From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V14 #100 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Tuesday, April 19 2005 Volume 14 : Number 100 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Let's go Get a Taco ["Revolutionary Army of the Baby Jesus" ] Re: SNL [Eb ] Re: Let's go Get a Taco ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Mattmaniax!: The Black Watch + The Jazz Butcher + Anton Barbeau + The New Moon ["Matt Sewell" ] Re: new joke opportunity available [Jeff Dwarf ] Flkz you missed, or... [Eb ] Re: new joke opportunity available [Christopher Gross ] Re: new joke opportunity available [2and2makes5@comcast.net] Re: new joke opportunity available [Tom Clark ] Re: Flkz you missed, or... [Tom Clark ] attn: fegs knowledgeable re: sound editing [Aaron Lowe ] Re: attn: fegs knowledgeable re: sound editing [FSThomas ] Re: Flkz you missed, or... [Eb ] FegRadio [John Barrington Jones ] Re: Flkz you missed, or... [Dolph Chaney ] Bands I'll never see..... [John Barrington Jones ] RE: Bands I'll never see..... ["Marc Hewson" ] Re: Bands I'll never see..... [Eb ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:46:28 -0700 From: "Revolutionary Army of the Baby Jesus" Subject: Let's go Get a Taco you want i should post some Conversations with The Chef outtakes? or some george dubya fanfics, perhaps? (hey, maybe i'll do that for that novel-in-a-month deal: try writing a first-person novel *in the voice of george w. bush*.) waiting patiently for the library to tell me to, "come on down!" (getting rather *impatient* at the library's niggardliness in purchasing the new holly golightly, however.) did y'all listen to lobstie's show yesterday? laurel brauns is a "whee!" artist if ever there was one. yes it does. (unless by "that much" you mean "...in comparison to *Luxor*.") KEN "Only $25 a load" THE KENSTER ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:59:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Jill Brand Subject: SNL I didn't like the first Beck song (I had just said to my husband, who could care less about most music these days, "This is Beck - he'll be great"; I then lost all credibility with him for the next year) but thought the second was OK. What gives with the guy in the olive green jumpsuit? I saw Miles Davis a million years ago, and he had a guy with him who played kitchen objects the whole night. I don't know the last time that I watched SNL on purpose, but man, Tom Brady in his underwear (and tighty whities to boot), well, a girl in these parts just couldn't be much happier...even though she is old enough to be his mother (ARGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!). I'm listening to the Decemberists like, uh, a lot. I allow myself a new band about every five years. I guess I'm set till 2010. Jill "And we'll remember this when we are old and ancient, though the specifics might be vague." Colin Meloy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:12:30 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: SNL Jill Brand wrote: > I don't know the last time that I watched SNL on purpose, but man, Tom > Brady in his underwear (and tighty whities to boot), well, a girl in > his parts just couldn't be much happier... It seemed clear he was stuffing. ;) On the yardstick of non-acting SNL hosts, he actually did a pretty good job. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:35:44 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Let's go Get a Taco Revolutionary Army of the Baby Jesus wrote: > > did y'all listen to lobstie's show yesterday? which would be...? Haven't listened to radio for years. > > > yes it does. (unless by "that much" you mean "...in comparison to > *Luxor*.") No, I meant in comparison to, say, Nicolai Dunger. Worst. Artist. Ever. C'mon, you got to love 'Sexx Laws' on MV; it's a classic. cheers, Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:52:58 +0100 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: Mattmaniax!: The Black Watch + The Jazz Butcher + Anton Barbeau + The New Moon So the gig at the Port Mahon here in Oxford on Thursday (14th) went about as well as it could have done I was rather worried that, like most The New Moon gigs (even when were supporting someone popular and well-known), wed outnumber the audience. I neednt have worried  Jim Davies predicted people queuing down the stairs of the (admittedly tiny) venue, and he was spot-on. The place was full, so it made a nice change for us to play in front of real human beings (recently Ive taken to knitting my own audience members). Despite having fallen off my bike on Monday and, it seems, cracked a rib or two, I still managed to hit all the requisite notes of the set, though this I put down to the beautifully anaesthetic qualities of strong beer. Actually on Tuesday I was really worried that I wouldnt be able to sing at all Soundcheck was surprisingly easy for everyone  amazingly Id managed to work out how to plug the PA in and make it work. From then it didnt seem like at all long before people began arriving. In fact I was soundchecking myself while desperately hoping Ian (TNMs bassist) would arrive soon  he did, and it wasnt long before we were delivering as good a set as we could muster. I think by the end of the set we had the audience on-side, which was most rewarding. Anton was next onstage, kicking off with a new song called She Wears A Green Leaf, with some lovely harmonies from Sue Jordan (of local types The Inflatable Buddhas). If youve not seen Anton or heard his albums then I strongly suggest you do  start with A Splendid Tray and move on to Guladong  youll thank yourself Anton turned in another great set  its been great to have the opportunity of seeing him play a good few times in the last few weeks. By the time he finishes Im starting to really see what a great night its shaping up to be. Pat took the stage armed with his Burns guitar and DAT machine and wow its a set that shimmered and shone, though with hardly anything from particularly far back in his catalogue  just one number from Waiting For The Love Bus. Everything else, save for his starter cover of Vicious, is pretty new. My favourite was a new song called Shakey  the end section of this sent a palpable shiver of excitement through the packed-out little room. I wondered how on Earth John Andrew would follow that. Id not heard of The Black Watch before this gig was organised, but now Id recommend them to anyone  particularly the latest album The Hypnotising Sea  well worth checking out. Recorded, TBW are very textural, lots of guitars, quite lush arrangements, so I couldnt imagine how hed communicate this in the medium of acoustic guitar. I neednt have worried, as his set was quite beautiful  hes got a lovely voice that comes across live even better than on disc and a very interesting guitar style, all funny tunings and capos. If any of ye LA fegs are reading, do check TBW out soonest. The evening went just about as well as it possibly could have done  everyone got drunk; everyone got paid didnt make it to bed until 3.30am, making it the latest work night ever! We had a few fegs in, too  great indeed that Brian H made it over from Chippenham and had er dinner with us, Jim D brought a good crowd with him, star that he is, and it was great to see Tony B and Nichola (but far, far too brief!). Its Tuesday and to be honest, my heads still spinning! Cheers Matt ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:43:33 -0500 From: Jeff Subject: new joke opportunity available Who will be the first to make a joke about a German pope? Not I. - -- ...Jeff The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:52:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: new joke opportunity available Jeff wrote: > Who will be the first to make a joke about a German pope? > > Not I. I guess even after Cheers, the guy who played Cliff needed the work? "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." -- Mitch Hedberg . __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:58:08 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Flkz you missed, or... ...another strained attempt at Feglist CPR. I was musing about my favorite acts whom I never saw perform and never *can* see. Narrowed down a larger list to a top 40 -- that length seemed about right. List is in rough chronological order. Only six post-'70s names, I note. I didn't miss so many, beyond then. 1. Charles Mingus Just my own quirk: I think many jazz musicians are hindered in performance appeal, because they play "mouth instruments" which rob them of facial expressiveness. It's like how performers who wear dark sunglasses are a huge pet peeve of mine. Mingus wasn't a "mouth" player, and besides, I'd love to see how he operated as a bandleader/conductor. 2. The Beatles Actually among the list's low-ranking names, due to screaming, short sets, etc. 3. The Kinks Between 1966-1970, preferrably. 4. The Byrds The earlier the better, I guess. 5. Buffalo Springfield Because Neil had the best sideburns ever. 6. The Lovin' Spoonful 7. Captain Beefheart Early in his career or late in his career...but not in the middle. 8. Tim Buckley 9. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 10. Jefferson Airplane It goes without saying that I'm not talking about the ghastly Papa John Creach era. 11. The Mothers of Invention Pre-Flo & Eddie, please. 12. The Doors 13. Pink Floyd Syd era, The Wall era, Dark Side era...whatever! 14. The Velvet Underground With Cale. Nico: optional. 