From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V9 #212 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, December 14 2004 Volume 09 : Number 212 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Rare Basia CD [steve7701@theriver.com] RE: Rare Basia CD ["Steve O'Hearn" ] RE: Rare Basia CD ["Amy ODonnell" ] RE: Rare Basia CD [steve7701@theriver.com] RE: Rare Basia CD ["Leslie O." ] RE: Rare Basia CD ["Steve O'Hearn" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:18:11 -0700 (MST) From: steve7701@theriver.com Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD I see that many items on the list of rare CD's are remixes. I suppose it shows my age, but I never understood the appeal of remixed songs. It would be one thing if the band went back in the studio and tinkered with the song, perhaps put out an alternate version. But just having some producer go in and add sounds to the existing track seems a bit pointless to me. I don't ever recall hearing a remix that sounded better than the original. I suppose a producer might add to the rhythm track and lengthen the song, making it better for the dance floor, but not just to listen to. One fan's opinion. Steve R. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:45:34 -0500 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD I think that's it - the dance floor. I first noticed the "remix" thing back around the late 70's/early 80's when vinyl still in - NYC clubs started using 9" vinyl discs that were specially made for dancing, and the slowly got out into the mainstream. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > steve7701@theriver.com > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:18 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD > > > > I see that many items on the list of rare CD's are remixes. I suppose it > shows my age, but I never understood the appeal of remixed songs. It > would be one thing if the band went back in the studio and tinkered with > the song, perhaps put out an alternate version. But just having some > producer go in and add sounds to the existing track seems a bit pointless > to me. I don't ever recall hearing a remix that sounded better than the > original. I suppose a producer might add to the rhythm track and lengthen > the song, making it better for the dance floor, but not just to listen to. > > One fan's opinion. > > Steve R. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:57:11 GMT From: "Amy ODonnell" Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD No--he IS showing his age!!!! ;-} - -- "Steve O'Hearn" wrote: I think that's it - the dance floor. I first noticed the "remix" thing back around the late 70's/early 80's when vinyl still in - NYC clubs started using 9" vinyl discs that were specially made for dancing, and the slowly got out into the mainstream. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > steve7701@theriver.com > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 9:18 AM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD > > > > I see that many items on the list of rare CD's are remixes. I suppose it > shows my age, but I never understood the appeal of remixed songs. It > would be one thing if the band went back in the studio and tinkered with > the song, perhaps put out an alternate version. But just having some > producer go in and add sounds to the existing track seems a bit pointless > to me. I don't ever recall hearing a remix that sounded better than the > original. I suppose a producer might add to the rhythm track and lengthen > the song, making it better for the dance floor, but not just to listen to. > > One fan's opinion. > > Steve R. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:05:35 -0700 (MST) From: steve7701@theriver.com Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD Sad...but true!! With my luck, I'd go see MB in concert and Basia would start rapping...I'd probably have a heart attack. Steve R. No--he IS showing his age!!!! ;-} - -- "Steve O'Hearn" wrote: ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:20:49 -0800 (PST) From: "Leslie O." Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD Oh, give me a break, rapping? Come on, let's be logical here. You guys are, indeed, old and decrepit. ;-P (considering that the remixes are quite old school-- you should just stay away from any current ones! Older mixes tend to be more faithfull to the songs, more recent ones tend to deconstruct) They make them to sell more, expose the group to a wider audience, etc. For instance, the Drunk on Love remix was number one in 1994 on the Billboard Dance Chart for I believe both clubplay and sales. Us youngsters like us some of that newfangled music. ;-P (although... I am heading out of that age bracket they love so much to appeal to) If it helps any, there is an interview with Phil Harding online somewhere , where he says that the mixes he did for Basia were his favorites, even if she didn't particularly care for remixes herself. Incidentally, there is a German 12" of Ordinary Day remxes. - --Leslie __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:29:19 -0500 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD When I was in high school in 1979, I spent a month living in France with a French family on an exchange program. I noticed that in France, the kids actually danced to disco and techno-pop, and listened to jazz and rock. But in America in 1979, all of us goofy high school kids would LISTEN to disco on the radio, and then go to school dances and attempt to dance to Led Zepplin. And they say the French are crazy ... > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of > Leslie O. > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:21 PM > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: RE: Rare Basia CD > > > > Oh, give me a break, rapping? Come on, let's be > logical here. You guys are, indeed, old and decrepit. > ;-P (considering that the remixes are quite old > school-- you should just stay away from any current > ones! Older mixes tend to be more faithfull to the > songs, more recent ones tend to deconstruct) > > They make them to sell more, expose the group to a > wider audience, etc. For instance, the Drunk on Love > remix was number one in 1994 on the Billboard Dance > Chart for I believe both clubplay and sales. Us > youngsters like us some of that newfangled music. ;-P > (although... I am heading out of that age bracket they > love so much to appeal to) > > If it helps any, there is an interview with Phil > Harding online somewhere , where he says that the > mixes he did for Basia were his favorites, even if she > didn't particularly care for remixes herself. > > Incidentally, there is a German 12" of Ordinary Day > remxes. > > --Leslie > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > http://my.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V9 #212 ***************************