Fegmaniax Digest Volume 4 Number 84 Send posts to fegmaniax@ecto.org Send subscribe/unsubscribe commands to majordomo@ecto.org Send comments, etc. to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@ecto.org 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: Total Eclipse (no RH content) Feg....fegs! and the OED Re: dB's records info request (basically Robyn-free) Heuy Dewy and the Louies you might be a feg Totally off topic but... Punk: Lost & Found Re: Punk: Lost & Found Re: dB's info (little RH content) Re: Punk: Lost & Found Total Eclipse ------------------------------ From: MCINTYRE@pa.msu.edu Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 13:53:47 -0400 (EDT) Subject: re: Total Eclipse (no RH content) <> The singer was Bonnie Tyler. The song was written by her musical director, Jim Steinman. Steinman was the writer for Meatloaf's two Bat Out Of Hell albums. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a good example of Steinman's overblown writing style where each song becomes a sorta mini-opera. He frequently features witty word-play that should appeal to Robyn fans who are willing to listen. "Once upon a time I was falling in love But now I'm only falling apart" John McIntyre Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept Michigan State University mcintyre@pa.msu.edu ------------------------------ From: ehk20@cus.cam.ac.uk Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 10:44:19 +0100 Subject: Feg....fegs! and the OED I'm surprised that it hasn't been pointed out in the brief but reoccuring debates over the meaning of the word "feg" that the OED does have a definition for "fegs": Fegs -- An exclam., expressing asseveration or astonishment. Also as an (unmeaning) substantive. With a bit a practice I'm sure I could work that into my vocabulary. Espen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 09:04:28 -0400 (EDT) From: ! Subject: Re: dB's records info request (basically Robyn-free) On Tue, 7 May 1996, David Librik wrote: > What of the rest of the dB's output sounds most like Mavericks? I picked > up "Stands for Decibels," and while I like a lot of it, the musical style > is much more aggressive on that early record. Should I be listening to > the later, Holsapple-dominated dB's instead? nothing of the dB's sounds much like Mavericks to my ears -- they were all pretty much more aggressive -- but for further exploration i would definitely recommend the (Holsapple) dB's record _Like This_ and the Chris Stamey record _It's Alright_ (you might recall the wonderful "Cara Lee" from this Scott Litt- produced pluperfect pop gem) doug ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 96 07:38:59 PDT From: Keyser Soze Subject: Heuy Dewy and the Louies lo everyone!! OK, first, last time Huey Lewis was in Houston he played the opening of a stretch of the outer loop toll road...I think the Bangles played the opening of the next section... ...San Francisco was cool...never really looked for Neurotic Records..especially after everyone said it closed...but did pick up a copy of Vampyros Lesbos Sexadelic Dance Party...which I highly recommend...oh, the waiters will threaten to kill you if you ask for Rice A Roni there with a depressive, "Do you KNOW how many people say that?"..... ...finally, paging the Trinity half of the Vegitarian Cats...I have tape-age but lost your address... cheers jay ------------------------------------- Jay Lyall "The All Amerikan Cid" E-mail: rasputin@onramp.net Date: 5/7/96 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 96 09:17:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: you might be a feg If all of your ex-girlfiends are dead--and sitting together on your sofa--you might be a feg. -russ now playing in my head: "Butcher's Tale" by the Zombies...a song I haven't actually heard in more than ten years. Brains are funny that way, ain't they? ------------------------------ From: msandonato@kpmg.com Date: Tue, 07 May 96 12:17:51 EST Subject: Totally off topic but... Hi all, I'm hope I don't annoy any one by posting this to the list but I need a little help. I will be in San Francisco May 22-27 and was wondering if anyone knows of any on-line mags that would list upcoming shows in the S. F. area. Also any other recommendations on what to do and see or even stay, would be helpful. Please e-mail me privately if you can help thanks Matt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 10:30:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Griffith Davies Subject: Punk: Lost & Found I saw a reference to Robyn Hitchcock in a review of recently released album called 'Punk: Lost & Found'. It did not mention the song or band, it just said it included Robyn Hitchcock. Can