15. Moby Grape 16. Traffic Dave Mason era, please. Or, at least, before they flabbed out the band with all the conga players, etc. 17. The Band 18. Creedence Clearwater Revival 19. Fairport Convention This is sort of a gray area, because some "Fairport Convention" entity still performs. But even if I saw that group, it wouldn't count as seeing "Fairport Convention" for me. Just like when I saw Arthur Lee + Baby Lemonade, I didn't count that as truly seeing "Love." 20. Can I guess some "reunited" Can could still put on a pretty strong show, but it wouldn't feel like true Can without Karoli. I'm sure glad that I got to see that Damo Suzuki/Michael Karoli gig several years ago, though. 21. The Move Hell, I wish I could even see *film* of the Move performing. 22. The Flying Burrito Brothers With Gram, of course. I can't recall if there's a "fake" Burritos band still touring. 23. Led Zeppelin 24. The Stooges 25. Syd Barrett 26. Badfinger 27. Genesis Gabriel era, of course. 28. The Raspberries 29. Brian Eno Glitter era, rather than ambient. 30. The Clash 31. Talking Heads 32. The Undertones 33. XTC 34. Kate Bush XTC and Bush shows safely can be ruled impossible, right? 35. The Birthday Party 36. Husker Du I really should have seen Husker Du. Blew that one. 37. The Woodentops This entry is kind of a mystery to me. I was a Woodentops fan when they were new, and you'd think I would have seen the band at some point. I have no recollection of why this didn't happen. They *did* tour, didn't they? 38. Jeff Buckley One measly Tower Records in-store doesn't count. :( 39. The 3Ds Whom I could have seen, except they cancelled their upcoming tour dates at the last minute. 40. Epic Soundtracks Last on the list, in more ways than one. He baaaarely edged out Emitt Rhodes. In a few special cases (Beefheart, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, XTC), I wish I could have seen the artist more than once, during varying phases of their careers. Oh, and I didn't list Big Star, because I decided the band is still "seeable" (a judgment call, yes). Post your own list, or annoy me with tales of seeing Jeff Buckley. Or, if you're Mike Godwin, annoy me with tales of seeing *all* of them. ;) Note: Lineup quibbling doesn't count, if you've seen the artist in *some* form. No "I saw Dylan, but not with the Band," etc. Eb PS Happy birthday, Dad. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:02:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: new joke opportunity available > > Who will be the first to make a joke about a German pope? > > > > Not I. I'm just pissed off that, once again, my candidacy was TOTALLY IGNORED by the mainstream media. And just as infuriating, I'm sure that now media pundits will claim that my views "failed to resonate," after they denied me the chance to present my views in the first place. Grrr.... - --Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:14:32 +0000 From: 2and2makes5@comcast.net Subject: Re: new joke opportunity available I wonder if any of the other cardinals call him Ratzo Ratzinger. Can the media finally get back to covering the important stories now, like Michael Jackson? Jon - -------------- Original message -------------- > Who will be the first to make a joke about a German pope? > > Not I. > > -- > > ...Jeff > > The Architectural Dance Society > http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:56:18 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: new joke opportunity available On Apr 19, 2005, at 12:14 PM, 2and2makes5@comcast.net wrote: > I wonder if any of the other cardinals call him Ratzo Ratzinger. > > Can the media finally get back to covering the important stories now, > like Michael Jackson? > The joke's over now, but I saw a bumper sticker the other day, "Michael Jackson For Pope" - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 12:56:39 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... On Apr 19, 2005, at 11:58 AM, Eb wrote: > ...another strained attempt at Feglist CPR. Clear! > > I was musing about my favorite acts whom I never saw perform and never > *can* see. Narrowed down a larger list to a top 40 -- that length > seemed about right. > > 13. Pink Floyd > Syd era, The Wall era, Dark Side era...whatever! The Wall, Nassau Coliseum, 1980. > 14. The Velvet Underground > With Cale. Nico: optional. No Nico, please. Pretentious skank. > 16. Traffic > Dave Mason era, please. Or, at least, before they flabbed out the band > with all the conga players, etc. Word. > 23. Led Zeppelin My mommy wouldn't let me go to the MSG show in '76. She also wouldn't let me see the Zappa Halloween show in '77. I still hold a grudge... > 25. Syd Barrett Did he tour? > 27. Genesis Madison Square Garden, 1982. > Gabriel era, of course. Oh, never mind... > 30. The Clash The Pier, NYC, 1982(?) > 31. Talking Heads CBGBs or arena? Wouldn't have mattered to me. > 32. The Undertones Come up to San Jose tomorrow. We can go see them at The Blank Club. Seriously! > 36. Husker Du > I really should have seen Husker Du. Blew that one. Yeah...me too. For me: The Minutemen Pavement Warren Zevon Squeeze The Jam The Only Ones The Ramones (had endless