From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V7 #271 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Tuesday, August 13 2002 Volume 07 : Number 271 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Frantic on DVD audio? [KWil632057@aol.com] [AVALON] Song of the week "This island earth" [philipcadams@lineone.net] [AVALON] Imagine Ferry US tour getting reviews like this [Chandla911@aol.] [AVALON] No panic in Detroit [Chandla911@aol.com] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 05:45:22 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Frantic on DVD audio? Quite a big batch of these DVD audio cds being released. Maybe Frantic is gonna be among them? http://www.r2-dvd.org/article.jsp?sectionId=2&articleId=4524 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html US ticket sale info: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ (updated weekly) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:48:12 +0100 From: philipcadams@lineone.net Subject: [AVALON] Song of the week "This island earth" This , to me, is a Roxy Music song and would have not been out of place on either of the first 2 Roxy albums. Ferry's imagery and cinematic reference to 1950's Americana , creates a backdrop to a love affair( I seem to remember .....hell, I must dig it up for a look at the lyrics I've deleted Colleens SOTW prompt from my inbox). Philip ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html US ticket sale info: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ (updated weekly) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:01:59 -0400 From: Chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Imagine Ferry US tour getting reviews like this The Chicago Daily Journal described David Bowie as the "Duke of the Area 2 show" in their review on Friday. They continued:-The blonde-haired legend was patient in his delivery, carefully crooning each and every word to both the classics and the cuts from his new disc, "Heathen." "I've already snuck in four new tunes and you didn't notice," he told the adoring crowd about an hour into the set. "Hopefully you'll like all the rest." It was impossible not to fall in love with everything presented from that disc, on which Bowie returns to his classic experimental rock heyday... "Heathen" standouts included the mysterious "Afraid," the ethereal "The Angels Have Gone," and the cover of the Pixies's "Cactus."... "Heroes" was golden, "China Girl" was enticing and "Fame" was hot and funky. "Let's Dance" featured a waltzy introduction and slamming guitar solo, while "Ziggy Stardust" brought the 80-minute set to a raging finale. The Chicago Tribune also gave shouts out to David yesterday. They said :- Bowie, the consummate pro, seemed to enjoy himself, flashing a toothy smile every time the crowd erupted into adulatory applause. Bowie had another reason to be happy, namely that his new album "Heathen" is his best release in more than two decades. With such a diverse body of work to draw from, Bowie managed to slip in songs such as "Slip Away," "5:15 The Angels have Gone" and his Pixies cover "Cactus" with such tried-and-true classics as "Ashes to Ashes," "Heroes," "China Girl" and a chunky/funky "Fame." Bowie's faithful band, especially singer/bassist Gail Ann Dorsey and guitarist Earl Slick, added a level of inventive proficiency to whatever era of music Bowie chose to pursue. The biggest surprises of his set, however, were not such anthemic war horses as "Ziggy Stardust" and a revamped "Let's Dance," but a pair of tracks from Bowie's 1977 "Low". Magically, "Breaking Glass" and the instrumental "A New Career in a New Town" sounded right at home next to the material from "Heathen." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html US ticket sale info: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ (updated weekly) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:05:34 -0400 From: Chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] No panic in Detroit Thought it would amuse at least one Avalonian to know that Bowie apologised to the Detroit Area2 audience for his "slight Ann Arbor accent" claiming to be the son of a sunglasses manufacturer from Ann Arbor. Best wishes Richard Mills n/p Brian Eno - Textures ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon Avalonians on tour 2002: http://helios.unive.it/~tcecilia/meetup.html US ticket sale info: http://www.thewebgal.com/roxymusic/ (updated weekly) ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V7 #271 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest