From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V12 #125 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, May 16 2006 Volume 12 : Number 125 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: favourite or perfect websites for unfamous musicians ["Klaus Bahner" ] things we don't get... [Adam K ] Re: things we don't get... ["Jon Wesley Huff" ] Re: things we don't get... [DanS <2005.carnivore99@verizon.net>] Re: things we don't get... ["Sue Trowbridge" ] Re: things we don't get... [gordodo@optonline.net] merrie amsterburg @ passim 2006-05-12 [wojizzle forizzle ] susan werner @ passim 2006-05-13 [wojizzle forizzle ] Veda Hille [James Gurley ] Re: things we don't get... [Doug ] Re: Veda Hille [wojizzle forizzle ] Re: things we don't get... [Bowen Simmons ] Re: things we don't get... [andrew fries ] Re: things we don't get... [Bernie Mojzes ] Re: things we don't get... [Bowen Simmons ] RE: things we don't get... ["Southpaw" ] Re: things we don't get... [Nadyne Mielke ] Re: things we don't get... ["Gagnon, Christopher R." ] Re: things we don't get... [wojizzle forizzle ] Re: things we don't get... [Doug ] Re: things we don't get... [wojizzle forizzle ] Re: things we don't get... ["Xenu's Sister" ] Re: things we don't get... [meredith ] Re: things we don't get... [Bernie Mojzes ] Re: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" [Eric Volker Subject: RE: favourite or perfect websites for unfamous musicians > > I was thinking the same thing. I went there expecting to > see a "perfect" > > site and when I saw that it had what I call a "locked front > door" I left. > > What business (and yes, pedaling your music IS a business) > would lock > > their front door? I can only assume that Doug meant this as > a joke. An > > example of a really bad design (?) > > The Subject line of this thread included the word "favorite", > so I included this site. It's one of my favorites. Sorry > that it doesn't meet your expectations of perfection. And > "bad" design is a matter of opinion. Me, I think it's nicely > designed. Sure, it makes you jump through hoops, but hey, > that's by design (grin). Not everyone is as opinionated or > picky as some of the people on this list. > > --Doug Doug, Euphemistically speaking I would also say that this website is not the best of all possible websites, but many thanks to you for pointing me to Susan Robkin! Never heard of her before, but after listening to the demo song, I had to order the CDs immediately :-) Now I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of them and hope that the other songs will live up to my expectations. To the others: I'd respectfully suggest to give her a try no matter what you think about her website - I mean we're in here for the music and not web design, right? Cheers, Klaus ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 18:56:25 +0100 From: Adam K Subject: things we don't get... I tried this out on another list, and I thought I'd see how it went down in ecto. I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though you want to, even though people whose opinions you value say you should and even though artists whom you like cite these other artists as an influence, you just can't get into them. I have three, one of which I'll withold for fear of third degree burns (and Mr Lovejoy, you are not to say a word) but the other two are: The Pixies. I always felt that they thought they were cleverer than they really were and sang with their tongues firmly in their cheeks with a rather smug sense of their own worth. I preferred the more shambolic, underproduced and vicseral Husker Du, myself. The Smiths. I just couldn't take them seriously, what with Morrissey strutting and preening and throwing flowers all over the place. How was I to know I was watching a seminal band? I bought "God Save the Queen" years later, prepared to be enlightened, but only listened to it a handful of times. Anybody have any others? Adam K. np: Ringo Starr/Blast from your Past (it's a long story, and I'm not proud of it...) nr: The Stone Diaries by Carol Stone. The best book I've read in months ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:48:01 -0500 From: "Jon Wesley Huff" Subject: Re: things we don't get... Good question. The Beatles. I just don't get it. I like their stuff okay. They make nice pop music - but I just don't get why people are so devoted to them. I'd say there's plenty of stuff thats come after them that's better written. I understand that they have been incredibly influential to music. But there's a difference between saying they are an important part of music's roots and saying the songs they produced are still better then most of whats come after them. That's like saying the old Apple Color Computer II I had as a kid is better then my new 20'' iMac just because it was one of the first to do the whole personal computing thing. I'd like to think that music can evolve and get better and better, not just be watered down remnants