YTSEJAM Digest 2333 Today's Topics: 1) Re: GC by "Dale R. Newberry" 2) Re: Anathema, Edinburgh and Amsterdam by Gary Cleghorn 3) Funny, Bernd !!etc by satu.reunanen@sci.fi (Satu Reunanen) 4) UK expedition?? by "Longley, Jeremy" 5) DT cover songs in MP3 by Peter 6) Re: All right already. by Stephen Daedalus 7) RE: We will, we will rock you/Portnoy rocked me! (DTC ALERT!!!) by "Blevins, Mike" 8) DT change of Venue by Mark Smeets 9) Aieeeee!!!!! (IMPORTANT) by "Ryan P. Skadberg" 10) Stratovarius by "Robin L. Campbell" 11) DT on radio... by Steve Chew 12) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2332 by Henrik Gustafsson 13) re: fantasy sports by Jon Parmet 14) Savatage by Cygnus 15) Majesty demos by Jazzmin Belle Sommers 16) Savatage by Soul Madness 17) by 18) New CDs... by Cygnus 19) Morgana LeFay by Cygnus 20) Re: Majesty demos by Eric John Marlett 21) Re: New CDs...(Savatage,GC,FW, Stu Hamm, Extreme, Megadeth, by "Magnus Persson" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 02:32:36 +0000 From: "Dale R. Newberry" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: GC Message-ID: I gotsta give props to GC for SIYF, too. The album I'd recommend as a starting point for those interested in hearing GC. BTW, anyone notice how that sorta bluesy part of the title track from SIYF (the part with the guitar solo, I believe) kinda sounds like part of Floyd's "Money?" Well, I think it does :). Ah, only a few more weeks 'til the clinics. Gonna rock. Ah, only about 7 or 8 more months 'til U2. Damn, that's long. Ah, only a few months until Rush hits St. Louis. Dale R. Newberry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 22:43:55 +0000 From: Gary Cleghorn To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Anathema, Edinburgh and Amsterdam Message-ID: In article , Graham Borland writes >> From: Gary Cleghorn >> I'll tell you why i want a gig in Newcastle ,its cos the beer in London is >> shite thats why ,ok , i'll settle for Edinburgh cos the Scots know how >> to keep a good pint(it was where i saw DT last time anyway). > >Yeah. Remember the "special guest" at the Edinburgh show? :-) Yeah, she had a canny body on her, i think James was a bit shocked(i wonder how much she cost the band? :-) -- Gary Cleghorn Mmmmmm... donuts whoo-hoo ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 12:41:49 +0200 (EET) From: satu.reunanen@sci.fi (Satu Reunanen) To: email_address_removed Subject: Funny, Bernd !!etc Message-ID: Hello you wacko bunch ! >Very good. I've never heard their stuff, but I heard it was pretty good. I'd say they (Waysted) sounded like the average metal band of the 80's. I have one video from them and the song is pretty ok. That band had more of those familiar names in it than just Tyketto's singer, but I can't remember them now. >Maybe they should add a sign to Petrucci's video like >"Don't try too hard, you won't be able to do that..." That is so true !! They should put a warning sticker on the video about it. Damn this was a funny one Bernd ! Oh yeah, my brother had his hand screwed up some years ago, he was practicing too much. He got his hand back to normal tho. I've never heard anyone getting injuries so bad that they couldn't play anymore. I happened to like Keel a lot btw.But what is there that I DON'T like ? Well, techno, disco..anyway,Keel had it's moments. Anyone ever hear about a band called Laibach ? If you like your music weird and heavy, check it out. These guys have some God-complex I tell you !! Whatever..I'm outta here ! Satu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 02:41:41 -0800 From: "Longley, Jeremy" To: "email_address_removed" Subject: UK expedition?? Message-ID: >------------------------------ >Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:27:11 +0000 (GMT) >From: Graham Borland > >I'm looking for a Dutch volunteer to buy me a ticket for the Amsterdam show. >Anybody? Thanks :-) and me! I'm quite keen to get across for one of the shows - the Amsterdam one seems the easiest - any other UK Jammers want to get together for this show? Cheerz, Jezza [returning after an extended absence - must be nearly a year since I last posted...] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 14:13:48 +0100 (MET) From: Peter To: email_address_removed Subject: DT cover songs in MP3 Message-ID: Hey Hi! I encoded 3 wav files (16bit, stereo, 44.1Khz) to MP3 and zip them: EROTOMAN.ZIP - 6Mb (Erotomania) WFS.ZIP - 2.8Mb (Wait For Sleep with vocal) WFINSTR.ZIP - 4Mb (Wait For Sleep instrumental version, it contains a bonus intro :) and a MID file, too) If you don't have an MP3 player, you can download one for Windows (MP3PLAY.ZIP, 108Kb) and/or an MP3 to WAV decoder (MP3DECOD.ZIP, 78Kb). You can download these from http://thunder.sch.bme.hu/music/dt/else.html Please let me know your opinions, ideas about these cover performances. I'm going to make a lot more in the future... Cheers, Peter ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:50:36 -0500 (EST) From: Stephen Daedalus To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: All right already. Message-ID: Is anyone gonna review what happened in Rhode Island this past Saturday? I wasn't there, but wanted to be. What the hell happened? Matt B ==================== "You are all weirdos. Hmph." (Sam the Eagle, The Great Muppet Movie) "Now all we need is a little enerjon, and a lot of luck." (Optimus Prime, Transformers the Movie) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:30:48 -0500 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: RE: We will, we will rock you/Portnoy rocked me! (DTC ALERT!!!) Message-ID: > >> had Cozy Powell on their solo albums, > >If anyone runs any Jeff Beck stuff with Cozy, I recommend immediate >consumption :) Rough 'N Ready comes to mind. Very 70's sounding, rocks! >A little funky, too, with Max Middleton on keys as I recall... I also highly recommend Rainbow's 'Rising' and 'Long Live Rock & Roll', which also feature Cozy, as well as people like Dio and Tony Carey, and that Blackmore guy, too. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 08:28:01 PST From: Mark Smeets To: email_address_removed Subject: DT change of Venue Message-ID: ** Reply to note from email_address_removed 03/10/97 11:55pm -0800 Hey folks, I just heard that DT changed record companies, from east/west to Electra...anyone else hear this yet? Mark *You must unlearn, what you have learned, only then, will you have learned something. - Yoda, Star Wars *I have learned, that I know nothing - Mark Smeets *You have not yet completed your training - Yoda, Star Wars Check out the Megadeth Faq: http://www.smartt.com/~jsmeets/stranger/FRONT.HTM My Page: http://www.smartt.com/~jsmeets/stranger/INDEX.HTM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:38:57 -0500 From: "Ryan P. Skadberg" To: email_address_removed Subject: Aieeeee!!!!! (IMPORTANT) Message-ID: Hi All ... Yesterday I forwarded a post to the jam from email_address_removed, but people think that I wrote it. I DIDN'T!!!! If you have questions or comments about what he said, please mail email_address_removed NOT ME!!!! Thanks Skadz Your Friendly Neighborhood Way Behind Ytsejam Moderator :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:30:33 -0600 From: "Robin L. Campbell" To: email_address_removed Subject: Stratovarius Message-ID: Hi folks, I was just wondering if any Strat. fans here could give me their recommendations on the next one (or few) discs to buy. I currently have 'Episode' and I just love it. I will be buying some more of their stuff pretty sonn and would like any comments/suggestions. Thanks in advance, and by golly, have a damn fine day! -rob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 11:41:30 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Chew To: email_address_removed Subject: DT on radio... Message-ID: > >Hey Pat, it's funny you should mention hearing DT on 98 ROck this >weekend. I think you said you heard PMU on Saturday. Well, on Sunday >around 3pm-5pm I was driving with my brother and I heard the DJ >say "ANd coming up, some Dream Theater by request". Whoa cool!! >I was almost home by that time and I feel stupid for not remembering >to go in the house and turn the radio on to see what they actually >played. PMU I would guess. > Yup, it was PMU. I happened to be in my car flipping around stations when I came upon 98 Rock. I startled my wife with my "Holy shit, it's Pull Me Under!"... :-) She turned it up and we jammed the rest of the way home. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 17:24:36 +0000 From: Henrik Gustafsson To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2332 Message-ID: Hi, folks I haven't been posting at all this year, but now I'm finally up to date with my work, so maybe there's a chance for us to spend some time together, like we used to. Let's hope so! Those of you who remembered, I tried to get in contact with Swedish/Scandinavian jammers, mainly for obtaining the X-mas CD. But also for upcoming occasions. And one major of those is approaching, namely the Fix'97 ! Are there any of you that are thinking in your wet dreams that you are going down to Germany to see any of those concerts? For me this is almost certain, since I've been chatting this matter to a.o: Lars"ORION"Karlsson, of the DT FAQ; and he's really hooked on it! So for us it will probably be the BREMEN-gig, maybe even the BONN. So to you Scandinavians; are you going? then, let's go together! And to you German jammers; which way is the best to obtain tickets? Jason Breitweg tried to lurk something, but as far as I know he hasn't found anything quite yet, and I'm really embarrased using my not-so-good semi-German these days! So, please, Hilfe Freunden ! Do you even know of any cheap (=unexpensive) place to stay for the night, let me know, will ya? Any news about having Fatez opening? I recall they've got Kevin Moore, AND that they are releasing a CD pretty soon. In my wildest dreams I see TWO Fixes in ONE !!!!!! Man, would that be great! First hearing what FW sounds like with my God on Keys, and even more pre-releasing tracks... WWOOWW > >> 9. Scorpion >(yes they lasted into the 90's but barely) They did?!? To me they disbanded mid-70-ies !!! What came out of that was NOT Scorpions (,same story as Metallica) OOh, that felt good ! I've missed our chats henrik -.