From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V6 #24 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, October 4 1997 Volume 06 : Number 024 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: the feelers are every...where? ["Matthew Knights" ] Re: It just ain't anywhere.... [M R Godwin ] Re: the feelers are every...where? [hal brandt ] name the song? [firstcat@lsli.com] I Heard Nick Drake? [Karen Reichstein ] Re: I Heard Nick Drake? [Eb ] Re: name the song? [Tom Clark ] Re: I Heard Nick Drake? [dee zed stroke zero one five Subject: RE: the feelers are every...where? Woj wrote : > can anyone give me a quick pointer to a particular show or radio = appearance? thanks. I remember Robyn playing the stunning song-tabulous 'Feelers' live at = London's 12 Bar Club in Jan 96. Robyn opened his set with it and = carried on with 'Wreck of the Arthur Lee'. The two songs have a similar = sound and feel. Matt ________________________________________________________________ Matthew Knights mknights@harrywasp.prestel.co.uk =20 `Ton ame est un lac d'amour dont mes desirs sont les cygnes...' _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 10:27:17 -0400 From: "Gene Hopstetter, Jr." Subject: King Crimson advice? (non-RH) Hey you King Crimson People, I'm ready. I'm hungry for some new stuff, and I think King Crimson is what I need, so if you're a raving fan of theirs, email me privately and give me your raves. Tell me why you love them, what your favorite album of them is. I'm no stranger to the ways of prog (I've been enjoying National Health, Happy Family, the Muffins, Curlew, Zappa/Mothers of Invention, etc. for quite a while) but I've never indulged in any the Crimson/Fripp/Belew stuff. Should I start with "Thrak", or "Lark's Tongue in Aspic"? Is the newer mathematical stuff better than the older, grandiose stuff? Do tell, do tell. Oh, OK, some Robyn content: I'm currently listening to the Rhino reissue of _Eye_ at work. It's a beautiful, crisp, cool day here in Linthicum, Maryland, and it just seemed like the thing to do. The weather is changing, and so is my weekly Robyn listening. Moving to the more acoustic stuff lately. October does that to me every time. Can't start October without at least two or three good listens of IODOT. __________________________________________________ Gene Hopstetter, Jr. +++ Internet Publishing Specialist E-DOC +++ http://www.edoc.com/ Voice: (410) 691-6265 +++ Fax: (410) 691-6235 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 16:59:45 +0100 (BST) From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: It just ain't anywhere.... On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Stephen Buckalew wrote: > Was "Vegetable Man" ever released by Barrett? I've only ever heard the Soft > Boys version. I have Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opal, and it's not on any > of those. That line "there's kind of a stink about blue velvet trousers" is > a great comment on fickle fashion that cracks me up every time. No. The master tape remains locked in the EMI vaults, along with 'Scream thy last scream'. Both tracks have been bootlegged quite extensively, though. And the Floyd performed the song on BBC Radio 1's 'Top Gear' in October 1967 - this performance can also be found on bootleg albums. The last time this issue was raised, other list members stated that the other Floyds had refused to allow these tracks to be included in the 'Crazy Diamond' boxed set. Maybe Robyn Hitchcock should record 'Scream thy last scream'.... - - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 10:37:26 -0600 From: hal brandt Subject: Re: the feelers are every...where? dee zed stroke zero one five wrote: > i can't find a copy of "the feelers is everywhere" (or > whatever the actual title of that song is). can anyone give me a quick > pointer to a particular show or radio appearance? thanks. > > woj It's "The Feelers WAS Everywhere" and you can find it on Robyn's 3/18/96 KCRW ("Brave New World") appearance. For the record, Robyn explains on the tape that the song title was an expression that he, Tim K., Michele, and Jennifer (A) came up with at around 4am while recovering from New Years Eve festivities. I've asked Robyn and A to explain more about the origin (since "feelers" keeps cropping up, i.e. 'Audrey Hepburn feelers') but neither could/would shed any more light. Jennifer did say: > I oh > so vaguely remember the feelers story, and don't remember at all when it > was, not a very good memory, I'm afraid. I think it is just what one of us > said that made no sense and made us laugh. Sorry I can't shed any more light. /hal ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 97 12:45:50 From: firstcat@lsli.com Subject: name the song? having nothing to do with the list but figuring if anyone would know they would be on this list....what is that damn song in the Volkswagon commercial with the smelly chair and who sings it? Jay - ------------------------------------- Jay Lyall Channel Sales Director Livermore Software Laboratories, Intl. 2825 Wilcrest, Suite 160 