From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V10 #319 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Saturday, December 31 2005 Volume 10 : Number 319 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [AVALON] Phil interview ["Sjaak Versluis" ] Re: [AVALON] Phil interview; also XM radio and Roxy/Ferry [Colleen Matan ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:08:48 +0100 From: "Sjaak Versluis" Subject: [AVALON] Phil interview In the January 2006 edition of the German magazine "Gitarre & Bass" there is an (four pages) interview with Phil. He was asked about his new album and the forthcoming Roxy Music album. Phil says that from January 2005 he was busy with new songs for his solo-album and with Roxy for the new Roxy album. Phil composed some songs he offered for the new Roxy album, like "Desaparecido", "Technicolor UFO", "Revolution" and Till The End Of The Line". But he didn't want to wait too long for a decision, so he wrote the texts by himself and put them on his solo album. But Phil wrote more compositions for Roxy Music, he says. There already are 9 songs ready for the new Roxy album, but they will produce another 9 songs, so they can make a final choice. It has to be the best Roxy album as possible, with a mix of songs from the "Siren" and "For Your Pleasure" period and songs that reminds of the "Avalon" album, Phil says. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:54:02 -0500 From: Colleen Matan Subject: Re: [AVALON] Phil interview; also XM radio and Roxy/Ferry Quoting Sjaak Versluis : > There already are 9 songs ready for the new Roxy album, but they will > produce another 9 songs, so they can make a final choice. > It has to be the best Roxy album as possible, with a mix of songs from the > "Siren" and "For Your Pleasure" period and songs that reminds of the > "Avalon" album, Phil says. Thanks very much for posting this! I am still kind of skeptical that we will indeed see a new Roxy album, and now I'm wondering if it will be a "new" album as much as an album full of previously unrecorded Roxy tracks (v. one which was written new). The mix of songs from Siren and FYP together with the sound of Avalon fills me with a welter of emotions, and not all of them pleasant... In other news, Santa brought me a satellite radio for Christmas. I have the XM service and I did a quick search of the playlist to see how often Roxy/Ferry turn up. Here's what I found: Roxy in December: More Than This Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 30, 2005 2:05 AM ET Re-make - Re-mod Request: XM 51 - XM Music Lab Last Played: December 30, 2005 6:02 AM ET Cry Cry Cry Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 29, 2005 9:47 PM ET Mother Of Pearl Request: XM 51 - XM Music Lab Last Played: December 29, 2005 8:00 PM ET The Space Betwee Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 29, 2005 9:24 AM ET Street Life Request: XM 51 - XM Music Lab Last Played: December 28, 2005 3:08 AM ET The Main Thing Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 28, 2005 6:04 AM ET Love Is The Drug Request: XM 54 - Lucy Last Played: December 28, 2005 5:27 PM ET India Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 28, 2005 5:44 PM ET While My Heart I Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 28, 2005 9:33 AM ET Avalon Request: XM 75 - Hear Music Last Played: December 28, 2005 12:37 PM ET Avalon Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 27, 2005 6:56 AM ET Dance Away Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 27, 2005 2:08 PM ET Like A Hurricane Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 26, 2005 2:22 PM ET More Than This Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 26, 2005 5:29 PM ET Dance Away Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 26, 2005 4:34 PM ET A Song For Europ Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 26, 2005 12:43 AM ET Avalon Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 26, 2005 2:12 AM ET Avalon Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 25, 2005 5:01 AM ET Oh Yeah Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 25, 2005 10:25 PM ET Love Is The Drug Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 24, 2005 7:23 AM ET While My Heart I Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 24, 2005 10:56 AM ET Avalon Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 23, 2005 2:35 PM ET India Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 23, 2005 2:59 PM ET Oh Yeah Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 23, 2005 8:08 AM ET VIRGINIA PLAIN Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 22, 2005 5:27 AM ET Dance Away Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 21, 2005 7:51 AM ET Love Is The Drug Request: XM 75 - Hear Music Last Played: December 19, 2005 6:58 AM ET Mother Of Pearl Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 14, 2005 2:04 AM ET To Turn You On Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 11, 2005 11:11 AM ET More Than This Request: XM 75 - Hear Music Last Played: December 11, 2005 4:49 AM ET Avalon Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 08, 2005 4:40 AM ET While My Heart S Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 07, 2005 11:05 PM ET Ain't That So Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 07, 2005 11:05 PM ET Ferry in December: Bete Noire Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 29, 2005 2:31 AM ET Mamouna Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 29, 2005 7:17 PM ET Kiss And Tell Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 29, 2005 11:15 PM ET Easy Living Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 28, 2005 10:42 PM ET Goin' Down Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 28, 2005 10:42 PM ET Take Me To The R Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 27, 2005 8:21 PM ET Sensation Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 27, 2005 12:57 PM ET Time On My Hands Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 27, 2005 3:29 PM ET Nobody Loves Me Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 26, 2005 11:28 AM ET Kiss Tell Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 26, 2005 5:42 AM ET A Fool For Love Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 26, 2005 10:31 AM ET Take Me To The R Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 25, 2005 3:41 PM ET You Do Something Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 25, 2005 6:00 AM ET Your Painted Smi Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 25, 2005 4:05 PM ET Don't Stop The D Request: XM 54 - Lucy Last Played: December 25, 2005 4:05 PM ET Don't Stop The D Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 25, 2005 4:05 PM ET Chosen One Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 22, 2005 1:38 AM ET Don't Stop The D Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 22, 2005 1:38 AM ET Lover Come Back Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 22, 2005 11:39 AM ET Slave To Love Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 21, 2005 10:04 AM ET Just One Of Thos Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 21, 2005 11:05 PM ET Way You Look Ton Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 20, 2005 2:46 PM ET Windswept Request: XM 76 - Fine Tuning Last Played: December 20, 2005 5:25 AM ET Love Me Or Leave Request: XM 73 - Franks Place Last Played: December 20, 2005 6:02 PM ET Take Me To The R Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 19, 2005 1:21 AM ET Right Stuff Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 19, 2005 10:28 PM ET Slave To Love Request: XM 44 - Fred Last Played: December 17, 2005 7:05 PM ET Goin' Down Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 17, 2005 7:05 PM ET Slave To Love Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 15, 2005 7:37 PM ET Slave To Love Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 15, 2005 6:54 PM ET Slave To Love Request: XM 75 - Hear Music Last Played: December 13, 2005 5:07 AM ET Don't Want To Kn Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 13, 2005 5:07 AM ET Gemini Moon Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 09, 2005 8:42 AM ET It's Only Love Request: XM 50 - The Loft Last Played: December 09, 2005 8:42 AM ET Mamouna Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 05, 2005 8:55 AM ET AS TIME GOES BY Request: XM 24 - Sunny Last Played: December 05, 2005 9:51 PM ET Don't Stop The D Request: XM 40 - Deep Tracks Last Played: December 05, 2005 9:51 PM ET Let's Stick Toge Request: XM 45 - XM Cafe Last Played: December 05, 2005 9:51 PM ET Naturally I haven't managed to catch any of these yet. ;-) I will say that in the 2 weeks I've had this (I got to open it before Christmas), it's totally changed my music listening habits. I'd pretty much given up on listening to music (I can't be ar*sed to download CDs onto an iPod or to pay to buy MP3s of all the stuff I have on cassettes and vinyl) and as I have a portable unit I'm now listening to music all the time (even at work courtesy of the XM online service). Colleen p.s. Happy New Year, y'all! ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V10 #319 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest