From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V11 #134 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Saturday, May 14 2005 Volume 11 : Number 134 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friends... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... ["Dr G.T. Parks" ] Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... [Mark Chapman ] Re: Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... [andrew fries Subject: Today's your birthday, friends... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************** Steve Fagg (no Email address) ********************** ******************* Karel Zuiderveld (no Email address) ******************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Steve Fagg Tue May 13 1958 Nightwol Karel Zuiderveld Fri May 13 1960 Stier Michael Colford Wed May 16 1962 Taurus Christopher Boek Tue May 19 1970 Taurus Julia Macklin Mon May 20 1968 ethereus Yngve Hauge Fri May 21 1971 Gemini Lisa Laane Tue May 22 1973 Gemini Jewel Kilcher Thu May 23 1974 The Gem Chandra Sriram Thu May 27 1971 Gemini Taina Sahlander Mon May 28 1973 Gemini Urs Stafford Thu May 31 1973 Give Way Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset Alex Gibbs Thu June 08 1967 Betelgeuse Gleb Zverev Tue June 09 1964 Gemini Sonja Juchniewich Mon June 10 1963 Pegasus Joerg Plate Mon June 12 1967 Gemini Chris Montville Tue June 13 1978 Gemini Ectoplasm (original name) Mailing List Thu June 13 1991 Fuzzier blue - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 07:47:11 +0100 (BST) From: "Dr G.T. Parks" Subject: Re: Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... Bill Mazur asked: > Has anyone here seen the band Musical Box? They are a Genesis tribute > band that does extremely authentic versions of the 1973 to 1975 era > Genesis tours. They really pay attention to detail of the music and the > stage sets, lighting and costumes. They are officially sanctioned by the > Genesis classic line-up members and have been joined on stage at various > times by Collins, Hackett and Rutherford. They tour primarily in the > Eastern US and Canada and some in Europe. I guess they were here in the > SF in December of 2004. I totally missed that! Yes! I've seen them a couple of times. At the Royal Albert Hall a couple of years back when they were recreating the Selling England... Tour - where they were joined by Steve Hackett for the encore - and just three weeks ago right here in Cambridge when they were doing The Lamb... Tour. As Bill says, they do minutely detailed faithful recreations and are absolutely brilliant at what they do. I'd recommend anyone to "take a little trip back in time" with them. Geoff Parks ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:08:24 +0000 From: Subject: Missy Higgins in the UK - another reason to go For those who are unsure as to whether to go to the Missy Higgins shows in the UK - please do! Not only will you get to enjoy the musical stylings of the excellent Ms Higgins, but also of Nerina Pallot (www.nerinapallot.com for all your tales of being signed and dropped by a major label, in the amusing and essential 'stories' section) - so all in all, a very Ecto friendly night out indeed! Mike - ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 05:28:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Chapman Subject: Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... > Has anyone here seen the band Musical Box? Yep. I saw them with 1,000 other progheads at last summer's NEARFest. They were superb. I've been to five NEARFests, and I've never heard such an overwhelming "buzz" in the lobby after a band's performance. The Musical Box obviously touched the hearts of all of the progheads. The band was also in Baltimore late last year, but I didn't make it. ~Mark C. - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:45:53 -0400 From: "Patrick Varker" Subject: Patrick's Fantastic Birthday! First off Thank's for the Birthday wishes. I did have an incredible Birthday and a lot of it was due to Patty Griffin. Patty played in Carrboro, NC last night and what a magnificent show it was. After the show I was able to spend a little time with her and, I was in Heaven. I have seen Patty several times over the last five to six years but last night was perhaps the best. I won't go into the complete setlist but the show included Useless Desires, Silver Bell, Standing, Rain, Chief, Free, Tony, Icicles Falling, Making Pies, Tears Of A Clown (the old Smoky Robinson song), and my highlight of the evening, The Kite Song. Patty is such an incredible talent. I wish I could make it to Atlanta tonight............ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 08:33:16 +1000 From: andrew fries Subject: Re: Speaking of Peter Gabriel era Genesis... ... lately I've had "Get'em out by Friday" stuck on high rotation in my head :) I don't know why - it's been YEARS since I actually heard it. But it's just such an amazing song! They don't make them like this anymore. Seriously - they don't. How many songs can you think of that would use the narrative device of making a story by stringing together dialogs between a number of characters (at least 3, plus the announcer - "...this is the announcement from Genetic Control..."), all sung by the same person? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 19:02:21 -0400 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: 2005: jorane, aimee mann, emiliana torrini Karen Hester wrote a while ago: Is the new Jorane old stuff re-released, English stuff or what? > >Anyone have opinions on the new Maria McKee, Mary Timony, Aimee Mann? The new Jorane (The You and the Now) is wonderful! I wish I could describe it adequately, but I just smile and feel giddy thinking about it, and none of my words sound quite right. That said, it is a mostly English-language album of new material. There is 1 French song, "Pour ton sourire," written by Daniel Lanois (he sings and plays on it too) and 2 songs from 16mm. The rest of the songs are new and co-written with Lisa Germano, Simon Wilcox, and Shira Myrow (separately). There's also one cover, "I Feel Love." The songs are more song-like, that is they have lyrics and traditional song structure, and it's less experimental than either 16mm or Vent Fou. But it's thoroughly engaging, and the 16mm songs fit well on it, maybe because some of the best moments are still the ornamental sonic swells of various songs. The new Aimee Mann (The Forgotten Arm) is another must-have. I only got it yesterday, but have listened to it 3 times already and wouldn't mind popping it in again now for another go. I love the packaging too. I had read it was a concept album, telling the story of a boxer and his girlfriend through the songs. But I hadn't realized how thoroughly she had employed the concept. The album is presented as a pulp novel (illustrated too!), and each song is a chapter. I haven't really listened to the album that way, as telling a story; I've just been listening to it at work. I find it immediately likable with all very good tracks, though perhaps no immediate standouts, no obvious singles. Perhaps that's related to telling the story, making the songs of equal weight. It's in no way a complaint. It's indeed very nice to listen to an album and be attracted to the whole thing, not listening more to certain songs and less to others. I'm sure I'll have deeper thoughts later. Bottom line: It's good. Go buy it. The new Emiliana Torrini (Fisherman's Woman) is very good also. Acoustic, almost delicate. Her voice is reminiscent of Bjork's in a broken-bird sort of way. (I know she's always getting those comparisons because they're both from Iceland, but her voice really has always reminded me of Bjork's.) Musically, though, there's no comparison, unlike Emiliana's debut, Love in the Time of Science, which very strongly reminded me of Bjork. Here the mood is like a walk outside on an early autumn day. Or maybe it's just the artwork that makes me think of that. Anyway, it's definitely worth checking out. JoAnn >From: Karen Hester >Reply-To: Karen Hester >To: ecto@smoe.org >Subject: tori and other new stuff >Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 19:03:04 +1200 > >Kia ora, >I know what you mean, Ethan, it's a bit much when someone dismisses an >album you really >like without listening to it much. The thing is, I have had it on to >the end several times, but I can't remember the second half because >I've tuned out. > >If I had that read-the-lyrics urge maybe I'd hear what you hear, but >as JoAnn points out, there's so much great stuff right now, and I >don't live with one album alone for several months like I did when I >first discovered non-classical music. I miss knowing albums so >intimately, but probably can't go back to that. How I listen and how >much I know about music has changed. > >Can anyone listen to one album over and over for months still? When I >get to know something too well, the music plays in my head >simultaneous to the real sounds, and there's no excitement because >everything happens exactly when it's supposed to. Then those songs >don't give me a high anymore, though they're still pretty or >comforting or whatever. > >Is the new Jorane old stuff re-released, English stuff or what? > >Anyone have opinions on the new Maria McKee, Mary Timony, Aimee Mann? > >Karen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 16:22:22 -0700 From: Sue Trowbridge Subject: Re: 2005: jorane, aimee mann, emiliana torrini On 5/13/05, JoAnn Whetsell wrote: > The new Aimee Mann (The Forgotten Arm) is another must-have. I only got > it yesterday, but have listened to it 3 times already and wouldn't mind > popping it in again now for another go. I love the packaging too. In case anyone wants to try before they buy: This album can be streamed in its entirety at aimeemann.com. It opens up a Quicktime player that also displays the artwork from the CD booklet. I agree, it's a really fine CD. - --Sue ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 22:40:14 -0500 From: Doug Subject: Re: 2005: jorane, aimee mann, emiliana torrini Is Forgotten Arm better than I'm With Stupid? I liked only one song on that CD... (sigh) - --Doug On 5/13/05, Sue Trowbridge wrote: > On 5/13/05, JoAnn Whetsell wrote: > > The new Aimee Mann (The Forgotten Arm) is another must-have. I only got > > it yesterday, but have listened to it 3 times already and wouldn't mind > > popping it in again now for another go. I love the packaging too. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V11 #134 ***************************