Fegmaniax Digest Volume 4 Number 34 Send posts to fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu Send subscribe/unsubscribe commands to majordomo@nsmx.rutgers.edu Send comments, etc. to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu FegMANIAX! Web Page: http://remus.rutgers.edu/~woj/fegmaniax/ Archives are available at http://archive.uwp.edu/pub/music/lists/fegmaniax/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Topics: ------- ------- Re: Hot Pink Picture Disk CRD: Yes I Do/Garden of Light/Love is What Re: Two Halves (Was the Hot Pink Thingy) Re: Wide boys et al Re: Two Halves (Was the Hot Pink Thingy) Re: Wide boys et al Re: Wide boys et al Marillion (confessions) Two Halves Watch Your Intelligence Re: Watch Your Intelligence Re: Watch Your Intelligence ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:35:24 -0500 (EST) From: Terry Marks Subject: Re: Hot Pink Picture Disk > > D.P.S. I need to retract my previous comment about "Eye". I listened to > it 3 or 4 times this past weekend and I "discovered" some songs on there > that I thought I disliked--but after further review I find they are really, > really good. Does this happen to anyone else out there? It happens to me > a lot with Robyn's stuff. Examples from "Eye" are: Sweet Ghost of Light, > Chinese Water Python, Glass Hotel, Raining Twilight Coast, Aquarium and, > amazingly: Certainly Clickot! I'll admit to forgetting how great a song Glass Hotel and Aquarium were [Was listening to GH to learn how to play it, so I didn't hear the rest of the tape lately..] So far, as it stands, Two Halves is the only album he's put out without at least one song that's just brilliant. [Well..the songs on the second half were good, but I see them as an inferior version of the Underwater Moonlight bonus tracks..The first half isn't as entertaining as Portland Arms] Terry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 22:43:49 -0500 (EST) From: Terry Marks Subject: CRD: Yes I Do/Garden of Light/Love is What Well, no one's tabbed anything lately, so I figured I'd pick my three favourite untabbed Robyn love songs, all off of Uncarved Pumpkins and tab them. Consider this a late Valentine's day present. I think that all of them are good songs, especially Love is What. I think that they ought to have been on an album of his.. And..Does anyone know if Garden of Light is a cover? He dedicated it to Cynthia and it seems to be mostly covers that he dedicated to her. Accuracy... Yes I do: 80% (Love in the) Garden of Light: Could figure out chorus. The guitar is kind of blurry, so I might have written it wrong Love is What (Frightens You the Most):I have full confidence in this one, whatever that means @SONG: Yes I Do C(addG) F I'm not the kind of guy to sit and be alone like this, and C(addG) F I'm not the kind of guy to sacrifice an hour of bliss Bb F C but I love you, yes I love you, yes I do I'm not the kind of guy to sit and eat my heart alone, and I'm not the kind of guy to break down on the telephone but I love you, yes I love you, yes I Do but I love you, yes I love you, only you G F C I used to have you all the time but all the time was wasted G F C eating it without you, honey, I can't even taste it Bb C so it's wasted, yes it is I used to have you all the time but all the time has vanished sitting hear without you honey, feels like I've been banished so I've vanished, yes I have I'm not the kind of guy to say that I'm a voyeurist and I'm not the kind of guy to kiss you where another kissed but I love you, yes I love you, yes I Do but I love you, yes I love you, only you. @SONG: Speed of Things Ooh, Terror of the lowlands It crouches as it opens twist a line of dots illuminated for I have seen the speed of things I heard you in your chair this morning you made a mess of everything by afternoon you drove a sportscar you were driving at the speed of things. You hold my hand while I was crying you were allergic to bee stings I threw some earth onto your coffin you brought about the speed of things. I kissed you by the clear cold river. I felt like I was growing wings but I grew horns and found another a girl to share the speed of things a girl to share the speed of things. @SONG: Garden of Light It's a real part of something, one that no detective follows over all the stars and houses burning in a lane of stars fireflies and lanterns are the hours in your bed of darkness fireworks spread only in slow motion D C Love in the Garden of Light G Em D Tissue-paper hearts that flutter in the night and they're gone C Love in the Garden of light G Em I wish you could be here beside me is there any real silence, real peace or just a lack of noise she was wondering half-aloud and tapping on a china vase suddenly the dragon cracked alive and slid from the ceramic honey you are deeper than the ocean Love in the Garden of light everytime I see you I don't wanna fight anymore Love in the Garden of light I wish you could be here beside me You've got the power if you only start to use it honey treat each other right on earth you wouldn't have to move to mars agitated molecules or electricity within us Heaven is the dance without the motion Love in the Garden of light half a billion people struggle in the night and they're gone Love in the Garden of light I wish you could be here beside me I wish you could be