From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V1 #204 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Tuesday, August 21 2001 Volume 01 : Number 204 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] new Stereolab [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] Re: [loud-fans] a panther cyst? [Jon Gabriel ] [loud-fans] descriptions, please [jenny grover ] Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please [Stewart Mason ] Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please [Elizabeth Setler ] Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please ["Pete O." ] [loud-fans] offtopic offbeat music request [dmw ] Re: [loud-fans] offtopic offbeat music request ["Brandon J. Carder" [Aaron Mandel ] Re: [loud-fans] a panther cyst? [Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ] [loud-fans] Swap Review: from Mr. Dana ["Jeff Brenneman" ] Re: [loud-fans] Swap Review: from Mr. Dana [Dana L Paoli Subject: [loud-fans] new Stereolab ...is due to be released tomorrow. Has anyone heard it? How's it sound compared to the last few releases? - --Jeff, posting into what is apparently the great void... J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html ::I can bellow like a clown school drill instructor:: __Brian Block__ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 10:12:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Jon Gabriel Subject: Re: [loud-fans] a panther cyst? Speaking of missing consonants, I have yet another late entry to the peeve file: Pronouncing the word "tentative" as "tenative." I hear some of the most sophisticated and intelligent broadcast journalists constantly dropping the middle "t" in this word. And, of course, each time an infraction occurs I drive my companions nuts by screaming "ten-TA-tive, ten-TAAAH-tive!!!" gr, jon ===== 777777777777777777777777777777 JON GABRIEL mesa, arizona usa inkling communication + design 777777777777777777777777777777 Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:55:32 -0400 From: jenny grover Subject: [loud-fans] descriptions, please I was just plotting out my Bumbershoot schedule and it looks like I will have to decide between Stephen Malkmus and Damon and Naomi. I'm not familiar with the music of either, I just recall seeing them mentioned on this list. Could someone please give me a description of what each sounds like so I know which show I'm more likely to enjoy? Jen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:10:42 -0600 From: Stewart Mason Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please At 02:55 PM 8/20/01 -0400, jenny grover wrote: >I was just plotting out my Bumbershoot schedule and it looks like I will >have to decide between Stephen Malkmus and Damon and Naomi. I'm not >familiar with the music of either, I just recall seeing them mentioned >on this list. Could someone please give me a description of what each >sounds like so I know which show I'm more likely to enjoy? I haven't heard Malkmus' solo record, so I'll defer, but Damon and Naomi (who were the rhythm section of Galaxie 500) tend to make slow, placid, narcotic music with hushed vocals. The third Velvets record is the usual historic touchstone, but they're not as varied, or honestly, as interesting. They're perfectly pleasant to listen to, though, and if they're playing with Ghost, the Japanese band they recorded their last album with, they're probably worth seeing if you're into the whole slow-core thing. I'm sure Stephen Malkmus probably is a much more energetic live show, based on the time I saw Pavement. Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 12:16:16 -0700 From: Elizabeth Setler Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please >I'm sure Stephen Malkmus probably is a much more energetic live show, based >on the time I saw Pavement. I like his solo record quite a bit, but I've heard from quite a few sources that his current live band suffers from the inclusion of his girlfriend on off-key backing vocals, rhythmless tambourine, and random squeals of such things as "WOO!" The weird thing is, I'm not sure if that makes me more or less interested in seeing the show. But I think I'm going to see Meshell Ndegeocello during that time slot anyway... - -- Elizabeth ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:30:38 EDT From: DOUDIE@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] Thursday night at northsix (no scott) Excuse me for this plug, but I am promoting a show at Williamsburg Brooklyn's latest rock venue, Northsix This Thursday. It is a really rare bill in that all four bands put on amazing live shows and if this show is well attended, I'll be able to book semi regular shows of the 10 or so NYC bands I have become obsessed with seeing regularly. Anyway, the lineup is: 9:00 The Giraffes 10:00 Tris McCall & the New Jack Trippers 11:00 The Negatones 12:00 Cropduster All four of these bands are very loud-fan friendly as those of you who have heard Tris McCall's record can testify. Hope some of you can make it. Steve Matrick n.p. Laura Cantrell's NOT THE TREMBLIN' KIND- which may be my favorite country record since Lyle Lovett's JOSHUA JUDGES RUTH. Richard and Linda Thompson fans should really pick this up. (lauracantrell.com for more info) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:56:34 -0400 From: Dana L Paoli Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please Jenny writes: I will have to decide between Stephen Malkmus and Damon and Naomi. I'm not familiar with the music of either, I just recall seeing them mentioned on this list. Could someone please give me a description of what each sounds like so I know which show I'm more likely to enjoy? >>>>>>>>>> Stephen Malkmus is the no-talent, pretty-boy ex-vocalist from a dated '90s guitar band called Pavement, a band who, following a mildly interesting Fall-influenced string of singles and one pretty good album, spiraled off into mediocrity as they failed to discover an original genre where their lack of musical talent could flourish. Malkmus' music is as tedious and uninspired as everything that Pavement did following "Slanted and Enchanted." Damon and Naomi are the massively talented ex-rhythm section of Galaxie 500, who have been making some of the most beautiful folk-psych music in recent memory. Their newest album, made with the Japanese new-psych band Ghost, is wonderful, though their peak probably remains "More Sad Hits." Think dreamy trippy melodic songs with swirly guitar solos and gentle vocals. You are more likely to enjoy the Stephen Malkmus show : ) - --dana ________________________________________________________________ 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/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:03:58 -0700 (PDT) From: "Pete O." Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please - --- Elizabeth Setler wrote: > >I'm sure Stephen Malkmus probably is a much more energetic live show, based > >on the time I saw Pavement. > > > I like his solo record quite a bit, but I've heard from quite a few > sources that his current live band suffers from the inclusion of his > girlfriend on off-key backing vocals, rhythmless tambourine, and > random squeals of such things as "WOO!" The weird thing is, I'm not > sure if that makes me more or less interested in seeing the show. > > But I think I'm going to see Meshell Ndegeocello during that time > slot anyway... > -- > Elizabeth > Good to see that the "Linda/Yoko" spirit is alive and well in the 21st century. Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:11:11 -0400 (EDT) From: dmw Subject: [loud-fans] offtopic offbeat music request hail to the all-knowing oracle -- gotta be some punkish band done a rocked-up, more adrenalized cover of meatloaf's "two out of three ain't bad," yeah? assuming i have choices, i'd prefer in print, easily attainable, scratchy female vox -- babes in toyland or the muffs would be just about perfect. anyone? beuhler? - -- d. - ------------------------------------------------- Mayo-Wells Media Workshop dmw@ http://www.mwmw.com mwmw.com Web Development * Multimedia Consulting * Hosting ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:16:23 -0700 From: "Brandon J. Carder" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] offtopic offbeat music request Seems to me a little riot grrl band from San Jose used to do this one live. They were called Red No. 9 and put out at least one album when any girl with a guitar could say "Oh, yeah" and get signed. Don't know if meatloaf made the cut, though. - ----- Original Message ----- From: dmw To: where they have to let you in Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: [loud-fans] offtopic offbeat music request > hail to the all-knowing oracle -- > > gotta be some punkish band done a rocked-up, more adrenalized cover of > meatloaf's "two out of three ain't bad," yeah? > > assuming i have choices, i'd prefer in print, easily attainable, scratchy > female vox -- babes in toyland or the muffs would be just about perfect. > > anyone? beuhler? > > -- d. > > ------------------------------------------------- > Mayo-Wells Media Workshop dmw@ > http://www.mwmw.com mwmw.com > Web Development * Multimedia Consulting * Hosting ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:29:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Aaron Mandel Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Hornby On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, glenn mcdonald wrote: > "P. Diddy" is a rap name, not a rock name, and participates in an > entirely different naming tradition than The Amazing Rhythm Aces or > Mahogany Rush. I don't pretend to *understand* rap naming (and I'd > love to hear a coherent explanation of it from somebody who does), not claiming to have any great insight here, just some thoughts... Jeff already flagged the "one letter + one name" schema which may have gotten its biggest boost from the tags chosen by graffitti artists but is recognizable across decades and cultures as having echoes of enigmatic vitality (D. Boon, M. Doughty, R. Mutt, O. Henry). "P.Diddy" sounds funny largely because it seems like a baby-talk revision of "Puff Daddy" (the same problem i had with Diddy Kong Racing, a spinoff of Nintendo's second or third wave of Donkey Kong video games), but if i recall correctly, "Puff Daddy" was itself a variant of "Puffy", Sean Combs' longtime nickname. if he wanted to step down the self-aggrandizement without choosing a completely new name, i think he did an okay job. i also whether "Diddy" is supposed to be cashing in on some of the cachet accumulated by the short 'I' sound due to that weird transformation where "house" because "hizouse" and so on. dunno if the time has already passed when that was cool or what. a ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:34:20 +0000 From: "robert toren" Subject: [loud-fans] Old old live Scott photos from Davis Hello all, I've uploaded the oldest photos of Scott I got_ shot at the UC Davis rec center on campus 79-80? I was shooting/hanging with Donnette Thayer's band, the X-men, who were opening for Alternate Learning, Scott's band_ I don't think I knew Scott/ALRN yet, I remember thinking their music was pretty bizarre, but in a good way that you could dance to_ To view, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gametheoryphotos and join You can view any of the pictures under Files or Under 'Photos' you can view thumbnails 1st (only in the ALRN/GT pre-83 & Loud Family folders) Best, P Robert blah blah blah Mr. Sensitive :-P _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:56:24 -0500 (CDT) From: Jon Tveite Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Elizabeth Setler wrote: > I like his solo record quite a bit, but I've heard from quite a few > sources that his current live band suffers from the inclusion of his > girlfriend on off-key backing vocals, rhythmless tambourine, and > random squeals of such things as "WOO!" The weird thing is, I'm not > sure if that makes me more or less interested in seeing the show. The solo record has some nice songs. The last Pavement album was much, much better in my opinion. I haven't seen SM live w/o Pavement, but I was dearly disappointed with the last Pavement show I caught. Terror Twilight has so many touching moments, when Malkmus actually seems to let his guard down and sing with something like genuine feeling. TT may be my favorite overall Pavement record, and I was looking forward to the show. But onstage, the band's notorious ironic anti-rockstar posing was back in overdrive, and none of the moments I like so much from TT came through at all. Maybe without the band, SM would be able to relax and just play his songs. But if not, I couldn't recommend him in good conscience. Jon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 16:34:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: [loud-fans] a panther cyst? On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Jon Gabriel wrote: > Speaking of missing consonants, I have yet another > late entry to the peeve file: > > Pronouncing the word "tentative" as "tenative." I hear > some of the most sophisticated and intelligent > broadcast journalists constantly dropping the middle > "t" in this word. And, of course, each time an > infraction occurs I drive my companions nuts by > screaming "ten-TA-tive, ten-TAAAH-tive!!!" Of course, one can overdo this - as in vocalists instructed to sing some word pronounced "moun-tane," as if that final syllable has ever been anything but a schwa in English. Or there's a local radio announcer who insists (apparently) that his name is "Pe-Ter" - that is, instead of lightly flipping the "t" halfway to a "d," as is standard, he digs in and makes it a definite "t" sound. Weird... - --Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html ::the sea is the night asleep in the daytime:: __Robert Desnos__ np: Autechre _Tri Repetae++_ disc 2 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:40:54 -0700 From: "Andrew Hamlin" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Convinced >By the way, I know that Robbie Robertson's pompous and should lose the >Armani suits, but I'm in his corner most of the time. I really do not buy >the crap from Levon that the rest of the band were somehow trampled >artistically and cut out of being legitimate voices in The Band. Aside from >Manuel, none of them were half the songwriters that Robertson was. As a rebuttal to this line, I bring back upon stage (no fright), once again, the late great Richard Manuel. Now, Manuel's easy enough to idolize or romanticize--after a most promising start as a shivery vocalist, distinctive songwriter, agile pianist, and colorful drummer, he plummeted into alcoholism and heroin addiction, slumped, even within the Band, into a mostly-comatose artistic state, and eventually hung himself. I don't think you can overlook, though, his three songs (plus a fourth co-written with Dylan) on MUSIC WITH BIG PINK, or the three co-written with Robertson (the latter adding lyrics to Manuel's music after the former got "stuck," in Robertson's telling) on THE BAND. The MUSIC FROM BIG PINK bonus tracks offer even more songs and lead singing from Manuel, further delineating how he was at least equal (I won't say superior) to Robertson at the former. "Legitimate voices" is an interesting choice of words also, since on the first two albums (not so much after that), Manuel, Levon, and Rick Danko trade off lines and wrap around each other's voices to the point where it's difficult (and not necessary) to figure out who's singing lead. This was one area where Robertson can't claim much domain, given that he only two or three times deigned to sing at all on Band songs. As for Marcus turning Robertson into an model of egomaniacal pretension, I present the quotes below as a suggestion that Marcus-veneration only lent a magnifying glass to some coruscating sunlight. Wondering how Marcus answered Michael's question, Andy Q: What do you think of the Byrds? A: They're all right, I guess. Sometimes they do something nice, mostly bad. Q: Is there anybody who you like? A: Yeah, it's pretty inconsistent. It's pretty hard to make an album with ten or eleven good cuts. Almost all albums are half good and half not good. I really enjoyed Dr. John's first album. I like the better things by the Beatles and the Stones. I'm just pretty obvious in what I like. I don't like noisy stuff too much, 'cause it's just noise. Q: Well, for a time that seemed to be the trend. A: That's why we thought it was time for us to make our move. Somebody had to do something. That San Francisco thing was just too bad. [...] Q: What do you think of the Beatles' new album [ABBEY ROAD]? A: There's only one real good song, and two or three that are OK. The GET BACK album isn't good. [--Robbie Robertson, from an interview with Howard Gladstone in Rolling Stone magazine, 1969; reprinted in THE ROLLING STONES INTERVIEWS, published 1971] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 17:55:44 -0700 From: "Jeff Brenneman" Subject: [loud-fans] Swap Review: from Mr. Dana Before I start in with my thoughts on Danas swap tape (rather CDr,) let me share a story from my summer of 1983. The band I was in at the time was had just finished our first demo recordings. Of course, having loved music for as far back as I can remember, I was so jazzed to have been a part of the creating of a musical endeavor (other than banging on Quaker Oats boxes and blowing into variously filled coke bottles.) After completing the demos, I immediately came home and played the recordings for mom (the one with complete and accurate knowledge of all things.) After the tape came to a stop, I immediately looked over to mom for a response. Since the verbal response didnt come immediately, I tried to calculate an unspoken feeling in her expression; however, I came upon an expression I had never encountered on mom before. Well.? I asked, expecting praise that I usually received in similar situations. After what seemingly lasted for minutes, I received a one-word review that would be repeated every time in the future when mom heard music that I had created (or had been a part of creating.) The response? Interesting! Now onto my brief thoughts on the mix tape I was definitely caught off guard on this mix. I always thought of myself as someone who appreciated music that was slightly off center. After listening to the mix I was so taken back that I had to follow the mix with a playing of my daughters *Nsync CD just to balance out the previously mentioned CD with some mainstream tunes. This brought me back to my comfort zone. (OK, so maybe thats not exactly a true story, but it is indeed how I felt at the time.) As a whole, I enjoy the CDr and plan on listening several times well into the future. However, I found very little that enticed my into further research on the individual artists included. Track Listing: 1. Open A Rose  US Maple 2. Rats  Syd Barrett 3. The Classical  Pavement (Pavement by request) 4. Symphony Of Trouble Blonde Redhead 5. 5/4  Gorillaz 6. God Walks Among Us Now  Flaming Lips 7. My Dreaming Hill  Flying Saucer Attack 8. Glass House Failure  18th Dye 9. San Cristobal de las Casas  Swirlies 10. Hey Suess  3Ds 11. Emotional Rescue  Rolling Stones 12. Jig Saw Puzzle  Rolling Stones 13. The Spectre  Royal Trux 14. Dirty Jeans  Magic Dirt 15. The Back Seat Of My Car  Paul McCartney 16. Come Sail Away  Styx 17. Satisfaction  Cat Power 18. Dust  Fleetwood Mac Interestingly for me, my favorites were all of the classic rock genre. Rolling Stones have always been a band that Ive loved but have never invested in. Curiously, I have heard Emotional Rescue playing on the sound system several times while frequenting local stores (or maybe Im just noticing it now.) This was the first time that Ive heard the McCartney track. Ive been debating buying Wingspan for weeks now. Well, this convinced me. A purchase that I dont regret in the least! Come Sail Away is simply a classic!! Fleetwood Mac has always been another classic rock group that Ive always enjoyed. Dust is a tune I have never heard. I must this may rack up with the best of all their songs. I imagine that its an early Fleetwood Mac tune? The stand out track on the disk for me was Dirty Jeans by Magic Dirt. Ive never heard of this artist (nor any others included not mentioned in the paragraph above.) This is similar what I ordinarily listen to and thats the way I like it! Overall, as a compilation, I enjoy listening to the disk and greatly appreciate the time taking to compile the material, however, my response to the songs not mentioned specifically is simply.Interesting! THANKS DANA!!!! - -Jeff _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:23:18 -0400 From: mick Subject: [loud-fans] never too late to stop >(Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey ) > >It seems blatantly obvious, both from the song itself and from the liner >notes, that "Dream Lover" belongs as part of the album proper... There's something to this. In fact, I always find myself skipping right to it after listening to the album proper. mick Simon & Garfunkel reissues are coming out tomorrow (both individually and as a 5-cd box set), if anyone cares. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:29:33 -0400 From: Dana L Paoli Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Swap Review: from Mr. Dana Perversely enough, I was thrilled that Jeff found my CD so out-there. Hey world, I am alternative!! Do you hear me, world?? Um, ok, anyway... > Interestingly for me, my favorites were all of the "classic" rock >Rolling Stones have always been a band that I've loved but have never >invested in. Curiously, I have heard "Emotional Rescue" playing on the >sound system several times while frequenting local stores (or maybe I'm just >noticing it now.) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As anyone who has received a swap CD from me lately can attest, I'm on a crusade to get this song more respect. It really bears close listening: the drumming is just amazing, especially considering that it's so basic. And, there are all sorts of wierd little sonic things going on in the background that you probably wouldn't notice on FM radio. The way the song slowly mutates is utterly fascinating to me. This was the first time that I've heard the McCartney track. I've been debating buying Wingspan for weeks now. Well, this convinced me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you have some extra cash, the entire Ram album is pretty brilliant, although often somewhat strange. Come Sail Away is simply a classic!! >>>>>>>>>>>>> Do you hear that, Jeff?? Fleetwood Mac has always been another classic rock group that I've always enjoyed. "Dust" is a tune I have never heard. >>>>>>>>>>>>> It's from "Bare Trees" which is fairly early, and IMHO their best album, though I haven't given "Tusk" the attention that it probably deserves. > The stand out track on the disk for me was "Dirty Jeans" by Magic >Dirt. I've never heard of this artist. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> They're from Australia. The album this is from didn't come out in the U.S., but "Dirty Jeans" is easily the best track. They're probably best known at this point for doing a cover of Liz Phair's "Supernova," I think, on the B-side of the "Dirty Jeans" single. Previously, Magic Dirt were a pretty noisy, Sonic Youth-inspired group who had one mother-fuck of a guitar sound, but lacked the songwriting/singing to go with it. Now they seem to be heading for a more radio friendly sound. I recommend their earlier CD, "Friends in Danger" to fans of speaker-shredding guitar, but only if it's a cheap used copy. The final tune on that, "I Was Cruel" is kind of impressive. - --dana np: Claire Hammil/"October" which is really, really brilliant, and if anyone knows if this ever came out on CD, please let me know. My copy is pretty scratchy. ________________________________________________________________ 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/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 22:56:39 -0400 From: jenny grover Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please Dana L Paoli wrote: > > You are more likely to enjoy the Stephen Malkmus show : ) Hmm... well, I'm not sure why you think that, since the descriptions I've been reading on here today have me leaning heavily toward Damon and Naomi. I suppose it helps that I never cared much for Pavement, but liked Galaxy 500. I guess I'll go seek out some sound clips from newer stuff. There's no mention of Ghost on the schedule, but it does say Stephen will be playing with the Jicks. Thanks, everyone, for your input. Jen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:56:41 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Pete O. wrote: > > I like his solo record quite a bit, but I've heard from quite a few > > sources that his current live band suffers from the inclusion of his > > girlfriend on off-key backing vocals, rhythmless tambourine, and > > random squeals of such things as "WOO!" The weird thing is, I'm not > > sure if that makes me more or less interested in seeing the show. > > -- > > Elizabeth > > > > Good to see that the "Linda/Yoko" spirit is alive and well in the 21st century. But only because female musicians are apparently smart enough to leave their rhythmless, tonedeaf boyfriends or girlfriends out of the band... Someone will probably come up with an exception. - --Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html ::I play the guitar. Sometimes I play the fool:: __John Lennon__ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:02:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Swap Review: from Mr. Dana On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Dana L Paoli wrote: > Come Sail Away is simply a classic!! > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > Do you hear that, Jeff?? LA-LA-LA, LA-LA...I'm not listening...LA-LA... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 01:09:33 -0500 (CDT) From: Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey Subject: Re: [loud-fans] descriptions, please I am now responding only to Dana's posts. Sorry. On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Dana L Paoli wrote: > I will have to decide between Stephen Malkmus and Damon and Naomi. > Damon and Naomi are the massively talented ex-rhythm section of Galaxie > 500, who have been making some of the most beautiful folk-psych music in > recent memory. Their newest album, made with the Japanese new-psych band > Ghost, is wonderful, though their peak probably remains "More Sad Hits." > Think dreamy trippy melodic songs with swirly guitar solos and gentle > vocals. While I like Stephen Malkmus well enough, I think Damon and Naomi would work much better live. I'll second Dana's recommendation, only w/o the sneaky sarcasm, and note as well that Naomi Yang is a very interesting bass player: she almost never just plays the root, instead spinning out high-register counter-melodies. That's usually just fine for their songs, since quite often they drone on a chord or two for a while, so it's not as if you're going to lose track of the chord just because the bassist isn't blamming away at it. Resolved: Things That Some People Don't Think Suck I Think Suck. Nanny-nanny boo-boo. - --J.Doody last played: Beatles Live at the BBC disc 2 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 02:13:54 -0400 From: jenny grover Subject: [loud-fans] ding-ding-ding! we have a winner! Jeffrey with 2 Fs Jeffrey wrote: > > and note as well that Naomi Yang is a very interesting > bass player: she almost never just plays the root, instead spinning out > high-register counter-melodies. Okay, that comment just sold me! Damon and Naomi it is! Jen ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V1 #204 *******************************