From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #249 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, June 28 2007 Volume 16 : Number 249 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs [Rex ] Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs ["Stacked Crooked" ] RE: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs ["Michael Wells" ] RE: music in odd places ["Bachman, Michael" ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 ["Michael Sweeney" ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 ["Michael Sweeney" ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 [2fs ] Re: respect the digit [2fs ] Jooossss in Spaaace ["Sumiko Keay" ] Re: Jooossss in Spaaace [Christopher Gross ] The dude from the Veils is Barry Andrews' son. Trufax. ["natalie jacobs" ] Re: respect the digit ["Lauren Elizabeth" ] Re: Jooossss in Spaaace [Carrie Galbraith ] Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 [Jeff Dwarf ] Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: Jooossss in Spaaace [2fs ] Re: respect the digit [Rex ] Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs [Rex ] Re: music in odd places [Rex ] Re: Jooossss in Spaaace [2fs ] Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: music in odd places [Rex ] Re: music in odd places [craigie* ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:45:39 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs On 6/26/07, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > > Stacked Crooked wrote: > > > > thank me later. > > I tried to listen to Nux Vomica, but I can't decide if it's ass or just > meh. Got to the third track, then went back to Uncle Dave Macon's 1926 > recordings. Oooh, I bet those are cool. Uncle Dave... innarresting character. I only have tracks scattered about on various artists comps; a whole session would be cool. And hey, let's extend the belated birthday wishes one more day, shall we? I would've given you ane early gift in person if I'd been on me toes... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:42:00 -0700 From: "Stacked Crooked" Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs p.s.: if you live to be elventy thousand hundred years old, you may never read anything so hi-larious as the veils' tour diary. . select quote (related to recent thread): >>Ok, so this is what we got up to in Denver. Me and Liam fulfilled a life's dream and went to a baseball game. Colorado Rockies v New York Yankees. Proper American! It's a bit like a completely incomprehensible version of cricket but we got stuck in and now have an abiding love of the Rockies. We shouted "Fuck you, Yankees", sang the Denver peanut song and chanted "SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP" with 50,000 broom-wielding locals. Then we asked someone why we were chanting "SWEEP" and why we were the only people in the stadium who didn't have brooms. It was because we'd won. Ha ha! Fuck you, Yankees!<< so you *do* like the new bright eyes, but you *don't* like the new veils. stewart, i thinks that the renowned canadian weed is affecting your fac-fac-faculties. anyhow, my recording of monday's gig, plus the KEXP session, is available at . maybe something to do with the client you're using? i know there are a few which dime won't accept, though i can't recall which they are... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:27:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Benjamin Lukoff Subject: Re: music in odd places On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Jill Brand wrote: > Robyn and a pastrami sandwich? Yes, that's odd. And last night, while > mall shopping with my daughter, I heard the first track off of the latest > Of Montreal record at the Gap. Didn't see that one coming. > > And speaking of Of Montreal, any suggestions (Stewart, are you reading?)? > My daughter gave my son Hissing Fauna as a graduation present, and now we > are all sort of hooked. What should we get next? > > Jill > I rather like Satanic Panic in the Attic ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:16:17 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: RE: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs > stewart, i thinks that the renowned canadian weed is affecting your fac-fac-faculties. Stewart is batting about .900 on recent music recommendations, Canadian weed notwithstanding. I agree with him on this one...there's just not that much I hear in there to get excited about. From your description the live shows are that much better? On this end, I'm seriously digging the new one from Big Ditch Road: "THE GREAT DISSENT...OR HOW QUANTUM PHYSICS CHANGED MY LIFE." More at http://www.myspace.com/bigditchroad . Also legendary Texas songwriter Vince Bell has put out a new disc called RECADO ("message") which is fantastic. More at http://www.vincebell.com/music.htm Michael ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:25:05 -0700 From: "Jason Brown" Subject: Re: music in odd places On 6/27/07, Jill Brand wrote: > And speaking of Of Montreal, any suggestions (Stewart, are you reading?)? > My daughter gave my son Hissing Fauna as a graduation present, and now we > are all sort of hooked. What should we get next? I think working backwards through the catalog would a great way to go, so Sundlanic Twins would be next. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:33:48 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: music in odd places - -----Original Message----- From: owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org [mailto:owner-fegmaniax@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Jason Brown Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 1:25 PM To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Subject: Re: music in odd places On 6/27/07, Jill Brand wrote: >> And speaking of Of Montreal, any suggestions (Stewart, are you reading?)? >> My daughter gave my son Hissing Fauna as a graduation present, and now >> we are all sort of hooked. What should we get next? Jason cmae bouncing back with: >I think working backwards through the catalog would a great way to go, so Sundlanic Twins would be next. I bought Satanic Panic a couple of years ago thanks to Nuppy's suggestion, then Sundlanic Twins last year. You can't go wrong with either one as your next OM. Most recent purchases: Love - Da Capo, and Prefab Sprout - Swoon. MJ Bachman NP Cranes - loved ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:43:42 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: respect the digit hi fegs, well, i think MILK can handle the tough amazon customer reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8458211-2127155?ie=UTF8&s=gourmet-food&qid=1182973163&sr=8-1 but what's a RANDOM DIGIT to do to gain respect? http://www.amazon.com/Million-Random-Digits-Normal-Deviates/dp/0833030477/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8458211-2127155?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182972505&sr=8-1 sample review: "If you like this book, I highly recommend that you read it in the original binary. As with most translations, conversion from binary to decimal frequently causes a loss of information and, unfortunately, it's the most significant digits that are lost in the conversion." xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:45:39 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 James wrote: >>>>Cubs sweep Sox! Woo-hoo!! > >>>And Mets sweep A's! > >>And Tigers sweep Braves! > >And ABs thump Boks! > >(I'm hoping that this thread is something to do with sport, otherwise that >last comment is a non-sequitur, so youll only be able to prune non-roses >with it) You got it, James! They were all American Baseball references to teams winning all 3 games("sweeping") in a 3-game series...the teams, as follows: The Chicago Cubs beat the Chicago White Sox (which delighted me), the New York Mets beat the Oakland Athletics (A's) (which cheered Tom Clark and chapped Jeff Dwarf), and Detroit Tigers beat Atlanta Braves (which was celebrated by Michael Bachman). To complicate things further (and, in the case of same-city pairings such as the Cubs/Sox, to intensify things ridiculously), this was in the annual period of "Interleague Play," when teams from the National League (in this case, the Cubs, Mets, and Braves) play teams from the American League. Teams from the separate leagues only meet during two week-and-a-half-long periods in the 6-month season...and, at the end of the season, in October, the champion of each league plays each other in the World Series. I know -- more than you (or anyone else, likely) wanted to know, but...there it is... Michael Sweeney ...To further confuse / alienate any remaining readers, I will explain the Infield Fly Rule (in which the batter is called atomatically out and runners may advance at their risk) in my next e-mail... _________________________________________________________________ Picture this  share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:02:34 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 On 6/27/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > > ...To further confuse / alienate any remaining readers, I will explain the > Infield Fly Rule (in which the batter is called atomatically out and > runners > may advance at their risk) in my next e-mail... Oh that's easy: the logic there is sound. Just try explaining the concept of the designated hitter - and why only one league has one, and what happens in the aforementioned interleague play... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:47:03 +0000 From: "Michael Sweeney" Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 Jeff Norman danced about architecture thusly: >On 6/27/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: >> >>...To further confuse / alienate any remaining readers, I will explain the >>Infield Fly Rule (in which the batter is called atomatically out and >>runners >>may advance at their risk) in my next e-mail... > >Oh that's easy: the logic there is sound. > >Just try explaining the concept of the designated hitter - and why only one >league has one, and what happens in the aforementioned interleague play... ...Ah -- also (faily) easy to explain: Back in the '70s, the junior, inferior league (the American) needed a gimmick to attract fans (as well as an excuse to shield aging, out-of-shape, past-their-prime sluggers who could no longer be bothered to bend over or leap up to field their positions). Also, the then-brain trust of AL managers (of which the pugnacious Billy Martin was a darn good example) no longer wanted the taxing duties of managing pinch hitters, the "double switch" (of pitchers and defensive players/pinch hitters), and pinch runners in late-inning situations, freeing them up for surreptitious cigarettes in the runway, crossword puzzles, naps and sunflower-seed spitting contests with other overweight coaches. Thus, the softball-league-type idea of the Designated Hitter was born (see also: Finley's orange ball, the White Sox' embarassing short pants uniforms, and the overall fatness of Greg Luzinski and Cecil [ironic last name alert] Fielder). Note: Rejected ideas included a "short center fielder" position and a beer keg at second base (although Luziski and Fielder were pulling for that one)... Michael "I'm Bizarro Ken Burns, and this has been 'Baseball?'..." Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazines 2007 editors choice for best Web mailaward-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:50:06 -0500 From: "Michael Wells" Subject: a fashionable reap Liz Claiborne, 78 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:52:29 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 On 6/27/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > Jeff Norman danced about architecture thusly: > > >On 6/27/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > >> > >>...To further confuse / alienate any remaining readers, I will explain > the > >>Infield Fly Rule (in which the batter is called atomatically out and > >>runners > >>may advance at their risk) in my next e-mail... > > > >Oh that's easy: the logic there is sound. > > > >Just try explaining the concept of the designated hitter - and why only > one > >league has one, and what happens in the aforementioned interleague > play... > > ...Ah -- also (faily) easy to explain: Back in the '70s, the junior, > inferior league (the American) needed a gimmick to attract fans (as well > as > an excuse to shield aging, out-of-shape, past-their-prime sluggers who > could > no longer be bothered to bend over or leap up to field their positions). > > Also, the then-brain trust of AL managers (of which the pugnacious Billy > Martin was a darn good example) no longer wanted the taxing duties of > managing pinch hitters, the "double switch" (of pitchers and defensive > players/pinch hitters), and pinch runners in late-inning situations, > freeing > them up for surreptitious cigarettes in the runway, crossword puzzles, > naps > and sunflower-seed spitting contests with other overweight coaches. > > Thus, the softball-league-type idea of the Designated Hitter was born (see > also: Finley's orange ball, the White Sox' embarassing short pants > uniforms, and the overall fatness of Greg Luzinski and Cecil [ironic last > name alert] Fielder). Note: Rejected ideas included a "short center > fielder" position and a beer keg at second base (although Luziski and > Fielder were pulling for that one)... Now try explaining without being such a blatant American League favoritist... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:58:41 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: respect the digit On 6/27/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > hi fegs, > > well, i think MILK can handle the tough amazon customer reviews: > > http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8458211-2127155?ie=UTF8&s=gourmet-food&qid=1182973163&sr=8-1 > > but what's a RANDOM DIGIT to do to gain respect? > > http://www.amazon.com/Million-Random-Digits-Normal-Deviates/dp/0833030477/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8458211-2127155?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1182972505&sr=8-1 > > sample review: > "If you like this book, I highly recommend that you read it in the > original binary. As with most translations, conversion from binary to > decimal frequently causes a loss of information and, unfortunately, > it's the most significant digits that are lost in the conversion." The scariest thing is that this book's contents are explicitly noted as being copyrighted. I hope none of us has ever used any of these numbers - otherwise, the RAND Corporation will have your ass on a platter. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:07:06 -0500 From: "Sumiko Keay" Subject: Jooossss in Spaaace Apparently, one of the astronauts at the space station is a fan: http://www.breakingatmo.com/images/Firefly%20with%20Swanny.jpg Sumi ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:19:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Christopher Gross Subject: Re: Jooossss in Spaaace On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Sumiko Keay wrote: > Apparently, one of the astronauts at the space station is a fan: > > http://www.breakingatmo.com/images/Firefly%20with%20Swanny.jpg Shiny! You know I had to say it, Chris ______________________________________________________________________ Christopher Gross On the Internet, nobody knows I'm a dog. chrisg@gwu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:44:40 -0500 From: "natalie jacobs" Subject: The dude from the Veils is Barry Andrews' son. Trufax. > do you like having your eardrums bleed? then you DO NOT want to miss the > veils in concert. i'm fucking telling you people! I listened to a couple of tracks off their website and just thought they sounded like Nick Cave wanna-bes. Granted, there are worse people to imitate, but... meh. Sorry, Eddie. :( And speaking of Of Montreal, any suggestions (Stewart, are you reading?)? > My daughter gave my son Hissing Fauna as a graduation present, and now we > are all sort of hooked. What should we get next? I'm awfully fond of "Cherry Peel," their first album, but I haven't really kept up with them - I think they sound really different now. n. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:46:55 -0400 From: "Lauren Elizabeth" Subject: Re: respect the digit 2fs says: > The scariest thing is that this book's contents are explicitly noted as > being copyrighted. > > I hope none of us has ever used any of these numbers - otherwise, the RAND > Corporation will have your ass on a platter. at least its contents are a little "meatier" than the wee "illegal primes" discussed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_prime xo - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:02:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Carrie Galbraith Subject: Re: Jooossss in Spaaace - -----Original Message----- >From: Christopher Gross >Shiny! > >You know I had to say it, I may have missed discussion on this list about Firefly (I've noticed plenty about Buffy however) as it originally aired while I was in Italy with no TV. But about 6 months ago, my nephew loaned me the dvd set and suggested I would like it. I was completely unaware of the Verse of Wheadon and still have not seen anything else but, damn! I am a total fan of this short lived show! Have even been going to Browncoat events! Yikes! Be Seeing You, - - c ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:58:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V16 #247 2fs wrote: > On 6/27/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > ...To further confuse / alienate any remaining readers, I will > > explain the Infield Fly Rule (in which the batter is called > > automatically out and runners may advance at their risk) in my > > next e-mail... > > Oh that's easy: the logic there is sound. You just have to explain why during the explanation, otherwise it does seem a bit weird. > Just try explaining the concept of the designated hitter - and why > only one league has one, and what happens in the aforementioned > interleague play... I don't think that's that hard either; I remember picking that up pretty quickly when I was younger. The definition of the "baseline" (as in the runner being out for running out of the) during rundowns though, that can really fuck even experienced fans up. "Children have always enjoyed my movies. They are just not allowed to watch many of them." -- John Waters . ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:15:34 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs Rex wrote: > > Oooh, I bet those are cool. Uncle Dave... innarresting character. I > only have tracks scattered about on various artists comps; a whole > session would be cool. The JSP box set is $20-25 well spent, and the set covers 1926-38. Uncle Dave's picking is really complex in the early work, but the mechanical recording only hints at it. Some of his songs are unrepeatable today. HAWT-dawg, as Uncle Dave would say > > And hey, let's extend the belated birthday wishes one more day, shall > we? I would've given you ane early gift in person if I'd been on me toes... Thanks, but you gave me your CDs, and they're great. cheers, Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:24:53 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs Stacked Crooked wrote: > > stewart, i thinks that the renowned canadian weed is affecting your > fac-fac-faculties. I seldom, if ever, partake. I'm really pleased you like the Veils, Eddie, but those are tracks I won't get back from my emusic allocation. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:49:26 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: music in odd places Jason Brown wrote: > > I think working backwards through the catalog would a great way to go, > so Sundlanic Twins would be next. Yes. If you like Hissing, Sunlandic is the most like it, then Satanic. 'Aldhils Arboretum' is where OM's style really changed, and it itself is different from the rest of their releases; more poppy, almost Kinks-like. It also contains the perfect pop song: Jennifer Louise. The first four albums are tweely whimsical concept albums. 'Gay Parade' is perhaps the best of them, but is still rather hard to take if you like the recent disco releases. Some of the EPs are worth a listen. "The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit's Flower" has a better version of Disguises than Townshend's original. That help, Jill? cheers, Stewart np: The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:02:13 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Jooossss in Spaaace On 6/27/07, Carrie Galbraith wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Christopher Gross > > >Shiny! > > > >You know I had to say it, > > > I may have missed discussion on this list about Firefly (I've noticed > plenty about Buffy however) as it originally aired while I was in Italy with > no TV. But about 6 months ago, my nephew loaned me the dvd set and suggested > I would like it. I was completely unaware of the Verse of Wheadon and still > have not seen anything else but, damn! I am a total fan of this short lived > show! Have even been going to Browncoat events! Yikes! You saw the movie, I trust? - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:08:25 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: respect the digit On 6/27/07, Lauren Elizabeth wrote: > > > sample review: > "If you like this book, I highly recommend that you read it in the > original binary. As with most translations, conversion from binary to > decimal frequently causes a loss of information and, unfortunately, > it's the most significant digits that are lost in the conversion." I like this one: > The book is a promising reference concept, but the execution is somewhat > sloppy. Whatever algorithm they used was not fully tested. The bulk of each > page seems random enough. However at the lower left and lower right of > alternate pages, the number is found to increment directly. I didn't know Amazon-trolling was so vibrantly alive and well, but I have enjoyed some "Family Circus" reviews in my time... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:14:08 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs On 6/27/07, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > > > > Thanks, but you gave me your CDs, and they're great. Thanks! But the guy in banjo ain't no Uncle Dave, that's for sure... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:16:27 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: music in odd places On 6/27/07, Bachman, Michael wrote: > > Most recent purchases: Love - Da Capo, and Prefab Sprout - Swoon. Was just talking about DA CAPO with my bassist last night... there's not a reissue, is there? Side 1 is one of the greatest collections of songs evar. And Side 2 is... erm... attached to it! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:30:53 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Jooossss in Spaaace On 6/27/07, Carrie Galbraith wrote: > > > >You saw the movie, I trust? > > > > > Just saw it last Saturday at a charity event. Except for the first 20 > minutes, I can live with it. A few minor problems I have but understand it > needed to appeal to a wider audience. Oh, and the loss of a few characters > was a bit of a surprise but I hear Whedon kills off main characters like > that. Still haven't seen anything else of his though.\ Interesting - whereas I thought the first 20 minutes was a very clever, and technically accomplished, way to do what a movie made from a cult TV show must do: fill in essential back story without causing audiences to look at their watches anxiously. Granted, it did so by making you think - wait a minute, now which story is this? - but you know, people who don't like to think aren't really Joss Whedon's audience. The only thing in the movie I *really* didn't like was the animated-GIF tombstones. Kill me now, please - or wait: don't, not if you're going to give me one of those. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:46:14 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Attn. Portland, Frisco, La-La Fegs Rex wrote: > > Thanks! But the guy in banjo ain't no Uncle Dave, that's for sure... You've got time to catch up. Uncle Dave didn't record until he was past 50. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:56:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: music in odd places Rex wrote: > Was just talking about DA CAPO with my bassist last night... > there's not a reissue, is there? I think all of the first three albums were in the UK and/or in Europe around the time the deluxe resissue of Forever Changes came out in the US. I don't have time to double check that at the moment though > Side 1 is one of the greatest > collections of songs evar. And Side 2 is... erm... attached to it! I have the doubledisc comp that has all of side one (and all of Forever Changes, for that matter), so I've never heard side two (aka that one long song). Is it at least interesting enough to bother hearing once, or just horrible and overblown? "Children have always enjoyed my movies. They are just not allowed to watch many of them." -- John Waters . ____________________________________________________________________________________ We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:05:30 -0700 From: Rex Subject: Re: music in odd places On 6/27/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > Rex wrote: > > Was just talking about DA CAPO with my bassist last night... > > there's not a reissue, is there? > > I think all of the first three albums were in the UK and/or in Europe > around the time the deluxe resissue of Forever Changes came out in > the US. I don't have time to double check that at the moment though > > > Side 1 is one of the greatest > > collections of songs evar. And Side 2 is... erm... attached to it! > > I have the doubledisc comp that has all of side one (and all of > Forever Changes, for that matter), so I've never heard side two (aka > that one long song). Is it at least interesting enough to bother > hearing once, or just horrible and overblown? Worth hearing once for historical context. It's neither attrociously indulgent/pretentious in anything other than its length, nor especially interesting (perhaps because it is neither attrociously indulgent/pretentious; see the jam disc of "All Things Must Pass" or "Grape Jam" for comparison, quality-wise, although at least you got a complete good LP or two in those cases). I think. I barely remember it. If that album got the deluxe treatment with lots of contemporameous extras, I'd be all over that. But Side 1 is really, really good... I was trying to recall last night whether or not ot appeared in its entirety on LOVE STORY, so you've saved me a short trip to either my bookcase or AMG. That tips today's events in favor of WIN!!!1! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:51:24 +0100 From: craigie* Subject: Re: music in odd places Da Capo *did* get the 'extras included' - from Amazon: Remastered and expanded edition of Love's second album, originally released in 1967. Incorporating new remastered stereo and mono mixes of all album tracks including the 18 minuteepic 'Revelation' which took up the whole of the second side of the original LP as well as a previously unreleased tracking session for the single 'Seven And Seven Is'. For 'Tracking Session', read 'Backing Track' - it's great BTW as you can add your own vocal (if you're that way inclined...) The recent 'Love Story' film was also excellent, once again, I urge you to see it if you can... (I won't spoil the ending for you by telling you that she goes back to college and then dies... wait.. wrong 'Love Story') c* On 28/06/07, Rex wrote: > > On 6/27/07, Jeff Dwarf wrote: > > > > Rex wrote: > > > Was just talking about DA CAPO with my bassist last night... > > > there's not a reissue, is there? > > > > I think all of the first three albums were in the UK and/or in Europe > > around the time the deluxe resissue of Forever Changes came out in > > the US. I don't have time to double check that at the moment though > > > > > Side 1 is one of the greatest > > > collections of songs evar. And Side 2 is... erm... attached to it! > > > > I have the doubledisc comp that has all of side one (and all of > > Forever Changes, for that matter), so I've never heard side two (aka > > that one long song). Is it at least interesting enough to bother > > hearing once, or just horrible and overblown? > > > Worth hearing once for historical context. It's neither attrociously > indulgent/pretentious in anything other than its length, nor especially > interesting (perhaps because it is neither attrociously > indulgent/pretentious; see the jam disc of "All Things Must Pass" or > "Grape > Jam" for comparison, quality-wise, although at least you got a complete > good > LP or two in those cases). I think. I barely remember it. If that album > got the deluxe treatment with lots of contemporameous extras, I'd be all > over that. > > But Side 1 is really, really good... I was trying to recall last night > whether or not ot appeared in its entirety on LOVE STORY, so you've saved > me > a short trip to either my bookcase or AMG. That tips today's events in > favor of WIN!!!1! > > -Rex > - -- first things first, but not necessarily in that order... ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #249 ********************************