YTSEJAM Digest 2334 Today's Topics: 1) New Prog Metal Band!! Chaos Theory!!! Holy schnookies!!! by Brian Wherry 2) Criss Oliva/Touching Songs by Soul Madness 3) Official Chaos Theory Website!! by Brian Wherry 4) Criss Oliva, Waysted, Spock's Beard, Brian May, Black Sabbath, by Kevin Madden 5) DT Record Co.'s by Randall Braun 6) Criss Oliva/avatage reply-NDTC by Randall Braun 7) TIM LODGE by "dreamer" 8) World Trade...old stuff? by David Swanston 9) I Forgot an Important One! by email_address_removed 10) Passionate Tunes by email_address_removed 11) GC... by email_address_removed (Shane Liebling) 12) Chris Oliva, and radio. by Eric Hansen 13) Re: DT withdrawal by "KorgX3" 14) LATM for order and bumper stickers by james 15) Touching songs by "KorgX3" 16) Fates Warning -- A Pleasant Shade of Gray by Sava Web 17) Various by "Ollila Marko" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 17:32:25 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Wherry To: The Jam Subject: New Prog Metal Band!! Chaos Theory!!! Holy schnookies!!! Message-ID: Hi everyone! I'm really excited to be telling you all about this new band. They're from the San Fransisco Bay area. The name of the band is Chaos Theory. The music is incredible. Heavy, complex, catchy,.... The lineup is the same as Dream Theater: guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, and vocals, and all of these guys are GREAT! You can visit the following websites for more information and some sound samples: http://www.netwizards.net/~yanos/ctpage.htm http://www.li.net/~jdibart/chaos-theory/home.html If you're interested in some demo recordings, send email to email_address_removed. I'm tellin' you, people, this band is gonna knock your socks off. They are the tightest, most talented, plain-ol'-rippin' band I've heard in quite some time. Do yourselves a favor and jump on over to one of those websites and give 'em a listen. You won't be disappointed. Later! Brian -- /* * User: Brian Wherry, email_address_removed, email_address_removed * School: Boston University College of Engineering * Web: http://www.channel1.com/users/wacky/ * http://acs.bu.edu:8001/~bwherry/ * Quote: "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur." */ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 97 17:53 EST From: Soul Madness To: email_address_removed Subject: Criss Oliva/Touching Songs Message-ID: Criss Oliva died on October 17, 1993 in a car accident after a drunk driver hit him and his wife head on. His wife has recovered, I believe but Criss Oliva sadly died. But he left a legacy of amazing music behind. Songs that touch me (or kick me in the face actually) are: Dream Theater- Eve, demo version of ACOS, Learning To Live, Metropolis, oh, hell, almost all of them Savatage- Summers Rain, Alone You Breath, Not What You See, This Is Where You Should Be, and most all others Trans-siberian Orchestra- Ornament Lillian Axe- Living In The Grey, Nobody Knows, Stop The Hate, The Promised Land Queensryche- Someone Else, Silent Lucidity, Empire, Jani Lane (oh, sorry, Lady Jane) Overkill- Private Bleeding/Mourning After Testament- Return To Serenity (acoustic), The Legacy (acoustic) Trouble- Rain, Memories Garden Flotsam And Jetsam- Destructive Signs Ok- enough already. Don (DRC) 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 18:08:28 -0500 (EST) From: Brian Wherry To: The Jam Subject: Official Chaos Theory Website!! Message-ID: Go to: http://www.li.net/~jdibart/chaos-theory/home.html and prepare to be amazed. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:00:09 -0800 From: Kevin Madden To: "eaters of left-over pizza from papa john's" Subject: Criss Oliva, Waysted, Spock's Beard, Brian May, Black Sabbath, Message-ID: Magnus (or is it /Magnus?) wrote in the last 'jam: > >What happened to Chris Oliva? > He got killed by a drunk. Satu wrote, also in the last jam: >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. Well, the bassist is Pete Way, who was in a little band called UFO. Hence the stupid name of the group "waysted." I wrote, and Walter asked: >>I did, for sure, see some Spock's Beard there, too. > >Did you buy it? > No. Should I? What does it sound like? I wrote and Jon asked: >> Back to the Light, BM's first solo cd, I was immediately struck >> by how much he must have contributed to the "queen-sound." > >Is this a hard to find in stores? It's sounds interesting. > I think it may be hard to find in the states nowadays. I am not sure. It is a really good album, though. I know I have seen a live cd "live at brixton" I think, by Brian May for sale in the bins at Best Buy. Imported from England, naturally. I am listening to Black Sabbath's remastered "Born Again" right now. This is just a weird combo with three original Sabs (Iommi, Butler and Ward) playing with Ian Gillan. Just odd. Man, does Geezer have a *nasty* bass tone or what? So 98Rock is back to playing DT, eh? I remember back when PMU was the rage, that was the breaker of the month or whatever they called it, but 103 underground was a MUCH better radio station. I even heard Fifth Angel on there. Too bad it' now a crappy "free form alternative" station. I remember hearing PMU and wondering, when they said it was Dream Theater, if it was the same DT that I remembered from having the WDADU cassette. The music sounded right, but that singer! He was no Charlie Lee -er, I mean- Dominici. Back to your pizza pies, jammers. GO WINGS! Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 17:58:43 -0600 From: Randall Braun To: "'Ytsejam'" Subject: DT Record Co.'s Message-ID: ..I just heard that DT changed record companies, from east/west to Electra...anyone else hear this yet? EastWest is a division of Atlantic which is a division of Warner Brothers which is a division of Time-Warner. (WEA =Warner, Elektra, Atlantic) Elektra is also a division of Warner Brothers which is a division of Time-Warner. Atco is a division of Atlantic which is a division of Warner Brothers which is a division of Time-Warner. Only WDADU, on Mechanix Records is the only one NOT on A Warner-owned label. -Randall email: email_address_removed *************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 18:18:29 -0600 From: Randall Braun To: "'Ytsejam'" Cc: "'email_address_removed.se'" Subject: Criss Oliva/avatage reply-NDTC Message-ID: ..What happened to Chris Oliva? Criss was killed by a drunk driver, and his wife was severly injured in the auto accident. See the Savatge home page FAQ on Criss at: http://www.winternet.com/~sentinel/savatage/sava_faq.html#Criss Oliva I wondered about this for awhile myself. -Randall email: email_address_removed *************************************** ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 15:15:11 +0100 From: "dreamer" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: TIM LODGE Message-ID: <199703120039.BAA21185@cww.de> Thanks for your quick response. I look forward to closing this matter out. .tim WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ? WAKE UP! Yes, Its fucking political, everythings political Yes, Its fuckin satirical ..... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 18:02:27 -0800 (PST) From: David Swanston To: email_address_removed Subject: World Trade...old stuff? Message-ID: Well my jamming friends, have I found something kewl... I was perusing through the local Wherehouse (which I have determined is now a used CD store that just happens to also sell new CDs), in the "budget" CD bin, you know, where they sell the promos and stuff that nobody wants for $0.99... Anyway, I happened to spot this interesting CD cover with these scientist dudes standing around one of them Newton's Balls thingies (you know, conservation of momentum...balls on strings which stay in place when you drop one and the one on the other side takes off...boy, am I ramblin'...). Along the top of the cover was the name "WORLD TRA" with the rest covered up by that yellow used sticker. So I flip it over and see these four semi-hair endowed men attempting to look "happy tough". I checked the date...1989. The label...PolyGram. The songs...around 5 mins per. Could it be...? I checked it out. Mind you, I do not have the latest World Trade from Magna Carta -- _Euphoria_, I think -- but I had heard somebody say that they sound a lot like Yes. Well, these guys do, too. Did I find an elusive debut CD from World Trade, or am I imagining