive U cose is the independence day > :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) > > > Viva Roxy!!!! > > vive la resistence > > > dan olo zapata > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 21:03:11 +0200 From: "jimbo" Subject: [AVALON] Chris spedding Hello Chris Spedding made a solo album called Hurt. Jim. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 21:08:42 +0200 From: "danilo" Subject: [AVALON] it is raining in New York Ciao Maggie!! :-)) r u going only to Atlanta gig? nozey dare devil > Oh Danny: > > Always need sense to forgive and sense of humor to survive. > And U Got What It Takes! > > Viva Roxy Music! > vive la resistence! > Maggie ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 20:14:47 +0100 From: Richard Evans Subject: Re: [AVALON] In Your Mind Out of all Ferry's solo work Taxi stands out for me. Great choice of songs and great performances but the best bit is the sound of the whole thing. Cheers Richard Maggie Curran wrote: > K.B. > Thanks for standing by Bryan's choices in the 90s. Bete Noire, Taxi > and Mamouna do not In My Mind represent a downward spiral into > style but rather present an artist exploring new paths. We admire > Bryan's voice and his willingness to experiment, sometimes at great > commercial cost to himself. Also consider that Bryan has a global > audience with multo differing tastes. BF is different in that his > music is about style but he increasingly bares his soul to the listener. In > contrast, Sting sings about substance but conveys none. > Bryan's voice today conveys complexity, sublety and vulnerability. > I think it's his humanity that he cannot hide that we love. > > Maggie > On Wed, 04 Jul 2001 07:32:09 -0400, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > > > Terry O'Connor wrote: "...the sanitised presence that is Boys and > > Girls, which is where Ferry's downward spiral into style over substance > > began..." > > > > Terry, I'm curious as to what, exactly, you mean by the above > > statement. Over time, I've read several negative remarks from posters > > about this Ferry era and I don't quite understand why these comments are > > made. Personally, I find Boys And Girls, Bete Noire, and Mamouna very > > intense lyrically and musically. The multi-layered tracks produce a > > very rich 'canvas' of sound, this texture is essential to the mood, and > > none of the sound is gratuitous or unnecessary. I remember the first > > time I listened to each of these album I was struck by the absence of > > 'gratuitous noise', impressed and intrigued with the overall effect the > > work had upon me. I was left with a need to listen again and again > > and... Is it the 'perfection' exhibited in this phase of Ferry's work > > which constitutes the "downward spiral into style over substance"? > > KBP > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > The subliminable footer says: > > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > > unsubscribe avalon > > > > _______________________________________________________ > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 12:42:37 -0700 From: Betsy Fowler Subject: [AVALON] In Your Mind Kudos to David Firmin for posting details of the In Your Mind tour, which put names to the sounds on my copy of that great Bottom Line boot. I agree with others, IYM is the best-kept secret of Bryan's solo career, it never fails to thrill every time I hear it, unwinding rivers flowing forever, Betsy ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 20:23:14 -0000 From: "Tracy Connell" Subject: [AVALON] Happy 4th of July Hello, Just a quick message to say happy 4th of July to all our USA members. Enjoy Roxy's US Tour!!!!!! Take care, Tracy. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 15:26:58 -0500 From: "Jeff Turner" Subject: [AVALON] "The Best of Roxy Music" I picked up my copy yesterday and am reasonably pleased with it. Of course it is impossible to fit all Roxy's best on one disc, but this was a noble effort. There were a few things I found curious about it. First of all, by my general impression from reading the Avalon list these last few months, "Flesh and Blood" is considered by the fan elite to be Roxy's weakest album--yet it was given three songs on the disc, one more than anything else, and two more than each of the sainted first two Roxy albums! And two of the three songs used are not ones I would have picked from that album. Of course, everyone has their favorites, and whoever programmed this disc probably went with whatever had gotten the most airplay. Second, they used the "disco" mix of "Angel Eyes." (Does that mix have an official name?) I much prefer the other mix--it's rougher and sounds more like old Roxy. I might have thought they could have squeezed in one more tune, also. The disc is under 75 minutes, and it's possible to get up to about 80 minutes on a CD. I'd have loved for "Editions of You" or "Ladytron" to have made the cut. Oh well. On the whole, I think it's a good disc to have--it's much more portable than my entire Roxy collection, for purposes of playing in the car or taking to work. And I always prefer chronological (or in this case, reverse chronological) order for best-ofs, versus a random order. For these songs, it seems to work particularly well. It makes the history of the music seem much more like a steady evolution than it does on some of the other compilations. When you have old Roxy juxtaposed against new Roxy, it sounds like two different bands. One final quibble: couldn't they have come up with better cover art? Roxy album covers always radiated so much class (like "Avalon") or daring (like "Stranded" or "Country Life"). This one looks like the cover of a Duran Duran album. In any case, this disc will definitely be in the car when I drive up to Chicago in -- Oh my God! -- a little over three weeks to see them in concert. Regards, Jeff _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 21:30:58 +0100 From: Richard Evans Subject: Re: [AVALON] Happy 4th of July Nice one Tracy Tracy Connell wrote: > Hello, > > Just a quick message to say happy 4th of July to all our USA members. Enjoy > Roxy's US Tour!!!!!! > > Take care, > > Tracy. > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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: Wed, 04 Jul 2001 17:01:51 -0400 From: "Grant Goggans" Subject: [AVALON] Glasgow 2001 Has anyone called emphatic, certain dibs on making a name and artwork for the BBC show? Because if nobody else is going to do it, and if nobody calls it in the next couple of hours, I will. I think Nadja Auermann will make a great Roxy girl... - --G. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 17:21:15 -0400 From: "Heather James" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Glasgow 2001 Han called it as "This Is Roxy Music" ... but I preferred "A Song for Glasgow" 8^) -= )-(eather =- >--------------------< hjames@thewebgal.com MCC NOVA's Website: http://www.mccnova.com/ MCC MidAtlantic District: http://www.mcc-midatl.org Heather's WebGal Website: http://www.thewebgal.com/hjames/ My Roxy Music Pages: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ >--------------------------------------------------------------< > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Grant Goggans > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 5:02 PM > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] Glasgow 2001 > > > Has anyone called emphatic, certain dibs on making a name and artwork for > the BBC show? Because if nobody else is going to do it, and if > nobody calls > it in the next couple of hours, I will. > > I think Nadja Auermann will make a great Roxy girl... > > --G. > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > __________________________________________________________________ > _________ > 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 14:15:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Maggie Curran Subject: Re: [AVALON] it is raining in New York Ciao Danny! Going to Madison Square Gardens and Atlanta, but wish I could have chance to meet you in Chicago. As Han would say, know you gone have a good time there. Any chance you could come to Atlanta? Migliore, Maggie On Wed, 4 Jul 2001 21:08:42 +0200, avalon@smoe.org wrote: > Ciao Maggie!! > :-)) > r u going only to Atlanta gig? > > nozey dare devil > > > > > Oh Danny: > > > > Always need sense to forgive and sense of humor to survive. > > And U Got What It Takes! > > > > Viva Roxy Music! > > vive la resistence! > > Maggie > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > The subliminable footer says: > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > unsubscribe avalon > _______________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 23:30:35 +0100 From: "MIKE HALLETT" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: (AVALON) Chris Spedding Hi, This sparked me into digging out my copy of the IYM Tour Official Programme from the Bristol Colston Hall performance. It states ( & I quote): As Bryan embarks on his first major tour of the United Kingdom,Europe,Australia, Japan and the United States,he takes with him some of the finest musicians in Britain today:- ANN ODELL: Piano & Keyboards CHRIS SPEDDING: Guitar PAUL THOMPSON : Drums JOHN WETTON: Bass MEL COLLINS: Saxophone MARTIN DROVER: Trumpet CHRIS MERCER: Saxophone DYAN BIRCH: Vocals FRANK COLLINS: Vocals PADDIE McHUGH: Vocals No Phil Manzanera ! I remember it vividly. Mike - ----- Original Message ----- From: Scotty To: Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 1:55 AM Subject: [AVALON] Re: (AVALON) Chris Spedding > the IN YOUR MIND album but I > didn't think he toured with FERRY solo. > Can anyone come up with a band list for that > tour?> > > Bryan visited Australia in 1976 on the 'In Your > Mind' tour. The band was Paul Thompson, Chris > Spedding, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, Ann > O'dell, Mel Collins, Martin Drover and Chris > Mercer. I'm fairly sure that was the complete > band....can anyone else remember? > Scotty > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:39:14 EDT From: Avalon887@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] re: Boston or New York accommodations FYI to all of you traveling to Boston or NY... we went on Priceline.com and clicked on Downtown Boston and got a room at the Swissotel Downtown - rated ***** for an unbelieveable $100.00 for the night! It could work for New York also! Eileen in Kew Gardens, NY ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 23:44:58 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: (AVALON) Chris Spedding Thank you Mike, I thought I was Going Mad, I also saw that tour, ( B'Ham Odeon ) and I didn't think Phil was there. - ----- Original Message ----- From: MIKE HALLETT To: Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: (AVALON) Chris Spedding > Hi, > This sparked me into digging out my copy of the IYM Tour Official Programme > from > the Bristol Colston Hall performance. > It states ( & I quote): > As Bryan embarks on his first major tour of the United > Kingdom,Europe,Australia, > Japan and the United States,he takes with him some of the finest musicians > in Britain > today:- > > ANN ODELL: Piano & Keyboards > CHRIS SPEDDING: Guitar > PAUL THOMPSON : Drums > JOHN WETTON: Bass > MEL COLLINS: Saxophone > MARTIN DROVER: Trumpet > CHRIS MERCER: Saxophone > DYAN BIRCH: Vocals > FRANK COLLINS: Vocals > PADDIE McHUGH: Vocals > > No Phil Manzanera ! I remember it vividly. > > Mike > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scotty > To: > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 1:55 AM > Subject: [AVALON] Re: (AVALON) Chris Spedding > > > > > the IN YOUR MIND album but I > > didn't think he toured with FERRY solo. > > Can anyone come up with a band list for that > > tour?> > > > > Bryan visited Australia in 1976 on the 'In Your > > Mind' tour. The band was Paul Thompson, Chris > > Spedding, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, Ann > > O'dell, Mel Collins, Martin Drover and Chris > > Mercer. I'm fairly sure that was the complete > > band....can anyone else remember? > > Scotty > > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! 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