From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V3 #316 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 Wednesday, October 29 2003 Volume 03 : Number 316 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [loud-fans] Saw a cool show! ["Micah Bedwell" ] [loud-fans] a good argument for purchasing by song [glenn mcdonald ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:28:43 -0800 From: "Micah Bedwell" Subject: RE: [loud-fans] Saw a cool show! Holy Shit! What a lineup. I used to correspond with Myles after he was profiled in "Guitar Player." Nice chap. Sounds like I missed something very cool. As ever, Stewing in Oakland Micah Bedwell System Administrator DonSueMor, Inc. micah@donsuemor.com - -----Original Message----- From: Gil Ray [mailto:ggilray@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 10:33 PM To: loud-fans@smoe.org Subject: [loud-fans] Saw a cool show! Let's hear it for Alison! Last Thursday she called me at work and convinced me to get my ass off my couch and go see Johnathan Segel's band and the Monks Of Doom with her at the Starry Plough in Berkeley. Damn woman made me drive ALL THE WAY ACROSS Berkeley. She's got power. Glad I went. Johnathan's band opened up and much to my surprise, his line-up included a bunch of old friends from a whole 'nother world that in a million years, I never thought would collide. Gino Robair was drumming and I know him from Rastascan Records. He usually plays with out-there-experimental-type bands, including Anthony Braxton. On guitar was Myles Boisen. I worked with him years ago at City Hall Records, and he too has done some serious improve stuff with the Splatter Trio and not so improv-y stuff with Club Foot Orchestra. Chris Xefos played the bass and sang and helped keep it all together. (Chris road managed some LF mini tours and is an all around great guy). It was a treat to see and hear these guys in a more straight-forward setting. They rocked just fine! Johnathan was playing guitar and singing and sounded great. He mentioned that he was pretty nervous without his violin, but he pulled it off well. They closed the set with an absolute ripping cover of I Dig A Pony. Very inspired choice. I haven't heard or even thought much about the Monks Of Doom for years, with the exception of framing a very cool Fillmore poster of a Robyn Hichcock-Game Theory-Monks Of Doom show from way back when. I just remembered they were a CVB spinoff (which I never was too much of a fan of...but they are some of the nicest folks I have ever met!) and did a killer version of Starship Trooper. Well, they just kicked my ass Thursday night, laying down some of the crunchiest prog I have ever witnessed. Sounded like the Dixie Dregs via Crazy Horse! Chris Pederson is no doubt, one of the best drummers I have ever seen. The band was tight, the songs rocked and Victor Krummenacher is the most handsome man on the planet. Way to go Alison. Kick me in the ass and get me the hell outta da house! Gil . __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 12:03:51 -0500 From: glenn mcdonald Subject: [loud-fans] a good argument for purchasing by song I'm quite enjoying Mandy Moore's versions of "Senses Working Overtime", "The Whole of the Moon" and "Drop the Pilot". And I'm enjoying not having paid for anything else on the album... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:18:14 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Mitton Subject: [loud-fans] Shins, Jayhawks, etc. Said Stuart: >There's nothing on it as >knock-you-out-on-your-ass fantastic as "New Slang," I don't know, "Mine's Not a High Horse" is pretty damn good, even after listening to it six times in a row. I know the Jayhawks have a fair number of fans around here, so after finally having a chance to hear RAINY DAY MUSIC, I'm surprised there's been no talk of this album on here. I think it's the strongest thing they've done since HOLLYWOOD. I like SMILE, but I thought a couple of the songs ran away into cheap pop. Here, they've maintained the soul that I usually associate with the Jayhawks, while still including a lot of great hooks. The new Belle and Sebastian seems to be a return to form. I've been generally disappointed from BOY WITH ARAB STRAP on, but I'm liking everything on the new one. Oh, I went to Neil Young's Bridge School benefit this past weekend. What's the deal with Willie Nelson's guitar? Exactly how does that thing manage to keep from crumbling into dust? - --Michael ===== www.openoffice.org A free, full-featured office suite that replaces Microsoft Office, but is compatibile with Office documents. ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V3 #316 *******************************