From: owner-wireless-digest@smoe.org (wireless-digest) To: wireless-digest@smoe.org Subject: wireless-digest V5 #11 Reply-To: wireless@smoe.org Sender: owner-wireless-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-wireless-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk wireless-digest Friday, September 27 2002 Volume 05 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [Wireless] Fwd: Frou Frou reviews from the ecto-digest [Neb Rodgers Subject: [Wireless] Fwd: Frou Frou reviews from the ecto-digest Quite a few mentions of Immi and Frou Frou on the Ecto list today, so I thought I'd pass them on! - -Neb > ecto-digest Thursday, September 26 2002 Volume 08 : Number 268 ~non Frou Frou content snipped~ > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:42:48 -0400 > From: JoAnn Whetsell > Subject: frou frou live > > Thanks to the person who posted the information on Frou Frou's shows in NY and LA. > I went to the NYC show at the Mercury Lounge last night and had a good time. > There were maybe 40-50 people there (maybe less, maybe more), the place looked > pretty full, especially for a 7:30 show, and people were standing up dancing and > the sitters were tapping their feet and bopping their heads. All good signs. > > Imogen wore 2 red floppy hat, white open-toed fur-covered boots, a blue leopard > print dress with a black pinstriped jacket over it for the first few songs, long > skinny silver earrings, and 2 wild ponytails. Certainly an outfit only an artist > could get away with. > > She was clearly enjoying herself, dancing around and striking little poses, and > playing keyboard on several songs. They played: Hear Me Out, Let Go, It's Good to > Be in Love (Imogen solo on keyboard), a harder edged song from a single that had > everyone rocking, Breathe In, and Must Be Dreaming. > > Everyone wanted them to play longer. There was no banter, no stories, but that's > at least partly because of the short set they had. Imogen whispered "Thank you" > in such a husky voice after several songs, I would love to hear her just talk. > I'm continually impressed with the range of styles of her voice, from whispery to > angry, and curling, and other things in between. > > Guy looked like he was having a good time too. I'm not sure what he was doing, > besides playing keyboards, because I couldn't see him really, and I'm not versed > in the language of sampling and other electronic tools that these kinds of artists > use. I am amazed at the soundscape that can be created in a live setting, not > just in a studio over a period of time. > > All in all, it was a fun, but too short, show and I hope to see them play a full > set someday. > > JoAnn > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:35:30 -0400 > From: "glenn mcdonald" > Subject: RE: frou frou > > In case there's anybody else here who had avoided Frou Frou on the basis > of not really liking Imogen Heap's solo album, I will report that after > hearing a couple Frou Frou songs by accident, I went ahead and bought > _Details_ and am *really* pleased I did. Particularly highly recommended > if you were sad when Mandalay broke up... > > glenn > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:36:01 -0700 > From: "Bill" > Subject: Re: frou frou live > > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:42:48 -0400, JoAnn Whetsell wrote: > > >Thanks to the person who posted the information on Frou Frou's shows [...] > > Any CDs out? > > (I live a sheltered life) > > - - Bill G. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:37:39 -0700 > From: "Bill" > Subject: RE: frou frou > > On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:35:30 -0400, glenn mcdonald wrote: > > >In case there's anybody else here who had avoided Frou Frou on the basis > >of not really liking Imogen Heap's solo album [...] > > What?! You didn't like Imo's solo album? You crazy??!! :) > > Okay, you know I am just teasing... but it was a pretty innovative > work. > > How does Frou Frou's music differ? > > - - Bill G. > > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:30:21 -0700 > From: Neile Graham > Subject: RE: frou frou > > Bill wrote: > > >Okay, you know I am just teasing... but it was a pretty innovative > >work. > > > >How does Frou Frou's music differ? > > Frou frou is much poppier and less innovative, but no less catchy. I > didn't like it all that much when we first got it, but it has grown > on me a lot. It's full of catchy hooks. > > - --Neile > > - -- > - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neile Graham ...... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ....... neile@sff.net > Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal . http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines > The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ............ > > ------------------------------ > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:58:27 -0400 > From: Dan_Stark > Subject: Re: frou frou live > > > All in all, it was a fun, but too short, show and I hope to see them > > play a full set someday. > > Ah, the double-edged sword of living in NYC. All the good artists come to > play, but the assembly line mentality of the clubs leaves everyone but the > guy at the door feeling shortchanged. > > Frou Frou's Mercury Lounge set was only 35 minutes long, and I think they > played the same songs as the previous night's in-store performance at > Virgin Megastore. The difference is the Virgin store felt less rushed, and > it was free. Oh, and we learned that Immi's hand held keyboard takes 6 AA > size batteries, since they died prior to the second song. Luckily, they > sell batteries at Virgin Megastore, haha. > > Anyway, is it just me or does Imogen win the award for most dramatically > changed appearance since the last time through? She looked and dressed > funky last time I saw her in NY (about three years ago), but this time > around she looked exceptionally cute, if I may say so. > > The Frou Frou album is more laid back, has more of a groove, and dare I say > less innovative than Imogen's solo work, but it's a pleasant listen. > > Dan > > ------------------------------ ===== _________________________________________________________________ New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a message to wireless-request@smoe.org with UNSUBSCRIBE as the body of your message ____________________________________________________________ wireless :: imogen heap : http://imogenheap.cjb.net ------------------------------ End of wireless-digest V5 #11 *****************************