From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V8 #107 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, March 22 1999 Volume 08 : Number 107 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) [digja611@student.otago.ac.nz ] drugs ad: "Walking on sunshine" [Bayard ] Re: Covers [amadain ] Re: [Joel Mullins ] Re: Covers [Bayard ] Re: Covers [Joel Mullins ] Re: another one of those wacky Eb-type bands [Zloduska ] Re:Re: another one of those wacky Eb-type bands [dlang ] Robyn on VH1 [mrrunion@palmnet.net] Re: bones for bowser [Mark_Gloster@3com.com] Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) [Michael R Godwin ] Plainsong [Michael R Godwin ] Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) ["scary chad" ] Re: Eb-type (why don't our browsers allow us to use titles omitting Eb's name?) [Mark_Gloster@] Re: Eb-type A? [Ethyl Ketone ] Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) [MARKEEFE@aol.com] Pretty Damn Queer Bork [The Great Quail ] re: Eb-Tide [Eb ] Re: Covers [Aaron Mandel ] Re: Eb-Tide [Joel Mullins ] Re: Eb-type [Zloduska ] RE: Covers ["Chaney, Dolph L" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:27:18 +1200 From: digja611@student.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) >Good news: >1) It's a bass harmonica, alright. >Bad news: >1) The cheap ones are $300 US. I guess that's why they're not in the >little glass case at the doorway of the guitar dept. So much for procuring >one to flesh out one song. If you want to hear bass harmonicas galore, check out Godley & Creme's "Goodbye Blue Sky" album. They tried to push a peculiar and failed resurgence in the harmonica, and GBS is full of 'em, all shapes, sizes and pitches. James PS - the subject line for the last one should have read "The family and the fishing net" James Dignan ***NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS*** Dunedin, New Zealand ***NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS*** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:53:22 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: drugs ad: "Walking on sunshine" claritin, an allergy medication, is heavily airing a tv commercial here that features "walking on sunshine". more money for kimberley! yeah! did i hear right that smash mouth does a cover of this? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:44:32 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: Covers >Aaron: >>there was no significant number of >>bands with non-photographic images of themselves on the cover, outside of >>New Zealand, where grotesque caricatures were pretty commonplace. > >Maybe the Who's nifty "Face Dances" cover is the ultimate example of this >category? Odd, I can think of several off the top of my head (besides the one Eb wasn't listening to). At least two more Who, "By Numbers" and "A Quick One". "Vintage Violence" and "Artificial Intelligence" by John Cale. Bowie's "Scary Monsters" "Ziggy Stardust", and "Diamond Dogs" (maybe "Young Americans" too, but it still counts as a photo I think, even if it's airbrushed and messed with). Two Momus albums, "Circus Maximus" and "Little Red Songbook". Tom Waits, "Heart of Saturday Night". OK, I know, I know, everyone gets the point already :). (OB RH- I can't think of any Robyn Hitchcock albums that feature non-photographic images of himself or the SBs on the cover.) Out of curiosity- how'd you do this, Aaron? From things in your collection only, or from a few people's collections? And what was the paper for and what were your conclusions? It's a really interesting idea for a paper. Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:18:05 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: James Dignan wrote: > James (of course, "I used to say I love you" would be THE perfect wedding song!) No way! The perfect wedding song would be "Sleeping With Your Devil Mask." Joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 00:35:12 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: Re: Covers > (OB RH- I can't think of any Robyn Hitchcock albums that feature > non-photographic images of himself or the SBs on the cover.) _1976-81_! With Kimberley looking different from the others, b/c he went off to do lighter "pop" music. :) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:27:31 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: Covers amadain wrote: > > >Aaron: > >>there was no significant number of > >>bands with non-photographic images of themselves on the cover, outside of > >>New Zealand, where grotesque caricatures were pretty commonplace. > > > >Maybe the Who's nifty "Face Dances" cover is the ultimate example of this > >category? > > Odd, I can think of several off the top of my head (besides the one Eb > wasn't listening to). At least two more Who, "By Numbers" and "A Quick > One". "Vintage Violence" and "Artificial Intelligence" by John Cale. > Bowie's "Scary Monsters" "Ziggy Stardust", and "Diamond Dogs" (maybe "Young > Americans" too, but it still counts as a photo I think, even if it's > airbrushed and messed with). Two Momus albums, "Circus Maximus" and "Little > Red Songbook". Tom Waits, "Heart of Saturday Night". OK, I know, I know, > everyone gets the point already :). And: John Lennon - Mind Games Jackson Browne - For Everyman (and another but I can't think of the title) John Denver - Farewell Andromeda The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms The Grays - Ro Sham Bo That's all I can think of right now. - --Joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 03:36:11 -0600 From: Zloduska Subject: Re: another one of those wacky Eb-type bands Evan "not Dando" fookin Eb wrote: >>Basically, "if you like The Dirty Three, you'll *love* Rachel's!" > >I heard one Rachel's album...just seemed like like lukewarm faux-classical >music to me. No real expertise at work -- just coasting on its >sophisticated instrumentation and superficial "prettiness," without writing >any compositions of legitimate interest. Ugh, I KNEW you were going to say that. No comment. Still, I am not fazed. ;-p >And I have YET to understand why >anyone should listen to the Dirty Three. The process seems to be quite >simple: Scribble three or four chords down on a slip of paper. Lugubriously >jam on that progression for five minutes. Repeat 10 times. Bingo, new >album. Wake me when it's over. And it's not like the group's musical chops >are all that impressive, anyway. I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not always _what_ you hear that is important, but what you feel that is. But, let's try again. There is another band I've recently become fond of, who are completely foreign and alien to anything like The Dirty Three. The Pugs, that Japanese band. I really, really like their album. Hate them too, Mister Fickle? And btw, Eb, I took your recommendation of The Cranes to heart, and while in a used record store I picked up their album "Loved". I really like it. The lead vocalist will take some time to grow on me. Her voice is so child-like I find it quite creepy and disturbing, but I just need to adjust. Otherwise, the music is really good. Thanks. Also, are any of their other records good? I noticed two others at the shop. ~kjs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 02:13:27 -0800 From: Eb Subject: Re: Eb-type Kristy: >>And I have YET to understand why anyone should listen to the >>Dirty Three. >I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not always _what_ you hear >that is important, but what you feel that is. Sure, go on -- just TRY to pull an empty soundbite like that on me. ;) Anyway, the Dirty Three only makes me "feel" impatience, indifference and/or vacant boredom, so I guess I'm off the Dirty Three train, regardless. Heh heh. >But, let's try again. There is another band I've recently become fond of, >who are completely foreign and alien to anything like The Dirty Three. >The Pugs, that Japanese band. I really, really like their album. Hate >them too, Mister Fickle? I haven't heard the band, Miss Purple. Is the lead singer a hottie? >And btw, Eb, I took your recommendation of The Cranes to heart, and while >in a used record store I picked up their album "Loved". I really like it. >The lead vocalist will take some time to grow on me. Her voice is so >child-like I find it quite creepy and disturbing, but I just need to >adjust. Otherwise, the music is really good. Thanks. Also, are any of >their other records good? I noticed two others at the shop. Well, actually, "Loved" may be my least favorite of the Cranes albums. My favorite is probably the preceding one, "Forever." That has the ultimate Cranes song, the title of which escapes me right now. I think it's the last track on what would be side one, however. The most recent Cranes album, "Population Four," is interesting too, though it sounds much different from the earlier ones. It's more of a stripped-down acoustic thing...nifty. The band may be without a label deal, currently -- I'm not sure about that, though. There's a good Cranes website out there which would have the latest news, but I don't have the URL in front of me. Oh, and as for the Cranes' unique junkie-waif vocals, that's a big part of the hook. You either dig 'em (did somebody say "good-annoying"?), or hate 'em. So if you don't find yourself "adjusting," perhaps you shouldn't buy any of the other albums. When did the Oscar for Best Score get split into Best Musical/Comedy Score and Best Dramatic Score? Was that a new development this year? Eb, who hasn't seen Shakespeare in Love, but is happy that it beat Saving Nolan Ryan anyway ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:41:42 +0930 From: dlang Subject: Re:Re: another one of those wacky Eb-type bands >Even Fooking wrote: >It's not in stores yet. I'm not sure of the exact date, but I don't think >it's until April. >April 20th, dude. Get your facts straight. >Eb wow, I know EFE has been on his best behaviour recently, but telling himself off , in public, this self abasement is startling ! mind you, it works , he's getting compliments from the most unlikely quarters ( Quail , Eddie , etc, its worse than the Oscars ). Must be a conspiracy theory here, but since I'm also on my best behaviour ( and short of ideas ), I will just make one up for my OWN amusement. feg x ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 06:54:55 -0800 (PST) From: VIV LYON Subject: re: The Lonesome Organist The Lonesome Organist shops at my grocery store. Often, as I am driving to work, I see him waiting for a bus. We have exchanged meaningful glances. I saw him open for Bobby Conn, and he was very sloppy and entertaining. Played for maybe eighteen minutes. I recommend seeing him, maybe buy an album to keep him going. Vivien No, I haven't dropped off the face of the earth. I just have mean overseers. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 07:53:33 -0800 From: mrrunion@palmnet.net Subject: Robyn on VH1 Hey all, Got the latest rundown of those VH1 Midnight Minute thingies. Robyn this Thursday! Mike - -------------------------- Mon 3/22 April March & The Dust Brothers - "Sugar" Tue 3/23 Men At Work - "Down Under" Wed 3/24 Pat Metheny - "Into the Dream" Thu 3/25 Robyn Hitchcock - "Fleshhead" Fri 3/26 Alice Temple - "London Calling" Sat 3/27 Michelle Lewis - "Mr. Marigold" Sun 3/28 Steven Fromholz - "I Gave Her A Ring" Mon 3/29 Olu Dara - "Kiss Your Lips" Tue 3/30 David Garza - "Slave" VH1 Midnight Minutes March 10 - April 4 Day Date Minute Wed 3/31 Dean Wareham - "I Hop" Thu 4/1 Lyle Lovett - "God Will" Fri 4/2 Toshi Reagon - "Misty Mountain" Sat 4/3 Deborah Cox - "Nobody’s S’pose To Be Here" Sun 4/4 Freedy Johnston - "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" __________________________________________ Sent using WebInbox. "Your email gateway." Check us out at http://www.webinbox.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 07:30:26 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: bones for bowser >Then how come when I boast about my spelling/grammar skills to hot babes in >bars, they just look at me in bewilderment? Don't they realize what an >attractive part of the Eb Experience that is? Maybe you shouldn't use up your silver bullets too early. This is more of a "closer" kind of thing after you have charmed them to your domicile with witty banter about how you single-handedly controlled Olivia's tremors or in a neutral manner, constructed an entire hotel out of milk (man, did it curdle after a few days!) You might even play some prepared piano pieces, or the combined works of PDQ Bach before swooping in with your grammatical credentalia. I am about two weeks behind and hope I don't get entirely digested by the fegbeast. Hope all your spleens are operating with efficiency. - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:11:25 +0000 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, James Dignan wrote: > If you want to hear bass harmonicas galore, check out Godley & Creme's > "Goodbye Blue Sky" album. They tried to push a peculiar and failed > resurgence in the harmonica, and GBS is full of 'em, all shapes, sizes and > pitches. I'm slightly disappointed that this potential kazoo thread has degenerated into a bass harmonica thread. There was a good kazoo moment on that documentary on the making of 'Electric Landlady', where Eddie Kramer described how Hendrix thickened up the sound on one of the guitar riffs by playing a kazoo in unison. Apart from that track, my kazoo-featuring record collection is limited to stuff like the Memphis Jug Band and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. Totally brill if you are in the mood for it, and very irritating otherwise. - - Mike Godwin n.p. 'Shoemaker of Leatherware Square' ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:21:13 -0500 (EST) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Michael R Godwin wrote: > Apart from that track, my kazoo-featuring record collection is limited to > stuff like the Memphis Jug Band and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. And Pink Floyd's song "Corporal Clegg," right? - --Chris (unwilling to let the Pink Floyd thread totally die out) ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:07:09 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Pretty Damn Queer Mark_Gloster@3com.com wrote: > You might even play some prepared piano pieces, > or the combined works of PDQ Bach before swooping in with your grammatical > credentalia. PDQ Bach? I thought I was the only person who had ever heard of him. I guess I'm traveling in the wrong circles. Anyway, I *love* PDQ Bach! I had the pleasure of singing some of his work when I was in high school (i.e. The Seasonings, Please Kind