opportunities...sigh) - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:01:45 -0500 From: Aaron Lowe Subject: attn: fegs knowledgeable re: sound editing So I downloaded this (solo) RH show from "DimeADozen" (nee "Easytree"), and the sound quality/clarity is quite good (SBD). Overall, I think it's quite a good show. A few of the songs from the encore were corrupt and therefore missing-- still waiting for a 100% working re-seed. Oh, the show in question is 2005-04-03; Lafayette, IN ("Duncan Hall"). Anyhow, the show starts out with Robyn/acoustic guitar and sounds terrific. Unfortunately, once he switches to piano (and later to electric), the show becomes quite unlistenable, at least to me. The vocals are mixed way, way too high, with the electric guitar or piano so buried in the background that you can barely make them out. This is obviously not due to any fault of the taper. It was just mixed very poorly at the board itself, it seems. My question is this: is there a way to isolate the instrumentation and somehow amplify that portion of the audio? Anyone know how that might be done? I've done some poking and prodding of the audio files using Adobe Audition, and it appears that the vocals are close to dead center, with the guitar/piano panned *very slightly* to the left. I'd imagine it would be easier if the stereo separation was more extreme, but it's almost nonexistent. - -Aaron ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:13:05 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... >> 32. The Undertones > Come up to San Jose tomorrow. We can go see them at The Blank Club. > Seriously! Holy crap. I didn't know the Undertones were touring again. They're in this area on the 22nd and 23rd!! Hrm...hard to predict whether that would be worth seeing, or "sad." Maybe I'll look up some reviews. In any case, I guess this means they're no longer eligible for my list. Dump Undertones, add Emitt Rhodes... > For me: > The Minutemen Safari Sam's, 1985 > Pavement Lollapalooza...plus smaller club show when the first album was new > Warren Zevon no interest whatsoever > Squeeze UCI Bren Center, 1987ish. 10K Maniacs opened. Only time that I saw either band. > The Ramones (had endless opportunities...sigh) Near the end at Hollywood Palladium...possibly the last L.A. show they played. Amazing being up in the balcony and looking at the huge dance floor below, watching a swirling network of discrete "slam circles." Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:29:37 -0400 From: FSThomas Subject: Re: attn: fegs knowledgeable re: sound editing Aaron Lowe wrote: > My question is this: is there a way to isolate the instrumentation and > somehow amplify that portion of the audio? Anyone know how that might > be done? I've done some poking and prodding of the audio files using > Adobe Audition, and it appears that the vocals are close to dead center, > with the guitar/piano panned *very slightly* to the left. I'd imagine > it would be easier if the stereo separation was more extreme, but it's > almost nonexistent. My initial take is, no. Not without some heavy meddling, at the very least. The best bet would be to get an audience recording of the show and make a matrix mix-down of the two, during those songs in question piping up the aud version of the show. You can *try* and isolate the vocal using a tight filter (at least through CoolEdit--don't know about Audition), but it might not sound great. 2 probably useless cents. - -f. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 22:32:13 +0200 From: Sebastian Hagedorn Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... - -- Eb is rumored to have mumbled on 19. April 2005 11:58:08 -0700 regarding Flkz you missed, or...: > I was musing about my favorite acts whom I never saw perform and never > *can* see. Narrowed down a larger list to a top 40 -- that length > seemed about right. I agree about many of those bands. > 20. Can > I guess some "reunited" Can could still put on a pretty strong show, > but it wouldn't feel like true Can without Karoli. I'm sure glad that I > got to see that Damo Suzuki/Michael Karoli gig several years ago, > though. Living in Cologne, I had several opportunities to experience Can-related projects. I think it's all about Jaki Liebezeit, and him I've seen at least a dozen times. > 36. Husker Du > I really should have seen Husker Du. Blew that one. They were a *little* too early for me. I did see Sugar and Bob Mould solo several times, though. > 37. The Woodentops > This entry is kind of a mystery to me. I was a Woodentops fan when they > were new, and you'd think I would have seen the band at some point. I > have no recollection of why this didn't happen. They *did* tour, didn't > they? Yup, I saw them in '86 or '87, I think. The show was fun, but somehow I never was a fan. All I ever had was "Hypno-Beat-Live". > 40. Epic Soundtracks > Last on the list, in more ways than one. He baaaarely edged out Emitt > Rhodes. Never saw him solo, but once or twice with These Immortal Souls. > Oh, and I didn't list Big Star, because I decided the > band is still "seeable" (a judgment call, yes). Huh? Do you mean Alex Chilton or Teenage Fanclub? I saw Alex Chilton in a tiny club once. He was very drunk, but(?) entertaining. I'd like to see him again, because I couldn't really appreciate it at the time. > PS Happy birthday, Dad. Mine too, but I know it's different. - -- Tom Clark is rumored to have mumbled on 19. April 2005 12:56:39 -0700 regarding Re: Flkz you missed, or...: > The Minutemen Too early for me, but I've been to *many* fIREHOSE (I know, I know) shows. They were always *really* nice to talk to. > Warren Zevon Saw him once, OK but not great. > The Jam I wish ... My additions: The Police The Smiths Blur (with Graham Coxon) Not really missed, but: Nirvana. I saw them once pre-Nevermind, but didn't really pay attention. - -- Sebastian Hagedorn EhrenfeldgC Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... At 01:13 PM 4/19/2005 -0700, Eb wrote: >>Squeeze >UCI Bren Center, 1987ish. 10K Maniacs opened. Only time that I saw either >band. I saw both bands at UC San Diego around the same time. It was the only time I ever saw Squeeze (I think this was when Andy Metcalfe was in the band, right?), but I saw 10K Maniacs a few times. >>Doors I saw the crappy incarnation with Ian Astbury and Stewart Copeland at the LA House of Blues, before they had to start calling themselves Doors 21st Century or whatever. But I wouldn't really count that if I were any of you. - --Jason "Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples." - Sherwood Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:13:05 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... >> 37. The Woodentops >> This entry is kind of a mystery to me. I was a Woodentops fan when >> they >> were new, and you'd think I would have seen the band at some point. I >> have no recollection of why this didn't happen. They *did* tour, >> didn't >> they? > > Yup, I saw them in '86 or '87, I think. Well, but if you saw them in Europe, that doesn't necessarily mean they toured the States. > The show was fun, but somehow I never was a fan. All I ever had was > "Hypno-Beat-Live". The Woodentops deserve to be a lot better remembered. That stuff still sounds damn good. The trendier last album didn't age real well, but the previous stuff still bristles with energy and excitement. They're so forgotten that they don't even have anything remotely resembling a "fansite." Try to find web info about them -- it's pathetic. >> Oh, and I didn't list Big Star, because I decided the >> band is still "seeable" (a judgment call, yes). > > Huh? Do you mean Alex Chilton or Teenage Fanclub? I've seen both Chilton and TFC. I mean that if I saw the recurrent Chilton+Posies incarnation of Big Star, I'd be willing to concede that band being "Big Star." I mean, you can't say Big Star isn't Big Star without Chris Bell, since Sister Lovers doesn't include him...and who really cares that much about Jody Stephens and Andy Hummel? And compared with the talents of Auer/Stringfellow? > Not really missed, but: Nirvana. I saw them once pre-Nevermind, but > didn't really pay attention. I have a similar experience. I saw them shortly before Nevermind landed, and may not have even owned Bleach at the time. Not sure. It was at the large Palladium, and I was socializing in back and not paying the attention I should have been paying. Wish I could have a do-over on that show. And I wish I hadn't been out of town months earlier, when they played a smaller club show which I would have definitely seen otherwise. Eb ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:22:37 -0700 (PDT) From: John Barrington Jones Subject: FegRadio Warning: I'm about to post info about my own radio show. Could be worse, right? I could be posting about my band. :| I keed, I keed. Lobstie's radio show is called Hello Cruel World. It is on Sundays from 5 to 6pm West Coast time. It has been on the air since July 2001. I hope it will be on the air till my 200th show (sometime in November). The format is singer/songwriters -- mostly acoustic. I have live musical guests almost every Sunday. Usually local, sometimes national (as in the case of Laurel Brauns). I usually play 3 or 4 cd tracks, then the live music segment, and then another 3 or 4 cd cuts. I do play Robyn Hitchcock fairly regularly, as well as Dan Bern, Kristin Hersh, and Jill Sobule. Current artists in heavy rotation include Madeleine Peyroux, Kaki King, Laura Veirs, and Joanna Newsom. I broadcast on KPSU in Portland, OR. You can listen to the live broadcast at: http://www.kpsu.org/webcast.htm I have a website for my show - in addition to playlists I try to include a photo and an mp3 (podcast) each week. I've been too busy for the podcast lately, but still - have a look (there are still some older shows up and available): http://hellocruelworld.org I'll be out of town the next two Sundays for work -- my buddy Todd will be filling in, and there will still be guests. (Um, there will be pledge drive as well -- just a headsup). Any other fegs with radio shows these days? Gnat used to have one before she moved here to PDX, but she's the only other recent DJ I know of on the list. End of advertisement, =jbj= p.s. I've also started an mp3 blog if anyone's interested in that kind of thing: http://mixmeamolotov.com. If any other fegs have mp3 blogs, please point me to them; I think they are loads of fun, and a great way to hear about new artists! If you don't have an mp3 blog, point me to some that you like! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:49:23 -0500 From: Dolph Chaney Subject: Re: Flkz you missed, or... My additions to the list: Brainiac Crowded House Miles Davis (esp the Shorter/Hancock/Carter/Williams group or the early '70s funk bands) Richard Hell & the Void-Oids Last Exit Morphine PIL circa Metal Box / Paris au Printemps Soft Machine w/ Wyatt on drums Soul Coughing The Who w/ Moon (yes, I know that technically I could still go see a band called "The Who"... I hope this quibble is acceptable) Points of concurrence: Charles Mingus The Beatles The Kinks Captain Beefheart Tim Buckley The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Mothers of Invention (or any Zappa) Pink Floyd The Velvet Underground Fairport Convention (any lineup w/ Sandy and Richard) Can Led Zeppelin The Stooges Syd Barrett Badfinger Genesis - Gabriel era, of course. Brian Eno The Clash Talking Heads XTC Kate Bush The Birthday Party Husker Du Jeff Buckley The Minutemen Pavement Warren Zevon Squeeze The Jam The Ramones The Police The Smiths Blur (with Graham Coxon) Nirvana - -- Dolph ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:47:22 -0700 (PDT) From: John Barrington Jones Subject: Bands I'll never see..... The Smiths!! -- everytime they came to town, I was out of town, or gone somewhere for the summer. I'll never get to see the original lineup of Throwing Muses. That's my other big band regret. I've seen Belly a bajillion times, and I saw the Kristin-David-Bernard lineup of The Muses a couple of times. I did get to see Squeeze. Unfortunately it was in 1990 or so. =jbj= p.s. New Order circa Power Corruption & Lies ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 00:36:16 +0100 From: "Marc Hewson" Subject: RE: Bands I'll never see..... From: John Barrington Jones The Smiths!! -- everytime they came to town, I was out of town, or gone somewhere for the summer. I'll never get to see the original lineup of Throwing Muses. That's my other big band regret. I've seen Belly a bajillion times, and I saw the Kristin-David-Bernard lineup of The Muses a couple of times. I did get to see Squeeze. Unfortunately it was in 1990 or so. =jbj= p.s. New Order circa Power Corruption & Lies I saw New Order in 1984 and they were horrible - horrible sound, horrible songs, horrible people. I've seen Squeeze twice, in 1978 supporting Dr Feelgood and then headlining in 1987. The first time they didn't have any decent songs other than Take Me I'm Yours and the highlight was Jools Holland's solo boogie-woogie set. They were far better in '87 having all the classic songs from East Side Story and the singles like Up The Junction and the benefit of nine yeard road experience (plus, of course, Andy Metcalffe). I also saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids supporting Elvis Costello but they only played 20 minutes or so and were gone, defeated by an audience who'd only come to hear Oliver's Army. My wish list: Warren Zevon Flamin' Groovies (nearly got to see the Chris Wilson line-up in '79 but the tour was cancelled) Rockpile Graham Parker & the Rumour Bonzo Dog Band Howlin' Wolf plus most of Eb's original list...but I can't complain as in the last couple of years we've seen Sky Saxon, Arthur Lee, Electric Prunes and the Blasters, none of whom I'd ever thought I'd see even in my wildest dreams. Please send us Roky Erickson next!! Tulloch. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:55:48 -0700 From: Eb Subject: Re: Bands I'll never see..... > Marc: > I've seen Squeeze twice, in 1978 supporting Dr > Feelgood and then headlining in 1987. The first time they didn't have > any decent songs other than Take Me I'm Yours and the highlight was > Jools > Holland's solo boogie-woogie set. Regardless of the material, seeing Squeeze in 1978 earns you some bragging rights. > I also saw Richard Hell & the Voidoids Also enviable. > Graham Parker & the Rumour I'm going to disqualify this one...comes under the category of personnel-quibbling, since Parker still tours regularly. ;) Eb ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V14 #100 ********************************