From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V7 #220 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, June 11 1998 Volume 07 : Number 220 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Tentative Cheepings [Condiment Spice ] By request: unreleased Lennon #1 [hal brandt ] By request: unreleased Lennon #2 [hal brandt ] robyn mentioned on nationally syndicated radio show!! [Count Macula ] GLB [domis@tfn.com] Re: who? [Eleanore Adams ] Re: New Grant Lee Buffalo [Aaron Mandel ] High Llamas Redux [Tom Clark ] Paul Fox [griffith ] Re: High Llamas Redux [Eb ] shallow end [Karen Reichstein ] The Fox's Tale [Natalie Jacobs ] Re: who? [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] Re: Robyn for the Masses [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] Paul Fox, GLB, & RH [griffith ] Re: Chinese Bones [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] typo of the day [Bayard ] Seattle Fegs?? [upstart ] Re: High Llamas Redux [Terrence M Marks ] Dan Bern, Ani, and TMJ [Capuchin ] Re: shallow end [Capuchin ] No, I don't remember _____ [Carole Reichstein ] Just as I feared... [Eb ] Re: Robyn for the Masses [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] Re: Just as I feared... [nicastr@idt.net (Ben)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 09:34:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Condiment Spice Subject: Re: Tentative Cheepings On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Condiment Spice wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, The Great Quail wrote: > > > yeah, and then there's the *roomate* problem. . . . Every time I go out, > > more and more of my Grateful Dead CDs seem to be missing, and LJ's Used > > CD Cash fund seems to get larger and larger. . . . > > May the diety bless here soul and the ship she sails! > The idiot who wrote this meant to write "her" instead of "here." But, you get the picture even if he does not. .chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:44:34 -0600 From: hal brandt Subject: By request: unreleased Lennon #1 Here are transcriptions of two versions of John Lennon's unreleased song "Serve Yourself" (1979) written after John heard Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody". The first version is a fairly straight piano run-through. The second is a thick Liverpudlian accented (think The Beatles "Maggie Mae"), furiously strummed guitar version which features many humourous spoken asides which I've included in parenthesis. Both reveal Lennon's oft-discussed mother fixation. Offended easily? Delete this post NOW! All others...enjoy! /hal SERVE YOURSELF Version 1 You say you found Jesus And he's the only one You say you found Buddah Sittin' in the sun You say you found Mohammed Facin' to the East You say you found Krishna Dancin' in the street You know there's something missing in this god-almighty stew And it's your mother You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you Well you may believe in devils And you may believe in lords But you're gonna have to serve yourself (Ain't no room service here!) You say we came from monkey Or something weird like that You say the garden of Eden Is really where it's at You say we came in spaceships And maybe ran outta gas You say we came from nowhere And this too will pass Wherever we all came from We sure as hell are here And who on Earth d'you cry for When the bogeyman is near? Well, it's your mother You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you Well, you may believe in Mickey Mouse Or even Donald Duck But who you gonna turn to When you really need a ..? That's your mother, son! (When'd you last call your momma?) You know that two's company And three's a family 'Neath the tree of knowledge A Holy Trinity You can't have one without the other As sure as night follows day That's the law of nature Can't be any other way Well, there's too much cockamamey Too much cock-a-doodle-doo There's something missing in this god-almighty stew And it's your mother (Don't forget your poor ol' mother, boy!) [Version 2 follows... next post] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:45:42 -0600 From: hal brandt Subject: By request: unreleased Lennon #2 SERVE YOURSELF Version 2 You say you found Jesus...Christ! He's the only one You say you found Buddah Sittin' in the sun You say you found Mohammed Facin' to the East You say you found Krishna Dancin' in the street You know there's something missing in this god-almighty stew And it's your mother It's still the same old story A bloody, holy war A fight for love and glory Ain't gonna study no ??? no more A fight for God and Country We're gonna set you free Or bomb you back to the Stone Age If you won't be like me You say you found Jesus And he's the only one You say you found Buddah Sittin' in the sun You say you found Mohammed Facin' to the East You say you found Krishna Dancin' in the street You know there's something missing in this god-almighty stew And it's your mother You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you Well you may believe in devils And you may believe in lords But, Christ, you're gonna have to serve yourself (And that's all there is to it Get right back here...it's in the bloody frig! God, when I was a kid- didn't have stuff like this, TV fuckin' dinners and all that crap! Fuckin' kids are all the fuckin' same! Want a fuckin' CAR now! Lucky to have a pair of SHOES!) You say you found Jesus Well, Christ, that's great and he's the only one You say you just found Buddah And he's sittin' on his ass in the sun! You say you found Mohammed And he's on a bloody carpet facin' the East! You say you found Krishna With a bald head dancin' in the streets! (Christ, lad, you're going out yer bleedin' head!) You've got to serve yourself Ain't nobody gonna do for you (That's right, lad, you better get that straight through your fucking head!) You've got to serve yourself (You know that! Who the hell else is gonna do it for you?) Well you may believe in Jesus And you may believe in Marx (And you may believe in Marx and Spencer's (?) And you may believe in bloody Woolworth's...) But there's something missing in this whole, bloody stew And it's your mother (Your poor, bloody mother! She once bore you in the back bedroom Full of piss 'n' shit 'n' fucking midwives! God, you can't forget that- You shoulda been in the bloody war, lad You'd have known all about it!) It's still the same old story A bloody, holy war (you know, the Pope and all that stuff!) A fight for love and glory Ain't gonna study no ??? no more A fight for God and Country (the Queen and all that) We're gonna set you free Or bomb you back into the fuckin' Stone Age If you won't be like me (you know, get on yer knees and pray) Well, there's something missing in this god-almighty stew And it's your goddamn mother, you dirty little git Now, GET IN THERE AND WASH YER EARS!!!! [Hope you Lennon fans enjoyed these!] /hal ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 09:53:06 -0700 From: Count Macula Subject: robyn mentioned on nationally syndicated radio show!! Hi fegs-- Don't know if any of you listen to LOVELINE (the radio show, not that horrid horrid mtv thing), but Grant Lee Buffalo was the guest on Tuesday night, and they mentioned that Robyn was on the new album. That was it. I mean, they didn't elaborate or anything. But I thought it was cool that he was mentioned. I guess E (lead singer for Eels) is on the Grant Lee album as well, along with Mssr. Stipe. Note: LOVELINE radio and LOVELINE mtv is the same basic thing, same two hosts, same people calling with the same types of problems, BUT i think there's a big difference. The radio show is two hours long (tv show is only 1/2 hr.), and you don't have to see how uncomfortable the hosts are on television (or the guests for that matter) The radio show has a more loose feel to it. - -jbj ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:58:03 GMT From: dwdudic@erols.com (David W. Dudich) Subject: oh mercy On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:33:09 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >James > >PS - I'm surprised no-one has corrected Glen with "Save*d*" and "*Slow* >train coming" > >np - Highway 61 revisited - one of the greatest rock albums ever made >(FWIW, Dylan's second best is Oh Mercy, but it's tough competition...) Glad to see someone else rates this one so highly! "Most of the time" is awesome...pair that with "she doesn't exist" by Robyn, and I think you could move a rock to tears. "Speaking of which, does anyone have a live tape of Robyn and the Egyptians doing said song? -luther -luther ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:00:01 GMT From: dwdudic@erols.com (David W. Dudich) Subject: who? On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:33:09 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Is anyone into POE? >> >> >> >> No, I like Laa-Laa best. >> >> >> >> Eb >> >> >> >Come on, Dipsy is obviously THE best, hands down..... >> >> BULLSHIT!!! >> >> Eh oh! I feel a major flamewar coming on.... >> >> Dipsy couldn't even carry Laa-Laa's DUNG, dude.... >> >> Eh oh! >> >> Eb >> >> >TT Warfare on the horizon captain..... > >------------------------------ Uh, could someone please explain to the uninitiated WHO THE HELL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? "joel, this movie makes me want to cut my own head off!" -tom servo ' -luther ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:02:35 GMT From: dwdudic@erols.com (David W. Dudich) Subject: Chinese Bones On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:33:09 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >> The good news is that I have been lasing the metalic surface off of >> _Globe of Frogs_ lately. > > > >> In retrospect I am finding that I can't think of a song that is more >> twistedly beautiful than Chinese Bones. If you haven't heard this >> for a long time, I think you might find it to be an addictive treat >> as well. > >"Chinese Bones" is the song I used to try turn my brother, Jason, on >to RH. He's a deadhead who also likes Peter Buck and REM, so I >thought the song would have all the right elements. Surprisingly, he >liked it! (I say surprisingly because, although Jason is one of the >best drummers I've ever heard, he has absolutely horrible taste in >music). I ended giving him my vinyl copy of _Globe Of Frogs_ and he >*still* raves about "Chinese Bones", "The Shapes Between Us Turn >Into Animals", and "Flesh Number One" > >Just goes to show...there's an RH song to suit anyone's taste! > >- -g- > "Chinese Bones" is a great song. It is also the song the, ahem, Grateful Dead covered. but anyway...anyone got the chords for it? "something Shakespeare never said was youv'e got to be kidding." -luther ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:07:13 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: who? >>> >> > Is anyone into POE? >>> >> >>> >> No, I like Laa-Laa best. >>> >> >>> >Come on, Dipsy is obviously THE best, hands down..... >>> >>> BULLSHIT!!! >>> >>> Eh oh! I feel a major flamewar coming on.... >>> >>> Dipsy couldn't even carry Laa-Laa's DUNG, dude.... >>> >>> Eh oh! >>> >>TT Warfare on the horizon captain..... > > Uh, could someone please explain to the uninitiated WHO THE >HELL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? We're debating the virtues of ex-Game Theory members. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:11:01 -0400 From: domis@tfn.com Subject: GLB Nur -- I agree wholeheartedly with your take on Jubilee. I gave it one listen-through last night after it arrived in the mail. I want to hear more of the wrenching ghostly beauty encountered on Fuzzy. This album seems much more aimed to achieve radio airplay, though I thought the title track was pretty psychedelic and well done. ``My my my'' was cool too. I had completely forgotten about Robyn's contribution (shame on me!), and didn't notice it at all as I listened. I'll have to keep my ears peeled for it through the next listen. Overall first impression: the album didn't slap an instant smile on my face, but I think it will grow on me. Olaf ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:08:13 +0000 From: Eleanore Adams Subject: Re: who? David W. Dudich wrote: > On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 12:33:09 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: > > >> >> > > >> >> > Is anyone into POE? > >> >> > >> >> No, I like Laa-Laa best. > >> >> > >> >> Eb > >> >> > >> >Come on, Dipsy is obviously THE best, hands down..... > >> > >> BULLSHIT!!! > >> > >> Eh oh! I feel a major flamewar coming on.... > >> > >> Dipsy couldn't even carry Laa-Laa's DUNG, dude.... > >> > >> Eh oh! > >> > >> Eb > >> > >> > >TT Warfare on the horizon captain..... > > > >------------------------------ > > Uh, could someone please explain to the uninitiated WHO THE > HELL YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT? > > "joel, this movie makes me want to cut my own head off!" > -tom servo > ' > -luther These guys are making references to a british kids show called Telly Tubbies, who have characters named Poe and Laa Laa. If you don't have kids you might not know about them. In San Fran they are on PBS around 9:30 am. Eleanore ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:29:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: New Grant Lee Buffalo On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Capuchin wrote: > But another thing: Who IS this? I mean, is Paul Fox just a producer? > Was he ever in a band? Eb? yes, once upon a time Paul Fox was Eb. the Dylan-loving houseguest has flown the coop, sadly, so any Robyn i subject him to will have to be on a tape, rather than subtly tossed on in the background during dinner. was it on this list that someone was raving about Dan Bern? having heard the record, i don't understand why anyone would compare him to Ani Difranco. Too Much Joy, maybe... a ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 98 10:28:45 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: High Llamas Redux As an appendage to a totally unrelated posting, I recently asked others' opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy". I guess either nobody had an opinion or you all have me in your global kill file because I didn't get any response. Lemme "acks" agin: What are others' opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy"? How does it compare with their previous work? thanks all! - -t "USB is my life" c ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:43:08 -0700 (PDT) From: griffith Subject: Paul Fox I'm pretty sure he produced "Loose" by Victoria Williams. The CD is pretty good. Lots of guests on it (Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Dave Pirner, and porably a bunch more I can't remember right now). Why is it that the cd's, I'm familiar with, that he has produced always feature a lot of guest musicians? Seems like someone from REM always tags along for the ride. Is Paul Fox a real person or is it a (big word here) pseudonym for someone in REM? Let the conspiracy begin. griffith ps - finally got the Neutral Milk Hotel CD - I like it. np - CMJ # 59 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Griffith Davies hbrtv219@csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:42:02 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: High Llamas Redux Tom Clark wrote: > > As an appendage to a totally unrelated posting, I recently asked others' > opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy". I guess > either nobody had an opinion or you all have me in your global kill file > because I didn't get any response. Lemme "acks" agin: What are others' > opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy"? How does it > compare with their previous work? Not as good as Hawaii and Gideon Gaye. The overzealous electronic blippery spoils the atmosphere, and the sound is starting to get formulaic. And so darn fey. You're better off with Rufus Wainwright. ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:24:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Karen Reichstein Subject: shallow end >> The only other cut with RH making an appearance >> with background vocals is "The Shallow End" -- for me, an >> overly-produced pedal steel ballad, and you have to stretch your >> imagination quite a bit to note RH's presence on it anywhere. Robyn made an appearance on "The Shallow End?" No, he didn't. According to the Homer CD, Robyn sings backup on a song called "Toboggan." It's a spare, depressing sort of song that starts off with "My heart is broken" and then goes into even deeper despair. You can't tell that it's Robyn singing backup vocals, though--it's more of a doomed, somber, low voiced "aaah" in the background. It could be anybody. Homer's song "The Shallow End" is a sweet little song about, from what I understand, being stuck in a place (Guildford, I presume) where you have no friends, no fun, no life, and the only thing going for the town you live in is two shallow ends in the local pool. Karen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:54:18 -0400 From: Natalie Jacobs Subject: The Fox's Tale >But another thing: Who IS this? I mean, is Paul Fox just a producer? >Was he ever in a band? Eb? Somebody? I'm just kind of curious. As far as I know, Paul Fox was a session keyboardist who was selected by Virgin Records to revamp a Boy George single. He completely reworked the single, leaving only the vocals intact, thus impressing the members of XTC who needed someone to produce their next record. Only after the record was finished did they discover (to their alarm) that this was his first attempt at producing. At least, that's what Mssrs. Partridge and Moulding say. > Does Paul Fox do this often? Slick up >folks that are riding the edge of popularity? Judging by "Oranges and Lemons," yes. n., still struggling with that XTC Twelve-Step Plan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:04:58 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: who? > These guys are making references to a british kids show called Telly >Tubbies, who have characters named Poe and Laa Laa. If you don't have >kids you might not know about them. In San Fran they are on PBS around >9:30 am. > >Eleanore Ahh... so Eb watches Telly Tubbies? I don't know if this should explain a lot, or just make me more confused... :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:08:33 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: Robyn for the Masses > >"Chinese Bones" is the song I used to try turn my brother, Jason, on >to RH. He's a deadhead who also likes Peter Buck and REM, so I >thought the song would have all the right elements. Surprisingly, he >liked it! (I say surprisingly because, although Jason is one of the >best drummers I've ever heard, he has absolutely horrible taste in >music). I ended giving him my vinyl copy of _Globe Of Frogs_ and he >*still* raves about "Chinese Bones", "The Shapes Between Us Turn >Into Animals", and "Flesh Number One" > >Just goes to show...there's an RH song to suit anyone's taste! > >-g- Huh? Nobody who likes the Dead could possibly like *good* music such as Robyn Hitchcock... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:07:52 -0700 (PDT) From: griffith Subject: Paul Fox, GLB, & RH Okay, I checked out a Grant Lee Buffalo website (www.grantleebuffalo.com, which sends you to www.wbr.com/glb/). Hidden in there are pictures of the mysterious Paul Fox and some guy named Robyn Hitchcock. With the use of Frames, I don't know what the exact address is, but just go to www.wbr.com/glb/ and click on "Behind The Scenes". no conspiracy. griffith = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Griffith Davies hbrtv219@csun.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:12:28 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: Chinese Bones > "Chinese Bones" is a great song. It is also the song the, >ahem, Grateful Dead covered. > but anyway...anyone got the chords for it? Try the Fegmaniax! site, click on tabs, I bet it's there. If not, just fool around with E, A, and B and before long you'll be playing "Chinese Bones". Why couldn't RH use more *complex* chord changes?!?! Geeeez... : ) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:10:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard Subject: typo of the day just wanted to share this from my company's daily newsletter on the web: The EPA has a web site about their campaign to reduce children to second hand smoke. Visit their web site at http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ets.html. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:33:53 -0700 From: upstart Subject: Seattle Fegs?? Hi, All I've been out of the loop for quite a while, but I am planning on coming down from Vancouver for the show at the Crocodile. Is there a kindly feg who can pick up a couple tickets for me? I called the venue and they won't let me reserve anything. Deborah, maybe?? I can send $$$! email me privately, Thanks Renee Lynn ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:32:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Terrence M Marks Subject: Re: High Llamas Redux > As an appendage to a totally unrelated posting, I recently asked others' > opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy". I guess > either nobody had an opinion or you all have me in your global kill file > because I didn't get any response. Lemme "acks" agin: What are others' > opinions of the new High Llamas release "Cold And Bouncy"? How does it > compare with their previous work? Decent, but I think that the arrangement and lyrics lack the magic tha tthe previous abums had. It's suprisingly easy to sleep through. Terrence Marks normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:42:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Dan Bern, Ani, and TMJ On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Aaron Mandel wrote: > was it on this list that someone was raving about Dan Bern? having heard > the record, i don't understand why anyone would compare him to Ani > Difranco. Too Much Joy, maybe... Ani DiFranco just bothers me wholly. I can't stand any part of what she does. I kind of dig the Dan Bern Album I have. Folks say he listened to too much Dylan, but I don't know about that. I MIGHT have heard a Dylan song once or twice, but I couldn't say for sure. Doesn't really appeal to me. The Too Much Joy comparison is the one that snagged me. See, I'm the world's last remaining non-stoner Too Much Joy Fan. They wrote these On Your Feet kinds of rock anthem thingies. Dan Bern writes these rambling folkie story thingies. I guess Too Much Joy could have written that Marilyn song (And yeah, she should have married Henry Miller). It does remind me an awful lot of William Holden Caulfield. "God, I hate people who like Catcher In The Rye" J. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:52:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Capuchin Subject: Re: shallow end On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Karen Reichstein wrote: > >> The only other cut with RH making an appearance > >> with background vocals is "The Shallow End" -- for me, an > >> overly-produced pedal steel ballad, and you have to stretch your > >> imagination quite a bit to note RH's presence on it anywhere. > > Robyn made an appearance on "The Shallow End?" No, he didn't. According > to the Homer CD, Robyn sings backup on a song called "Toboggan." The new Grant Lee Buffalo album contains a track called The Shallow End on which Robyn Hitchcock appears. Whether this is the same Shallow End or Robyn Hitchcock is still up for debate. Sorry to get you all tense, Karen. J. ________________________________________________________ J A Brelin Capuchin ________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 14:40:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Carole Reichstein Subject: No, I don't remember _____ On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Capuchin wrote: > > > The only other cut with RH making an appearance > > with background vocals is "The Shallow End" -- for me, an > > overly-produced pedal steel ballad, and you have to stretch your > > imagination quite a bit to note RH's presence on it anywhere. > > Is this the Tim Keegan song? It's a stretch, but the title's the same and > I could imagine it done with a pedal steel. It's kind of ballady. > > I remember Tim prefaced this with a little description of the town in > which he grew up where the pool had two shallow ends. I think I've only > heard the song that once. I seem to remember it being about loss and not > going home again, but I could be wrong. > > Carole? Karen? That *could* be it, but I gathered that this tune is about living in a dull, small town and the dreariness/inertia that overcomes you there. In Austin, Robyn mentioned that Tim used to live in Guilford, which sounds appropriately dreary (but I could be wrong. Anyone from Guilford on the list?) Anyway, I've never listened to Grant Lee