Sir, etc). In fact, I still sing Please Kind Sir every once in awhile. It's a duet and it's usually pretty easy to find one singer to teach a part to. I'd love to sing some more of his stuff but I don't know any sopranos. Anyone who is not familiar with his work should become familiar. He's got quite a sense of humor, to say the least. Joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:45:44 +0000 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Plainsong As promised, a report on the Plainsong gig last Saturday at the Wiltshire Music Centre. Apparently Clive Gregson has been with them for a year and a half, and has been sufficiently drawn into the Plainsong ethos to have written them yet another song about Amelia Earhardt (they sang 3). Clive played most of the lead acoustic guitar and also played banjo and mandolin. Bass-player Mark Griffiths played electric bass. Andy Roberts played acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and bodhran; Ian Matthews strummed acoustic guitar; they all sang, and a bloke joined in on minimal percussion for some of the numbers. They did a pretty good selection of material but I hardly recognised any of it. Apart from some original Plainsong compositions, they played some Clive Gregson compositions, two Richard Farina songs, one by Richard Thompson ('From Galway to Graceland') and one by Peter Blegvad! ('Penny Black'). They also did a waltz-time arrangement of 'I can't let go', the Hollies song. Good professional show, but perhaps a little soulless in places. I would have like to hear Andy Roberts play a bit more guitar and Clive Gregson a bit less. I didn't buy any of the albums on sale - if I had, it would probably have been a Clive and Christine one, and that's not very forward-looking, is it? - - Mike Godwin n.p. 'Love's world of Blueberry Blue' ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:36:46 +0000 From: "scary chad" Subject: Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) Mike Godwin said: >Apart from that track, my kazoo-featuring record collection is limited to >stuff like the Memphis Jug Band and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. What did you do with that copy of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:53:31 -0600 From: amadain Subject: Re: Eb-type > >When did the Oscar for Best Score get split into Best Musical/Comedy Score >and Best Dramatic Score? Was that a new development this year? It's always been that way. There is some talk of combining them into one category, which would be about time! Also, WHEN are they going to get rid of the Best Song category? It made a lot of sense when a lot of musicals were being made, and a lot of songs were being written specifically as title songs for a film (e.g., "Alfie", "Georgy Girl"), because there was actually some real competition involved and the category meant something. But both of those conditions have pretty much died out. Now everything that's nominated is just some sappy lame ballad that's tacked on at the end of the credits as people are walking out of the theater. I hate to say it, but there really aren't any distinctive songs being written specifically FOR movies these days, so the category is an anachronism. Missed the Oscars. Not a bad thing, cause I probably would have been sick seeing Gwyneth Paltrow get an award. Love on ya, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:20:33 -0800 From: Mark_Gloster@3com.com Subject: Re: Eb-type (why don't our browsers allow us to use titles omitting Eb's name?) >Missed the Oscars. Not a bad thing, cause I probably would have been sick >seeing Gwyneth Paltrow get an award. It's okay Susan, she almost got sick, herself. Actually, it is kind of nice to see somebody moved by receiving the honor. It was a lot like seeing Kim Basinger get one last year. My shocked reaction disippated quickly when I saw just how much it meant to her. Neither of them strike me as big Oscar shoe-ins. The person who tried to hand his to a different nominee a couple of years ago only succeeded in embarrassing them both, as well as the acadamy. All the awards are losing a lot of charm for me. I am somewhat disappointed at how populist they are, and how most accolades come to the low-hanging fruit, the schmaltz, etc. I'm sure everybody who received one worked hard for it, but I really don't want to take this stuff very seriously, lest I become a crotchety old fart. Am told, it could already be too late for me. Happies, - -Markg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:48:20 -0800 From: Ethyl Ketone Subject: Re: Eb-type A? At 11.20 AM -0800 3/22/99, Mark_Gloster@3com.com wrote: >Actually, it is kind of nice to see somebody moved by receiving >the honor. It was a lot like seeing Kim Basinger get one last >year. My shocked reaction disippated quickly when I saw just how >much it meant to her. Neither of them strike me as big Oscar >shoe-ins. The person who tried to hand his to a different >nominee a couple of years ago only succeeded in embarrassing >them both, as well as the acadamy. Being a raving film fan, I simply cannot take the Oscars seriously. Being from LA, I can't help but watch them every year. And I felt the same about Gwenyth - nice to see someone emote, not the usual Spielberg smarmy "of course I get an oscar, I'm Steven" crap. But I loved Roberto hopping on to the stage and then quoting Dante. Be seeing you all, - - carrie "Questions are a burden for others. Answers are a prison for oneself." **************************************************************************** M.E.Ketone/C.Galbraith meketone@ix.netcom.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:43:03 EST From: MARKEEFE@aol.com Subject: Re: Rheee: Mystery instrument (non-rh, natch) In a message dated 3/22/99 9:48:45 AM, overbury@cn.ca writes: << >Apart from that track, my kazoo-featuring record collection is limited to >stuff like the Memphis Jug Band and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. What did you do with that copy of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"? >> . . . which also apparently features *three* bass harmonicas on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite." Well, that's what someone on the Beach Boys newsgroup told me when I asked about what the instrument was on "The Boxer" and "I Know There's an Answer." Just thought I'd bring the thread back around there :-) - -----Michael K. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 99 15:08:20 -0500 From: The Great Quail Subject: Pretty Damn Queer Bork I am only replying to this to show off my new alterna-sig. Joel writes, >PDQ Bach? I thought I was the only person who had ever heard of him. I >guess I'm traveling in the wrong circles. Anyway, I *love* PDQ Bach! >Anyone who is not >familiar with his work should become familiar. He's got quite a sense >of humor, to say the least. I don't know if you are aware of this, but PDQ Bach has been making a bid for a greater level of "respectibility" lately. (I put that in quotes because even the most die-hard Classical nut has a soft spot for PDQ bach.) Under his real name -- Peter Schickele -- he has been composing quite a few "serious" orchestral works. All are surprisingly complex, and most have a definite sense of humor. The New York Philharmonic previewed several of them this season. I also recenly heard a side-project of his, a bunch of guys with Basoons called "The Bassoon Brothers." He writes most of their music, and it is pretty funny -- "Hall of the Mountain King" done on all bassoons, various pop songs mixed with stuff from Wagner, the usual PDQ Bach brand of oddness. I diodn't get a copy, but I am sure you could snag one at Amazon.com or something. I am very tired and I want coffee. And maybe a sandwich with some strawberry jam. - --The Great "Yes I still do listen to rock, really" Quail +---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ The Great Quail, K.S.C. (riverrun Discordian Society, Kibroth-hattaavah Branch) For fun with postmodern literature, New York vampires, and Fegmania, visit Sarnath: http://www.rpg.net/quail "The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven." --Psalms 105:40 (Also see Exodus 16:13 and Numbers 11:31-34 for more starry wisdom) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:39:00 -0800 From: Eb Subject: re: Eb-Tide Mark: >The person who tried to hand his to a different >nominee a couple of years ago only succeeded in embarrassing >them both, as well as the acadamy. Are you thinking of the Vic Raymes (sp?)/Jack Lemmon incident? That was the Emmys, not the Oscars.... Susan: >>When did the Oscar for Best Score get split into Best Musical/Comedy Score >>and Best Dramatic Score? Was that a new development this year? > >It's always been that way. Are you SURE about that?? Anyone else agree/disagree? Am I the only one who thought the tapdancing during the musical-score medley was 100% HIDEOUS? (Conceptually, I mean, not technically.) I was also disappointed in the Kubrick tribute. It seemed like a rush job, which it must've been. I thought the film montage did a very poor job of representing his art -- too many actors and catchphrases, not enough imagery and frame composition. The latter is where Kubrick's talents were so unique, and I really didn't get that just from seeing all the standard Pickens-riding-the-bomb/Here's-Johnny/bodily-fluids/Stop-Dave clips. Blah. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:21:16 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: Covers On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, amadain wrote: > Two Momus albums, "Circus Maximus" and "Little Red Songbook". and 20 Vodka Jellies. > Out of curiosity- how'd you do this, Aaron? From things in your collection > only, or from a few people's collections? And what was the paper for and > what were your conclusions? It's a really interesting idea for a paper. the paper was for a sociology class on "taste", and as i was primarily interested in the transition from LP- to CD-size art, i mostly looked at thing released from about 1980 to 1992. should have mentioned that before. i took my sample from the station's collection, which represents a pretty consistent, if narrow, window on rock music. i wish i'd had a larger data set. the conclusions were pretty weak. if memory serves, the most interesting thing is that although images of the band were almost ubiquitous in both formats, they drifted into the liner notes as the available external space decreased. a ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:16:46 -0800 From: Joel Mullins Subject: Re: Eb-Tide Eb wrote: > Am I the only one who thought the tapdancing during the musical-score > medley was 100% HIDEOUS? (Conceptually, I mean, not technically.) Yeah, it was terrible. I had to change the channel about 10 seconds into it. > I was > also disappointed in the Kubrick tribute. It seemed like a rush job, which > it must've been. I thought the film montage did a very poor job of > representing his art -- too many actors and catchphrases, not enough > imagery and frame composition. The latter is where Kubrick's talents were > so unique, and I really didn't get that just from seeing all the standard > Pickens-riding-the-bomb/Here's-Johnny/bodily-fluids/Stop-Dave clips. Blah. I agree with this too. The Kubrick tribute just wasn't very spectacular. And it really could've been. It was kind of boring actually. A better tribute would've been to just show the Singing in the Rain scene from A Clockwork Orange. They must have just been rushed to get it done, because I know they could've done a better job if they'd had more time. Do you think they're still working on it? If Kubrick himself had made the tribute, he'd be back in the editing room today making more changes. Joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:26:00 -0600 From: Zloduska Subject: Re: Eb-type Eb wrote: >>I've said it before and I'll say it again. It's not always _what_ you hear >>that is important, but what you feel that is. > >Sure, go on -- just TRY to pull an empty soundbite like that on me. ;) There you go, trying to turn my *sincere* remark into an "empty soundbite"! Go ahead...Oscar...you'r name IS Oscar the Grouch, isn't it? ;-) >>But, let's try again. There is another band I've recently become fond of, >>who are completely foreign and alien to anything like The Dirty Three. >>The Pugs, that Japanese band. I really, really like their album. Hate >>them too, Mister Fickle? > >I haven't heard the band, Miss Purple. Is the lead singer a hottie? I have no idea, but she rocks, without a doubt. At the risk of sounding like a sorority/frat. person, "THEY KICK SO MUCH ASS, DUDE!" As far as I know, The Pugs only have one US release to date. I honestly cannot describe their sound to you, but they are just wacky and great. I think you, or anyone else, would like them. Don't worry, they don't sound a THING like the Dirty Three. Sorry I can't offer any information on them; I can't find a website about them (other than the freakin' dog, the pug) and I don't even have the jewel case to the cd I bought, because the store has yet to find it. >Oh, and as for the Cranes' unique junkie-waif vocals, that's a big part of >the hook. You either dig 'em (did somebody say "good-annoying"?), or hate >'em. So if you don't find yourself "adjusting," perhaps you shouldn't buy >any of the other albums. No, I plan on seeking out other Crane's albums, or buying them if I find some more in used record stores. >When did the Oscar for Best Score get split into Best Musical/Comedy Score >and Best Dramatic Score? Was that a new development this year? The Oscars? *bewildered look* What are they? happily out of touch, ~kjs np: Rachel's album again- Neener Neener Neener!!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:38:54 -0500 From: "Chaney, Dolph L" Subject: RE: Covers Terry asked: And, in my experience, bands that use anime art neither have an anime sort of sound nor are very good. Was I just unlucky in checking out Racecar and Tulips, or is this a general trend? Two exceptions: (1) Miss Red Flowers. Their self-titled CD has an anime cover, and while it does not have an "anime sound," I think it's really good. Dreeeeeeeeeeamy... (2) Bis. New Transistor Heroes sort of sounds anime, doesn't it? Now, what about bands that use Boris Vallejo type fantasy dragon/amazon/Thor/flames art? I think the next Belle & Sebastian CD would be great with one of those drawerings as its cover. Dolph whose local college-radio station woke him up with Zappa's "Penguin In Bondage" and XTC's "I Can't Own Her" back to back the other day (happysigh...) ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V8 #107 *******************************