YTSEJAM Digest 953 Today's Topics: 1) Rush an DT similarities by Jose Marcel Berto de Souza 2) YTSEJAM digest 951 by "Steven Johnson, P" 3) Re: YTSEJAM digest 948 by Anthony 4) Re: Space Dye Vest by email_address_removed 5) subconscious dub site opening! by email_address_removed (Mathew W. Yee) 6) Scratched I&W by email_address_removed 7) Oh, this and that by Michael Bahr 8) Acoustic Dreams UPDATEAMUNDO by Michael Bahr 9) Cygnus UPDATEATHON by Michael Bahr 10) RE: Enough already! by email_address_removed (Matt Mommaerts) 11) RE: YTSEJAM digest 952 by email_address_removed 12) Request for submissions... by email_address_removed 13) Re: KNAC by email_address_removed 14) Fates Warning (NDTC) by email_address_removed (Kevin Madden) 15) Re: EVE by polzin edward george ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:28:57 -0300 From: Jose Marcel Berto de Souza To: email_address_removed Subject: Rush an DT similarities Message-ID: There are NO similarities between DT and Rush, musically speaking... Rush sucks!!!! They have nothing to do with each other!!!! By the way, let's stoping saying that DT is a progressive band. DT is a METAL band!!!!!! Listen to Petrucci's , Portnoy's and Myung's sound and you'll see what heavy metal means... Sorry to all the Rush fans, but DT is the best ... ------------------------------ Date: 14 Sep 1995 10:35:10 GMT From: "Steven Johnson, P" To: email_address_removed Subject: YTSEJAM digest 951 Message-ID: *** Reply to note of 09/13/95 20:54 Why is it I'm a vocalist and I NEVER air sing!!!!!!!!!!!! I think all vocalists think they can play drums better than drummers, or at least with more style. That's because since we're air drumming, we can concentrate on fake stick spins and other glam techniques. Just my over-analysis! :) LATER- Steve --------------------------------------------------------------- "Rewrite every story every poem that ever was/Demonstrate incompetence among those who make the laws." -- Megadeth ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:23:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Anthony To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 948 Message-ID: > (Then again, I've gone out to buy a few albums on their release date, > and the people working there have had to open the boxes up... ) > yeah, Hairball ... that was the way it was when my friend and i went to get Awake ;) **anxiously awaiting ACOS .... ONLY FIVE DAYS LEFT!** ******************************************************************************* Anthony Kozar "Organ playing is the Univ. of Toledo manifestation of a will 1042 Acad. Ctr. filled with a vision of eternity." email_address_removed -- Charles-Marie Widor http://www.utoledo.edu/~akozar/ (1844-1937) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:54:02 -0700 (MST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Space Dye Vest Message-ID: I'm with you, man. SDV is actually (gasp) my favorite song on Awake. I could listen to the last two to three minutes, when the melody picks up forever. It is the most relaxing song. If you just want to sit there and wind down, SDV is the perfect song. It is also the ultimate song to help you focus on things. It is the first song on my tape compilation titled "songs to do homework to." It's a masterpiece, and I too am dissapointed at the lack of respect it gets. It's kind of like High Hopes on the Division Bell. They just don't receive the attention they merit. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:29:26 -0700 From: email_address_removed (Mathew W. Yee) To: email_address_removed Cc: LRC152@CLC.CC.IL.US Subject: subconscious dub site opening! Message-ID: Julie writes: >I think I joined this list right after "Subconscious" came out, so I >wasn't able to get a copy. But it sounds really cool (esp. if it has >"Winter" - the Tori Amos song - on it), & I'm wonderin' if anyone >would be willing to make me a copy if I supply the tape & postage. Man....I think it's really F**KED up that someone has the audacity to sell a copy of Subconscious for more that he paid for it. Yeah, they're rare, but Mike Bahr made them because of his love for DT's music. He made almost nothing for all the work he put in to the project. Personally, I think we should handle this sort of like Kevin's demo tapes were handled with a bunch of dub sites open around the world. Anyway, I'm willing to manage a dub site list if anyone else is willing to do tapes in addition to me. I'm only going to make a few tape copies of my CD (#68 cause I owe Mike one :). I don't have a great stereo, but it will make decent copies. If you want one, e-mail me. I'm located in San Jose, California, and if other dub sites open, I'll handle Northern California. -- !@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@# ^ Mathew W. Yee & * "Through nature's inflexible grace, email_address_removed ! I'm learning to live." @ CAA E-mail Administrator # Dream Theater $ !@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@#$%^&*!@# ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 14:45:21 -0700 (MST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Scratched I&W Message-ID: Why don't you trade it in for a Rush CD? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:18:21 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr To: email_address_removed Subject: Oh, this and that Message-ID: Hi all! I agree that the ACOS EP version and Subcon version of ACOS are different and yet neither is better or worse... there's a few parts I like on the Subcon version, but I admit I _love_ the studio version of the song. I'll buy the Cd when it comes out just because I gotta have it. :) The thing about the two versions is, the more you listen to either one, the more you appreciate both it and the other. To all those of you who go to the Portnoy drum clinics: let him know I'm dying to talk to him again, especially now that he's had a chance to hear the Cds, and that he's got some copies of Acoustic Dreams waiting for him. :) I hope he goes a drum show in Phoenix! Anyway I'm posting an update but just to let people know: I've sent out every Cygnus ordered through today. So unless you *just sent* your mail with the order, it's probably on the way. Raw or smooth voice (James): Both. I'd rather he try to do everything with excellence than do one thing perfectly. Dominici did a perfect pussy-fag voice (sorry to the Charlie fans, I still think he's a good singer and all, and I liked WDADU, but let's be honest here) and LaBrie is doing things more like Sebastian Bach and Ben Huggins, two vocalists I'm generally quite awed by. Both know how to do the smooth high melodies and the rough crunch of appropriate passages. Acoustic Dreams - will be out on schedule, barring the unforeseen. I just checked today with my friends in printing and materials, and everything points to an early release... but I just want to try and get it "on time". :) I should put _my_ band's desecrated version of Pull ME Under on WDATU... heh. Nah, I wouldn't subject you all to that torture. Mike Bahr, email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:19:21 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed Subject: Acoustic Dreams UPDATEAMUNDO Message-ID: DREAM THEATER: "ACOUSTIC DREAMS" Information and Update Current to 9/14/1995 NOTE: INTERNET EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE: I am now email_address_removed I found the culprit of my account's untimely death... Hi all! This is the latest information on Acoustic Dreams, the new LIMITED EDITION Dream Theater CD I will be producing. It will be a numbered, hand-initialed limited print just like Subconscious was. ============================================================================ DISCLAIMER: Acoustic Dreams falls into a grey area of law as an uncopyrighted recording produced in such a manner that at least one facet of the production occurs in a country (namely Italy) in which it is legal to do so. In the USA, it is permissible to sell used import CDs only if they are labeled as such. This is such a CD. Be aware that the various powers-that-be are collecting nothing for this. ============================================================================ Of course, that's all cover-my-butt lawyerspeak. I hope you all will want to be a part of this. I make roughly minimum wage doing it, so you know I'm not out to scam you. In all humility, I appeal to anyone who might not think too kindly of my endeavor, and ask that they might give me the benefit of the doubt on this one. Friends? :) 1. What is Acoustic Dreams? 2. What is the release schedule? 3. How can I get my own copy of Acoustic Dreams? 4. Orders received. ============================================================================ 1. What is Acoustic Dreams? Hi all! Allow me to introduce myself, if you aren't familiar with me yet. I'm Mike Bahr, humble maker of special-edition CDs. I noticed a lot of the mass-manufactured bootleg offerings were spiralling quite high in price and yet offered little for the die-hard fan, and I concocted a scheme by which I could make around minimum wage by producing CDs on my own, CDs that would fill the demand for REAL rarities and special songs, unreleased items, live shows, and the like. Basically, since no CD plant will print them for me, I have to rent studio and equipment time and do it myself. So far, it's working. :) Fortunately, and for this I am very relieved, my CD efforts so far have been incredibly well-received by the net community, especially the Ytsejam mailing list. I just do what I can do and leave the rest up to God, and I guess the Almighty isn't disappointing you folks. People from all walks of life, all countries of the world, both sexes, all races, and all religions have joined in on the Subconscious and Cygnus projects, and I am very happy to have you all along for the ride. I'll keep making CDs as long as you folks are willing to keep buying them. Thanks so _very_ much... :) And now, I have Acoustic Dreams on tap. Well, this is the current CD I'm doing, also known as Dream Theater Unplugged. We were given a VERY high-quality soundboard tape of DT's recent Unplugged performance in Europe, and it can only be fully expressed in the form of a CD. Trust me. :) I am fervently hoping that the finished product is well-liked. I've created the master DAT and submitted it and I got the glass master made. Here's the final tracklisting from Acoustic Dreams. I know many were hoping I'd find more stuff, but I've pretty much scraped the barrel dry at this point. The only other things of similar sound quality I could find were in soundboard shows that ought to be released to CD in their entirety. Acoustic Dreams 1. Another Day 2. Lifting Shadows off a Dream 3. Wait For Sleep 4. The Silent Man 5. Lie (boogie version) 6. Tears (Rush cover) 7. O Holy Night Electric Extras 8. Perfect Strangers (with Bruce Dickinson on vocals) 9. 6:00 (performed in session with a much better mix) 10. Caught In A Web (another better performance) Bonus Tracks (acoustic) 11. Voices (just a small part of it was all there was) acoustic 12. Bad (U2 cover) acoustic I hope that once you've heard it, you will, like me, have your breath taken away by the beauty of the acoustic tracks and the clarity and sharpness of the electric mixes. As good as Cygnus sounded, this is easily and by far the best sounding CD I will have ever made. 2. What is the release schedule? Here is the current schedule of releases as I see it (all dates estimated): NOW - Rush: Cygnus released/shipping NOW - Dream Theater: "Acoustic Dreams" ordering begins 09/30/1995 - Dream Theater: "Acoustic Dreams" released/shipping 10/15/1995 - Public Affection: "The Death of a Dictionary" ordering begins 11/15/1995 - Dream Theater: "When Dream and Today Unite" ordering begins 11/30/1995 - Public Affection: "The Death of a Dictionary" released/shipping 12/25/1995 - Dream Theater: "When Dream and Today Unite" released/shipping 02/--/1996 - Rush: To be announced 04/--/1996 - Live or Type O-Negative: To be announced 06/--/1996 - Dream Theater: To be announced Here are a few descriptions to keep your curiosity satiated :) Dream Theater "In The Subconscious" - 1 piece - sold Also known as Subconscious #000, this original pre-mix master CD has all the songs in their original, unrefined state, and was sold along with the rest. Quite the collector's piece, I'd wager. Is on a gold CD-R with test cover. Dream Theater "Subconscious" Released 04/03/1995 - Limited Edition - 500 copies - sold out Contained Dream Theater rarities including A Change of Season. Rush "Cygnus" Alpha Test Print Released 08/07/1995 - 5 pieces - given away to random testers Identical to the regular release of Cygnus except has a different cover (original white cover), has dropouts as-is (no fadeouts), and is in a few other ways just a "test print". Only edition of Cygnus ever to say "Rush: Cygnus" and not "Cygnus Tribute" because I was able to make the bland black & white covers myself. Rush "Cygnus" Released 08/14/1995 - Unlimited Edition - still available Contains a rare soundboard show from the Hemispheres tour. Dream Theater "Acoustic Dreams" Currently in pre-ordering. To be released 09/30/1995 - Limited Edition of 500 copies Each copy will be hand signed/numbered in gold for authenticity. Contains beautiful unplugged performances. Public Affection "The Death of a Dictionary" To be released 11/30/1995 - Unlimited print Is actually +Live+'s little-known first album, released in 1989, two years before their 1991 breakthrough Mental Jewelry. Demand for this one is skyrocketing, and the Jam gets first shot at it. Dream Theater "When Dream and Today Unite" To be released 12/25/1995 - Limited print of either 500 or 1000. Contains the songs from Dream and Day only with James LaBrie on vocals. Collected from MANY sources and optimized for quality. Some of these still need quality boosts. (Light Fuse, STS...) The following are all "Work in Progress" releases... Rush other titles I'm considering (for any of the given shows): Land's Edge, Storm World, Lifeforce, Arena of the Ancients... Rush "A Symptom of Life" - from 12/20/81 2nd gen soundboard Contains a LOT of neat stuff. a LOT. But very long... 2 CD set? Rush "Concordant Crossroads" - from 3/24/81 audience MASTER in stereo This one has unbelievable good sound quality. It's a tossup whether to take this or Symptom, since both are so good but so similar. Rush "Sleight of Mind" - from a remastered 6/25/75 Toronto This tour has been very underrepresented in available material, so who knows, if S.H.'s cleanup efforts turn out good... +Live+ "Disenchanting Discourse" - from a 10/25/94 audience MASTER in stereo It might be released, it might not, depending on many things. If you would like to see it released, please let me know and let as many people know as you can. I tend to find ways to release things when I find an overwhelming demand for them. :) Type O-Negative "Deathgrip" - from a 5/30/94 audience MASTER in stereo A great setlist and decent sound. Only my worries about how many copies I can sell prevent this. I can't undertake anything less than a potential sellout project or I risk going under. Again, if this is a title you'd like to see, you can make it happen. All I need is a lot of interest, and away we go! So far I've had a few positive replies... much much more are needed though. Dream Theater... oh who knows, there's so much good stuff. Possible shows: Osaka soundboard from late 1992 Hamburg soundboard from spring 1993 Vocalist auditions various excellent DATs recorded in Texas 3. How can I order a copy of Acoustic Dreams? Finally, I am going to go ahead and let the ordering begin, because I can tell everyone's excitement level is peaking at this point. :) I will say this in advance: I expect it to come out 9/30 or thereabouts (I'm going to try and beat my own schedule) and that's two months away, folks. If that dosen't bother you too much, I guess it won't bother me either. However, I'm one of those guys who hates having things take too long. :) I say this because Subconscious took an unbelievably long time to turnaround due to delays in the making of it, and despite my best efforts, Cygnus is going a bit too slow for my taste as well (though it's still within the predicted schedule, it was a schedule I had been planning to beat). So I am trying to jumpstart Acoustic Dreams so there's NO DAMN WAITING. :) FORTUNATELY, we're STILL ON SCHEDULE for release 9/30. Yes!!! Here's the nitty gritty then: RESERVATIONS. I'll take them, to save you a COPY, but not necessarily a _specific copy_. In many cases, people who request special numbers such as birthdays and so on will get them. But people requesting a specific low number are going to find that they're all sold. Which brings me to the next point: ORDERS. The numbering, excepting special requests when possible, will fill in the order I receive the mail orders. It's only fair after all. I'll reserve a copy for someone over e-mail, but if thirty people get their orders in before he or she does, it's not fair for me to still hold copy #014 or whatever. You all get the idea... these decisions are just in the effort to make it fair for all. Please, I stress to all of you, don't miss this if you missed Subconscious. It really does pain me to have to tell a fellow DT fan that there simply aren't any more Sub discs to be had, especially because I would be MORE than glad to sell one if I had it. Blanks, materials, studio time, etc is cheaper per unit for a production line of 1000 than for 500, which is why Cygnus was cheaper for the Ytsejammers. Acoustic Dreams, alas, must remain $25. I was hoping to bring it down to $21 or $20 but that wouldn't be cost effective. I think I may be able to do that for the Public Affection CD, however. Things are pretty simple from here. Send along a money order for $25 bucks to my address, being sure to include a note with your name, the address to ship to, your email address, and WHICH CD you're ordering (after all, Cygnus is still in ordering) and HOW MANY you're ordering. As before, international customers may use whatever means of payment is most convenient for them, though I stress that sending cash is risky and should not be a first option, but a backup plan. :) Also, to pool opinions: would you all want me to include a number list as orders are received? The address and so on is me at: Mike "Acoustic Dreamer" Bahr 3175 N. Price Rd. #1066 Chandler, AZ 85224 My home telephone number, available as a courtesy to you, is 1-602-777-0501. I am usually not home on weekends (band practice) so try during the week, between noon and 9pm pacific time, for best results. Also, please use discretion when handling this number, as it is, after all, my own home phone, and I will be very confused if a stranger calls at 3:00 AM. :) I trust you Jammers to be cool about it, as you always have in the past. 4. Orders received. This is NOT "reservations"... it's paid-for orders. If you have a reservation, it's still valid, trust me. :) These are just the numbers that are filled. Also there are a handful of "saved numbers" in there. 