From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #1106 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Friday, May 16 2014 Volume 16 : Number 1106 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: New Natalie Merchant? [Craig Gidney ] poe [=?iso-8859-1?Q?anna_maria_stj=E4rnell?= ] Re: Tori Amos album review, Sarah McL... [Karen Hester Subject: Re: New Natalie Merchant? I like most of the album. "Giving Up Everything" is amazing, but to me, there aren't any other songs that approach that one's majesty. Craig >________________________________ > From: "Varker, Patrick" >To: "ecto@smoe.org" >Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:22 PM >Subject: New Natalie Merchant? > > >Anyone with thought's on Natalie's new self - titled project that was released >last week? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 01:45:48 -0700 (PDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?anna_maria_stj=E4rnell?= Subject: poe Hi. here's hoping yahoo doesn't mess up this link..article about Poe doing new stuff..Poe of Haunted fame that is. http://www.sift-thru.com/sift-thru/2...buts-new-songs Anna ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 21:10:47 +0200 From: Karen Hester Subject: Re: Tori Amos album review, Sarah McL... I couldn't listen to the new Sarah McLachlan. I tried a couple times and my ears heard a bit of sweet MOR and then time passed and the pigeons and traffic stepped into the foreground and I didn't notice there was music playing until I thought "hey, what's that browser tab I have open?" Maybe my ears emit a Sarah McL cancelling frequency. If there is anything on there that isn't soft as a souffle and sweet as a sugar cube, someone tell me. I can easily miss good tracks when they're overwhelmed. I haven't listened to the new Tori much. Many of the overjoyed fans are comparing songs to early-piano-Tori b-sides, but not the b-sides that should have been on albums. There are many pretty songs and less gloss and rock and baby-voice than Whatsit Posse and Abnormally Attracted to Sin. A few songs have kitchen sink instrumentation. A few songs have Beatles echoes. Some clunky drum machines. There is a duet with her daughter, who (in my opinion) has a lovely voice but is entering a period of wretched pop style and technique, but teenagers do like to try things. I prefered her simpler kid singing on Night of Hunters. Tori seems much more grounded in interviews, and isn't hiding behind personas in the music. So maybe people are happy that they're listening to Tori being herself, more direct music, even if it isn't vital Tori. 'Oysters' seems to be the best loved track so maybe listen to that. k Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 10:28:26 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ellen Rawson > Subject: Re: Tori Amos album review, the AV Club > > How about the new Natalie Merchant and Sarah McLachlan releases? I've seen > the video for Merchant's "Giving up Everything", which is amazing. I've > read this Telegraph five star review. What do Ecto folk think? > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10804182/Natalie-Merchant-Natalie-Merchant-review-quietly-magnificent.html > > I read a review of McLachlan's new release that made it sound like it was > more of the same. Again, any Ecto folk have opinions? > > Ellen > > "Literature stops in 1100. After that, it's just books." > - -- JRR Tolkien ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 01:47:45 -0700 (PDT) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?anna_maria_stj=E4rnell?= Subject: better poe link Hi again.. really sorry..that link didn't work..this should hopefully be better.. http://www.sift-thru.com/sift-thru/2014/5/14/the-mysterious-poe-performs-firs t-live-show-in-years-debuts-new-songs anna ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 00:21:01 -0500 From: Jon Wesley Huff Subject: Re: Tori Amos album review, Sarah McL... I think this explains: https://www.flickr.com/photos/angeljim46/6900345897/ On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 10:38 PM, Doug wrote: > Speaking of Tori, can someone tell me what a Geraldine is? ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #1106 ****************************