From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #34 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Friday, February 2 2007 Volume 16 : Number 034 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Oscars RE: happy the golden prince [Jeff Dwarf ] Fwd: [Robyn Hitchcock] A special note from Robyn about his new live EP with The Venus 3 ["m swedene" ] Re: Why San Francisco Politics is one of the great spectator sports [2fs ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Steve Schiavo ] Re: what I really want to know from Glosterbot 999 ["Stacked Crooked" ] =?utf-8?B?dGhlIGRCcyDigJQgKEkgVGhvdWdodCkgWW91IFdhbnRlZCBUbyBLb m93?= ["B] =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_Know ?= [Rex <] Re: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_Know ?= [k] =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= [2] =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= [R] Re: I'm back, Michael ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Jeff Dwarf ] RE: I'm back, Michael ["Michael Wells" ] Re: I'm back, Michael ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Tom Clark ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Tom Clark ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: I'm back, Michael [Rex ] Re: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= [kevin Subject: Oscars RE: happy the golden prince Nice to see Ennio Morricone getting a lifetime achievement thing, but otherwise, I don't really give a fuck. "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:53:43 -0500 From: "m swedene" Subject: Fwd: [Robyn Hitchcock] A special note from Robyn about his new live EP with The Venus 3 Not sure if everyone gets this or not... Mike - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yep Roc Records Date: Feb 1, 2007 1:24 PM Subject: [Robyn Hitchcock] A special note from Robyn about his new live EP with The Venus 3 To: m.swedene@gmail.com Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 live EP available now for preorder! Sex, Food, Death and Tarantulas contains six unreleased live tracks from Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 including the Soft Boys classic, "Give It to the Soft Boys," Hitchcock solo gems like "Sometimes a Blonde," and the Venus 3's "(A Man's Got to Know His Limitations) Briggs." Also included are two videos for "Adventure Rocket Ship" - all for only $4.99! Click the Purchase link to pre-order now and reserve your copy! When you preorder the EP, you'll get 3 bonus MP3s - "Luckiness," an unreleased song by Robyn Hitchcock, a live version of The Minus 5 song, "Cigarettes, Coffee and Booze" performed by Scott McCaughey, and the old traditional song "Copper Kettle." Read on for a note from Robyn! Tracks Ole! Tarantula The Afterlight (Live) Sally Was A Legend (Live) Queen of Eyes (Live) Sometimes A Blonde (Live) Briggs (Live) Give It To The Soft Boys (Live) ________________________________ a special note from Robyn... The Crocodile in Seattle is a favourite venue of us all. Peter and Scott rendezvous'd there in the mid 90's, I soon joined them, and Bill first played with me there in 2002. We've all played there many times - - this gig was my 15th show there, probably. There's no substitute for the Crocodile. Jim Anderson the soundman has pretty much figured out all there is to know about us, in terms of sound. It's a small room with no great natural reverb, so the Jim adds effects, they aren't thrust upon him by reflective surfaces. I usually skulk in the kitchen, or go and smoke in the meat safe until it's time to go onstage. Now that it's illegal to smoke in most places, you have be more inventive; I don't particularly like cigarettes, but the whole thing is a challenge. Even marijuana is more acceptable than tobacco these days - I swear if an airline pilot was caught stoned he'd get off lighter than if he'd been found smoking a Marlboro. It wasn't always like this. Go back to 'Magnum Force', the second Dirty Harry Movie, and you'll see Clint Eastwood and all the S.F.P.D. cops de-briefing in a room thick with their own cigarette smoke. And ash. Ash from their own smoky caskets, you might add - but the S.F.P.D. ran risks from without and within. 'Magnum Force' concerns itself with a deviant strain of motorcycle cops who pursue their idea of justice by carrying out vigilante killings on mobsters, pimps, and drug dealers who have evaded judicial law. Heading them up is Briggs, who features in the live version of 'A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations, Briggs' on the live CD at the Croc. And a man obviously does - but where are these limitations? In the meat safe? Outside on 2nd Avenue? In the bulletproof vests of the wise virgins? The Venus 3 and I don't know the answers, but we're sure as hell gonna ask the questions. Thanks for listening! Robyn Hitchcock. London, 2007 ________________________________ | YEP ROC | REDEYE DISTRIBUTION | ________________________________ Get news, tour dates, and free music from Yep Roc Stay up to date on all the latest news from Yep Roc Records, find out when your favorite bands are in your town and get free stuff! Sign up for the bi-weekly Yep Roc Newsletter for information about Yep Roc artists including Robyn Hitchcock, Billy Bragg, Paul Weller, Nick Lowe, Bob Mould, John Doe, Southern Culture on the Skids, Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers, Los Straitjackets, The Rev. Horton Heat, Heavy Trash, Spencer Dickinson, The Sadies, The Moaners, Iguanas, Jake Brennan and the Confidence Men, Doyle Bramhall, Dave Alvin, The Go-Betweens, Cities, American Princes, The Standard, Marah, Chatham County Line, Tres Chicas, Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell and more! To make sure you continue receiving our emails to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add news@yeproc.com to your address book or safe sender list. To contact Yep Roc, please email custserve@yeproc.com and we will respond to you as quickly as possible. Thanks very much. Yep Roc Records o?= 449-A Trollingwood Rd. o?= Haw River o?= NC o?= 27258 SubscribeUnsubscribePreferencesSend To A Friend Come to www.yeproc.com for artist news, tour dates, free stuff, CDs, vinyl, downloads, merch, and more. report spam ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 20:23:57 -0500 From: "m swedene" Subject: Belly / T Donelly Demos Demos that eventually made up most of Star are now up on the official Tanya website -- don't forget to read Tanya's note (and donate to the tip jar if you want to of course.) http://www.tanyadonelly.com/mp3s.html Mike np - "Some One To Die For (demo)" T. Donelly ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 19:36:41 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Why San Francisco Politics is one of the great spectator sports On 2/1/07, Tom Clark wrote: > > On Feb 1, 2007, at 11:03 AM, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > 2fs wrote: > >> On 2/1/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/02/01/ > > MNGM8NSSD91.DTL > >> A politician having an affair? > >> > >> Say it ain't so! > > > > Yeah, but the campaign manager's wife? Gavin really > > ought to have found a more remote pier to fish from. > > He obviously failed Willie Brown's course on where to > > find a mayoral fuckbuddy. True - but you know, all those hot, sweaty campaign nights... The wife and I wrote in Gav's name for the San Jose mayoral race last > year - she thinks he's just dreamy. Between his mistress and his ex- > wife, I gotta say the guy gets all the fine looking women. I've heard more than a few women approve of his droolworthiness. And I don't even live in SF. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 21:56:22 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael > On 1/31/07, Jill Brand wrote: >> >> >> Is there anyone else here who has never liked Led Zeppelin? I >> have tried >> really hard, but I can't stand listening to Robert Plant sing. >> I'm sure >> I've said this here before. On Jan 31, 2007, at 11:30 PM, Rex wrote: > Yeah, his vocals will never be my bag, but he's struck me as a > surprisingly > cool guy in recent years, and I give him credit for that. Plant is quite the thoughtful fellow. Rhino is going to reissue his solo albums at $11.98. I'd recommend Mighty Rearranger, which is due out on 3/20. - - Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:31:18 -0800 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: Re: what I really want to know from Glosterbot 999 if i were a betting man, i'd take the points. but *first* i'd take the over on addai's rushing total. oh fuck! i got so caught up in trying to ram eb's jism up my...er, ram eb's asshole up his...er, throb my membrane into... er, what i mean to say is that i was so distracted that i forgot to dis the new shins album! shame on me. anyhow: it's boring. no more than their previous output -- but no less, either. i could agree with that. i thought there were too many holes in the plot to call it a "great" movie. but the pacing seemed very good. i was asked offlist to share out *Shr-nkwrapped*. and of course, i'm most happy to oblige. it's currently uploading to . should be finished in about five minutes. i'm kind of too lazy to do any par files, though... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:03:46 +0000 From: hssmrg@bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: Green versus Page Quoting fegmaniax-digest : > > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:18:44 -0500 > From: "Bachman, Michael" > Subject: RE: I'm back, Michael > As far as their blues based songs, LZ couldn't hold a candle to > 1968-1970 era Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green was a better blues guitarist > than Page and a better blues singer than Planet. Add to the fact they > had two additional guitar players who were also singers in Danny Kirwin > and Jeremy Spencer, and it's no contest. Too bad Green flipped out on > acid, Spencer got abducted by the Children of God cult group (still a > member to this day) and Kirwin became a skid row alcoholic. Fleetwood > Mac could also play heavy LZ style rock songs as well and do a better > job of it than LZ, The Green Manalishi(with the two pronged crown) being > a great example. > Michael B. * You won't be surprised to know that I agree with Michael one hundred per cent. In the latest issue of Rock something or other there is an interview with Bert Jansch saying that Page still can't look him in the eye after ripping him off so thoroughly on 'Black Waterside'. Not to mention Willie Dixon, whom Page ripped off by recording 'You Shook Me' without a credit, or Jeff Beck, whose albums 'Beck-Ola' and 'Truth' formed the template for LZI. BUT Page is definitely a better producer than the insipid Mike Vernon and the inadequate Mickie Most, who was much better at producing Donovan than at producing heavy rock. I saw PGFM numerous times, including their debut performance, their first gig with Danny Kirwan, and their last billed gig with PAG, and Pete's guitar playing generally soared to heights which Page never reaches. Listen to 'Jumping At Shadows' on 'Live at the Boston Tea Party' for an example. And anything off the Shrine Auditorium show. But for a super-whizzo-sonic rock player, Page comes second only to Richie Blackmore. And as an ensemble, LZ set rehearsal and performance standards on to a very high level. Whether or not you like Robert Plant's vocals (and I emphatically don't) they always put on a memorable show. The last time I saw them I got quite tired out by Bonham's interminable drum solo (played largely with bare hands) but 'Immigrant Song' and 'Dazed and Confused' were pretty darn stunning, not to mention that staircase thing. - - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:50:00 +0000 From: craigie* Subject: Re: Permafrost i have far to many 'favourite' Devoto lines for the term to still have meaning... but then, I just came up from nowhere, and I'm going straight back there. c* ... I tried it just for once and found it all right for kicks... On 01/02/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > Hi List, > > Jill Brand says: > > Lauren wrote: > > > > " mean, it's not like he was trying to get me talk about my privates - > > about as crazy as it got was when we discussed "Permafrost." > > > > I will drug you and fuck you? Oh, I don't know, it may not be > about your > > privates, but it is still pretty private indeed. > > The conversation about "Permafrost" didn't even get into that > particular lyric. I probably just mentioned (as I usually would) that > I have a very specific memory of first hearing that song because it > seemed rather shocking to me at the time. One of the reasons the > "she/he" situation struck me as strange was exactly because there was > nothing personal in our correspondence, just two people talking music. > And I'm fairly sure that he contacted me only because I have Devoto > listed on my profile - I don't have any pictures of myself on MySpace > and I refuse to have "friends". > > > What's your most quoted HD line? Mine is "Some will pay for what others > > pay to avoid." My husband's is "My mind it ain't so open that anything > > can crawl right in." > > I love both of those lines. Other ones that often go through my head > are "I've been putting myself through hell / waiting for hell to > begin" and "According to these memories / I'm just mad about you" > (it's so Bladerunner) and also Devoto's description of "The Correct > Use of Soap" as being about "fear, love, love of fear, and fear of > love." I'm sure there are more... > > xo > Lauren > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." > > - The Buddha > - -- first things first, but not necessarily in that order... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:24:49 -0800 From: "Bri N" Subject: =?utf-8?B?dGhlIGRCcyDigJQgKEkgVGhvdWdodCkgWW91IFdhbnRlZCBUbyBLb m93?= Someone way back when (Eb?) said they wanted to hear this song which can now be heard from this page: http://www.littlehits.com/blog/ I love this Little Hits guy! - -Nuppy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 09:01:05 -0800 From: Rex Subject: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_Know ?= On 2/2/07, Bri N wrote: > > Someone way back when (Eb?) said they wanted to hear this song which can > now be heard from this page: > http://www.littlehits.com/blog/ Thanks to Nuppy for this, and Mike S. for the Tanya D. links. Man, you can find a lot of cool shit on blogs. Nothing's out of print any more! (Except for Cale's "Caribbean Sunset", the Holly & the Italians LP's, and that Embarrassment compilation, apparently.) - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:12:26 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_Know ?= >Man, you can find a lot of cool shit on blogs. Nothing's out of print any >more! (Except for Cale's "Caribbean Sunset", the Holly & the Italians LP's, >and that Embarrassment compilation, apparently.) > >-Rex Yeah, but Caribbean Sunset is one of Cale's weaker efforts. I've got the vinyl and aside from "Experiment No. 1" & maybe the title track I pretty much never bother with it. Slow Dazzle, on the other hand... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 12:19:33 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= On 2/2/07, kevin wrote: > > > Yeah, but Caribbean Sunset is one of Cale's weaker efforts. I've got the > vinyl and aside from "Experiment No. 1" & maybe the title track I pretty > much never bother with it. Slow Dazzle, on the other hand... I don't know if you meant to imply that _Slow Dazzle_ is out of print - but it isn't, really: its entire contents (along with those of _Fear_ and _Helen of Troy_ and some outtakes) are available on the two-disc _The Island Years_ compilation. And anyway: Cale's "weaker efforts*" are still better than most people's better work. * for some reason, I hate it when people refer to albums or songs as "efforts." Makes it sound like they grunted and sweated and strained or something. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:57:02 -0800 From: Rex Subject: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= On 2/2/07, 2fs wrote: > > > * for some reason, I hate it when people refer to albums or songs as > "efforts." Makes it sound like they grunted and sweated and strained or > something. On a lotta those Cale record, he certainly did, and may have hacked up a live chicken or two in the bargain. I've heard Caribbean Sunset isn't teh shits, necessarily, but it seems a damned shame to have all the guy's records except for one. Some grails are holier than others, but I seek this one nonetheless. ISLAND YEARS is a rill, rill nice thing to have, but its packaging is perhaps neither boastful nor specific enough about having all of those albums included... which wouldn't bother me if those records weren't all so album-y, and in fact doesn't bother me since I have them all in individual, shoddily-packaged editions as well. In fact, I think it was Jeffrey hisself who pointed out to me that GUTS, which I though was missing from my collection, was also there on ISLAND YEARS entirety-- something I hadn't really grasped even after reading the quite nice liner notes. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:01:41 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael Hi FegList, Jill Brand says: > Is there anyone else here who has never liked Led Zeppelin? I have tried > really hard, but I can't stand listening to Robert Plant sing. Agreed on Robert Plant's vocals. Not to mention his prancing around all shirtless like he thinks he's damn Usher. xo Lauren - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:23:55 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > Agreed on Robert Plant's vocals. Not to mention his > prancing around all shirtless like he thinks he's > damn Usher. a) Does he still do that? b) Wasn't he doing that before Usher was born? c) At least he wasn't pantsless like Flea or Anthony Kiedis. "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann . ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:55:40 -0600 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: RE: I'm back, Michael Rex: > Nothing's out of print any more! (Except for Cale's "Caribbean Sunset", the Holly & the Italians LP's, and that Embarrassment compilation, apparently.) And anything relating to Robert "frizz" Fuller, aka "Frisbie" Fuller aka "Boom Boom" Fuller. I know David Lindley has covered his stuff, but I'm still looking for any live tapes from the source of such classics as 'Tiki Torches at Twilight,' 'Quarter of Man,' etc. Eddie > if i were a betting man, i'd take the points. but *first* i'd take the over on addai's rushing total. The points I'll grant you, but I'm not sure about Addai. Rhodes is going to get his carries, and with the our rushing game you'll see Indy only get 10 or 11 possessions. Against that defense Addai may not get 40 yards, because they won't commit to him the way Seattle did to Alexander. Overall though the prop bets this year are fabulous; I'm taking "Over 1:44" on Billy Joel singing the National Anthem for starters. If only there were bets for a) Dallas Clark getting knocked out of the game by the second quarter and b) earliest appearance of "the Manning face," I'd be all over them. Mr. Godwin: > I saw PGFM numerous times, including their debut performance, their first gig with Danny Kirwan, and their last billed gig with PAG Still any argument over who is the coolest Feg, Eddie? MRG cont'd: > But for a super-whizzo-sonic rock player, Page comes second only to Richie Blackmore. And what about Buck Dharma? ;) Blackmore may be a generational thing; while I've always been a fan (though his current incarnation is way too close to Spinal Tap for comfort), and got to seem him twice in the reformed DP, I seem to prefer players who peaked a bit later - Alex Lifeson, fer instance. Less of the dinosaur guitar-smashing stuff and more weird haircuts. Michael ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:20:39 -0500 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael Hi FegList, Jeff Dwarf says: > Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > Agreed on Robert Plant's vocals. Not to mention his > > prancing around all shirtless like he thinks he's > > damn Usher. > > a) Does he still do that? > b) Wasn't he doing that before Usher was born? Well, silly, that's what made it funny. But as my old boss said, "Not everyone thinks you're funny, Lauren." > c) At least he wasn't pantsless like Flea or Anthony Kiedis. Amen to that. xo Lauren, *still* trying to get by on no emoticons - -- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:30:13 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > Agreed on Robert Plant's vocals. Not to mention his > prancing around all shirtless like he thinks he's > damn Usher. Watch some of the clips from the shows on this collection: http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=60030779 The MSG show was absolutely the height of his "king of cock rock" phase. But the other shows, to me at least, show one of the greatest *band members* of all time. He used his voice as an instrument, and was as into every song as much as Page. I guess what I'm saying is, he doesn't come across as a showy front man (e.g., David Lee Roth, Axl Rose), but more of an integral part of the ensemble. Okay, I'll go wash up now... - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:33:33 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael On Feb 2, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > But as my old boss said, "Not everyone thinks you're funny, Lauren." Maybe not, but you can't argue with the genius of the following quote, which has been lingering in my head for days: On Jan 31, 2007, at 9:13 AM, Lauren Elizabeth (gmail) wrote: > On occasion, even I...secretly suspect myself of being cool. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:46:55 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > But as my old boss said, "Not everyone thinks > you're funny, Lauren." Alas, some jokes just work far, far better spoken than written (and werse wisa). I blame Yoko. "I believe in the marketplace of ideas even if the other guy doesn't have any." -- Keith Olbermann . ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:31:47 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: I'm back, Michael On 2/2/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > Lauren, *still* trying to get by on no emoticons A noble struggle. You have my full support, for what that's worth. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:33:47 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted_To_ Know?= >I don't know if you meant to imply that _Slow Dazzle_ is out of print - but >it isn't, really: its entire contents (along with those of _Fear_ and _Helen >of Troy_ and some outtakes) are available on the two-disc _The Island Years_ >compilation. > >And anyway: Cale's "weaker efforts*" are still better than most people's >better work. Nope, was implying a comparison, i.e. Slow Dazzle really swell, Caribbean Sunset not so much. Have to agree with yr assessment. Big John has been a fave of mine since I first heard Fear in '76. In fact I have Slow Dazzle on LP and CD, and the Island Years collection too - which is a gem. Favorites are Fear and SD, the Animal Justice 12-inch (if only for "Hedda Gabler"), Music For a New Society and Sabotage/Live. The Hannibal live set is nice, John Cale Comes Alive less so - though it does have a lovely version of "The Chinese Envoy." The collaboration with Eno is pretty good too, and it was fun hearing him singing Nico's tunes on the VU reunion. Not that fond of his instrumental work, too much abrasion and not enough payoff. I haven't heard any of the 60s home recordings that Tony Conrad's put out but I'm curious. And definitely grooving on the last couple of "efforts." Fear is a man's best friend / KS ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:38:43 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Reformed Crowded House in the... erm, house... http://www.nme.com/news/garbage/26191 No drummer yet selected; the guest of honor sat in for this show. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:59:37 -0800 From: Rex Subject: =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Re:_Re:_the_dBs_=97_(I_Thought)_You_Wanted _To_Know?= On 2/2/07, kevin wrote: > > > Favorites are Fear and SD, the Animal Justice 12-inch (if only for "Hedda > Gabler"), Music For a New Society and Sabotage/Live. The Hannibal live set > is nice, John Cale Comes Alive less so - though it does have a lovely > version of "The Chinese Envoy." The collaboration with Eno is pretty good > too, and it was fun hearing him singing Nico's tunes on the VU reunion. Not > that fond of his instrumental work, too much abrasion and not enough > payoff. I haven't heard any of the 60s home recordings that Tony Conrad's > put out but I'm curious. And definitely grooving on the last couple of > "efforts." For sure. "Hobosapiens" was my hands-down favorite record that year. Your list of faves is great because you hit a lot of great records without even mentioning "Paris 1919", which is probably the casual fan's favorite next to "Fear"... but I'm close to Cale completist and still love "Paris". The man does next to no wrong, and that's not even taking into account the record's he's produced. - -Rex ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #34 *******************************