From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V5 #27 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Friday, January 25 2002 Volume 05 : Number 027 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [idealcopy] Wire Covers/No (cash) cows on the ice? [Dj Na Na Subject: Re: [idealcopy] Wire Covers/No (cash) cows on the ice? Who i'd like to hear do a wire cover, John lydon micro chip league daniel miller(the normal, mute records owner) depeche mode a symphony (not sure which one) of course i'd love to as well and will attempt one soon ;^) >--- voyteck@webtv.net wrote: > We have several Wire "tributes", such as "Whore", "VA play Drill", the "Ex Lion Tamers" on stage opening for Wire (a shelved ExLT project / album ... Waahh!), and others listed on Andrews Wire Page (who / what are "Monomania" on Wire Page?). "Trance Induction" album "Electrickery" liner notes dedicate their album "... to the British avantgarde band Wire" (at times, you could mistake this CD as Wire!). On the other hand, Colin's cover of "Blue Jay Way" from Commercial Suicide is what comes to mind immediately, however, isn't "Tomorrow Never Knows" (or other Lennon) also covered somewhere? So there's the premise; here's the question: What favorite songs of yours would you like to hear Wire covers of? >Some of my Wire wish list: >Soft Cell being mentioned, why not a >Wire cover? >Beatles White Album (or select solo works) >Really, anything reworked and Wire colored / coloured; >popular, retro, classic rock, club, B sides, maybe even a jab at supermarket / elevator styles, all provided copyrights / royality clearances. > Wirery, > voyteck - --- voyteck@webtv.net wrote: > I agree with Tim stating to the effect that the > Wire entity > hibernates when seasonally depleted, and rears > itself when ideas are > ripe. We fans / admirers enjoy most of Wire's fruit > and we're > undoubtedly hungry for more! Wire is like the flower > that blossoms every > 3, 5, 7, or 10 years, dependant on the course of > nature. > Wire's wit-tellect is superior, by my humble > opinion, to perhaps 97 > percent of all other music I have been exposed to. > And here lies my > interest in them as a going concern; if, as of > lately, they as Wire or > as solo's are pressing 1000 or 2000 CD's per album, > then moving on with > life and it's passage to the next CD, that is not > much money (1000 x $18 > = $18,000 minus expenses, etc et al). > If Wire & family are already preset in life with > other ventures, > previous royalties, or whatever fuels them, then > releasing (break $ > even) music for the love of it is top notch! > But what if Wire came out with a "cash Cow" > album; how would this > effect future Wire / solo projects ... and IC'ers? > What would 2500 > e-mails a day be like after hearing them on the > radio throughout the day > and Wire-TV at night? Ironically, I would like to > see them do this well > short of selling themselves out. Recent thoughts of > Wire covers, such as > Wire tribute to other artists (Soft Cell, Beatles > White Album, T-Rex, > Kraftwerk, whoever Wire fav's) may / could be the > utter of many people. > Bottom line: I am greatful to have spent half my > life with Wire as > occasional soundtrack and merit their integrety to > produce beyond the > cutting edge of new (and bridging the past with > 2000's tour). > Rgrds, > voyteck Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 07:57:13 -0000 From: Alistair Tear Subject: [idealcopy] wire pop heaven >><< >>I think 'Eardrum Buzz' is right up there in Pop-Wire-heaven with 'Map > Ref', 'Ahead' & 'Outdoor Miner' and I like it even better than 'Kidney >Bingos' > can I add 'the Offer' to that list? >> >And In Vivo. And the Coatings versionof Madman's Honey... >Mark and silk skin paws of course Alistair ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V5 #27 ******************************