From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-digest) To: seven-seas-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-digest V4 #362 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-digest Saturday, September 3 2005 Volume 04 : Number 362 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:14:04 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas Seven Seas (The Platinum Collection) / Peel Sessions now that sounds much more exciting!! Yeah, where is that at? Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Whiting" To: Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: Re: seven-seas Seven Seas (The Platinum Collection) / Peel Sessions > It's also been sequenced by a clown. It's all over the shop. > > It was rumoured, earlier this year, that the entire set of Bunnymen Peel Sessions would be released on CD (6 sessions in all, I believe) -- anyone heard anymore on this ??? > > > ======================================== > Message Received: Sep 03 2005, 01:37 PM > From: "Brian Andersen" > To: seven-seas@smoe.org > Subject: Re: seven-seas Seven Seas (The Platinum Collection) > > Just Warner trying to cash in on the release of Siberia much like Ballyhoo > was for Evergreen 8 years ago. It's hard to beleive that it's been nearly a > decade since Ballyhoo/Evergreen came out and 2 decades since Song to Learn > came out. > > -- > > -Brian Andersen > bandersen65@gmail.com > > > > ===================================================================== > Bunnymen Online Presence: > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > * > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > * > http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > * > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > * > > ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:16:29 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather They didn't even mention them in their review of Reading/Leeds, not even a tiny bit, still no surprises there! :-( Also, annoyingly, bbc 6 music keep playing Stormy Weather and then going to an advert and not saying what and who they've just played - grrrrrrrrr. Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris adams" To: Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:30 AM Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather > 'Starts out nice, barrels along for a bit, gets > all impressive at the end. Full stop.' > > Uh-huh. > > And the Velvets "Heroin" starts quiet and then goes all noisy and then goes all quiet and then goes all noisy again. Oh, and then quiet." And that's all ya need to know. > > And the "newsman" on the bloody telly goes all talky and then not talky and then talky again. > > And the sun goes all up and then downy and then up again. > > Yeah. > > More brilliant observations from the fukkin useless English rock press. A pound a word, scale, for these used-up cunts, who "go all smug" but never balance with the wry wit and intelligent observation that usta be the hallmark of the UK rock rags, which is what made 'em brilliant. Barry W. throws down 10 words and they're generally laden with arid hilarity, and a self-effacing knowledge, yet these people get paid to write inane, vacuous filler. They don't MEAN it (maaaaaan) and everyone knows it and no one seems to give a rat's ass. If you've ever happened to read anything I've written, love or hate it, I intended every word of it, as opposed to these off-the cuff, snide, yawnful verbal jerkoffs. (And this has nothing to do with the fact that I think Stormy Weather's a good song, it's about me hating obvious LAZINESS.) > > All that said, regardless of this review, I'll stand by Mr. Whiting's opinion that, regarding yr overpriced glossy rags, Uncut's the only way to go; it's the only rock rag I read anymore, except for Mojo on occasion, and whoever choses to publish my stuff (which is usually FILTER, who also retain this writer, Mikel, who is tremendous--chekkim.) > > Speaking of stormy weather--and I'm thinking of N'orlans, heuh--is it too early for Katrina and the Waves jokes? > > ADAMS > > Stu Bird wrote: > > > > > ===================================================================== > Bunnymen Online Presence: > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > * > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > * > http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > * > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > * > > ====================================================================== > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > > ===================================================================== > Bunnymen Online Presence: > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > * > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > * > http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > * > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > * > > ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * ====================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:20:13 +0100 From: "Shaz" Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather ps I did hear that their performance at Reading or Leeds (not sure which one) was excellent and the tent was apparently filled with euphoria! :-) Shaz - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaz" To: Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 7:16 PM Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather > They didn't even mention them in their review of Reading/Leeds, not even a > tiny bit, still no surprises there! > > :-( > > Also, annoyingly, bbc 6 music keep playing Stormy Weather > and then going to an advert and not saying what and who > they've just played - grrrrrrrrr. > > Shaz > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chris adams" > To: > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 5:30 AM > Subject: Re: seven-seas NME review : Stormy Weather > > > > 'Starts out nice, barrels along for a bit, gets > > all impressive at the end. Full stop.' > > > > Uh-huh. > > > > And the Velvets "Heroin" starts quiet and then goes all noisy and then > goes all quiet and then goes all noisy again. Oh, and then quiet." And > that's all ya need to know. > > > > And the "newsman" on the bloody telly goes all talky and then not talky > and then talky again. > > > > And the sun goes all up and then downy and then up again. > > > > Yeah. > > > > More brilliant observations from the fukkin useless English rock press. A > pound a word, scale, for these used-up cunts, who "go all smug" but never > balance with the wry wit and intelligent observation that usta be the > hallmark of the UK rock rags, which is what made 'em brilliant. Barry W. > throws down 10 words and they're generally laden with arid hilarity, and a > self-effacing knowledge, yet these people get paid to write inane, vacuous > filler. They don't MEAN it (maaaaaan) and everyone knows it and no one > seems to give a rat's ass. If you've ever happened to read anything I've > written, love or hate it, I intended every word of it, as opposed to these > off-the cuff, snide, yawnful verbal jerkoffs. (And this has nothing to do > with the fact that I think Stormy Weather's a good song, it's about me > hating obvious LAZINESS.) > > > > All that said, regardless of this review, I'll stand by Mr. Whiting's > opinion that, regarding yr overpriced glossy rags, Uncut's the only way to > go; it's the only rock rag I read anymore, except for Mojo on occasion, and > whoever choses to publish my stuff (which is usually FILTER, who also retain > this writer, Mikel, who is tremendous--chekkim.) > > > > Speaking of stormy weather--and I'm thinking of N'orlans, heuh--is it too > early for Katrina and the Waves jokes? > > > > ADAMS > > > > Stu Bird wrote: > > > > > > > > > > ===================================================================== > > Bunnymen Online Presence: > > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > > * > > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > > * > > http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > > * > > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > > * > > > > ====================================================================== > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > > > > > > ===================================================================== > > Bunnymen Online Presence: > > http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info > > * > > http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ > > * > > http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ > > * > > http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 > > * > > > > ====================================================================== ===================================================================== Bunnymen Online Presence: http://www.bunnymenlist.com * http://www.bunnymen.info * http://www.bunnymen.com * http://www.fotolog.net/sgtfuzz/ * http://www.villiersterrace.com * http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/discog/ * http://www.softskull.com/detailedbook.php?isbn=1-887128-89-6 * ====================================================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-digest V4 #362 ********************************