YTSEJAM Digest 2281 Today's Topics: 1) Live At The Marquee by Soul Madness 2) Pissed. by "KorgX3" 3) Petition by "Ryan M. Webb" 4) Kinda weird... by "Vincent G. LuPone" 5) Re: Labrie by Cygnus 6) Re: Petition by Jon Byrne 7) Live (No DTC) by Jeremy Kube 8) Re: Pissed. by "Lauren Glenn" 9) Re: Pissed. by "Lauren Glenn" 10) Interesting UNIX session... by Pat Griffin 11) Rush drinking game... by 2112 12) drunkeness rush posting :) by "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" 13) Tone of the petition; my whereabouts by "Paul W. Cashman" 14) My whereabouts (oops) by "Paul W. Cashman" 15) Re: Shadow Gallery - cheesy??? by Walter Semerenko 16) Reviews: Ayreon, Spock's Beard, Devil Doll, Somnabulist by Walter Semerenko 17) Celluphone Square by Jan van Huizen 18) Is the new Queensryche really that bad? by "Dusty Vestal" 19) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2259 by email_address_removed 20) Re: Bill 'N' Ted's/Glen Burtnik by email_address_removed 21) Stuff by Anthony LaSorsa ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:20:21 -0800 From: Soul Madness To: email_address_removed Subject: Live At The Marquee Message-ID: Live At The Marquee is definitely a good import- its not a bootleg, though. I wouldn't give it up for the world. The song listing on it is: Metropolis/Fortune In Lies/Bombay Vindaloo/Surrounded/The Killing Hand/Pull Me Under. On some copies, Surrounded is replaced by Another Day. Theres my 1 cent. Don ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:02:40 +0000 From: "KorgX3" To: email_address_removed Subject: Pissed. Message-ID: Hey, folkx, I dunno what's goin on, but it seems as though either I was accidentally unsubbed from the list or my ISP banned all mail coming from ytsejam.ax.com. I tried resubbing today and if it doesn't work I'm gonna have to go have a nice friendly chat with cyberhighway. Anywho, don't make any plans on that tribute without me, since I'm still interested in playing TTT and LtL. I've been working hard to learn TTT the last couple of days and would hate to find out I wasn't doing it. :( Anyhow, I'll see ya'all soon. One way or another. :) Laterz! Disclaimer: All entries posted in this text are copyrighted by KorgX3 and are subject to applicable laws. Unauthorized reproduction of any entry contained within without written consent of the owner is strictly forbidden. "Rokz nadz, kikz butz, and hott chikz" are trademarks owned by KorgX3. :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 22:34:35 -0600 From: "Ryan M. Webb" To: email_address_removed Subject: Petition Message-ID: Ok, to address a few concerns about the DT petition: 1.) The posts will be edited to eliminate any double posts and/or posts that are bogus, or are deliberately rude/derrogatory towards East/West. 2.) What we are trying to accomplish is to let East/West know that Dream Theater is a band that many people are very much enthralled with. They need to know exactly how much the fans want a new record. Currently, they are putting DT on the back burner, while producing 'alternative' bands. While the petition may not help, we are hopeful that it will, otherwise we would not be wasting our time. All of us want a new DT record, but the label does not seem to care one way or another. We want to let them know that we do care. 3.) Instead of complaining about why we are doing this, what we hope to accomplish, the validity of it all, why dont you all just go and sign the petition? How much can it hurt you? All it takes is a quick few seconds of your time. No money or anything else is required, just your comments and 'signature'. 4.) This can ONLY work if we get as many signatures as possible!!! If you all want a new CD, as I assume you do, please go sign this petition. Tell everyone you know about this. It did work once before, right? Maybe it will work now, maybe it wont. But it definatley wont work if everyone sits on their collective rear ends and thinks "Oh, what's the point? Why should I waste my time? This petition is not going to get anything done." So go sign it already :) 5.) The last time I checked, we had about 450 or so 'signatures' on the petition, and there is surely more then that by now. How can all these people be wrong? This is a VERY worthwile cause, and should be supported as so. 6.) GO SIGN IT ALREADY! :) http://www.prognosis.com/petition http://www.prognosis.com/petition http://www.prognosis.com/petition Ryan ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:43:06 -0700 From: "Vincent G. LuPone" To: email_address_removed Subject: Kinda weird... Message-ID: After one full day of voting, there's only been ONE vote for "Pull Me Under". Do you guys really NOT want to see this sucker wind up on the tribute? Just a thought... Later, Peace be with you and God bless, ~Vince (http://www.u.arizona.edu/~vgl) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 23:22:16 -0600 (CST) From: Cygnus To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Labrie Message-ID: > I've been a DT "nut" for about six months and I love them to pieces. > However, I still have a few questions. Where is James Labrie from? Is metrop2 > availible to buy anywhere? Is "DT Live at the MARQUEE" a good bootleg? > Thanx in adavance for your time, > Adam > (email_address_removed) James LaBrie is from Canada. To my knowledge, Metropolis 2 has been written, is about 27 minutes, but it is not available anywhere. I'm not sure if LatM is a considered a bootleg, but IMHO it is a good buy. It has James singing two songs from When Dream and Day Unite as well as and improv jam called Bombay Vindaloo. I love that song! To me it just sinks JP as a guitar god. And to think, it was made up on the spot! ***Rob*** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 00:49:45 -0500 (EST) From: Jon Byrne To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Petition Message-ID: At 08:45 PM 2/15/97 -0800, Ryan Webb wrote: >3.) Instead of complaining about why we are doing this, > what we hope to accomplish, the validity of it all, > why dont you all just go and sign the petition? > How much can it hurt you? I never really planned not to "sign" it, I just wanted to know what the final product would be, and therefore what my name would be attached to. If I found out that the end product was going to be full of the angry rantings (as valid as they may be) of we Jammers, I would have to think a little bit about it. But now, I don't. >6.) GO SIGN IT ALREADY! :) I'm on my way! Jonathan Byrne, 1L West Virginia University College of Law email_address_removed (WormWood or DrNick on IRC) TAPE TRADES! http://access.mountain.net/~rael/home.htm ----------------------------------------------------------- "The bury a wasteland deep in the wilderness Poison the soil and reap the harvest Of blind indifference, greed, and apathy Sowed way back in our history." -Fish, "Internal Exile" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:20:03 -0500 (EST) From: Jeremy Kube To: email_address_removed Subject: Live (No DTC) Message-ID: I had the opportunity to see Live on Saturday Night Live. It was a good and bad performance. Good: Lukini's Juice (the rockin' new song) Drummer because he is solid. Bad: The other song they played because it was all power chords I thought Nirvana had a comeback. Drummer, rode on the crash too much. Singer (he seemed like he was strung out on something) I hope the album (which comes out on Tuesday) is better than that second song and isn't limited to Lukini's juice. They are a solid band and I enjoy a lot of the stuff that they do. What do ya'll think about it? Later, J ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:52:59 -0500 From: "Lauren Glenn" To: Subject: Re: Pissed. Message-ID: > Hey, folkx, I dunno what's goin on, but it seems as though either I > was accidentally unsubbed from the list or my ISP banned all mail > coming from ytsejam.ax.com. I tried resubbing today and if it > doesn't work I'm gonna have to go have a nice friendly chat with > cyberhighway. > Uh oh....... sounds like East/West is getting back at us for the petition..... :) Lauren ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:52:59 -0500 From: "Lauren Glenn" To: Subject: Re: Pissed. Message-ID: > Hey, folkx, I dunno what's goin on, but it seems as though either I > was accidentally unsubbed from the list or my ISP banned all mail > coming from ytsejam.ax.com. I tried resubbing today and if it > doesn't work I'm gonna have to go have a nice friendly chat with > cyberhighway. > Uh oh....... sounds like East/West is getting back at us for the petition..... :) Lauren ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:26:20 -0600 (CST) From: Pat Griffin To: ThE NuGgeTjAm Subject: Interesting UNIX session... Message-ID: |cclabs:c675311> cat INBOX/ytsejam.2280 | grep -v tribute |grep -v petition | |Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 19:14:49 -0800 (PST) |From: email_address_removed |To: Multiple recipients of list |Subject: YTSEJAM digest 2280 |=20 | YTSEJAM Digest 2280 | |------------------------------ |=20 |End of YTSEJAM Digest 2280 |************************** =20 h t t p : / / w w w . m i s s o u r i . e d u / ~ c 6 7 5 3 1 1 / | Pat Griffin Reality=B2 Design | | email_address_removed email_address_removed | h t t p : / / w w w . m i s s o u r i . e d u / ~ c 6 7 5 3 1 1 / ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 02:36:49 -0500 (EST) From: 2112 To: Bitch Hell Subject: Rush drinking game... Message-ID: OK...I am totally frunk while posting but, I have a new game. I went to a party tonight and whenevr I went to the bathroom I tried to name the songs in order of particular Rush songs. It's a lot of fun. Even in my drunkeness, I xould still name the song off particular albums. One time when I went to the bathroom, I named the songs oof of 4 albums (Pew, MP, Hemispheres, AFTK). I know that you jammers will probably make fun of this message, but oh well... Brandon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:38:48 -0600 From: "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" To: Heavy Metal Computer Nerds Subject: drunkeness rush posting :) Message-ID: > >I have a new game. I went to a party tonight and whenevr I went to the >bathroom I tried to name the songs in order of particular Rush songs. >It's a lot of fun. Even in my drunkeness, I xould still name the song off >particular albums. One time when I went to the bathroom, I named the >songs oof of 4 albums (Pew, MP, Hemispheres, AFTK). I know that you >jammers will probably make fun of this message, but oh well... yes, we can see that alcohol is still very in tact as well :) dont worry, you'll have fun reading this post tomorrow morning.. its kind of like waking up to remember you wrote the funniest joke ever the night before and its written on a piece of stained crumpled paper and you pick it up and it says "knock knock, who's there, bangakooki" ;) ~Rip ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 00:58:36 -0800 (PST) From: "Paul W. Cashman" To: email_address_removed Subject: Tone of the petition; my whereabouts Message-ID: I have to agree with the earlier post about the tone of the comments in the petition. Granted, the label is dragging its heels, but the acid tone of some of the comments in there is bound to raise many more problems than the petition might solve. -- +-- I never bared my emotions ---+ Dream Theater +- Paul W. Cashman ---+ | My passion always strong | "Scarred" | email_address_removed | | I never lost my devotion <-+-> CD: Awake | email_address_removed | + But somewhere fate went wrong -+----- http://www.crl.com/~vanyel ----+ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:13:47 -0800 (PST) From: "Paul W. Cashman" To: email_address_removed Subject: My whereabouts (oops) Message-ID: Oops forgot to include this before. :) I've been working on the first progress report for Dragon*Con (writing, editing, proofreading) most evenings at a friend's house, so I haven't been on the Jam much or on IRC. I had a letter to the editor published in last Monday's edition of the Atlanta Journal, a letter about the Internet. I'll try to post the original letter to my web page. No DT content in the letter, but there was some intentional Rush content. :) -- +-- I never bared my emotions ---+ Dream Theater +- Paul W. Cashman ---+ | My passion always strong | "Scarred" | email_address_removed | | I never lost my devotion <-+-> CD: Awake | email_address_removed | + But somewhere fate went wrong -+----- http://www.crl.com/~vanyel ----+ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 05:28:18 +0000 From: Walter Semerenko To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Shadow Gallery - cheesy??? Message-ID: At 03:49 PM 2/15/97 -0800, you wrote: >> >> The downside of SG is the background vocals. They sound cheesy. Also, the >> guitarist plays too many arpeggios which I find annoying. The pianist is >> very good. They songwriting is strong except for the last track which they >> could of made it flow better. >> >> Walter. > >I'm confused here, when somebody says that the background vocals >sound cheesy, what do they mean? I've scratched my head many times >about this. How do you define cheesy when it comes to background >vocals? How do they suppose to sound without losing their power?? >take care......Dusty I was responding to the person who wanted any critiques on the band. I just listened to the CD again, and the BGV's weren't that bad. It just really got to me on the song "Crystalline Dream" where the chorus goes something like "...I wanna take you into my heart.." The song is good until it gets to that part which turns me off. "Cliffhanger" isn't that bad. As far as defining cheesy, I guess that is really subjective. I think a lot of the vocals on the first Extreme album are cheesy especially "Rock-a-bye Baby" (whatever it's called), but on the second and third album they sound good to me. To me, it is when the BGV don't fit the song right and you get the facial expression as if you took a whiff of Lindbergh cheese. I think that SG could improve on the BGVs to make them sound better, not just on the timbre of the voices. Don't fret, I like SG and will recommend them any jammer or prog-metal person. In fact, one of my former roomates over-heard me playing SG and demanded me to borrow that CD. He immediately ordered it after listening to it. He is a big Sava fan. So everybody has different degrees of tastes--some will like a particular band more than another. I guess my condescending look on SG was when a year ago, many jammers kept on raving on the band and some even said they were a couple notches down from DT. A lot of comments were like "GREAT album, go buy it" without giving any other description of the music. I did just that and was a little disappointed. I'd give the band four out of five stars. Walter. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 05:35:40 +0000 From: Walter Semerenko To: email_address_removed Subject: Reviews: Ayreon, Spock's Beard, Devil Doll, Somnabulist Message-ID: I posted some more reviews on Usenet. Hope this interests someone. *************** Ayreon _The Final Experiment_ This is a band from Holland with a big production that has several lead male vocalists and backing female choir type vocals. It is a rock opera that deals with mankind destroying itself in 2084AD and about a computer program used to warn Ayreon (a blind minstrel in the 6th century) by sending visions through time telepathy. Ayreon's duty is to warn humanity of its impending destruction by singing these visions. All this sounds like an end-of-the-world senario, but I don't think the music expresses that feeling. To me the music sounds like the the era of King Arthur. Nevertheless, the music is very good. I haven't been listening to the CD too much mainly because of the other stuff I've been listening too, but some songs have the bombast of Savatage's latest album with very melodic use of moogs and other keys. Also, hints of Malmsteem in the melodic sense, no shredding guitars in there. The only Malmsteem I heard was the very first album and some songs sound like that except better, IMO, with progressive parts. The female vocals sound Stryper-ish which sounds ok to pretty good. I really like the moogs used in the album which is played in a classical flair. Spock's Beard [deleted rehashed comments about them] The hompage is at: http://www.altura.com/jordanz/spocks_beard/ Devil Doll _Dies Irae_ This is an Italian/ex-Yugoslavian band. Devil Doll is a symphonic rock band that is dark, eerie, and has a gothic quality to it. It is dark and at the same time it is symphonic and those two elements don't conflict. It is one of my favorite discs of '96. The vocalist, Mr. Doctor is *awesome*. The way he contorts his voice from eerie to intense guttural sounds makes him sound really evil. At times he sounds like an evil incarnation of the cartoon character Ren. Also, on the album is a soprano vocalist adding some vocals. The album is one big song separated by many tracks and it flows really well. This is a great disc to play on Halloween. The whereabouts of the band is "in the dark"...the Unofficial Devil Doll page will give you a little more info. http:// http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/6886/ Somnabulist _self-titled_ I got this CD based on the comments off r.m.p. Whoever said that this band sounds like 'Anglagard gone punk' summarized the band very concisely. The don't have the abruptness of Anglagard, but the music remains complex. The band has a great bottom and heavy use of hammonds which really kicks booty. The vocalist sounds punkish and doesn't sing all the time. Sometimes he detracts from the music, other times he sounds fine. Kudos to Ken Golden for signing this band to his label. Walter. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 13:10:33 +0100 From: Jan van Huizen To: email_address_removed Subject: Celluphone Square Message-ID: Hi, I've run into the Celluphone Square (a company where you can sell your used CD's and purchase other used cd's or just receive cash for it). Does anybody have any experience with this company ? Is it realiable ? I got a couple of CD's I never listen to anymore, and I'd like to sell them. They pay $6 for a used CD, seems fair to me. --Aurora-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 19:42:12 +0000 From: "Dusty Vestal" To: email_address_removed Subject: Is the new Queensryche really that bad? Message-ID: Jason, hey bud, saw your note on the ytsejam. I'm a real big fan of OLD Queensryche(Rage For Order), are you serious about the new Queensryche being that bad??? or were ya just trying to upset QR fans, he he. Actually, I wouldn't blame if you were, because DT fans get hammered all the time in the Queensryche newsgroup. I didn't care much for Promised Land either, other than the title track and "I AM I"... So since you got an advance copy, what does the new one sound like??? Are Geoff's vocals okay?? Or is he still losing it? When you say it isn't metal, can ya elaborate a little more?? Take Care......Dusty p.s.....Any news on the new Gamma Ray lineup? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 11:57:32 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2259 Message-ID: In response to Mike Bahr's reply: I'm sorry if you took my post that way, Mike. I was not "implying" anything. I genuinely did not see anything on the change of the Tapestry project. I found it odd because we usually get updates and such, so I guess I did miss it. I was trying to see if I was the only one. I guess I was. It was just a question, that's all. You've been kind enough to offer a refund and I appreciate that. Now everyone knows that. Your credibilty was not the question...my eyesight and computer were. Rob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 11:59:58 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Bill 'N' Ted's/Glen Burtnik Message-ID: Glen Burtnik was in Styx for awhile when Tommy Shaw was still doing Damn Yankees. Rob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 12:26:29 -0500 (EST) From: Anthony LaSorsa To: email_address_removed Subject: Stuff Message-ID: hello again! I have one question about the tribute. Its one that any of the jammers can possibly answer, whether or not they are going to participate on the tribute. My question is, can we legally sell this tribute to mainly our friends and loved ones? I know we can just trade copies or give copies to jammers but can we sell them? This tribute is going to take some amount of money to get underway, so can we possibly sell tapes for like $5 and cds for $10? Legally, I doubt it but I'm not sure. Where is that song, "Don't Look Past ME?" located? Is it a B-side of a single off of the Images album, or what? I'd love to find it and buy it. Where can I find it? Speaking of singles, I ordered the Lie single from Strawberries for $7.99! Can't beat that. Sign the petition! I found people who are interested in Dream Theater, but not fanatics to sign the petition. They are all located in my area, so that's why it looks like someone listed a bunch of people. I spoke with each person and we did it from the computer cluster at college and the other people did it from my house. So, get everyone you can to sign that petition. See ya, Tony ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2281 **************************