From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V6 #317 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, July 19 2001 Volume 06 : Number 317 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Is anyone really sure that Roxy is in America? ["Simon Gallo] [AVALON] DVD or Video [Jane Fraser ] Re: [AVALON] 90 min., Roxy in America, and miscellaneous ["Simon Galloway] Re: [AVALON] Is anyone really sure that Roxy is in America? ["tmoq" ] [AVALON] NEW CD TREE - Manchester 2001 ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] DVD or Video [Heather James ] Re: [AVALON] NEW CD TREE - Manchester 2001 ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Boston Globe review [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] Oh... No Promos? [KB Porter ] [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement ["Alan Carl" ] Re: [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement ["M. Taylor" <] [AVALON] Re: Coverage for Roxy [MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.)] [AVALON] Re: Thought for the Day [MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.)] Re: [AVALON] Roxy Lottery [Aleks Kocan ] Re: [AVALON] setlist, length, hack schmack, [Aleks Kocan ] Re: [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement [Avalon887@aol] [AVALON] calling the great David Firmin (?) [Karen Roth ] Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer [KWil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] setlist, length, hack schmack, [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer [Daniel Atterbom ] [AVALON] Sleazy Roxy ["Richard Jones" ] Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer ["Gary Sanders" ] Re: [AVALON] calling the great David Firmin (?) ["Chris Turner" Subject: Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour I feel the same about Sultanesque. And that's serious too! SimonG >>> 07/18 9:49 pm >>> In a message dated 7/18/2001 3:03:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, KWil632057@aol.com writes: > I agree. South Downs is the greatest piece of music....EVER! > > Jonathan > ps. Im serious. > > you must be joking-i hope you're joking john ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:10:27 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Is anyone really sure that Roxy is in America? >>> "Grant Goggans" 07/18 7:49 pm >>> > Geez, here we go again. The cool ruler comes to the US and nobody but his > subjects give a shit. > Music directors in radio are, for the most part, big corporate weasels. I'll pass that on to the boss ;-) I am also rather surprised (from reading this) that the US radio coverage has been so poor, after all, SFX is owned by Clear Channel who own a rather large slice of the radio cake in the states (and a portion of Jazz FM in the UK too). The media coverage and promotion in the UK has been quite vigorous, more so than I was expecting, and I would have expected that to carry on for the whole world tour. > Live X [99x's "live in concert" series, recorded for a small crowd at > Purple Dragon Recording Studios] for your listeners. I've heard a few of the 99x shows and they are amongst the best live performance radio shows I've ever heard. I'm sure if Bowie can do one (which he did in 1997) then why not Roxy? Maybe the Roxy schedule is so tight they don't want to get bogged down in the usual rounds of promotion, but it's very arrogant (or maybe careless) to think that a poster campaign and the occasional radio spot is enough to sell a big tour. I'm sure it's not Roxy's fault, but rather down to SFX who supposedly "masterminded" the tour. You'd think they'd know how to market something on their own turf! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:35:46 +0100 From: Jane Fraser Subject: [AVALON] DVD or Video I9ve only just joined the list so if this is an old or recurring question - sorry. Having caught Roxy twice on MTV last night (glimpse of Pyjarama - Bryan in more make-up than I9ve ever worn in my life! - and Virginia Plain) I am keen to get hold of some sort of compilation DVD or Video of the boys over the years. Nothing on BBC Videos as far as I can see so, rather than waste any more time, I thought I9d ask you guys if such a thing exists and if not, why not? Having been a huge fan in the 70s I drifted away but since Wembley I don9t think obsessed is too strong a word to describe my state of mind at the moment. I am going to Rotterdam and would love to go to Vienna cos it9s my birthday too. Jane ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:38:08 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 90 min., Roxy in America, and miscellaneous >>> "Judy Kaufman" 07/19 1:24 am >>> > We may not hear Roxy on the radio but I heard "Dance Away" in Wal-Mart. Nuff said! Far more powerful ;-) SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 06:00:52 -0400 From: "tmoq" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Is anyone really sure that Roxy is in America? - -----Original Message----- From: Alan Carl To: avalon@smoe.org Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Is anyone really sure that Roxy is in America? >Grant,excellent points! I saw vans from 3 radio stations last night,but one >on them,from WFNX,wouldn't play Roxy-they play teenage boy music: >Staind,Eminem,etc.The other 2 might play something from later Roxy,but I >haven't heard of any ticket give aways except one through a local >newspaper,The Boston Globe. Just curious, was WBCN one of the radio station vans? Their live broadcast of Roxy`s '76 Boston show was done without the band`s approval and Ferry mentions it towards the end of the show. This again happened in Hempstead, NY.....maybe others? These broadcast never resulted in massive bootlegs, but the '75 NY/London and '76 Stockholm broadcast did. Perhaps it`s the band that`s being stand-offish with radio stations(?). Gene ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:18:09 +0000 From: "C. H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour Take Sultanesque, put it on CD and write "unreleased track by NEU!" or "Can" on the cover, and music journos will think it's unbelievably hip. That's the way it goes... Christian ... who likes both Sultanesque and South Downs - ---------- >Von: "Simon Galloway" >An: avalon@smoe.org >Betreff: Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour >Datum: Don, 19. Jul 2001 8:44 Uhr > >I feel the same about Sultanesque. And that's serious too! > >SimonG > >>>> 07/18 9:49 pm >>> >In a message dated 7/18/2001 3:03:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >KWil632057@aol.com writes: > >> I agree. South Downs is the greatest piece of music....EVER! >> >> Jonathan >> ps. Im serious. >> >> > >you must be joking-i hope you're joking > >john > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >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, 19 Jul 2001 12:18:53 +0000 From: "C. H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 90 min., Roxy in America, and miscellaneous I'd assume that the shorter sets have to do with not over-straining Ferry's voice. It could have been like this: Roxy started doing 105-minute shows or so in the UK, but with the prospect of still having to do about 40 to 45 concerts, often within a dense schedule, they may have decided to make the set a bit shorter, to assure the stamina can be maintained throughout the whole tour. In about 1992 I have read somewhere that Ferry often suffers from throat infections, and because that singular voice is still at the very core of what Roxy Music represent, it has indeed to be looked after carefully. They don't get younger... Incidentally, the set list as the U. S. Avalonians report it, now resembles the one played on the Avalon tour, with some differences. But the way they play it (I can judge 82/83 only from the recordings I have heard) is a lot better on this tour. It's not only the choice of the song, but also the way the song is performed. The wretched C. - ---------- >Von: "Jeff Turner" >An: avalon@smoe.org >Betreff: [AVALON] 90 min., Roxy in America, and miscellaneous >Datum: Mit, 18. Jul 2001 23:45 Uhr > >I think this has already been brought out, but probably bears repeating. We >don't expect Roxy to do more than 90 minutes here because we're >mass-consuming Americans (although we are!), we would like to see more than >90 minutes because a) they played (slightly) longer sets in Europe and b) >this is their first time on stage in 18 years. This is the first time >they've been together since I first got into them (I first heard "Avalon" in >about 1984, and my musical life changed forever!). However, if 90 minutes is >what we're going to get, it's what we're going to get, and I certainly >intend to enjoy it--even if MOP isn't there (that was just too good to be >true, wasn't it?). ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:27:47 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] You Are My Sunshine At 05.00 -0400 1-07-18, tmoq wrote: > >Bryan`s recording of his song will always remain one of those unexplained >mysteries for me as well. Being from Louisiana I grew up hearing countless >versions of this dreg and I`ve never been able to warm up to *any* version >of it. >It ["You Are My Sunshine"] was originally written by Jimmy Davis who used >it >successfully to win Louisiana`s govenorship in 1940 then again in >1960. Davis passed away at the end of last year. He was 98. The most famous governor after Huey Long. Every man a king! Share our wealth! King's lead hat, no that Eno's take on Talking Heads. How about Bryan doing another campaign song, say Happy Days Are Here Again, or Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? NP What's Going On live in Washington 1972 Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:18:08 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour I did consider starting a campaign to get Hula Kula into the set, and The Numberer would have been a great instrumental break to contrast Tara. SimonG >>> "C. H. Soetemann" 07/19 1:18 pm >>> Take Sultanesque, put it on CD and write "unreleased track by NEU!" or "Can" on the cover, and music journos will think it's unbelievably hip. That's the way it goes... Christian ... who likes both Sultanesque and South Downs ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:50:01 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] NEW CD TREE - Manchester 2001 You may recall a couple of weeks ago that Ole-Petter offered a recording of the recent Manchester show to be cd tree'd? Well, it's happened! With no audible evidence of Ferry's supposed bad throat, it's a complete audience recording of a powerful show. Obviously it doesn't match the sound quality of the BBC broadcast of the Glasgow SECC show, but it's a clear, very listenable and enjoyable recording nonetheless. Entitled KISS THE PAST GOODNIGHT, the track list follows: Re-make/Re-model, Street Life, Ladytron, While My Heart Is Still Beating, Out Of The Blue, A Song For Europe, My Only Love, Oh Yeah, Both Ends Burning, Tara, In Every Dreamhome A Heartache, Mother Of Pearl, Jealous Guy, Editions Of You, Virginia Plain, Love Is The Drug, Do The Strand, For Your Pleasure. Plus there are some extra tracks - If There Is Something and More Than This (from Birmingham NEC) and Avalon (from Newcastle). There's also a recent interview with Bryan, Andy and Phil from BBC Radio North, questions were submitted by email from fans across the world and is probably the best interview I've heard from this tour so far. You can order from the following people: UK Richard Mills Chandla911@aol.com David Squires ManCDTree@squires.nildram.co.uk Mike Ferguson mikeandcarole@ferguson237.fsnet.co.uk EUROPE Daniel Atterbom daniel.atterbom@odata.se USA Judy Kaufman jlbk01im@hotmail.com The person you contact will advise you on the best method of how to obtain this 2 cd set. And if you want to help out, especially in the USA and Europe then contact Judy or Daniel and let them know. Please do not reply to this email on the list or to myself as I am unable to deal with orders for this tree, I am merely announcing it. And just to remind you that as ever, Avalon cd tree's are strictly NON-PROFIT - by fans for fans. Enjoy! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:00:51 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] South Downs on tour At 12.18 +0100 1-07-19, Simon Galloway wrote: >I did consider starting a campaign to get Hula Kula into the set, and The >Numberer would have been a great instrumental break to contrast Tara. Sultanesque being one of my favorites, I would like to hear it. I was so disapointed when they reworked Manifesto on the flipside of Over You. Your application's failed would have been great too. Heck, why don't they play everything they have recorded? Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:10:18 +1000 From: "S Clarke" Subject: Re: [AVALON] NEW CD TREE - Manchester 2001 Hello Simon I know you said 'Please do not reply to this email on the list or to myself as I am unable to deal with orders for this tree, I am merely announcing it.' but I'm not sure where Australia fits into this picture. We're nowhere near the UK, Europe or the US. Any suggestions? Shelley ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:13:17 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] Roxy Lottery >>> Daniel Atterbom 07/19 1:00 pm >>> > Heck, why don't they play everything they have recorded? Ah! They should try something that Del Amitri did on tour a few years ago. Halfway through the set they wheeled on a lottery machine, the numbers on the balls corresponded with songs in their repertoire, and whichever number was chosen (at random) they then performed that song. Roxy should do the whole set like that each night, an almost Eno-esque method of building the setlist! The audience could also play bingo at the same time! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:21:16 -0400 From: Heather James Subject: Re: [AVALON] DVD or Video I have found some fine copies of the older Video Collections on e-bay over the past year. Things to look for Musikladen - this is a live video of early-early Roxy - with Eno and was probably the source of the "too much makeup Bryan" clip you saw. New Town - concert and other footage from Bryan Ferry "Bete Noire" tour The High Road - a live video from an Avalon Era concert in Frejus, France ... Total Recall - this is vintage Roxy Music and has a great number of clips and videos (40 as I recall ...). The Video Collection - I believe this is still in print but it does tend to favor "the hits" and the more recent Bryan Ferry solo catalog. Live in Paris at Le Grand Rex - March 2000 concert, from Bryan's "As Time Goes By" Tour - backed by a near-orchestra. DVD - tho a VHS version is said to exist. While there are other collectables and fan-tapes out there, these are the commercial releases I've found or heard of. I hope that helps -= )-(eather =- >--------------------< hjames@thewebgal.com Heather's WebGal Website: http://www.thewebgal.com/hjames/ My Roxy Music Pages: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ >--------------------------------------------------------------< Jane Fraser wrote: > I9ve only just joined the list so if this is an old or recurring question - > sorry. > > Having caught Roxy twice on MTV last night (glimpse of Pyjarama - Bryan in > more make-up than I9ve ever worn in my life! - and Virginia Plain) I am keen > to get hold of some sort of compilation DVD or Video of the boys over the > years. Nothing on BBC Videos as far as I can see so, rather than waste any > more time, I thought I9d ask you guys if such a thing exists and if not, why > not? > > Having been a huge fan in the 70s I drifted away but since Wembley I don9t > think obsessed is too strong a word to describe my state of mind at the > moment. I am going to Rotterdam and would love to go to Vienna cos it9s my > birthday too. > > Jane > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 19 Jul 2001 13:20:28 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] NEW CD TREE - Manchester 2001 If anyone would like to deal with the cd tree for Australia, please make yourselves known! >>> "S Clarke" 07/19 1:10 pm >>> Hello Simon I know you said 'Please do not reply to this email on the list or to myself as I am unable to deal with orders for this tree, I am merely announcing it.' but I'm not sure where Australia fits into this picture. We're nowhere near the UK, Europe or the US. Any suggestions? Shelley ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 19 Jul 2001 08:26:17 -0400 From: "Alan Carl" Subject: [AVALON] Boston Globe review Excellent review of Roxy Music's Tuesday night show by Jim Sullivan in today's(Thursday's) Boston Globe.The link: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/200/living/Roxy_Music_plays_it_again+.shtm l ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:57:16 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Boston Globe review At 08.26 -0400 1-07-19, Alan Carl wrote: >Excellent review of Roxy Music's Tuesday night show by Jim Sullivan in >today's(Thursday's) Boston Globe.The link: > >http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/200/living/Roxy_Music_plays_it_again+.shtm If the link do not work, search the site and you'll find a pre-tour interview as well. A few mistakes in the text, but a good piece none the less. NP Inner City Blues, Marvin Gaye live 1972 Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:48:24 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy Lottery At 13.13 +0100 1-07-19, Simon Galloway wrote: >Ah! They should try something that Del Amitri did on tour a few years ago. >Halfway through the set they wheeled on a lottery machine, the numbers on >the balls corresponded with songs in their repertoire, and whichever >number was chosen (at random) they then performed that song. > >Roxy should do the whole set like that each night, an almost Eno-esque >method of building the setlist! The audience could also play bingo at the >same time! Yes, a great idea! I think that Elvis Costello also tried it. NP Wholy Holy Marvin Gaye live 1972 Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:26:21 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Oh... No Promos? VIVA JAS!!!!!!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:27:04 -0400 From: "Alan Carl" Subject: [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement Damn,yes there should be an 'L' at the end of the link(end should be 'shtml'),it got dropped into the next line.Where's Heather James when you need her around to explain this stuff? As for Ana's comment about fashion,if it's any incentive for the women in the group, during Tuesday's show there was this smartly dressed woman who got up and danced during much of the concert,and it sure looked like Bryan keyed in on her a couple of times during the show. So ladies,dress up,stand up,and DANCE,and maybe Bryan will sing to you,too!!And don't forget,if you are a Roxy Music fan,you are by definition beautiful. So don't be shy. Chubby,bearded,balding men don't have a chance. We(meaning me) have to go to email school. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:42:45 +0100 From: "Chris Turner" Subject: Re: [AVALON] DVD or Video There's a full list of the available videos here: http://www.roxyrama.com/miscellany/videoidx-frameset.html Chris - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Fraser" To: Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 10:35 AM Subject: [AVALON] DVD or Video > I9ve only just joined the list so if this is an old or recurring question - > sorry. > > Having caught Roxy twice on MTV last night (glimpse of Pyjarama - Bryan in > more make-up than I9ve ever worn in my life! - and Virginia Plain) I am keen > to get hold of some sort of compilation DVD or Video of the boys over the > years. Nothing on BBC Videos as far as I can see so, rather than waste any > more time, I thought I9d ask you guys if such a thing exists and if not, why > not? > > Having been a huge fan in the 70s I drifted away but since Wembley I don9t > think obsessed is too strong a word to describe my state of mind at the > moment. I am going to Rotterdam and would love to go to Vienna cos it9s my > birthday too. > > Jane > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 19 Jul 2001 14:26:25 +0000 From: "M. Taylor" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement >So ladies,dress up,stand up,and DANCE,and maybe Bryan will sing to >you,too!!And don't forget,if you are a Roxy Music fan,you are by definition >beautiful. So don't be shy. I'll be dressed up. I chatted with Andrew Meyers a few days ago and told him that I would probably dress up. He was encouraging me to do it and I will! =P Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy sang to me a couple of times. One time, I was so embarrassed that a friend had to hold my head straight. M - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:13:27 -0500 (CDT) From: MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.) Subject: [AVALON] Re: Coverage for Roxy Someone mentioned how singer"Dido" was promoted well & playing many venues. She also was just on Dave Letterman , the other night. She's definetly getting a name for herself as she's going to be on some other show as well. I sure hope that Roxy will have the good fortune to get on Dave's show. Lot's of people watch that show,& it would make for higher attendance at the remaining leg of Roxy's tour here in America. Marlana........................ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:28:12 -0500 (CDT) From: MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.) Subject: [AVALON] Re: Thought for the Day Just had to share this with you!-------Bill Gates advice to kids,----"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." Marlana.... ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:00:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Aleks Kocan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Roxy Lottery Simon Galloway wrote: > >Ah! They should try something that Del Amitri did > on tour a few years ago. > >Halfway through the set they wheeled on a lottery > machine, the numbers on > >the balls corresponded with songs in their > repertoire, and whichever > >number was chosen (at random) they then performed > that song. > Daniel Atterbom wrote: > Yes, a great idea! I think that Elvis Costello also > tried it. > I think you're right about Costello - I vaguely remember it when I saw him play a gig. Alternatively - maybe they should try the "Glenn Tilbrook" approach which has been "shout out the name of a song that you want me to play and I'll have a go" (which he does - even if it's a song that he's not written) Aleks 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, 19 Jul 2001 11:16:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Aleks Kocan Subject: Re: [AVALON] setlist, length, hack schmack, - --- Miles Goosens wrote: > Aleks made me very curious indeed: > I'd be very surprised if Springsteen played for less > than two and a half > hours -- I saw two of the '96 solo/acoustic shows, > and have heard several > other shows from the tour, and all topped the two > hour mark. Where > did you see him? We went to see Springsteen at Manchester Apollo (looks like it was 28/02/96) Ive checked the Springsteen website (which is pretty comprehensive)and according to that he played approx 24 songs. I asked my girlfriend about the length of the show and she also recalled it as being 1.5  2 hours also.Maybe we were wrong with regards to length of set, but thats how we recalled it. I don't honestly know if he played a truncated set on that night or not. > As for the no talking/cheering during the songs, for > a show that was mostly > quiet, intense material, having people whooping and > hollering and shouting > out requests or whatever *during* the songs would > have been a huge > distraction for artist and audience. With regards to Springsteens house rules it was a bit weird because it was the first gig Id been to where an artist actually asked the audience (in advance) not to cheer/shout during the songs. Bit weird, but I can understand (to some extent) where he was coming from. Having said that I would have thought that the audience would have enough brains to not cheer etc during the songs anyway as it was an acoustic set. One way or the other, I thought the gig was OK. Ive got nothing against people cheering etc during songs .., however, it never ceases to amaze me how people can pay say #30/ticket and then talk all the way though the set. This happened when we saw Roxy this year, the group of women behind us spent most of the time during the set discussing their boyfriends.OK you might expect it when you pay say #10/ticket to see a band in a small venue, but not when youre forking out #30/ticket.and seeing Roxy Anyway, just for the record, Ive got nothing against Springsteen, however, give me the choice between a 3 hour Springsteen set and a 90 min Roxy set, Id take the latter. In fact Id take both if I had the chance Aleks 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, 19 Jul 2001 14:16:45 EDT From: BPhilipson@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Coverage for Roxy Roxy is getting some coverage in Chicago, at least. From the WXRT email newsletter: TUESDAY on SOUND OPINIONS (10pm-12Midnight), hosts Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune and Jim DeRogatis of the Sun-Times talk about ROXY MUSIC: the band's historic significance and influence, and why this is one reunion tour Jim and Greg are actually looking forward to. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:01:15 -0400 From: "Peter Seely" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Coverage for Roxy I will definitely have to listen to that one. I phoned in when DeRogatis was a guest on WSCR a few months ago, and asked him if he thought Paul Thompson would be joining them for the reunion. He said he thought that Paul was too old to handle the rigors of long shows in large stadiums. Guess that theory has been proven way, way wrong. Pete - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Coverage for Roxy > Roxy is getting some coverage in Chicago, at least. From the WXRT email newsletter: > > TUESDAY on SOUND OPINIONS (10pm-12Midnight), hosts Greg Kot of the > > Chicago Tribune and Jim DeRogatis of the Sun-Times talk about ROXY > > MUSIC: the band's historic significance and influence, and why this > > is one reunion tour Jim and Greg are actually looking forward to. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 19 Jul 2001 14:47:56 EDT From: Avalon887@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re:Boston Globe Review/Roxy Fashion Statement I am so psyched to see RM again after so many years of absence - I am dressing up for the occasion. Pre-parties & concerts galore! Boston in 2 days and NY 4 days! Hurray!!!!! Eileen in NY P.S. If anyone cares to join some of us in Boston on Sat or NY on Monday, email me offline and I will forward details of our pre-party plans! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:00:58 -0800 From: Karen Roth Subject: [AVALON] calling the great David Firmin (?) I have deleted the website for Avalon members to add their Roxy Music Concert plans by mistake. Please resend so I can add my finally completed itinerary for the LA show. I really look forward to the concert and meeting some more of our group. Thanks so much, Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:14:36 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer BBC documentry on the disgraced politician has just used: HARD RAINS..,LOVE IS THE DRUG and PRICE OF LOVE as part of its soundtrack!!! Jonathan ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:12:47 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] setlist, length, hack schmack, I saw Bruce Springsteen & The E Street band in Stockholm at the Olympic Stadium 23.6. 1999. It was 26 songs and three hours. I would noy mind Roxy doing 26 songs in two hours. Setlist 1. My love will not let you down 2. Prove it all night 3. Two hearts 4. Darkness on the edge of town 5. Darlington county 6. Mansion on the hill 7. The River 8. Youngstown 9. Murder incorporated 10. Badlands 11. Out in the street 12, Tenth avenue freeze-out 13. Where the bands are 14. Working on the highway 15. The Ghost of Tom Joad 16. Born in the U.S.A 17. The Promised land 18. Backstreets 19. Light of the day 20. Stand on it 21. Hungry heart 22. Born to run 23. Bobby Jean 24. Thunder Road 25. If I should fall behind 26. Land of hope and dreams Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:29:47 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: [AVALON] Ferry in movies For those that keep a tab on soundtracks with Ferry and Roxy. "Let's Stick Together" is used in Mickey Blue Eyes witrh Hugh Grant. NP Richard Ashcroft Alone With Everybody (someone drowned by barking dogs) Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:28:10 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer At 16.14 -0400 1-07-19, KWil632057@aol.com wrote: >BBC documentry on the disgraced politician has just used: HARD RAINS..,LOVE >IS THE DRUG and PRICE OF LOVE as part of its soundtrack!!! I interviewed him back in 1984 or so. I suspected his assistant was his midtress, body language and all that. Could have made a fortune... NP Richard Ashcroft Alone With Everybody Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 20:28:23 +0000 From: "Richard Jones" Subject: [AVALON] Sleazy Roxy I'm just watching a BBC Panorama documentary about the disgraced Conservative Party politician, Jeffrey Archer, who was jailed for four years today for perjury after lying about his affair with a prostitute... And it features three Roxy/Bryan songs (so far)! Love is the Drug as it discusses his sex obsessions, The Price of Love as it showed him paying a prostitute and, just now, Avalon. You know - I've never thought of Roxy in this light before! Richard _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:30:43 +0100 From: "Gary Sanders" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer ...and 'Avalon'! - -----Original Message----- From: KWil632057@aol.com To: avalon@smoe.org Date: 19 July 2001 21:19 Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jeffrey Archer >BBC documentry on the disgraced politician has just used: HARD RAINS..,LOVE >IS THE DRUG and PRICE OF LOVE as part of its soundtrack!!! > >Jonathan > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >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, 19 Jul 2001 20:42:19 +0000 From: "Richard Jones" Subject: [AVALON] Popbitch I've just got this week's post from Popbitch - a UK email gossip mailing list. It ended with a request: >> Help Popbitch << Send in stories from the 80s Next issue is the 1981 special, so we need: - anything weird/funny/disgusting from 1981 (or the 80s generally) - stuff about Joe Dolce, Phil Collins, Ultravox, Human League, Bucks Fizz, Roxy Music, Pat Benetar, Olivia Newton John, Adam and the Ants Since when were Roxy a 1981 band? And will anyone send anything? (I don't have anything to contribute) Richard _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:43:16 +0100 From: "Chris Turner" Subject: Re: [AVALON] calling the great David Firmin (?) Hi Karen, It's David Squires site at: http://www.squires.nildram.co.uk/Avalon.html Regards Chris - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Roth" To: Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 8:00 PM Subject: [AVALON] calling the great David Firmin (?) > I have deleted the website for Avalon members to add their Roxy Music > Concert plans by mistake. Please resend so I can add my finally completed > itinerary for the LA show. > I really look forward to the concert and meeting some more of our group. > > Thanks so much, Karen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V6 #317 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest