From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #13 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.quackquack.net/pattyg * OR * go to http://www.amrecords.com * then click "tour" and fill in the blanks :) * . * 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 V4 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. mad-mission-digest Friday, January 11 2002 Volume 06 : Number 013 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: Richard Thompson [Richard Challen ] MM: Re: R. Thompson, R. Adams, B. Orton & J. Browne ["Brian Hancill" ] MM: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen [MactheMutt@aol.com] MM: Re: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen [] MM: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen [hooligan ] MM: Re: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 02:58:00 -0500 From: Richard Challen Subject: MM: Richard Thompson RE: > Testosterone? Please. The winner is Richard Thompson... > I think his latest "Persuasion" which he recorded with > his son is my favorite song of 2001. Truly beautiful. > Evil Gary It's rare anyone gets to correct the Evil One, so let me revel for a moment... "Persuasion" is actually not a "new" Richard Thompson song per se; the version on "Action Packed" is a live take of a song that appeared on the (now out-of-print) "Sweet Talker" soundtrack from 1992. However, the 1992 version was just an instrumental, so Richard added words (and his son) for this new rendition. And much as I love Teddy Thompson, when I saw Richard live this past summer, he sang "Persuasion" by himself and pulled it off with flying colors. Now that I've split hairs, let me second Gary's recommendation: Richard Thompson is FANTASTIC. And the "Action Packed" CD is a great introduction, as is the much-more-expensive "Watching The Dark" 3-CD anthology (which covers his entire recording history). Those who are still somewhat scared of the testosterone can join the party as well: Check out "Shoot Out The Lights Tonight," one of the finest albums ever made. Recorded with his wife Linda as they were divorcing... Great, gripping stuff, and Linda sings half the songs in a wonderful soprano. ("I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" is from 1973 and nearly as good and also features Linda.) - --rICH p.s. With Ryan Adams the hype is 100% deserved. Check out Whiskeytown's "Strangers Almanac" from 1997 or "Heartbreaker" from 2000... The kid had the songwriting goods from day one. Good thing he broke up with Wynona before it was too late, tho... Look what she did to Dave Pirner's career... Listen to Rich: Check out the official website of Backyard Green, featuring tour dates, lyrics, pictures, and sound clips from the new album: http://www.backyardgreen.com And be sure to check out Rich's solo website at: http://listen.to/rich.com http://www.geocities.com/richardchallen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:33:07 +0000 From: "Brian Hancill" Subject: MM: Re: R. Thompson, R. Adams, B. Orton & J. Browne A few random points (please note careful editing of previous quotes, Mr In-Charge-Of-List guy): >>Testosterone? Please. The winner is Richard Thompson. Beyond a >>shadow of a doubt the best male singer, songwriter and guitarist >>alive today. With or without back up the best. Anyone that says >>otherwise can kiss Darcie's ass. I agree completely about Mr R.T.  but the forfeit sounds kind of appealing anyway (ducks head back under parapet and whispers, Sorry Darcie) >>Last I heard on another listserve (Winona Ryder) and IT-boy, >>Ryan Adams were spilts, and she's moved onto Pete >>Yorn. >>Beth Orton -- a very talented and not well known >>artist from England. When he was here in England for a tour last Oct/Nov. Ryan Adams recorded a version of the Stones Brown Sugar as a duet with Beth Orton (it came out on an Uncut magazine coverdisk and sadly, though I like both Ryan and Beth and bought the mag specially, its not very good). Anyway, according to our glorious English tabloid press, Ryan and Beth got on famously and were seen (and I quote, kissing and cuddling at an after-show party the same night).... AND FINALLY >>To quote a friend of mine "Jackson Browne is a GENIOUS"... Is that the same as a genius, or the opposite of ingenious? _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:21:24 From: "Steve Ramirez" Subject: MM: Got Testosterone? Yes, Richard Thompson is the King. But, please give Leonard Cohen a dukedom at the least. A couple other up and comers: Marc Cohn and Peter Mulvey Steve (Back to quiet lurking) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:24:41 EST From: MactheMutt@aol.com Subject: MM: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen In a message dated 1/10/02 4:23:04 PM Central Standard Time, coyotebleu@hotmail.com writes: > Yes, Richard Thompson is the King. > > But, please give Leonard Cohen a dukedom at the least. You know what's weird...my wife and I drove up to Ann Arbor Michigan last year for our 19th Anniversary to see the Folk Festival they put on every year. We went because we wanted to see Todd Snider....(who, let me re-stress, if you haven't heard him he is excellent) but he only did five Songs. The "Headliner" was Peter Yaros who I could've cared less to see, (that wasn't nice) but in between Todd and Yaros, Richard Thompson performed. After sitting through 3 or 5 FOLK (and I mean FOLK) artists till Todd came on, and after a few dissapointing acts after Todd, we left to go explore Ann Arbor, so we didn't even see Richard Thompson. I'm kicking myself now, after all you guys keep saying how great he is. We made it back just in time to catch half of the last song of the guy before Peter Yaros so we did see Peter. (yippee.) At the end of the Festival, all the artists came on stage and did a rendition of (what else but) "Blowin in the Wind". So that was kind of cool. (NOT!) If only Dylan himself would've been there I'd've been happy. I saw Leonard Cohen on ACL and thought he was very cool. I taped his show. Someone told me he was dead now, is he? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:54:33 -0500 From: Subject: MM: Re: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen Dead as a doorknob. Even when he was alive. - ----- Original Message ----- >I saw Leonard Cohen on ACL and thought he was very cool. I taped his show. >Someone told me he was dead now, is he? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:52:59 -0500 From: hooligan Subject: MM: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen is NOT dead. Altho he may not be wearing any shoes... on 1/10/02 8:54 PM, metatate@sympatico.ca at metatate@sympatico.ca wrote: > Dead as a doorknob. Even when he was alive. > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> I saw Leonard Cohen on ACL and thought he was very cool. I taped his show. >> Someone told me he was dead now, is he? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:55:18 -0500 From: Subject: MM: Re: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen Sorry about that. I thought he was passi composi. - ----- Original Message ---- From: "hooligan" To: Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 9:52 PM Subject: MM: Re:MM Richard Thompson/Leonard Cohen > Leonard Cohen is NOT dead. Altho he may not be wearing any shoes... > > > on 1/10/02 8:54 PM, metatate@sympatico.ca at metatate@sympatico.ca wrote: > > > Dead as a doorknob. Even when he was alive. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> I saw Leonard Cohen on ACL and thought he was very cool. I taped his show. > >> Someone told me he was dead now, is he? ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #13 ********************************