Houston, Texas 77042-3358 1-713-974-3274 jay@lsli.com Date: 10/3/97 The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind. --Humphrey Bogart - ------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 97 10:58:01 -0800 From: Karen Reichstein Subject: I Heard Nick Drake? Lobsterman was kind enough to give my sister and I some previously-unheard RH tapes; one of them being that LA radio show performance he and Tim Keegan did not too long ago (you know, the one that was on RealAudio). Robyn sang "I Saw Nick Drake," a beautifully wistful, lilting kind of song. I loved it. But I had to confess that I didn't know who Nick Drake was, though the name sounded kind of familiar. So yesterday I went to the record store and picked up a copy of Richard and Linda Thompson's "Shoot Out the Lights," and inside of this cd is a Rykodisc insert advertising a Nick Drake "best of" collection called "Way to Blue". He lives! I thought. Then I read: Nick Drake tragically died in 1974. Way to Blue shows that we were robbed of a phenomenal talent. If Nick Drake means nothing to you, go buy this album. It could be the best musical discovery you make this year. Huh? Besides the eerie 1974 intimations, has anyone else listened to this fellow? Thanks. Karen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 13:41:49 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: I Heard Nick Drake? >So yesterday I went to the record store and picked up a copy of Richard >and Linda Thompson's "Shoot Out the Lights," and inside of this cd is a >Rykodisc insert advertising a Nick Drake "best of" collection called "Way >to Blue". He lives! I thought. Then I read: > >Nick Drake tragically died in 1974. >Way to Blue shows that we were robbed of a phenomenal talent. >If Nick Drake means nothing to you, go buy this album. >It could be the best musical discovery you make this year. > >Huh? Besides the eerie 1974 intimations, has anyone else listened to this >fellow? I haven't heard most of Nick Drake's work, but what I heard turned me off. Of course, the songs are unceasingly miserable, which can be a bit much. And his vocals don't have much charisma. But more importantly, the fruity string-drenched arrangements sound terribly dated today. Actually,I've never been able to enjoy Scott Walker, for the same reason. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 97 13:21:30 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: name the song? On 10/3/97 12:45 PM, firstcat@lsli.com wrote: >having nothing to do with the list but figuring if anyone would know they >would be on >this list....what is that damn song in the Volkswagon commercial with the >smelly >chair and who sings it? "Da Da Da" by German band _Trio_ I have a couple of their albums from around '82-'83. It's really enjoyable, minimalistic stuff. Since that commercial came out I've been looking for some of their stuff on CD. I know it exists so maybe I'm not looking hard enough, or it's just out of print. Pointers welcome... Broken hearts for you and me, - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 18:08:18 -0400 From: dee zed stroke zero one five Subject: Re: I Heard Nick Drake? also sprach Karen Reichstein: >Huh? Besides the eerie 1974 intimations, has anyone else listened to this >fellow? yep. i understand eb's objections, but have to say that they mean little to me as i rather like nick drake's introspective songs and autumnal music. nick's regular albums are _five leaves left_, _bryter layter_ and _pink moon_. _time of no reply_ is a collection of unreleased odds and sods which surfaced after nick's death. these are all collected in a box set titled _fruit tree_. finally, there is an introductory compilation called _way to blue_ which is as good a place to start as any. woj ps. thanks to all for the feelers' pointers. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 17:41:53 -0500 (CDT) From: donald andrew snyder Subject: Re: I Heard Nick Drake? > >Huh? Besides the eerie 1974 intimations, has anyone else listened to this > >fellow? > > I haven't heard most of Nick Drake's work, but what I heard turned me off. > Of course, the songs are unceasingly miserable, which can be a bit much. > And his vocals don't have much charisma. But more importantly, the fruity > string-drenched arrangements sound terribly dated today. Although I don't find myself reaching for the Nick Drake CDs too often, I respect his talent. He's far from catchy pop and can be mesmerizingly miserable, which explains his lack of charma: He sings like he has lost hope. Vocally, it reminds me of Van Morrison's Veedon Fleece and the new Radiohead (both of which I highly recommend), but it lacks the musical backdrop of these albums. He has some interesting guitar tunings, and you'll be pleased to find Mr. Thompson's assistance on a few tracks. Of course, I'm partial to the lost soul types. Andy PS: Robyn came on the radio the other day singing, "It's been 25 years of XRT." Then they played "So you Think You're in Love." ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V6 #24 ******************************