From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V10 #232 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, May 6 2015 Volume 10 : Number 232 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex [] [loud-fans] Fw (1): aweiss4338 [aweiss4338@aol.com] Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex [] [loud-fans] Scott and Alex [Dan Sallitt ] Re: [loud-fans] Scott namedrop in new power pop review (Home Blitz) [Stev] Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex [Dan Sallitt ] Re: [loud-fans] Scott namedrop in new power pop review (Home Blitz) ["Pau] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 13:51:00 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex It was prior to Game Theory. He was introduced to Big Star, in part, by Steve Wynn when they were both students at UC Davis. xo B www.byebyeblackbirds.com - -----Original Message----- >From: Dan Sallitt >Sent: May 5, 2015 1:20 PM >To: loud-fans >Subject: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex > >I'm not as up on Game Theory history as some of you - does anyone remember >when Scott first got into Big Star? Was it nearer the time of the release >of the first two albums, or later? Have been listening to DEAD CENTER and >thinking that "The Red Baron" is unusually Chilton-like in its melody and >arrangement. (Also have been totally surprised by how much I've suddenly >come to like the song "Dead Center"!) - Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 16:50:20 -0400 From: aweiss4338@aol.com Subject: [loud-fans] Fw (1): aweiss4338 http://bc.oberlandnet.com/Eunji.php - ------------------------------------ From: aweiss4338 5/5/2015 9:50:20 PM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 14:23:15 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex According to Scott, Steve was a real pied piper for Big Star fandom on the West Coast -- he even took a trip out east to find Chilton and meet him, etc. and came back with good stories. According to Steve, part of his enthusiasm for introducing Scott to Big Star was his recognizing in Scott some similarities that already existed even before he'd heard them. xo B www.byebyeblackbirds.com - -----Original Message----- >From: Dan Sallitt >Sent: May 5, 2015 2:13 PM >To: loud-fans >Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex > >Thanks Steve and Bradley! Dan > >On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:51 PM, wrote: > >> It was prior to Game Theory. He was introduced to Big Star, in part, by >> Steve Wynn when they were both students at UC Davis. >> >> xo >> B >> >> www.byebyeblackbirds.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: Dan Sallitt >> >Sent: May 5, 2015 1:20 PM >> >To: loud-fans >> >Subject: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex >> > >> >I'm not as up on Game Theory history as some of you - does anyone remember >> >when Scott first got into Big Star? Was it nearer the time of the release >> >of the first two albums, or later? Have been listening to DEAD CENTER and >> >thinking that "The Red Baron" is unusually Chilton-like in its melody and >> >arrangement. (Also have been totally surprised by how much I've suddenly >> >come to like the song "Dead Center"!) - Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 16:20:32 -0400 From: Dan Sallitt Subject: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex I'm not as up on Game Theory history as some of you - does anyone remember when Scott first got into Big Star? Was it nearer the time of the release of the first two albums, or later? Have been listening to DEAD CENTER and thinking that "The Red Baron" is unusually Chilton-like in its melody and arrangement. (Also have been totally surprised by how much I've suddenly come to like the song "Dead Center"!) - Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 14:28:12 -0700 From: Steve Holtebeck Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott namedrop in new power pop review (Home Blitz) Home Blitz covered "Rolling With The Moody Girls" on their 2013 Frozen Track ep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwFUW_AW9Q On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Glen Sarvady wrote: > Never heard of Home Blitz before but apparently they have several records > out...based on a quick sample of the lead track I can certainly see a > similarity to early, highly caffeinated Game Theory.... > > > http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20504-foremost-fair/ > > > Glen Sarvady ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 17:13:13 -0400 From: Dan Sallitt Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex Thanks Steve and Bradley! Dan On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:51 PM, wrote: > It was prior to Game Theory. He was introduced to Big Star, in part, by > Steve Wynn when they were both students at UC Davis. > > xo > B > > www.byebyeblackbirds.com > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Dan Sallitt > >Sent: May 5, 2015 1:20 PM > >To: loud-fans > >Subject: [loud-fans] Scott and Alex > > > >I'm not as up on Game Theory history as some of you - does anyone remember > >when Scott first got into Big Star? Was it nearer the time of the release > >of the first two albums, or later? Have been listening to DEAD CENTER and > >thinking that "The Red Baron" is unusually Chilton-like in its melody and > >arrangement. (Also have been totally surprised by how much I've suddenly > >come to like the song "Dead Center"!) - Dan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 20:33:45 -0400 From: "Paul King" Subject: Re: [loud-fans] Scott namedrop in new power pop review (Home Blitz) Looks like it no longer exists. To cheer myself up, I am currently listening to the real thing (GT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAS0frBA3_Q Paul On 5 May 2015 at 14:28, Steve Holtebeck wrote: > Home Blitz covered "Rolling With The Moody Girls" on their 2013 Frozen > Track ep. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwFUW_AW9Q > > > > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 6:07 AM, Glen Sarvady wrote: > > > Never heard of Home Blitz before but apparently they have several records > > out...based on a quick sample of the lead track I can certainly see a > > similarity to early, highly caffeinated Game Theory.... > > > > > > http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20504-foremost-fair/ > > > > > > Glen Sarvady ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V10 #232 ********************************