Errors-To: owner-ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Reply-To: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Sender: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu From: ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu To: owner-ecto@ns1.rutgers.edu Bcc: ecto-digest@ns1.rutgers.edu Subject: ecto #1211 ecto, Number 1211 Friday, 26 August 1994 Today's Topics: *-----------------* FTE No BTC here yet.. :( Today's your birthday friends.... Edie's new one (Re: "I Quit, I Give Up") I just had to tell you From flaky flunkies to flaky product ideas in one easy conceptual leap Kate Bush is God! :) Michelle Shocked short poll - access to newsgroups/www/irc Re: I just had to tell you From flaky flunkies to flaky product ideas in one easy conceptual leap Availability of Sarah CD's in UK Re: Kate Bush is God! :) Indigo Girls at the Greek Theater Re: Edie's new one (Re: "I Quit, I Give Up") Re: FTE Re: I just had to tell you I've got it (bouncebouncebounce) 8-) Changing to digest NY-area Venue preference NY-area Venue preference Re: Michelle Shocked ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 15:02:15 MEZ From: Dirk Kastens Subject: FTE Hi, meanwhile I've listened several times to FTE and I must say, that I really LOVE it. It took a while until I kept the melodies in mind but now I won't forget them. Now, my top three of Sarah's albums is 1. FTE 2. Solace 3. Touch Last week I saw Pink Floyd in Hanover. The show was gigantomanic. I don't find the words to describe what we saw and heard (the biggest lasers, strobo lights, movies, fireworks, 3-D-sound, monster pigs, etc.) The musicians have been unimportant, they could have played a CD. But all in all it was worth the money. Dirk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ || \\\\\ || ///// | dkastens@dosuni1.rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE || ))))) IRK || ((((( ASTENS | "Music's the way, the only way I know" || ///// || \\\\\ | Happy Rhodes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================== From: FreeForm@aol.com Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 10:43:22 EDT Subject: No BTC here yet.. :( Hi everyone... I went to the music store that I thought would have the best chance of having BTC in stock. It's the only store in my area where I've seen Happy's CD's. They didn't have it. So, I talked to the store manager. I told her that Happy Rhodes had a brand new CD out, and asked if she thought they would be getting any copies of it. She told me that she had no knowledge of the release. The phone rang at that point and after she said hello to whoever was on the other end, I heard her say "hey, did you know that Happy Rhodes had a new album?"! Apparently the other person didn't know about it either. The manager told the person on the phone that she was going to special order it and the person asked her to get one for him/her too! I was rather surprised at all this. Anyway, I gave the manager the CD title and label number and she's going to order some copies. So hopefully I will have it in my hands in a week or so. Can't wait! Charles ======================================================================== From: klaus@inphobos.wupper.de Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 07:14:01 CET-1 Subject: Today's your birthday friends.... i*i*i*i*i*i *************** ***HAPPY******* ********BIRTHDAY*** ******************* ***** Tori Amos ****** ***** Sam Warren ****** *********************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tori Amos Thu August 22 1963 Leo Sam Warren Tue August 22 1961 Leo Don Gibson Wed August 26 1959 Virgo Marcel Rijs Mon August 31 1970 A rose growing old Meredith Tarr Wed September 1 1971 Virgo Mary Lou Rowe Sat September 3 1960 Virgo Scott Zimmerman Mon September 4 1972 Virgo Mike Mendelson Fri September 4 1964 Virgo Richard Dean Wed September 6 1967 Virgo David Blank-Edelman Sat September 9 1967 Neon Holly Tominack Thu September 10 1970 Virgo Joe Zitt Sat September 20 1958 Will Hack for CDs -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _____ Klaus Kluge * klaus@inphobos.wupper.de * I'll be here, I'll be (in) Ecto! ======================================================================== From: Ethan Straffin Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 10:02:20 -0700 Subject: Edie's new one (Re: "I Quit, I Give Up") >> Pardon my espresso-addled brain... but I heard a moderately old song a >> few days ago, with the chorus beginning "I quit, I give up...", and >> I've been going mildly bonkers since then trying to remember who it >> was. Sounds like Lisa Loeb in a whiny mood. > >Hmm, probably "Circle of Friends" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians. >I hope that's the right title... Actually, it's just "Circle." (Hey, it's Monday, gotta be pedantic on Mondays.) So speaking of Edie Brickell, anyone picked up her new album yet? I gave it a quick spin on the listening station the other day. It sounded..."produced." Hmm. I remember when _Shooting Rubberbands_ came out way back when; it sounded fresh, happy, okay-maybe-just-a-bit-derivative-of-Rickie-Lee-Jones but still... :) Since then it seems like everyone from the Cranberries to Lisa Loeb has been catching up to that kind of sound, so I'm curious about how Edie herself has been developing. Ethan ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:39:28 +0500 From: whitney@margarita.lerc.nasa.gov (Nancy Whitney) Subject: I just had to tell you Hello, all. I finally got to listen to my first Happy CD. Before that I heard a few clips at a party. I still don't know what I heard that fateful eve, it was apparently not the Warpaint CD, which is what I went out and bought. No problem, since I plan to get them all anyway. I was just blown away by this CD. I can't even describe how it just spoke to me - I must have listened to it a dozen times this weekend (ask my husband, who is into advante guarde jazz and does not like ecto-style much... so far he hasn't divorced me anyway). I am absolutely psyched to be turned on to something I love so well - and that will not grow old after mutiple listenings! Excellent lyrics, intense, dark.. and what a voice! I mean, I was *hooked* from the very first song, the one about never being afraid to change the circumstances of the world. And to me it just got better and better. I was so impressed I tried to get the BTC CD (*now* I get it - Collosus of Rhodes...). My store not only didn't have it, but did not have it in the catalog, either. Supposedly the catalog was only a cople days old, so I am hoping I can get it (they won't special order it if they cannot find it in the catalog). Anyway, sorry for bending your collective 'ears'. I HAD to share my excitement with someone! Thanks to everyone who helped recommend warpaint as a good first purchase :-) Nancy ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 15:06:37 CDT From: Subject: From flaky flunkies to flaky product ideas in one easy conceptual leap Such a bummer, Valerie's experiences trying to interview Tori. One can only hope that the Cornflake Birthday Girl (to whom, have a happy) would not have approved of her subalterns' behavior, which of course may or may not be wishful thinking. If Valerie ever does manage to get an audience with Tori, it might add a touch of lightness to the proceedings to ask her for her views on the proposition that _YKTR_ qualifies as the _Bridges of Madison County_ of rock music :-). CAVEAT EMPTOR: The rest of this post engages Meredith's impressions of _BTC_. If you want to keep your thought processes on this topic equally as sanitized as they were when you elected to insulate yourself from the aforesaid essay (q.v.), bug out of reading this one now. We now return to our post--you have been warned :-). I wonder if "If I Ever See The Girl Again" is quasi-autobiographical. Many of us know that the lore and legend of Happy holds that the Leading Crowd in her high school (cf. Coleman, _The Adolescent Society_ [Free Press, 1962]) tended to regard her as one of the resident company of dweebs. Is it possible that Happy is engaging in a bit of wishful thinking through this particular song, with the narrator having pangs about the social construction of the real Happy years ago? (For some reason, all this reminds me of the time I read that the immortal Janis Joplin had attended her high school reunion in Port Arthur, Texas subsequent to hitting the big time. I don't remember what reportedly happened there, but it is written that she, too was originally viewed as a geek.) Believe it or not, the lyric fragments Meredith shared with us have given me a couple of ideas for new ecto products for marketing tie-ins with the new album--who says _The Lion King_ should have a lock on this sort of thing :-) : 1) > > > BTC Stronger Underwear--stays intact through more wearings, washings, and whatever than BVD, Hanes, Jockey for him or her, etc. 2) > > > BTC Back Supports--keeps the spine upright :-). As long as I'm on the subject, the recollection a long time ago that the film "The Apartment" was eventually made into the Broadway musical "Promises, Promi- ses" got me thinking. Should Happy eventually share the fate of the likes of Harry Chapin and Woody Guthrie, and get her own commemorative musical, what better title for the Happy Rhodes Commemorative Broadway Musical than--you guessed it--COBWEBS, COBWEBS. And then again, maybe not; but at least it's one more thing to put in Release 2.1 of the Ecto Product File :-). Mitch ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 14:17:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Marisa Wood Subject: Kate Bush is God! :) I have been SAVED! I have seen the LIGHT! A friend of mine loaned me her copy of _Hounds of Love_ last night, and now I'm hooked! Forgive the ranting, but I just had to say that. :) I, naturally, returned the favor by Happyvangelizing the friend who loaned me _Hounds_. Hope we've got a convert! ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Marisa Wood "Under the armour of that iron woman/ @8-) So many things lie within" mlwood@u.washington.edu --Julia Fordham, "Island" ------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 17:56:18 PDT From: Neal Copperman Subject: Michelle Shocked Well, I had an excellent music weekend. Perhaps even a double poster :) On Friday I headed to the relatively new Flash Cafe to see Michelle Shocked. I got there a bit late, and found the place mobbed accept for a completely empty dance floor, which I sat on. Playing was opener Darlene Raven. Or that's what I think she was. She had a disc that was maybe 2 years old called Absence of Uniformity by the Raven and Co., and she was listed as Darlene Sovran inside. Anyway, I was impressed with the four songs I heard her sing accompanying herself on accoustic guitar. She had kind of a sharp, low, growly voice, and sounded a bit like Michelle Shocked herself. She ended with a hilarious song called Stress, which wasn't one she had written, and isn't currently recorded anywhere. After her set she could be found at a table in the corner, where she and two guys from Hothouse Flowers were selling discs by her and taking orders for Michelle Shocked's Hard Headed Woman. This disc was rejected by her label, so she has been on the road selling it herself. I asked Darlene about a song she played "Just a Friend of Mine" which I have on a Mary Coughlin single, but couldn't figure out where it came from. She said to check out Vaya Con Dios, a Blegian (can that be right?) band that played cool gypsy tunes. Well, I haven't yet, so I can't say. I picked up her disc, which is kind of cool, kind of bluesy, kind of jazzy. Ok, it's a bit scattershot. SHe covers a lot of territory, and not all of it is that exciting, but it has some interesting moments. ANyone know anything about her? She is from Canada. Ontario, I think. This was followed, for me at least, by an argument between me and some obnoxious people who felt I was blocking there view. Their first idea was to ask a bouncer to have me moved. ( I was sitting on an empty chair I found to the side of the dance floor.) The bouncer forwarded their complaints, and I told him I would be happy to sit back on the empty dance floor when the show started, but saw no reason to sit on the floor in the middle of the room while nothing was happening onstage. He thought this was reasonable, and wondered off. The people behind me proceeded to pelt me with napkins, that being the only way they could figure out how to communicate. We had a brief interlude, where I heatedly pointed out that they were obnoxious, and should consider talking to people before assuming they were all going to be assholes. Usually, I am pretty low key about things, but for some reason these people really struck a nerve for me, and I ended up fuming on the floor for about the first hour of the show. The early show was pretty much devoted to songs from the new disc. They seemed harder edged and raw, harking more to the days of Short Sharp Shocked and Texas Campfire Tapes than the albums following that. The songs delt largely with somber and depressing subjects, and grew from the feelings she experienced after the death of her grandmother. The cycle builds to a more uplifting conclusion, as the mood of the songs becomes livelier. I don't have any notes, and the discs were all sold out (this was the final night of the tour), so I can't give any specific details. She did call one song her first attempt at writing a gospel song, and apologized for the somber tone of the evening, but claimed she would get to all our favorites in the second half. She did mix in a few old familiar songs, and also played a Victoria Williams cover based on Come By Here (CUmbayah). Oh, she also played Grafitti Limbo in the first half. She said she thought it was a song about racism, but later decided it was about respect, and asked us all to treat people with respect whenever we could. THis provided me a golden opportunity to look back at my harrasers from earlier (who for once weren't just making out). Having felt like I passed on Michelle's comments as chastisement, I felt better for the rest of the show. (KInd of silly, huh?) The second half of the show had a distinctly different flavor. Michele (backed by two members of Hothouse Flowers and a drummer from I have no idea where) were in a much lighter spirit. (She did use the band for part of the first half too.) She had teased the guitar player for his flamboyant clothing, and so they switched for the second part. I was surprised to see she had done a costume change, but then couldn't believe it took me 2 minutes to recognize that the guy was now wearing a long dress, and yes, those bright plaid pants and silly vest Michelle was now wearing, or mostly wearing, were indeed what he wore before. She was quite embaressed that the vest did little to cover herself, saying she looked quite Cosmo. A guy jumped up after the first song to help readjust her clothing, and someone asked if he was the fashion police. SHe said she felt he had some right, since he was her husband. Anyway, the second half was a lively rollicking show, with songs from all her albums. It was very freeform, as she took audience requests all night long. She asked us to try to stump her, and seemed inclined to play the more obscure songs rather than some of her more popular ones. Some members of the local band The Downs Family (a Pogues-like band) were notable in the crowd, and the woman fiddler asked for Blackberry Blossom(?), which was the first song she learned on the banjo. Unfortunately, there were no banjos present, so she couldn't join them. Michelle offered her a mandolin, but she declined. Having seen her play fiddle, banjo and maybe a few other instruments, I can't believe she couldn't have picked out something on a mandolin. This is the third or fourth time I've seen Michelle Shocked, and they have all been fun experiences. Sorry I can't say she'll be in your town real soon, but if she does come around, she's definitely worth seeing. (Plus, she could really use the support, since the record company isn't willing to put out her stuff.) I'll pass on comments on the new album when I get it. And maybe later I'll say that Tori was wonderful during her Sunday San Diego show, to counterbalance the previewed bad review from Valerie:) This show was dozens of times better than her show in LA in March. Neal ======================================================================== From: klaus@inphobos.wupper.de Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 23:10:25 CET-1 Subject: short poll - access to newsgroups/www/irc There has been a bit of talk about why a question about Happy on alt.music.alternative.female resulted in only 3 answers. My own reason why I didn't reply is simply that I don't get this group on none of the three system I have access to news. The same goes for alt.music.ecto. I've asked my sysadmin to subscribe them for me, ages ago it seems, to no avail. I'm wondering how many of us have access to these newsgroups, so I start a small poll. Send your replies to me at klaus@inphobos.wupper.de and I'll post the accumulated results in about week. 1) Do you have access to alt.music.alternative.female ? [ ] yes [ ] no [ ] don't know 2) If you've answered 'yes' to question 1: do you read this newsgroup? [ ] yes, regularly [ ] yes, but not often [ ] no 3) Do you have access to alt.music.ecto ? [ ] yes [ ] no [ ] don't know 4) If you've answered 'yes' to question 3: do you read this newsgroup? [ ] yes, regularly [ ] yes, but not often [ ] no and while I'm polling, here are two more I'm interested in: 5) Do you use a WWW browser? (e.g. Mosaic, Cello) [ ] yes [ ] no 6) Have you ever been on the IRC channel #ecto? [ ] yes [ ] no Thanks, Klaus _____ Klaus "cosmic vagabond" Kluge - klaus@inphobos.wupper.de "I have a friend in Phobos, at times I think I'm almost there." Happy Rhodes "You have a friend in Phobos, at times I think you're almost here." Klaus :) ======================================================================== From: Robert Lovejoy Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 22:14:43 -0400 Subject: Re: I just had to tell you Responding to msg by whitney@margarita.lerc.nasa.gov (Nancy Whitney) on Mon, 22 Aug 3:39 PM > >Hello, all. I finally got to listen to my first Happy >CD. Before that I heard a few clips at a party. I >still don't know what I heard that fateful eve, it was >apparently not the Warpaint CD, which is what I went >out and bought. No problem, since I plan to get them >all anyway. Yep, Happy can do that to you! Apparently this was the Warpaint CD, for its first song is Waking Up: > I mean, I was *hooked* from the very first >song, the one about never being afraid to change the >circumstances of the world. And to me it just got >better and better. The first time I heard Happy it was when WXPN played "Feed The Fire" while i was driving to the grocery store. I had to pull the car off the road and focus on the music; it cut to the core of my soul! >Anyway, sorry for bending your collective 'ears'. I HAD >to share my excitement with someone! Thanks to >everyone who helped recommend warpaint as a good first >purchase :-) > >Nancy > Well, that's why Ecto is here inthe first place! We love to hear comments like this! I (heart) Warpaint, but Wait Til You hear BtC!!!! Lord, what a lovely shimmeringly tuneful event this new album is. For me, it has quickly assumed the title of Album Of The Year. Then again, I'm connected to Happy's music a little deeper than most! Happy listening! Bob the mildly delerious ======================================================================== From: Robert Lovejoy Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 22:14:38 -0400 Subject: From flaky flunkies to flaky product ideas in one easy conceptual leap Mitch muses, on Spoiler alert: >I wonder if "If I Ever See The Girl Again" is >quasi-autobiographical. I think it is! Especially in light of the lyrics at the end of the song... Bob, who hopes to see the girl again ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 06:16:25 +0100 From: bridgesm@logica.co.uk (Martin G Bridges) Subject: Availability of Sarah CD's in UK Hi all, Just been for my regular trawl thru HMV on Oxford Street in London and had a pleasant surprise. While looking for the Milla album (there was a marker, but no CD :-(( ), I spotted a whole slew of CDs under the marker "Sarah McLachlan" !! They certainly weren't there last time I looked. There were Solace, Touch and FtE. For the UK based of us, prices were (UK pounds): 13.49 for Touch 14.99 for Solace 16.99 for FtE !!!!! I picked up Solace coz it was the only one there I don't have, and it's playing sweetly in the background as I type. Nice to see Sarah CDs starting to pop up over here. Hopefully, the prices should get down towards normal when they get a full release over here, backed up by a nice TOUR! (Hint hint Nettwerk!) And for the Happy fans amongst us (and to justify me cross-posting this to ecto!), the usual complement of Happ Rhodes CDs were in (all up to and including Equipoise) - in the 'H' rack this week! Honestly, they switch between 'H' and 'R' more often than you can imagine! And for the Tori fans, in the import section I spotted Under The Pink packaged with a video containinbg all the single videos so far.....for 31 pounds!!! Suffice to say I didn't pick it up! When are they going to get round to issuing the 'real' video package a la LE? Hmmm. OK, back into the shadows I go. Ta for putting up with me. Luv, Martin *------------------------------------------------------------------------* The above opinions are all mine:Martin Bridges Logica Space & Communications Ltd,Stephenson House, 67-87 Hampstead Road, London NW1 2PL, England. Tel: +44 (0)71-637 9111 Fax: +44 (0)71-383 0530. *------------------------------------------------------------------------* >>>I don't exist when you don't see me...... <<< *------------------------------------------------------------------------* * Martin G Bridges | All opinions expressed are | * * Logica UK Ltd. | mine, but may be shared! | Disqualified from * * Stephenson House |------------------------------| the human race * * 67-87 Hampstead Rd. | Email: bridgesm@logica.co.uk | for shoving * * LONDON NW1 2PL | Tel. : +44 71 637 9111 | * * U.K. | Fax. : +44 71 344 3633 | * *------------------------------------------------------------------------* ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 17:14:06 -0500 From: uchima@fncrd8.fnal.gov (Mike Uchima) Subject: Re: Kate Bush is God! :) Marisa Wood wrote: > I have been SAVED! I have seen the LIGHT! A friend of mine loaned me > her copy of _Hounds of Love_ last night, and now I'm hooked! Forgive the > ranting, but I just had to say that. :) I've always felt that _Hounds Of Love_ was her best effort. I still listen to it more than any other Kate Bush album; I just never seem to get tired of hearing it. -- Mike Uchima -- uchima@fnal.fnal.gov ======================================================================== Date: Mon, 22 Aug 94 14:39:40 PDT From: kyrlidis@templeton.cchem.berkeley.edu (Angelos Kyrlidis) Subject: Indigo Girls at the Greek Theater Hi, Not being able to locate a copy of BTC in the Bay area, and since my pre-order is apparently lost in some dead letter office (my check hasn't even been cashed yet, which means that I have to wait at least another week for BTC to arrive by mail), I deleted all reviews of BTC (not really, but it makes the paragraph more interesting :) ), and went to the Greek theater which is about a 2 minute walk from my office in the Berkeley campus to see the Indigo girls. It was a colourful crowd, which