of some ultimate ideal music that was made in the 60's. Jon On 5/15/06, Adam K wrote: > I tried this out on another list, and I thought I'd see how it went down > in ecto. I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you > just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though you > want to, even though people whose opinions you value say you should and > even though artists whom you like cite these other artists as an > influence, you just can't get into them. > > I have three, one of which I'll withold for fear of third degree burns > (and Mr Lovejoy, you are not to say a word) but the other two are: > > The Pixies. I always felt that they thought they were cleverer than > they really were and sang with their tongues firmly in their cheeks with > a rather smug sense of their own worth. I preferred the more shambolic, > underproduced and vicseral Husker Du, myself. > > The Smiths. I just couldn't take them seriously, what with Morrissey > strutting and preening and throwing flowers all over the place. How was > I to know I was watching a seminal band? I bought "God Save the Queen" > years later, prepared to be enlightened, but only listened to it a > handful of times. > > Anybody have any others? > > Adam K. > > np: Ringo Starr/Blast from your Past (it's a long story, and I'm not > proud of it...) > nr: The Stone Diaries by Carol Stone. The best book I've read in months ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:51:03 -0400 From: DanS <2005.carnivore99@verizon.net> Subject: Re: things we don't get... Charlotte Martin. All the ingredients are there but the recipe always falls flat for me. I love Tori and Kate but I wish it didn't sound like Charlotte just copied-and-pasted them together into something she calls her own. At 01:56 PM 5/15/2006, Adam K wrote: >I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you >just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though you >want to, even though people whose opinions you value say you should >and even though artists whom you like cite these other artists as an >influence, you just can't get into them. Dan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:03:23 -0700 From: "Sue Trowbridge" Subject: Re: things we don't get... > At 01:56 PM 5/15/2006, Adam K wrote: > >I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you > >just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though you > >want to, even though people whose opinions you value say you should > >and even though artists whom you like cite these other artists as an > >influence, you just can't get into them. Bob Dylan. Can't stand his nasal voice, and I'm not even that crazy about his songs when they're covered by other artists. I even went to see him live once since I thought that might help me understand his greatness, but it didn't. Since he's universally acknowledged as a genius, I just chalk it up to the fact that I was born too late to witness his cultural importance firsthand. - --Sue ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:14:24 -0400 From: gordodo@optonline.net Subject: Re: things we don't get... yes. two words. kristeen young. i should like her. i have two cd's. i have gone to her concerts. every four years or so it seemed like a good idea to go to a show. but alas, no more. i just dont care for her (although based on my tastes i should adore her...) anyone want a copy of meet miss young's band or the one with the white cover that i cannot remember what it is called. - -jason np Kay Hanley, Cherry Marmalade - ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam K Date: Monday, May 15, 2006 1:56 pm Subject: things we don't get... > I tried this out on another list, and I thought I'd see how it > went down > in ecto. I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you > just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though > you > want to, even though people whose opinions you value say you > should and > even though artists whom you like cite these other artists as an > influence, you just can't get into them. > > I have three, one of which I'll withold for fear of third degree > burns > (and Mr Lovejoy, you are not to say a word) but the other two are: > > The Pixies. I always felt that they thought they were cleverer > than > they really were and sang with their tongues firmly in their > cheeks with > a rather smug sense of their own worth. I preferred the more > shambolic, > underproduced and vicseral Husker Du, myself. > > The Smiths. I just couldn't take them seriously, what with > Morrissey > strutting and preening and throwing flowers all over the place. > How was > I to know I was watching a seminal band? I bought "God Save the > Queen" > years later, prepared to be enlightened, but only listened to it a > handful of times. > > Anybody have any others? > > Adam K. > > np: Ringo Starr/Blast from your Past (it's a long story, and I'm > not > proud of it...) > nr: The Stone Diaries by Carol Stone. The best book I've read in > months ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:24:46 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: merrie amsterburg @ passim 2006-05-12 Merrie Amsterburg May 12, 2006 Club Passim Cambridge, MA Merrie Amsterburg: guitar, bouzoki, madolin Peter Linton: guitar Steve Sculley: percussion, backing vocals John Sands: drums, percussion Jim McMahon: bass, keyboard Down In The Valley / Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair / Clementine / Streets Of Laredo / This Will Never Be My Year / Say Good-Bye / Under A Lonestar Sky (?) / Opal Moon / Lakes Of Pontchartrain / East By East / Undertow / Shenandoah / Wayfaring Stranger // Encore: Patchwork / Waiting this was the cd release conert for merrie's new album clementine and other stories, a collection of her interpretations of american folk tunes -- folkophobes, don't be scared off: it's not folky at all! definitely check it out! it was really great to see merrie with a band again after all this time and the show was not disappointing at all. her versions of these songs are, like her own songs, wistful and melancholic but forward-looking and hopeful. not sure about the title for "under a lonestar sky" -- it might be a new composition since google turns up nothing with those lyrics but it's definitely written in the style of the traditional tunes she has adapted. her version of "shenandoah" is truly remarkable and it sounds like she incorporated the tune from "wild mountain thyme" into her arrangement which is just plain brilliance. alas, there are no upcoming tour dates listed on her site (well, aside from a gig with patty larkin at the homegrown coffeehouse in needham) but she told us afterwards that she'll be playing out more, so keep an eye out! merrie's a treat and is not to be missed! woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:26:20 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: susan werner @ passim 2006-05-13 Susan Werner May 13, 2006 (late show) Club Passim Cambridge, MA Susan Werner: vocals, piano, guitar, brushes Greg Holt: bass Vance Gilbert: interloper Main set: Unread Book / Don't Work With Your Friends / The Nearness of You [Ned Jones and Hoagy Carmichael] (w/ Vance Gilbert) / A Change Is Gonna Come [Sam Cooke] (Vance on lead vocals and guitar) / Philanthropy / You Come Through / Tall Drink Of Water / Love Is Blue [Paul Mauriat] / Much At All (solo) / Less Talk More Music (solo) / Time Between Trains / Shades Of Grey / St. Mary's Of Regrets / Do All The Good You Can (new, solo) / Why Is Your Heaven So Small? (new, solo acapella) / My Lord Did Trouble Me (new) / My Strange Nation // Encore: Drive [The Cars] the late show at passim! ooooooooooooooooooooo scary! vance gilbert just sort of showed up (though one thinks that it has to have been pre-planned). susan played brushes on a stack of papers -- sounds surprisingly like a proper snare drum! imagine that! several new songs, the closing ones in a spiritual vein. susan seemed somewhat worried that the audience would be put off by this direction she has gone in. i think she needn't worry. gotta love that. and her version of "love is blue" is really good, even if it kinda sorta reminds me of "we three kings". woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:35:09 -0700 (PDT) From: James Gurley Subject: Veda Hille For those what care, Ms Hille has posted new tour dates for this summer and fall on her website. Oh you lucky German ectophiles! http://www.vedahille.com/tour.html - -J ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:32:16 -0500 From: Doug Subject: Re: things we don't get... Britney Spears' music. HER I get, or wish I could get (grin). But her music? Blah. More importantly, let me add the following: The White Stripes. I like hard rock, but this pair just escapes me. - --Doug > I tried this out on another list, and I thought I'd see how it > went down > in ecto. I was wondering if anybody had bands or artists that you > just...don't get. Even though you know they should, even though ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 16:42:04 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: Veda Hille one time at band camp, James Gurley (jmgurley@drizzle.com) said: >For those what care, Ms Hille has posted new tour dates for this >summer and fall on her website. Oh you lucky German ectophiles! road trip! meredith and i have been meaning to go back to germany sometime...now, wouldn't us showing up at a gig in, say, ingolstadt completely freak her out! ;) woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:47:50 -0700 From: Bowen Simmons Subject: Re: things we don't get... Lots. I'll skip bands that would be acknowledged by many folks on this list as junk, and focus on some that are generally very well regarded and who are pretty certain to have fans on this list. The Rolling Stones. Never got the appeal. When I was a teenager, I actually bought a half dozen or so Stones albums thinking that as admired as they were, it just had to be that if I kept listening I would eventually love them. It never happened. I never hated them, but I never even came close to figuring out what the big deal was. David Bowie. Not only do lots of people really, really love him, but his fans include artists that I really admire (lots of them). But I've never even been able to tolerate, much less like him. There is something about him I find extremely off-putting. Figuring out exactly what it is is difficult; I suppose it might be a lack of genuineness; a sense of smug artificiality that I get whenever I hear him sing; a sense that is only reinforced by the various images he has run through over the years. The Smiths / Morissey. Someone already mentioned the Smiths, but Morissey goes way beyond what I can tolerate in narcissistic egomania ("Now I know how Joan of Arc felt"? - Please...) Patti Smyth. The classic artist that you think I would like from knowing about my general tastes, but who just doesn't do anything for me. Boy did I try to like Patty Smyth. I had several Patti Smyth albums for years, thinking that even if I didn't like them that much at first, if I stuck with it I was bound to warm up to her. Didn't happen. Certainly nobody could accuse her of what I accused Bowie of, of being artificial: I believe right to the soles of my shoes that what she projects is what she is; the problem is that I just don't find what she is appealing to listen to, and I have really, really tried. B-52's. No mystery about what I dislike here: Fred Schneider's ranting. Can't stand it; won't put up with it. Sugarcubes. A great band except that Einar Vrn Benediktsson was Iceland's answer to Fred Scheider, and if there was ever a question that didn't need an answer, it was Fred Scheider. Oh, what a happy day when Bjork went solo! They Might be Giants. Broke my cute meter. Surely nobody needs that much cute in one band. When I was a kid, I used to eat a candy called "Pixie Sticks". They were basically sugar in a straw. A TMBG concert would be like eating one Pixie Stick after another for two hours; there is no way I could take it. KD Lang. What a smooth, rich, controlled voice. What bland material. "Constant Craving" may be the dullest hit single I ever heard. Happy Rhodes. Just kidding. I got her about ten seconds into the first song of hers I heard. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 07:11:04 +1000 From: andrew fries Subject: Re: things we don't get... Bjork. And I'm sure there are others, but that was the first name that popped into my head... why Bjork? She tries too hard, that's the best I can explain it. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:34:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Bernie Mojzes Subject: Re: things we don't get... am curious... patty smyth or patti smith? > Patti Smyth. The classic artist that you think I would like from > knowing about my general tastes, but who just doesn't do anything for > me. Boy did I try to like Patty Smyth. I had several Patti Smyth > albums for years, thinking that even if I didn't like them that much > at first, if I stuck with it I was bound to warm up to her. Didn't > happen. Certainly nobody could accuse her of what I accused Bowie of, > of being artificial: I believe right to the soles of my shoes that > what she projects is what she is; the problem is that I just don't > find what she is appealing to listen to, and I have really, really > tried. > brni i don't want the world, i just want your half. www.livejournal.com/~brni ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 14:59:09 -0700 From: Bowen Simmons Subject: Re: things we don't get... Patti Smith. Too bad I'm such a lousy speller and spell checkers don't handle people's names. Sorry about any confusion. Bowen On May 15, 2006, at 2:34 PM, Bernie Mojzes wrote: > > am curious... patty smyth or patti smith? > > >> Patti Smyth. The classic artist that you think I would like from >> knowing about my general tastes, but who just doesn't do anything for >> me. Boy did I try to like Patty Smyth. I had several Patti Smyth >> albums for years, thinking that even if I didn't like them that much >> at first, if I stuck with it I was bound to warm up to her. Didn't >> happen. Certainly nobody could accuse her of what I accused Bowie of, >> of being artificial: I believe right to the soles of my shoes that >> what she projects is what she is; the problem is that I just don't >> find what she is appealing to listen to, and I have really, really >> tried. >> > > brni > > i don't want the world, > i just want your half. > > www.livejournal.com/~brni ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:28:00 -0500 From: "Southpaw" Subject: RE: things we don't get... I like this topic. It's kind of like a confessional, or support group. That being said, I am wondering if anyone else feels the way I do about U2? I just don't get why they are the "Greatest band in the world"? I mean I like their music, and think there are a good band, but I don't understand how they gained this over the top status. Does anyone agree with me, or am I just weird? Wade ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 13:14:02 -0700 From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: things we don't get... On 15/5/06 12:51, "DanS" <2005.carnivore99@verizon.net> wrote: > Charlotte Martin. > All the ingredients are there but the recipe always falls flat for > me. I love Tori and Kate but I wish it didn't sound like Charlotte > just copied-and-pasted them together into something she calls her own. A-freakin'-men. I simply cannot stand her. On album, she's boring. On stage, she's obviously heard too many times that she's the best thing since sliced bread. I've seen her twice and spent the whole time thinking of how nice it would be to smack her. And that creepy 'I'm normal' song ... ugh. /nm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 17:30:02 -0500 (CDT) From: "Gagnon, Christopher R." Subject: Re: things we don't get... Confusing Patti Smith with Patti Smyth is nothing short of a SCANDAL! (heh, heh, get it?) On Mon, May 15, 2006 4:59 pm, Bowen Simmons wrote: > Patti Smith. Too bad I'm such a lousy speller and spell checkers > don't handle people's names. Sorry about any confusion. > > Bowen > > > On May 15, 2006, at 2:34 PM, Bernie Mojzes wrote: > >> >> am curious... patty smyth or patti smith? >> >> >>> Patti Smyth. The classic artist that you think I would like from >>> knowing about my general tastes, but who just doesn't do anything for >>> me. Boy did I try to like Patty Smyth. I had several Patti Smyth >>> albums for years, thinking that even if I didn't like them that much >>> at first, if I stuck with it I was bound to warm up to her. Didn't >>> happen. Certainly nobody could accuse her of what I accused Bowie of, >>> of being artificial: I believe right to the soles of my shoes that >>> what she projects is what she is; the problem is that I just don't >>> find what she is appealing to listen to, and I have really, really >>> tried. >>> >> >> brni >> >> i don't want the world, >> i just want your half. >> >> www.livejournal.com/~brni ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:25:38 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: things we don't get... one time at band camp, Bowen Simmons (bowen@mac.com) said: >Sugarcubes. A great band except that Einar Vrn Benediktsson was >Iceland's answer to Fred Scheider, and if there was ever a question >that didn't need an answer, it was Fred Scheider. Oh, what a happy >day when Bjork went solo! i know this puts me in the vast minority but i think einar provided a great foil for bjork which created a tension that made the sugarcubes much more intersting than bjork's solo work. don't get me wrong, i like her solo albums well enough but i prefer the cubes' material. (i should note, however, that i'm not a huge fan of either the sugarcubes or bjork so obviously my opinion in this matter is highly suspect!) woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 18:26:46 -0500 From: Doug Subject: Re: things we don't get... U2 is great because they set a standard for not only making each new CD completely different from the previous release, but also ensuring each release was EXCELLENT at the same time. Anyone can change their style from record to record; it takes a great band to make quality music in each new style. All IMO of course. - --Doug ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:28:31 -0400 From: wojizzle forizzle Subject: Re: things we don't get... whoops, forgot one... one time at band camp, Bowen Simmons (bowen@mac.com) said: >They Might be Giants. Broke my cute meter. Surely nobody needs that >much cute in one band. huh, "cute" would be one of the last adjectives i'd pick to describe tmbg. >When I was a kid, I used to eat a candy called "Pixie Sticks". They >were basically sugar in a straw. A TMBG concert would be like eating >one Pixie Stick after another for two hours; there is no way I could >take it. try snorting the contents of a pixy stck and you see how citrus-y and tart pixy stix really are! ;) woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:59:40 -0700 (PDT) From: "Xenu's Sister" Subject: Re: things we don't get... > > Charlotte Martin. :-( I think she's wonderful, and I think her next album is going to put her firmly into Goddess territory. She only has one album, I mean geez. She's still finding her way, and her influences are killer. And she's a sweetheart of a human being. And she adores Happy. And she covered "100 Years" and brought Happy new fans. I knew I'd hate this thread. *sad and embarrased* Vickie - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Music, all I hear is music, guaranteed to please... Happy's MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/happyrhodes Happy Rhodes song samples and rarities: http://wretchawry.com - -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 23:20:28 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: things we don't get... Hi, Radiohead. I just don't get why they're regarded as the second coming. What they do isn't terribly original, and I have no clue why people think it is. That said, I like some of the songs on _Hail To The Thief_, but that's the only CD of theirs I've been willing to spend $ on (albeit used). Sigur Ros. Their music starts from nowhere, goes nowhere and puts me to sleep. Regina Spektor. I've tried, I really have ... but the last time I saw her live she actively pissed me off with her faux-aw-shucks routine and I realized her songs are boring. Sinead O'Connor. _The Lion And The Cobra_ is one of the best albums ever recorded, but she hasn't put out a single worthwhile thing since. I've already gone on here at length about how and why Charlotte Martin is on this list for me. Now, to counteract the negativity a little bit, I'm going to add a twist: bands/artists I used to NOT get, but now I do: * Sleater-Kinney. My tolerance for LOUD is going up as I get older, and I loved their last record. * PJ Harvey. I still don't really like her first two records, but I think everything she's done since then is frickin' brilliant. * Nirvana. (See above about improving LOUD tolerance.) I wish I could go back in time 15 years and go see them with woj at whichever-small-venue-in-NYC-it-was. - -- =============================================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth =============================================== hear at the HOMe House Concert Series http://hom.smoe.org =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 00:03:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Bernie Mojzes Subject: Re: things we don't get... while extremely confused, you said: > > > Charlotte Martin. > > I knew I'd hate this thread. *sad and embarrased* don't be sad. it's just a matter of taste, is all. :) if we all had the same taste, life would be boring indeed. brni > > Vickie > > > > > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > Music, all I hear is music, guaranteed to please... > > Happy's MySpace profile: > http://www.myspace.com/happyrhodes > > Happy Rhodes song samples and rarities: > http://wretchawry.com > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > - -- brni i don't want the world, i just want your half. www.livejournal.com/~brni ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 22:50:26 -0500 From: Eric Volker Subject: Re: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" Yep, that's all over the radio here in Birmingham too. I've heard it lately on WRAX, the local alternative station. They've engineered a turnaround in recent months, and are actually starting to play interesting music again. I actually heard Ladytron on the radio for the first time the other night. I agree that the song is very catchy. I seem to recall that the lead singer is connected to some other band. Anyone know which band it is? Eric Volker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 21:55:25 -0700 From: "Sue Trowbridge" Subject: Re: Not so ecto, but very cool: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" On 5/15/06, Eric Volker wrote: > Yep, that's all over the radio here in Birmingham too. I've heard it > lately on WRAX, the local alternative station. They've engineered a > turnaround in recent months, and are actually starting to play > interesting music again. I actually heard Ladytron on the radio for the > first time the other night. That's just what happened to Live 105 here in San Francisco. For about 5 years, they played nothing but horrible rap-metal. I guess that fell out of favor (thank goodness) -- to win listeners back, they started printing their playlists in the alternative weeklies. There was enough interesting stuff there to make me put it back on the radio presets in my car. > I agree that the song is very catchy. I seem to recall that the lead > singer is connected to some other band. Anyone know which band it is? Gnarls Barkley is a collaboration between DJ Danger Mouse, best known for his mash-up of the Beatles and Jay-Z ("The Grey Album"), and Cee-Lo, an R&B/hip-hop artist. - --Sue ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 00:27:27 -0500 From: kerrywhite@webtv.net (kerry white) Subject: Re: things we don't get... Hi, Patti Smith. I loved and still love "Horses". I kept looking for more of the same and never found any on 3 cassettes. Another 'one hit wonder' for me is Kim Carnes. I love "Turn of The Cards", but everything else sounds like Rod Stewart to me. Another Hit or Miss for me is Peter Hammill, but, with a much higher signal to noise ratio then those already mentioned. I had high hopes for the re-released THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, but, was left cold. Bye, KrW I'm Peter Pan! I'm perpetually young!! OW!! What's wrong with my back? ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V12 #125 ***************************