From: owner-ecto-digest To: ecto-digest@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: ecto-digest V2 #324 Reply-To: ecto@nsmx.rutgers.edu Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, 1 January 1996 Volume 02 : Number 324 The Ecto digest is now being generated automatically. Please send problems and questions to: ecto-owner@nsmx.rutgers.edu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Emmy May Lombaerts Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 11:57:36 +0100 (MET) Subject: Favourites Hello everyone, The year is rapidely coming to an end.. So time to do some thinking and look back *grin*.. . Here are my favourite albums of the year (in no particular order): *Alanis Morissette - Jagged little pill* She seems to be a bit of a controvery, but I think this is a fantastic CD. The bitter hate/love songs, the original voice, and the music that simply rocks. I can hardly believe she's 21.. JLP, to me, seems to project a maturity that's way beyond her years.. . *Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling towards ecstasy* Thanks to my friend Yves *wave!* :), Sarah was my big discovery this year, and I just fell in love with her voice as soon as I heard her. This album is something really special.. *Heather Nova - Oyster* I think I must worn this CD out over the past couple of months.. The more I listen to it, the more I enjoy it.. I'm still disappointed I was in bed with the 'flu when she performed at "Marktrock", because by all accounts, it sure sounded like I really missed something.. *Happy Rhodes - The Keep* A friend taped this for me, 'cause I haven't been able to find that CD yet.. It's just brilliant, and I'm rather worried how long that tape will last :) *Aimee Mann - I'm with stupid* A far cry from "Whatever".. She seems so angry and cynical all if a sudden.. But it hasn't done the music any harm.. On the contrary.. I like "Whatever" a lot (especially "Mr.Harris" and "Jacob Marley's Chains"), but I'm even more fond of "I'm with stupid".. *Danielle Dax - Comatose non-reaction* A 2CD compilation set I came across rather by chance.. I've always been a big fan of Danielle, she's one of those weird and wonderful obscure artists.. I heard she's had an Ep out in Britain lately, so I hope I'll be able to give that a listen really soon as well.. . *The Go Go's - Return to the valley of the Go Go's* It's great to hear all those old songs again, and it was wonderful that my favourite band from long ago were reunited for a while... I wonder what they're all doing now.. *Bjork - Post" Even better than "Debut", and that was a hard one to beat. *PJ Harvey - To bring you my love* I was never really into her stuff, but this is excellent.. It has also made me want to hear more of her music.. . *Jewel - Pieces of you* And finally, another big discovery (for me) of 1995... I just love this album, and am quite curious what she'll do next... Then, the disappointments of the year.. The charts were full of silly dance-fodder once again, and no not a Kate Bush-album in sight either.. But, hey, no reason to be sad, 'cause in 1996 Tori is going to tour (and I already have tickets - yippee!!), there's also a new album coming out, and new material by Maria McKee and Milla is also rumoured to be on the way... So, quite a lot to look forward to :) Anyway, folks, time for me to sign off now... Take care, and I hope you'll all have a brilliant 1996! **Happy New Year** Emmy. "Butterflies don't belong in nets" ~ Tori Amos Emmy May Lombaerts lombaeg@mail.interpac.be http://www.ping.be/~ping2242/emmy.html ------------------------------ From: ariel_b@pipeline.com (Ariel Brennan) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 06:29:13 -0500 Subject: Re: Sage's Top Ten On Dec 29, 1995 17:41:40, '"S. Lunsford & T. O'Reilly" ' wrote: >Hey! Hey, wait, don't delete this message -- they're not ALL Ani >Difranco albums, honest! :^) Well, WHY NOT?! :) There aren't nearly enough Ani DiFranco albums on this list, young man! >This was the year I started truly enjoying music -- not only did I >get involved with ecto, I also started to just buy albums because >they looked/sounded interesting instead of standing in the music >store for 3 hours, wandering around with one cassette in my hand and >then getting disenchanted. I'm NOT the only one who does that? ;> Actually, 1994 was the Year Of Musical Enjoyment for me, in which I discovered Happy, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Sarah M, etc. This year was the Year Of Musical Expansion, in which I expanded my horizons beyond (but still including) that kind of stuff and into stuff like Ani, Aimee Mann, Milla, Moon 7 Times, and Alanis Morissette. This, of course, is all Ecto's fault. I blame all of you. ;) >9. Sarah McLachlan - Sherlyn Koo >Wull! Sherlyn made a tape for me of all of her most wondrous songs >from a bunch of different albums, so I can't identify any one album >as my favorite. Who's Sherlyn Koo? >6. Garbage - self titled? Yep! Garbage by Garbage. This one wasn't on my top list, but it's a good album nonetheless. ;) >5. Paula Cole - Harbinger >The songs can get incredibly depressing, so I don't listen to it for >long stretches at a time, but there's something indefineable about >her voice that I very much enjoy, and "I Am So Ordinary" is >definitely my favorite song. I liked this album quite a bit, but I didn't put it on my list because of something undefinable about her voice that bugs me. I wonder if it's the same thing you enjoy. :> Even so, I do think she's got a great voice (Hey, I can admit someone's got a great voice without liking the voice, case in point, Mariah Carey), and is a very talented performer and songwriter. She's great live too. I Am So Ordinary is, IMO, the best song on the CD. >4. Dar Williams - "This Is Not The House That Pain Built" >I admit to not being very fond of most of the songs on The Honesty >Room (I almost never like 'fast' songs and most of these are pretty >boppy) but this song never fails to have me in tears by the end. >Besides, I like to sing harmony with Dar while I'm listening to it. My three thoughts here are, 1) Dar? Fast? Huh? 2) An ANI fan doesn't like fast songs? and 3) Dear GOD, I love that song! :) Seriously though, Dar's fast? I thought she was pretty ballady, actually, with the exception of like 4 songs. >3. Ani Difranco - Puddle Dive >This quote: "How come I can pick my ears, but not my nose? Who made >up that rule, anyway?" says it all. But this is a 1993 album! Not that I'm going to argue with Ani in a top ten. In fact, the main reason I did a top ten RELEASES of 95 instead of a top ten of stuff I bought in 95 was because I didn't think it was cool to have Ani take up spots 1-6. >Biggest disappointments: >Jewel (Pieces of You) I agree. It's okay, but kinda boring. Even so, I see mucho potential in the album, and I figure I'll buy her next album (any plans for a new album yet?) and see what's up with her. Ariel - -- "I don't care, cause sometimes, I said sometimes, I hear my voice, and it's been here..." - Tori Amos ------------------------------ From: ariel_b@pipeline.com (Ariel Brennan) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 06:52:28 -0500 Subject: Another week's acquisitions! Well, I'm a bad girl. I went out and spent $150 I didn't have on CD's this week, to compliment the $160 I spent LAST week. So I'm nuts. And broke. But anyway, I bought: Diamanda Galas - The Singer I haven't played this for more than 20 seconds. I bought it because I've heard about her incredible voice or whatever, and because I was curious as to what all the fuss was about, and the only other CD of hers they had was a double (? Mask Of Red Death or something?) set, and I didn't feel like investing in a double set. Thank God I didn't. There's something about her voice that's annoying to me. Maybe it's the way she doesn't actually sing so much as talk and growl... George Michael - Listen Without Predjudice Vol 1 YES! I bought a George Michael CD! HAHAHA! Ahem. I needed more male vocalists anyway, bringing me up to a nice, round 7 male voiced CD's out of 140. -_- Bette Midler - Some People's Lives I've been having an unnerving desire to listen to stuff I used to listen to years ago. Anyway, I am happy to announce that I adore Bette Midler. ;) 'Til Tuesday - Everything's Different Now I've heard this was a better album than their first, "Voices Carry". I decided this was not a hard thing, but I might as well try it. I'm glad I did. Good 80's pop, and I always loved Aimee Mann's voice... God, I can't wait for "I'm With Stupid" Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat After all the discussion on this, how could I resist? I've decided that I like this album. Good, mellow music with a gorgeous voice. Jennifer Warnes doesn't oversing, even though it's obvious she could. I admire the restraint. Also - Cats Soundtrack Some 80's song compilation album, which I bought for one song, since it was only $8. So, altogether, this was an odd and diverse collection of stuff, and the cashier looked at me very strangely when I paid for it. I ran into my aunt on the way home, and she too looked at me oddly. The diversity in this collection pales in comparison to the oddness in my collection, though, so whatever. :) I looked for Christine Lavin's Attainable Love, and anything by Shawn Colvin, but the store didn't have either one. :/ Which reminds me, there's someone on this list (won't name names, you know who you are) who was very kind to me with some recent (and undoubtably annoying) questions on Shawn Colvin. Unfortunately, I lost his last mail to me, and I'd like to take this opportunity to say, thank you so so so much for answering my questions. :) Ariel - -- "Where's my hope now that my heroes have gone?" - Jewel ------------------------------ From: ariel_b@pipeline.com (Ariel Brennan) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 08:02:00 -0500 Subject: Musical discoveries? On Dec 29, 1995 12:36:04, 'gzverev@RPC.glas.apc.org (Russian Privatization Center)' wrote: >Anyway I doubt you obtain 3000 of them by 2006. I probably will, at the rate I'm going. I aim to, anyway. >One day you just realize that there is less and less >to discover in music itself and in new bands too. Oh, wow, I really, strongly disagree. You can never run out of music to discover. There's always something new out there to find. They'll be new artists who grab your attention, old music you didn't notice existed until this moment, stuff you've heard before but didn't like the first time, you name it. Go to any music newsgroup and ask for recommendations, and you'll get TONS of stuff you've never heard of, much less heard. Little known artists, local talents, even stuff that just plain doesn't get circulation where you are. Go to clubs or small theatres and you discover a host of wonderful artists you would never have found if you hadn't been there. Even watching MTV and VH1 (or MuchMusic, I'd guess, or any other music channel) you'll occasionally find something interesting and powerful. Or maybe suddenly, something will click with you... something of a genre you'd never been interested in before. Like for me, last year proved I could like eclectic alternapop or acoustic stuff, when I'd always been something of a leather-and-chains/electric guitar rocker before. As a result, I got I've got tons of Tori Amos stuff, Sarah McLachlan on the brain, and Happy Rhodes up to my ears - and I love every second of it. This year showed me I could like Celtic and Folk, and as a result, I've got Loreena McKinnett, and have jotted Clannad and Enya down on my To Buy list, as well as discovering Ani DiFranco and Dar Williams, while Cheryl Wheeler is beside Clannad and Enya. Like, when Sinead's first single, "Nothing Compares 2 You", came out originally, not only did I dislike it, I thought it was ridiculous. For years, I completely dismissed Sinead as an artist, because of what I saw as a whiny, pointless song, as well as because of her actions outside music (except for the thing with the Pope's picture, which I found infinately amusing, and I was kind of baffled by the reaction, but that's neither here nor there). Then, one day, I heard "Nothing Compares 2 You" again, on a commercial for a Hits of the 80's and 90's CD collection. And something happened. Maybe it's because this time, I understood the sentiment of the song. Maybe it's because now, I have an appreciation for beautiful voices. I don't know. But all of a sudden, the song smacked me in the face, and I bought the album. Now I'm discovering an artist I'd dismissed until now. And there's always the stuff you didn't get the first time because you forgot, or didn't know the singer's name, or whatever. Like T'Pau. I adored the song "Heart And Soul", but never knew who sang it. Finally, this year, I found out, and bought the CD. Because the music scene is always changing and growing... new artists come in, old artists release new stuff, etc etc etc, you can never run out of stuff to discover... you can only stop looking. >Especially if your tastes do not compatible to anyone you know. Well, my tastes certainly aren't compatible with anyone at all I know. There are some overlaps, but only because I introduced people to what I love. Even so, no one I know likes more than one or two of the things I like, and I never like ANYTHING anyone else likes. But what does that matter? Why should that infringe on your discoveries? >And you can more and more often >listen the same CDs, which music you associate with brilliant moments >of your life... Well, this I can accept, since I've already become a little more tolerant of repeated listens to the same stuff. I've recently been stricken with a desire to hear stuff I listened to years and years ago... stuff I haven't heard or thought about for almost as many years, usually because it came up on one of those forementioned Hit Compilation CD's. :> Ariel - -- "Where's my hope now that my heroes have gone?" - Jewel ------------------------------ From: ariel_b@pipeline.com (Ariel Brennan) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 08:05:29 -0500 Subject: Re: "Dear God" cover On Dec 29, 1995 10:30:31, 'KEKETC@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Ken Kindler)' wrote: >Today while I was at the eccentric revampped warehouse converted to >stores place buying comics when I heard a cover of XTC's "Dear God" on the >hallway muzak. The artist was female and sounded really familiar but I >couldn't place her. Does anyone by chance know who this might have been?? >I'd really like to get my hands on it to hear it again. Thanks in >advance.... Well, I'm prolly not the first, BUT... It was Sarah McLachlan, from the XTC Tribute album, Testimonial Dinner,which is as solid a tribute as has ever been made anyway. Sarah's cover is incredible, though. Ariel - -- "Where's my hope now that my heroes have gone?" - Jewel ------------------------------ From: ariel_b@pipeline.com (Ariel Brennan) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 09:12:06 -0500 Subject: Re: Sage's Top Ten I said, face red, this: >> Well, WHY NOT?! :) There aren't nearly enough Ani DiFranco albums on this >> list, young man! Ahem. Woman, that is. Sorry about that. ;> I find it is safest to assume people are male, when I don't know if they are, or not. You'll be right more often that way. ;X - -A ------------------------------ From: Paul Cohen Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 14:36:30 -0500 Subject: Re: Musical discoveries? >Like, when Sinead's first single, "Nothing Compares 2 You", came out >originally, not only did I dislike it, I thought it was ridiculous. For >years, I completely dismissed Sinead as an artist, because of what I saw as >a whiny, pointless song, as well as because of her actions outside music >(except for the thing with the Pope's picture, which I found infinately >amusing, and I was kind of baffled by the reaction, but that's neither here >nor there). Then, one day, I heard "Nothing Compares 2 You" again, on a >commercial for a Hits of the 80's and 90's CD collection. And something >happened. Maybe it's because this time, I understood the sentiment of the >song. Maybe it's because now, I have an appreciation for beautiful voices. >I don't know. But all of a sudden, the song smacked me in the face, and I >bought the album. Now I'm discovering an artist I'd dismissed until now. And if you think "Nothing Compares 2 You" his Sinead's first single, there's an absolutely wonderful whole album that came out before called "The Lion and the Cobra" for you to discover. "Nothing Compares 2 You" is from her second album which, IMHO, is far weaker than her first. Her latest, "Universal Mother" is quite a return to form and also highly recommended. ____Paul Cohen______________King of Prussia, PA___ ____pmcohen@netaxs.com___http://atonce.com/pmc/___ ------------------------------ From: lakrahn@imho.net (Laurel Krahn) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 14:33:36 -0600 Subject: Sinead (and Sarah) I'm always running into people who think I DO NOT WANT WHAT I HAVEN'T GOT is Sinead's first album. And "Nothing Compares 2 U" her first single. Well. It should be noted strongly that "Nothing Compares 2 U" is a Prince song. And that Sinead's version did bring her popularity and record sales and such. But long before this happened, she released THE LION AND THE COBRA. An album that made her a critical favorite (not a commercial success, like her second album). THE LION AND THE COBRA is a gorgeous album from start to finish. An emotionally charged thing, that almost always still brings at least one tear to my eyes. At times it's just plain beautiful, in other places it rocks hard. It all fits together. I'd still count it as one of the strongest debuts by any artist. And one of the strongest albums by an ecto (or probably any) artist. When I first heard Sarah McLachlan, it reminded me of the Sinead of her first album just a wee bit. Something in the voice, and in the emotions. But Sarah was/is but a pale shadow of the raw power Sinead displayed back then, the fierce emotions. (Though since Sarah's first work, she's grown as an artist, and there's more force there, too. I suppose Sinead's second album is a more mellow and mature one, that may be closer to Sarah in some regards). I still think of that sometimes, when I hear Sarah's music. Some of the themes are similar, I think. Hmmm. I haven't listened to THE LION AND A COBRA in awhile (time to go put it in the player), but I know there are clear resonances between Sinead and Sarah songs. And, let the record show, I love both as artists. I've found Sinead's work since THE LION AND THE COBRA isn't as strong as that first album. It's different and it's still good, but how does one top a masterpiece? Sarah seems to be growing better and better, with flickers of brilliance there throughout. Hmmm. I suppose if I looked at each artists albums more closely, I'd find more similarities to point out, and probably a heap of differences, too. Could disprove this vague theory, but ach well. Bestest, (going to listen to some Sinead and Sarah now) ..................................................................... Laurel (lakrahn@imho.net) Krahn, Webspinner Virtual Home: http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/lakrahn/ signal-to-noise: http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/signal-to-noise/ ------------------------------ From: jeffy@wam.umd.edu Date: Sun, 31 Dec 95 22:21:09 EST Subject: 95 top 10 and other stuff Le'see...as usual, no particular order: 1. Melissa Ferrick: Willing to Wait I absolutely *loved* Ferrick's first release, _Massive Blur_, and rushed out to get this one. I was not let down. I can't say whether I prefer the more rock-oriented production of the first album, or the stripped-down folkiness of the second, but the same wonderful song writing is there, not to mention a groovacious voice, and exciting arrangements (it's amazing what you can get out of a guitar and a drum...) Dunno what it is about acoustic-guitar-playin'-dykes-named-Melissa, but for some reason, the concept seems to work. 2. Jewel Kilcher: Pieces of You Neal didn't quite drag me to my first Jewel show, back when she was doing the residency gig on the east coast, but he sure didn't have to do any convincing to get me to my second show a week later (or my third show another 5 months down the line!). _Pieces of You_ is a phenomenal debut from yet another of those ridiculously talented youngsters. Strangely, someone listed _Pieces of You_ as an album that would have been on their top ten of '94 if they'd bought it in time. This *was* released in '95 (February, as I recall). 3. Happy Rhodes: The Keep I have trouble viewing this as a compilation, since half the material is completely new and the other half has never been officially released. Happy simply never fails to amaze. 4. Sarah McLachlan: The Freedom Sessions Okay, so maybe it's mostly a rehasing of _Fumbling Toward Ecstasy_, but so what? The price of the disc is fully covered by the reworking of "Ice Cream" -- everything else is a happy bonus. 5. Carrie Newcomer: The Bird or the Wing Down-home hoosier folk music. Not your ordinary woman-with-guitar, but rather full-featured productions with groovy instrumentation, including accordion, strings, hammond organ, and so forth. The duet with Jennifer Kimball (ex of The Story) is lovely. The fact that it was produced by a guy (now married to Carrie!) whose band used to play in my dorm (a band whose album _100 Flowers_ I count amongst my very favorite) certainly doesn't hurt. I hear Robert Shannon Meitus' touch all over this album. Ahhh. 6. Tracy Chapman: New Beginning I'm a bit wary about including this album because I'm not sure I've owned it long enough to properly gauge my reaction. Still, I'm a huge fan of Tracy's, and this album displays her continuing growth away from the stark sound which made her eponymous debut so striking. Highlights include "The Promise" and "Heaven Here on Earth," a song which features Scottish small-pipes to great effect. I must say that I'm terribly impressed with the inclusion of the pipes in that song's arrangement (whether at Tracy's behest or her producer's). Though I think my favorite TC album remains _Crossroads_ (and someone's already mentioned "All That You Have is Your Soul" which is one of the most beautifully gut-wrenching songs I've heard), _New Beginning_ is a very welcome addition to Tracy's catalog. 7. October Project: Falling Further In To an extent, I guess it's just more of the same, but who cares? It'll be a while before I get tired of this band's wonderful sound! 8. Ian Anderson: Divinities: 12 Dances with God Really, I think I'd just about given up on Ian. Jethro Tull's '87 album _Crest of a Knave_ was pretty good, but just about everything I've heard since has been pretty tiresome, and I stopped buying albums after _Catfish Rising_ in '91. Mind, I've got ~21 Tull CDs, so giving up on the band was something of a big deal to me. But then EMI had the ever-so-brilliant idea of asking Ian Anderson to put together an album for their classical division, Angel. And it's *wonderful*. Tull has released an album this year as well, and I must admit to some curiosity as to its quality. I'm still afraid to buy another Tull album, but I have no problems recommending _Divinities_. 9. Carly Simon: Clouds in My Coffee Okay, it's a box set, not an album, and I don't actually own it (but I did buy it for my step-mother), but it's just a wondeful collection. I've loved Carly for years, and I love the fact that she keeps putting out fabulous music, year after year. I also love the fact that she took such an interest in putting this box set together and making it a worthwhile compilation. It consists of three discs. The first is a greatest hits collection. The second contains rarities and unreleased material. The third disc, titled "Cry Yourself to Sleep" is a collection of ballads and whatnot which is just perfect... Everything's been remastered, and is nicely presented in a hardcover book style case. 10. Enya: The Memory of Trees I'm not including this so much because it's a favorite of '95, but rather because it constitutes a huge relief for me. After two brilliant albums, _Shepherd Moon_ was, to my mind, a tremendous bore. Okay, so "Caribbean Blue" is amongst her best work, and "Book of Dreams" isn't bad, but for the most part I found the album to verge on unlistenable. Understandably, I held off on the new album until I'd heard a few tracks. While I don't think _The Memory of Trees_ is on par with _The Celts_ or _Watermark_, it's a far (and away) cry better than the last release. The most interesting track seems to be "Anywhere Is," which appears to instill either love or hate in its listeners. Personally, I love it, largely because it's quite unlike any song on the other albums Enya has released. I may never get another "Cursum Perficio" or "Aldeberan," but I'm relieved to find that Enya hasn't drained her muse dry. - --------- Honorable mentions: Loreena McKennitt: The Winter Garden "Hey, guys, I have a great idea. Let's run _To Drive the Cold Winter Away_ through a _Mask and Mirror_ filter, wring out the dull bits, and release an EP!" Nice, but I prefer the original disc more. And there _were_ no dull bits. Peter and Maura Kennedy: River of Fallen Stars I bought this after hearing the then-newlywed (and *way* too cutesy) Kennedys at Happy's Bottom Line show last February. And I probably wouldn't have listened to it as much as I have if I hadn't taped it on the back of my _Pieces of You_ cassette. Some of the album is dull, but I just love the Byrds-soundin' bits, and I don't think I've yet heard a cover of Richard Thompson's "Wall of Death" that didn't have me grinning. - ---------- Most annoying releases for marketing reasons: The Smiths: yet another collection Do you think Morrissey was accidentally prophetic when he wrote, "Package, repackage, repackage, slip them into different sleeves, tacky badge and an extra photograph" (or however it goes)? Pink Floyd: Pulse "Well, it's been 7 years. Let's release an album." (a year and a tour pass) "Let's release a double live cd of this wildly successful concert tour" (another 5 or 6 years pass) "Well, I guess we have to release another studio album" (a year and a tour pass) "Let's release a double live cd of this wildly successful concert tour" - ----------------- Favorite concerts (these are in order): SARAH. with Paula Cole SARAH. with the chieftains HAPPY (might have been my favorite if she'd had a longer set) TIE: Jewel show 2 / Jewel show 1 Jewel show 3 Lisa Gerrard (Well *I* for one miss Brendan Perry) - -------------- Guess that's about it. Happy 1996. Jeff |Jeffrey C. Burka | "When I look in the mirror, I see a little clearer/ | | | I am what I am and you are you too./ Do you like | |jeffy@wam.umd.edu | what you see? Do you like yourself?" --N. Cherry | ------------------------------ From: Kerry White Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 22:52:19 -0600 (CST) Subject: working NYE night Hello, I guess I am the sacrifice to the Gods in order for the rest of you to be free. I work 3:15pm Dec to 12:15am Jan. Most don't "walk away from Omelas" and 1 *always* stays. The worst part is that the University doesn't count Sundays as Holidays, so I get paid just the regular Sun pay. Sob, poor me! I did get in a few licks in on Murphy: the lady who got away almost w/out a trace sent me an e-mail. She may be states away and we may only be pen-pals, but I'm not going to let her get away! Still haven't sat down to count how many cds this year but since I've caught the dreaded EWS in mid-year the 10 or 12 cds were all ecto[except the new Primus- Happy recommended them on the ecto-news page and I liked them on Conan and I had that amazing cover of Have a Cigar]. I taped the non-dreadful parts of Song from the Cold Sea, so I don't listen to the cd at all. The 3rd Mouth Music doesn't get played much[got Seinn O on a sampler and like that, is it on their 1st?] Happy: all the time, mixed w/ Bel Canto and Monsoon amd these amazing Jazzmeco tapes an off-line ectophile back east sends me. [the *best* flamenco music possible w/ a jazz sensiblity, sometimes w/ tabla! EEEEEOOW!!!!]. KaTe. Got the live Sarah and still find her only pleasent. Meth is sending a tape of Siberry to show me what I'm missing, should get it when KaTe's next album comes out, or the new millenium [same thing] 8-) 8-). KrW It was the least I could do! And never let it be said that I didn't do the least I could do. ------------------------------ From: smarks@westdat.com (Mark Salamon) Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 22:29:41 -0800 Subject: Re: 95 top 10 and other stuff Jeff wisely stated: >2. Jewel Kilcher: Pieces of You > >stuff deleted > >Strangely, someone listed _Pieces of You_ as an album that would have >been on their top ten of '94 if they'd bought it in time. This *was* >released in '95 (February, as I recall). That woulda been me who said that.....when going through my discs, i pulled out all that i thought came out this year and Jewel was included, then i noticed that the copywright date on the disc is 1994...this usually corresponds with the release date although i had a sneaky suspicion it wasn't actually released until January since I thought i had bought it soon or immediately after its release and i bought it in january (i think).... So i left it off my 1995 list since i am way to anal about that sort of thing to include it....also why i didn't count _the keep_ since it was a compilation of old and recent stuff (in my mind)...although it may have placed otherwise....it is only my second happy album (after finding BTC used and trying it after liking the cover art) so i am just getting into her wonderful world.... happy new year to all of you who follow the calendar which is has or is just about to end (depending on your geographical location....) mark **************************************************************************** * Even now, God's mistake * * Sets us up for one more heartbreak * * -Tears For Fears * **************************************************************************** * Mark Salamon smarks@wdc.net * * Orange, CA * **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V2 #324 ************************** ======================================================================== Please send any questions or comments about the list to ecto-owner@nsmx.rutgers.edu