From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org To: fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Reply-To: fegmaniax@ecto.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@ecto.org Subject: Feg Digest V4 #148 Fegmaniax Digest Volume 4 Number 148 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: Another Review Re: Maisie Re: Gothinstates, Dreamlineups more lineups Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) Re: more lineups Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) Robyn's Ultimate Supergroup Re: more lineups Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) ideal bands Robyn things entertainment weekly Re: Maisie who ? Anti Poll Tax Trax Re: Anti Poll Tax Trax Re: Robyn things Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) Back Catalogue Blues robyn on requestline Son of Rockin' Violin Moss Elixir tastes like crap. Give me the Liquor now!!!! ew Re: ew ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 22:31:04 -0500 From: jojones@mailbox.syr.edu (John, Jacci, & Madison) Subject: Re: Another Review Ben was saying: > I was wondering whether perhaps some of the disappointment with >Moss Elixir (and Mossy Liquor) might be the result of having already >heard most of the songs in concert or on bootleg, thus altering first >impressions and expectations. Personally, most of the pre-Perspex >material I heard for the first time from the released albums, not >concerts. Since then, even for Moss(y), I feel a little bit of >excitement has been taken away from the new releases. I heartily agree. The wonder of ripping off the wrapping of the CD, popping it in the player, and being sucked in to a whole new aural world has been nonexistent for me in terms of Robyn since Perspex Island. I knew the majority of songs from "respect" from live tapes, and am familiar with ALL the songs from these 2 newest releases. It is sad, really. I wish I could stay away from shows this fall, because its obvious there is new material, but i JUST CAN'T. Many artists deliberately hold back new material when touring for the current album, not wanting consumers to have heard it all before. I have mixed feelings about this. I appreciate their efforts when purchasing the new CD because I don't have any notion what the songs will sound like. On the other hand, I appreciate the fact that Robyn tries out his new material in front of his live audiences. There is a trust implied there. I am not disappointed with Moss Elixir having heard the songs before. If anything, the arrangements are much like I imagined they would be (with the exception of Beautiful Queen and Alright Yeah). Respect, on the other hand was a shock. I was expecting Moss Elixir type arrangements. Robyn is to be blamed for this--he said the album would be recorded around the kitchen table for god's sake!! What he didn't say is that they would fuck around with it later. Wish I had just the live recordings from those sessions. The only song that was as I imagined it (after hearing it on many live tapes) was Railway Shoes. The production on that is comparable to what they were doing in their live acoustic sets. Sparse arrangements, but very rich. whooph! John -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Call up bop and I'm bunting stomach/ Koko mop I stop nothing plummet Thud on top, I ate the Chocodile." -Soul Coughing john b. jones jojones@syr.edu http://web.syr.edu/~jojones -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 17:56:03 -0500 From: Dmitry Gokhman Subject: Re: Maisie woj wrote: >since not everyone (i.e., me) uses a mail system that supports mime >attachments, i would appreciate it if people refrained from posting >binary attachements to the list. non-mime mailer users get to see >reams and reams of encoded crap when someone does that. Sincere apologies to woj and the adversely affected readers. It was a thoughtless act by someone spoiled by fancy software (i.e. me). - D -- Dmitry Gokhman http://www.math.utsa.edu/~gokhman/README.html Brahms Gang/Mathematics/UT San Antonio ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:46:14 +0600 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Re: Gothinstates, Dreamlineups >On Mon, 12 Aug 1996, James Dignan wrote: > >> Hey MG, ain't you seen the movie "Beetlejuice"? > >MG: Yes. So???? well if the daughter in that movie isn't a goth, I don't know who is... >> the Dream Team 1: RH, Roger McGuinn, Richard Thompson, Colin Moulding, Dave >> Mattacks > >MG: No problems with this except I don't know who Colin Moulding is - I >would go along with the Danny Thompson vote for bass player. Also I have a >suspicion from recent TV appearances that McGuinn's voice is finally shot >- you might have to bring in Crosby instead. Colin Moulding is responsible for the wonderful melodic bass lines in XTC's work. I suspect you're right about McGuinn. And although I regard Danny Thompson as a god, I regard him as an upright bass god rather than a bass guitar god - and I'm conventional enough to think that Robyn still needs a bass guitarist on a lot of his tracks. James James Dignan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Ya zhivu v' 50 Norfolk St., St. Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand pixelphone james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz / steam megaphone NZ 03-455-7807 * You talk to me as if from a distance * and I reply with impressions chosen from another time, time, time, * from another time (Brian Eno) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:53:18 +0600 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: more lineups >*Todd Rundgren >etc >Whaddya think? howsabout reforming the Bangles, but with Robyn instead of (or maybe as well as) Suzanna Hoffs? Before you shoot this one down, have a listen to early Bangles - All Over the Place, frinstance) Said, erm, about half in jest, James ------------------------------ From: RxBroome@aol.com Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 01:01:52 -0400 Subject: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) Got my copy today, all of 24 hours early. Hard not to compare it to the LP. I'm really surprised that the "Mossy" version of "Devils's Radio" has a rhythm section and this one doesn't! Mostly because the version with drums would be a more obvious commercial choice. I also think the "Mossy" version is just a bit better, as the ambient horns, whitles an violins seem to throw the rhythm off a bit without the understated drums to anchor them. Am I right in thinking that the only difference between the "Moss" and "Mossy" "Heliotrope"'s is the instrumental tag? Both are great, anyhow. "Filthy Bird" is new to me. The chord progression and guitar performace sound very Neil Young, which is a nice surprise. "Beautiful Queen" sounds GREAT. Both versions are phenomenal, in fact. This version suggests a new direction for Robyn (as do a few other tracks): being Brian Wilson. That is, doing solo record with high production values. Usually the "band" records are far more produced than the stripped-down solo records, but here's a little non-band style arranging on Robyn's part. I think it suits him. I was originally a little irritated with the three-year old recording of "Man with a Woman's Shadow" landing on this "new" album, but I now think it fits quite nicely, especially within the track sequence. "I Am Not Me" benefits from not receiving the obvious band treatment (Warners might disagree; the Butch Vig mix of this song might've been their last chance to sell Robyn to fans of 311 or whatever). "Decherico"-- those horns on the second verse really bug me. Guess I'll get used to them. I find the band on this track to create a really disjointed effect that buries the hooks and takes some of the creepy tension out of the song. I think Robyn's been playing it for so long that he's sick of it and had to mess around with it to remain interested, but the "Mossy" version is far superior. "You & Oblivion", by contrast, is superlative in its unadorned state. Overall it's... well, as Nina would say, it is what it is. I think I like it-- still don't have a handle on the less familiar tunes, y'know. The pre-release of "Mossy" and the familiarity of so much of the material would make this a hard record to evaluate, but even aside from that, it would be a hard album to evaluate ANYWAY. Robyn's never done anything like it. Perhaps it most evokes "Automatic for the People"-- a handful of pop classics surrounded by mood pieces heavy on atmospherics and introspection. Yeah, there are Dylan records like that, too, but this reminds me of "Automatic" in its emphasis on new ways of arranging things for emotional effect (which, I suppose, brings me back to Brian Wilson). It's all related, I guess, to the way it was written over such an extended period. Any other thoughts? __________________ The Robyn supergroup: God, I hate this idea. Superstar musicians do not become a solo artist. Let them go be their own solo artists! The Egyptians may be gone, but their unique sound (as the Soft Boys, too) is so tied up in Robyn's history as to be definitive. I see Robyn borrowing backing bands from here on out-- existing entities with a pre-defined chemistry for him to plug into. Maybe Homer. Any of his pals--from REM on down the line. Just please, not a collection of bozos thrown together for their individual marquee value. (I know, I know, the thread is just for fun, but... shiver!) Rex PS-- just listening to "Moss" really loud after having heard it the first two times on tinny little speakers whilst working at work. At hight volumes, it's much better... the nuances of the quieter stuff demand your attention, and then the pop stuff THUMPS! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 22:03:54 -0900 From: BC-Radio@corecom.net (Brett Cooper) Subject: Re: more lineups >>*Todd Rundgren >>etc >>Whaddya think? > >howsabout reforming the Bangles, but with Robyn instead of (or maybe as >well as) Suzanna Hoffs? Before you shoot this one down, have a listen to >early Bangles - All Over the Place, frinstance) Here's a wild one: How about Robyn Hitchcock and William Shatner? Eh? How's about that?!?! Brett ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 22:08:04 -0900 From: BC-Radio@corecom.net (Brett Cooper) Subject: Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) >"Beautiful Queen" sounds GREAT. Both versions are phenomenal, in fact. This >version suggests a new direction for Robyn (as do a few other tracks): being >Brian Wilson. That is, doing solo record with high production values. > Usually the "band" records are far more produced than the stripped-down solo >records, but here's a little non-band style arranging on Robyn's part. I >think it suits him. Are you suggesting that Brian Wilson has high production values? Look, I'm not trying to knock anybody here, but Brian Wilson is way overrated! To me, Robyn clearly leaves him in the dust! Brett ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 05:16:27 -0500 From: JH3 Subject: Robyn's Ultimate Supergroup Here's the ultimate Robyn touring lineup: ------------------------------------------------------ Robyn Hitchcock: Vocals, Guitars, Zithers, Theremins Mahatma Ghandi: Lead Zither Santa Claus: Electric Balalaikas, extra Zither Former "Bewitched" star Dick York: Synthesized Kazoos (and Zithers) Charles, Prince of Wales: Just put a hot-spot on a small gourd and let'm rock ------------------------------------------------------ Now *that* I would pay to see. Heck, I might even drive to the city for that... --John Hedges (note new e-mail address, should anyone actually care) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:41:13 +0100 (BST) From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: more lineups On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, James Dignan wrote: > howsabout reforming the Bangles, but with Robyn instead of (or maybe as > well as) Suzanna Hoffs? Before you shoot this one down, have a listen to > early Bangles - All Over the Place, frinstance) > > Said, erm, about half in jest, I was thinking along the same lines, though more in terms using the people on that album with David Robak and Susanna Hoffs. - Mike PS Gandhi on zither? No way! You need that guy who plays 'The Harry Lime theme' (you know, plunk a plunk a plunk a PLUNK, that one). ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 08:31:45 -0400 (EDT) From: ! Subject: Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) On Tue, 13 Aug 1996 RxBroome@aol.com wrote: > The Robyn supergroup: God, I hate this idea. Superstar musicians do not > become a solo artist. Let them go be their own solo artists! The Egyptians > may be gone, but their unique sound (as the Soft Boys, too) is so tied up in > Robyn's history as to be definitive. I see Robyn borrowing backing bands > from here on out-- existing entities with a pre-defined chemistry for him to > plug into. Maybe Homer. Any of his pals--from REM on down the line. Rex, you've just nailed what's be buggin' me bout this thread -- that the personalities and artistic styles of the folks mentioned don't, for the most part, gel into a cohesive whole. ..in one of those peculiar states of early monring giddiness, i'm now envisaging a robyn band tour for which only robyn travels ... in each town, he plays a short acoustic set, then is joined on-stage by hometown heroes from that town, playing mostly robyn's songs with maybe one or two of their own...they have learnt the songs remotely, and only played them once together, that afternoon, so there's a looseness and sense of danger to the proceeding...among my most favoritest memories of the tour were new york city, where robyn played wit' da classic NAKED CITY lineup zorn baron frisell horvitz