From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V6 #399 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, August 23 2001 Volume 06 : Number 399 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] AJ's essay ["A.L. Jepson" ] Re: [AVALON] www.bryanferry.com/Peter Leay [Julialiva@aol.com] RE: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s [Rosalind Bull ] Re: [AVALON] Fans of Roxy Music might like... ["A.L. Jepson" ] [AVALON] Re : For Your Pleasure [Johnny Reece ] RE: [AVALON] King logos [Jocelyn Fiske ] RE: [AVALON] Re: avalon-digest V6 #393 [Jocelyn Fiske ] RE: [AVALON] Roxy fashion items [S.J.Batie@open.ac.uk] [AVALON] Manchester Ticket ["Ann Marie Shaw" ] Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s ["SIMON GALLOWAY" ] Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) ["SIMON GALLOWAY" ] Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September [Ceesse@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September [Ceesse@aol.com] [AVALON] (the first) song of the week: "For Your Pleasure" ["Nigel Holli] RE: [AVALON] Glasgow in September [Rosalind Bull ] Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) [Heather James ] [AVALON] Test ["=?iso-8859-1?q?John=20O'Brien?=" ] Re: [AVALON] RE:Roxy Music a cottage industry? [Aleks Kocan Subject: Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s Yes, they were and they brought indie music into the mainstream. Alan Prince Of Happiness wrote: > > Weren't the Stone Roses late 80's too? > > The Prince of Happiness > "Made sacrifice your key to paradise > Never mind, take the world by storm > Just boogaloo a rhapsody divine"-Roxy Music, "Pyjamarama" > http://princeofhappines.tripod.com/thepageofhappines.html > > >From: "Ronald L. Stubbs" > >Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org > >To: avalon@smoe.org > >Subject: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s > >Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:17:43 -0400 > > > >The Pixies were 80's, not 90's ... > > > > > > >From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" > >Thank god the 90s came along. Thank god for the > >Pixies,Nirvana, Mudhoney, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and the > >rest of them who helped blow the shit away. > > > > > >Ronald L. Stubbs > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > >The subliminable footer says: > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:14:23 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] AJ's essay Ok perhaps Scritti Polliti weren't such a bad band after all and yes, I was wrong to lump them in with all those other bands. Alan David Squires wrote: > > On 22 Aug 2001, at 16:17, A.L. Jepson wrote: > > > Scritti Polliti, Michael Jackson, Five Star etc. That was the awful > > 80s music. > > You're calling Scritti an awful eighties band? Lumping it in with MJ & > Five Star? 20 No.6 and he hasn't a clue... > > David > > NP Skanc Bloc Bologna > > -- > 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, 23 Aug 2001 04:23:44 EDT From: Julialiva@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] www.bryanferry.com/Peter Leay I have been a member of this club in the early & mid-seventies; he has always been fair and informative; can't complain. I think he did a good job for the band; guess they did not appreciate it enough at one time. Intereresting to hear he is running indie-labels, any further information? ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:43:49 +0100 From: Rosalind Bull Subject: RE: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s And could quite honestly have a claim to the most rated/successful debut album too. (I use the word COULD advisedly) - -----Original Message----- From: A.L. Jepson [mailto:p0d26@pgd.keele.ac.uk] Sent: 23 August 2001 09:11 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s Yes, they were and they brought indie music into the mainstream. Alan Prince Of Happiness wrote: > > Weren't the Stone Roses late 80's too? > > The Prince of Happiness > "Made sacrifice your key to paradise > Never mind, take the world by storm > Just boogaloo a rhapsody divine"-Roxy Music, "Pyjamarama" > http://princeofhappines.tripod.com/thepageofhappines.html > > >From: "Ronald L. Stubbs" > >Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org > >To: avalon@smoe.org > >Subject: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s > >Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:17:43 -0400 > > > >The Pixies were 80's, not 90's ... > > > > > > >From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" > >Thank god the 90s came along. Thank god for the > >Pixies,Nirvana, Mudhoney, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and the > >rest of them who helped blow the shit away. > > > > > >Ronald L. Stubbs > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > >The subliminable footer says: > >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: > >unsubscribe avalon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 09:45:18 +0100 From: "A.L. Jepson" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Fans of Roxy Music might like... Yes definitely Magazine. There's a lot of influence from Roxy on their debut album Real Life which I recommend. Alan Guy Lawley wrote: > > Magazine? The first Ultravox album? > > JOTTOMH* > > Guy > > *Just Off The Top Of My Head > > PS: Sailor!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > David Firmin > Sent: 22 August 2001 18:36 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] Fans of Roxy Music might like... > > These are bands that I find similar to Roxy in one way or another. > > For early Roxy: > Genesis (Gabriel era) > Peter Hammill > King Crimson (Red) > Jet > Sparks (Kimono My House, Propaganda, Indiscreet) > Split Enz (Mental Notes, Second Thoughts) > Van Der Graaf Generator (Still Life) > > Later Roxy: > The Blue Nile > Tim Finn > Alan Parsons Project > > Am I missing anyone important? > > Thanks, > David > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 23 Aug 2001 05:31:32 -0400 From: "Heather James" Subject: RE: [AVALON] This Love (old news) If you haven't heard the original version of This Love, (sung by Liz Frazier of the Cocteau Twins) on Craig Armstrong's album "The Space Between Us" go here and have a listen ... (or watch the video) http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/thislove.html Much as I love Bryan's work, I prefer her version ... There is more of that album, and an interview, etc here: http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/ -= )-(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 > Rod LeCloux > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:14 PM > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: [AVALON] This Love > > > Wow, I'm just hearing "This Love" for the first time and it's giving me > goose-bumps. It's really messing with my mind, similiarly to when I heard > "Boys and Girls" for the first time. > > Does anyone have any info on this great song? > > Rod > > > __________________________________________________________________ > _________ > 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, 23 Aug 2001 02:31:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Johnny Reece Subject: [AVALON] Re : For Your Pleasure Info for Keith : Yes, it is Judi Dench who does the 'Don't Ask Why' at the end of the song. It was something that I had wanted to know for about 25 years, and was fortunate to chat to Bryan when he came into my record shop a few years back, brought in by Dave Stewart, (as Daves Studio is across the road, and Dave knew what a Roxy nut I was. They were working together at the time, with Bryan doing some recording in his Studio). Bryans "you must have a few questions, to test the old grey matter" statement to me rendered my brain into 'bloody hell, I'll have to think of a few strange questions' mode immediately. But, that was the first question I asked, as I had wanted to know for so long. Judi was apparently working in the next Studio to Roxy at the time of the recording of FYP, recording a BBC Radio Play, and Bryan asked her to do the voiceover. Before you ask (and I know you will), the rest is a bit of a blur now, mainly because it's not every day you expect this to happen - but I did know in advance that he was across the road, so did put some Charlie Parker Vinyl in the window, deliberately (!) - but much chat was about how the rest of the Roxy guys were at that time, and general music chit-chat, and favourite reminiscing of gigs at the old Glasgow Apollo, which Bry seemed to have particularly good memories of. He did name FYP as his 'favourite Album that he'd done', and Beauty Queen as his 'favourite Roxy song'. That's it, really. Must post my thoughts on FYP re Song Of The Week later. Great first choice ! Reecey... Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:34:44 +0100 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] King logos >A few years ago we had Angel Colon here, He had Bryan's autograph tattooed on his under arm. He has a tattoo shop in New York. Han Are you sure that wasn't Angel Under-Arm who had a tattoo of Bryan's autograph on his colon? That can be found on e-Bay in the same section as arses. God I'm sooo common. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:41:52 +0100 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] Re: avalon-digest V6 #393 >MY main question is, when will julia thornton become a full-fledged member of the band, and why isn't she the topic of more of threads on this list? and on another topic altogether, why don't the roxy websites like roxyrama and vivaroxymusic have lots more pictures of various contributors over the years. like, say, julia thornton? just curious. o Oh for goodness sake, what's all this Overpayment alias bull, we know it's you Reecey!! ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 04:55:06 -0500 From: "Judy Kaufman" Subject: RE: [AVALON] Ferry's Plans For Next Year? >Hmmmm, to be replaced by a preening poodle of a drummer with very dodgy >shorts and Keith Richards Dad on the ATGB tour. Bryan's eyes are definitely >on the blink. Though Paul's style may not be right for ATGB-type material, Bryan's ears must be going too if he thinks anyone can do Roxy better than TGPT. Judy _________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 11:28:13 +0100 From: Jocelyn Fiske Subject: RE: [AVALON] Roxy fashion items >It appears Roxy are truly back in fashion at the moment? - Anyone else seen anythingsimilar - other than the Tour stuff? Mike I saw a t-shirt in Fenwicks with Beauty Queen emblazoned in glitter across the front. Very tacky, terrible typeface and hugely overpriced. I bought 4. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 11:36:15 +0100 From: S.J.Batie@open.ac.uk Subject: RE: [AVALON] Roxy fashion items and i was in fenwicks on tuesday !!! i bought a 'killer' t shirt the same as sported by tgpt at this newcastle store way back in 76. i couldn't get away with beauty queen ;-)))) > -----Original Message----- > From: Jocelyn Fiske [SMTP:Jocelyn.Fiske@greyeu.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:28 AM > To: 'avalon@smoe.org' > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Roxy fashion items > > >It appears Roxy are truly back in fashion at the moment? - Anyone else > seen > > anythingsimilar - other than the Tour stuff? > > Mike > > > > I saw a t-shirt in Fenwicks with Beauty Queen emblazoned in glitter across > the front. Very tacky, terrible typeface and hugely overpriced. > > I bought 4. > > > > Jocelyn > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > _ > > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 10:52:30 +0000 From: "Ann Marie Shaw" Subject: [AVALON] Manchester Ticket Thanks to those who contacted me about a Manchester ticket, I have now got one. Ann Marie _________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 12:02:53 +0100 From: Rosalind Bull Subject: RE: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Single room is #70 p.n. including breaky & VAT There is an interconnecting tunnel to the SECC - would this be where the band stays? - -----Original Message----- From: thom.wallace [mailto:thom.wallace@ntlworld.com] Sent: 22 August 2001 19:45 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:03 PM Subject: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Check outthe Moat House, It's built next door to the S.E.C.C., though it will probably be expensive. Tom. ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 12:26:10 +0100 From: Jane Fraser Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September on 23/8/01 12:02 pm, Rosalind Bull at rbull@sundaybusiness.co.uk wrote: > Single room is #70 p.n. including breaky & VAT > > There is an interconnecting tunnel to the SECC - would this be where the > band stays? > > -----Original Message----- > From: thom.wallace [mailto:thom.wallace@ntlworld.com] > Sent: 22 August 2001 19:45 > To: avalon@smoe.org > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 1:03 PM > Subject: [AVALON] Glasgow in September > > > Check outthe Moat House, It's built next door to the S.E.C.C., though it > will probably be expensive. > > Tom. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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 > Yes - usually, although I stayed at "1, Devonshire Gardens" once, very nice it was too, and checked out next to Eric Clapton who'd played the SECC the night before. Jane. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:42:47 +0100 From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s Actually, they were all 80s if you're gonna make a point of it. But the influence of them all was felt in the 90s. The Pixies, Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr were all at that forefront and helped kill off the 80s crap. The Pixies enjoyed their greatest moment of glory 89-90 with Doolittle, Nirvana made their first record in 1988 but hit it big in 1991, Mudhoney had been in existance in various forms since about 1982, Stone Roses first released a record in 1985 and Happy Mondays had been together for well over 5 years when they were nomiated for the Best British Newcomer award at the Brits in 1991. Gotta start somewhere. SimonG - ---------- >From: "Ronald L. Stubbs" >To: avalon@smoe.org >Subject: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s >Date: Wed, Aug 22, 2001, 11:17 pm > > The Pixies were 80's, not 90's ... > > >>From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" > Thank god the 90s came along. Thank god for the > Pixies,Nirvana, Mudhoney, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and the > rest of them who helped blow the shit away. > > > Ronald L. Stubbs ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:01:12 +0100 From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) I too prefer the original Craig Armstrong version. Melankolic is Massive Attack's record label and Armstrong has done a lot of film soundtrack work, notably Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet and the more recent Moulin Rouge. He has a very distinctive lush, sweeping style. Ferry's version seems also lo-fi by comparison! SimonG - ---------- >From: "Heather James" >To: >Subject: RE: [AVALON] This Love (old news) >Date: Thu, Aug 23, 2001, 10:31 am > > If you haven't heard the original version of This Love, > (sung by Liz Frazier of the Cocteau Twins) on Craig Armstrong's > album "The Space Between Us" go here and have a listen ... (or watch the > video) > http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/thislove.html > > Much as I love Bryan's work, I prefer her version ... > > There is more of that album, and an interview, etc here: > http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/ > > > > > -= )-(eather =- > >--------------------< > hjames@thewebgal.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:27:45 +0100 From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Simon and Bryan/FYP >From: "Martin Stockman" > > it is well documented that the Cool Ruler purports to have written For Your > Pleasure, soup to nuts, in a Derbyshire cottage, in just over a week. Alone. Maybe he did for side one, but I reckon side 2 was conceived as a song-suite/cycle. The Bogus Man Part 2 (aka Grey Lagoons) was in the Roxy set from at least August 1972, which leads you to assume that The Bogus Man himself was already on the prowl. They may have even been contenders for the first album... For Your Pleasure was being performed from at least November 1972 (see your Penthouse Perfection video and the BBC sessions feature at roxyrama.com) and the album was recorded in February 1973. This goes towards my FYP album theory - side two was recorded in advance of side one as the intended song-cycle. The original album producer credits (on the label) are Chris Thomas for side one and John Anthony for side two. The album sleeve credits Chris Thomas and Roxy Music with "special thanks" to John Anthony. Anthony also produced the Pyjamarama single. Anyone know more about him? Now the song. I don't go much on lyric analysis myself (but do enjoy reading other people having a crack) but they seem almost secondary to the music on this occasion. Gravel hard and loose? Is this a song about paving the driveway for your dream home? (Back ache). A slow, sombre procession, TGPT leading the soldiers in a stooped march, then that Duane Eddy twangy solo from Phil... All part of that Roxy brew! The final dying seconds of the song (as it's being distorted to hell after Dame Judi) sounds like a horse stampeding out of control, and Paul Thompson gives short violent crashes on his cymbals as an attempt to tame the beast. You have to turn it up really loud to hear that, but it's almost like it shouldn't be there, a secret discovery before the needle hits the run-out groove and the tone arm goes back to rest. It doesn't appear to have been performed live on the FYP tour, probably because they had a large chunk of the show devoted to The Bogus Man, Ladyrton and In Every Dream Home A Heartache, all drifting into each other. Performing FYP would have probably replicated the effect of that sequence. A perfect, dramatic conclusion to the reunion tour though. SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:47:34 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Hi Anne Marie I am new, too, and welcome you. Hope you have fun here! - Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:55:39 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Thanks Tom. Heck, I am blowing a fortune to do this at the last minute anyway, so what another few pounds? I appreciate your responding, and hope to meet some of you there. Thanks again, Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:55:32 -0400 From: "tmoq" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s One of the best, and underrated, bands of the 80`s, IMO, was the Psychedelic Furs. Their sound was every bit as fresh, original and avant-garde as Roxy`s in their hey-day. Dumb Waiters is pure genius! The first three albums are must haves. Gene ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:59:57 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Rosalind So glad to hear from you again, and thanks for the pricing info. Hope to meet you and your daughter there... Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:03:52 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Hi Jane Well, I appreciate your recommendation and will check out both the Moat House and Devonshire Gardens (whose name, while not so intriguing, seems less pretentious somehow). Thanks for your time, hope to me you there... Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:23:19 +0100 From: "Nigel Hollis" Subject: [AVALON] (the first) song of the week: "For Your Pleasure" This song is easiest of RM`s repotoire to interperet :- It is a prophetic political story about a man who has to fight a general election and presents the party`s manifesto to the people "For your pleasure in our present state, part false, part true like anything...etc He has a "dark horse" waiting in the wings (leadership challenger who is "abhorring such extremes") and the leader uses well known "stars" to further his campaign. As the campaign starts to go wrong he dreams that on election day "things will turn out right". He loses and the rest is obvious. This is great fun Colleen/Jocelyn. Next...........! Ciao, Nigel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:15:38 +0100 From: Rosalind Bull Subject: RE: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Before getting shot down in flames for doing this on-list (so many are going to Glasgow it might be helpful particularly for those coming across the Atlantic), One Devonshire Gardens is just about THE premier place to stay there, and costs a fortune (I've stayed there but someone else was paying - it is luxurious). I agree Jane it is more likely to appeal to BF than the Moat House. There was once a move to get an Avalonian party going after the main attraction. Is that still on, and if so, where? - -----Original Message----- From: Ceesse@aol.com [mailto:Ceesse@aol.com] Sent: 23 August 2001 13:04 To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Hi Jane Well, I appreciate your recommendation and will check out both the Moat House and Devonshire Gardens (whose name, while not so intriguing, seems less pretentious somehow). Thanks for your time, hope to me you there... Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 23 Aug 2001 08:23:51 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] (the first) song of the week: "For Your Pleasure" Hey Nigel, I've got one for you... As I have been obsessively playing RM since the July 19 show I saw, I have discovered a very bizarre thing.... My favorite song on each CD is the 4th one. (although I don't really count India as a full song, so it's the 5th one on Avalon) To what might you attribute this??? I sure can't figure it out.... Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:29:08 EDT From: Ceesse@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Glasgow in September Rosalind, I have not heard about the party after the show, but I would love to have the opportunity to be with a group of people who'd love to talk about it after the show (after the one I saw, we stayed up all night drinking champagne and toasting our good fortune), and hope I can attend. And if there's a tour next year, and it stops in Philly, I will be happy to organize the party. For now, I am dependent on the kindness of strangers... And what the heck. Might as well go for broke and stay at One Devonshire...I'll be paying off the credit card bills until 2002 anyway.... Carol ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:31:17 EDT From: Artman1@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) I obviously haven't been paying attention, but can anyone tell me about this song and where it appears? Thanks! Art I too prefer the original Craig Armstrong version. Melankolic is Massive Attack's record label and Armstrong has done a lot of film soundtrack work, notably Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet and the more recent Moulin Rouge. He has a very distinctive lush, sweeping style. Ferry's version seems also lo-fi by comparison! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:39:59 -0500 From: "Rod LeCloux" Subject: Re: [AVALON] 80s vs. 90s Gene said: > One of the best, and underrated, bands of the 80`s, IMO, was the Psychedelic > Furs They weren't underrated in Green Bay. They are in my top 10 bands. Check out Love Spit Love if you haven't already. Rod ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:40:08 -0400 From: Heather James Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) As I said yesterday .... If you haven't heard the original version of This Love, (sung by Liz Frazier of the Cocteau Twins) on Craig Armstrong's album "The Space Between Us" go here and have a listen ... (or watch the video) http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/thislove.html Much as I love Bryan's work, I prefer her version ... There is more of that album, and an interview, etc here: http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/ -= )-(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/ >>--------------------------------------------------------------< > Artman1@aol.com wrote: >I obviously haven't been paying attention, but can anyone tell me about this song and where it appears? Thanks! > >Art > > >I too prefer the original Craig Armstrong version. Melankolic is Massive >Attack's record label and Armstrong has done a lot of film soundtrack work, >notably Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet and the more recent Moulin Rouge. He >has a very distinctive lush, sweeping style. Ferry's version seems also >lo-fi by comparison! > >SimonG > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >The subliminable footer says: >To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: >unsubscribe avalon > - -- -= )-(eather =- >--------------------< hjames@thewebgal.com Heather's WebGal Website: http://www.thewebgal.com/hjames/ My Roxy Music Pages: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ >--------------------------------------------------------------< ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:15:47 +0100 (BST) From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?John=20O'Brien?=" Subject: [AVALON] Test Just testing this address works. I have added this address to the site so I can access the mailing list from work as I cannot access my AOL account from here. My OBRIENFERRY@AOL.COM address is still subscribed too so I will be using both addresses on the list. John O'Brien 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, 23 Aug 2001 13:03:14 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) You also check out Sarah Brightmans Version on her "La Luna" CD, I have all 3 versions of this song all of which are equally beautiful. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Heather James To: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:31 AM Subject: RE: [AVALON] This Love (old news) > If you haven't heard the original version of This Love, > (sung by Liz Frazier of the Cocteau Twins) on Craig Armstrong's > album "The Space Between Us" go here and have a listen ... (or watch the > video) > http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/thislove.html > > Much as I love Bryan's work, I prefer her version ... > > There is more of that album, and an interview, etc here: > http://melankolic.astralwerks.com/craig_armstrong/ > > > > > -= )-(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 > > Rod LeCloux > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:14 PM > > To: avalon@smoe.org > > Subject: [AVALON] This Love > > > > > > Wow, I'm just hearing "This Love" for the first time and it's giving me > > goose-bumps. It's really messing with my mind, similiarly to when I heard > > "Boys and Girls" for the first time. > > > > Does anyone have any info on this great song? > > > > Rod > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > _________ > > 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 ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:58:48 EDT From: Artman1@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Love (old news) I guess what I meant was where I can find BF's version! Thanks. Art You also check out Sarah Brightmans Version on her "La Luna" CD, I have all 3 versions of this song all of which are equally beautiful. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 08:00:37 -0500 From: Bill Subject: [AVALON] Special Request Does anyone out there have a copy of a specific Roxy Music show I am looking for? Saturday April 21st, 1979 Pasadena Civic Auditorium I am dying for a copy of this show.... because.... I attended this Roxy Music show of Saturday April 21st, 1979 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. At the time there was a Los Angeles radio station called K-West (KWST) and they broadcast the entire show over the radio. A non attendee taped this for me and it came out perfectly. I had not listened to the tape in some time and a friend graciously offered to transfer it to CD for me. Depressingly the cassette broke and now I am without this memento. This is a lot to ask and a big stretch.. but thought I'd try the old adage of "it doesn't hurt to ask". Thanks very much BILL ~-~-~-~-~-~- Track listing Manifesto Trash Out Of The BLue Angel Eyes A Song For Europe Still Falls The Rain Ain't That So Stronger Through The Years Ladytron Dream Home Heartache Love Is The Drug Editions Of You Do The Strand Re-Make Re-Model ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 06:03:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Aleks Kocan Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE:Roxy Music a cottage industry? - --- AMeyersLD@aol.com wrote: > The keyboards in the > early videos were the same > ones that were seen onstage last month! I'd heard a story that Roxy wanted a combination of "classical" (violin etc..) and "retro" (keyboards etc..) stuff for the current tour. Apparently some of the "retro" stuff like the keyboards took a fair bit of time to actually become useable again because they hadn't been used for years. I don't know where they had been kept over the years or who had kept them though. Aleks Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V6 #399 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest