From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #1081 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Saturday, July 30 2016 Volume 15 : Number 1081 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Ferry NYC [Don ] RE: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... ["Terry" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Ferry NYC Have fun Richard! Save your pennies, they are peddling fab $90 Country Life umbrellas that are strictly rationed for each performance. David & I thought of you and KB Porter while attending the D.C. performance last Saturday at The Lincoln. We even ate at Bau Thai on P street, twice! Have a great time!!! Don & Dave Sent from my iPad > On Jul 27, 2016, at 7:46 PM, Deaglerr wrote: > > Sitting in my seat, mercifully in the air conditioning, and remembered no attempt at an Avalon meet up. Any folks on board for the Friday show are welcome to text me @ 2016532396 if interested in a pre show drink. Regards, R Deagle > > Sent from my iPhone > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:16:39 +0100 From: "Terry" Subject: RE: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... Brave Man! ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Simon Galloway Sent: 27 July 2016 15:12 To: Avalon Subject: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... Flesh + Blood. There. I've said it. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:40:03 +0100 From: Evans Richard Subject: Re: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... F&B is just the worst On 27 Jul 2016, at 17:45, Mark Longhorn wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Longhorn [mailto:mark@olivetreepl.plus.com] > Sent: 27 July 2016 15:29 > To: 'owner-avalon@smoe.org' > Subject: FW: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... > > Controversial Simon! > > However, everyone's entitled to their own opinions. I like about 1/2 this > album and intensely dislike the other 1/2! > > What is it that makes it second best for you? > > For me, the insipid version of Midnight Hour, the unfathomable inclusion of > 8 miles high and the truly dreadfully wet My only love (not too mention the > blatantly rubbish Rain rain rain) were too much, despite some other great > tracks- Over you in particular. The shock that BF was willing to put cover > versions on Roxy albums was so great that I considered it an act of > sacrilege. > > The whole album had an American, commercial feel that was disappointing for > me. It made me realise how good Siren (an album I was initially a little > disappointed with) was. > > As for the cover, well, it was the least inspired effort from BF I had seen > to date. > > Sorry, it just doesn't do it for me. But glad for you that you've come out > about it after all this time- it must be a relief. > > My second favourite is RM. So there. > > > mactheaxe > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Simon Galloway > Sent: 27 July 2016 15:12 > To: Avalon > Subject: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... > > Flesh + Blood. > > There. I've said it. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:35:52 -0400 From: Jeffrey Jones Subject: Re: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... Some of the "hits" are great songs ... Collectively the album is their worst ... writers block is apparent Best, Jeffrey Sent from my iPhone 4 > On Jul 27, 2016, at 12:16 PM, Terry wrote: > > Brave Man! ;-) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Simon Galloway > Sent: 27 July 2016 15:12 > To: Avalon > Subject: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... > > Flesh + Blood. > > There. I've said it. > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 21:00:17 +0100 From: Mark Longhorn Subject: Fwd: [AVALON] Coming to a landfill near you. Oh dear oh dear oh dear. I'm beginning to think that I will not live long enough to see the release of the first 2 albums box sets. Unfortunately, remixes of Avonmore cannot possibly compensate for their delayed release. Incidentally, noting the trend for BF to name his albums after studios, I'm seriously hoping he does not make his next album where I recorded my band's first demo in the 80s- Raspberry studios in Bristol. On the other hand....., Mactheaxe Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Chris Turner > Date: 25 July 2016 20:28:45 BST > To: Avalon > Subject: [AVALON] Coming to a landfill near you. > > Two years on from Avonmore's escape, next month sees the release of a > companion remix alum > > http://bit.ly/2aeEHbN > > I'm unclear whether these tracks have been liberated from the 20 remixes > (seriously) previously seen on the very affordable Avonmore Special Edition > or whether this is a whole new miasma. > > Naturally, none of the other announced products have yet appeared. > > There's also another new Avonmore release which just as sugary abut might > me slightly more affordable: > > http://bit.ly/2a1mcUA > > Chris > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:48:07 -0400 From: Heather Propes Subject: Re: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 1:40 PM, Evans Richard wrote: > F&B is just the worst > > Are you trying to start shit? ;-) I like F & B. Well the title track is good anyway! > > On 27 Jul 2016, at 17:45, Mark Longhorn wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mark Longhorn [mailto:mark@olivetreepl.plus.com] > > Sent: 27 July 2016 15:29 > > To: 'owner-avalon@smoe.org' > > Subject: FW: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... > > > > Controversial Simon! > > > > However, everyone's entitled to their own opinions. I like about 1/2 this > > album and intensely dislike the other 1/2! > > > > What is it that makes it second best for you? > > > > For me, the insipid version of Midnight Hour, the unfathomable inclusion > of > > 8 miles high and the truly dreadfully wet My only love (not too mention > the > > blatantly rubbish Rain rain rain) were too much, despite some other great > > tracks- Over you in particular. The shock that BF was willing to put > cover > > versions on Roxy albums was so great that I considered it an act of > > sacrilege. > > > > The whole album had an American, commercial feel that was disappointing > for > > me. It made me realise how good Siren (an album I was initially a little > > disappointed with) was. > > > > As for the cover, well, it was the least inspired effort from BF I had > seen > > to date. > > > > Sorry, it just doesn't do it for me. But glad for you that you've come > out > > about it after all this time- it must be a relief. > > > > My second favourite is RM. So there. > > > > > > mactheaxe > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-avalon@smoe.org [mailto:owner-avalon@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > > Simon Galloway > > Sent: 27 July 2016 15:12 > > To: Avalon > > Subject: [AVALON] My second favourite Roxy Music album is... > > > > Flesh + Blood. > > > > There. I've said it. > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #1081 ****************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest