From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V17 #34 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Saturday, February 7 2009 Volume 17 : Number 034 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! [kevin st] Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail [kevin studyvin ] Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail [Michael Sweeney ] Re: T-Shirt Of The Moment [2fs ] 3 Dog Night: WAS Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! [HwyCDRre] Re: 3 Dog Night: WAS Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! [Rex ] Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail [Steve Schiavo ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:08:10 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! > who ever says that the Who shouldn't be in the HOF because Moon didn't know > when to > stop playing? (Note that in their own ways, both Townshend and Entwistle > could be pretty busy players too...check out the bass to "The Real Me" > frinstnace...) > I'd submit that any busy-ness on the part of Entwhistle or Townshend would mostly be a matter of them frantically trying to keep up with Moon, who regardless of his status as one of the greatest drummers ever to draw breath basically had an inverse relation between focus and enthusiasm, God bless'im. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:28:01 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail I feel so left out of this debate. I've never to my conscious knowledge even heard those guys, except maybe on the Kids In the Hall show once. What's their deal, anyway? On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Tom Clark wrote: > Growing up in the northeast U.S. I was aware of Aerosmith from an early > age, but I wonder if they were a regional thing before going national. And > isn't Seger like the patron saint of the upper midwest? > Either way, I think most people love Rush because they are from Canada, and > everybody loves Canadians. > > -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:31:08 -0800 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! > Personally, I'd like to see a muppet based on Dr. Gaius Baltar. Oh man, what a wonderful suggestion! Suddenly I can see a whole Muppet BSG. Even greater than Pigs In Space! > I think we Fegs should band together and seize control of the HOF! Now > *that* would be rock and roll. I'm ready. I'm halfway to Cleveland already. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:43:59 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 7:27 AM, Great Quail wrote: > > See? This is what I just don't understand. Some people can't simply > *dislike* Rush, they seem possessed by this kind of..cellular revulsion, Word to the wise: your overuse of this phrase is telling. > a > hatred so profound that it can only be expressed through statements of > complete musical authority, as if the speaker is the ONLY PERSON ON EARTH > qualified to make judgments about what is or is not "music." But Quail... that's how you talk about *all* music. That's the exact tone of your eight-paragraph *defense* of Rush, to cite just one example. With regards to rampant Rush-hate, I don't defend it, but it's easy to understand, and you can chalk it up to a couple of things. One is simply that, to a lot of us, Rush's music really does sound so bad and silly that we can't imagine what anyone would see in it. You may not like that, but you've already acknowledged that it's a widepread prejudice. Even some of my prog-friendly associates are embarrassed by Rush... they try to explain it away, but they'd really rather change the subject. But another key factor is: Rush fans. They really embarrass themselves with their gushing, and they do a lot of preaching to people who (as they should know) are unlikely to be converted. They also tend to try to use oddly empirical, point-by-point, near-mathematical tretises to "prove" their point, and that method just relates in almost no way whatsoever with the way most of us discover, enjoy, and experience music (see that great scene near the end of "SLC Punk"). Frankly, it grates on us. Socially normal music conversations tend to gravitate towards the common ground of the participants. You're probably not going to talk to your hip-hop friends about Robyn, and I'm not going to try to get a bluegrass fan to give the Slits a try-- it seems like (A) a waste of time, and (B) a way to lose friends by being annoying. Even Deadheads don't do that. Rush fans are infamously evangelistic, and that has its price. Truth is, most of us don't really even think about Rush except when someone gets, like, "all up in our grill" about them. nb. I haven't said anything negative about Rush themselves in this thread, nor will I. Too much flint for the potential fire, you know. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 14:49:35 -0500 From: lep Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! kevin says: >> Personally, I'd like to see a muppet based on Dr. Gaius Baltar. > > > Oh man, what a wonderful suggestion! Suddenly I can see a whole Muppet > BSG. Even greater than Pigs In Space! a narcissistic muppet, i love it. do muppets have nukes? >> I think we Fegs should band together and seize control of the HOF! Now >> *that* would be rock and roll. > > > I'm ready. I'm halfway to Cleveland already. road trip - oh, bother. this is 2006 - can't we seize control online, from the comfort of our homes and offices? xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:08:19 -0600 From: Gene Hopstetter Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail > From: Jeff Dwarf > > As for Rush's musicianship, I will say this in it's non-defense: > isn't part of being a good musician, as the cliche goes, not just > knowing what to play but what _NOT_ to play? And as such, since Rush > have shown over their career -- Peart especially -- they have no > idea what not to play, they are just talented enough to be truly > wretched musicians Peart is quite capable of quiet, sensitive playing. Granted, he hasn't done much of it for the past two decades, but he has done it. There are passages during "Fountain of Lamneth, IV. Panacea" that are tender and subtle. "Different Strings" is an exercise is timing and restraint. And the way Peart shifts through fields and moods during "The Camera Eye" is nothing short of breathtaking. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 14:52:51 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On 2/6/09, kevin studyvin wrote: > > > who ever says that the Who shouldn't be in the HOF because Moon didn't > know when to > > stop playing? (Note that in their own ways, both Townshend and Entwistle > could be pretty busy players too...check out the bass to "The Real Me" > frinstnace...) > > > > > I'd submit that any busy-ness on the part of Entwhistle or Townshend would > mostly be a matter of them frantically trying to keep up with Moon, who > regardless of his status as one of the greatest drummers ever to draw breath > basically had an inverse relation between focus and enthusiasm, God > bless'im. Oh, I do hope it was clear my comparison was strictly rhetorical - I love the Who, and at their peak there was no one that could touch them - - particularly Moon and Daltrey. From, oh, '71 through '74 or so, Daltrey was *the* best hard-rock singer.** There are things he does on some tracks on _Quadrophenia_ that I still can't believe anyone could actually do - not only does he hit these ridiculously high notes, he makes them *mean* something, he puts them in the midst of good phrasing, and (a touchy point this) he's one of the few male rock singers to sing in that range that doesn't sound as if someone's giving his balls an uncomfortable squeeze. Plant usually sounds reasonably good...but too often he sounds like he's just back from the vet. G*ddy L*e sounds like some species of hyena...and Jon Anderson is clearly a castrato. And Moon was alwyas *just* this side of being totally out of control musically..but it served the music. As a rhythm player Townshend coiled more tension in his rhythms than nearly any other guitarist I can think of - and Entwistle combined power, melody, and rootedness in a rare package. Together, they could play the fucking ocean. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ** Daltrey sorta lost the plot later - I think he was confused by the increasingly subtle and sensitive nature of Townshend's writing, and by the time of something like "Who Are You" he was bellowing like a drunken boxer when he should have been laying back like a man about to face death...and unsure whether he fears that prospect or welcomes it. Townshend himself, at this point, had the far more suitable voice for that stuff: nowhere near as powerful, but in its weedy nasality an exquisite instrument for expressing the vulnerability and doubt that his lyrics were working through at this time. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:32:04 -0500 From: Jeremy Osner Subject: Reunion tours Some thoughts about them from AV Club: http://www.avclub.com/articles/avqa-imaginary-reunion-concerts,23486/ J If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential words. -- Josx Saramago http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:32:35 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail ...Just my quick, semi-disconnected thought on this (since it certainly seems to be a thread with legs!): I pretty much cannot stand anything about Rush (except, maybe, the Colbert/MacKenzie Bros. punchline-ness (although I certainly acknowledge that apparently Colbert and Thomas / Moranis DO like them)...there is not a song of theirs I can think of that I would not -- fairly quickly -- turn off if it came on the radio...(I might be able to stand one certain Seger tune or so (let's say, "Turn the Page," if not heard recently) -- but he's (generally) more annoyingly present...and so is much more a target of my active dislike.) However, regarding Rush's R'n'R HOF-ness? Sure - they are absolutely qualified (history, skill, longevity, skill, etc.) and should be in...the Stooges are criminally overdue (because of their impact)...and Seger is probably the type that ends up in whether or not they really should be (like the '70s TV star whose dedicated remaining fans band together to buy a Hollywood sidewalk star)... Michael "Of course, I'm much more obsessed with the whole 'Santo to the Baseball HOF' crap..." Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_02200 9 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 13:58:49 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM, 2fs wrote: > > Oh, I do hope it was clear my comparison was strictly rhetorical - I > love the Who, and at their peak there was no one that could touch them > - particularly Moon and Daltrey. Very true. Hey, how come those guys aren't in the HOF? It's an outrage, I tell you! Why, if not for The Who-- wait, what? Really? Oh, never mind, then. Is MBV eligible yet? - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 10:51:22 -0500 (EST) From: djini@voicenet.com Subject: Re: T-Shirt Of The Moment > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:16:17 -0600 > From: 2fs > Subject: Re: T-Shirt Of The Moment > > On 2/5/09, Nectar At Any Cost! wrote: >> . > > Bonus: the shirt expresses truth so long as the wearer's hands are both visible! > > Barring tricky widgets manipulable by moving hips, legs, etc., of course. > Anyone else just think that the wearer has some boundary problems with their Ex's? off to have a One Dog with all the crucifixin's, Jeanne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:08:50 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail "C. Huff" wrote: >Interesting that Jeff and Rex brings up the sports analogy re: RnR Hall. Short anecdote: Don Zimmer in his autobiography sits down >with Joe Torre and discusses the merits of Ryne Sandberg vs Dale Murphy for the Baseball Hall. On every stat compared, Dale Murphy >beats Sandberg hands down. Yet Sandberg was a 1st ballot HoFer and Murphy has yet to make it. Zim: "It was then I knew the Hall >of Fame was bullshit, a popularity contest having nothing to do with how well you played the game." Good rebuttal points (re: apples / oranges positions) from (IIRC) Jeff Dwarf...also, this: If popularity (among fans AND teammates, etc.) was more of the Baseball HOF guideline, the briefly VERY popular (although held a little apart, prob. due to his Mormon-ism) Murphy woulda easily trumped the quiet-as-a-mouse-and-never-one-of-the-guys Ryno. But Murphy's top offensive years only came to about half the number of Ryno's...and his defensive numbers - -- while not bad (they actually surprised me when I checked them), were also considerably short of Sandberg's. (Fer instance, career Gold Gloves awards -- for most notable defensive player each season at his position: Murphy, 5; Sandberg, 9...) As much as I respect Zim (he's the manager with the steel plate in his head...), it seems to me that maybe he had some lingering issues with Ryno left from his days in the Cubs dugout that made him commit such an argument into print... Michael "Short-wait Cubs defense arguments available neary every day..." Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Faster_022009 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:09:43 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail The Great Quail wrote: >who doesn't love an AC/DC song every once in a while? ...Uh, that would be me, actually... Seger, Rush, AC/DC -- all ya gotta do is bring up Journey to make this particular discussion happen to be about the RnR performers I happen to like LEAST... Michael "...And, I guess if you add Bad Company / Free into the discussion, that's be about my bottom 5..." Sweeney _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: E-mail. Chat. Share. Get more ways to connect. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_allup_howitworks_02200 9 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 17:18:41 -0500 From: Jeremy Osner Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! > then. Is MBV eligible yet? > A-and what about Three Dog Night? J If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential words. -- Josx Saramago http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:51:22 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On 2/6/09, Jeremy Osner wrote: > > then. Is MBV eligible yet? > > > > > A-and what about Three Dog Night? I'm guessing you're not serious...but the main reason is that they did primarily covers and were a singles band well into the era when "serious" rock bands wrote albums. But you know what? I just listened to their singles collection the other day, and it's pretty damned solid stuff. A few missteps to be sure - but "Liar"? "Shambala"? Good tunes, my friends... - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 14:51:53 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Michael Sweeney >Zim: "It was then I knew the Hall >of Fame was bullshit, a popularity contest having nothing to do with how well you played the game." Heh... at first glance, seeing the name "Zim" here made me think "Dylan". At second glance, I thought "Invader". So I fail it. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:54:11 -0600 From: 2fs Subject: Re: T-Shirt Of The Moment On 2/6/09, djini@voicenet.com wrote: > > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:16:17 -0600 > > From: 2fs > > Subject: Re: T-Shirt Of The Moment > > > > > On 2/5/09, Nectar At Any Cost! wrote: > >> . > > > > Bonus: the shirt expresses truth so long as the wearer's hands are both visible! > > > > Barring tricky widgets manipulable by moving hips, legs, etc., of course. > > > > > Anyone else just think that the wearer has some boundary problems with their Ex's? I just wonder what the wearer's current lover thinks of that open proclamation that they've been manually stimulating their ex... But hey - some folks are quite open-minded about such things. - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:09:30 EST From: HwyCDRrev@aol.com Subject: 3 Dog Night: WAS Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! i bought a few 3DN singles and the "captured at the Forum" and "act naturally" LPs (with the guitar solo from Joy To The World missing - and this inferior version was on many comps. for a while ) one day i realized that just about every 3DN hit was : song (first half) title/chorus repeated ad nauseam (second half) chuck negron lost everything while he was on drugs - he wrote a book about it i think - i heard the interview on howard stern years ago my blog is "Yer Blog" http://fab4yerblog.blogspot.com/ http://robotsarestealingmyluggage.blogspot.com/ In a message dated 2/6/2009 5:58:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeffreyw2fs.j@gmail.com writes: > A-and what about Three Dog Night? I'm guessing you're not serious...but the main reason is that they did primarily covers and were a singles band well into the era when "serious" rock bands wrote albums. But you know what? I just listened to their singles collection the other day, and it's pretty damned solid stuff. A few missteps to be sure - but "Liar"? "Shambala"? Good tunes, my friends... **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol?redir=http://ad.doubleclick. net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 15:45:10 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: 3 Dog Night: WAS Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:09 PM, wrote: > i bought a few 3DN singles and the > "captured at the Forum" and > "act naturally" LPs (with the guitar solo from Joy To The World missing - > and this inferior version was on many comps. for a while ) > Now that I think about it, I have a Three Dog Night comp on my hard drive, and I remember downloading it from one of those pirate blogs for two reasons: 1) figured I might have the need to hear one or more of those singles at some point, or "for reference"-- this is my excuse for a lot of the odd things I do-- and 2) the blog that I found it on was called something like "Emo Heaven", and for some reason, seeing a hi-res scan of 3DN underneathe that heading amused me quite a lot. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:11:20 -0500 From: Jeremy Osner Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM, 2fs wrote: > I'm guessing you're not serious... Alas, it's true; just being silly. Sorry officer, I've got nothing against 3 Dog Night (and have an album or two of theirs tucked away downstairs), except for the years of dissatisfaction about being taunted as "Jeremiah the Bullfrog" by my grade-school chums. J If we do not say all words, however absurd, we will never say the essential words. -- Josx Saramago http://www.readin.com/blog/ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 01:25:00 +0000 From: Michael Sweeney Subject: REAP... ...Buffalo Springfield's drummer, Dewey Martin (68)... http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/06/dewey-martin-1940-2009/ MLS _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_explore_022009 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:52:02 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail On Feb 6, 2009, at 1:19 AM, C. Huff wrote: > Why not Steve Miller (equally as bland as Seger)? Not the first 4 albums. - - Steve __________ I can't resist an anime that includes a small, cute, violence prone girl with a scythe. - John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:11:45 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: The French Rush, or Magma box sets are back in stock! Begin forwarded message: > They came! > > They sold out! > > They came again! > > They sold out again! > > They are here now once more! > > Thank you! > > --------- > > Magma-Studio Zund (10 CD set (12 discs) in digipacks - each with > booklet - in a beautiful box) (due to size and weight, this price > for US and 'possesions' only) $125.00 > Back in stock! > Well, this is the ultimate beautiful Christmas-type thingy for the > Magma fan. This is their 9 studio albums (Kobia, 1001 Centigrade, > M.D.K., Wurdah Itah [not strictly a 'Magma' album I know, but I'm > glad to see it here anyway], Kohntarkosz, Udu Wudu, Attahk, Merci > and K.A. (Kohntarkhosz Anteria). The 10th disc is a bonus double CD > called Archiw Vol I & II, which includes "all previously unreleased > material". > Archiw I includes the previously unreleased film soundtrack '24 > heures Seulement', which was recorded by the 'Kobaia' era band in > July, 1970. Also included is "a unreleased version of Mkkanok > Dkstruktow Kvmmandvh (rythm section + alternate lead vocal on > second half)." (Note: I think that this version of M.D.K. was > originally available for a short time on the original CD version of > M.D.K. from Seventh, but it might be yet another version). Archiw > II is the very first demo (again, by the Kobaia era band, recorded > in April, 1970 at Studio des Dames, Paris and these are earliest- > ever recordings by Magma and are quite fun. They are taken from a > acetate disc and sound like it, but it's still very listenable. and > also an alternate take of Eliphas Levi (Merci). This is a really, > really nice set. You are getting a really nice digipack for each > album and each album includes a 32 page (or larger) booklet withinb > the digipack which contains notes on each album by Christian (in > French and English), as well as many rare/previously unpublished > photos and archival material (magazine ads, reviews, posters) from > the time period which the recording covers. It is truly a gorgeous > package which the tiny pictures on our site don't adequately convey > and which is important of course, since everyone who has read this > far already has all the music on here except for Archiw I & II. > I will now answer the two questions that belong in the "Magma > Studio Z|nd FAQ": 1. Q: Is the material remastered? A: It was not > advertised to us as remastered, so you should not assume that it > is. 2. Q: Will the bonus CD be made available separately later? A: > Funny you should ask that. Here is an exact quote from an email > conversation I had with Stella Vander when she solicited us on this > box "Hi Stella - Will the bonus CD be made available separately > later?" "NO." [Le Chant du Monde] > http://www.waysidemusic.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=LE%20CHANTE% > 20DU%20MONDE%2090832 - - Steve __________ I can't resist an anime that includes a small, cute, violence prone girl with a scythe. - John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:02:47 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Feb 6, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Great Quail wrote: > See? This is what I just don't understand. Some people can't simply > *dislike* Rush, they seem possessed by this kind of..cellular > revulsion Like how some people don't like cilantro. - - Steve __________ I can't resist an anime that includes a small, cute, violence prone girl with a scythe. - John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:14:01 -0600 From: Steve Schiavo Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail On Feb 5, 2009, at 5:14 PM, Great Quail wrote: > I believe my argument involved Steve Tyler's mouth, more than any > suckiness > on part of their musicianship. I wonder if the guy who does ONE PIECE is an Arrowsmith fan. - - Steve __________ I can't resist an anime that includes a small, cute, violence prone girl with a scythe. - John ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:32:22 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! lep wrote: > > do muppets have nukes? Soft ones, yes. Crazy harry would set it off. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:43:36 -0500 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! Rex wrote: > > I'm not going to try to get a > bluegrass fan to give the Slits a try Oh, I dunno - some of the BGers I know grew up as punks, and would be game to give Ms Up and friends' music a try. Any band that could seriously have a track called "Fountain of Lamneth, IV. Panacea" isn't very r'n'r. If they'd a called it "Fountain of My Love, Part 4: Ain't No Cure", they would have been inducted years ago. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:21:01 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Dwarf Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! Stewart C. Russell wrote: > Rex wrote: > > I'm not going to try to get a > > bluegrass fan to give the Slits a try > > Oh, I dunno - some of the BGers I know grew up as punks, > and would be game to give Ms Up and friends' music a try. Tommy Ramone is now playing bluegrass. http://www.unclemonk.com/ "I love how (coffee) makes me feel. It's like my heart is trying to hug my brain!" -- Kenneth Parcell ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:26:41 -0800 From: Rex Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > Rex wrote: > > > > I'm not going to try to get a > > bluegrass fan to give the Slits a try > > Oh, I dunno - some of the BGers I know grew up as punks, and would be > game to give Ms Up and friends' music a try. > Well, *those* kind of bluegrass kids are a special case, obviously! Erm, I guess what I'm saying is that it's nice to find out a little about a person's tastes and interests before one starts bludgeoning them with one's own. You know, you could record one of those bluegrass tribute albums for the Slits, but it might be a tough sell, because it would be called... "Pickin' on the Slits". Which might be the best worst album title ever, or the same words in some other order... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:47:31 -0800 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: A Few Words on Rush by Brother Quail, listen up, Mr. Dwarf! On Feb 6, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Steve Schiavo wrote: > On Feb 6, 2009, at 9:27 AM, Great Quail wrote: > >> See? This is what I just don't understand. Some people can't simply >> *dislike* Rush, they seem possessed by this kind of..cellular >> revulsion > > Like how some people don't like cilantro. Hmm...I love Rush and hate cilantro. - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 08:52:30 -0600 From: Miles Goosens Subject: Re: Good morning, Goodnight Oslo! On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:54 AM, 2fs wrote: > > My physical copy arrived today... Reports later. Mine showed up yesterday. Short-take first impression: I like it. How much I like it has yet to be determined. Random noteses so far after one play plus a little more: I don't think I'd realized how much I missed the sound of Robyn playing with a band with a real "band" feel until this album, because even though GOODNIGHT OSLO doesn't sound particularly Egyptiansy, it has that extra something that's been missing since the demise of the Egyptians. It also sounds like from the backing vocals that Robyn has released the Partridge Sisters from whatever cryogenic chamber they've been held in since Shriekback's GO BANG. "What You Is" keeps weirdly reminding me of CCR's "Green River." Several songs sound like they've time warped in from the space between BLACK SNAKE DIAMOND ROLE and GROOVY DECAY, especially "Your Head Here." This is not a bad thing at all. By the way, the subject line keeps triggering Scott Miller's "Good Morning Midnight" (the ex-V-Roy Scott Miller, not the Game Theory/Loud Family Scott Miller) in the jukebox in my mind. This also is not a bad thing at all. later, Miles - -- now with blogspot retsin! http://readingpronunciation.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V17 #34 *******************************