YTSEJAM Digest 959 Today's Topics: 1) An Apology/Subcon by email_address_removed 2) More Audio Crap, Vol. 3 (NDTC) by email_address_removed 3) ACoS - UK vers. by "Andrew S. Moore" 4) FTP site for DT bitmaps? by Brandon Vaughn 5) Several questions. by Dero 6) YTSEJAM digest 957 by "Steven Johnson, P" 7) Re: YTSEJAM digest 957 by "Ken Jamison" 8) galactic cowboys by "Brian V. Cox" 9) Crimson Glory by email_address_removed (David B. Kuznick) 10) ACoS - what else?! by Jeremy Longley 11) Re: one long-ass post by Damon M. Fibraio 12) Re: James vs Charlie by Damon M. Fibraio 13) Re: ACOS-bohemian rhapsody by Damon M. Fibraio 14) Re: Rookie by SaVeur 15) Dream Theater by "Dan R. Licon" 16) ...Party time! Excellent!... by email_address_removed (David Neff) 17) Brag by email_address_removed (David B. Kuznick) 18) by E. Waldron 19) YTSEJAM digest 958 by "Steven Johnson, P" 20) Re: YTSEJAM digest 958 by email_address_removed 21) No DT Content by "Christopher R. Merlo" 22) dt interactive by email_address_removed 23) oops. by email_address_removed (David Neff) 24) Any Canadian SubCon Dub Sites? by email_address_removed.ca (LAU JONATHAN) 25) Re: Videos? by Tymoteusz Altman 26) INFO by "Richard A. Rivera" 27) Re: YTSEJAM digest 957 by email_address_removed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:42:48 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: An Apology/Subcon Message-ID: Look - I'd like to apologize for my tendency to ramble on audio stuff...it's just a habit, I s'pose. Then again, if I could explain it more briefly, I would, but, I have to take into consideration that we've got people on here that know more than me, down to people who know nothing about audio, except how to use their stereos at home & in the car. =) Point being, I'm just trying to be lucid & thorough, and I'd just like to apologize to anyone who might be preturbed. That, and let's take this private. Mr. Keegan did, and had the right idea. =) Regarding Subconsious: The radio station I work at *JUST* got in some new equipment...a DAT recorder/player, a new tape deck, an Eventide Harmonizer (the manual for which is over 200 pages...), and one other that might be of interest to you Subconsious-Seekers. Now, if you figure out what I'm talking about, or you already have, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL ME ABOUT THIS. If you have NO idea what I'm talking about, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT YET! I will look into the use of this particular piece of gear, and I will let you know if what I would like to try is PLAUSABLE. Again, please - No Email Yet. Thank You. =) -Hairball ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:46:56 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: More Audio Crap, Vol. 3 (NDTC) Message-ID: AND: One Last Thing; Mark Metzger writes: >However, the bias signal is only used to record tapes. For the playback of a >metal tape, you only need to be able to set the EQ to 70ms (as opposed to >120ms). Ya know, to be honest with you, Mark, (and the rest of you 'Jammers), Metal tape's playback was that lingering question from childhood (what - you thought I learned all this in college? ) that I could NEVER get a correct answer to, and, besides, knowing how much Jim hates cassettes (have I overstated that?), I never asked. There were more important things to bug him about. So, thank you for clarifying that for me - I *knew* it was normal play back for CrO2, and Normal (obviously)...but was NEVER sure about Metal! Incidentally: In the future, could all of you lurking engineers help me out with some of these questions? I DEFINITELY do NOT mind being corrected, if I am wrong. >This is why a good question to ask when you are purchasing a car stereo system >is "Why does this car deck really say it's metal capable ??" If you get >anything close to a correct answer, it is a decent sign that you can trust the >salesman (a bit more). I just got car stereo #3 installed. I went in looking at the stereos, and asked the guy what frequencies the Bass/Treble controls altered. He wasn't sure. He grabbed the summary binder. It wasn't there. I said to the guy, "In case you ever get another smart ass like me in here, it's generally 10khz on the treble, and 100hz on the bass." I also pointed out to him that someone had managed to blow one of the store's display speakers. I then went around and harrassed Circuit City Employees for the next 2.5 hours. Another Question to ask an employee to piss them off: When you're watching a movie on the home stereo system, and the salesperson asks if you need help, and you want him/her to leave, say: "Yes, could you tell me the crossover frequency for the subwoofer on this unit?" I did this once. It sent the poor guy into the office to get the manual. =) He handed it to me. I looked through it, and it wasn't there. I said, "Well, I think it's usually around 50hz, isn't it?" He said, "I'm not sure." I handed him the manual back, and sat down & watched the movie in surround-sound peace. No one bothered me. =) >[Gary] teaches classes on studio recording and classes about stereo >equipment. Very decent guy and a good way to pad the cume. Jim's classes worked that way for me, actually. =) However, there was a price to pay: I got to hear his "History Of Tape Heads" lecture three times...and the "Big Picture" lecture at least four times...that was the one where he drew a diagram starting with the band in the recording room, _ALL_ the way through the recording process, up until the recording being processed by the listener's ears. If you know what I'm talking about, IMAGINE sitting through a speech on that FOUR TIMES. I got my revenge, however - on the test where he asked us to give a brief description of it, I reproduced the entire thing, almost verbatim. Took up two pages of the test: diagrams, pictures, labels, cross-references, footnotes, etc. =) I actually did a brief summary of the effects of temprature on sound in class once... ...oh, I'VE GOTTA STOP MYSELF!!!!!!! Ugh, That's ENOUGH!!!! Now, *I* have a question: Does anyone actually READ all the shit I spew on audio, or do you just skip it? God knows I'd skip it. -Hairball, the windbag ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:41:08 BST From: "Andrew S. Moore" To: email_address_removed Subject: ACoS - UK vers. Message-ID: Hi, YIPPEE!!! It's out today and I've got it!!!! I haven't heard it yet though, but it looks nice!!!! There's a message on the inner cover from DT, which looks different to the message posted last week on the Japanese version. The full message on the UK version is as follows: Hey there once again! "A Change Of Seasons" was originally written back in 1989 along with "Metropolis Part I", and was intended to be included on "Images And Words". After much speculation and delay, two live performances in 1993, and a lot of re-working this past May, we finally got the opportunity to record it. In order to re-capture the spirit of the "Images And Words" sessions, we re-united with David Prater, Doug Oberkircher and Bear Tracks Studios. We feel the song has come a long way in the past six years and here it is! Many thanks must be given to the on-line "Ytse-Jammers" who helped make this recording finally become a reality. The 2nd half of this recording is taken from the "Uncovered" show which we did at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London this past January. The idea behind the show was to have a little fun and pay tribute to some of the bands we grew up listening to, in a small and intimate setting. We had to learn over and hour and a half's worth of cover songs in our hotel rooms and at soundchecks during our Japanese Tour at the beginning of 1995 (not to mention, go through the tragic Kobe Earthquake!). In the end, the "Uncovered" show, and all the events leading up to it, were a very memorable experience for us all. The weekend was made even more special because it gave us the opportunity to work with some great artists and friends, such as Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery of Marillion, Barney Greenaway of Napalm Death, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Howe. Here are some excerpts from that very special evening. We hope this tides you over until we release our next full length album sometime in 1996. See ya then!! -- Dream Theater Andy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 09:20:54 CDT From: Brandon Vaughn To: email_address_removed Subject: FTP site for DT bitmaps? Message-ID: Does anybody know of any ftp sites that have DT bitmaps? I don't have a scanner, but I'd like to have some DT wallpaper on the windows machines. Because of the old dinosaur mainframe I get stuff on, about the only way I could get something is through FTP (I tried having someone send me one through email, and it didn't work). Thanks for any response. Brandon Vaughn **** email_address_removed **** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 10:13:44 EDT From: Dero To: Ytsejammers Subject: Several questions. Message-ID: Here are several questions. I'm sure some of them have been asked and answered too many times, but (as usual!) I wasn't around for them (sniff sniff). SOOOOO here comes another round of boring questions. 8^) I'd appreciate ANY responses. (I get YTSEJAM posts in digest form, so if you post a question back to me, realize there will be some delay.) Thanks in advance! -Dero 1) CDEUROPE (telnet to CDEUROPE.COM) has a version of DT's _Awake_ listed as "AWAKE + BONUS LIVE CD SIN". The people at CDEUROPE couldn't tell me what is on the CD. I can't find what this bonus CD contains. Is it a boot or really some authorized, but little known, bonus CD? 2) I read that Kevin Moore left due to "musical differences" and that he was going to pursue a Fusion path. Yet the demos I got of Kevin are anything but Fusion (at least as I understand it). Anyone care to add anything more? (No pun intended.) What _is_ he currently doing? (Was there a big fallout between band members?!) 3) Does anyone know the origin of the title "Puppies On Acid", which is the instrumental intro to "Take The Time"? Is it now called something else? What boots or official releases does it appear on? 4) The "Live In Long Island: Home At Last" boot lists the following tracks on the second CD: 4. A Change Of Seasons, 5. Another Won, 6. Your Majesty, 7. Two Far, 8. March Of The Tyrant. This CD was recorded Oct. 4, 1992. First question, are tracks 6-8 live with James or just the Majesty demos thrown on for filler? Second question, according to the promo version of ACOS, the text says DT only played "ACOS" live twice: once in NY and once in Germany. Well, the above boot is dated OCt. 4, 1992, and includes "ACOS" live (supposedly). The _Dance Of Eternity_ CDs, with a live record date of Mar. 4, 1993, _does_ contain "ACOS" live. Also, according to a Nov. 1990 boot listing, DT played an instrumental version of "ACOS" live. (See item 5 below.) 5) Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Sundance, Bayshore (NY) Nov. 17, 1990 all instrumental show? It includes a version of "ACOS" and an interesting medley of cover tunes. 6) Several boots contain "Moon Bubbles" and "Barfbag" as tracks. Are there instrumentals? Are these official band titles or fixed by the bootleggers? ------------------------------ Date: 18 Sep 1995 09:27:09 GMT From: "Steven Johnson, P" To: email_address_removed Subject: YTSEJAM digest 957 Message-ID: *** Reply to note of 09/17/95 17:28 OH GLENN IN DOWNERS GROVE, ILL!!! THANKS SOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR THE INFO ON WHERE TO FIND wdadu.....I appreciate the hell out of that. I hope to have it in my grubby little paws this afternoon!!!!!! LATER- Steve --------------------------------------------------------------- "Lost in the sky/Clouds roll by and I roll with them Arrows fly/Seas increase and then fall again." - Dream Theater ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:39:44 -0600 From: "Ken Jamison" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 957 Message-ID: Hey There !! I want to whip up a dynamic Dream Theater Home page for all to enjoy, and for all members to have some contribution. Please send me Ideas, images, sounds, suggestions, and whatever else you care to. I spoke with BABS many moons ago regarding this endeavor and determined it to be a fun thing to do. I know lots of you have great pages available already "I compliment you" however I want this one to be for this group. Please send ideas and/or comments to: email_address_removed - Ken -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Jamison Jr. Design Illustrator Storage Technology Corp. E-mail: email_address_removed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some are born to move the world; to live their fantasies. But most of us just dream about the things we'd like to be... - Neil Peart of RUSH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:52:59 -0500 (CDT) From: "Brian V. Cox" To: email_address_removed Subject: galactic cowboys Message-ID: > Subject: Re: Galactic Cowboys > > Well, they signed to East/West Records, then shortly thereafter > scratched the deal...then they were again searching for a > label...then Metal Blade came along and the Cowboys signed with > them...then Dane left and the band technically "broke up" for a short > bit...they left Metal Blade...then they resigned to a better deal > with Metal Blade...Dane wants to do other things, but he "may" be on > the album, depending if they find another guitar player before it or > not...last I heard, a new Galactic Cowboys' album is due out early > next year... > > BTW, don't quote me on this! The deal with them has changed so much > that it's hard to keep up with current information... > > Dan Temmesfeld well, as i said a couple of issues ago (everyone ignores me), wally farkus is the new guitarist for GC. the new album is done. dane and his brother len have a new blues-based band called 'brotherhood' that is gigging around houston. he practically begged me to show up and bring friends, he said *no one* was showing for their gigs... alan doss of GC has also been busy. he produced my friends' band's new cd, due out soon. their name is tellus, they are from dallas, and they are a fantastic band. "tellus" means "silent planet" in malacandran in the "out of the silent planet" c.s. lewis book, so there is your king's x connection... hehe **always looking for rush/dream theater/queensryche/king's x bootlegs** ============================================================================= Voices repeating me, Brian V. Cox Voices discussing me, "Feeling threatened? email_address_removed "Others steal your thoughts We reflect your hopes Dream Theater- They're not confined and fears." A Mind Beside Itself: II. Voices Within your mind." ============================================================================= check out my new homepage: http://tam2000.tamu.edu/~bvc8995 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 10:35:40 -0400 From: email_address_removed (David B. Kuznick) To: email_address_removed Subject: Crimson Glory Message-ID: Could someone give me a quick review of their stuff? How prog. is it? I'm much more of a prog fan than a metal fan (in fact I dislike most plain metal), so let me know what you think. Thanks. David Kuznick - email_address_removed (preferred) or email_address_removed So storm through the barricades and raise your hands up high All of you pull down your walls, help those too scared to try Don't let them tell you it's only a dream, for never to dream is to die. Don't close your eyes. - "For Your Eyes" - ARAGON ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 08:49:33 PDT From: Jeremy Longley To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed Subject: ACoS - what else?! Message-ID: Well, after months of waiting, the 18th is finally here, and, to my utmost suprise, all the 4 major record shops have copies of ACoS in! The price varies from 8 to 15 pounds, though.. First thoughts - What's wrong with the artwork? looks great to me! The liner says that its Mike Portnoy's concept. As I'm typing now, my first listen is ending with the acoustic outro. I'm impressed! It's MUCH slower than the two versions I've heard (Subcon and the audition tape (Chris Clintron?). James' voice is in top form, and you can even hear the odd note of bass guitar which makes a change :-/... The production is generally good; however I have a couple of small niggles: some of the mixing is slightly rough and unsubtle making the changes between sections less smooth than they might be. I'm not yet convinced by the bright snare (I might be in time, though). John P uses quite a grungy sound at some points, but it does fit in well. The harmonies are great, but I wonder if they will be able to pull them off live (I remember John P doing some at one point)? It's going to take a while to get used to the differences in this version. It'll be MONTHS before I stop shouting "SIEZE THE DAY" at the top of my voice at 9:48 where it is on the subcon version (I think.) I might start shouting it at 10:08 where it fits in with the fill. Then again, if they'd released exactly the version I already have I might have been dissappointed - and who am I to complain anyway :) more thoughts later, when Ive listened to it a couple of hundred times more! -- Jeremy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 11:59:34 EDT From: Damon M. Fibraio To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: one long-ass post Message-ID: I don't think I have a rock attitude. I only mentioned that Derek was playing the part wrong, because he was. If you want to interpret a cover song your way, that's fine, and I don't have a problem with that. But, in the same respect, at least when I do covers, there are some parts to a song you should play right and some parts where you can do what you feel. And as far as solos, if the band wrote the song, the band has every license to change it. I don't play the written keyboard solos in my songs verbatum all the time. I am a very improvisational player. I play what I feel. So, I am not knocking anybody, and I think Derek is a great keyboard player, and maybe he did do that Queen piano part wrong on purpose. But, I also know from experience that some people's ear training is not as good as others, and they play what they hear, but they're not hearing it right. Due to my visual impairment, I had to develope my ear to a perfect science, and I can hear everything in a song, even parts that are supposed to be subliminal. so, I get a little unnerved when I know someting isn't right. I am trying to be more patient and realize that something s are interpretted differently, and som people can't train their ears the way I have. I am getting there, but I still feel that way when I hear parts that are wrong. You don't want to know what I say when I hear the new Yes play Heart of the Sunrise. It's not meant for network email_address_removed, Damon Fibraio ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 12:03:54 EDT From: Damon M. Fibraio To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: James vs Charlie Message-ID: I can say that I have heard charlie sing Metropolis. I have a bootleg called Consciously unreal that I am getting rid of, and listening to Charlie cover Metropolis is, well, frightening. He goes offkey a lot during the song, and it just didn't work. Picture Axle Rose from Guns and Roses singing To Live Forever, and you may come close to what I felt listening to that. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 12:06:32 EDT From: Damon M. Fibraio To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: ACOS-bohemian rhapsody Message-ID: Hey. I've been told by several people, some educated musicians, some teachers, and a lot of people who don't know any better that I have perfect pitch and an ear like they've never seen. I've been playing my instrument, a keyboard, for 17 years. I like to think I know what I am talking about. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:54:46 -0400 (EDT) From: SaVeur To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Rookie Message-ID: On Mon, 18 Sep 1995, Fernando Ma wrote: > Hey all, I'm new here. This is my first post, so I hope it's > respectable. welcome :) > Also, a question for your fellow bassists. Does anyone know what John is > using on the song Ytsejam. I sounds kinda synthy, envelope filtery, and > flangery. I cant quite put my finger on it. from what i can remember (which ain't much) John was using his MESA/Boogie TriAxis that was modified for bass frequencies. Given that, you could be right about the settings. it's been a while (2 weeks; sacrilage, i know; i repent ;) since i listened to tYJ, but i'd bet there's a bit o' chorus and a tad of distortion (yuk) in there too. John's pictured with a 4 string Ernie Ball MusicMan bass in the liner art of WDADU. so possiblely he used it to record. ne one know for sure? let the rabbits wear glasses, -john YJLHB, mediocre bassist in the shaddow of Mr. Myung :) ::::::::::John C. Jens, Jr.:::::::::::::::::::"You could make a choice,:::::::: :::::::::::email_address_removed:::::::::::::::::::::but you never learned to think.":: ::http://www.site.gmu.edu/~jjens/:::::::::::::::::::-Fates Warning::::::::::::: ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 12:44:03 -0700 From: "Dan R. Licon" To: email_address_removed Subject: Dream Theater Message-ID: I would Love to be a part of this mailing list. Send mw more info please! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:44:57 -0600 From: email_address_removed (David Neff) To: email_address_removed ('smtp:email_address_removed') Subject: ...Party time! Excellent!... Message-ID: Hey Jammers, Happy ACOS day! I found a store with an advance copy friday, but I didn't get it. For some reason I wanted to wait 'till tuesday to get a real one, and now I regret it. Or do I?? And now for something completely different ... For you Over-21 guys and gals within range of Philadelphia, Hairball (email_address_removed) and I (email_address_removed) came up with the idea of having our own little YtseCon or ACOS release party or something. It was really cool meeting THE Hairball a while back, and we think it would be worth our while to plan some sort of informal social gathering for us local ytsejammers, complete with adult beverages. Whaddya think? Hey, if we go to a place with a DJ, maybe we can get him or her to play something from ACOS and grace all the fortunate patrons there with the sweet strains of our beloved Dream Theater. Imagine, converts by the hundreds! Maybe we should have it at the Four Seasons - HAA! get it? The Four Seasons, A Change Of Seasons? Oh, never mind, sorry. Anybody interested, please drop me a line and let's see what we can arrange! Both of us are in the western 'burbs, if that means anything, and we sould do it before Hairball goes running off to Arizona, if that happens! Later, - Dave Neff (email_address_removed) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 14:45:18 -0400 From: email_address_removed (David B. Kuznick) To: email_address_removed Subject: Brag Message-ID: > Date: Sat, 16 Sep 1995 18:04:18 -0400 (EDT) > From: Brian Wherry > > Hey guys -- don't limit yourselves to one or two copies of the CD, go > right ahead and get the cassette, too! That way, if you're in the car > and you want to hear it, . . . . I won't be able to! In-dash CD player in the car, ya know. :-) David Kuznick - email_address_removed (preferred) or email_address_removed So storm through the barricades and raise your hands up high All of you pull down your walls, help those too scared to try Don't let them tell you it's only a dream, for never to dream is to die. Don't close your eyes. - "For Your Eyes" - ARAGON ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:50:01 -0600 From: E. Waldron To: email_address_removed Message-ID: Not much DT content here, just wanted to thank all the people who opened dub sites. muchos gracias. also, does anyone out there like Cynic? I don't think they're together anymore, but if anyone has any info, could you please share it with me. elise email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: 18 Sep 1995 14:13:14 GMT From: "Steven Johnson, P" To: email_address_removed Subject: YTSEJAM digest 958 Message-ID: *** Reply to note of 09/18/95 13:29 RIGHT ON, DAMIAN!!!!! I thought we discussed this already! If the conversation started with DT content, let it flow!!! BTW...what kind of ethnic music DID frank Zappa listen to? Steve --------------------------------------------------------------- "Lost in the sky/Clouds roll by and I roll with them Arrows fly/Seas increase and then fall again." - Dream Theater ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 16:06:41 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 958 Message-ID: Hello everyone, it's BABS. This is a response to Jason who inquired about Alex Lifeson's solo work. I don't know this for a fact, but I suspect that something is in the works. I had been listening to Q107 out of Toronto (until I lost reception of it a couple weeks ago) and they kept advertising this big benefit concert going on (I believe it may have been the first week of October) and Alex Lifeson was one of the musicians playing at it. Can any Cannucks fill me in on this? Thanks. -BABS ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:07:48 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: Ytse Jam Subject: No DT Content Message-ID: In Jam #958, Jason asked about the Lifeson solo album. There has been great discussion about it on the NMS (Rush equivalent to the Jam). It was originally slated for October, but now I think it got pushed back. Supposedly, Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) does something on it. My details are pretty sketchy, but, yes, it's coming. There was no DT content in this post. If you have a problem with that, check out Damian Allis' post in #958. (It deserves a second reading.) -Chris *************************************************************** * Christopher R. Merlo |8^)= * * The University of Vermont, 211 Jeanne Mance Hall * * Burlington, VT 05405 U.S.A. * * "Bill, strange things are afoot at the Circle K." * * -Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure * *************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 01:20:39 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: dt interactive Message-ID: hey......discovered the dt web page......has anyone tried (or succeeded) in downloading the "dt interactive"? what is it? tried getting it, and no dice for me at all. just wondering...... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:25:29 -0600 From: email_address_removed (David Neff) To: email_address_removed ('smtp:email_address_removed') Subject: oops. Message-ID: Oh crud, I just got #958 containing the party post I sent last Wednesday! Sorry for the repeat, our mail server's been acting kinda funny. But since I'm here ... ;) I saw Mind Control in a record store - for $60 (yes, sixty)!! Somebody please tell me they made a terrible mistake! What should it go for, really? (No, I didn't get it). I finally got a chance to study my new Live In Tokyo video, that I got in a *different* store for $15.99. IMO, if you don't have it, get it! I also got the Lie and Silent Man singles ... whew, I think I'm turning into a DT junkie :D To our Brazilian friend Jose (if you're still subscribed and haven't committed suicide) - I guess you learned your lesson. As soon as I saw that post, I said "Oh boy, he's gonna catch it!" Rush may not be my favorite band either, but I will readily proclaim to all the world, literally, that they are excellent musicians and I have a great deal of respect for them. Their newer stuff just doesn't push my buttons like DT does. That's all. Diplomacy, son! To our Greek friend Damian - Quite a stinging rejoinder! And perhaps not undeserved - but may I humbly suggest that you spell Dream Theater with an e-r rather than an r-e before you get bolted too! I hope I'm not too late. My goodness, many of us seem to be rather testy lately. Ok, let's all take a time out, close our eyes, take a deep breath ... hold it! .. and release. There, that's better. Anybody know if Al Balkiewicz is up and around yet, I hope? This time tomorrow I'll be listening to ACOS - Dave (email_address_removed) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 21:19:35 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed.ca (LAU JONATHAN) To: email_address_removed Subject: Any Canadian SubCon Dub Sites? Message-ID: Anyone in Canada willing to dub me up a copy of SubConscious? Hopefully in the Toronto area so I can just come pick it up instead of going through the mail. Jon Lau. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 15:40:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Tymoteusz Altman To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Videos? Message-ID: > > > All right, now that ACoS is basically "happening", what are we gonna have > to tide us over until spring? Weren't there videos done for Lie, CiaW, > and The Silent Man? I don't think they made them just to have them for > themselves! How about slapping them on a video along with some Ronnie > Scotts footage?!! What the heck, Elektra!! Go for it! > > Or we could start a petition or something. It's not like that hasn't > worked before!! > in an issue of "brave words and bloody nuckles" (a cool metal publication) it says that a video should be out by christmas tim a. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:44:55 -0400 (EDT) From: "Richard A. Rivera" To: Dream Theater Subject: INFO Message-ID: Since someone asked about Alex Lifeson (?), the guitar player from Rush, putting out a solo album, I thought I'd confirm it. Over the summer I worked as an Intern in the West Coast division of Atlantic Records. I happened across a memo which listed up-comming project assignments for the publicists. Alex's name (not Rush's) was on the list. I have no idea when it's coming out though. Hope that clears things up. And about cover songs...I have always thought that if you're going to do a cover, make it your own. Otherwise, you run the risk of butchering the original. If someone wants to hear the song played note-for-note, go home and listen to the album. Thanks all. Richie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:34:37 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 957 Message-ID: 3. Space-Dye Vest is my FAVORITE DT song. In fact, it's one of my FAVORITE songs by ANY band, ever. I can play it on the piano, almost as well as Kevin. Well, not quite. I put a lot of emotion into it, but Kevin's is better. I think it's one of the most under-rated songs I've ever heard - the song is just WONDERFUL!!! That song is the main reason I'm unhappy Kevin left - I want more songs like that! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You say you put a lot of emotion into it, but not as much as kevin, is a very odd statement considering (if you've read the FAQ and all), by the time kev was writing and SDV and recording it, he had lost most of his emotion for playing with DT.. On a side note, i think derek is great live! I saw him like 2 weeks after he joined, and he was amazing...a little dull to watch, and kinda stuck out like a sore thumb when it came to appearances, but still amazing... James ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 959 *************************