001 Master 002 Press Master A 003 Press Master B 004 Mike Bahr 005 Justin Poulter 006 Steve McMaster 007 David Fox 008 Robert Dalton 009 Chris King 010 Michael Burstin 011 Brian Cox 012 Scott Hansen 013 Mike Portnoy 014 Mike Portnoy 015 Mike Portnoy 016 Bracken Odiorne 017 John Nguyen 018 Nathan Bradley 019 Mike Engelhardt 020 Todd Masek 021 Johan Moore 022 Mark Tedhams 023 Brian Fieg 024 Adam Japhet 025 Steve Chew 026 Kristian Reyes 027 Alan Wilds 028 Jeff Stewart 029 Matt McIntosh 030 Brian Polka 031 Stephan Dobay 032 Dale Newberry 033 Scott Hansen 034 Sanjeev Ghai 035 Sanjeev Ghai 036 Mike Robinson 037 Paul Poehler 038 Lisa Gaunt 039 Tracy Mangum 040 Jeff Forte 041 Robert Castilone 042 Bracken Odiorne 043 Jean-Francois Cote' 044 Vaevictus Asmadi 045 Steve Esterle 046 Chad Smith 047 Scott McCammon 048 David Edwards 049 Craig Newmeyer 050 Partha Mukhopadhyay 051 Dave Silva 052 Dave Silva 053 Dave Silva 054 Dave Silva 055 Robert MacAusland 056 Jason Breitweg 057 Demetris Papallis 058 Adam Marshall 059 Paul Goracke 060 Andrew Garinger 061 Alex Fraser 062 Uffe Moller 063 Uffe Moller 064 Matt Masi 065 Iwahori Tomonori 066 Iwahori Tomonori 067 Michael Backof 068 Brian Ross 069 Anna Davidson 070 Kjetil Nordahl 071 Kjetil Nordahl 072 Kjetil Nordahl 073 Bill Wrightson 074 S. Johnson 075 Jaison John 076 Jaison John 077 Craig Newmeyer 078 Paul Humm 079 Jay Miller 080 Astrid De Ronde 081 Jason MacDonald 082 Scott Kuennen 083 Scott Kuennen 084 Rick Beem 085 Mike Ringelstetter 086 Conrad Chi 087 Brian Kirk 088 Brian Adams 089 Chris Freel 090 Chris Freel 091 Patrick Davis 092 Dave Fausel 093 Chris Derobertis 094 Sean Brady 095 S. Craig Caldwell 096 Andrew Stiles 097 Gregory Bunker 098 Eddie Webb 099 Edwin Million 100 Jenn Albert 101 Jenn Albert 102 Jeff Hill 103 Mike Olekshy 104 David Delmont 105 Derek Bober 106 Adam Japhet 107 Jamie Burks 108 George Fan 109 Tony Maglia 110 Stephen Soukup 111 Sookapat Niyomthai 112 David DeSalvo 113 Randy Haskin 114 Jennifer Sharward 115 Bryan Hunter 116 Bryan Hunter 117 Todd Dakin 118 J. R. McCullough 119 Jeff Chew 120 Patrick Sullivan 121 Patrick Sullivan 122 Pete Dziadzka 123 Ken Bibb 124 Jason Russell 125 Gary Ake 126 Bernd Basmer 127 Stefan Sutter 128 Chad Cook 129 Jason Danio 130 Brandon Elhai 131 Mathew Yee 132 Eric Gauthier 133 Eric Gauthier 134 Wilco Barg 135 Joe Kruger 136 Rob Pociluk 137 Brenden Thomson 138 Marton Stromgald 139 Asif Khan 140 Jarrod Ramsey-Lewis 141 Jon Kretschmer 142 Jon Kretschmer 143 Michael Pomerleau 144 Ronald Tijhuis 145 Bill Nottingham 146 James Garrett 147 Reenoitnevnoc 148 Stephane Auzilleau 149 Stephane Auzilleau 150 Stephane Auzilleau 151 Stephane Auzilleau 152 Carl Jason 153 Ken Hugo 154 Ken Hugo 155 Shigeru Yamashita 156 Brian Ross 157 Takumi Akiyama 158 John Sievers 159 David Russum 160 David Russum 161 David Russum 162 Stefan Rau 163 Stefan Rau 164 Martin Hayter 165 Martin Hayter 166 Eugene Seves 167 Warren Williams 168 Tilman Kuendgen 169 Tilman Kuendgen 170 Tilman Kuendgen 171 Chad Preston 172 Gregory Cole 173 Heath Augustover 174 Chris Fyhr 175 Chris Fyhr 176 Chris Fyhr 177 Bill Huston 178 Tim Jensen 179 James Abraham 180 Jeffrey Smith 193 Ramin Miraftabi 210 Greg Sands 211 Greg Sands 212 Ryan Park 213 Evelyn Lauer 214 reserved 215 Jun-Dai Bates 222 Jacob Caminati 225 Jason Russell 226 Kevin Czarnecki 228 Eric Marlett 240 Chris Mahaffey 244 Andreas Kasper 246 Jan Melander 249 Tim Villa 275 Mark Stahl 303 John Mastin 304 John Mastin 310 Craig Erskine 313 Evelyn Lauer 330 Philip Jason 333 Jacob Caminati 350 Keith Aspinal 405 Philip Jason 406 Joe Lukas 412 Keith Aspinal 420 Darren Brown 421 Darren Brown 424 David Swanston 427 Ryan Brown 444 Jacob Caminati 496 Zach Gemmill 497 Zach Gemmill 498 Zach Gemmill 499 Zach Gemmill 500 Melissa Bentheusen If you see something that just isn't true, please let me know. :) -Mike Bahr, email_address_removed Magic: The Gathering - I light my cigars with burning Black Lotuses. "I wrote it down so I wouldn't _have_ to remember!" -Dr. Henry Jones Sr. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:19:36 -0700 (MST) From: Michael Bahr To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed Subject: Cygnus UPDATEATHON Message-ID: NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY: RUSH - CYGNUS UPDATE for 9/14/1995 NOTICE: INTERNET EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE: I am now email_address_removed QUICK NOTICE: I finally got to the bottom of why so many Cds that had been sent at the same time were not yet delivered... the post office had a mis-sort and the list of addresses they gave me pretty much matched those of the people who were e-mailing me, asking about their CD. I gave them the evil eye for this blunder, and they seem to be getting them delivered in good time *now*, as about half of the lost/mis-sorted CDs have now arrived safely. So if you haven't seen yours and it wasn't an order that was *just recently* sent, it should be there shortly. So far, of the 16 CDs that turned up delayed by this, 9 have been confirmed as received by the people in question. I'm hoping the other 7 are gonna be there soon. NOTE: I have sent out ALL CDS ordered through TODAY! If you mailed it and I have received your mail, your CD is going, going, gone! On its way to you. So guessing approximately, anything sent up until Monday is probably enroute to you. Hi all! It's time to update y'all on the CD project. I have finally received my shipment of the Rush CYGNUS CD, a CD with an incredible sound board show from the mystical Hemispheres tour, on it. And I guess I will go ahead and take orders for it... if you like, you can email a reservation before you send your check or MO. Here's the info: Rush "CYGNUS" Recorded at: TCC Arena (Convention Center Arena) Location: Tucson, Arizona Date: November 20, 1978 Source: 2nd gen of original soundboard reel, transferred to 48kHz DAT and mastered to CD Quality: See notes below. Track Listing: Anthem A Passage to Bangkok By-Tor & the Snow Dog I. At the Tobes of Hades II. Across the Styx III. Of the Battle Xanadu Something for Nothing The Trees Cygnus X-1 Book One: The Voyage Cygnus X-1 Book Two: Hemispheres I. Prelude II. Apollo III. Dionysus IV. Armageddon V. Cygnus VI. The Sphere Circumstances A Farewell to Kings Running time 72:52 I did a pre-order project like this for the Dream Theater mailing list a few months back and it worked out very, very well. Any of you who want a reference or voucher for me, direct your question at any DT fan who is on the Ytsejam list, and I'll let their judgment be the Word. How to order: (PLEASE ALLOW 3 to 4 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY.) -A lot of you might have forgotten about this. Since I'm caught up to today's orders for mailing, it's not likely to take quite this long anymore. Send a cashier's check or money order (made out to me) to: Michael Bahr Limelight Music 3175 N. Price Rd. #1066 Chandler, AZ 85224 Note: I'm just a humble fan with a project going, not a store or CD warehouse... the dealers and mailorder places can give way better prices on other common boots so I don't have or sell any of them. Limelight is what I put on my business license so that I could pay sales tax, thus nobody would ask how I was getting all this money to deposit and why I'd dump thousands at a time into CD production. :) The price is as follows: $25 US - base free - postage within the USA $1 - postage to Canada $2 - postage to anywhere else So it would cost $25 to send it to Humble, Texas... $26 to send it to Lakeside Park... and $27 to Geleen, Holland. There are around 150 copies left... get 'em while they exist! :) A note on quality. A lot of people ask me how does the sound compare to A Right to Passage and Spirit of St. Louis. Well, I guess I can give you all a rough idea. Speaking comparatively, ARTP emphasizes the booming bass sound the most and has the muddiest guitar and vocals of the three, but is otherwise probably the richest- and fullest-sounding; SOSL has more of the the booming bass and great vocals, but a muddy guitar, muddy drums, and too much high-end distortion, and Cygnus has less boom (the drums still give a mighty THUMP, but you hear the "thwap twang thwap" of Geddy's bass strings as opposed to an indistinct booming resonance), the stereo separation is clearer, and vocals are the clearest of the three. Vocals are really the standout on Cygnus... it sounds like Geddy's standing in your room. So if you want to crank up the subwoofer and crumble the walls, buy ARTP. But if you like to be able to hear bass slap and cool effects, try Cygnus. As