From: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org (jinglejangle-digest) To: jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Subject: jinglejangle-digest V5 #19 Reply-To: jinglejangle@smoe.org Sender: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jinglejangle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jinglejangle-digest Tuesday, January 29 2002 Volume 05 : Number 019 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [MLL] Review ["Maryanne T.Window" ] [MLL] Carmelo's Rant [Recordings@aol.com] Re: [MLL] Re: jinglejangle-digest V5 #17 [Paul Spirito ] [MLL] Originality ["Chris Carpenter" ] [MLL] Best Of 2001 ["Journey Bear" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 05:05:42 -0800 (PST) From: "Maryanne T.Window" Subject: Re: [MLL] Review I have to agree with Pat's comments - only people who can't be bothered sourcing out music for their own enjoyment and have to be told what to like or what's cool take any notice of reviews. Fans buy stuff from their favourite artists regardless of a review, and I guess unfortunately, the masses out there buy according to radio airplay. Thank God for discerning music lovers I say! And what's a review but one person's opinion who probably has one listen on a lunch break and knows nothing about the artist's back catalogue or musical history / development over the years. If they suddenly put out a new previously unreleased Beatles album that got shit reviews, it would be a million seller anyway cos fans would buy it regardless. To get back to the point though, I love Live City Sounds - the selection of covers is totally appropriate, the originals are interpreted in a new way to their studio recorded versions and the record has atmosphere and a laid back sensibility about it, making the listener feel as though they were standing in the subway digging into their pocket and feeling compelled to toss a few dollars into the case. But then that's just my opinion isn't it! MTW - --- patrick t power wrote: > Michael wrote: > People who *can't* get what it is that Mary Lou > does, or what she's > about, *won't* get it, I'm afraid. Most people > who base their musical > "tastes" on reviews (and reviewers) such as > this, however, are not likely > to take a chance on anything in life, and > probably wouldn't have bought > this (or any other Mary Lou) CD anyway. So, > it's unlikely that his > remarks will make much of a difference one way > or another. > > Pat > > > - > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for > less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, > visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:03:23 EST From: Recordings@aol.com Subject: [MLL] Carmelo's Rant CARMELO MARTINEZ Reviews Live City Sounds * I've always been of the opinion that just because you review good music, it doesn't necessarily make you a good reviewer. While it's clear that Carmelo Martinez must have a CD collection to die for, I'm still confused as to why he's reviewing an all-cover records in the first place. Is it too much to ask of a reviewer that he recognize the validity of artists like Eva Cassidy or - dare I say it - Frank Sinatra, who don't always necessarily write their own songs? Personally, I would rather see Mary Lou's CD reviewed by the hippies on Hawthorne. DINO DIMURO Hey Carmelo: do you just NOT GET IT, or are you an asshole, or both? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:10:51 -0500 From: Paul Spirito Subject: Re: [MLL] Re: jinglejangle-digest V5 #17 Michael Zwirn wrote: > A less complimentary review is in the current Portland Mercury. Portland > papers seem rather less favorable toward MLL. The review is at > http://www.portlandmercury.com/current/cd_revue.html, and it's rather harsh > indeed. It's just ignorant, really: "Is it too much to ask of a performer to pen their own material?". I'm glad the guy doesn't review classical music! As John Cage once observed, "A lady from Texas said, 'I live in Texas. We have no music in Texas.' The reason they've no music in Texas is because they have recordings in Texas. Remove the records from Texas, and someone will learn to sing." - -- Paul Editor, http://www.nihidyll.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 11:23:28 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Campanella Subject: Re: [MLL] Carmelo's Rant This reminds me of a great quote: "A critic is a legless man who teaches running." Scott - --- Recordings@aol.com wrote: > CARMELO MARTINEZ Reviews Live City Sounds > * > I've always been of the opinion that just because > you review good music, it doesn't necessarily make > you a good reviewer. While it's clear that Carmelo > Martinez must have a CD collection to die for, I'm > still confused as to why he's reviewing an all-cover > records in the first place. Is it too much to ask of > a reviewer that he recognize the validity of artists > like Eva Cassidy or - dare I say it - Frank Sinatra, > who don't always necessarily write their own songs? > Personally, I would rather see Mary Lou's CD > reviewed by the hippies on Hawthorne. DINO DIMURO > > Hey Carmelo: do you just NOT GET IT, or are you an > asshole, or both? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:39:48 -0500 From: "Chris Carpenter" Subject: [MLL] Originality Agreed. Mary Lou is more original as an interpreter than the song-writing of many composers. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-jinglejangle@smoe.org [mailto:owner-jinglejangle@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Paul Spirito Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 2:11 PM To: Michael Zwirn Cc: MLL Subject: Re: [MLL] Re: jinglejangle-digest V5 #17 Michael Zwirn wrote: > A less complimentary review is in the current Portland Mercury. Portland > papers seem rather less favorable toward MLL. The review is at > http://www.portlandmercury.com/current/cd_revue.html, and it's rather harsh > indeed. It's just ignorant, really: "Is it too much to ask of a performer to pen their own material?". I'm glad the guy doesn't review classical music! As John Cage once observed, "A lady from Texas said, 'I live in Texas. We have no music in Texas.' The reason they've no music in Texas is because they have recordings in Texas. Remove the records from Texas, and someone will learn to sing." - -- Paul Editor, http://www.nihidyll.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:20:18 +0000 From: "Journey Bear" Subject: [MLL] Best Of 2001 Hey Everybody Well, the new issue of our magazine is out and should be at news stands everywhere soon - well, Newbury Comics CD stores anyway - but is now visible online at our website. Here's the link: http://www.intermixx.com then click on webzine, then select Issue #88. It's a 7 meg file and may take a while to load, and you also have to have Acrobat installed. Go to page 4-5 for my list, entitled "The Best Albums Of 2001 That You Probably Haven't Heard Of (But Should Have)." I had to rein it in a little bit this year, owing to space constraints and being swamped by an ill-timed nasty cold, so I had to trim my Top Ten List to eighteen albums. There were several that got bumped, some obviously missing (if you know my tastes) and more obscure. I also had to keep my introductory remarks shorter than usual, and didn't go into the full explanation of the requirements of inclusion, that is, great music that has escaped widespread attention. Still, I expect people will get that. I think most of you will recognize some of the names on the list, and I hope some will make interesting discoveries. Dissemination of information, we call it. Enjoy! JourneyBear _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ End of jinglejangle-digest V5 #19 *********************************