From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V3 #552 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Thursday, October 15 1998 Volume 03 : Number 552 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * jewel-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY the word * unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Jewel tour dates, go to: * http://jewel.zoonation.com and click on "TOUR" * OR * go to the OFFICIAL Jewel home page at http://www.jeweljk.com * and go to the "What, When, Where" section * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: jewel-digest V3 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- "Bob Dylan Live 1966" and Jewel's album "Spirit" ["Dakota Kane" ] JC: More TV appearance announced [Charlie Watkins ] Jewel's song Emily [Fabsurfgrl@aol.com] projects... [Jennifer Anderson ] Re: spare change ;-) [Fabsurfgrl@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 02:01:24 PDT From: "Dakota Kane" Subject: "Bob Dylan Live 1966" and Jewel's album "Spirit" Dear EDAs, I've been reading the numereous posts, both pro and con, on the subject of Jewel's new song "Hands", with a certain sense of deja vu. It is either a weird coincidence, an example of cosmic synchronicity, or just downright divine order that on Tuesday of this week Bob Dylan's May 17th, 1996 concert at the Manchester Free Trade in England was released by Columbia Records under the title "Bob Dylan Live 1966." Most of you "Angels" on this list are too young to know what the special significance of that concert was, why a concert recorded in 1966 would be released now, 33 years later, and why there is any connection between the release of that concert by Bob Dylan and the release of Jewel's new album, "Spirit." There is a connection and it may interest some of you. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Bob Dylan's Manchester concert, allow me to give you some historical background. But, before I do, for all of you suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder, in order to hold your interest, I'll provide you with this titalating tidbit. On the "Wall of Sound" website they say, "Now that it's finally been released, it's safe to say it: Bob Dylan's Live 1966:... Concert is not merely the greatest unreleased album of all time, or the greatest live album of all time; it's the greatest rock and roll album of all time, period." Okay, so what's so special about this concert recorded 33 years ago? Here's the historical background. Back in the early to mid-sixties, some of us on this list were roughly the same age as most of you 16 to 22 year olds on this list. And, like you, we discovered a young, vital, sensitive, poetic, artist who wrote powerful songs and strummed an acoustic guitar. His name was Bob Dylan and he caught the ear of a generation. We bought every album he put out (now 43 albums) and we knew every word of every song. Those words spoke to us like they were written in our soul. They explained and, in fact, they defined the world we lived in. They still do. Dylan emerged from the folk scene of the early sixties. At that time there were folk clubs in all major cities in America and on most college campuses throughout the country. These folk clubs made up a folk circuit and each week artists like Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, Richie Havens, Buffy Saint Marie, Mimi and Richard Farina, Odetta, Jose Feliciano, Tom Rush, and many more would travel from club to club, singing songs that were largely derivative of American and European folk music. Then, suddenly along came a skinny curly haired kid from Hibbing, Minnesota, with an acoustic guitar and a harmonica, and the world of pop music was never the same. If you think that's an overstatement, you're wrong. (For those of you with short attention spans, bear with me. This does apply to Jewel. While I'm admitedly a hardcore Dylan fan, no artist since him has captured my interest as much as Jewel has, and I believe that there are important lessons to be learned from this "new" Dylan album.) Dylan changed pop music. That's why he was recently named by Time magazine one of the 100 most important people of the century. That's also why numerous artists like Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon have said that they dreamed of writing songs like Bob Dylan. What was different about the songs that Bob Dylan wrote? Most of you have grown up in a world full of songs that are here because of the change that he affected. Before Bob Dylan, most pop songs of the 50s and early 60s were catchy little songs with lyrics like, "Doo doo Ron Ron, Doo doo Ron Ron." Dylan wrote songs that said something meaningful and he said it in a way that was poetic." Here's an example from one of his early songs, "A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall" "Oh, what'll you do now, my blue-eyed son? Oh, what'll you do now, my darling young one? I'm a-goin' back out 'fore the rain starts a-fallin', I'll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest, Where the people are many and their hands are all empty, Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters, Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison, Where the executioner's face is always well hidden, Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten, Where black is the color, where none is the number, And I'll tell it and think it and speak it and breathe it, And reflect it from the mountain so all souls can see it, Then I'll stand on the ocean until I start sinkin', But I'll know my song well before I start singin', And it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, it's a hard, It's a hard rain's a-gonna fall." So, words like that touched people deeply and Dylan became the folk singer that was "the voice of a generation." Then, at the height of his career, he did something unexpected. He changed. He appeared at the Newport Folk festival and after singing the first half of his performance solo, with just his acoustic guitar, he came out to do the second half with a rock band to back him up. The crowd of folk purists screamed bloody murder. Pete Seeger the grand daddy of the folk scene, tried to chop the electrical feed backstage with an axe and Dylan was booed to the point of tears. Today, this is incomprehensible. The audience of sniveling folkies was totally unaware that an entirely new musical genre, Folk Rock, was being created in front of their very ears. All they heard was that it wasn't the same Bob Dylan that they liked and they wanted the old Bob Dylan back. Dylan defied them with a vengeance! He went on to tour the world with his backup band, Levon and the Hawks, who later became The Band. Recently in a TV interview, the lead guitarist Robbie Robertson, remembered how at every concert they'd be booed mercilessly. Their response was they'd just play louder! That is the context of the Manchester 1966 concert, which for years has only been available as a bootleg under the mislabelled title "The Albert Hall Concert." I recommend that every EDA on this list go out and buy this album and listen to it before Jewel's new CD "Spirit" comes out. It's the most important concert I've ever heard and that includes seeing the Beatles live at Shea Stadium and Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock. But don't take my word for it, or the fact that "Wall of Sound" says it's "the greatest rock and roll album of all time, period." Listen to it yourself, with an open mind and judge for yourself whether Dylan should have played it safe and continued to crank out songs that fit the formula his fans wanted, or whether he was right to follow his own creative inspiration and forge ahead into uncharted areas of musical expression. When you listen to it you'll be hearing musical history being made by one of the most important artists of the 20th century. And, you'll be hearing Dylan expand his musical horizons, regardless of what his fans are comfortable with, or want to hear. As Fred Kaplan in the Boston Globe points out: "Dylan sings that great refrain from "Ballad of a Thin Man": "You know somethin's happenin' But you don't know what it is Do you, Mr. Jones?" with a wonderful, withering sneer. It's not square suburbia that's Mr. Jones, it's this audience, it's his former fans! And you can practically feel the shock bouncing off the walls." "Near the end of the concert, someone cries out "Judas!" and many laugh and applaud. Dylan shouts back, "I don't believe you" - an odd response, until you remember that, a bit earlier, he sang his 1964 song called "I Don't Believe You," about a girl whose "skirt swayed as the guitar played/her mouth was watery and wet" but the next morning "acts like we never met." Again, he's telling his audience: You're like that girl. You're the turncoat." So, all you "Angels" out there who profess to be Jewel's most loyal fans, try checking out the "Bob Dylan Live 1966" album. Toward the end shortly after a heckler, screams "Judas", Dylan turns to the band and yells, "Play f***ing loud." Try suspending judgement of Jewel's album "Spirit" until it comes out and then my suggestion is PLAY IT F***ing LOUD! I, for one, know it's going to be great! Dakota Kane http://www.ojo.com/kk/kissed dakotakane@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 07:35:29 -0600 (MDT) From: Charlie Watkins Subject: Re: Sheryl's thoughts on Jewel On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 Marcel.Ummelen@dsm-group.com wrote: > Hello Angels, > > Yesterday a dutch commercial tv-station called "The Music Factory > (TMF)" broadcasted an one hour interview with Sheryl Crow.... >.... Well, it's obvious that Sheryl has no idea about the diversity is of > the group who loves Jewel's music. This has bugged me for a long time and it is just the nature of mass media (which Shreyl has picked up on) to pidgeon-hole everything they deal with. Since the beginning of this year I've notice an increasing trend in the media to iconify Jewel as the "angst-filled teenaged girl's" idol. As a 48 year old man, it amuses me considerably. Chopped Liver (Charlie) watkins@selway.umt.edu http://members.aol.com/cwatkins/jerra.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:02:53 -0400 From: Peter Jones Subject: Skeet speaks out on Jewel (EW) http://cgi.pathfinder.com/ew/daily/0,2514,477,00.html You Were Meant for Film Jewel keeps up with the boys in her movie debut, says co-star (and Leo pal) Tobey Maguire by Sandra P. Angulo Jewel's new album, "Spirit," doesn't hit stores until November 17, but the singer is already winning rave reviews -- for her acting. She teams with a testosterone-heavy ensemble in the recently completed Civil War drama "Ride With the Devil," written and directed by "The Ice Storm" creators James Schamus and Ang Lee (due out next Spring). Tobey Maguire, Jewel's co-star in "Ride" (along with Skeet Ulrich and eight fellow frat-packers) tells EW Online that it must have been frightening for Jewel to be the main female on the set. "She came into a situation with 10 guys who've been acting for a while and who act for a living, and meanwhile it's her second (or third) profession," he says. "I think she was really scared, but she handled it." Maguire, whose much-anticipated "Pleasantville" opens on Oct. 23, says the best-selling singer and poet might have a future on the big screen: "She really came into her own by the last couple of scenes. She was finding her place and feeling more comfortable. By the end, you could call the movie 'Ten Guys and Jewel.'" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:17:13 -0600 (MDT) From: Charlie Watkins Subject: JC: More TV appearance announced >From what looks like a press release on NEW YORK (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE): Jewel is set to make a number of national television appearances to celebrate the release of "SPIRIT." She is scheduled to perform on the November 14th edition of Saturday Night Live, followed by a November 18th appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. The next day, November 19th, Jewel will perform on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, while on Thanksgiving Night, November 26th, she will appear on Late Show With David Letterman. On December 22nd, Jewel will perform in New York City at the annual Christmas In Rockefeller Center broadcast,which will be viewed by more than 10 million people around the world. That's SNL 11-14 Rosie O'Donnell 11-18 Jay Leno 11-19 Letterman 11-26 Rockerfeller Center Christmas droadcast 12-22 See the whole article at http://nt.excite.com:80/news/bw/981014/atlantic-records-jewel, but it may appear elswhere. Chopped Liver (Charlie) watkins@selway.umt.edu http://members.aol.com/cwatkins/jerra.htm ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:07:54 -0500 From: Karyn Cruz Subject: Angelfood Circle Hi, angels, Sender: owner-jewel@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Is the Angelfood Circle still functioning? i went to the website and requested specific angelfood a few weeks ago. i received response from the angelfood circle but i never heard from the volunteers who had that specific angelfood...is everyone listed on that volunteer still...volunteering? Now i'm stuck with all these blank tapes and padded envelopes and no angelfood...boo hoo...anyway, if anyone would be so gracious in advising me...i don't know what to do! Thanks! BTW, are we all back to normal after the "unmoderation"? What a scary couple of days those were! i know we are all human but it seems some of us forgot a major human need called "respect." thanks, karyn idiosyncratic angel /\o/\ "/ \" - "You can be Henry Miller, and i'll be Anais Nin. This time will be even better... we'll stay together in the end." -- Jewel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:15:56 EDT From: Fabsurfgrl@aol.com Subject: Jewel's song Emily I so rarely find myself writing to the list for anything, much less a very valid question that I have never found the answer for. Does anyone know the background of the song "Emily"? I was wondering if Emily was a metaphor or a real person. Thanks! Mandy, "the surfer/skater/intellectual" angel ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:22:25 -0500 (EST) From: Jennifer Anderson Subject: projects... i was just wondering what happened with the flower project. i used to be in charge of it, but passed my duties on to two other girls. now it doesn't seem to exist! is it still happening? also, to the EDA who was in the pageant and collected drawings of angels from us for a book for children in the hospital...what happened with that? i submitted a picture, but never heard anything back from her! did the book get made? whose pictures did you use? can we get a copy of the book if it was made? i'd like it for my portfolio! thanks! jennie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx When you go all I know is You're my favorite mistake -Sheryl Crow, "My Favorite Mistake" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:27:33 EDT From: Fabsurfgrl@aol.com Subject: Re: spare change ;-) Actually Mr. BB, I would have to disagree with this analysis. Regardless of whether I personally believe Jewel has "sold out" has no bearing on my premise presented forward. I have a hard time seeing the coorelation, no matter how far reaching it was, that people saying she is selling out really means they want her to stay the same. Both statements may be true, but they are not synonomous. Selling out is more defined as giving up a part of who you are intrinsically for the sake of a selfish goal, namely, money. Personally, as a total Capitalist, I have no problem with the concept of selling out. Whatever Jewel has to do, or does, in order to make more money and become more successful is a great thing. People label many of her actions "selling out", I label them "smart business". This goes back to a post I placed a while back about Jewel's methods that made her get recognition and audience in San Diego previous to people actually appreciating her talent. I still find it amusing that people think she is such a "pure" specimen with this altruistic angel- like qualities. She is a deep person, but not innocent by any stretch of the words, especially in business. All the rages that people go on about guys gawking at her breasts and her wearing too much make-up, etc...and how Jewel would NEVER do that...blah, blah, blah...make me want to hurl. Just some information for all of you....Jewel purposefully would flaunt her breasts on the beach, and flirt with guys shamelessly, to get them to the Innerchange. Why? Because that is the way it works in the business...and she needed to eat. Jewel wears more makeup today and has to present a certain image that many of you find offensive or discerning. Why? Because that is the business. As much as men say they like the natural look...it simply doesn't sell. She is playing the rules beautifully. Proof: look at her bank account. Anyway, the point is...you can call these methods "selling out". And you may also feel that you "wish she would stay the same". But one does not replace the other. I think your presentation was reaching. Just my $.02. Feel free to flame. But be prepared for an intellectual battle. Mandy ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V3 #552 ***************************