From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #118 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Wednesday, March 25 1998 Volume 07 : Number 118 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Gene Hackman is Tabbed and Living in Carl Palmer's Gongs [JH3 ] Re: kathy mattea [Aaron Mandel ] Ackerson, Ana Voog, and Rickenbackers ["Laurence Roberts" ] Jerry Sadowitz shows Respect ["Jon" ] consolidation (some content about Sharon Stone's rectum) [Eb ] Re: Feet of clay, head of cheese (Warning: Bill Nelson content) ["Halluci] Re: Ackerson, Ana Voog, and Rickenbackers [Dede Davis ] Re: Rumor & Sigh [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] Re: [0%RH] Re: Oscars/Death [sdodge@midway.uchicago.edu (amadain)] Elliott Smith [spine@iastate.edu (James Francis)] Uncorrected Internet Traits [Tom Clark ] more Rumour & Sigh (0%RH) [Eric Loehr ] more posts about emoting and country influences [Aaron Mandel ] [0%RH] Herr Bernie [hal brandt ] Re: Surrealistic Chicks [lj lindhurst ] Re: Jerry Sadowitz shows Respect ["Capitalism Blows" ] Re: Oscars [KarmaFuzzz ] re: storefront [chichi@io.com (Zelda Pinwheel)] Re: The female Robyn Hitchcock? [KarmaFuzzz ] Re: ..A good time to be a SXSW tomato (warning-rambling, long post), [Jo] shorter than last time (but still long-ish, multi-thread) [james.dignan@s] A.Word.A.Day--heliotrope [The Non-Prophet ] Did somebody mention RT?!! :_) [dwdudic@erols.com (David W. Dudich)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 13:27:12 -0600 (CST) From: JH3 Subject: Gene Hackman is Tabbed and Living in Carl Palmer's Gongs "Gene Hackman" is quite easy to play. Asus2, Bsus4, and Cmaj7 are, of course, just B, A, and C played as barre chords with the two high strings (B & E) open (X02200, X24400, X35500). Dsus2 is just D with the E string open (XX0230). Typical Robyn style really. E I'll have a warm bath Bsus4 I'll have a bottle of wine Asus2 I'll put myself to bed Cmaj7 And I'll feel just fine etc. etc. E Don't talk to me at all Dsus2 Don't say hello E Dsus2 You could be Gene himself for all I know John "That's enough transcriptions for one day" Hedges ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:49:57 EST From: DElaineMcD Subject: Re: kathy mattea >>>>>>>>>>>>>The aura of mystery: Who could it be? Billy Bragg? Peter Buck? Richard Nixon? Nope. It was Kathy Mattea. I'm certain some of you mercifully don't know who this woman is, and that's one of those "ignorance is bliss" examples people. She's a very saccharine, mainstream, very produced Nashville kinda country art...art... I can't say it. She was very wrong. <<<<<<<<<<<<,, yeah, we were suckered into the "special guest" mystery, too, and were almost made physically ill by this woman as well. she was vile -- a prima donna who admitted to not being able to tune her own guitar or get water for herself because others had been doing it for her for years. hitchcock fans must be the most gracious, generous group of people not to have rushed the stage and strangled her with her own guitar strings. mercifully robyn finally appeared in his polka-dotted shirt and played: gene hackman chinese bones 1974 egyptian queen lets go thundering i'm only you cheese madonna of the wasp jewels for sophia i feel beautiful elizabeth jade de chirico st. beautiful queen - ------------------- encore: arms of love (devastingly beautiful, btw) viva seatac - ------------------ other sxsw highlights: pernice brothers, nick lowe, volebeats, jon langford, calexico, 44 long, old 97's, beat angels, cheri knight, iris dement, tommy womack, billy bragg, and alexandro excovedo. elaine ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:08:12 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: kathy mattea On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, DElaineMcD wrote: > cheese is this "cheese alarm" or "cheese you"? hopefully the former. a ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:15:47 -0800 From: "Laurence Roberts" Subject: Ackerson, Ana Voog, and Rickenbackers I think I can tie some threads together here: At the time in the mid-80s when Ed Ackerson had his mod band The Dig and was dating Rachael Olson of the Blue Up? (now known as Ana Voog - thanks for the pointer, Eb) the two of them had matching Rickenbacker guitars with daisy stickers on them. Larry-bob lroberts@oacis.