From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V8 #143 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Saturday, May 24 2003 Volume 08 : Number 143 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello [Alanandalyj@aol.com] [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello [Alanandalyj@aol.com] [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello [Alanandalyj@aol.com] [AVALON] Whsiperin'... ["SIMON GALLOWAY" ] [AVALON] 80s [chris.clare@bt.com] [AVALON] Electric 6's Cover version [chris.clare@bt.com] [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? [chris.clare@bt.com] [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie [chris.clare@bt.com] [AVALON] Ferrys Artistic Endeavours... [chris.clare@bt.com] Re: [AVALON] [Situational]? Response to KBP on the 80sthread.... [KB Port] Re: [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? [KB Porter ] [AVALON] Wit [KWil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Wit [KB Porter ] [AVALON] Witless for the prosecution? (was wit) [KWil632057@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] [Situational]? Response to KBP on the 80sthread.... [Danie] Re: [AVALON] Witless for the prosecution? (was wit) [KB Porter ] Re: [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie [DEAGLERR@aol.com] Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) ["frantic22" ] Re: [AVALON] ivor novello ["anotherphotographer" ] Re: [AVALON] Multi-tasking OT ["Keith Shockley" ] Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) ["Keith Shockley] Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) ["Keith Shockley] [AVALON] Bad Hair Day [OBrienFerry@aol.com] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 04:14:11 EDT From: Alanandalyj@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 04:14:34 EDT From: Alanandalyj@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 04:15:41 EDT From: Alanandalyj@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: Ivor Novello Congratulations Bryan about time too.Alan ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:44:04 +0100 From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" Subject: [AVALON] Whsiperin'... > From: Stevesiren@aol.com > Simon, You sound like Bob Harris in 1972! Well, I haven't shaved recently and my voice has taken on a softer tone... :-) SimonG ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:40:28 +0100 From: chris.clare@bt.com Subject: [AVALON] 80s Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 06:15:49 EDT From: Alanandalyj@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Re: 80's "Roxy Music Flesh and Blood excellent album"... when I think of the 80s I try not to focus on the weakest release of the mighty Roxy canon... Avalon was the mutts nuts though IMHO! "Nirvana, great band who I am just getting into previously only liked MTV unplugged album"..... Great band? Well, maybe but IMHO they will forever hang in the shadow of Mudhoney - check out March To Fuzz (has a great cover of Editions Of You on it too!)... personally, as someone who liked the band pre Nevermind I think Kurt & Krist were spoilt babies (I exclude Grohl as he has taken his fame and ran with it and very well too!) - if you dont want to be part of a major label and promoted along with the rest of corporate rock DO NOT march into the Geffen office begging for a deal! He had more rock star pretentiousness than the bands he supposedly stood against! "Marillion a very poor imitation of early genesis." - This ive never figured - - the B'side of thier first single included a brief section that lifted the riff from Apocalypse in 9/8 - other than that Im sorry but I dont see the comparison and Ive been a fan since I was 7! Fish unquestionably the best lyricist of the 80s! "Other crap eighties band - Bauhaus." Dont be silly! Chris Clare PS - Boys and Girls was a good 80s album ws it not?..... ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 09:47:54 +0100 From: chris.clare@bt.com Subject: [AVALON] Electric 6's Cover version Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 12:36:23 EDT From: Stevesiren@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Electric Six's cover version simon.galloway@virgin.net writes: I try not to notice Electric Six at all to be honest! Hyped-up sensationalism, actually, that's an understatement. They're also a very weak live band from what I've heard on live radio sessions. A one trick pony. - ----------------------------------------- I'm quiet fond of them, the sax break in "Danger" was the part that made my ears prick up, it sounds exactly like Mackay in '73.Can't wait to hear "Street Life" Steve - ------------------------------------------ Im inclines to agree with the first comment - theyre getting attention for being a bit wacky and to be honest I cant help but get the feeling people on here are just latching on BECAUSE they do a Roxy cover... ignoring the fact the singer is appalling and they arent doing anything that a million other bands have been doing better without the aid of a silly video. ChrisUSM ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:00:08 +0100 From: chris.clare@bt.com Subject: [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? All this talk on how groundbreaking it was for This Foolish Thing having a reggae beat in 1973... I hate to point it out but it dosent sound particularly reggae does it? Id hardly call reversing the drum part to fit add time signature changes reggae?! That ladies and gentlemen is jazz being adapted to rock and nothing more. It is not syncopated, it is reversed! Further nail in the coffin if it actually was reggae (which it wasnt) would be that reaggae artists had been having UK hits since the mid 60s (Prince Busters Al Capone etc) - wowie and indeed zowie! Still it was a nice thaught... to further backup my point why not listen to TFT then slip on an album released pretty much the same time on the same label "Catch A Fire" by some guy renowned for popularising the genre... All the best (and alltogether now "gonna be a wet wet night in Big 5...." still cracks me up!) Chris Clare PS - TFT Easily my favourite Ferry cover! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:06:57 +0100 From: chris.clare@bt.com Subject: [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie Sorry Mark, I do mean that - I occasionally have a "ham fisted" way of getting a point over - as far as my expression "proves your argument" I mean in the sense to put a point across, not meant in a hostile manner at all. One thing I should have learned by now is that people on mailing lists spend more time picking on the words you used rather than the point you were making LOL My mistake Chris Clare ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:13:05 +0100 From: chris.clare@bt.com Subject: [AVALON] Ferrys Artistic Endeavours... Mark Y wrote being stuck with these two will do nothing to forward his artistic endeavours... - ------------------------------------------- No... but neither will covering Bob Dylan songs for the rest of his natural life! Ferrys nuts must be killing him - everytime he takes 1 bold step to the future he always has one stuck firmly in the past to the point i amagine hes doing the biggest artistic splits ive seen in my life! Chris Clare ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:31:17 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] [Situational]? Response to KBP on the 80sthread.... "Can we get back off-topic please." Why? Does your head hurt? Or do you just want to sling more racist slurs at the Swedish population? :0) KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:55:01 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? "All this talk on how groundbreaking it was for This Foolish Thing having a reggae beat in 1973... I hate to point it out but it dosent sound particularly reggae does it?" I totally agree with you, Chris. To describe TFT as having a Reggae beat was a 'great stretch of imagination' by Lottie. I was more interested in presenting the notion that over-generalization (by Mark) was absurd, and Lottie's 'BF ahead of his time' just neatly fell into place. - Not too deep, just way over their heads, eh? Best wishes. KBP "Cold ground was my bed last night, and rock was my pillow too." ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 10:57:23 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Wit Anyone understand this? J Why? Does your head hurt? Or do you just want to sling more racist slurs at the Swedish population? :0) KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:12:22 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Wit What's so hard to understand? Your own words say it all (read below), copied from May 21,2003 Avalon List Archive v08.n140: - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:25:34 EDT From: JFROXY@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Off Topic... Peter Gabriel In a message dated 20/05/03 19:13:10 GMT Daylight Time, daniel.atterbom@odata.se writes: > I seldom think of Peter Gabriel and Genesis. > > Yes, no wonder, it's hard to see how the Gabriel era Genesis' humour and imagination would have caught on in Sweden. np Abba..."Waterloo" JF ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:12:50 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Wit Brain into gear KB. Thats not me. J What's so hard to understand? Your own words say it all (read below), copied from May 21,2003 Avalon List Archive v08.n140: - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:25:34 EDT From: JFROXY@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Off Topic... Peter Gabriel In a message dated 20/05/03 19:13:10 GMT Daylight Time, daniel.atterbom@odata.se writes: > I seldom think of Peter Gabriel and Genesis. > > Yes, no wonder, it's hard to see how the Gabriel era Genesis' humour and imagination would have caught on in Sweden. np Abba..."Waterloo" JF ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:34:29 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Wit Please accept my apologies, Jonathan. I have truly made the error of confusing 'KWIL' with 'JFROXY'! I am very sorry to have done so, please forgive me. But now I must ask you. Why did you write "Can we get back off-topic please."? Again, please accept my apology, I am sorry. Best wishes. KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:41:10 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Witless for the prosecution? (was wit) But now I must ask you. Why did you write "Can we get back off-topic please."? Quite simply, in light of the fact that we have seen very little 'on topic' discussion, I was joking. However, here's a thought: What happened to the Ferry wit of the early to mid-seventies? It simply isn't present on any recordings (solo or otherwise) beyond 'In Your Mind.' It seems to me that Ferry, like Steve Martin isn't funny anymore. Tell us a joke Bry! J n/p Tatu 'How Soon Is Now' ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:42:51 +0200 From: Daniel Atterbom Subject: Re: [AVALON] [Situational]? Response to KBP on the 80sthread.... At 10.31 -0400 03-05-23, KB Porter wrote: >Why? Does your head hurt? Or do you just want to sling >more racist slurs at the Swedish population? Well, that's the way it goes. Not everyone can be John McCain, praising the Scandinavians of Minnesota. Genesis were huge in Sweden as has Gabriel been, why do y'all think people like Gabriel, Springsteen, and yes Roxy Music 1979, start their tours in Stockholm, to visit hell first? On the other hand, Abba were never as popular in Sweden as they were in England. 10cc being booed when they did a Abba cover in Stockholm some 25-30 years ago. And no country loved Roxy Music per capita more then Sweden. Have a good weekend everyone. NP Badly drawn boy, about a boy OST Daniel ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:52:48 -0400 From: KB Porter Subject: Re: [AVALON] Witless for the prosecution? (was wit) "However, here's a thought: What happened to the Ferry wit of the early to mid-seventies?" I think he began taking things to seriously (sound familiar? ;) and ended up killing what 'playfulness' he had. - Becoming the personification of 'parody' must have created stiffness in regions beyond his upper lip. I miss that 70's wit of his! KBP ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:57:50 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) Anyone have a favourite Ferry funny moment? (No you can't pick the West Side of the Manifesto album, which is no laughing matter nor can you pick 'his singing'). I nominate the monogrammed pjs complete with champagne and cigarette holder when he was ill! J n/p The West Side of Manifesto: stony faced. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 11:32:20 -0500 From: Susan Stekel Subject: Re: [AVALON]Witty, witty Ferry Amusing that this topic should come up -- because only this morning I was thinking about Cor's comment that Ferry should cover Goldfrapp's songs, and I was thinking it would never work, only because I couldn't think of a playful song that Ferry had done since, well, Pyjamarama. Though I would love to hear how he would handle the "Put your dirty angel face ... " line in Twist. Anyway, I generally agree with others who have said that the wit has disappeared in his music since the 70's. That cultivated persona won't seem to allow it, what with all the love-lorn-ness and cool mystique. On the other hand, he's definitely still got it, as evidenced in a few interviews where he seems to relax. I remember in particular a comment from several years ago, that his wife rides and yes they did have a few horses -- that he was fattening up for Christmas. Followed up by the famed Ferry snort. And as a sidenote: >Well, that's the way it goes. Not everyone can be John McCain, praising the >Scandinavians of Minnesota. Well, it's about time somebody does. Susan (definitely in Minnesota, and quite Scandinavian -- the blue eyes, blond hair, and fondness for herring are a dead giveaway) ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:39:48 EDT From: DEAGLERR@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie I was just reading a review/shill for the 30th anniversary release of Aladdin Sane. Seems Mr. Bowie is putting the disc out with a separate disc of "bonus material". The new release of Avalon has a measly remix of Always Unknowing, that you need special equipment to play. Sheesh. What up wit dat? Regards, R Deagle BTW, I recently bought a copy of Ziggy Stardust (Ryko version with bonus cuts), not realizing I already had it. Anyone want it, still unopened, for the $11 I have in it, or a trade? Contact me off list. ALSO... I owe some Avalonians CDs. You know who you are. My burner is now working, & I have a brand new CD/DVD reader. All dressed up & just itching to fall in love. RD NP Lennis Guess - Workin' For My Baby ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:47:45 +0100 From: "frantic22" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) Subject: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) The photo of BF with pencil 'tache, top hat, tux, red cape and walking stick is hilarious, I can't make my mind up if he is: A: a circus ringmaster B: a poormans Dracula or C: Jack The Ripper! Also, in the closing lyrics of Editions of You, what does "Boys will be boys, will be boys" possibly mean? Being naughty behind the bikeshed perhaps! te hehe. Terry "O" ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:57:18 EDT From: KWil632057@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Ivor Novello for Ferry Outstanding Contribution to UK music. J ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:40:33 -0500 From: "Rod LeCloux" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ivor novello >And a very fetching picture of Bryan is included in a BBC slide show about >the event, at: > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/photo_gallery/3051301.stm And with glasses and a hat on he looks just like Bono!! Sorry, couldn't pass that one up.... Rod (Green Bay) NP - Cheap Trick (1st LP) _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 18:48:20 +0100 From: "anotherphotographer" Subject: Re: [AVALON] ivor novello AND ABOUT TIME!!!! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Lewis" To: Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 6:19 PM Subject: [AVALON] ivor novello > News from bf.com..... > > Outstanding contribution award posted by Jim Lawn 22.05.03 > > I'm delighted to announce that Bryan has been awarded the P.R.S. (Performing > Rights Society) Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the Ivor Novello > Awards. > > Bryan is honoured by the award and thanks everyone for their support and > encouragement over the years. > > Nice. > > regards > Neil Jones > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 14:54:53 EDT From: Jocelynfiske@aol.com Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) Anyone have a favourite Ferry funny moment? (No you can't pick the West Side of the Manifesto album, which is no laughing matter nor can you pick 'his singing'). His imporsinayshun of an authentic Geordie accent on the Lampton Worm is the funniest thing I've heard in ages. Jocelyn ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 20:23:30 +0100 From: "thom.wallace" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ivor Novello for Ferry - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 5:57 PM Subject: [AVALON] Ivor Novello for Ferry > Outstanding Contribution to UK music. Are you sure it wasn't an outstanding achievement award for touring near on the same set of songs for three years. The "Outstanding Contribution to UK music" award sounds like a bit of a fudge, is this the industry's way of thanking him for swelling the bank balance of the publishing companies by doing endless cover versions of other peoples songs? I still haven't heard anybody mention him writing anything new in the last three years. I still hope that someday he'll return to form and give us a trully great album, rather than the equivilent of an e.p. padded out to album proportions. As I say I still hope, but the patience is wearing thin. Tom. You can also contact me at: TomWallace@vivaroxymusic.com ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 22:10:01 +0100 From: "Mark Yates" Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? YEAH it sure was "over my head" Still.......all is not lost.....I've found that by using the Burroughs cut-up technique and re-arranging the words...even a simpleton like me can make sense of your excellent writings. In fact..........the Beethoven meets Hip Hop was so profound not only have I used the Burroughs cut and paste....it has provided me with Lyrics for an old musical manuscript I have had lying around for some time........Just waiting for the inspiration only a person such as yourself can give. Thanks for all your help. Mark - ----- Original Message ----- From: "KB Porter" To: Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] This Foolish Thing - Reggae? > "All this talk on how groundbreaking it was for This Foolish > Thing having a reggae beat in 1973... I hate to point it > out but it dosent sound particularly reggae does it?" > > I totally agree with you, Chris. To describe TFT as having > a Reggae beat was a 'great stretch of imagination' by > Lottie. I was more interested in presenting the notion that > over-generalization (by Mark) was absurd, and Lottie's 'BF > ahead of his time' just neatly fell into place. - Not too > deep, just way over their heads, eh? > > Best wishes. KBP > > "Cold ground was my bed last night, and rock was my pillow > too." > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 23:49:30 +0200 From: "Kari Solberg" Subject: [AVALON] Roxy Music Apollo on Norwegian TV...again! Roxy Music Apollo tonight, for the second time on Norwegian NRKtv 1! First time was the same night Bryan had his Oslo concert on 6. September last year! Yippy, this is great! Kari ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:17:16 +0100 From: "Mark Yates" Subject: Re: [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie It's EMI using as much of the back catalogue as possible.The only problem I have is the bonus CD's which are supposed to be "rare and previously un-released material" seem to have been released about 10 times over in one form or another.......still to the casual listener they are a good purchase........and they dramatically drop in price after they have been on the market for a few months...the Ziggy 30year anniversary was selling for just an extra #1 on top of the price for the standard CD last week......and the Ziggy MOVIE soundtrack 30year anniversary has the re-working by Visconti that's is worth getting. I like the idea of marking the 30 years in one form or another..not just for Bowie but any classic album. I find it hard to believe it's been 30 years.......how time fly's. I can't for the life of me understand why labels produce bonus material that requires extra hardware..............not a good marketing ploy. Regards Mark. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] mark yates - 80s bowie > I was just reading a review/shill for the 30th anniversary release of Aladdin > Sane. > Seems Mr. Bowie is putting the disc out with a separate disc of "bonus > material". > The new release of Avalon has a measly remix of Always Unknowing, that you > need special equipment to play. > Sheesh. > What up wit dat? > > Regards, R Deagle > > BTW, > I recently bought a copy of Ziggy Stardust (Ryko version with bonus cuts), > not realizing I already had it. > Anyone want it, still unopened, for the $11 I have in it, or a trade? > Contact me off list. > ALSO... > I owe some Avalonians CDs. > You know who you are. > My burner is now working, & I have a brand new CD/DVD reader. > All dressed up & just itching to fall in love. > RD > > NP Lennis Guess - Workin' For My Baby > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 23:55:29 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Over 45's and sales/Aniversary editions. - ----- Original Message ----- From: thom.wallace To: Avalon ; PeteK Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 8:34 AM Subject: [AVALON] Over 45's and sales/Aniversary editions. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PeteK" > To: > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:45 AM > Subject: [AVALON] On Topic let's stick together Good point Tom. I know I've spent thousands on cds that I have or used to have on vinyl, cassette, and (yes I'm that old) 8-tracks. Keith NP: Train / goldfrapp > > Interestingly enough I read somewhere recently that people over > > 45 are now the biggest music purchasers... > > It might be something to do with the fact that folk are buying cd copies of > the albums they have listened to for years. To top that we're now in the > area of the 25th/30th Aniversary editions of albums with bonus cd's of > alternate mixes and unreleased tracks. Mind this doesn't really apply to > Roxy, what do we get on the 21st Aniversary edition of Avalon a remix of > Always Unknowing and even then you have to have spent about #300 on an SACD > player to hear it. Some things never change, we always seem to get the least > that's possible to get away with when it comes to bonus material or > packaging. > > Tom. > > You can also contact me at: TomWallace@vivaroxymusic.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 23:50:47 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Electric Six's cover version - ----- Original Message ----- From: SIMON GALLOWAY To: Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Electric Six's cover version First of all, i have never heard of Electric Six, but it seems that every day or so someone posts something about liking a new band...then someone else posts something trashing them. Sure open discussion and disagreement should be a welcome part of this list. But to just simply dismiss someone else's taste in music as if it's the definitive final word seems a bit snobbish to me. Let's say that i posted a message in which I said Badly Drawn Boy sucks, has no talent, and is lousy live (which is not my opinion btw). But would my posting such a message mean that I was right and every Badly Drawn Boy fan was wrong? Of course not. Simon, sorry...not picking on you pre se....this is just an unpleasant trend I've been noticing a lot here lately. > I try not to notice Electric Six at all to be honest! Hyped-up > sensationalism, actually, that's an understatement. They're also a very weak > live band from what I've heard on live radio sessions. > > A one trick pony. > > Anyway, a quick search on Google reveals that they have indeed been covering > Street Life in concert recently but it hasn't been released. Yet. I can just > imagine the chorus... > > SimonG > > np Badly Drawn Boy > > > ---------- > >From: "thom.wallace" > >To: "Avalon" , "SIMON GALLOWAY" > >Subject: Re: [AVALON] Re: Electric Six's cover version > >Date: Thu, May 22, 2003, 1:11 pm > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "SIMON GALLOWAY" > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:02 AM > > Subject: [AVALON] Re: Electric Six's cover version > > > > > >> Where can we find it? Is it a b side on the Gay Bar single? > >> SimonG > > > > I don't know where you'll find their cover of "Street Life", but the video > > for their single is absolutely hilarious. It even tops the one the did for > > "Danger! High Voltage". Btw, did anybody else fnd the sax solo on that track > > highly reminisent of Andy Mackay circa 1972/73? Another thing that struck me > > about Electric Six was when they did TV work over here to promote the > > "Danger! High Voltage" single, the singer seemed to be doing his best to > > look like Ferry's picture on the "Price of Love" e.p., could these guys be > > closet Roxy fans. > > > > Tom. > > > > You can also contact me at: TomWallace@vivaroxymusic.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:11:10 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] On topic - ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Atterbom To: Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 6:01 AM Subject: [AVALON] On topic I think the multitude of off-topic posts lately is simply due to the fact that there isn't much going on in Ferry/Roxyland these days. When the reunion tour was going on...and when Frantic was first released, Avalon was a happening place. But what have we had lately? A live album from the reunion tour will soon be out and I am very excited about that...but until it's released and people hear it there isn't much to say about it. What else? Oh yes, a couple of new Roxy shows have been announced, and after the lucky lot of you have seen them, I'm sure there will be much discussion on that front. But that's pretty much it. Roxy Music are my fave band of all-time...and I can ramble on about their early work for days on end. But most of the Roxy-related threads as of late have been of little interest to me. I guess I'm in the minority here but I like knowing what my fellow Roxy fans are listening to. Perhaps through the insight of some of those type posts I can discover a new band that will excite me the way Roxy still does. I know it's cliche by now but if you see a post whose subject header doesn't interest you, then just delete it. Just my two shillings.... Keith NP: Oswald Defense Lawyer / The Fall > Citizens, Romans, Avalonians, we need IMHO to get back on topic a bit. > > I enjoy OT as much as the other person and post about dogs and death and > diviations of life, but lately there has been rather few letters on topics > relating to the extraordinary league of gentlemen Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay, > Eno, TGPT et al. > > Me, myself and I are as much to blame as I am sutting here nibblin on > spunge cake, watchin the sun bake. > > Yes some people say that there's someone else to blame. But I know it's my > own damn fault since I do not post enough about Avalon. > > Now did you know that Avalon actually is in Northfoundland? I did not until > recently. > > > Daniel > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:17:25 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Multi-tasking OT - ----- Original Message ----- From: cor broersen To: ; Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 5:25 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Multi-tasking OT I'm warming up to the new goldfrapp Black Cherry after initially dismissing it as too fast and dance-oriented for my tastes. But for anyone out there who hasn't heard their first album Felt Mountain, it is one of my favorite recordings of the last few years. Keith NP: See How We Are / X > I am with you on every word there Jocelyn. > Watching GOLDFRAPP live at Later last friday, my first tought i'm watching a > roxy cover from 72 Then they started of with Train. I fell head over > "Alison's shiny glitter red heals" she is soooo cool! (Like in Ferry-cool) > Her Performance was so cool that even our Bryan would have felt like a dork. > Music stunningly fresh like the first Roxy albums. Inmagine Bryan crooning > Black Cherrie or Tiptoe or Forever or... I bought Black Cherrie first thing > the next day. > Lyrics very Ferryesq, intelligent synths and samplers, and that > extraordinairy voice. > Indeed i am in love with a "strict machine", a new love Live and on record. > Shame that I just missed them live in Amsterdam on may the 8th, real bummer! > > twist it round, again and again! > cor blimey! > > > >From: Jocelynfiske@aol.com > >To: avalon@smoe.org > >Subject: [AVALON] Multi-tasking OT > >Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 15:26:42 EDT > > > >Sorry, but here I go again with that confounded mob Goldfrapp. > >They never fail to amaze me on a number of bizarre levels- especially live. > >This time round it was their drummer, who doubled on....violin! What a > >very, > >very strange combination of musical talent. I couldn't imagine young Lucy > >displaying her parradiddles like they were going out of fashion. > >But what a fabulous night. For me, Goldfrapp are my "live love" of the > >future, Roxy my past. > >And Allison Goldfrapp is the embodiment of Ferry's vinyl mistress of IEDH. > >I'd swear if he'd seen her over 30 years ago he based that image on her. > >She > >was decked out like a French Revolutionary sex doll, who moved on 8 inch > >spikes as if she was the bastard child of the Demon Seed. The new material > >is > >even better live, real dark, dirty, weird disco. All Donna Summer in the > >Crypt of an old crumbling Paddington church supporting Throbbing Gristle > >and > >Cabaret Voltaire. > >And for those who missed her/them, there's another one off special on July > >13th at Somerset House (a very classy courtyard venue where I caught > >Tindersticks last year). In fact I may have to pitch a tent there for my > >own > >little Glastonbury as Royksopp, Beth Gordon from Portishead and Goldfrapp > >are > >all playing consecutive nights, followed by Roxy on the following > >Wednesday. > >Those kind of weeks don't come round that often. > > > >Jocelyn > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Zoeken, voor duidelijke zoekresultaten! http://search.msn.nl > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 01:08:18 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) > Anyone have a favourite Ferry funny moment? (No you can't pick the West Side > of the Manifesto album, which is no laughing matter nor can you pick 'his > singing'). That duet thing w/ Twiggy....... Keith NP: Reason to Cry / Lucinda Williams ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 00:21:28 -0400 From: "Keith Shockley" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) - ----- Original Message ----- From: frantic22 To: avalon Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) > Subject: [AVALON] Ferry's funnies (Connected to wit, sort of) > > The photo of BF with pencil 'tache, top hat, tux, red cape and walking > stick is hilarious, I can't make my mind up if he is: > A: a circus ringmaster > B: a poormans Dracula Yes I remember that....a dead ringer for Christopher Lee. Keith NP Personal Jesus / Johnny Cash ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 02:35:49 EDT From: OBrienFerry@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Bad Hair Day I have recently been seen this story about the shoot for the cover to the Taxi album http://www.vivaroxymusic.com:8080/1546 J.O'B. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V8 #143 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest