From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V7 #174 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, May 23 2002 Volume 07 : Number 174 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Re: I just saw Bryan Ferry...(posters) ["Irena Shuke" ] [AVALON] Bryan LIVE on BBC 6 Music tomorrow ["Simon Galloway" ] Re: [AVALON] Jealous Guy ["terrypaulrigz8c" ] [AVALON] Edinburgh ["Terry Lane" ] Re: [AVALON] Jealous Guy/live ["Christian H. Soetemann" ] [AVALON] Re: Frantic [MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.)] Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round [KB Porter ] Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article [Colleen Matan ] Re: [AVALON] "Frantic" pix [KB Porter ] Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round ["terrypaulrigz8c" ] Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round [KB Porter ] Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round ["terrypaulrigz8c" ] Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article [Daniel Atterbom ] Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round ["anotherphotographer] [AVALON] Wash Post story on Ferry ["Linda Epstein" ] Re: [AVALON] FRANTIC BLOW BY BLOW [Bahi ] [AVALON] Billboard ["David Firmin" ] Re: [AVALON] Billboard ["David Firmin" ] Re: [AVALON] Ferry/Reed [Bahi ] [AVALON] Frantic in LA...Not ["PeteK" ] RE: [AVALON] please update your virus software--THIS MEANS YOU, esp. DIGEST MEMBERS ["Heather James" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 11:08:37 +0300 From: "Irena Shuke" Subject: [AVALON] Re: I just saw Bryan Ferry...(posters) Hi Judy, all I saw in Riga were the Frantic posters - just the album cover + release dates. But they were not for sale, athough yesterday I made a trip around the centre of the city and called at several major music stores & asked them to keep those posters for me when they take them off. Hope I`ll have some... One for my friend Terry in England, that`s for sure! Regards, Irena Original Message: >Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 23:39:26 -0500 >From: "Judy Kaufman" >Subject: Re: [AVALON] I just saw Bryan Ferry . . . >Greg, >I haven't checked the Wal-Mart site; I saw this in the store. >Do the UK Asda(?) stores have something similar? I know they are owned by >Wal-Mart, but do they have their own chain-wide tv channel in-store? If so, >did anyone see any BF promos? >J. _________________________________________________________________ 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: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:21:57 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] "Frantic" pix >>> Aleks Kocan 05/22 8:35 am >>> > I would have preferred to see some photos that were > more recent - at the end of the day Bryan still looks > fine now - so why not? Maybe it's the marketing men > again. Try lack of budget for new album cover instead. Add to that lack of budget and support from record company to make promo videos for the single(s). SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:27:50 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] Bryan LIVE on BBC 6 Music tomorrow http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ Bryan Ferry joins Gideon Coe on Thursday for chat and some live tracks too, 1000-1300 (UK time). You can listen online, via Sky Digital or on DAB radio. Gideon is one of the best presenters in the UK, so it should be a good listen. CHECK IT OUT!!!! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:25:27 +0100 From: "Nigel Hollis" Subject: [AVALON] EMI vows to hit the right note next year Here is the following extract from an article today in the finance pages of the Guardian newspaper :- "EMI is predicting flat revenues for 2003, compared with a 12% fall in the last six months of 2002. Although many analysts believe that could be optimistic, Mr Levy said Latin America and Japan - two of EMI's most troubled markets - were showing signs of improvement. The former Polygram boss is pinning his hopes for a short-term spur to sales on releases from Coldplay, Bryan Ferry, The Vines, Atomic Kitten and Moby, but has pledged to sign new artists soon. "I'm hearing plenty of great music, we just have to make it happen." The whole article can be found at - http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,719871,00.html There is also a picture of Mr Ferry stood holding onto the back of an antique type chair. Unfortunately though, this picture is not reproduced on the Guardian website. Regards to all, Nigel. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 05:24:44 EDT From: Go2Sweeney@AOL.COM Subject: Re: [AVALON] EMI vows to hit the right note next year In a message dated 5/22/02 10:19:00 GMT Daylight Time, nigelhollis@europeanmarine.co.uk writes: << http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,719871,00.html >> Bit ahead of time, aren't they, or am I missing half a year here? Goodie ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 06:37:32 -0400 From: "tmoq" Subject: Re: [AVALON] B&P Roxy Music- Austria '73 This B&P is closed. Offers for this show will appear shortly. Gene ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 11:32:52 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jealous Guy - ----- Original Message ----- From: Aleks Kocan To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jealous Guy > I'd be interested to know if he gets fed up with > performing Jealous Guy time and time again. > > Aleks I'm sure he must, he did get fed up with VP in the 70s & stopped playing it live, even though it had been their most successful single to date. Terry "O" ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 11:50:35 +0100 From: "Terry Lane" Subject: [AVALON] Edinburgh Does anyone have a spare ticket for the Edinburgh gig, June 1st E-mail me off list if you can help. Thanks Terry _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:24:48 +0100 From: "Christian H. Soetemann" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Jealous Guy/live >I'd put money on the fact that Jealous Guy and/or >Avalon will make an appearance at the gigs. When I attended Roxy's Munich show last year, I found it quite bold that they left out Avalon, but it was fine with me (although I like it) (still). Some time later I seem to remember, Bryan commented in an interview that the audience would probably kill Roxy if they didn't perform Avalon. So I guess Avalon, LST, JG and LITD HAVE to be there during a Ferry concert, when one considers the casual attendants as well - they might be interested in getting to hear the 'greatest hits'. >I too would like to see a Ferry show where he performs >ONLY his solo/cover stuff - but it's just not going to >happen. I'd be quite happy for him to do "Frantic" >from start to finish, having said that he's got to >cater to a cross-section of fans. To me, there's nothing wrong with including Roxy songs. Remember how much of Ferry's songwriting has gone into Roxy, in relation to the solo discs. Besides, we'd all be happy if he included some of the rarer Roxy stuff, like on the ATGB tour. >I'd be interested to know if he gets fed up with >performing Jealous Guy time and time again. You'll all hate me for this, but I always enjoy hearing JG live. I'm wondering if he isn't fed up with Let's Stick Together. I prefer the live version to the studio cut, but I would prefer another song to the live version... For the Frantic gigs, I wonder whether he will dig out Sign Of The Times... it would fit in very well. Christian ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 07:49:52 EDT From: AMeyersLD@AOL.COM Subject: [AVALON] Re: Lighting. Long-ish In a message dated 5/22/02 3:09:20 AM, owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org writes: << like some of the lighting > during the Roxy tour. Let me tell you. I saw some > of the WORST lighting > tonight at the Pet Shop Boys concert The Roxy lighting was ok - neither poor nor exceptional - pretty average - but fine for what it was meant for. >> M: Pet Shop Boys have traditionally used some pretty odd lighting designers, often from Opera or from the British Shakespearean scene. The trend in mid-level concerts right now is to have the Lighting Designer more or less provide a framework, leaving a lot of the actual cueing to their moving light programmers. Hence the trend towards all the audience blinding sweeps. This is a trend that I am not fond of. As for the Roxy lighting, as I said last year, I found the decorative aspects nice enough (though the lack of Blue in 'Out of the Blue' struck me as a bit odd...). What I objected to was the way the frontlight was focused. You could always see whoever was solo-ing, but you could not clearly see the interaction of the band behind then, which I find to be half the fun. As for U2, I liked the film/video stuff, but Willie's lighting I found a bit lame. If you really want state of the art lighting, this year the industry seems to agree that the Creed tour is the one. That or that old Charletan, Barry Manilow. Andrew in Chicago, off to light a fashion show. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:53:13 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Bryan LIVE on BBC 6 Music tomorrow Had confirmation from the producer of this show, Bryan will be on from 11.30 (BST). SimonG >>> "Simon Galloway" 05/22 9:27 am >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ > Bryan Ferry joins Gideon Coe on Thursday for chat and some live tracks too, 1000-1300 (UK time). You can listen online, via Sky Digital or on DAB radio. Gideon is one of the best presenters in the UK, so it should be a good listen. CHECK IT OUT!!!! SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:43:48 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: [AVALON] Washington Post Article Today's Washington Post has a 'one fifth' page article entitled "Bryan Ferry, Still the Suave Slave to Love". The article contains the same o' same-o stuff we've all read before, EXCEPT the article's last sentence, which I decidedly fancy, "You could call him Fey Wry." is a new line to me!!! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 07:44:25 -0500 (CDT) From: MarlanaK@webtv.net (M.M.K.) Subject: [AVALON] Re: Frantic Hey guys for almost a month we had to listen to you across the waters talk of" Frantic." Now let us enjoy our say so. We heard nothing but the whys & why not of the pic. the different songs etc.etc. We finally heard ,seen it, felt it. Please don't rain on our parade. Having said all that --- the pic. with the cig. hanging out of his mouth reminds me of the movie" Midnight Cowboy" he looks like "Rizzo" Duston Hoffman's character. Marlana............................................................. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:51:35 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round Oh, Terry "O", don't be such a connoisseur - you know the Ferry undernourished are hungry for ANYTHING he is able and willing to toss our meager way! :) Honestly, I just don't know what gets into you Islanders sometimes - your overly rich diet of Fey Wry mustn't be consumed lightly! Bryan Ferry's life span is as limited as a mere mortal's: Savor the flavor; each concert, every interview, all photos, and even the myriad of Ferry songs and unlimited repeats, for come the day there shall be no more... at least that's what I keep telling myself! Every little BF thing is a treasure to be cherished, no matter how our rational thinking self may REALLY feel about the suspect treasure, no matter how often it is served up, no matter how old or new, warm or cool, bland or tangy, or... ... in the words of the immortalized Earnest P. Whirl - "know what I mean?" All above in jest, Justin Case you didn't know! Best wishes. KBP - ---------- >Dear Miss Jeanne Louise, >I'm sure you don't tire of it, but I went to see Roxy Music several times >last year, so I expected to hear JG at each show... However I am pleased to have my >tickets for July & October. P.S. You're just a Lucky Guy! ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:52:46 +0000 From: "Andrew Shearer" Subject: Re: [AVALON] O.T. Vinyl Looks like there might (haven't had time to read it) be an interesting article in the Times today about the reemergence of vinyl. Andrew _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 08:52:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article On Wed, 22 May 2002, KB Porter wrote: > Today's Washington Post has a 'one fifth' page article > entitled "Bryan Ferry, Still the Suave Slave to Love". The > article contains the same o' same-o stuff we've all read > before, EXCEPT the article's last sentence, which I > decidedly fancy, "You could call him Fey Wry." is a new line > to me!!! It's actually a very positive and glowing review of the album. Hurrah for Mr. Ferry. Wish I could feel the same way about the new Neil Finn album released yesterday--ugh. It's at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53371-2002May21.html Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:14:36 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] "Frantic" pix "Try lack of budget for new album cover instead. Add to that lack of budget and support from record company to make promo videos for the single(s)." Ho no, Simon. Could this lack of budget translate into a lack of US tour in the event Frantic may not blockbuster here? Has a 'wait and see' attitude been adopted by the tour group? Say it ain't so, KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:14:39 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article At 08.43 -0400 2-05-22, KB Porter wrote: >"You could call him Fey Wry." is a new line >to me!!! Are thet refering to The Tubes' singer Fee Waybill? NP Lou Reed, Transformer Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:15:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Colleen Matan Subject: [AVALON] please update your virus software--THIS MEANS YOU, esp. DIGEST MEMBERS I'm sorry to shout but it's ridiculous. If the infections can't be cleared out, I'm going to have to take more drastic measures. Digest folks MUST do this immediately (well, upon the receipt of the next digest). You are putting my computer at jeopardy as some of these are getting past my own filters. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:30:59 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Frantic "Hey guys for almost a month we had to listen to you across the waters talk of" Frantic." Now let us enjoy our say so. We heard nothing but the whys & why not of the pic. the different songs etc.etc. We finally heard ,seen it, felt it. Please don't rain on our parade." My sentiment, too, Marlana. We were extremely gracious. I thought, for Americans we were the epitome of civility! Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:23:11 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round - ----- Original Message ----- From: KB Porter To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round > Oh, Terry "O", don't be such a connoisseur - you know the > Ferry undernourished are hungry for ANYTHING he is able and > willing to toss our meager way! :) > > Honestly, I just don't know what gets into you Islanders > sometimes - your overly rich diet of Fey Wry mustn't be > consumed lightly! Bryan Ferry's life span is as limited as > a mere mortal's: Savor the flavor; each concert, every > interview, all photos, and even the myriad of Ferry songs > and unlimited repeats, for come the day there shall be no > more... at least that's what I keep telling myself! Every > little BF thing is a treasure to be cherished, no matter how > our rational thinking self may REALLY feel about the suspect > treasure, no matter how often it is served up, no matter how > old or new, warm or cool, bland or tangy, or... > > ... in the words of the immortalized Earnest P. Whirl - > "know what I mean?" > > All above in jest, Justin Case you didn't know! > > Best wishes. KBP > > ---------- > >Dear Miss Jeanne Louise, > >I'm sure you don't tire of it, but I went to see Roxy Music several times > >last year, so I expected to hear JG at each show... However I am pleased to have my >tickets for July & October. > > P.S. You're just a Lucky Guy! > whoa, Whoa, WHOA! Hey girl that little tongue in cheek tirade has made me grin wider than actually getting my hands on the tickets for the shows, yes I/we probably do forget how lucky we are in Blighty, but none of this stops me, you or anyone else having a "Ferry Wish List". Also I don't believe "every little BF thing is a treasure to be cherished", any artist who holds his art/music/whatever up for public scrutiny should expect an amount of constructive criticism. I'm sure Mr Ferry does. I have enjoyed more Ferry over the last 3 years than at any time since 72-75, its Frantastic. All the best, Terry "O" PS:I hope you get confirmation of shows near you soon. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:04:11 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article I would guess the reference is to Fey Wry as in King Kong cinema as the preceding sentence was "His quavery croon, like his suave suits, foppish black bangs and penetrating stare, enable him to cultivate an image, even at age 56, of a ridiculously sublime vintage film star." - Hence, "You could call him Fey Wry." Colleen is correct, the article is favorable (sorry I didn't say so earlier). I love the Fey Wry comparison! Viva Ferry!!! Hope the above helps with the context of my original email on this subject, Daniel. Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:12:50 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round < Also I don't believe "every little BF thing is a treasure to be cherished", > I am so glad to hear that since I was being quite sarcastic there! < any artist who holds his art/music/whatever up for public scrutiny should expect an amount of constructive criticism. > I'm with you, Terry! My Ferry wish list includes cover versions of "Git Along Lill' Gussy" and "Katie, Bar The Door" - two 'Wild West' standards that no respectable cowpoke wouldn't know - great for singing around the campfire when home on the range. Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:26:16 +0100 From: "Simon Galloway" Subject: [AVALON] A missed opportunity... I hope Bryan is taking notes and gets his merchandise people on to this straight away. In a post on another list, someone was talking about seeing Bob Dylan last week in London... > Si bought a T-Shirt, and I was > tempted by "The Bob Dylan Blanket". A snip at #75, I'm > sure you'll agree. I'm sure we could all use a Bryan Ferry Blanket. You know it makes sense. SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:29:43 +0100 From: "terrypaulrigz8c" Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round - ----- Original Message ----- From: KB Porter To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round > < Also I don't believe "every little BF thing is a treasure > to be cherished", > > > I am so glad to hear that since I was being quite sarcastic > there! Oh luvvy, your too clever for a simple soul like me! > > My Ferry wish list includes cover versions of "Git Along > Lill' Gussy" and "Katie, Bar The Door" - two 'Wild West' > standards that no respectable cowpoke wouldn't know - great > for singing around the campfire when home on the range. But then again!!!!!!!!!!! > > Best wishes. KBP > Also with my best wishes. Terry "O" ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 15:25:50 +0100 From: "Fiske, Jocelyn" Subject: RE: [AVALON] A missed opportunity... >I'm sure we could all use a Bryan Ferry Blanket. Surely it would be a Bryan Ferry cover. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 09:57:56 -0500 From: "paula brown" Subject: Re: [AVALON] A missed opportunity... Oooo, snuggly! I would revert back to my toddler days when I wrenched all the stuffing out of my teddy bear from clutching it about the middle (or worse, more like). Paula I'm sure we could all use a Bryan Ferry Blanket. You know it makes sense. SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 16:59:08 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] Washington Post Article At 10.04 -0400 2-05-22, KB Porter wrote: >Hope the above helps with the context of my original email >on this subject, Daniel. I am sorry, irony is not one of my strong points, especially not through e-mail. I will try to give it up. NP Lou Reed, Transformer (a great album) Best Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 07:58:14 -0700 From: "David Firmin" Subject: [AVALON] Wild Weekend fan site There's a new Andy Mackay site from Jennifer. Wild Weekend - A Tribute to Andy Mackay http://www.angelfire.com/film/edgyspice/andy.html It has great pics an links. David *** ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 17:49:10 +0100 From: "anotherphotographer" Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round In the name of young ernest . . . . . . .Bloody hell!!!! Regards young ernie - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KB Porter" To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] J.G. - Flavors Make The World Go Round > Oh, Terry "O", don't be such a connoisseur - you know the > Ferry undernourished are hungry for ANYTHING he is able and > willing to toss our meager way! :) > > Honestly, I just don't know what gets into you Islanders > sometimes - your overly rich diet of Fey Wry mustn't be > consumed lightly! Bryan Ferry's life span is as limited as > a mere mortal's: Savor the flavor; each concert, every > interview, all photos, and even the myriad of Ferry songs > and unlimited repeats, for come the day there shall be no > more... at least that's what I keep telling myself! Every > little BF thing is a treasure to be cherished, no matter how > our rational thinking self may REALLY feel about the suspect > treasure, no matter how often it is served up, no matter how > old or new, warm or cool, bland or tangy, or... > > ... in the words of the immortalized Earnest P. Whirl - > "know what I mean?" > > All above in jest, Justin Case you didn't know! > > Best wishes. KBP > > ---------- > >Dear Miss Jeanne Louise, > >I'm sure you don't tire of it, but I went to see Roxy Music several times > >last year, so I expected to hear JG at each show... However I am pleased to have my >tickets for July & October. > > P.S. You're just a Lucky Guy! > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > 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, 22 May 2002 13:57:51 -0400 From: "Linda Epstein" Subject: [AVALON] Wash Post story on Ferry As I get the digest, I don't know if this has been posted yet: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53371-2002May21.html Linda ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 19:25:24 +0100 From: Bahi Subject: Re: [AVALON] FRANTIC BLOW BY BLOW John Barry wrote: >I dont know if this is old hat but if you follow the attached >address ,you can download to windows player or real player a video >and bryan commentary of Frantic track by track > >http://mcms-delivery.virtuebroadcasting.com/deliverMedia.asp?id=A965688C-0F67-4809-A1E4-43F70C07CC06 If it's old hat, I too missed it first time around. It's quite an interesting video and adds a substantial amount to the clips on Bryan's own site. You can hear and see musicians playing parts that didn't make it to the final mix and sometimes, they're very good. And there's at least one all-too-brief clip of a song that didn't make it to the album, too. The link above gets you one of the 3 Real format versions. Navigating the Eden site (the source for this link) is a chore so here are the URLs for the same short film in Windows Media Player format, following some further info that John Barry mailed me off-list. Windows Media Player versions of the Ferry movie (filmed by Katie Turner and Rhett Davies). It seems like the entire Tatler photo shoot is in there, too. Large Medium Small Thanks to John for pointing this out. B ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:56:14 -0700 From: "David Firmin" Subject: [AVALON] Billboard I just went to Tower records to pick up Frantic. I was pleased to see Ferry on the cover of Billboard magazine. David *** ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:04:36 -0700 From: "David Firmin" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Billboard The story is available at Billboard.com: Almost 'Frantic' Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry's "Frantic" arrives this week via Virgin on the heels of top-10 debuts in the U.K. (No. 6), Greece (No. 9), Austria (No. 8), and Norway (No. 6). It's also positioned within the top-30 in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. "It's not like I'm the teen idol du jour or even remotely trendy," he says. "Yet people seem genuinely interested in me and in this album. It's extraordinarily gratifying for an artist -- especially one who has been at it for as long as I've been." The songs here revel in vibrant, fairly no-frills instrumental frameworks. Ferry's smoky baritone is in top form, and he flexes it to maximum effect over songs that range from straight-ahead rockers ("Cruel," "Nobody Loves Me") to richly textured ambient-pop ("Fool for Love," "Hiroshima"). A smattering of cleverly conceived covers (Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene," Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice") are added for quirky measure. "It's fun for me to go back to some of the great songs of all time and re-experience them all over again," Ferry says. "In the case of 'Goodnight Irene,' for example, it was an act of homage. Leadbelly is the first person I remember ever hearing on the radio as a young boy. It had a huge effect on me. He had such yearning and longing in his voice. The love of the blues has stayed with me ever since." - ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Firmin" To: Cc: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: [AVALON] Billboard > I just went to Tower records to pick up Frantic. I was pleased to see Ferry on > the cover of Billboard magazine. > > 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 May 2002 00:15:03 +0100 From: Bahi Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry/Reed Helen Thorpe wrote: >I saw tape of Lou performing Jealous Guy at some Radio City Music >Hall benefit for Sept 11. Atrocious doesn't even begin to describe >it. I have always respected Lou Reed's work, and quite often >enjoyed it - but this performance had me yelling at the TV "Give it >up, Lou! Get some help." I just heard Lou Reed's version of this and really like it. He does pinch Phil's solo but the anger and pain only hinted at in Ferry's reading and in Lennon's original are open and raw in Lou's. It's quite something to hear Lou's gruff and guttural vocal in place of the sweeter tones we're used to and that takes some getting used to. And you wait to hear him attempt Lennon's whistling but he sounds way too unhappy to attempt that kind of stuff - this is a powerful version and it works. Someone mentioned the other day that the track is often credited to Ferry and not to Roxy; I think it's fair to say that it was unusually Ferry-heavy (even for Roxy at this late stage) in its arrangement. It's the only late-stage Roxy thing I can think of whose production is credited to Ferry and Davies and not to the band. Lou's version of September Song ("and I have lost my teeth and I'm walking a little lame. Hey honey, I haven't got the time for any waiting game") is worth hearing, too. ;-) B ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 18:03:31 -0700 From: "PeteK" Subject: [AVALON] Frantic in LA...Not Well LA radio stations are not playing Frantic. The retailers are not advertising it. If you weren't already a fan, you'd be hard pressed to know he has a new album out. I would be surprised if Bryan's new album even cracks the top 100 here in the states. It seems like Virgin doesn't think the ground here is even fertile enough to make an attempt at promotion. They must think Bryan is solely a european artist. Maybe they are right....Still no word on tour plans. Well at least Stan Ridgway lives in this area and I have a chance to see him from time to time. ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 23:01:29 -0400 From: "Heather James" Subject: RE: [AVALON] please update your virus software--THIS MEANS YOU, esp. DIGEST MEMBERS Hey the Klez virus goes to the address book and grabs TWO address. One to send itself two, and the secodn to hack into the "from" line of the email. I have gotten copies of the virus purporting to come from an old form of my work email address - a form that I haven't used in over two years, but apparently its still in some of my customers' address books that way. Be careful who you do "drastic measures" against - some of us ARE up to date - even if some sneaky virus implies otherwise! http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h@mm.html -= )-(eather =- >--------------------< hjames@thewebgal.com The Roxy Music Archives: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ My Music Trading Lists: http://www.thewebgal.com/trades/ Roxy Music Trade List: http://www.thewebgal.com/trades/a-list.html Van Morrison Trade List: http://www.thewebgal.com/trades/van-list.html >-----------------------------------------------------------------------< - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Colleen Matan Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 9:16 AM To: avalon@smoe.org Subject: [AVALON] please update your virus software--THIS MEANS YOU, esp. DIGEST MEMBERS I'm sorry to shout but it's ridiculous. If the infections can't be cleared out, I'm going to have to take more drastic measures. Digest folks MUST do this immediately (well, upon the receipt of the next digest). You are putting my computer at jeopardy as some of these are getting past my own filters. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Colleen ___________________________________________________________________________ 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, 22 May 2002 21:50:09 -0700 From: "David Firmin" Subject: [AVALON] Frantic review I enjoyed it immensely. Not the greatest songs, but it's recorded better than anything Ferry has done in a long time :) I'll mention the tunes that I think deserve mention :) 'Baby Blue' - great, simple track. I liked it the first time I heard it. 'Goddess of Love' - is a really weak track to release as a single. 'Don't Think Twice' - could become a guilty pleasure. 'Nobody Loves Me' - might grow on me. 'Ja Hun Hons Pris' = Stupid ' A Fool For Love' - nice guitar. 'Goodnight Irene' - I liked it. It came out of the blue, like a an old EJ song off "Tumbleweed Connection". 'Hiroshima' - great (unheard of) chord changes. 'One Way Love' - Now that's single material!!! 'I Thought' is a MASTERPIECE! David *** ___________________________________________________________________________ The subliminable footer says: To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V7 #174 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest