From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V16 #423 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Monday, December 10 2007 Volume 16 : Number 423 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: that's odd... [Michael Sweeney ] Re: that's odd... [Rex ] Re: that's odd... [michaeljbachman@comcast.net] Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album [Hwy] Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album [] NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock 2007-12-07 BBC Radio 2 FM [gaseous clay Subject: RE: that's odd... Michael B. wrote: I also bought some from 1990 that I never had before: The House Of Love - The House of Love (butterfly cover), The Lilac Time - & Love For All, and World Party - Goodbye Jumbo. Oooh -- "Goodbye Jumbo" was a fave of mine from that period (also early in my CD-changeover days, so, naturally, alot of new on-CD stuff I bought snagged significant playtime). Haven't played it for awhile; wonder how it would hold up now in my opinion (just a guess: Better than "Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking;" perhaps not as well as "Hearts and Bones")... Michael "Hey, we add many more names to this thread's Reply and CC and we won't even need to send to the list..." Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista. + Windows Live. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/shop/specialoffers.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_M ediaCtr_bigscreen_102007 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 01:26:45 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: that's odd... On 12/8/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > Michael B. wrote: > > > I also bought some from 1990 that I never had before: The House Of Love - > The House of Love (butterfly cover), The Lilac Time - & Love For All, and > World Party - Goodbye Jumbo. > > > Oooh -- "Goodbye Jumbo" was a fave of mine from that period (also early in > my CD-changeover days, so, naturally, alot of new on-CD stuff I bought > snagged significant playtime). Haven't played it for awhile; wonder how it > would hold up now in my opinion (just a guess: Better than "Pros and Cons of > Hitchhiking;" perhaps not as well as "Hearts and Bones")... "Private Revolution" is really hard to come by these days, for a record whose single got hells of MTV airplay in its day... but I guess you could say the same for Robyn's A&M records. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:28:52 +0000 From: michaeljbachman@comcast.net Subject: Re: that's odd... - -------------- Original message -------------- From: Rex > On 12/8/07, Michael Sweeney wrote: > > > > Michael B. wrote: > > > > > > I also bought some from 1990 that I never had before: The House Of Love - > > The House of Love (butterfly cover), The Lilac Time - & Love For All, and > > World Party - Goodbye Jumbo. > > Michael Sweeney wrote: > > Oooh -- "Goodbye Jumbo" was a fave of mine from that period (also early in > > my CD-changeover days, so, naturally, alot of new on-CD stuff I bought > > snagged significant playtime). Haven't played it for awhile; wonder how it > > would hold up now in my opinion (just a guess: Better than "Pros and Cons of > > Hitchhiking;" perhaps not as well as "Hearts and Bones")... I can't believe it took me so long to get "Goodbye Jumbo". I lkike it a lot so far. Rex came back with: > "Private Revolution" is really hard to come by these days, for a > record whose single got hells of MTV airplay in its day... but I guess > you could say the same for Robyn's A&M records. Private Revolution [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] was reissued in 2006 and listed on amazon for $12.98 . Michael B. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:26:16 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album JOHN LENNON - STARS PICK THEIR FAVOURITE TRACKS John Lennon Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album _http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/john_lennon/news/10784_ (http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/john_lennon/news/10784) The January issue of _UNCUT_ (http://uncut.co.uk/magazine) is on sale now, featuring an all-star panel of musicians selecting their favourite song by the late Beatle John Lennon. Which Lennon song "flipped out" Brian Wilson when he first heard it? Which one reminds Arctic Monkey Alex Turner of his mum and dad? And when we asked The Who's Roger Daltrey for his favourite, what on earth led him to conclude: "I can see why people go completely mad in this business."