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:22:03 +0000 From: "Charles Gillett" Subject: Re: Robyn followers I wrote: > Rex Daisy and 27 Various are both defunct Minneapolis bands And on Wed, 25 Mar 1998 11:11:24 PST "Alex Wettreich" wrote: > Rex Daisy are a Chicago pop band. I have a 7" of theirs which isn't > bad, and they may or may not be signed to Pravda. Of course, the latter > statement could be applied to everyone in the entire world, so let me > make it clear that the odds of them being signed to Pravda are higher > than they would be for most people. They, too, are not particularly > reminiscent of Hitchcock. The truth is a little of both. Rex Daisy is not defunct, but it is a Minneapolis band. As far as I know they haven't played a show in 4 months, but their alter ego, Two Tickets To Paradise, plays every Thursday at Lee's Liquor Lounge. Their last album did indeed come out on Pravda. The tale is told at , but here's an excerpt, with Robyn content: - ----------- The band got hard nipples when Mr. David Geffen dangled his golden carrot before them and inked the band to a recording contract on his appropriately-named Geffen Records. The band nearly wet their pants when they got to fly to L.A. and record with Paul Fox (XTC, They Might Be Giants, Robyn Hitchcock, and some other hitmakers) in a fancy- schmancy L.A. studio with all the bells and whistles a band from Minneanoplace could dream of. Having ingested all the booze and coke and girls a band could handle, Rex Daisy left L.A. with the rock record of their dreams, content in knowing that in just a few short months their new friend would press copies of their opus and sell same to kids all across this great nation of ours. - ----------- Alas, it was not to be, and that's when Pravda entered the picture. As far as Cul de Sac goes, here's what guitarist Glenn Jones had to say when asked what music he recommends: - ----------- In no particular order, I like the music of John Fahey, Morton Feldman, Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band, Sun Ra, Giancinto Scelsi, Neu!, Robbie Basho, Hans Reichel, Erik Satie, Skip James, AMM, International Harvester, Charles Ives, Bongo Joe, Hendrix, Tim Buckley, the Ventures, Jr. Kimbrough, Yo La Tengo, Miles Davis (especially his electric period), Love, Washington Phillips, Popul Vuh, Stockhausen (especially the electronic stuff), Ennio Morricone, Greek rembetika, Portuguese fado, French musette, and much, much more -- for whatever it's worth. - ----------- From . - -- Charles ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:36:28 -0000 From: "Jon" Subject: Jerry Sadowitz shows Respect I realise this won't mean anything to non UK Fegs but anyway. I was watching the truly hilarious The People v Jerry Sadowitz show on Channel 5 last night and between the abusive comedy and audience baiting that is the programmes raison d'etre. Jerry held up 4 CD's which he believed everyone watching should own. I can't remember what the other 3 were but one was "Respect". It took me somewhat by suprise that this most abrasive and abusive of comedians (quote "I only hate two things *People* and *objects*.... and *miscellaneous* just in case I missed anything out") should take time out to recommend an album of such intense grace and beauty as "Respect". So, everyone with access to Channel 5 go on and tune into Jerrys cheap and cheerful show . Not only is he a brilliant close up magician, THE best and most intelligent comedian in the country but he also is a man of exquisite musical taste. And the half hour program features the most swearing I have ever heard on prime time TV (only 2 uses of the C-word yesterday), I know its not big or clever, but believe me its funny. Jon M ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 12:50:28 -0700 From: Eb Subject: consolidation (some content about Sharon Stone's rectum) Nick wrote: >Anyone know how much it cost to make "The Full Monty"? I heard $3.5 million. Those who invested in that little project have certainly gotten a tidy return for their trouble. Aaron wrote about Elliott "Mumbles" Smith: >both times i've seen him play live, the audience was full of indie kids, >but not the snobby type. the more plausible theory, to me, is that >his popularity is fueled by the fact that many of his fans aren't familiar >with his influences. OK, that's possible too. >the new Polara, "formless/functional", bored me sick on one listen and >didn't provoke a second. i'm not inclined to dislike music just because >the writer was dabbling in something new, but it really sounds like >Ackerson thought a single touch of electronics could hold up a whole song. >it makes C'est La Vie's energy that much more impressive, though... I enjoyed the first album a good bit more than C'est La Vie. However, I'm perfectly willing to believe your above review of the new album. C'est La Vie proved fairly conclusively to me that Polara is a one-trick pony, and the fact that I didn't even know a new Polara album was coming shows that Interscope isn't exactly promoting it with enthusiasm/optimism. As for Sharon Stone: Yes, Capuchin, in the end I blame the expression on bad eyes and a dim teleprompter. But the rectum image is a lot more picturesque, don't you think? Re Linda Ryan: The last I heard, she was something like the head of the alternative-radio department at the industry trade, The Gavin Report. But maybe everyone already knew that. I met her a couple of times, over the years. Didn't really inspire me to go write a song about her. Katherine wrote: >Oh, stop that. I said *the* Southland--Californiaspeak for the LA metroplex. It has long been my contention that the phrase "Southland" is purely a convenient invention of local TV news programs. I have NEVER heard the word "Southland" used in conversation. I guess the above is a first, then! Either that, or Katherine works in TV.... Eb ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:15:11 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Re: consolidation (no rectum talk) On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Eb wrote: > Re Linda Ryan: The last I heard, she was something like the head of the > alternative-radio department at the industry trade, The Gavin Report. But > maybe everyone already knew that. I met her a couple of times, over the > years. Didn't really inspire me to go write a song about her. ah, but have you ever seen her laughing? or met her german fireman boyfriend? > Katherine wrote: > >Oh, stop that. I said *the* Southland--Californiaspeak for the LA metroplex. > > It has long been my contention that the phrase "Southland" is purely a > convenient invention of local TV news programs. what about that (hold on a sec.. gotta look up spelling) lynyrd skynyrd song about neil young?? =b, wondering what sorts of things Eb writes songs about ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:13:40 -0500 From: "Hallucinogenic Woodpecker" Subject: Re: Feet of clay, head of cheese (Warning: Bill Nelson content) > Under "followers" for Robyn, AMG lists: The Close Lobsters, A House, Twenty Seven Various, Cul de Sac, Nilon Bombers, Rex Daisy, Poverty Stinks, Tom Alford. > I've heard of only one, The Close Lobsters. I would not put them under followers of RH. They are more likely to be placed under someone like the Smiths or such. Their sound is not at all similar to Robyn, and they certainly do not contain Robynesque lyrics. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 13:05:42 -0800 (PST) From: Dede Davis Subject: Re: Ackerson, Ana Voog, and Rickenbackers - ---quoth Larry-bob: >(some germane stuff) > ...Rickenbacker guitars with daisy stickers on them. > Just in case anyone cares (and I can't imagine that someone would), the guy who founded Rickenbacker guitars was the cousin of Eddie Rickenbacker, whose claim to fame was shooting down Baron von Richtoffen (aka The Red Baron) in WWI. So there ya go. == Dede "Out of boredom/ I decided/ I'd get with it"--MCC _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:29:44 -0600 (CST) From: JH3 Subject: Correction I've listened to this a couple more times and I'm now convinced that I was mistaken - the voicing on those "Gene Hackman" chords I posted is wrong. (Perhaps if I had seen him play it live...) E should be 079900 Asus2 should be 577600 Bsus4 is 799800 Cmaj7 should be 8-10-10-9-0-0 Dsus2 should be 057700 (better known as E7sus4) I also left out the chorus, which is just Bsus4 and Asus2. I know it's a minor thing, and I wouldn't have even posted this to the list, except that I don't know if that Mike Hardaker guy is still subscribed... John "where would I be without my chord computer" Hedges ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:48:39 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: Rumor & Sigh >In a message dated 3/24/98 9:09:29 PM, you wrote: > ><<>Picked up "Rumor And Sigh" this weekend. It's not sinking in as quickly as >>"...Bright Lights Tonight" did on its first few spins. What am I doing >>wrong? Help! > >not that much. despite featuring "1952 vincent black lightning" (which >dovetails nicely with the tear-jerker thread -- that one reduces me to >tears everytime, especially live), i don't think _rumor and sigh_ is all >that great of a record. good tunes, but not that strong song-writing.