some people have noted, there are some DROPOUTS that have been masked as well as I could. They were present on the master tape, so I couldn't do much but try to repair the gaping holes they left. I hope they won't ruin it for you. Finally, remember that concerts back in 1978 didn't emphasize punch like they do today, and you WILL have to crank the bass if you want this Cd to thump-thump-boom away. It's guitar- and vocal-heavy balancewise. Now then, back to ordering via cashier's check or MO. Why use a cashier's check or MO? Besides the fact that they can't bounce, they are traceable both ways. You know that if you don't eventually get a CD or a refund, I'll be in deep shit. :) It's really the safest way to buy, as I myself have been burned in net dealings before, I do my best to alleviate those fears where my projects are concerned. Apparently, this offer isn't as limited as I originally thought... ~425 copies have been ordered so far. Still, this CD is bound to become very valuable as it is a rare and much-coveted concert. Already, my first CD offering "Dream Theater/Subconscious" is being re-sold by others for twice what I originally sold them all for. And I'm afraid it sold out completely... there are no more left to sell! PLEASE! When you send the money order, TELL ME that you're ordering the Cygnus CD. Most of you are already doing this, I just wanted to make sure you all knew, as I am still wrapping up work on Subconscious, as well as taking the early pre-orders for the next Dream Theater CD. Also, be sure to include your email address. It's quite hard to get ahold of you if something goes awry, without it. :) A note on the CD LABEL: It does not say the word "Rush" anywhere on it but all the songs are labelled correctly (Anthem, The Trees, Hemispheres, etc.) and it says "Cygnus" rather prominently. Dont let this nuance of labelling throw you off. A lot of you are already familiar with this, but before the Italian Cd companies started legally making boots in recent years, boots produced in the USA could not bear the band's name on their labels. Look at Rush boots like "Through any Window" and "Nassau '82".. on the record labels they have fake band names and song names. I just put the real song names and "Cygnus" and left Rush off, since I didn't want to complicate things any more than they already were. It _IS_ the Rush show from 11/20/78 and it is already well known here on the net, if a bit scarce. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me or call me at (602) 777-0501, between the hours of 6pm and 11pm Pacific time. I'm sorry that I don't have an answering machine (as this is my home line, it's mainly available to all of you as a courtesy) but if I'm there, we'll chat. I do have classes these days so I may or may not be there. I do have work and school like the rest of you, after all. Please understand why you may not catch me at home the first three or four times you try. If the phone rings, I *WILL* answer it if I'm there, that much I will definitely promise you. If you miss me entirely and want *me* to call *you*, I will do so if you leave your number in email. Please understand that it will probably be brief as I'm a starving student with a phone bill. :) Thanks all! -Mike Bahr, email_address_removed "All sweeping generalizations are bad." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 17:28:51 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Matt Mommaerts) To: email_address_removed Subject: RE: Enough already! Message-ID: >Ok, people. We now all know that ACoS will be out Sep. 19th. Enough >with the "my local store says Sep 19th" postings! Thank YOU! If you weren't gonna say it, I was. I'm not too worried because I had it weeks ago, and if you were in Madison, WI, you could hear it on my radio show. :-) I get calls for it all the time. Keep 'em coming, I know there are more fans out there! Matt ************************************************************* ** Big deal, I have a .sig let's party or something ** ** ** ** email_address_removed ** ** "Pinky, you are a threat to tolerance" - The Brain ** ************************************************************* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:41:52 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: RE: YTSEJAM digest 952 Message-ID: >>I absolutely despise Dominici's spoiling of the Killing Hand. How could you say that he "spoiled" a song he originally sang. In my own Opinion, WDADU is Great. I admit that he is not the best vocalist live, but he is a great studio singer. Charlie isn't very effective live, if you ever heard Metropolis done by Dominici, it just lacks the power LaBrie puts into the songat the live shows. But on The Album,Dominici is pretty Damn good. >>Just curious why there are so many who do not like space dye vest. Who doesn't like SDV?!? I thought the majority liked it. Although it is very different from the rest of the album, its still a great song. ({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({}) ) Ytsejim ) Restless sleep...the minds in turmoil...( ( University of Hartford ( One nightmare ends...Another fertile... ) ) ) Getting to me...So scared to sleep... ( ( ( But scared to wake now...In too deep... ) ({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({})({}) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 19:21:09 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Request for submissions... Message-ID: Arright folks, I'm going to be putting issue 11 of METROPOLIS WATCH (for those of you that don't read every single Jam, are new to the list, or you've been living under a rock, MW is the only US Dream Theater fanzine) together in about a month, so if any of you have stuff you want included, you're welcome to start sending it now! I'm looking for: reviews of any kind (CD, demo, single) of primarily prog and power metal bands (there's been a lot of talk about Shadow Gallery; I would gladly print a review of them), live shows (anyone who was at the last few Dream Theater shows in NJ or Providence?) A review of "ACOS" is most definitely requested. I'm also looking for DT photos, live and/or candid. Or - anything else anyone can think of that they think would be appropriate. Please, feel free to email me with ideas; I'm open to most anything. Jaime the Dragon "Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so Yet it was there that I felt the crossroads of time and I wondered why." Loreena McKennitt - "The Old Ways" _The Visit_ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 19:24:35 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: KNAC Message-ID: email_address_removed wrote: >> To that KNAC fan, whoever you are... That would be me! =) >KNAC is the only radio station I have ever heard that >is worth its salt. Maybe that is why it went spanish. Well, I know the station's numbers weren't that great; and, as you probably know, the bottom line for any radio station is *the bottom line.* No numbers, no advertisers...no advertisers, no money. No money, No station. Sad, but the simple truth of the radio biz. That, and it probably snagged the wrong demographic share...but, c'est la vie. =)> I listened to the end of KNAC of have corresponded with a couple of their DJs online. The reason they went off the air was that the parent company decided to sell out and pocket a bunch of cash. They were approached by a Mexican entertainment group to sell the station. They made them an offer they couldn't refuse. : ) Tom "The spider in the window" | "The angel in the pool" | "The old man takes the poison" | Tom Tubbiola "Now the widow makes the rules"| email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 19:46:54 -0400 From: email_address_removed (Kevin Madden) To: email_address_removed Subject: Fates Warning (NDTC) Message-ID: <9509142346.AA25373@> Brian wrote: >fates warning: this is totally unconfirmed, but two different friends of >mine tell me that andre corbin (formerly of helstar, he wrote most of the >nosferatu album) has joined fates warning!!! supposedly he flew out to >LA, and they are rehearsing right now. anyone that has any news about this >please let me know... According to Brian Slagel of Metal Blade, Andre Corbin did indeed replace Frank Aresti. That's about as reliable as it can get. -- Kevin (email_address_removed) GO PACKERS...Beat the Giants 22 days til Hockey season!! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:55:27 -0600 (CDT) From: polzin edward george To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: EVE Message-ID: I've seen the silent man single at best buy. Although that's not where i got it from.> > > Hi, > > At last!! I've finally heard Eve, even though it's in mono :( > I've just downloaded the song from the internet and I've played it to death!!! > I've been trying to find a copy of Eve for ages, especially the Silent Man CD > single (where it was sampled from), to no avail. > > So, if any of you fine people have a spare copy of the European Silent Man CD > single you want to sell, I'll be _VERY_ interested!!!! > > My mail address is: email_address_removed.ac.uk > > Thanks, > > Andy > > PS 4 days to go until ACoS... > > ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 953 *************************