? And there's many, many brilliant contributions from the likes of Yoko Ono, John Cale, John Lydon, Jarvis Cocker and Liam Gallagher. Meanwhile, _Uncut.co.uk_ (http://uncut.co.uk/) will be running online exclusives throughout the month, today is Alan McGee's pick. Coming up: Richmond Fontaine's Willy Vlautin, Josh Ritter, Roy Wood and more will be picking out their favourite tracks. ~ Robyn Hitchcock: "WELL, WELL, WELL" From the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album (December 1970) Itbs my favourite off the Plastic Ono Band record. Itbs just so to the point. Hebd been doing Primal Therapy. But that also really suited the way he sang. He was able to make his voice break up and splinter in a way that sounded attractive and soulful. He could belt it out like Beefheart or Robert Plant, but he could also sing beautiful, high harmonies like the Beach Boys. The great strength of John Lennon is the number of emotional layers that are in him. On the surface he was funny, then underneath he was nasty, and then under that he was really sad. Therebs so many feelings in his voice. And he could write pop songs - but he could also sing really heavy blues. And bWell, Well, Wellb is one of the great blues rants. The lyrics just shrug at times - bOh, wellb. Because what can you do? Hebs not singing about, bMan, webre gonna change things.b Hebs saying, bWell, here we are, wandering around talking - who gives a shit?b It always makes me cry. It connects with an emotional truth, which is how sad living is, and how fucked up. But it doesnbt pontificate about it. Instead itbs a vehicle for his voice. If Neil Young had written that, it would have sounded like a cat being boiled. You have to have that kind of voice, to get away with that kind of song. To me that is absolutely the perfect rock vocal. Itbs not a tumescent bellow, itbs a soulful, wounded bellow. Itbs a human elephant heading for the graveyard. Therebs been nothing like it before or since. ~ Plus! What do you think Lennon's greatest song is? You can vote for your choice, and tell us why, by clicking here for the special poll. We'll be publishing your choices in a future issue of Uncut, along with a reader Top 10. _VOTE HERE!_ (http://uncut.co.uk/music/john_lennon/special_features/10731) **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:57:05 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album On 12/9/07, HwyCDRrev@aol.com wrote: > > JOHN LENNON - STARS PICK THEIR FAVOURITE TRACKS John Lennon > Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album > _http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/john_lennon/news/10784_ > (http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/john_lennon/news/10784) > > Robyn Hitchcock: > > "WELL, WELL, WELL" > > From the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album (December 1970) > > Itb s my favourite off the Plastic Ono Band record. Itb s just so to the > point. Heb d been doing Primal Therapy. But that also really suited the > way > he > sang. He was able to make his voice break up and splinter in a way that > sounded > attractive and soulful. He could belt it out like Beefheart or Robert > Plant, > but he could also sing beautiful, high harmonies like the Beach Boys. > > The great strength of John Lennon is the number of emotional layers that > are > in him. On the surface he was funny, then underneath he was nasty, and > then > under that he was really sad. Thereb s so many feelings in his voice. And > he > could write pop songs - but he could also sing really heavy blues. And > b Well, > Well, Wellb is one of the great blues rants. > > The lyrics just shrug at times - b Oh, wellb . Because what can you do? > Heb s > not singing about, b Man, web re gonna change things.b Heb s saying, > b Well, > here we are, wandering around talking - who gives a shit?b It > always makes > me > cry. It connects with an emotional truth, which is how sad living is, and > how > fucked up. But it doesnb t pontificate about it. Instead itb s a vehicle > for > his voice. If Neil Young had written that, it would have sounded like a > cat > being boiled. You have to have that kind of voice, to get away with that > kind > of song. To me that is absolutely the perfect rock vocal. Itb s not a > tumescent > bellow, itb s a soulful, wounded bellow. Itb s a human elephant heading > for > the graveyard. Thereb s been nothing like it before or since. - ------ Robyn would have been a very perceptive music critic - his analysis of Lennon's voice here is brilliant and clarifies the richness and complexity both in his singing and person. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 17:54:25 -0500 From: gaseous clay Subject: NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock 2007-12-07 BBC Radio 2 FM http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=173835&hit=1 - ----- Forwarded message from DIME ----- A new torrent has been uploaded to DIME. Torrent: 173835 Title: Robyn Hitchcock 2007-12-07 BBC Radio 2 FM Size: 104.57 MB Category: Acoustic Uploaded by: Pike1957 Info hash: 7d5248aa5f30c5c4126e4a6f8bea085c02024fc9 Description - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Hitchcock 2007-12-07 (broadcast date) The Weekender Show, BBC Radio 2 Recorded by Pike1957 Rooftop aerial -> Sony FM Receiver -> Microtrack (24bit 48khz) -> Audacity (track splits, resampling) -> FLAC (16bit, 44.1khz, level 8, tagged) 01 - [intro] 02 - [chat] 03 - Raining Twilight Coast 04 - [chat] 05 - Autumn Is Your Last Chance Enjoy! - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 18:51:45 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album 2fs says: > Robyn would have been a very perceptive music critic - his analysis of > Lennon's voice here is brilliant and clarifies the richness and complexity > both in his singing and person. ``perceptive'' is a good term here. i think it applies to robyn all-around, and is a good deal why i love his work so much. and reading or hearing pretty much anything he has to say (although, one caveat is that i don't much care for his short story liner notes; they're very plotty, and i lose the thread so very fast.) when i think about it, the reason i find robyn so damn funny is not so much that he's all that comedic, but that he's perceptive. the truth is, oftentimes, very funny (well, when you manage to laugh at it and not let it break your heart too much.) and, BTW, he's got neil young spot on as well. xo lauren, going off to hide from rex now - -- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "People with opinions just go around bothering one another." - The Buddha ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 16:18:23 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album On 12/9/07, lep wrote: > and, BTW, he's got neil young spot on as well. > > xo > lauren, going off to hide from rex now Naw, it's interesting to read that-- can't recall reading Robyn say anything about Young before. I'm also not sure that Neil himself would object to the "cat being boiled" thing (or that Robyn himself does in every case). I would agree with Robyn that Neil does't have much of a blues belter thing going on... but I also think that quite a few of NY's best songs fit the following description quite well: "The lyrics just shrug at times - b Oh, wellb . Because what can you do? Heb s not singing about, b Man, web re gonna change things.b Heb s saying, b Well, here we are, wandering around talking - who gives a shit?b It always makes me cry. It connects with an emotional truth, which is how sad living is, and how fucked up." Other Neil songs exemplify other, even opposite, sentiments. But so do other Lennon songs, so... - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 20:41:39 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album In a message dated 12/9/2007 7:21:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, spottedeagleray@gmail.com writes: Naw, it's interesting to read that-- can't recall reading Robyn say anything about Young before. you know - i was just thinking . .this is the SECOND time i've seen him mentioning neil lately - - here from November 13th, 2007 : AVC: What do you think is the secret of having a career as long and steady as yours? RH: You've got to want to do it, basically. It's got to be ingrained in you at a pretty deep level. I don't know that Neil Young would say thatbhe'd say his own version of it. I could say something flip like, "Well, I can't think of anything else to do." Or "I'd never want to get a proper job," or those sorts of things. Which I suppose are all true, but I think I just so ingrained it in myself by the time I was 20, 21, that I just don't want to do anything else. Sometimes I don't write songs, but there's so much paperwork that needs doing, I don't have to worry about that. There's always songs lying around, so I will have to deal with the dissolution of the album like everybody else willband you know, the sad truth is that we don't need any more records. The old guys haven't gone away, and the new ones keep entering the room every day. It's like the stateroom scene in Night At The Opera: "Okay! Who ordered the double album?" I don't know what we're going to do, but it's too late for me. _http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/robyn_hitchcock/2_ (http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/robyn_hitchcock/2) **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 20:56:20 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: barry manilow TV shows -Rhino DVD box set (no robyn, of course) _http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/arts/television/09DVDS.html?ref=arts_ (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/arts/television/09DVDS.html?ref=arts) Just as one critic in the b70s commented that he had seen the future of rock bnb roll and its name is _Bruce Springsteen_ (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/bruce_springste en/index.html?inline=nyt-per) , itbs equally possible to examine this collection and, in a twisted sort of way, see the future of pop music and popular culture. Needless to say, five discs largely devoted to b70s footage of Mr. Manilow is enough to tax even the most devoted aficionado of bad taste **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:14:34 -0800 (GMT-08:00) From: kevin Subject: Re: Today Robyn Hitchcock picks a track from the Plastic Ono Band album >Robyn Hitchcock: > >"WELL, WELL, WELL" > >From the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band album (December 1970) But now I want to know what his favorite Barry Manilow tune is. ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V16 #423 ********************************