seemed to like Kristen Hall better than the grungy and somewhat misplaced Gehrkin (or something close to that) who were the two opening acts. I wasn't that impressed with either one. I was looking forward to seeing Kristen Hall, but her performance was kind of dull and didn't make me want to listen to more than the 5 songs she played. Maybe the setting was bad. The Greek theater is beautiful, it overlooks the Berkeley campus and from some spots you can see the campanile, and San francisco in the distance, but it was a day concert, and Hall's songs definitely should sound better in a more intimate environment, like a coffee house, or something. I was not aware of how popular the Indigo Girls are nowadays. The crowd went nuts when the two of them hit the stage, and after Amy's comment that the setting looked like a sporting event, people stormed the reserved seating section, started dancing (some topless!) and stayed there for the rest of the show. The performance itself was great. I had lost track of them following 'Indians, Nomads and Saints' (which IMHO was weak) but the songs were performed with such passion and energy, and their voices blended so well that the experience was overwhelming. Near the end of the show, they switched from acoustic to electric guitars, and started a plugged-in, grungy version of what I think is called 'Touch me, fall' or someting to that extent (is that from Swamp Ophelia?). Emily courted the amp with a solo which lasted a couple of minutes, while Amy kept pounding her guitar. Really wonderful moments. I'd love to see them do an all-electric show sometime. Plugged in grunge-folk music, now that's an original idea! For an encore, they brought out Joan Baez; that was a bonus surprise (the crowd lost it completely at that point) and they played about 4 more songs as a trio, and were then joined by everyone else on the bill for a great rendition of 'Closer to fine', followed by an a cappella song, which closed the show. I don't know if the show's energy came from the ambience, the crowd, the time, or the performers, but it was definitely a great one, and worth checking out if/when the girls hit your area. Angelos (doctor of philosophy, grading their performance with an A+ :-)) PS. If ANYBODY spots BtC in the East Bay, please e-mail me ASAP, so that I rush to go get it. ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 00:43:18 -0500 From: "Dennis G Parslow" Subject: Re: Edie's new one (Re: "I Quit, I Give Up") I picked it up, but haven't had a chance to hear it yet...worst case, I will listen to it this weekend when I drive out to Boston for the weekend. Dennis Parslow You know what I like about hockey? Troy, NY 12180 I'm on breakaway with the greatest player p00421@psilink.com of all time. You know what I hate? Darryl Strawberry is not a dog. He's not passing to me. A dog is loyal and chases after balls Denis Leary Tom Lasorda ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 08:49:22 MEZ From: Dirk KAstens Subject: Re: FTE Raymond said >Next to how much this cost, what do you figure it would cost the band to work >out some kind of reconciliation with Waters so they could stop sucking ? Yes, I think Waters could add some new innovative bits to the band. But David Gilmour said in an interview that they are too old to be innovative. The Division Bell has been a resumption of what they've done during their career. Dirk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ || \\\\\ || ///// | dkastens@dosuni1.rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE || ))))) IRK || ((((( ASTENS | "Music's the way, the only way I know" || ///// || \\\\\ | Happy Rhodes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 08:56:43 MEZ From: Dirk KAstens Subject: Re: I just had to tell you Nancy wrote > >Anyway, sorry for bending your collective 'ears'. I HAD to share my >excitement with someone! Thanks to everyone who helped recommend >warpaint as a good first purchase :-) Warpaint has been my first Happy CD, too, and I really loved it. Klaus sent me a compilation tape of Happy and I decided to buy Warpaint at first. Dirk P.S.: Happy Birthday to Sam Warren :-) P.P.S.: It's nice to be on bounce mail now. I've unsubscribed from the digest because I don't want to wait so long and I'm not able to work through four digests at one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ || \\\\\ || ///// | dkastens@dosuni1.rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE || ))))) IRK || ((((( ASTENS | "Music's the way, the only way I know" || ///// || \\\\\ | Happy Rhodes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 09:08:43 MEZ From: Dirk KAstens Subject: I've got it (bouncebouncebounce) 8-) Hi, when Klaus told me yesterday, that a surprise might be waiting for me at home I had no idea what it could be. When I came home I found a small packet from AG in my mail box. I opened it and there it was: Building The Colossus 8-) My first impression of the cover was: hmm, totally different, no paintings at all but a very nice photo of Happy under the tray which is transparent. I was blown away by the first two songs, that are two of the best songs she ever wrote, IMO. The rest of the album is similar to Equipoise, although more "produced" and worked out, IMO. David Torn made a good job but the guitar playing of Kevin is much better, particularly his use of the e-bow. Well that's all I can say, yet. I will listen to it many many times during the next days and tell you what I think, later. Dirk P.S.: The new Prince album Come is EXCELLENT :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ || \\\\\ || ///// | dkastens@dosuni1.rz.Uni-Osnabrueck.DE || ))))) IRK || ((((( ASTENS | "Music's the way, the only way I know" || ///// || \\\\\ | Happy Rhodes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ======================================================================== From: Tim Cook Date: Tue, 23 Aug 94 08:38:36 BST Subject: Changing to digest Does anyone know how I change from loose mail to digst. I got the help page from the auto-server but there was only info on subscribing/unsubscribing. tim PS The new Sophie B Hawkins album is great as is the echobelly album ======================================================================== From: MONTVILLE@zodiac.rutgers.edu Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 20:47:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: NY-area Venue preference I'm planning to see Sarah McLachlan next month, but I have a query I'm hoping a NY-area ectophile could help me out with -- I live in central New Jersey, so it would be equally convenient for me to see the show at the Beacon in New York or the Keswick in Philadelphia. I've never been to either theater, but I'm partial to the Keswick because the tickets are cheaper. What are your recomendations? Thanks, Chris M. ======================================================================== Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 09:28:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Sam Warren Subject: NY-area Venue preference >I'm planning to see Sarah McLachlan next month, but I have a query I'm >hoping a NY-area ectophile could help me out with -- I live in central New >Jersey, so it would be equally convenient for me to see the show at the >Beacon in New York or the Keswick in Philadelphia. I've never been to either >theater, but I'm partial to the Keswick because the tickets are cheaper. >What are your recomendations? I don't know how great a recommendation this will be, considering that I've never been to the Keswick in Philadelphia, but: The Beacon is a great theatre! The sound is terrific, and no matter where you sit, it still feels fairly intimate. I've seen several different kinds of performers there (Erasure, Candyskins, The Roches) and they all come across very well in this venue. However, if the Keswick is just as nice (and cheaper to boot), there's no reason you should go to the Beacon instead. Hope this was helpful. -Sam ======================================================================== From: kmorrey@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Kathleen Morrey) Subject: Re: Michelle Shocked Date: Tue, 23 Aug 1994 09:16:12 -0500 (CDT) WRT Neal's (I think that's the right neal spelling here :) post about Michelle Shocked, I agree with how wonderful she is in concert. One comment, though, the CD is called "Kind Hearted Woman" (not Hard Headed Woman) - the story is about the old hobo rail markings language, where on their journeys they would mark with symbols whether a place was good for a meal, some odd jobs, etc. - the symbol for a Kind Hearted Woman was a stylized little cat, and it was a place where the woman of the house would perhaps let them find a place to sleep, earn some money, get something to eat. Michelle's Shocked's husband's comment about the cat was, "Nah, that's not what it meant; it meant that they thought they could maybe get some pussy." (a little crude, but a little funny; wouldn't say it myself, but will pass it on). Anyway, the disk is really good, and as Neal said, the songs _are_ overwhelmingly dark. I spent the first half of the concert crying my eyes out. Well, that's all. Love you all, Kath ======================================================================== The ecto archives are on hardees.rutgers.edu in ~ftp/pub/hr. There is an INDEX file explaining what is where. Feel free to send me things you'd like to have added. -- jessica (jessica@ns1.rutgers.edu)