>> > I must protest! "Rumor & Sigh" was my favorite solo RT record until "You?Me?Us?" came out. Just listen to "I Feel So Good", "Backlash Love Afair", "Read About Love", etc. Who can deny it's a great record!?!? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:46:32 -0600 From: sdodge@midway.uchicago.edu (amadain) Subject: Re: [0%RH] Re: Oscars/Death >IMHO, Williams' "da-da-da-da-DA...AFRICA!" chant was >score-by-the-numbers as is most of his >work since STAR WARS. He's the Stephen King >of composers. It's hard to really argue with this, since it is true that it's been a long time since Williams has done a truly -innovative- score. I didn't say it was great music :). I meant that it was a better score than Horner's and more interesting. It could be also that in the context of the movie it worked very well, for me, anyway, and served the function of enhancing the experience emotionally, which is what a score is really supposed to do (and "Amistad" really needed all the help it could get in this department as sometimes there were moments where the sap threatened to drown the audience and provoke laughter instead of the desired responses of pity/outrage :)). I haven't heard it at all since I saw the movie (which really wasn't that good aside from the powerhouse performance by Djembe Hounton (sp?) as Cinque, who should have been nominated instead of Anthony Hopkins, who was good as always but not especially stunning). It probably sounds a lot weaker out of context. Actually there are not that many scores that -don't-, at least for me. I think Bernard Herrmann (watching "Fahrenheit 451" again last night I noticed again how wonderfully well his music fit it) may be the only career movie soundtrack composer I like out of context, him and that guy who made a career out of Copland-esque music for Westerns, I can't pull his name out of the mental database right this second. I think I like listening to their work stand-alone mainly because it reminds me of other composers I like, in the same sort of way that I like listening to that one Superdrag hit because it reminds me so much of the early Beatles :). Bernard Herrmann likes Bartok, and so do I :). > Philip Glass's score for the >great KUNDUN was just a rehash of his KOYANNISATSI (sp?) music. >I would rather have heard more Tibetan monks vocalizing >in the film than Glass's out of place synth throb. But, what do I know? That would have been more appropriate, but I still liked the score. YMM and in fact -does- seem to V :). Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 98 16:19:56 From: spine@iastate.edu (James Francis) Subject: Elliott Smith For what it's worth, I'd just like to say that Elliott Smith's record is one of the best I've heard in a long time. I think most Robyn fans would love it. Yes, he wears his influences somewhat on his sleeve (like a certain other performer we're all fond of), but so what? He writes intelligent, compact, beautiful melodies in somewhat the manner of the Beatles crossed with Big Star, and perhaps with a touch of Simon and Garfunkle thrown in as well. What's wrong with that, I'd like to know? Quoting bad McCartney songs, Jim Francis ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 98 14:13:50 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Uncorrected Internet Traits The other day I downloaded this internet radio thingy called "Imagine Radio" (http://www.imagineradio.com). I just fired it up today and clicked on the indie80's channel and the first tune on is Uncorrected Personality Traits. Pretty cool! - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:23:37 -0500 (EST) From: Eric Loehr Subject: more Rumour & Sigh (0%RH) For what it's worth, you can count me in with the "really likes Rumour & Sigh" group; of course, I also like Psycho Street and March of the Cosmetic Surgeons (from French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson's Invisible Means), so your mileage may vary. Eric On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Ben wrote: > >In a message dated 3/24/98 9:09:29 PM, you wrote: > > > ><<>Picked up "Rumor And Sigh" this weekend. It's not sinking in as quickly as > >>"...Bright Lights Tonight" did on its first few spins. What am I doing > >>wrong? Help! > > > >not that much. despite featuring "1952 vincent black lightning" (which > >dovetails nicely with the tear-jerker thread -- that one reduces me to > >tears everytime, especially live), i don't think _rumor and sigh_ is all > >that great of a record. good tunes, but not that strong song-writing.>> > > > > I must protest! "Rumor & Sigh" was my favorite solo RT record until > "You?Me?Us?" came out. Just listen to "I Feel So Good", "Backlash Love > Afair", "Read About Love", etc. Who can deny it's a great record!?!? > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:35:23 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: more posts about emoting and country influences while we're talking about smith's roots, can anyone tell me more about richard buckner or joel r.l. phelps? i've heard one or two songs by each in the past few days, all of which appealed despite not being "my sort of thing". i know about phelps's days in Silkworm, and i'm sure i've heard a lot about buckner -- maybe on this very list -- that failed to lodge in my brain due to his nondescript name. a ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:19:26 -0500 From: tanter Subject: re: storefront I know I'm treading dangerous water here, but it sounds as if the movie isn't really worth getting all excited over. It sounds kind of bland--people seem more interested in reporting back on the non-musical parts of the movie. Am I misreading?? Marcy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 16:37:56 -0700 From: hal brandt Subject: [0%RH] Herr Bernie Love on ya wrote: > I think Bernard Herrmann may be the only career > movie soundtrack composer I like out of context > YMM and > in fact -does- seem to V But, we agree here. Herrmann's Hitchcock (the other one) scores are all incredible, especially when coupled with the incredible Saul Bass title sequences. And, Bernard's final score for Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER showed that he was, indeed, the master. /hal ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 18:50:17 -0500 (EST) From: lj lindhurst Subject: Re: Surrealistic Chicks >Kristin Hersh (who seems to have lots of fans on this list) is often >surreal...Cindy Lee Berryhill loves to ramble...Laurie Anderson has her >surreal moments...umm....>> > > Boy, at the rate she's going, I'll be surprised if I understand one damn >thing Tori Amos writes about on her next album (due for release May 3rd, >apparently). And, before there was Tori, there was Kate Bush, who's more of a >fantasy-ist (gotta be a better word here!) than a surrealist, I suppose. Just >a couple of other odd 'n' groovey chicks that came to mind. Watch out for the Tori Amos remarks, or you'll have WOJ to contend with! :) There's also Rebecca Moore. Her album, "Admiral Chocolate's Song" is strange and dark and clangy in a very "Raindogs" kind of way. lj THe guy who owns the hardware store was DRUNK (at 2pm), and this is what he said to me: "I'm going to No Man's Land. All you need is a horse, a gun, and a falcon. You've got to have the falcon." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:59:08 PST From: "Capitalism Blows" Subject: Re: Jerry Sadowitz shows Respect presumably you mean, "cunt." but, you should use discretion, as, on this list, the C-word is definitely, "crab." i get the feeling that "cunt" isn't nearly as taboo in britannia as it is over here. can something be "as taboo"? that is, are there degrees of taboo-ness? maybe i'm just an unemotional sort. but i can only come up with a few tear-jerkers: deep purple, Wasted Sunsets lou reed, The Kids Once Upon A Time In America soundtrack. and Stuart by the dead milkmen makes me laugh so hard that it brings tears to my eyes. if that counts. i was just looking at the official Big Lebowski web site. (lebowski.com) it's not only HILARIOUS, but just loaded with goodies. looks like it will take quite some time to completely explore the whole thing. it's almost as entertaining as the movie itself. almost. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:14:36 EST From: KarmaFuzzz Subject: Re: Oscars In a message dated 98-03-25 03:48:38 EST, stewart@ref.collins.co.uk writes: > At least Anne Dudley finally got some recognition for her musical > scores at the Oscars. While she probably hasn't ever appeared anywhere > near Robyn (can anyone link to The Art of Noise?) she has produced > some great choons. Anne Dudley arranged strings on Electronic's "Getting Away With it" Johnny Marr has worked with Billy Bragg Bragg to Buck to Robyn. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:15:14 -0400 From: chichi@io.com (Zelda Pinwheel) Subject: re: storefront At 7:19 PM 3/25/1998, tanter wrote:>I know I'm treading dangerous water here, but it sounds as if the movie >isn't really worth getting all excited over. It sounds kind of >bland--people seem more interested in reporting back on the non-musical >parts of the movie. Am I misreading?? > >Marcy The movie was fab. I personally think it's bad etiquette to "spoil" a film by saying too much about it. z ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This product is sold by weight, not volume. Some settling of contents may have occurred during shipping and handling. May contain peanuts. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 20:14:08 EST From: KarmaFuzzz Subject: Re: The female Robyn Hitchcock? deedle_d@yahoo.com writes: >Daniel Saunders wrote: >> An odd phenomenon I've noticed is that while there are quite a few white >> males who do something similar to Robyn - Julian Cope, Syd Barrett, Tim >> Keegan, Neutral Milk Hotel, etc. etc. - there seems to be a shortage of >> women surrealistic singer/songwriters. Is this just because the media is >> only picking up on the bland Lilith Fair types at the moment? I admit >> I'm fairly ignorant on the topic. Could somebody reel off a few names? > Kate Bush is the only one I could think of off the top of my head. Kristin Hersh. Bjork. Maggie Estep. to a lesser extent Tanya Donelly. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 01:34:48 -0600 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: ..A good time to be a SXSW tomato (warning-rambling, long post), well, i thought i left the list but i still seem to be getting e-mail. but either way, i don't mind at all about you telling everyone about that. actually i really enjoyed hearing it. that must have been during the time that i don't remember anyything. i apologize for acting like an asshole. i haven't been that drunk in years. and now i know why robyn laughed at me when i asked him to play it again later. i didn't know i had already asked him once. boy, this really sucks. i made a complete fool out of myself in front of the great robyn hitchcock. i don't think i'll ever forgive myself. so long, =joel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 13:13:37 +1200 (NZST) From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: shorter than last time (but still long-ish, multi-thread) >a house was a late 80s "college" rock band. i don't remember much about >their music, though i think they were more r.e.m.-like (well, wasn't >everyone back then?) than anything else. they may still be functional. let me add a couple of details. They were (are?) and Irish band, sort of similar to the Bluye Aeroplanes in sound (jangle, driving but poppy rhythm, and relentlessly spoken vocals). Best known track was a simple list of dead famous people called "Endless Art", although the title track of the album that's off ("I am the greatest") is pretty funny. I can't hesar much of Robyn in them, although they would have done a great cover of "Sounds great when you're dead" or possibly "Underwater moonlight". >there was Kate Bush, who's more of a fantasy-ist (gotta be a better word here!) fantabulist is the noun form, IIRC. >I think you agree in your disagreement - the spellings of these names can >go in all sorts of directions. I have seen Hatshepsut spelt as as Hatasu, >for instance. also consider the word Jehovah, and the way the same four leters of Hebrew are pronounced in the Jewish faith (when you're allowed to). Tom wrote: >I don't sing in the shower. >However, I like to listen to "White Rabbit" in the tub. Then, during the >climax of the song, I drop a grapefruit into the water. hmmm. I'll have to try that. (?????) >What's BoC? Blue Oyster Cult. Don't Fear the Reaper. Victim of the Psychic Wars. Great Sun Jester. Golden age of Leather. Vera Gemini. etc etc etc. Borderline metal, but usually far more intelligent and melodic. And with occasional bonkers lyrics - "a mirror is a negative space with a frame and a place for the face", indeed! James (who may have finally worked out Eb's name, but will keep quiet about it) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:00:31 -0800 (PST) From: The Non-Prophet Subject: A.Word.A.Day--heliotrope fegs, I subscribe to a list called "A.Word.A.Day". I saw today's word and thought I'd pass it along to everyone, considering its RH factor. Cheers! - -g- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 00:05:24 -0500 From: Wordsmith To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--heliotrope heliotrope (HEE-lee-uh-trope) noun 1.a. Any of several plants of the genus Heliotropium, especially H. arborescens, native to Peru and having small, highly fragrant purplish flowers. Also called turnsole. b. The garden heliotrope. c. Any of various plants that turn toward the sun. 2. See bloodstone. 3. Color. A moderate, light, or brilliant violet to moderate or deep reddish purple. [Middle English elitrope (from Old English eliotropus) and French heliotrope, both from Latin heliotropium, from Greek heliotropion : helio-, helio- + tropos, turn; see TROPE.] heliotrope adjective "Conforming with Joplin's propensity for floral, folial, and arboreal titles, 'Heliotrope Bouquet' validates its name by the atmosphere of [Louis] Chauvin's themes, clothed in his exquisitely personal harmony." Rudi Blesh, The Complete Works of Scott Joplin; Black-American Classicist, 1971. "But their rainbow hues were unusual: acid and lime greens, lilacs, heliotropes and tangerines." Jane Ducas, House and Home: Putting a new spin on silk, The Sunday Telegraph, 20 Jul 1997, pp. 25. This week's theme: words from Scott Joplin's piano scores titles. ........................................................................... The best vitamin for making friends, B-1. Feeling information overload? Sign off a few mailing lists. If you wish to unsubscribe from AWAD, send a blank message to wsmith@wordsmith.org with the word unsubscribe in the subject line of the message. Of course, we'd rather you stay with us. After all, it is only a `word' a day. (-: ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 02:56:57 GMT From: dwdudic@erols.com (David W. Dudich) Subject: Did somebody mention RT?!! :_) On Wed, 25 Mar 1998 03:08:56 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 22:52:20 -0800 >From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com >Subject: Re: stuff > >>mike runion: >>>Picked up "Rumor And Sigh" this weekend. It's not sinking in as quickly >as >>>"...Bright Lights Tonight" did on its first few spins. What am I doing >>>wrong? Help! >>not that much. despite featuring "1952 vincent black lightning" (which >>dovetails nicely with the tear-jerker thread -- that one reduces me to >>tears everytime, especially live), Amen! i don't think _rumor and sigh_ is all >>that great of a record. good tunes, but not that strong song-writing. >"Geez!" He types, while banging his head on the Herman Miller cubicle >equipment. "1952 vincent black lightning" is the only other tear grabber. "God loves a drunk?" "I misunderstood?" the last is a GREAT tune to play over and over when relationships blow up in your face (like Balloon Man- ok, some Robyn content! :-) ) >Really. > >I really like _Rumour and Sigh_. It was refreshingly less deep than the >Richard-and-Linda-everything's-breaking-apart-and-it's-all-your-fault >stacks of recordings. Hey, "first light" was a pretty happy album! . I have been known to back up Dave Brown, who >appears on _Glass Flesh!_, while performing "Read About Love," another >really cool tune from _R&S_. <<>Picked up "Rumor And Sigh" this weekend. It's not sinking in as quickly as >"...Bright Lights Tonight" did on its first few spins. What am I doing Well, it's not as good a solo album as "Hand of Kindness" (wow) and nothing beats the acoustic (or "nude") disc from "You? Me? Us?", What do you think of "mirror blue"? but it's got some great stuff -- "Read About Love", "I Feel So Good", "I Misunderstood", "Don't Sit on My Jimmy Shands". Lyrically, it's not as tight as a lot of his stuff, although it *is* highly listenable (except for "Psycho Street") I disagree- Psycho street is RT's "Uncorrected personality traits' or 'furry green atom bowl". It cracks me up. Admittedly, I think it was inappropriate to end the album with it, especially after the DEVESTATING "god loves a drunk". Stuff like "why must i plead", "I misunderstood", "mystery wind", and "52 VBL", "Keep your distance" are really comparable to "Eye" or "IODOT", Ithink. Well, this'll come as no surprise to anyone on this list that *I* would have to weigh in at the mere MENTION of RT :-) "R&S" is a pretty damn good record, I think. Youv'e gotta be in the right mood for it. I sequence it differently on my cd player...try doing that, and then tell me what you think. -luther np- Brian Eno, "here come the warm jets" just playing- RT, You? me? us? :-) ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #118 *******************************