YTSEJAM Digest 2176 Today's Topics: 1) Re: I want DT keyboard music. by "KorgX3" 2) Re: Music; Our Lady Peace; etc. by "KorgX3" 3) DTIFC by email_address_removed (zack gemmill) 4) Altura by email_address_removed (zack gemmill) 5) Simple guitars n stuff by The Digital Man 6) X-mas cd (hey, another X!) by "E. Bonic" 7) Portnoy Drum Transcriptions by Daniel Apodaca 8) Y Kant Tori Read CD/TNT by "E. Bonic" 9) Re: Digest 2175 by Irene Raceu 10) NEW METALLICA VIDEO!!! (NDTC) by Vincent LuPone 11) DT Fan Club Details by Neil Elliott 12) Desperately seeking for "Fix 96" tapes by "D. Schoen" 13) Alhambra (NDTC) by evan andrew nelson 14) Guitar World by email_address_removed.br 15) Angra live report by email_address_removed.or.jp (Keiji Nishihara) 16) Badlands, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc. by Jose Lucas Perroni Kalil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 20:52:08 +0000 From: "KorgX3" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: I want DT keyboard music. Message-ID: > >Hey ytsefolks, I really want to get my hands on some DT sheet music for the > >KEYBOARD. Yeah, I know I'm not really "cool" because I play keyboards, but > > A good amount of the keyboard parts are in the guitar books for I&W > & Awake. Check it out. It even has most keyboard solos and all the parts > for The piano-based songs. Um , can I add a big NOT here? The best thing I've found in learning the keyboard parts fromt he tab books is that they give you the chord at the top. During some of the bridges and stuff like on Another Day where the keyboard mimics the guitar it's helpful, but it's nothing I'd spend the money on to learn the key parts. The only solos I've found that are transcribed are the ones where John and Kev where soloing together. (The only one offa the top of my head right now is Take the Time). Anyway, you can learn Space Dyed Vest and Wait For Sleep very roughly and there are a slight and varied few keyboard parts in there arranged for guitar, but unless you know what you're doing, you're just gonna get real frustrated this way (as I have often enough). Heheh, I have learned alot since I bought these two theory books, though. I actuall know how to form a dominant seventh chord =D Funny thing is, I've been playing them all this time and never realized it. Nice sounding thing's they are... Anyway, don't want to see you blow $50 if you're not gonna use it (Even though the books are very collectable. :) KorgX3 NOT The "Other" Ibanez (anymore) email_address_removed "Well, I try to write music that Indiana Jones would listen to." --David Arkenstone ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:08:58 +0000 From: "KorgX3" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Music; Our Lady Peace; etc. Message-ID: > OK. I have a big problem with some conflicting statements here. D-man > and others, you guys say you don't like simple guitar? I could transcribe > OLP and Bryan Adams without touching a fret-board. I'm not flaming, but > how can you dis people like Nervana (who incidently sometimes are fun if > you don't pay attention to the lack of tallent) when these guys aren't > anything better? Sorry, dude, all our ears aren't in our fingers. Just because people can't play like Vai (Not you Bafu) or Jonny P. doesn't mean they can't write enjoyable music. Heheh... As much as a hate to admit it, I regret throwing away my old Nirvana tapes. I've realized that all of us griping about these "telentless" bands is no better then the spawn of these phallic cannibals griping that our "talented" bands are just showing off and crap. It's all bull. Music's music, whatever it is. If you like it, praise it, If you don't like it, discuss it. If you think you can compare apples to oranges and eliminate all the laws of nature so you can try to prove a pathetic point, just shut the hell up, you can't do it, and nobody cares. Adams and Nirvana have nothing in common except they write (or wrote) music that some people have/had/will enjoy listening to for years to come. If you don't like it, you'll have to deal with it. You're feeble voice is enough to blow down the straw hut, let alone the brick house. Not even by the hairs on you're chinny chin chin... I'm rambling. :) Where'd I put that Creedence Clearwater CD? Hopefully my last post, I gotta gripe about something... KorgX3 NOT The "Other" Ibanez (anymore) email_address_removed "Well, I try to write music that Indiana Jones would listen to." --David Arkenstone ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 21:23:01 PST From: email_address_removed (zack gemmill) To: email_address_removed Subject: DTIFC Message-ID: <9701110523.AA08093@fas2> Yes, I emailed Neil ealier this week (his address is on the web pages, why not?) and he was very prompt and helpful. Zach ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 21:40:14 PST From: email_address_removed (zack gemmill) To: email_address_removed Subject: Altura Message-ID: <9701110540.AA08156@fas2> >They are extremely talented musicians, but their songwriting is just horrible. They have some really great melodies, hooks, choruses, etc. But just as they develop a song into a really killer groove, they go and balls it up with these little chunks of notes with no apparent rhythm or melody. They totally detract from the song. Technically great, but so devoid of feeling. I'm probably going to wind up selling this disc at some point. I echo Chris's sentiments on Altura exactly. Zach ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:48:23 -0500 (EST) From: The Digital Man To: "Ytse Fuckin' Jam" Subject: Simple guitars n stuff Message-ID: > From: Steve Borzilleri > Subject: Xmas CD > > (Seriousness content: 20%) Methinks you overexaggerate. :) ---- > From: Stephen Daedalus > Subject: Re: Music; Our Lady Peace; etc. > > OK. I have a big problem with some conflicting statements here. D-man > and others, you guys say you don't like simple guitar? I could transcribe > OLP and Bryan Adams without touching a fret-board. I'm not flaming, but > how can you dis people like Nervana (who incidently sometimes are fun if > you don't pay attention to the lack of tallent) when these guys aren't > anything better? I believe I may have been misread or misunderstood. I know for a fact that I never said I dislike simple guitar. Frankly, I enjoy simple guitar work sometimes. I did try to make a point that I see no reason for having transcriptions of this stuff in the guitar magazines. *ANYONE* that needs tablature to figure out how to play "Smells Like Teen Spirit" does not deserve to own a guitar. I consider myself a fairly talented bassist, and a not-half-bad beginning guitarist. Hand me a guitar, set up the distortion and whatever else you wackos use for me, and I can play the whole song from memory. That does not mean it's bad. But it definitely falls in the feel portion of the "feel---technique" spectrum. I can understand having a Petrucci solo tabbed out. But Nirvana? Come on. I also said that I don't like Nirvana's music. I don't. Not because it's simple, it just doesn't appeal to me. I can't relate to a millionaire bitching about life. Presidents of the USA I like. It's happy. Silly at times. One might say whimsical. It's kinda the same reason I got into Anthrax before Metallica. They seemed to be having more fun. Simple guitar can sometimes be used very effectively. Take the later Rush material. Alex doesn't wail or shred often. He chooses his chords carefully and plays sparsely, to effect the mood he desires. > Don't worry friends. Tallent will be en vogue again soon. People > are slowly getting fed up with all the shit that's out there. Wait a > while more. An innovation will be made that will call attention to > tallent again and we'll be happy when we turn on the radeo. Later. Be > well and take care. I hope you're right. Just one more comment on this. A simple song does not imply that the performers lack talent. My example - "Surrounded." ---- > From: "KorgX3" > Subject: Re: a couple of thoughts about stuff (Long, NDTC), the FAQ, and > > > They are extremely talented musicians, but their songwriting is just > > horrible. They have some really great melodies, hooks, choruses, etc. > > But just as they develop a song into a really killer groove, they go and > > balls it up with these little chunks of notes with no apparent rhythm or > > hey, man, you know "Balls and chunk is where it's at!" to quote the > unquotable Mike Portnoy. :) Um, I have to choose my words more carefully, I think. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ Secretary & Webmaster email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" UVM Comp Sci Student Assn email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" - Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maintainer of the Official Dream Theater Frequently Asked Questions List http://www.emba.uvm.edu/~cmerlo/dtfaq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 22:26:52 -0800 (PST) From: "E. Bonic" To: email_address_removed Subject: X-mas cd (hey, another X!) Message-ID: >The real gem of this production is the sweet coughcoughGODcoughAWFULcough >rendition of "Silent Night" done by the boys in the studio. I thought this was from a soundcheck in Portland? Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:42:21 +0000 From: Daniel Apodaca To: email_address_removed Subject: Portnoy Drum Transcriptions Message-ID: Hey, I've been playing along to a lot of DT lately (drums), but there are some things that Mike Portnoy does that really are a mystery to me. I just can't tell from listening. Does anyone know about any Portnoy drum transcriptions out there? I realize that anything that wasn't confirmed by Portnoy himself could be a "your guess is as good as mine" situation, but anything would help. Thanks, Dan Apodaca "The Manic Hispanic" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 22:38:08 -0800 (PST) From: "E. Bonic" To: email_address_removed Subject: Y Kant Tori Read CD/TNT Message-ID: Rip bellowed: >anyways, i'm just gonna recommend tori amos again. everyone buy. I concur. She's one of my favorite vocalists, and NOT because of the way she wiggles on the Piano bench (although she does it well), but because I think she has a great voice. >actually a question, anyone out there have Y Kant Tori Read? if so, anyone >know where i could get a real copy? Funny you should bring this up. I was at a CD store today and got a used copy of YKTR of only 8.99! It's called Y Kant Tori Read and other rarities. It was released in 1994 by a label called Pacific Recording Company. I can't be 100% sure it's NOT a bootleg. But from the way the music sounds I would say it is legit. If anyone has a definite answer please let me know. There's been a lot of talk about TNT lately. If anyone is interested in dubs of their stuff I had a friend drop off SEVEN TNT cd's tonight, going all the way back to their first EP which has a bunch of non-english songs to the new compilation. I also got a live video from Japan in 1989; it's a factory Japanese video in HiFi stereo and is :50 long. If anyone is interested in dubs of any of these let me know QUICK because I'll only have these here for a few days then my friend's taking them back, the RAT BASTARD! (just kidding about the Rat bastard thing). Scott ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 02:28:37 -0500 (EST) From: Irene Raceu To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Digest 2175 Message-ID: In response to.. Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:39:48 -0500 (EST) From: Stephen Daedalus >>I could transcribe OLP and Bryan Adams without touching a fret-board. I'm not >>flaming, but how can you dis people like Nervana (who incidently sometimes are >>fun if you don't pay attention to the lack of tallent) when these guys aren't >>anything better? Well, there really is a big difference between Nirvana and Bryan Adams. His music is a lot more melodic, and the guitar work is a LOT better than Nirvana. His lead guitarist is actually very good. Like an example, his song "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" (I think that's the name.. ) has that Spanish guitar solo in it that is quite impressive! I'm sorry, but Kurt Cobain could NEVER have done something like that. Sure, there are guitarists out there a lot better than Bryan Adams, etc. (like John Petrucci, Jason Becker, etc.), and he'll never be better than them, but you really can't compare him with Kurt Cobain. I mean his stuff really was just the same chords over and over. If you heard one song, you heard them all. So, I really don't think Chris's post was contradictive in any way. If you don't like Bryan Adams and stuff, that's ok. :) But there is a huge difference between him and Nirvana. However, I have to agree that it will be great when we can turn on the radio and hear bands like Dream Theater, etc. instead of the mostly no talent stuff out there today. I remember when Z-Rock came out here in Detroit, back in 91.. that's where I heard DT for the first time. They were cool then. Now all they really play is stuff like Smashing Pumpkins even Green Day! On occasion I'll hear Nugent or something good like that, but the majority is a bunch of crap! And I really hope that it will go back to the way it was, when it was worth listening to. Irene ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 02:54:08 -0700 From: Vincent LuPone To: email_address_removed Subject: NEW METALLICA VIDEO!!! (NDTC) Message-ID: Hey all, eMpTyVee will be premiering (sp?) a new Metallica video some time next week. Any word on what