From: owner-mad-mission-digest@smoe.org (mad-mission-digest) To: mad-mission-digest@smoe.org Subject: mad-mission-digest V6 #20 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 18 2002 Volume 06 : Number 020 Today's Subjects: ----------------- MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde [Kerry ] Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde [Carmel Kenan ] MM: RE: no PG/Concrete Blonde [Gary Jacques ] Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde [Sean ] MM: Patty does the 'Dance' ["Corey Atkins" ] Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde [Femboty2k@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:02:09 -0500 From: Kerry Subject: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde There have been three female artists in the last two decades that have really impressed me the most. Not just the best of the best, but the women who have totally blown me away. There's Patty, of course. Before her was Ani Difranco. Before Ani was Johnette Napolitano and her band Concrete Blonde. They came up in the mid-80's out of the post-punk L.A. scene; songs of their's that got radio play were "True", "Joey", and "God Is A Bullet". They broke up around '93, leaving a definite void in their genre. Much as we say things like in a truer world Patty would have sold as many albums as Jewel or Sarah M. (among others), in a fairer world Johnette and Concrete Blonde would have become as famous as Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, or Debbie Harry and Blondie. Johnette is an amazing writer, and a vocalist who really has to be heard to be believed. The great news is that the trio has reformed, and has just released a brand new album, called Group Therapy. Fans of the Flaming Red/Silver Bell side of Patty's work will probably be into the Concrete Blonde sound. If you're looking for something to tide you over til 1000 Kisses comes out this spring, you might want to check them out. Kerry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:12:09 -0600 From: Carmel Kenan Subject: Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde Jonnette is one of those amazing singers that blows you away live. Her recorded music and voice is incredible (I've always been a big fan, listen to the Pretty & Twisted CD as well, her first CD after Concrete Blonde broke up), but to hear her live will give you chills to the bone! Carmel on 1/17/02 11:02 AM, Kerry at mcwoolander@prodigy.net wrote: > There have been three female artists in the last two decades that have > really impressed me the most. Not just the best of the best, but the > women who have totally blown me away. There's Patty, of course. Before > her was Ani Difranco. Before Ani was Johnette Napolitano and her band > Concrete Blonde. > > They came up in the mid-80's out of the post-punk L.A. scene; songs of > their's that got radio play were "True", "Joey", and "God Is A Bullet". > They broke up around '93, leaving a definite void in their genre. > > Much as we say things like in a truer world Patty would have sold as > many albums as Jewel or Sarah M. (among others), in a fairer world > Johnette and Concrete Blonde would have become as famous as Chrissie > Hynde and the Pretenders, or Debbie Harry and Blondie. > > Johnette is an amazing writer, and a vocalist who really has to be heard > to be believed. The great news is that the trio has reformed, and has > just released a brand new album, called Group Therapy. > > Fans of the Flaming Red/Silver Bell side of Patty's work will probably > be into the Concrete Blonde sound. If you're looking for something to > tide you over til 1000 Kisses comes out this spring, you might want to > check them out. > > Kerry - -- Lord please make me the kind of person my dog thinks I am! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:20:09 -0500 From: Gary Jacques Subject: MM: RE: no PG/Concrete Blonde I was with ya right up to the Johnette Napolitano Chrissie Hynde comparison. Then I hit delete. I'm with ya again with Ani Difanco. She has a great rendition of 32 flavors, or what ever it is called, on the Live at the World Cafe 10th anniversary CD. Unfortunately her politics suck. She's a big Abu Jammal fan. I'm always torn by these two issues. As hard as I try not to let musicians politics interfere with my love for their music, I just can't get past it. If they would just shut the hell up and play music and not get caught up in the "I'm a great musician so I must be a great political scholar as well" syndrome my life would be a lot easier to live. Why is it that people that become famous think they receive a genius brain along with the famous? I love her music but I hate that she defends "convicted beyond a reasonable doubt" cop killers. My guess is we will here from at least 10 more supporters of Abu Jammal before the day is out. LOL More genius's. Evil Gary - -----Original Message----- From: Kerry [mailto:mcwoolander@prodigy.net] Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:02 PM To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde There have been three female artists in the last two decades that have really impressed me the most. Not just the best of the best, but the women who have totally blown me away. There's Patty, of course. Before her was Ani Difranco. Before Ani was Johnette Napolitano and her band Concrete Blonde. They came up in the mid-80's out of the post-punk L.A. scene; songs of their's that got radio play were "True", "Joey", and "God Is A Bullet". They broke up around '93, leaving a definite void in their genre. Much as we say things like in a truer world Patty would have sold as many albums as Jewel or Sarah M. (among others), in a fairer world Johnette and Concrete Blonde would have become as famous as Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, or Debbie Harry and Blondie. Johnette is an amazing writer, and a vocalist who really has to be heard to be believed. The great news is that the trio has reformed, and has just released a brand new album, called Group Therapy. Fans of the Flaming Red/Silver Bell side of Patty's work will probably be into the Concrete Blonde sound. If you're looking for something to tide you over til 1000 Kisses comes out this spring, you might want to check them out. Kerry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:02:28 -0500 From: Sean Subject: Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde That's great news about the new CD. I recently saw that title listed under "new releases" in a music column and figured it was a "greatest hits" thing. I still keep "Bloodletting" in heavy rotation on my personal playlist. I got my 13 year old daughter to really listen to, "tomorrow Wendy," and explained the lyrics and the meaning (my version anyway). And she loved it. Now we have TWO bands we can agree on! (The Ramones being the only other.) MAJOR breakthrough! Sean It is complete now - two ends of time are neatly tied A one-way street, she's walking to the end of the line And there she meets the faces in her heart and mind They say - goodbye - tomorrow Wendy's going to die... "tomorrow, Wendy" Concrete Blonde ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:06:33 -0700 From: "Corey Atkins" Subject: MM: Patty does the 'Dance' I am humbled and honored to be able to, for the first time, share with all y'all my impressions of seeing Patty live! God smiled upon His People here in Zion (that's Utah talk. Bullshit, really) and Patty was invited to play the ASCAP/Sundance Music Cafe for the festival. She played both Sunday 1/12 and Tuesday 1/14. Despite the Sponsor Badge 'round my neck, I couldn't get in Sunday -- see, Dave Matthews had shown up, and word had gotten out and they made it a "Guest List Only" day. Whatever. I did meet her, though. ...I'm embarrassed to say I sort of played stalker (well, it would've sucked to have driven an hour for nuthin'); I waited in the (heated) transit stop across the street from the back door of the Elks Lodge where the Cafe is until she came out... Kept thinking other people, any auburn/red headed thin and small type, might be her, but then when I saw a blue velvet skirt over jeans I knew it was her. I skittered across the street, nonchalantley so as not to freak her out -- but I think I maybe did anyway... I think she was just startled to be recognized/called at (although I did it rather gingerly) in the street. She was very sweet, a little bit of lipstick on her right front tooth (so endearing). I said that I knew there was a song called 'Mil besos' on her new album, and asked if she speaks Spanish. She got a sheepish look and said, "No, but I do sing in Spanish on the album. ...I really should learn..." She signed my album cover and said "Thanks" and headed off for the bus with 3 other people. So then Tuesday I actually did get in, and right on the front row. A very intimate little space - an Elks Lodge as I mentioned; kooky old magenta and cream fleur de lys wallpaper and wood paneling. She came out in sort of olive colored leather pants with 'X' stitches down the seams, a blue shirt, a really pretty blue and green stone necklace and a HUGE ring (which I first thought was a fancy, bejeweled slide -- yes, it was that big of a ring) on her left pointer finger, and tall-heeled beige leather boots -- she was gorgeous. Big Ol' Gibson gee-tar with mother of pearl inlays in the neck, and gold rosette-type designs in the pick gaurd, with a stunning sparkly-beaded strap. She started with a song that might be 'The Long Road' -- or does she have one call '10 Million Miles'...? Took a pause for the applause, and then said "I've got major PMS, so I think we're gonna be hearing a lot of minor keys today..." Big laugh. Then explained she was from Maine, and that everyone in Maine eventaully heads south to Florida to get away from the cold, and that the next song was about her time there, then sang 'Florida'. Very melancholy, much in the vein of Mother of God's "...I moved to Florida/like everyone sick of the cold does/I waited on old people waitin' to die/I waited on them until I was" sentiment. Breathtaking. At the end of the song, her high E string broke and she had to borrow Rodney Crowell's guitar... His strap was set much longer than hers (she's much smaller than he!) and she made a joke about "this low-sling strap... Makes me feel like I'm in The Clash or something..." Then said she was going to play an old song someone had reminded her of the other day, and that she thought she neede to play it: 'We Are Water.' Had a little vocal trouble at the end, when it repeats 'we are water' over and over. When she finished she said, "agh... Had a little Bill the Cat gack on that one... It's tough enough at sea level..." (Park city is almost 5,000 above sea level and VERY dry desert climate) Then she said that the next song was not composed by her, it was "an old Tin Pan Alley song" that would be on her new album coming out April 9th, and then sang "Tomorrow Night." I'd never heard this one, and was floored. Her voice took on the sultry, gin soaked longing, a tone like on 'Copenhagen' from the 'Newton Boys' S.T., but even richer - PERFECTLY captured the fear and pain that accompany hope for a new love... Stunning. Finally, she thanked ASCAP for inviting her, and said "being here has been... interesting. (Beat. Beat.) ...It's been fun. The mountains are beautiful..." Then she said that she was going to play a song that was on an album she had recorded earlier that "the label...decided not to release." There were some giggles, and I boo-ed (alone... 'Cuz I got the MM inside dirt on those bastards...) and she got a wry grin and said, "Now, we don't hold that against them, though... The industry is changing rapidly... You never know what's gonna happen next." I don't know if that means that the album's (Silver Bell) got a chance now, or what. Then she played 'Top of the World,' (which, to chime in on an earlier thread, is neck-and-neck favorite for me with 'Nobody's Crying') -- I was honored, because she looked at me when she said the title (I had hollered it out when she asked for requests after her string broke and they were getting her another guitar. She was probably thinking, "there's that freaky kid who stopped me in the street on Sunday..."). It made me teary (the song, I mean) -- just amazing. It's one of ther most profoundly heart-breaking songs ever written. Period. She is a really tremendous presence. An energy which is humble and shy yet which contains a tiger. The way she would alternately close her eyes and look out at the crowd--we were all being let in on a secret as she sang each song. It was awe-inspiring. I hope she comes Utah way again REAL soon. Actually, I hope I just get the hell out soon. As I mentioned earlier, Rodney Crowell played after her (knew the name but not the music -- I was very impressed. He sang mostly from his latest album from last year, and I was impressed by the edgy material and song topics. A very engaging performer.) Then was Rhett Miller, (former?) lead singer of the Old 97s. (He was AWESOME. Such energy, bouncing and swiveling his legs like a nouveau [much skinnier and hipper] Elvis - awkward yet confident at the same time, great songs... Solo album from him in August) Glad to share more if anyone wants to drop me a direct line. VIVA LA PATTY! - -Corey in SLC ******* ******* ** "El teatro es la poesma que se levanta ** ** del libro y se hace humana." ** ** ** ** "Theatre is the poetry which rises ** ** from the page and is made human." ** ** ** ** --Federico Garcma Lorca ** ******* ******* _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:53:32 EST From: Femboty2k@aol.com Subject: Re: MM: no PG/Concrete Blonde Hello there, Haven't really been reading anything on the list lately, but when I saw the reference to Concrete Blonde it just brought back so many memories and made me realize that hey I did hear all that music growing up......I'm not just imagining it. My list of favorite CD's are bands/musicians that most people have never heard: Concrete Blonde, Patty Griffin, Cowboys Junkies, The Connells, David Grey, DiVinyls, Portishead, and sorry folks but (and we've all her of her) Madonna. (If you're in your thirties and ya grew up with Modonna and you don't admit you love her, you're just fooling yourself, or maybe you just don't like her). Oh well there's my thought for the year. Peace, and more power to the chicks! Tina ------------------------------ End of mad-mission-digest V6 #20 ********************************