From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #129 Reply-To: mad-mission@smoe.org Sender: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * mad-mission-digest-request@smoe.org * with ONLY the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * For the latest information on Patty's tour dates, go to: * http://www.pattygriffin.net/PattyInConcert.html * OR * go to http://www.atorecords.com * . * 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: mad-mission-digest V6 #___ gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Friday, April 12 2002 Volume 06 : Number 129 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: My 1000 Kisses Review ["Chris" ] MM: Patty's Boston/Cambridge In-store event [SteadyOnDC@aol.com] MM: patty in store events [Chris Murphy ] MM: Amazon review of 1000 Kisses [Matt Bouchie ] MM: Re: patty in store events ["Lisa Zwick" ] MM: Re: My 1000 Kisses Review ["Sean and Rebecca Courtney" ] MM: Re: ["Chris" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 17:46:01 -0700 From: "Chris" Subject: MM: My 1000 Kisses Review It finally came! My thoughts on 1000 Kisses... Rain is definitely the strongest track on the record. The record is short, but its definitely quality. I think some of her weaker moments come on Tomorrow Night, and Stolen Car, although both are still good tracks. I wasn't really sold on Tomorrow Night, until the trumpet kicked in. Very jazzy. I really, really like Mil Besos. I don't think it is out of place at all. While its stylistically different, its awesome. Something different and fun. I don't understand why Reprise is on there. It's pretty, but way too short. Be Careful gets my vote for #2 on the record, its beautiful. I can't wait to hear that one live, the chorus is killer. LRH is great, as is Nobody's Crying, although I think NC sounds better live. All in all, its a wonderful record. The wait was worth it, but I can't help but hope that she was some good rock left in her for the next record. Also, the booklet is gorgeous. What a good looking insert. ~ Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:47:11 EDT From: SteadyOnDC@aol.com Subject: MM: Patty's Boston/Cambridge In-store event It was short but oh so sweet! Patty did about 4 songs with her band and sounded wonderful! She looks GREAT too. Songs were Making Pies (inspired by TableTalk Pies in Worcester, MA), Chief, Rain, and she closed with Tomorrow Night (just she and Doug Lancio on this one). And WOW...was it gorgeous. Totally beautiful and mesmerizing. She talked about living in Boston and working in various places in Harvard Square (Pizzeria Uno and Harvard University). They had her album playing in the store before she performed...and even when she got up on stage and strapped on the guitar...the album was still playing over the speakers. Patty said "Well I'm just going to lip-sync "... She and her band sounded and looked great. I can't wait to see the full show at the Somerville Theatre later this month. (And if photos come out decently and I can figure out a way to post them somewhere...I will share.) - -Denise (SteadyOnDC@aol.com) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:25:21 -0400 From: Chris Murphy Subject: MM: patty in store events How do you all think it would be to record (video) of Patty's In Store's? Is it rude or even allowed? I would love to have it on video, Also, does anyone know how to get a poster of patty? do they exist? Promo material for the new CD? C-Dawg ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:44:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Bouchie Subject: MM: Amazon review of 1000 Kisses said: >Patty mentioned in nearly the same breath as Neil >Young and Bonnie Raitt! I'm a huge Neil Young fan and, of course, bought his new one Are You Passionate? and listened to it before 1000 Kisses. Haven't listened to it since. I mean, Neil made a good album but it's nowhere near as good as 1000 Kisses. It's easily the best CD I've bought this year. Haven't heard the Bonnie Raitt album, but Brute's Co-Balt is really quite good. They are Vic Chesnutt backed by Wide Spread Panic. Also, the new Steve Earle is quite good and he had to follow up Patty yet again, only this time in my CD player. Of course, at this rate, I may never listen to anything but 1000 Kisses again. :) Matt Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:07:27 -0400 From: "Lisa Zwick" Subject: MM: Re: patty in store events Well, at Borders in NY, they gave posters to the first 30 ppl who got her autograph (I didn't stick around after I got mine, so I don't know if they decided to be even more generous). The poster (what i remember of it) was of the cd cover, and on the back I think was Patty in the back of a limo - one of the pictures in the cd booklet, and there were quotes from other artists such as Emylou Harris praising the cd. - -Lisa - ----- >Also, does > anyone know how to get a poster of patty? do they exist? Promo material for > the new CD? > > C-Dawg ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:29:20 -0500 From: "Sean and Rebecca Courtney" Subject: MM: Re: My 1000 Kisses Review Stolen Car...weak? Are you insane? If anyone does justice to the original, in any case, it is here. The entire album is strong, and I'll put 15 minutes of 1000 kisses up against the entire Flaming Red any day. I love it! Sean np - long Ride Home - ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris To: Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:46 PM Subject: MM: My 1000 Kisses Review I think some of her weaker moments come on Tomorrow Night, and > Stolen Car, although both are still good tracks. > ~ Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:49:49 -0700 From: MH Subject: MM: Kisses on the left coast Well USPS finally got their act together and my 1000 Kisses arrived today. Good thing too, I was about to do something rash due to the envy I was feeling towards the luckier (smarter?) fans who didn't order theirs on line. What a relief! Anyway the words that come to me after one listening are beauty, cohesion and purity. What a beautiful sounding record!! Patty's voice never, ever sounded this great on record before. So warm, pure and just beautiful. I haven't read the liner notes yet, does anyone know if this was recorded on analog equipment?? I assuming that Lancio's home studio would most probably be equipped that way. The sound is so much richer and warmer than the previous 2 records. Please no disrespect to LWG (which I consider the Torah of Patty) or FR, but I believe they were recorded on digital equipment(LWG for sure, correct me if I'm wrong) and now I realize how those records don't do justice to her voice and I thought those were some pretty good vocals. So here's another vote for "old school" recording technologies. So the hacker-heads out there will never convince me that digital recording is better, hard as they may try. There are some mysteries in the world of analog tape that I will never understand, I just love the way it sounds and ultimately feels. HEY ATO, PUT IT OUT ON VINYL TOO!! LOL! I love the very cohesive way the songs hang together, regardless of what each is about, they sound right together...soundwise, dynamicswise, feelwise. Just a beautiful thing really. Yeah it's way too short but there's not one dud here and that's rare for any artist. (hey it's the perfect length for vinyl isn't it?). The care and love that went into the production is so obvious to me, even down to the way each instrument sounds so warm, rich and real. Here's to Patty G and Doug L...please produce the next one, this production work is just fantastic. ATO label mates Gov't Mule entered my life(and my CD player) last week, and I listened exclusively until PG arrived today. 1000 Kisses is such a wonderful complement to their musclely guitar driven blues rock reminding me of Led Zeppelin meets the Allman Bros and Outlaws. REAL MUSIC IS NOT DEAD! Apparently it lives at ATO..maybe they can restore our faith in labels.....now that IS IRRATIONAL!...lost my mind for a second there, sorry. Laters- MH in LA ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:19:55 -0700 From: "Chris" Subject: MM: Re: I don't care for the cover versions, probably because I like to hear Patty's own work. Still, Stolen Car and TN rank among the top cover versions I've ever heard. On another note, is anyone else totally in love with the added background vocals on LRH? I love it, it sounds so good. ~ Chris ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #129 *********************************