it is? Hunch say's it's "King Nothing", but I don't really know for sure. Also, if anyone can video tape the vid, I would be more than happy to set up a tape trade. Same goes for "Hero of the Day" and "Until It Sleeps" videos, too. Thanks. Later, Peace be with you and God bless, ~Vince ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 04:58:33 -0500 From: Neil Elliott To: "INTERNET:email_address_removed" Subject: DT Fan Club Details Message-ID: Dream Theater International Fan Club Headquarters address: D.T.I.F.C. PO BOX 1067, Caterham, Surrey CR3 5ZU, England Here are the details on how to join the DT Fan Club. Please read the following text carefully, as where you live depends on where you have to send your money, and in which currency. Wherever you are from you will all receive the same material. I took over the running of the fan club in April '96, and along with the band, and their management, we have got together on this project to make things work smoothly, so that you, the all important fan, get what you deserve: A reliable and regular service of information, news and interviews. Everyone is committed to see this project work successfully, and I think you will find your association with the band and the Fan Club a very rewarding experience. FOR FANS IN NORTH AMERICA ONLY The cost of joining the Fan Club for one year is $15 (US). Send a check or money order for $15, made payable to: "YTSE JAMS, INC." DO NOT make them payable to the Dream Theater International Fan Club. as you will have them returned to you unfulfilled! 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Name________________________________________________ Male* Female* Address______________________________________________ Birthdate*_____/______/______ Address______________________________________________ City_________________________________________________ Zip/Post Code______________ State__________________________________________ *optional Country________________________________ REMEMBER - Please read the instructions very carefully on where to send to, how much to pay, who to make it payable to etc. then things work out easier and smoother. Thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 12:54:34 +-100 From: "D. Schoen" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Desperately seeking for "Fix 96" tapes Message-ID: Hello, My name is Denis Schoen. I was wondering, does anyone on the Jam has some live tapes from the latest DT shows (Fix for 96), I'm willing to pay or to trade for it. I'm also looking for the following boots: Dimension Shift A Fortune pulled under Runes Images and tour Live and Alive vol 2 Studio demo 1988-1990 Live Usa (LSD records) Milan'93. If anyone can help me out or wants my tradelist, please email me privately. One note for all the dutch Jammers: Join the dutch DTFC; "THEATER OF DREAMS" !. Issue #5 will out at the end of februari ! There are also some leftovers of the T.O.D. T-shirt. Send your request for one copie to: Theater Of Dreams Postbus 1597 2003 BP Haarlem Holland. (please use NOT my emailadress for the T-shirts) Thanx in advance ! Denis ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 06:31:50 -0600 (CST) From: evan andrew nelson To: email_address_removed Subject: Alhambra (NDTC) Message-ID: Since this Tea Party CD isn't available in the US, does anyone know of a good place to get it mail order? I looked on the Web and the only place I found wanted $32 including shipping. Many thanks, Evan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 11:12:16 -0300 From: email_address_removed.br To: email_address_removed Subject: Guitar World Message-ID: Hey there, Last year was released here the Brazilian version of "Guitar Player", and, till now, they're still giving more atention to really good guitarists. Yeah, some of the articles are just translated from the american edition, but, I think, that when something crappy is out there they're putting articles about brazilian players (pretty good stuff, indeed). And the best: they don't give any transcriptions of "About a Girl" on the "Nirvana MTV Unplugged", hehehe Not to say about the lessons, almost everything written by brazilian guys. It was funny to see Angra's Kiko Loureiro teaching A pentatonics, but that's ok. (that was one of the first things I learned at the guitar school). Talking bout Guitar World, I think it was 95 when I saw a listing of the "100 guitarist that more contributed to the Guitar World in the last 20 years" or something like that. It was kinda revolting to see Sonic Youth's players getting the 8th position, while Satch got 14th. I can't say nuthing bout Petrucci, cause at that time I didn't even know what DT stood for. :) But, at least, Eddie Van Halen was the 1st, with Vai in the 2nd and Hendrix in the 3rd (not sure about Vai's and Hendrix's place, maybe it was vice-versa). BTW, I have a 1990 Guitar Player (with The Smith's Johnny Marr on the cover) that has a pretty interesting DT article, with a "interview" with Petrucci and Myung. Lotsa good stuff there. I'll think about putting it in my page (in English, I just gave up translating everything just to put it there :) ). 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"Crossing" was aired with tape...And bands came to the stage,and played "Nothing To Say". High-Quality Sound! The bands were very tight. You know,every each person of this band are talented. The song "Z.I.T.O." followed "Nothing To Say". Very high speed melodic speed metal song,I like this! Then,"Streets Of Tomorrow" was the first song from their first album aired today. Fans were not ready for this song,so the response from fans became a bit small.Mmmm..... The middle section of this show was tribal part from 'Holy Land' album. The middle part of 'Holy Land' album was dull to me on CD,but it was intense on LIVE. "Holy Land","The Shaman" and "Carolina The 4th" was really great part of this set. After that they played songs like, "Time","Silence And Distance" "Evil Warning". Everybody got crazy on "Evil Warning"--the first single in Japan. --Encore--- Andre's vocal was very nice on "Reaching Horizon" (Acoustic version). He's really great guy. His vocal was a bit faked sometimes,but mainly he's nice. The 2nd encore part was finished with "Queen Of The Night" (You know this was a bonus track for Japanese version,so I didn't expect to hear this song.). But they forgot something!!!!!!! The most important song for ANGRA! Yes!!! The 3rd Encore started with "Unfinished Alleglo" on tape. We waited this song--the song made Angra gold prize band---it's "Carry On"! Every kids on floor sang every part of this song from verse to chorus. Owesome. Diffinetely the high-light of this show was this song. The last song aired today was "Painkiller". It seems they'll tour South America and Europe this year. So if you missed their show,you better see them live on their next tour. Thanks. -Keiji Nishihara email_address_removed.or.jp email_address_removed.ac.jp ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Jan 1997 14:32:02 -0300 From: Jose Lucas Perroni Kalil To: email_address_removed Subject: Badlands, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc. Message-ID: Firstly: > Date: Mon, 6 Jan 1997 18:17:24 -0600 (CST) > Ray and a number of others played on a release called "Sun Red Sun". Chris > Caffery does guitars on one track, Mike Starr (former Alice in Chains > bassist) also plays on it. I have not heard anything from this release > yet. Has anyone heard it, and what is thier opinion of it? Well, well... Ray Gillen was a recent topic on the Black Sabbath Mailing List and nowadays here. It really looks like he died of AIDS. I have a copy of the Sun Red Sun΄s only CD. Only 4 of the 8 songs of that CD was sung by him. Sun Red Sun style remembers the beggining of Anthrax :) > Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 13:47:44 -0500 > First, the Sabbath album that Gillen recorded, but then was recorded over by > Tony Martin, was entitled "The Eternal Idol." Or maybe it was "Headless Cross." > One of those two. It was "Eternal Idol". Every good tape trader has a copy of Ray Gillen΄s Eternal Idol:) I did a Badlands Home Page. It is at: http://www.angelfire.com/wa/Rior/badlands.html Or, if you speak Portuguese, at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6671/badlandp.htm Second: >I can't identify/remember who some of the vocalists are. >Mark Boals Mark Boals sang some songs on the last Yngwie Malmsteen΄s CD (Inspiration) An excellent album for Dream Theater΄s fans... I think Malmsteen has the same musical taste than Petrucci. Malmsteen plays " In The Dead Of Night", " Gates Of Babylon", "Carry On Wayward Son" and others... Thanks and sorry for this long and bad wrote message, Jose Lucas Perroni Kalil --( RiOr Member )-- Sao Paulo / Brazil -- "I'm a Rock'n'Roll soldier, Gonna play it until I'm dead Nobody I know will ever take my Rock'n'Roll away from me." ( BACK STREET KIDS - TECHNICAL ECSTASY - BLACK SABBATH'76 ) ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2176 **************************