here beside me @SONG: Love is What (frightens you the most) [In G#. Reccomended Capo-ing: G# Fm C# A# Capo 1: G Em C A Capo 4: E D A F#] G#(4) our Fm(4) mother is your dad C#(4) in a perfect world G#m(4) somebody screws up you cost me all I had what am I to do I can't give you up from the trees down to the shore people waving signs asking me for love G#(4) love A#(6) I never had before C#(4) and never would again G#(4) Love is what frightens you the most Fm(4) Love is what frightens you the most G#(4) C#(4) G#(4) Love is what frightens you the most of all Oh tender is the heart that beats like falling rain straight into my blood still that's a place to start get her in your veins this one could be done say is your love is in vain she said I don't know that depends on you oh I'm trembling again but I'm not obsessed Love is what frightens you the most Love is what frightens you the most Love is what frightens you the most of all there's something in your eyes contact lenses sure but something underneath you don't wanna be disguised as one who went before and died without a wreath ah hold me in your heart hold me in your arms hold me in your mind yeah hold me anywhere hold me anytime Love is what frightens me the most Love is what frightens me the most Love is what frightens me the most of all Terry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 23:29:47 -0400 (EDT) From: daramsey@vassar.edu (david's ramsey) Subject: Re: Two Halves (Was the Hot Pink Thingy) Terry sez: >So far, as it stands, Two Halves is the only album he's put out without >at least one song that's just brilliant. Well, "Innocent Boy" may not be brilliant, but it is a pretty cool song. Anyways, more to the point, if I remember correctly the Soft Boys had little if any say in the release of this record. Armageddon released it pretty much against the band's wishes, so it's not quite right to say that Robyn put out the record. I'm sure that if Robyn had had any input he would have made things more exciting. As an album though, 2 Halves is cool a) for the rarity aspect, ie. the live Hope and Anchor tracks and b) for the cool sleeve design, which really is pretty great, 'specially the picture of Stonehenge with the lyrics to "Only the Stones Remain" superimposed on it. daveR. ---there's only one way of life, and that's your own--- Levellers. ------------------------------ From: Anna Wilson Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 11:50:23 GMT Subject: Re: Wide boys et al continuing on the wide boys theme ... > > > re wide boys: also check out Nik Kershaw's "Wide Boys": "He got no sense but > > he got money"- at least this how I remeber it but it's been a few since I've > > heard Nik Kershaw :) > > > Are these the same Wide Boys as in that Marillion album? > > "and the wide boys...they wear their love bites for their crimes" > > or some such? i never had a clue what Fish meant by that... > > YES!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 08:08:49 -0500 (EST) From: Terry Marks Subject: Re: Two Halves (Was the Hot Pink Thingy) > > Well, "Innocent Boy" may not be brilliant, but it is a pretty cool song. > Anyways, more to the point, if I remember correctly the Soft Boys had > little if any say in the release of this record. Armageddon released it > pretty much against the band's wishes, so it's not quite right to say that > Robyn put out the record. I'm sure that if Robyn had had any input he > would have made things more exciting. Oh. Forgot about that song. I take my previous insults back > As an album though, 2 Halves is cool a) for the rarity aspect, ie. > the live Hope and Anchor tracks and b) for the cool sleeve design, which > really is pretty great, 'specially the picture of Stonehenge with the > lyrics to "Only the Stones Remain" superimposed on it. Could someone scan in and post the sleeve to this one and Portland Arms? Terry ------------------------------ From: pearceja@mailgw.wl.wpafb.af.mil Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 08:52:55 -0500 Subject: Re: Wide boys et al I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M Date: 16-Feb-1996 08:38am EST From: Jeffrey A. Pearce (Contractor) PEARCEJA Dept: POPR (UTC) Tel No: 54171 TO: Remote MILNET Mail ( _DDN[fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu] ) Subject: Re: Wide boys et al Doug wrote: >Are these the same Wide Boys as in that Marillion album? >"and the wide boys...they wear their love bites for their crimes" >or some such? i never had a clue what Fish meant by that... > >doug (slightly worried that he may just have inadvertently started >the dread most-embarrassing-musical-skeleton-in-the-cd-rack thread, >and enormously relieved that whatever-it-was-yesterday was not, in >fact, a heart attack) I believe they are, indeed, the same wide boys. However, don't be ashamed of listening to Marillion, I'll admit that I do, and I know of at least one other person on the list that does too (hi spec). If I was going to be embarrassed about something musical, it would be that Barry Manilow report I did in 8th grade music class (yeesh!). Jeff pearceja@wl.wpafb.af.mil ------------------------------ From: Ross Overbury Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 10:21:40 EST Subject: Marillion (confessions) Doug wrote: >Are these the same Wide Boys as in that Marillion album? >"and