From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #264 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, September 19 2004 Volume 13 : Number 264 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Fwd: Re: spooked straight ["Fortissimo" ] Nat vs. the Mats, continued ["Natalie Jacobs" ] Re: Nat vs. the Mats, continued [Ken Weingold ] Re: Nat vs. the Mats, continued [Eb ] Neil Young report from Vancouver Island [Barbara Soutar Subject: Re: Head-O(n)-Mat ["David Stovall" ] Re: spooked straight [Tom Clark ] Re: spooked straight ["Michael Wells" ] Leonard's 70th Birthday [Jeff Dwarf ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:52:48 -0500 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Fwd: Re: spooked straight (I cleverly sent this only to myself the first time. Oops.) On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:51:32 -0500, "Fortissimo" said: > > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 15:52:59 -0500, "Fortissimo" > said: > > > at least based on those two non-album tracks, I don't think it'll be > > quite the failure some here have said it is. In fact, I may end up > > liking it more than _Luxor_. > > > > We'll see - it's the next thing on my playlist. > > First off, for Gnat: there are, in fact, three songs with drums. > > Anyway: I like it pretty well. I'd've swapped out one or two slower > songs for one more fast one, probably - but the playing and arranging > are really well-done, and often go to sonic territory Robyn hasn't > really visited before. On the one hand, you can hear the folky, American > influence of Rawlings & Welch; on the other, those expecting this to be > "Robyn Goes Country" will be disappointed. (Not a banjo to be heard, for > one thing...) Lots of fine two-guitar picking interplay - I"m thinking > Michael Wells, at least, and probably Rex, will like that aspect if > nothing else. I dunno how it'll eventually stack up, but so far I'm > optimistic. > ------------------------------- > > ...Jeff > > J e f f r e y N o r m a n > The Architectural Dance Society > http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ > :: Solipsism is its own reward :: > :: --Crow T. Robot ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 16:19:08 -0700 From: "Natalie Jacobs" Subject: Nat vs. the Mats, continued >You're so ga-ga for Wilco, yet haven't heard the prime Replacements >stuff? I recently came to the conclusion that Being There, Wilco's most Mats-influenced album, is an over-rated, over-long, mostly dull mess with maybe five good songs on it. That didn't exactly inspire me to check out any Mats records. Of the three Mats albums that my friend sent me, "Don't Tell a Soul" is the only one I felt inclined to listen to more than once... mostly because it has some good tunes and the songs don't all sound the same. The punky energy of the other two albums is enjoyable, but there are plenty of other bands from that period which share that energy and are much more interesting musically. I have to say that, although they're a decent band and I respect them, I'm not feeling especially motivated to pick up any of their other records. n. _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:31:59 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: Nat vs. the Mats, continued On Sat, Sep 18, 2004, Natalie Jacobs wrote: > I have to say that, although they're a decent band and I respect > them, I'm not feeling especially motivated to pick up any of their > other records. Pleased To Meet Me. Trust us. - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:01:48 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Nat vs. the Mats, continued Natalie Jacobs wrote: > "Don't Tell a Soul" is the only one I felt inclined to listen to more > than once... Just wait until you discover Bryan Adams! ;) Eb ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:05:59 -0400 From: Barbara Soutar Subject: Neil Young report from Vancouver Island From our local paper today: A Night to Remember Mike Devlin Times Colonist Saturday, September 18, 2004 DUNCAN -- The irony was not lost on Randy Bachman. The Saltspring Island rock legend, who joined his son, Tal, Neil Young, David Suzuki and the Barenaked Ladies on Friday for the sold-out Clean-Air benefit concert, seemed pleased as punch to be performing in the refurbished Cowichan Centre hockey arena. "Isn't this a totally Canadian experience?" the Guess Who founder asked the crowd of more than 2,000 gathered for the environmental benefit concert. "A hockey rink! Do you have your tuques?" The Clean-Air concert, organized by Bachman and the Crofton Airshed Citizens group to help fund a study of dangerous pulp mill emissions in the Crofton area, was indeed a night of pure Canadiana. And it was one to remember. Some of the country's most adored performers and guest speakers banded together -- not to mention waived their usual appearance fees -- to produce one of the most exciting concerts in Vancouver Island's musical history. The coup was securing Young, who reportedly has never given a concert on the Island and rarely performs in venues the size of the Cowichan Centre. "You are the luckiest people on the face of the planet," emcee Terry David Mulligan said to a powerful roar of cheers as he introduced Young. "Hold on folks, because the memories are are going to come hard and heavy." Each of the headlining acts had plenty of hits to choose from, and almost all of them obliged the fans who paid close to $200 a ticket with stay-at-home, hit-friendly sets. Everyone except for Young, of course. Though his 12-song set consisted largely of lesser-known tracks from his older albums, the notoriously quiet performer did seem to genuinely enjoy himself. Young made the trek to Duncan at the request of his old friend Bachman. The four-hour concert , which also featured speeches from noted activists Michael Abelman and David Suzuki, opened with a brief set from Tal Bachman, who recently moved to a homestead on Saltspring Island. The rocker's set was pleasant enough, but his songs got lost amongst the busy noise of fans taking their seats. He did, however, win the crowd over with his 1997 No. 1 hit, She's So High, which worked well as a solo acoustic number. His father's hour-long set was considerably more well-received, thanks to a selection of hits by the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Songs like Let It Ride, No Sugar Tonight /New Mother Nature, and Takin' Care of Business were crowd favourites despite the lack of amplification that made them instant air guitar classics. Bachman let fly with the occasional impressive guitar solo, but it was the performance of Victoria's Colin Arthur Wiebe that very nearly stole Bachman's thunder. Wiebe played the role of Burton Cummings in two of the Guess Who's classic songs, These Eyes and No Time, to absolute perfection. It was difficult on this night for anyone -- even the extremely spirited and hilarious Barenaked Ladies -- to top the presence of Young, however. Outfitted in his usual relaxed attire (a floppy white hat, sneakers, faded jeans and a button-up shirt), the Winnipeg native quickly launched into a faithful rendition of Pocahontas after taking the stage to a deafening reception. "Thank you," he said. "Nice to see you out here today." In typical Young fashion, his set featured few recognizable hits. Surrounded by a circle of six guitars, he went from one obscure track to another, and the audience ate up every eclectic second. During a gently rolling version of Harvest Moon, Young blew on his famously resonant harmonica the crowd cheered in appreciation; when he sang, "Now I'm going back to Canada," during Journey Through the Past, the crowd surged even harder. Even his wife, Pegi, felt the love. She took the stage for the latter half of Young's set, accompanying him on back-up vocals and earning oceans of respect with her Emmylou Harris lilt. The couple left the stage arm-in-arm, only to return after the crowd demanded a two-song encore that closed with Comes a Time. Not to be outdone, the Barenaked Ladies ripped and roared their way through a joke-filled set that poked gentle fun at Young (with repeated segueys into his 1973 hit, Old Man), Bachman and each other. The hilarity peaked with an appearance by Bachman, who joined drummer Tyler Stewart on vocals for a side-splitting rendition of BTO's You Ain't See Nothin' Yet. The band's energy was contagious through hits It's All Been Done, Be My Yoko Ono, Blame It On Me, and Hello City, but they were living in Young's shadow on this night. No matter. The five-piece band closed the night with If I Had $1,000,000 and Brian Wilson, which sent the crowd -- and likely the night's organizers -- home happy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:04:06 -0700 From: "David Stovall" Subject: RE: >Subject: Re: Head-O(n)-Mat >From: Vendren >Subject: Re: Head-O(n)-Mat >In terms of touring veterans, Tom Waits is coming to my home town. The >tickets are really expensive but I may go anyway. The last time I saw Waits >was the Big Time tour, complete with megaphone and junkyard instruments >a-plenty. Anyone seen him of late? I'm wondering how his voice is holding >up, and if he's been mellowing his shows of late. I saw (and got a lovely tape of) Tom in Chicago, 27-Aug-1999, and he was still doing the megaphone and the hat-with-shattered-fragments-of-mirror-glued-on faux-mirror ball and the confetti. Easily one of the top ten or so shows I've seen ever. He's a consummate showman; it will be worth the price. For me, it was $75 for the ticket (plus TicketBastard fees), another 75 for a car rental (though that wouldn't have always been a necessary part of the deal - my own car was having issues at the time), another 20-some for parking in Chicago and having to pay the whole-day rate after losing my damn stub, plus the gas to get there, and the 3- or 4-hour each way drive from Indianapolis to downtown Chicago, and "Innocent When You Dream" alone was worth the whole ordeal. da9ve ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:11:03 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: spooked straight On Sep 18, 2004, at 1:52 PM, Fortissimo wrote: > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:33:45 -0700, "Tom Clark" said: > >> All Shook Down is basically the first Paul Westerberg solo album, none >> of which really impressed me. I'm way biased on this particular >> subject, but you really need to listen to everything up to and >> including Pleased To Meet Me in order to get the whole picture. Then >> put on Don't Tell A Soul to see what happens to an indie band after a >> major label gets hold of them. > > Ri-ii-ight...because it was their *third* major-label release (after > _Tim_, which for some reason no one's mentioned, and PTMM). I think > DTAS > is nowhere near as dire as most people think - but whatever its flaws, > I > think they're probably more attributable to interband tension, or to > Westerberg's running out of ideas (see his solo career, none of which > has persuaded me), than to major-label interference. > Well, I never said DTAS was their first release for Sire, just that the label finally decided to market them after two successful albums. The production is slick, there's barely any attitude, and Westerberg's budding AOR bent is in full swing. I have to admit to really liking "I'll Be You", and "Achin' To Be" deserves to be covered by someone famous, but otherwise the album is fairly forgettable. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:39:20 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: Re: spooked straight Tom: > All Shook Down is basically the first Paul Westerberg solo album, none > of which really impressed me. Likewise. "Gary's Got a Boner" it ain't. All these mentions of PTMM has resulted in me locating a cassette copy from the garage, which will shortly be played at full volume. Wife and kids not home, on go the 'mats. I must'nt've heard "Shooting Dirty Pool" for five years now. SPOOKED and my ticket for the Schuba's show both arrived yesterday. Some mail days are good days. "No Way Out of Time" from the bonus CD may be the best song there. More listening needed. Michael "stop inventing words" Wells ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:36:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Leonard's 70th Birthday 70 lines about Leonard Cohen ===== "'Bushworld' is sort of an alternate universe where things are the opposite of what they seem. President Bush said the other day, 'It is a ridiculous notion to assert that because the United States is on the offensive, more people want to hurt us. We are on the offensive because people do want to hurt us.' I mean that is a perfect 'Bushworld' quote. It's not true and it's nonsensical. It's the opposite of what is true. His new campaign motto is 'America is safer. Be afraid, be very afraid.' Everything is an oxymoron." -- Maureen Dowd Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #264 ********************************