From: owner-basia-digest To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V1 #35 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org basia-digest Sunday, 18 February 1996 Volume 01 : Number 035 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: basia's publicist Re: your mail & The Sweetest Illusion Re: your mail & The Sweetest Illusion BASIA SUCKS? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vince Mora Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 23:50:12 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: basia's publicist > I only subscribe to one newsgroup and this is it. This ain't a newsgroup, it's a mailing list. Vince ------------------------------ From: Jason Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:41:11 -0800 Subject: Re: your mail & The Sweetest Illusion >BTW, I never did comment about the "dissatisfaction" some have with TSI: >As I've said before, everyone's entitled to their opinion. >When it comes to TSI, I think my opinion may be a little biased... I >found out in February '94 that TSI was going to be released three months >later. Naturally, I was ecstatic...it'd been over 4 years since we'd seen >something new, so... when May finally rolled around, the excitement was >unbareable. Frankly, it could've been a rap album and I still would've >loved it, hence my "bias." >Bottom line: since there are so few albums, its my opinion that to try to >rank one against another would be a waste of time because each has its >own characterisic: T&T was a modern jazz gem, LWNY was a higher-budget >gem, and TSI was a parole and the end of a prison sentence (and a gem, >just the same). I only ever had one problem with TSI, that being "The Prayer >of a Happy Housewife." That song should've been a Side B, plain and simple. > Hi folks, this is my first post, so I thought I'd give my two cents worth on "TSI." I thought that overall it was the weakest album but with the strange trait of having four of my favorite songs ("Drunk on Love", "Yearning", The Sweetest Illusion", and "More Fire than Flame"). The rest of the album falls off a cliff compared to those 4 songs. ------------------------------ From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 08:48:47 GMT Subject: Re: your mail & The Sweetest Illusion >On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, JS Lohr wrote: > >BTW, I never did comment about the "dissatisfaction" some have with TSI: >As I've said before, everyone's entitled to their opinion. >When it comes to TSI, I think my opinion may be a little biased... I >found out in February '94 that TSI was going to be released three months >later. Naturally, I was ecstatic...it'd been over 4 years since we'd seen >something new, so... when May finally rolled around, the excitement was >unbareable. Frankly, it could've been a rap album and I still would've >loved it, hence my "bias." >Bottom line: since there are so few albums, its my opinion that to try to >rank one against another would be a waste of time because each has its >own characterisic: T&T was a modern jazz gem, LWNY was a higher-budget >gem, and TSI was a parole and the end of a prison sentence (and a gem, >just the same). I only ever had one problem with TSI, that being "The Prayer >of a Happy Housewife." That song should've been a Side B, plain and simple. I really can't understand all the fuss over TSI. It marked a severe departure from the jazz vein that she was in previously, but it is pure Basia, full of energy and wonderful writing. I agree with Jeff, the only downside is "The Prayer of a Happy Housewife" (which I didn't bother adding to the cassette dub I made of the CD), but ten out of eleven solid tracks - I can't complain! BTW, if I ever need a lift for the day, I put the cassette in my car stereo and listen to it on the way to work. It really cranks me up. (I still get goosebumps listening to "Drunk on Love".) Den ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | Dennis J. Majewicz Empire Sports Network majewicz@buffnet.net | | "On the road to a non-linear, tapeless, DIGITAL tomorrow." | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ From: "Robert T. James" <76133.1633@compuserve.com> Date: 17 Feb 96 12:10:04 EST Subject: BASIA SUCKS? On Sat. 10 Feb., Juan Pablo Correa wrote, >BASIA SUCKS, PERIOD. I propose an alternate explanation for his statement. This may be pure coincidence. It is just possible that the name of Mr. Correa's inflatable companion happens to be Basia. He may just be making a statement of fact. On the other hand, he may just be an incredibly poor judge of music. ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V1 #35 **************************