From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V2 #542 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Monday, July 14 2003 Volume 02 : Number 542 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:33:29 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas Bunnygod Plaigiarised by the BBC ? see.....too much Polyphoney Spree!! ;-) can't be good for you.... Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stu Bird" > See for yourself.. Am I really going mad, is there any hope for me.. Do I need to go out more ??? > > Stu ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:21:50 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Stu=20Bird?= Subject: RE: seven-seas Bunnygod Plaigiarised by the BBC ? A cunning ploy on my part.. Glad it wasn't wasted... And shouldn't that be "zee".... ?? :-) Stu Amy Rupp wrote: I'm personally more shocked that you misspelled "plagiarised"! (I'll give you the zed vs. ess ;-) ) - --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 20:35:33 -0500 From: "Zap" Subject: seven-seas Some News From http://www.sahb.co.uk THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND are back with news of a collaborative tribute to Alex album, already underway, and live appearances in August.The album, called simply Alex, will feature new treatments of SAHB songs, performed by Zal Cleminson, Hugh McKenna, Chris Glen and Ted McKenna. The vocals will be delivered by heavyweight names including Nick Cave: Midnight Moses Alice Cooper: School's Out Robert Smith (The Cure): Faith Healer Ian McCulloch: track tbc Billy Connolly: Buff's Bar Blues Jake Black(Alabama 3): Man in the Jar Joe Elliott (Def Leppard): Anthem Ian Astbury (The Cult, on tour with The Doors): track tbc ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 06:26:39 +0200 From: Kiek Schouten Subject: Re: seven-seas Totally OT OT OT: Chess Raj, you must try ICC ~~Kiek - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noose Boy" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 12:01 AM Subject: seven-seas Totally OT OT OT: Chess > Anyone out there play Chess and know of an two-way online game. If so > and you fancy a game then please shout, at worst could do it by e-mail > > Raj > > > > ====================================== > http://www.bunnymenlist.com > > ====================================== ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:57:29 -0600 From: "K. F. Smith" Subject: seven-seas T turns ten multipart/alternative Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=3D765142003 T turns ten with the blessing of the sun=20 FIONA SHEPHERD=20 SATURDAY IT MAY not have the dizzying diversity of Glastonbury, but T in = the Park had a confident and broad-minded feel to it in its tenth year. = Confident enough to allow 55,000 inebriated music fans to wander through = a pristine, purpose-built, domed garden and broad-minded enough to put = Turbonegro, a camp, Norwegian, "schlock-rock" band, and the Saw Doctors, = a knees-up, Irish combo on the same stage.=20 It remains one of the few festivals dedicated to exposing new = bands, so the day began in the company of the next generation of tipped = Scottish hopefuls. Speedway are essentially a Texas-type rock band = comprising three men and a more self-assured Sharleen Spiteri with a = voice the size of the Ochils playing anachronistic "Jockrock".=20 Over in the new X Tent, Franz Ferdinand were a throwback to = another time - the early 80s - when punk still exerted enough influence = on art pop to create an intriguing tension. This much-fancied young band = recaptured the sounds of the Teardrop Explodes, with the help of a = floppy-fringed guitarist in an asymmetric T-shirt, teleported in from = that era.=20 Time for the veterans to grab a piece of glory. On the main stage, = the Proclaimers, as red-faced as the sunburnt fans, had to battle poor = sound. Their mild set was balm for the mid- afternoon crowd but, despite = the predictably rousing singalongs and jigging as far as the eye could = see to Letter From America and (I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles, their = performance was not the triumph it could have been.=20 Idlewild, a young line-up, also suffered as the wind blew the = words right out of their mouths. They compensated with a brave display = of scissorkicks, Ramone-style splayed legs and other rock 'n' roll = postures. Despite the attention to detail in their chunkily melodic set, = there was still a nonchalance about their performance. Months on the = road have honed the mean touring machine and the crowd reaped the = benefits.=20 However, they were mere mewling pups next to the all-conquering, = hair-flailing might of New Zealand's the Datsuns. The whippet-thin = quartet were still a one-trick pony but gloriously so. It was physically = impossible not to headbang like a 15-year-old to their monster riffs, = power chords and mindless lyrics. No band enjoyed themselves on stage = quite like the Datsuns.=20 It was now mid-evening and kids everywhere were stumbling about, = projecting their thousand yard stares. It was time for the animals to = come out to play. First, there was Super Furry Animals, mixing up = psychedelic pop and blistering techno on the NME stage, then there were = super furry animals dancing with the Flaming Lips on the main stage. The = Lips were pulled from their headline slot in one of the tents to fill in = for the White Stripes, and took their rightful place in front of the = open air crowd for a magical set. The absent Stripes loomed large over = their slot. The Lips adopted their uniform of red and white clothing. = Wayne Coyne sang his tribute Thank You Jack White (For The Fibre Optic = Jesus That You Gave Me). The crowd sang happy birthday to Jack White. = Even the dancing fans in the creature costumes wore red T-shirts. This = time, the usual menagerie of reindeer, pink rabbits and budgies was = augmented by robots, yetis and two suns. The real sun was beaming down = and all was well.=20 The good vibes persisted back at the NME stage with the euphoric = Polyphonic Spree. This 25-piece, white-robed, Texan band, incorporating = harp and celestial choir, were the perfect band to soundtrack the = sunset. Tim DeLaughter, the Spree frontman was sporting a tartan robe, = given to him by the BBC. He played the charismatic preacher as ever, = although the set was more muted than usual, apart from an outbreak of = religious ecstasy at the climax.=20 In total contrast, the Mars Volta vented their spleen with a = soaring but indulgent display of elemental rock which brought = proceedings in the X Tent to an ear-bleeding close. Meanwhile, across = the site, Michael Stipe of REM was skipping about the main stage like a = schoolgirl.=20 The pure, celebratory innocence of Man On The Moon and the dippy = It's The End Of The World As We Know It induced a mass outbreak of loony = dancing in the crowd. Before that rousing conclusion, Everybody Hurts = soothed the day's aches. Stipe called for a bottle of Tennent's lager, = in the ultimate piece of product placement. SUNDAY ON ONE of the hottest days in T in the Park's history, the = pleasant anthems of Coldplay provided a finale to the music festival's = 10th anniversary showcase.=20 The day had begun for many with the Sugababes on the main stage. = But despite boasting cracking top singles, the teen trio were a = frustrating live experience. The girls seemed overly keen on proving = they were technically gifted singers, so even the simplest acoustic = ballad was oversung.=20 They still haven't mastered the art of communicating with a huge = crowd, so the traditional festival exhortations to join in were either = shrill or awkward.=20 Nevertheless Freak Like Me and Round Round sounded fantastic = blasting out over the field, providing some dynamics in the absence of = any stage presence.=20 The arena was still packed for Scouse tunesmiths the Coral, who = had no trouble projecting good vibes throughout their rag-bag of a set, = which referenced every Liverpudlian beat combo from the Beatles to the = Las.=20 Singer James Skelly is an unassuming presence, even in his Farmer = Giles hat, but he has an impressive rhythm and blues voice, like a = latter-day Eric Burdon.=20 Busker's favourite Dreaming of You was the highlight - passionate, = quirky and a big favourite with the crowd.=20 Over in a busy King Tut's Tent, the Appleton sisters, Nicole and = Natalie, ensured nobody would be discussing their music by wearing = matching T-shirts with a picture of a pair of female breasts on the = front.=20 Back in 1978, when Siouxsie Sioux first modelled the look, it was = a provocative statement. When the Appletons do it, it looks like another = feeble attempt to gain column inches. Which, of course, succeeded.=20 The Corals' musical big brothers Supergrass took over in the main = arena, sustaining the sunshine atmosphere by adding a grittier acid-rock = touch.=20 Even though they can be somewhat overlooked, Supergrass are the = ideal festival band - they are tight, tuneful and affable, with a = formidable back catalogue at their disposal.=20 As a special T in the Park birthday treat, they resurrected the = gleeful Alright, a crowd-pleaser which they have refused to play for a = number of years, and rounded off with an exuberant Caught by the Fuzz, = one of the all-time great debut singles.=20 Teenage Fanclub, who have played at every T in the Park or maybe = it just seems that way, were like the sage old uncles of the line-up = (singer Norman Blake even had the stripy pullover for the job). You = listen, you appreciate what they are saying, you take them a little for = granted when you know you shouldn't because they write delightful songs = such as I Need Direction and the evergreen Everything Flows, as fine a = song as any heard this weekend.=20 The Charlatans have mutated over the years from callow indie boys = to snake-hipped hunky rock band and Tim Burgess now has the practised = falsetto vocal to match.=20 Their set was a select greatest hits extravaganza with a few new = songs thrown in to taste. Fine for those who love The Charlatans but, = elsewhere in the arena, likely lad Mike Skinner of The Streets was = brewing up a more stimulating stew, blending soul, reggae and UK garage = with conversational kitchen-sink lyrics, while strutting about with a = towel round his neck like a prize fighter. He had cause to look smug - = Weak Become Heroes was one of the more beautiful songs to be heard on = any stage.=20 DJ Darren Emmerson filled the gap before his former band = Underworld reliably seduced the clubbing fraternity with their failsafe, = intelligent dance anthems.=20 While cult New York quartet The Rapture played to a small but = enthusiastic core audience, the masses were drinking the anthems of = Coldplay.=20 They drifted through a mellow set of piano ballads with only the = occasional stand-out track - the beguiling Don't Panic knocked spots of = new songs such as the bland In Your Place and the sub-U2 strains of = Clocks. The special guest, Ian McCulloch, joined the band for an encore = of his band's Echo and the Bunnymen's old track Lips Like Sugar but, on = balance, it was probably too downbeat a finale to a major festival. But = the fireworks made up for it. =20 [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of pxl.gif] ====================================== http://www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V2 #542 ********************************