From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V5 #99 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, March 16 1999 Volume 05 : Number 099 Today's Subjects: ----------------- showtime music [meredith ] Re: Katell Keineg [meredith ] RE: celtic stuff on bravo ["Foghorn J Fornorn" ] Re: Katell Keineg [Valerie Kraemer ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:16:06 -0500 From: meredith Subject: showtime music Hi! Okay, since Showtime is a major sponsor of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, I've seen that damn commercial WAY too much in the past few days. Those of you who have seen it, I just have a question. Is it just me, or is there a serious Happy clone singing??? There's the "I want to be there" line repeated, after which you hear a vocal chorus intoning, "take you there, take you there" and it sounds SO much like Happy, both woj and I did a whiplash double-take, pointing at the TV going, "but... but ..." Or are we both just losing our minds? :) +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:12:40 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: Katell Keineg Hi! John inquired: > I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the >list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's >keeping me from buying it... I bought "Ô seasons Ô castles", her first >album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I >couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that >album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem >her for me or not... Well, I have to state that I *love* _O Seasons O Castles_. I think it's utterly brilliant. That said, I *love* _Jet_ too, but for different reasons. I don't think it's as mindblowing as her debut, but I find it an easier listen, so I end up putting it on more often. The opening track, "The Battle Of The Trees" is one of the strongest openers of any disc in my collection. The crescendo is very moving. "One Hell Of A Life", the "single" really doesn't do much for me, but the rest of the album is just great. I agree that "Mother's Map" is worth the price in admission of itself as well. Check out the comments on the Ectophiles' Guide - I was a hell of a lot more lucid about it back then. :) There's lots of other great commentary about both albums there as well, which will hopefully allow you to make up your mind. +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 22:52:43 -0500 From: "Foghorn J Fornorn" Subject: RE: celtic stuff on bravo 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm Eastern. I get Bravo, I'll try to tape it. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-ecto@smoe.org [mailto:owner-ecto@smoe.org] On Behalf Of meredith Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 9:15 PM To: ecto@smoe.org Subject: celtic stuff on bravo Hi! RockOnTV actually supplied me with something useful! Now if I only had Bravo on my cable system ... sigh. This will be happening this Thursday, 3/18. Not sure of the time. >BRV) Bravo Arena: Celtic Tides > >a one hour musical odyssey exploring the force and phenomenon of >Celtic music's renaissance in the early 1990s. Hosted by The Rankin >Sisters and includes performances by The Chieftains, Loreena >McKennitt, Clannad, Altan, Mary Black, Dougie MacLean and Capercaillie Enjoy! +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 23:03:57 -0500 From: Valerie Kraemer Subject: Re: Katell Keineg I would very much recommend "Jet," but then again, I'm a big fan of "O Seasons, O Castles." In fact, it (OS, OC) is probably one of my top five favorite CDs of the last few years. I first heard "Partisan" as a single from that CD, and I expected it to become a hugely successful pop song. I guess Katell Keineg is an acquired taste. I've encouraged a number of my friends to listen to her music, and I've found no one as enthusiastic about her as I am. She's also a very nice person (for whatever that's worth). I accosted her to do an interview at a sound check before one of her shows several years ago. We ended up having dinner together and then taking a wild ride through the streets of New Haven trying to find a house where she had once lived. I almost got her back to the theater too late for her show. - --Valerie Richardson John Drummond writes: > I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the > list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's > keeping me from buying it... I bought "Ô seasons Ô castles", her first > album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I > couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that > album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem > her for me or not... and I think the list did discuss her a while > back, but I just skimmed over it because I was closed to her at the > time... anyhow... any help with this would be appreciated. :D ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V5 #99 *************************