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.--.- Henrik Gustafsson Box 957 461 29 Trollha:ttan Quality deployer +46(0)520-47 50 49 [fax +46(0)520-47 50 99] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:38:14 +0000 From: Jon Parmet To: email_address_removed Subject: re: fantasy sports Message-ID: > From: Pat Daugherty > Isn't anyone else into Fantasy sports? Of course. What do you think routing for the Red Sox every year is? :) Jon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 13:58:49 -0600 (CST) From: Cygnus To: email_address_removed Subject: Savatage Message-ID: For those seeking Savatage: Just keep in mind that their earlier stuff is a lot different from their newer stuff. There earlier stuff is heavier. I personally like all of it, but it may throw some people if it comes unexpectedly. Remember that Jon Oliva sings on their first 7 albums and Zach Stevens on their last three (Edge of Thorns, Handful of Rain, Dead Winter Dead). Jon Oliva sings a couple of tracks on Dead Winter Dead so that would be a good place to start to sample both vocalists, and besides, it's a concept album, how can you go wrong? ***Rob*** email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 14:11:04 -0600 From: Jazzmin Belle Sommers To: email_address_removed Subject: Majesty demos Message-ID: I opened up my mailbox today, and got a nice surprise! Thanks Tim! I listened through the Majesty demos and have a few stray thoughts that must be expressed. First, the music is all right for a sophomoric effort. However, if DT had followed the route of "Your Majesty" rather than "March of the Tyrant" they would have ended up as... Winter Rose? Second, they were QUITE right in booting out Chris Collins. Sounds like David Bowie trying to be Geoff Tate. Given their propensity for firing their vocalists for better ones, the next step is (obviously) acquisition of Luciano Pavoratti. Third, who wrote those cheesy lyrics? All in all it's an interesting listen. Immediately I wanted to do a cover of "Your Majesty" and "Vital Star". Anyone know where I can get sheet music for this? =) Yeh right. I'm actually quite impressed. When they were recording, I was sixteen and dreaming. Eleven years later, I'm still (mostly) dreaming, but eleven years of practise has not got me nearly as far as it's gotten Dream Theater. I think an interesting idea would be for DT to borrow some guest musicians. Not replace any members, you know. Like Crowded House did for that "I want you to want me" song -- there's a guest vocalist. Maybe they could borrow Satriani? Neil Peart? Pavoratti'd better not get too close, he could be in danger of having to sing prog music. heh. I'd really like to hear a bass voice, or a good female on one of their songs. I'm thinking NOT Lou Reed but maybe Johnny Cash, NOT Linda Ronstadt but perhaps Bonnie Tyler. "You could by my Vital Star..." no, no, definitely NOT Madonna. oh well. Just taking a break from organizing tribute stuff, God there's a lot to sort out. Jazzmin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 15:15 EST From: Soul Madness To: email_address_removed Subject: Savatage Message-ID: For the people who wanted to know which Savatage discs to get, heres my recommendations of each: The Dungeons Are Calling/Sirens: if your into a very heavy Savatage, check this out. It features Jon Oliva on vocals who has a much higher but equally as great voice. His voice goes so well with the heaviness of the music. Power Of The Night- same as above but features one powerballad that deserves mention called "In The Dream". Fight For The Rock- the album everyone hates...its much more glam-ish but still has its moments and the drums sound great on the disc. If you buy it, be prepared for shock. Hall Of The Mountain King- the heaviest Savatage to date but also incorporates a progressive style into their music rather than just playing metal like TDAC, Sirens and POTN. Gutter Ballet- very diverse comparable to HOR but with Jon on vocals. The album has everything...ballads (When The Crowds Are Gone, Summers Rain), heavy stuff (The Unholy, Of Rage And War), acoustic pieces (Silk And Steel) to an almost gothic-feeling Hounds. Streets- if you like Dead Winter Dead, you'll love this...another rock opera (in my opinion, much better than DWD) about a rock star drug dealer living on the streets. Awesome s..t here. Edge Of Thorns- this is more of a hard rock album but with great talent put into it. Criss Olivas last and Zak Stevens first. Criss left us with an amazing set of work. Dead Winter Dead- rock opera, lots of slower stuff but does include a couple heavier pieces. ------------------------------ Ghost In The Ruins- live album from 1987-1990. For the fans of the heavier stuff. Doctor Butcher- 25 bucks...Jon's new band...VERY reminiscent of early Savatage for those who miss it. Thats all Don email_address_removed Warrior Soul Homepage (now featuring a Whats New section, a review with more to come, liner notes, lyrics, and info on rare CD singles) http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/5784/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 14:17:48 -0600 (CST) From: Cygnus To: email_address_removed Subject: New CDs... Message-ID: > I never get bored w/ this one, it keeps me interested. Personal favorites: > "Taunting Cobras", a great thrash song, and "Alone You Breathe", possibly > the best song I've heard in 1997. AYB is a great power ballad written in > the memory of Chris Oliva. It's very passionate, and it really touched me. This song also touched me. But then again a lot of songs do, such as every DT song, a lot or some of Queensryche, Fates Warning, Galactic Cowboys, Rush, Lillian Axe, and even Night Ranger, Firehouse, and Stryper. Of course some songs "touch me" by giving me a rush (no pun intended) such as CIAW, Helloween's "Kings Will Be Kings," Stryper's "The Rock That Makes Me Roll," or Rush's "Jacob's Ladder." How about it, jammers? What are some other touching songs out there? Here are some of mine: DT: all, but esp. "Eve" and ACOS ("I will live on" always give me goosebumps). QR: "Someone Else?," "Lady Jane," "Take Hold of the Flame" FW: "Chasing Time," "Island In The Stream" GC: "In This Life" Rush: "Ghost of a Chance," "Resist" Lillian Axe: "See You Someday," "Promised Land" Night Ranger: "When You Close Your Eyes" Firehouse: "Hold the Dream" Stryper: "Together Forever" I could go on but I'll spare you from further abuse. ***Rob*** email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 14:26:22 -0600 (CST) From: Cygnus To: email_address_removed Subject: Morgana LeFay Message-ID: Has anyone else heard of the Swedish band Morgana LeFay? My brother has their CD "Maleficium" and it rocks! They are heavy with some powerful and intricate grooves. So how's the singer? He is very reminiscent of Jon Oliva of Savatage. I couldn't believe it the first time I heard it. I had to keep reminding myself that this was not Savatage. The music has a quicker tempo than most of Savatage's stuff, and I have now learned to distinguish the difference between vocalists. There are tracks where he doesn't sound like Jon Oliva, but others where he seems to belt out a Jon Oliva-type note. And "Maleficium" is a concept album of sorts, so it is pretty good album. I don't know how easy it is to get their stuff, but several mail order places carry them. ***Rob*** email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:36:29 -0500 (EST) From: Eric John Marlett To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Majesty demos Message-ID: > > I opened up my mailbox today, and got a nice surprise! Thanks Tim! > > I listened through the Majesty demos and have a few stray thoughts that must > be expressed. > > First, the music is all right for a sophomoric effort. > Jazzmin So how do you figure the Majesty Demos to be sophomoric? Wouldn't that mean this was their *second* album. Do you know something I don't? Eric ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 23:02:17 +0000 From: "Magnus Persson" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: New CDs...(Savatage,GC,FW, Stu Hamm, Extreme, Megadeth, Message-ID: On 11 Mar 97 at 00:29, Vincent G. LuPone wrote: > Extreme "III Sides to Every Story": > This CD is the "Oh!!! THEY played that riff" CD. Almost every song > reminds me of my freshman year in HS ('92-'93). I haven't gotten a good > enough listen to judge the whole CD yet, but it's very catchy, and Nuno > sounds wonderful on it. I really like "Rest in Peace" to start with, and > I'm sure I'll love the whole CD after I get in a good listen. Personally I think this is Extreme's best CD so I'm sure you'll love it! Part III is just great! > Savatage "Handful of Rain": > I decided to save the best for last. I bought this CD because I > liked Alex Skolnick's work w/ Testament, but I wasn't prepared for what I > got. This band is incredible. Singer sounds like Flotsam & Jetsam's singer > to me, and the rest of the band is excellent. Very heavy, very thrashy, and > the piano parts laid down by Jon Oliva are just so heavy in their own way. > I never get bored w/ this one, it keeps me interested. Personal favorites: > "Taunting Cobras", a great thrash song, and "Alone You Breathe", possibly > the best song I've heard in 1997. AYB is a great power ballad written in > the memory of Chris Oliva. It's very passionate, and it really touched me. What happened to Chris Oliva? ATB /Magnus Persson _________________________________________________ http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-10237 ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2333 **************************