the wide boys...they wear their love bites for their crimes" >or some such? i never had a clue what Fish meant by that... > >doug (slightly worried that he may just have inadvertently started >the dread most-embarrassing-musical-skeleton-in-the-cd-rack thread, >and enormously relieved that whatever-it-was-yesterday was not, in >fact, a heart attack) Sounds like fun! I'll 'fess up -- I still have David Gates and Gary Wright. But I'm a pack rat. I've got about 800 lps and 200 8-track tapes. I'm torn between the urge to purge my life of those embarassing reminders of my gullibility and the urge to hoard. I still have the first record I ever bought (must be about 23-24 years ago) -- Burnt Weenie Sandwich by FZ and the Mothers. How did I ever get sidetracked in the '70s? I also used to think Jon Anderson's lyrics were deep because I couldn't understand what he was trying to say. Now I realize he wasn't saying anything. Cruel analysis: Marillion/Genesis = Triumvirat/ELP. Remember "Illusions on a Double Dimple" ? Think Triumvirat ever heard "Tarkus"? NAAAA ... Obrob (well, sort of): What's a tape tree, anyway? ----- ROSS OVERBURY Montreal, Quebec, Canada email: rosso@cn.ca ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 08:57:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Two Halves > So far, as it stands, Two Halves is the only album he's put out without > at least one song that's just brilliant. I take exception tho this statement! "Nobody Like You" is brilliant as all get-out. "Where are the Prawns" is brilliant. "Black Snake Diamond Rock" is WICKED Brilliant. "Only The Stones Remain" - so completely brilliant it's been a staple in his live shows for most of his performing career. All these tunes were originally released on 2HFTPO1. 'course, it's all a matter of opinion. It's just that mine happens to be right. :) -russ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 10:46:00 -0600 From: Jim Moore Subject: Watch Your Intelligence The CD single for SYTYIL does have the "Watch Your Intelligence" track on it, and it also has a pretty decent cover of "Eight Miles High" -- for all you Byrds fans out there. Down here in Texas, the alt-radio stations played "Balloon Man", "Madonna of the Wasps", "SYTYIL" and "Driving Aloud". But the airplay for each (except for "Balloon Man") only lasted about 2 days, it seemed. These stations just don't think his stuff is playable, I guess. I have always wondered why RH hasn't been as commercially popular as his talent would suggest, and the only thing I can come up with is that the music/lyrics are too "heady" and "witty" and "different" for mainstream acceptance. Most folks like stuff like Madonna, Mariah or maybe Green Day or Pearl Jam, or maybe Boyz 2 Men or TLC. Whenever I try to "convert" someone to RH--they usually think some of his melodies are catchy-- but they just don't "get" him for some reason. They give you that blank stare like you are trying to convert them to your religion or something. I've only had moderate success about 2 times. I want RH to be popular for his sake--so he gets his due for being as brilliant as he is--but for my sake I'm kind of glad he is not like Bon Jovi or Alanis Morissette. It makes being a Feg! just that more special... Good day, Jim Moore "The pointy birds are pointy-pointy, Anoint thy head, Anointy-nointy" - Steve Martin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 10:26:19 -0900 (AKST) From: Brett Cooper Subject: Re: Watch Your Intelligence Do you live in Austin by any chance? I think I know the radio station you're talking about. Brett ********************************************************* * "A wise man once said that a person trying to know * * something about everything will eventually know * * everything about nothing; and that a person trying to * * know everything about one thing will eventually know * * nothing about everything." * * -Harrison Blackwood, * * "War Of The Worlds" * *The official address of: * *BC Radio, Inc. * *cooperb@chs.mat-su.k12.ak.us * ********************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 15:00:41 -0800 (PST) From: prometheus Subject: Re: Watch Your Intelligence i totally agree with you jim, about people just not "getting it" when you play rh for them. i made my girlfriend a tape of my favourite songs, solo and sb stuff. i figured she would appreciate the imagery, being that she likes late sixties psychedelia and tom robbins. but her only response was, "it is easy to listen to." as if it were something you would hear in the dentist office or an old pair of tennis shoes (try listening to old shoes, they have a lot to say). she also asked me about my respect t-shirt, the purple cartoon one with the hamburger headed fellow holding a duck up to god, and tried to have me explain it. i always thought that rh was beyond simple material type explanations in the same way as dali or magritte or the shape of tofu; robyn to me was always "grooving on an inner plane" and just invited the listeners for a lift. we are all just hitch-hikers on robyn's journey to internal reality. some of us have to get out at the next turn-off but some of us are perpetual riders. anyway, that is enough. epicuriously yours, prometheus "diminished never is the drizzle that broke no calm." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest.