From: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org (jewel-digest) To: jewel-digest@smoe.org Subject: jewel-digest V3 #644 Reply-To: jewel@smoe.org Sender: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jewel-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jewel-digest Saturday, November 21 1998 Volume 03 : Number 644 * 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: ----------------- "Down So Long" and "Life Uncommon" Make "Spirit" Rock [Beatles69@aol.com] Village Voice article. (Jewel is Satan) ["Gia Hua" ] A nice review ["Jean" ] Jewel in Israeli newspaper [Sharon Peleg ] "down so long" [Kalen81@aol.com] Prediciton of upcoming singles...... [AmbroInc@aol.com] Jewel's Website ["Scott Evans" ] um.... [Bobaloo ] Jewelstock 2 in Europe.... [Michiel van Gorkum ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 00:38:08 EST From: Beatles69@aol.com Subject: "Down So Long" and "Life Uncommon" Make "Spirit" Rock Well I ran in the pouring rain down to Tower to pick up Spirit today and let me say it was worth the trip. I listened to Hands, which I do enjoy everytime, but I really took notice of some of the other songs on the CD which really intrigue me. First of all I'd like to say that I think both "Down So Long" and "Life Uncommon" are the best two songs I've ever heard Jewel sing. I think these songs deviate from Jewels normal, slow, intimate sound and provide a more of a rock beat which I really enjoy in pop music. I think these songs show Jewels maturity in her genre of music that make her equally comparable to pop artists such as Lisa Loeb, Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. These songs allow Jewels music to be intimate but also uplifting, spiritual but also allow it to have a sense of rock and roll that's different than in POY. Maybe I'm wrong but knowing how some tunes catch peoples eyes, which Down So Long and especially Life Uncommon (I love that song!!!) certainly do for me, I believe these two tunes are destined to become the next Jewel hits. Rock on Jewel!! Jason The angel who forgot his angel name angel.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 01:07:18 -0600 From: "Gia Hua" Subject: Village Voice article. (Jewel is Satan) here's the entire article about Jewel being the devil. Pretty funny actually. (The Village Voice is a New York City based magazine/paper) November 17 - 23, 1998 by james hannaham Hell's Angel Wait until you hear how much softer she can be. (Matthew Rolston) Somewhere along the line, brothers and sisters, we all had the same thought. Maybe we muttered it to ourselves after hearing the suspiciously open-ended question, "Who Will Save Your Soul?" Maybe we panicked after the $2 million book deal struck for her gooey poetry and the octuple-platinum sales of her first album, the hellish Pieces of You. Maybe we trembled in fear when we first heard the twangy whine of that Jewel Kilcher, the fresh and airy embodiment of a breeze from Alaska— just a girl with a guitar, a whole lot of annoyingly earnest notions, and bone structure that could shoe a horse. Maybe some of y'all gasped in sudden revelation when she told Lauren Hutton, "I don't have any strict belief system. I believe in charm. I believe in magic." Perhaps you prayed for redemption when you discovered that she, like the Heaven's Gate cult, makes her home in San Diego. Never mind when, brothers and sisters, we all thought it: Jewel is the Devil. Well now, what I'm about to say may shock you, but I spent an afternoon with that pious and bubbly Jewel Kilcher in front of a Mormon church just as her first record was breaking, and sure as I'm standing here, didn't nothing happen. Jewel ain't no demon. But the devil has possessed her. Miss Kilcher was forged in the muck of unchecked hippie idealism, pop psychology, New Age spirituality, frontier-country cults, self-obsession disguised as self-help, antidepressants, and the culture of recovery, all places where contrary thoughts or honest criticism can brand someone a "negative" person. Her music is therefore the acoustic equivalent of air freshener. It makes you think of neutral public environments. Hotel lobbies. "Safe spaces." Satan works in Jewel's change-your-life music the same way he works in Oprah's wicked television show— by massaging our complacency. It's our fault that Satan's plan worked so efficiently. We confused moneymaking potential with artistic merit. We referred to anything we wanted to hype as "genius." Forgive us, Father. Jewel was phenomenally attractive, Satan knew we prized that in our pop stars. And lo, he made her teeth crooked, for no one loves perfection absolutely. He gave her a lovely and powerful voice like a cross between Dolly Parton and Crystal Gayle, and told her to strain it to sound cloying and melodramatic. He wrote Jewel's lyrics with a Gump-like hapless do-gooder quality masquerading as a social conscience. Most cleverly, he gave her one of the more bizarre and fascinating life stories in recent rock history— poverty in Alaska, under the wing of parents Atz and Nedra, who told folktales during their lounge act; living in her station wagon and washing her hair in fast-food restaurants. You didn't think Old Gooseberry wouldn't chuck a bone to the rock journalists, did you? Repent! Take a bowl of holy water to the nearest record shop and flick it on Spirit, Jewel's newest CD. If you thought 1995's Pieces of You soft, wait until you hear how much softer Jewel can be, brothers and sisters. Erstwhile Madonna producer Patrick Leonard has gently supported Miss Kilcher's guitar with ethereal synths and a padding rhythm section, and Jude Cole lends his bland guitar to every track. If this album were a food, it would be plain, runny, nonfat, tofu-based yogurt. Satan has even pureed Jewel's heart, and sprinkled religious overtones on top. "Come on you unbelievers, move out of the way/There is a new army coming and we are armed with faith," she declares. In this lyric, Satan cleverly does not reveal in whom that faith must be placed. But sometimes he's more overt. "Kiss the flame," he implores, "Embrace the faceless/The unnamed!" The Evil One is grooming us to be as mushy and "open" as Jewel, to loosen our judgment, using her as a conduit to drive the sword of unrestrained market capitalism through the heart of the world's culture. Just think: we laughed at Rod McKuen and Leonard Nimoy's poetry, but Satan's Lamb has become too powerful to ignore. "In the end," sings Lucifer through Jewel, "only kindness matters." To that I say, No, Jewel. No, Devil. It is only the harsh tonic of lasting, universal, complex human truth which will set us free. I cast you out! This is the year of false prophets, brothers and sisters, when twentyish kids like Alanis and Duncan are releasing their first postsuccess LPs, as fascinated by their own navels as they are cowed by the responsibility brought on by having the world's ear. They don't think they're Christ, or Buddha, they think we all are, and that they must repay a spiritual debt to their flock, their "Everyday Angels" (as Jewel's fancult refers to itself), by informing us of the good news. Do not listen! See both Alanis and Jewel in their new videos, walking obliviously through the world. Alanis, like Eve, cannot comprehend her own nakedness— she would have you believe she has not sinned! Jewel appears as an otherworldly apparition, leading rescuers to victims. She would have you believe she is divine! Brothers and sisters, in the words of Christ, "Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing . . . inwardly they are ravening wolves." Tell us what you think. editor@villagevoice.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 04:48:48 EST From: Stevie3103@aol.com Subject: Jewel-web.com I do not know why I cannot get to the actual page...when i click (ENTER), they take me to this page that plays the instrumental "Hands" Does anyone know why this is and how i can fix it? Stevie the fame angel ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 04:32:26 EST From: Stevie3103@aol.com Subject: Spirit, my god i love Spirit is such a beautiful thing. I listened to it today all day with me at school...i was just in my own world with Jewel and did not care what was happening around me. I was just in myself...I loved it...it feels so new and it feels like i am loving Jewel and being inspired all over again... Stevie the fame angel ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 04:12:01 EST From: ErsWthFeet@aol.com Subject: Oh NO it is that b*tchy girl again (me of course) Hello all EDA's, I am the girl who wrote that horrid letter entitled:oh my, you all are scary. I was suprised because the only two or so people that flamed me, didn't understand me correctly. So I am going to state here in simple to read steps so you understand the points I was making, and answers to a few questions I've gotten, 1. I didn't mean to say all EDA's, just the really scary ones 2. I wasn't saying anything bad about Jewel, I was sticking up for her and some of the fans , let them think of her whatever they'd like. 3. I wasn't calling Jewel a slut, a posuer, or anything else negative 4. I wasn't saying I was better then a Jewel fan because I was a Tori fan. I am a fan of both 5. I said Jewel was sexy and I mean it. 6. yes that does make me gay (well bisexual, okay!) So there you go. I am sorry if I really really pissed off some people by actually speaking my mind and not censoring it for any crybabies that might be on the list (how dare I!) Now go watch Sifl and Olly and do something useful with your time. Love the undecided on my angel name angel Mandy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 13:08:55 -0000 From: "CHORIER" Subject: JewelStock2 in Europe Hi EDAs Well, as tom.hall@megabit.net , I think that JewelStock2 in Europe would be possible. I think he is right : European EDAs are not that numerous, and it would be easier to have JewelStock2 in Europe, than in the US. Let's say that it would be a great experience: EDAs would come from different countries, would have to travel (hey, I enjoy travelling!).We would all meet and discuss ( in which language?:-) .Well, it would be so good and funny for everybody! I think that's possible, and it would be an interesting idea to submit to Jewel's management team. Sure they would response, and we would have a real response ( I mean we would have a "yes" or "no" or "perhaps" answer and not only predictions from EDAs). I know Mr BB has problems with his computer; maybe Mike could transmit the question ? Take care of their fragile flame, Julien (roger.chorier@accesinternet.com) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 17:53:09 +0800 From: "Jean" Subject: A nice review Here's a review of 'Spirit' from a local newspaper here in Singapore. The reviewer gave the album 4 out of 5 stars :) "The babe from Alaska who made waves with Pieces of You, released three years ago, has made a gem of a follow-up album in Spirit. The debut was a slow burner, heating up the charts only last year. Suddenly, everyone discovered the simply, subtle beauty of the girl and her songs. Pieces was essentially bits of Jewel with personal songs about love and pain - little pearls strung together in sweet folk-pop-influenced tunes and echoing with a poetic cadence, thanks to her passion for poets and writers. This album contains more songs in that same Spirit. But they have grown up with the songwriter. Musically, the tunes are more polished, better produced, and has her sounding almost like Sarah McLachlan on Surfacing. The world view is a lot wider and deeper. In the first single, Hands, she says "If I could tell the world just one thing, it would be that we're all OK." " On a side note, I just discovered that Sembawang Music Centre is selling 'Spirit' for $17.90... a dollar cheaper than Borders... - -Jeanette- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 14:23:30 +0200 From: Sharon Peleg Subject: Jewel in Israeli newspaper This is a translation from an article published Thursday, Nov. 19th, 1998 (2 days ago) in Yediot Ahronot, whihc is an Israeli newpaper. There's also a pic, which I'll scan on Sunday (I hope). Anyway, it's a big step forward since no one in Israel has actually heard of her (unless they're my friends and they've heard quite a lot). I would just like to menton that the names of all songs and albums in the article are translated to Hebrew, and sound really idiotic. The crapiness is in the original article, and not from my laborious translation, btw. The "Angel" Worth Millions ************************** Jewel's Debut Single Sold Over 10 Million Copies*In Her New Album, "Spirit", She Expects To Base Her Stature As America's Home Singer The fans of Jewel, the fair singer with the angelic appearance and voice, who's debut album, "Pieces of You", sold over 10 million copies - have already stormed the stores for her second album, "Spirit", that was released 2 days ago. The new record was produces by Patrick Leonard, who has worked in the past with Madonna. In her first single from the album, "Hands", Jewel repeats her neo-hippie mantra "In the end, onlt kindness matters." And this subject fill again and again the 13 songs of the album. With millions of fans in America, Jewel is this week's talk show star. In a few days she was seen on SNL, in Jay Leno's living room, being David Letterman's guest, performing on MTV and on Rosie O'Donnnel. Next year Jewel will expand her activities: she will star in the film "Ride with the Devil" by Ang Lee, and publish a book {side note by translator: what the hell? I've never heard of this}. The 24 year old Jewel was born in Utah, raised in Alaska nd moved to San Diego. At the age of 19 she was working as a waitress and clerk, and began performing in a stylish coffee house that featured many from the music industry. Like a fairy tale, she was discovered by representatives of the record company Atlantic. In '94 Jewel recorded her first album in Neil Young's studio. Young fell in love with her raw, innocent, calm and self confident voice. Ben Keith, Young's producer, was the pruducer of her album "Pieces of You". When the album was released, and sold 10 million sopies, her career began soaring. She performed with Melissa Etheridge, got a role as Doroty in "The Wizard of Oz" in New York. and performed with Bob Dylan. Her poetry book, "A Night Without Armour" was immensley successful as well, and sold 500 thousand copies. Now, after burrying a 1996 album, in which she tried to sound less naive, Jewel releases "Spirit", hoping to base her stature as America's house singer. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 07:57:53 EST From: Kalen81@aol.com Subject: "down so long" has anyone else noticed that the beginning chord in "Down So Long" greatly resembles the beginning to Tom Petty's "Last Dance with Mary Jane"? It's been bothering me quite a bit... and can't Tom sue Jewel if it's the same? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 08:21:25 EST From: AmbroInc@aol.com Subject: Prediciton of upcoming singles...... I would just like to say that I think Jewel's next single should be Absence of Fear....this song is amazing!!! I know people are saying Down So Long is going to be the next one, but Absence of Fear is really good and I know it could do well as a single. I could see it in a movie being sang near the end. So my prediction is that releasing Absence of Fear as a single(even after Down So Long) would be a good thing to do. Later....Mike ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 08:08:03 PST From: "Scott Evans" Subject: Jewel's Website I'm a little confused...Wasn't Jewel's new website supposed to be unveiled yesterday? Or is it next Friday? I've been checking it every 5 minutes... :o) Scott ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 09:25:39 -0600 From: Bobaloo Subject: um.... <"In the end," sings Lucifer through Jewel, "only kindness matters."> Um....Please tell me that this is just a satirical article that was not ment to be at all someones true opinion of Jewel. I would be really upset to know that there is really some crack-head, bible thumpin', Jesus-crispie taking there opinion this far. I am going to write to the address at the bottom of the letter, when i find out WTF is going on with this, i would like to know how many others couldnt tell if this was sarcasim or not before i do. Chris. "Dogs love me cause im crazy sniffable" Beastie Boys/ Hello Nasty. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 16:09:37 +0100 From: Michiel van Gorkum Subject: Jewelstock 2 in Europe.... hello Jewelfans In Europe, When we can lift this thing of Jewel doing a Jewelstock for us , than we need to be really happy for Jewel singing and playing for us...i wonder how we can arrange things so well, that Jewel's mom aka management ...we really would love to watch and play Jewel here..so let's making a project team where several european eda's can participate and can work this thing out... please mail me european fans, as we need to work this lovely thing in to a perfect plan where we can all be enjoying Jewel.. greetings, Michiel http://members.xoom.com/Jewelimpala/index.html Dutch tribute to Jewel ------------------------------ End of jewel-digest V3 #644 ***************************