frith -- i have always and forever waited to hear robyn do noise jazz -- inevitably, a second show is added with SONIC YOUTH. I drove all the way to Halifax to see the set with JALE who occasionally bludgeoned poor robyn with a little too much distortion bet were generally delightful. Work committments prevented me from wending my way down to athens for the likewise inevitable R.E.M. gig -- they played at the 40 watt under the monicker 'heckled decapod' if memory serves, but word got out on the internet, of course, and it was **mobbed** so someone is sending me a tape, but i'm expecting the sound quality to be shot..and of course i have a very soft spot for my hometown (DC)'s own TSUNAMI...spikiest rendition of heaven i have ever heard...i bet the POSIES show was good too, but i couldn't afford the tix out for the western leg...but i'm goin' across the pond for at least five of the UK shows next month, you bet... -- oh,no!! you've just read mail from doug -- dmayowel@access.digex.net a.k.a. dougmhyphw@aol.com -- get yr recently updated pathos at http://www.mwmw.com/pathetic/ ------------------------------ From: LORDK@library.phila.gov Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 11:11:27 -0400 (EDT) CC: LORDK@library.phila.gov Subject: ideal bands hello- Somewhere, long, long ago, I saw a gig the edyptians did with Buck on exta guitar, at , I think, the old Ritz in NY. Hard to imagine a more ideal group. they were really really hot. I think it may have been Morris's Bday. I especially rememember them seguewaying out of "What Can I Say to You" into "What Goes On" in a moment of pure magic. Also the strongest version of "One Long Pair of Eyes " Ive heard. There was a real joy in preforming. Chemestry is 3/4ths of what makes people play together well. And that they had. Any bunch of people our hero plays with need that as much as expert muscicianship, or whatever. Years later the edyptians played the Troc here in Philly. they did an acapella version of Heaven which sent the goosebumps marching up my spine. While , in the intrest of financial solvency, I eschew rarieties and such--does anybody have a tape of that preformance? If not in Philly, somewhere else along the line? Or is this also illegal. If so, of course, disregard as I would never, ever dream of breaking the law. the staight as an arrow Cap K Lordk@library.philly.gov ------------------------------ From: NJARMAN@frmail.rosemount.com "fegmaniax(a)ecto.org" Subject: Robyn things Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 10:34:11 -0500 I noticed from the A&M page http://www.amrecords.com/am-forum/base/reel/index.html that the 'Greatist Hits' CD is due for release on September 10th. Not August 13th as indicated on the Fegmaniax page. I got my copy of Moss Elixir CD today (just listened to it for the first time) Will reserve judgement until I have listened to it a few more times. The Isle of Wight trip was great at the wekend. Expect A detailed post next week some time when I have had time to type it all in. And look out for a web page in a week or two, with pictures on it. 'Robyn Hitchcock' -> Both rich 'n' cocky :-) Cheers, Nigel Jarman ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 08:53:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Griffith Davies Subject: entertainment weekly Mr Hitchcock gets a decent review in this weeks Entertainment Weekly magazine. I keep forgetting to bring the magazine with me, so I cannot post all of the details. Basically, the reviewer liked Moss Elixir. It received a 'B' rating. If anyone is interested, I'll post the review. ______________________________________________________________ Griffith Davies hbrtv219@dewey.csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:17:04 -0700 From: glen@net5.com (Hooked on Ebonics) Subject: Re: Maisie At 12:43 12.08.96 +0100, HAMISH_SIMPSON@HP-UnitedKingdom-om4.om.hp.com wrote: >P.P.S I liked the suggestion of Dave Gregory and Colin Moulding gigging with >RH. What about a drummer though?? How about Terry Chambers? Or Prairie Prince?? Or Morris Windsor??? Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind hearing Morris play with XTC. "Glen Uber" ---> Anagram: "Beer Lung" Cheers, --g *************** Quote of the Day *************** * "I told you baby that I was the only one, but * * I left myself and now you're the lonely one." * * --Robyn Hitchcock, * * "Give It To The Soft Boys" * ************************************************ ------------------------------ Date: 13 Aug 1996 15:25:09 -0400 From: "Wayne Grgurich" Subject: who ? So, uh, who the hell's Michele Noach ? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 96 12:44:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Anti Poll Tax Trax Thanks to whoever it was who posted the info on EAR/rational music. My question: I thought the Anti Poll Tax CD with Hitchcock's "Kung Fu Fighting" on it was called "Alvin Lives At Leeds". The EAR/Rational catalog lists: > $6.75 08770 V/A - Anti Poll Tax Trax (Lush, Wedding Present, ...) is this definitely the same CD? -russ oh--and, uh, regarding the "dream team" backing band for Robyn...how come no one's mentioned Kimberely Rew? Am I the only one who thinks Kimberley's guitar and backing vocals were key elements to some of the best songs Hitchcock ever recorded? ------------------------------ From: pearceja@mailgw.wl.wpafb.af.mil Date: Tue, 13 Aug 96 16:17:18 -0400 Subject: Re: Anti Poll Tax Trax >Thanks to whoever it was who posted the info on EAR/rational music. My You're welcome. >question: I thought the Anti Poll Tax CD with Hitchcock's "Kung Fu Fighting" >on it was called "Alvin Lives At Leeds". The EAR/Rational catalog lists: > >> $6.75 08770 V/A - Anti Poll Tax Trax (Lush, Wedding Present, ...) > >is this definitely the same CD? Yeah, this is the same CD. It's one of those long-winded titles with a colon or a dash in the middle, but it's definitely the same disc. Some time ago I recall someone posting the detailed song listing for the disc. I suppose I could repeat it if anyone's interested. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:26:56 -0400 From: maybe the last real beer in america Subject: Re: Robyn things also sprach NJARMAN@frmail.rosemount.com: > I noticed from the A&M page > http://www.amrecords.com/am-forum/base/reel/index.html > that the 'Greatist Hits' CD is due for release on September 10th. Not > August 13th as indicated on the Fegmaniax page. whoops - my goof. i must have "corrected" the date of the compilation album while changing the date for _mossy elixir_ back when its release was in flux. mea culpa. woj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:31:28 -0400 From: maybe the last real beer in america Subject: Re: Moss Elixir (after the Mossy) also sprach RxBroome@aol.com: >Am I right in thinking that the only difference between the "Moss" and >"Mossy" "Heliotrope"'s is the instrumental tag? Both are great, anyhow. dunno, but after a handful of listens to _mossy liquor_, the only firm conclusion i have so far is that the instrumental tagalong on "helio- trope" completely destroys the wistfulness of the song. ugh. i'm glad that robyn chose to close mossy with "heliotrope," just as it closed _netsurfer ghost_. imho, it's easily the best song on the record. woj ------------------------------ Resent-Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 22:38:29 +0100 (BST) Resent-From: "Stewart C. Russell" Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 22:43:21 +0100 (BST) From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Back Catalogue Blues Bah - zero kudos to HMV, who list Moss Elixir as back catalogue the day after it's released. It's nice to know that in buying my copy, I've bought up 50% of their stock for Glasgow. -- Stewart C. Russell, Glasgow, Scotland - scruss@enterprise.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 18:15:51 -0400 From: maybe the last real beer in america Subject: robyn on requestline found this in my daily (automated) search for robyn stuff on usenet. there is no sign of this chat on the listed web site yet. >Subject: REQUEST LINE: Robyn Hitchcock Live Chat, 8/15 >From: Hans Eisenbeis >Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 13:00:17 -0500 >Newsgroups: alt.music.alternative > >Hi Gang-- > >This thursday, August 15, we'll be hosting a live chat with Robyn >Hitchcock. Hitchcock has a brand new CD out called "Moss Elixr" and >he's slated for US tour later this summer/early fall. Here's your >chance to drop in and pop a few off-the-cuffers. > >Robyn will be chatting from his office in London, so the time zone shift >will mean our live chat is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Central Standard >Time. (That's a quarter to one in the afternoon, if you're confused!) > >We hope you can stop by and participate at http://www.requestline.com. >It might make for a cheery and edifying lunch break. > >P.S. Please feel free to send in questions for Robyn in advance-- you >may have a better chance of getting through this way! > > >Peace, > > >Hans > >-- >Hans Eisenbeis, editor >Request Line >http://www.requestline.com >phone (612)931-2034 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:58:42 -0700 From: glen@net5.com (The one and only Billy Shears) Subject: Son of Rockin' Violin At 04:54 AM 7/13/96 -0400, Terrence Marks wrote: >The Impossible-to-hear violin played by someone famous whose name I won't >bother to look up, on "Wish You Were Here"... I know this is a reply to a month-old post, but isn't the violinist on "WYWH" Stephane Grapelli (sp?). I think he's uncredited, but I remember reading once that he appeared on a Pink Floyd album (although I can't hear a violin as such on _Wish You Were Here_ -- mainly ARP strings, though). "A violin is a bunch of fiddles." --Dolly Parton --g *************** Quote of the Day *************** "There's a thin line between love and nausea." * --King Jaffa Jofur * "Coming To America" * ************************************************ Glen Uber * NET5.COM * +1 707 973 0237 * 5715 Redwood Drive * glen@net5.com * Rohnert Park, CA 94928 * http://net5.com/~glen * +1 707 585 1470 * ************************************************ ------------------------------ From: BLATZMAN@aol.com Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 21:54:54 -0400 Subject: Moss Elixir tastes like crap. Give me the Liquor now!!!! (but even the Liquor is a bit flat) I have nothing good to say about this fiasco(elixir). The production sucks the big one. Please, someone, agree with me. Have the courage to stand up and say "I love Robyn, but this foul beast is not going to stay in my house" 1) Devils Radio is such a GREAT song with so much potential. It approaches its greatness on Liquor, but this Elixir version is flatter than hell. This song was written for a band. This song was written to be a single. It was born to rock, man. It could have expanded his fan base. It coulda been something!!!! Why why why?????? 2) DeChirico Street has the same problem. Great Liquor version, but the Elixir version is unlistenable. It just sucks. What was he thinking? 3) Heliotrope is fine, a little dull, but those background vocals on the Liquor version are just the bee's knees, Harvey. Why leave them off? 4) The 3 year old version of Alright Yeah kicks the sh_t out of this new one. Is it me, or does his new delivery kill it? Someone said it before; only Beautiful Queen is improved upon. What kills me again is that the material is there. It's just produced all wrong. Damnit, if you're gonna write I am not Me, LET IT ROCK!!!!!. Every song on Eye seems to fit the style of production that it received. These songs seem to be caught in a transition. Shall we use the band on this one? Can we afford the studio time? If a song wants to rock, you gotta let it rock, man. Can't hold back those vibes... BRING BACK THE EGYPTIANS (they would have a made a Devil's Radio for many generations to come.) I am so full of negative energy, I must stop myself before I start bagging on Invisible Hitchcrap. (like Groovy Decay, Robyn will one day regret what he did to DeChirico Street) Dave. Please don't be mad at me. I'm just upset. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 19:49:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Griffith Davies Subject: ew Robyn Hitchcock - Moss Elixir - Warner Bros. Now that Oasis have dented the American charts, perhaps this perennial Brit-pop cult figure may stand a chance of being heard by more than a select few. Hitchcock's twee sensibility (think Donovan gone Dada) can be grating, but only a die-hard Aglophobe could deny the Sgt. Pepper-like charms of swirly ditties like "Beautiful Queen" Rating: B Entertainment Weekly #340 August 16, 1996 - Tom Sinclair BTW, has anyone heard any of the new songs on the radio yet? ______________________________________________________________ Griffith Davies hbrtv219@dewey.csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 01:06:05 -0700 From: glen@net5.com (The one and only Billy Shears) Subject: Re: ew Um 19:49 13.08.96 -0700, hat Griffith Davies gefragen: >BTW, has anyone heard any of the new songs on the radio yet? I heard the _Mossy Liquor_ version of "Devil's Radio" on a Santa Rosa station, KRSH, 98.7 FM, last week. I couldn't believe my ears... --g *Quote of the Day ******************************** * "This is the sort of pedantry up with which I * * shall not put." * * --Winston Churchill, after * * being told he ended a sentence * * with a preposition. * ************************************************** * Glen Uber * NET5.COM * * +1 707 973 0237 * 5715 Redwood Drive * * glen@net5.com * Rohnert Park, CA 94928 * * http://net5.com/~glen * +1 707 585 1470 * ************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .