From: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org (full-fledged-strangers-digest) To: full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Subject: full-fledged-strangers-digest V4 #36 Reply-To: full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Sender: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-full-fledged-strangers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk full-fledged-strangers-digest Friday, March 9 2001 Volume 04 : Number 036 Today's Subjects: ----------------- pictures sent to the list ["Charlie Sweeney" ] My revised review of Steady Pull [Arnold Perlstein ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 14:37:03 -0000 From: "Charlie Sweeney" Subject: pictures sent to the list HI all, Marsha wrote: >I have gotten requests for my photos but strangely have >not seen my own post yet. Others are having trouble >posting too? There are a number of reasons why your post may not have gone thru. You may have used a proscribed word which will cause a bounce to the listowner. This happens when the server sees a word that may be interpreted as a request such as s@bscribe (substitute u for @). There are other filters used to prevent spamming of the list. It is not appropriate to send pictures (or other attachments)thru the server for a variety of reasons. Some of the reasons are: 1)Virus protection 2)Bandwidth conservation (there are probably over 25,000 folks on this server) 3)cost to s@bscribers - some folks (particularly in other countries) pay for their internet access by the kb or by the minute. It takes a long time to download pictures on a dial-up modem. If they are on the list, they have no choice but to receive the mail. To this end, software has been installed to strip attachments, and certain types of encoding. This software (demime 0.97) also strips HTML encoding leaving the message in a readable format, preventing certain mail clients (AOL 6.0, Outlook) from sending tagged and unreadable messages which just gum up the works and greatly increase bandwidth requirements. The best solution is to query the list for someone with server space available, have them post your pictures to a webpage, and then submit the URL to the list. That way, all who wish to view or download can do so at their own discretion. HTH, Charlie (=}===# http://somethingblack.com multiple listowner - smoe.org _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 20:54:16 -0500 From: Arnold Perlstein Subject: My revised review of Steady Pull Ive had a chance to listen to Steady Pull about a half dozen times now, and, not surprisingly, it has grown on me steadily, to the point where I now like it nearly, but still not quite, as much as I like Ten Cent Wings, which is still my favorite Jonatha CD. I am thinking about the relationship between Sergeant Pepper and Magical Mystery Tour. A very similar sound, from a similar stage of musical development, but the first is the greater of the two.... Id like to give you all my comments on each song, and Id really love to hear how others are feeling about the CD, as most of you are surely also listening to it frequently and getting into it.... Linger is a classic JB funky rocker, the closest thing to a single on the CD, very much in the vein of another great favorite of mine, Where Were You? from Plumb. How Deep Is Your Love is the song that my opinion of has changed the most since first listening. It was very hard for me to connect to at first, but now I seem to get what shes doing in the song, and now I am really beginning to like it. The French language version, one of the bonus tracks, I like even more, something about the melody rolls a little better off JBs tongue in French than in English. Walking is another JB classic sort of slow rhythmic song, a wonderful chord progression unfolding on and on and on. This is typical great JB song construction... Red Dress is nice, but perhaps the least adventurous song on the entire CD. Room In My Heart is one of the major songs on the CD, it is serious and ambitious, a good stretch of JBs songwriting abilities. It has a particularly great hook in the chorus, with dramatic powerful harmonies.. I liked it a lot the first time I heard it, you can hear the power right away.. Steady Pull is quirky with an R&B 70s feel that really works. A nice break in mood after Room in My Heart. Your House is a really fantastic song. It reminds me of the old JB song Always, it has a great melodic line. This is among her best 10 songs ever, and with her, that is saying a lot. New Dress is my favorite song, and I think, the most musically sophisticated song, on this CD. She works the ambiguities of the major/minor oscillation (if my ears do not deceive me) so well, and the chorus is just amazing, the harmonies, everything working at a very high level. Digging is okay, and Out of Your Mind is another funky rocker, but neither is memorable, by the high standard JB sets with her other great songs. Ill Take It From Here has a nice upbeat feel. Lullaby is the Ten Cent Wings of this cd, it has a similar rhythm and mood, and feels like an art song. What We Are is a very nice song, almost a capella for most of it with just drums and bass and a hint of guitar/keyboard under it, and then a very nice chorus. And finally, Deny is an excellent sad song, just JB and piano, another art song. So the bonus tracks are really good things to have, theyre not just throwaways..... I am embarrassed by my flip first reaction to this cd, so Amy, wherever you are, feel free to substitute this review for my first one.... - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 19:00:36 -0800 From: Jim DeFord Subject: Re: My revised review of Steady Pull At 05:54 PM 3/8/2001, Arnold Perlstein wrote: >Ive had a chance to listen to Steady Pull about a half dozen times now, >and, not surprisingly, it has grown on me steadily Hence, the title. ;-) I do agree thoroughly with this statement and most people here that have posted have said, or have alluded to say, about the same thing. It's one of those CD's when you play it for the first time, you tend to jump tracks at first and then when you finally give it a good listen-to, it's really good stuff. Once I had given this CD the 'once over' it didn't take long for it to become a friend. New Dress has definitely become my fave song on the disc. The harmonies with Neil give me goosebumps. - -Jim - ---------------------------------------------------------- HELP! owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org Send mail to full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ------------------------------ End of full-fledged-strangers-digest V4 #36 ******************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This has been a posting from full-fledged-strangers-digest For help send e-mail to owner-full-fledged-strangers@smoe.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------