Buffalo, let alone this new album, but the degrees of separation between them and Mr. Keegan are just one-Robyn-so it's very possible they did a cover. The liner notes should tell you if the song *is* Tim's or not. ...hey, if GLB did use Tim's song, does Tim get royalties? - -Carole ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:57:08 -0700 From: "Major Woody Hardon" Subject: Re: Robyn for the Masses Ben dixit: > Huh? Nobody who likes the Dead could possibly like *good* music such > as Robyn Hitchcock... After I re-read my post I realized that my words might be misconstrued. I *like* the dead (and REM and some other bands my bro likes) but when I described his taste in music as 'horrible', I was thinking specifically of The Eagles, Bad Company, and Aerosmith. Not to mention the fact that he plays drums in a country band. Not Dwight Yoakum/Steve Earle 'good' (IMHO) country; that whiny, twangy, hat-rock George Strait shit. Of course some of you might be into that, so I'll shut up now. 17, - -g- - ----------==========**********O**********==========--------- Glen Uber Email: uberg@sonic.net ICQ UIN: 13311304 Web: http://www.sonic.net/~uberg "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." --Frank Zappa - ----------==========**********O**********==========--------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 17:08:32 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Just as I feared... ...I got the new Brian Wilson album today, and it's really disappointing. It has sort of that same candy-coated, kiddie-album feel as the Rutles' reunion disc, actually. And while the lyrics are lots better than those on the self-titled album or the unreleased Sweet Insanity, who listens to Brian Wilson for lyrics? It's the music that counts, and on this album, the melodies are uncomfortably facile, for the most part. "Cry" and "Happy Days" are really the only two tracks where it sounds like he's testing himself. The other tracks just kinda skip on by, without being engaging. To make matters worse, the single "Imagination" has almost the exact same descending chord pattern as his LAST single, "Love and Mercy." Sheesh. And after 10 years without a new album, all he can come up with is nine songs/34 minutes of new music (not counting the two Beach Boys covers, which only emphasize how underwhelming the songs are)? Oh well. Anyway, color me bummed. The Rufus Wainwright album thoroughly outclasses this disc. Consider the torch passed. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 22:23:36 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: Robyn for the Masses >Ben dixit: > > >> Huh? Nobody who likes the Dead could possibly like *good* music such >> as Robyn Hitchcock... > >After I re-read my post I realized that my words might be >misconstrued. > >I *like* the dead (and REM and some other bands my bro likes) but >when I described his taste in music as 'horrible', I was thinking >specifically of The Eagles, Bad Company, and Aerosmith. Not to >mention the fact that he plays drums in a country band. Not Dwight >Yoakum/Steve Earle 'good' (IMHO) country; that whiny, twangy, >hat-rock George Strait shit. > >Of course some of you might be into that, so I'll shut up now. > >17, >-g- > Actually, I was just kidding... :) But I *do* like Mott the Hoople's "Reday For Love/After Lights", which is the predecessor to Bad Company's "Ready For Love"! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 22:30:30 -0500 From: nicastr@idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: Just as I feared... >...I got the new Brian Wilson album today, and it's really disappointing. >It has sort of that same candy-coated, kiddie-album feel as the Rutles' >reunion disc, actually. And while the lyrics are lots better than those on >the self-titled album or the unreleased Sweet Insanity, who listens to >Brian Wilson for lyrics? It's the music that counts, and on this album, the >melodies are uncomfortably facile, for the most part. "Cry" and "Happy >Days" are really the only two tracks where it sounds like he's testing >himself. The other tracks just kinda skip on by, without being engaging. To >make matters worse, the single "Imagination" has almost the exact same >descending chord pattern as his LAST single, "Love and Mercy." Sheesh. And >after 10 years without a new album, all he can come up with is nine >songs/34 minutes of new music (not counting the two Beach Boys covers, >which only emphasize how underwhelming the songs are)? Oh well. > >Anyway, color me bummed. The Rufus Wainwright album thoroughly outclasses >this disc. Consider the torch passed. > >Eb I am not a Brian Wilson expert or anything, but hasn't he sorta been out of it, mentally, for a number of years? And if so, wouldn't one expect that his musical output would be affected? Although there are cases such as Syd Barrett's where he made some wonderful music while he was "grooving on a different plane".... ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V7 #220 *******************************