anyone out there improve on this rambling information that I have posted? Much obliged gdd3 ______________________________________________________________ Griffith Davies griffith.davies@csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 12:10:15 -0700 (PDT) From: Brooks Martin Subject: Re: Punk: Lost & Found On Tue, 7 May 1996, Griffith Davies wrote: > I saw a reference to Robyn Hitchcock in a review of recently released > album called 'Punk: Lost & Found'. It did not mention the song or band, > it just said it included Robyn Hitchcock. Can anyone out there improve > on this rambling information that I have posted? The album, "Punk: Lost and Found" on Shanachie Records includes the live version of (I Wanna Be An) Anglepoise Lamp. Shanachie seems to branching out a bit in recent months by releasing more rock and experimental recordings than they have in the past. Most of their back-catalogue consists of folk and world, including the incredible _Huun Huur Tu_ from Tuva. The Punk... CD also contains tracks by the 101ers(featuring Joe Strummer), Generation X(featuring Billy Idol), and several other 'punk' bands that had members that are now famous. As a side note, _ALVARO: the Chilean with the singing nose_ was also in the 101ers, but since the CD booklet doesn't list complete lineups for the bands we are unsure if he is actually performing on that track. Alvaro is an artist that I think a lot of fegs could get into, although his albums are almost impossible to find. feghugs, Brooks Martin lurker, extrodinaire. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 16:06:41 -0400 (EDT) From: Ken Frankel Subject: Re: dB's info (little RH content) David, I always associate the dB's and Soft Boys in my mind since I started listening to them both at about the same time (1982?), and they've both been favorites ever since. Both groups were successful at capturing the spirit of mid-sixties experimentalism within the 2 to 3 minute pop single format (i.e. Byrds, Pet Sounds, Move, etc.). Of course Robyn has a more surrealistic and darker vein running through his material. In answer to your question, I would say that Mavericks doesn't really sound like any of the dB's albums, as it employs a much softer acoustic approach. Actually, the Chris Stamey solo albums "It's Alright" and "Fireworks" come closer to that sound, but not exactly. Both are filled with really great songs though. However, keep listening to "Stands for Decibels" I'm sure it will grow on you. This and the follow up "Repercussion" (both with Stamey) keep revealing new things with repeated listens (like the Beatles or XTC). The first two Holsapple-lead albums, "Like This" and "The Sound of Music" were very good as well, and had a more straight-forward approach. A year or two ago they put out "Paris Avenue" (with- out Stamey) which I found to be kind of unexciting. I don't know if they're still together or not. By the way, if you like catchy Byrds-like records, and aren't already familiar with them, check out the first 2 Big Star albums, "#1 Record" and "Radio City." (They were also influenced by the Who & Beatles). Their "Third" was also great, but really dark (like the 3rd Velvet Underground). They were from Memphis in the early 1970s (!) Hope this helps. Ken ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 17:05:13 -0500 From: JH3 Subject: Re: Punk: Lost & Found Brooks Martin writes: >As a side note, _ALVARO: the >Chilean with the singing nose_ was also in the 101ers, but since the CD >booklet doesn't list complete lineups for the bands we are unsure if he >is actually performing on that track. I'm pretty sure he *is* on that track. The heavily-resonant nostril-clearing and snot-splattering sounds (harmonizing beautifully with Strummer's gasping, gut-wrenching vocals) are unmistakable. --John H. ------------------------------ Date: 7 May 1996 17:31:31 U From: "Stein_Alex" Subject: Total Eclipse > I mean, it has about seventeen different sections and it doesn't make > a damned bit of sense, and after all the sub-Stevie Nicks histrionics, > what's the payoff? A lame pun that we already know 'cuz it's the > title. Christ. Well, yes it was Bonnie Tyler and yes it was horrible and no, I can't explain why it was a hit. But it was weird and overblown and histrionic because it was written and produced by Jim Steinman. Steinman was was cooling his heels after Meat Loaf's nervous breakdown following the first BAT OUT OF HELL, waiting for some other hellish minion to give voice to his ongoing attempts to corrupt the youth of America, and still years away from BAT OUT OF HELL 2: BACK INTO HELL. Alex PS: David Librik, check out LIKE THIS by the dBs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest.