From: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com (edheads-digest) To: edheads-digest@smoe.org Subject: edheads-digest V4 #133 Reply-To: edheads@efohio.com Sender: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Errors-To: owner-edheads-digest@efohio.com Precedence: bulk edheads-digest Wednesday, July 18 2001 Volume 04 : Number 133 Today's Subjects: ----------------- unsubscribe ["Tori Parker" ] Cantering the Fool [Thomas Palmer ] Quick like Thornhill? I disagree [YourPalCM@aol.com] Cantering the Fool [carl.simmons@martindale.com] I was waiting for this (was Re: unsubscribe) [Mark Bradbourne ] EFO by the Numbers [Liam Sullivan ] FRFF artists [Liam Sullivan ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:01:17 -0400 From: "Tori Parker" Subject: unsubscribe unsubscribe _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 12:02:39 -0500 From: Thomas Palmer Subject: Cantering the Fool I guess it's only me that thinks the first 12 seconds of Cantering the Fool remind me of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". Hmmmm? That can't be good. TP ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:09:08 EDT From: YourPalCM@aol.com Subject: Quick like Thornhill? I disagree I don't think the reaction to Quick at all compares to the fan reaction to Moxy Fruvous's Thornhill. A lot of Fruvous fans were disappointed by Thornhill, but I've been reading all of the posts for the past week or so, and I didn't get ANYTHING but positive vibes from what everyone was saying about Quick. I don't think I read one person who said that they were disappointed or didn't like the CD. Don't confuse a few of us pointing out the one or two songs that we skip over to mean anyone doesn't like Quick...Unless I'm totally misinterpretting everyone's opinion. I for one said that I don't care for Monotony, but overall, I absolutely love Quick. From what I've read, everyone else feels the same way - we all just disagree on the 1 or 2 songs to skip over, and there's nothing wrong with that. Your Pal, Chris Mal In a message dated Wed, 18 Jul 2001 12:04:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Sarah Withanh writes: > First let me say that I love EFO and I love this > album. > > Now that that's out of the way... ;) > > This album, I think, is a little different than the > others EFO has done in the past (well, duh). Like > someone mentioned previously, this album is more > attuned to songs with EFO-type-humor to them. Even > the more serious-sounding songs on the album- Best of > Me or Candido and America- have some irony to them. I > mean, how serious can an album be when DaVinci's > Notebook is all over it? ;P I think lots of us aren't > quite sure how to take this new album. It kinda > reminds me of Fruvous' recent Thornhill-- lots of > people didn't really like it, because it wasn't > necessarily what they were used to hearing from the > band. > > I have to say I was really nervous about getting Quick > after reading some of the reviews posted here. But > after buying it and listening- I'm really enamored > with it. I love how each EFO album has a different > overall feel and flow to it, and this one is no > different. I love *listening* to this album, because, > as someone else pointed out, you can tell they were > having fun with it. I love listening to a band who > loves to make their music. > > The 4-part harmonies that drew me to EFO in the first > place are *so* strong on this album. My heart does a > little dance every time I hear the little a cappella > part at the end of "1000 Sarahs"-- I think this is > going to be my favorite song on the album, and not > just because they all say my name so beautifully. ;) > I love Hey Little Man, because I can tell that Julie's > heart is so into this song. Throughout the whole > album, Julie's voice just rings with a "new mom" sound > that makes every song just glow! > > I even like Mesolithic, because it's a departure from > some of their other songs. I think EFO is pushing > themselves to really try new things in their music- we > saw it with Eddie's Concubine, which has rhythms that > I still can't get a hold of. ;) We're seeing it with > this album, which really shows that they're great > musicians who have a wide range of abilities, but > their strongest ability is their love of the music. > > Okay, that's all. For those of you who got this far, > congratulations. I apologize for the rambling- I > majored in philosophy. ;) > > -sarah (just the one) > > > ===== > *** sarah with an h *** > sarahrobeson at yahoo dot com > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:18:55 -0400 From: carl.simmons@martindale.com Subject: Cantering the Fool Yup, it's you, sorry. :-) Actually, it reminds me of "Mistress of Storms," from Bruce Cockburn's Charity of Night album.... Which, in turn, is a good thing because I still distinctly remember listening to that for the 1st time & it finally dawning on me, about five minutes in, "oh, this is an instrumental?.... cool...." Carl Simmons staying in Marshall Mathers mode, as promised I guess it's only me that thinks the first 12 seconds of Cantering the Fool remind me of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". Hmmmm? That can't be good. TP ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:26:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Bradbourne Subject: I was waiting for this (was Re: unsubscribe) With all this activity, it was only a matter of time. I actually am surprised how long it took! My $.02 on Quick: I think it's a great album, but like every album there are always songs that I don't like, call it personal preference, but as a songwriter I can appreciate what this album represents... 10 years, growing, as a band/musicians/songwriters and its a testament to their immense talent. - -Mark - --- Tori Parker wrote: > unsubscribe > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ===== - ------------------------------------------------------------ Mark R. Bradbourne http://www.markbradbourne.com - ------------------------------------------------------------ "The visions of utmost beauty are only able to be created on the canvas of the soul, inspired by words from the heart." - Charles Hass (1973-2001) Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:58:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole Carlson Subject: Re: FRFF schedule On Wed, 18 Jul 2001, John Ryan wrote: > What is a song swap? Several bands playing (swapping) their favorite songs. Kinda like a workshop, only without a "theme". > What is the workshop stage like in comparison to the main stage? (Covered > tent, seating, size, etc.) It's smaller, lower to the ground, and more laid-back. It's not as wide as the main stage, and it's nice to sit in closer than at the Main Stage. But, like the Main Stage, it's tented and hosts a wide variety of great music. :) > Does anyone else have any recommendations of artists I absolutely MUST check > out there? I'm very open in terms of giving new groups a listen. It's > because someone took me to an EFO/Nields show that I fell in love with EFO > in the first place. Lessee. The obvious ones need no elaboration; Nields, Dar, etc. Jian from Moxy Fruvous is performing solo, t'aint Fruvous, but hey--we Fruheads will take what we can get. :) The Paperboys absolutely flat-out rock, so be *sure* to go, especially if you like Celtic music. [1] A bunch of people (myself included) loved Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. That's all the standouts from me; stand by for messages detailing what I've omitted. :) See you all there! - --nicole twn [1] I have this recurring fantasy of them playing the dance stage... *** The obvious mathematical breakthrough would be development of an easy way to factor large prime numbers." --Bill Gates, in _The Road Ahead_ Visit Nicolopolis! http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~carlsonn nmcarlson@ucdavis.edu ana.ng@tmbg.org carlsonn@seclab.cs.ucdavis.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:16:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Liam Sullivan Subject: EFO by the Numbers Just for kicks, a randomly-inspired list of EFO songs with numbers in the title in numeric order: One The Three Fine Daughters of Farmer Brown Fifth of July Number Six Driver That 7-11 Song 30-Second Love Affair One Thousand Sarahs Minnesota 1945 Twenty Thousand Hearts (this would make a pretty good set actually) - -Liam _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:32:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Liam Sullivan Subject: FRFF artists I whole-heartedly reccomend the following artists: Tom Landa & the Paperboys - high-energy Celtic fusion with a kick-ass fiddler. Landa is apparently the inspiration for "Tommy the Canexican." Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer - duo based in Portland, OR. Dave plays guitar & writes songs based on his dreams. Tracy is an excellent fiddler (I like fiddlers) & sings beautiful harmonies. Magpie - their socially-conscious songs can be a bit new agey & cheesy, but they are earnest and sing beautiful harmonies. Erin McKeown - Providence, RI based, she stole the show at the New Artist Showcase last year. Later on in the 2000 FRFF, they played Erin's album in-between sets & crowds of people were singing along with the CD! She's that good. Mary Gautier - Louisiana style folk/country with tell-like-it-is lyrics. Vance Gilbert - this guy tells the funniest stories. Ocassionally he sings too in his beautiful tenor. I expect everyone knows the Nields and Dar Williams, but if not, you should really take the opportunity to see them for the first time. - -Liam _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ------------------------------ End of edheads-digest V4 #133 *****************************