things? I happened to swing by another semi-local Wherehouse and perused their budget CDs (ok, secret's out...now you know why I have over 300 CDs), and spotted a Lillian Axe CD, _Poetic Justice_ and gave it a listen. Kewl stuff. Bought it. It's a 1992 release and sounds like a lot of other 80s-90s metal that you may have heard, but for some reason it sticks better. Production? Musicianship? Both? BTW, this one has the much talked about (at least in the last 'Jam) Axe songs "See You Someday" and "The Promised Land". Good schtuff. OK, that's enough. Back to those killer 4 page essays. Only two left. Rain King ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 21:27:50 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: I Forgot an Important One! Message-ID: Howdy Jammerz (Part II) Sorry, but I totally forgot one VERY important passionate tune for my list: Shadow Gallery "Warcry" (Absolutely awesome!) Bye Again... Matt T. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 21:32:06 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Passionate Tunes Message-ID: Hey Jammerz - In the latest Jam, someone posted something about their favorite passionate songs - the ones that send chills up and down your spine every time. Well, here's my stab at it (in no particular order): Metallica "Fade To Black" (No question about it... the BEST!) Amorphis "Elegy" Dream Theater "Scarred" Dream Theater (Majesty) "A Vision" (That JP solo... WOW!) Savatage "Alone You Breathe" (I agree 110%!) Savatage "All That I Bleed" Boston "A Man I'll Never Be" (My favorite song from a great rock band) Queensryche "Someone Else?" (Also agree 110% - I prefer the FBV) Queensryche "Scarborough Fair" Queensryche "Roads To Madness" Queensryche "The Mission" (See a pattern developing?) Judas Priest "Beyond the Realms Of Death" Guns N Roses "Estranged" Meat Loaf "For Crying Out Loud" (I love his stuff, dammit! :-) ) Testament "Return To Serenity" Fates Warning "The Eleventh Hour" Well, I'd better stop before I go on forever. That's all, folks! - Matt T. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 18:33:57 -0700 From: email_address_removed (Shane Liebling) To: email_address_removed Subject: GC... Message-ID: Hey Dig! NIce suggestion, and also props to everyone else who sang their praise for Galactic Cowboys: Space In Your Face. This stuff is pretty damn cool. I thought when y'all said they had senses of humor in their stuff I thought it might be stupid, but now I see what you mean (that part in NO Problems is great, going from the dark subject matter to the happy-go-lucky chorus is pretty damn cool), plus their lyrics are damn good too, takling topics like abortion are pretty damn tough for most bands, but they do it quite well. They sound like a mix of so many different things, I mean their guitar work reminds me of Metallica/Megadeth/DT. But their harmonizing vocals remind me of some Shadows Gallery and Spock's Beard. All together a pretty good buy (I have no idea why it was so cheap... $5.99 for all their CD's). Now that I have heard this stuff, where to next? What is another good album of thier's? I will even take just suggestions for other bands too. Also, what's the best to start with for Savatage? -Shane ______________________________________________________________________________ I Shane Liebling I You can call me Kennedy, you may have I I email_address_removed I killed him, but you cannot kill me. I I http://www.earthlink.net/~mariachi I - Spock's Beard "The Light" I I____________________________________I_______________________________________I ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:09:22 -0800 From: Eric Hansen To: email_address_removed Subject: Chris Oliva, and radio. Message-ID: Savatage is indeed a cool band. For everyone that keeps asking what happened to Chris; he was killed by a drunk driver back in '93, an unfortunate loss. for more check out the FAQ at: http://www.winternet.com/~sentinel/savatage/ It's the official web page. Has anyone else noticed that the radio stations in S. California suck donkey? The poor excuse for a rock station (95.5) plays Crap. I've been dying to hear a real band on the radio down here. Just a little DT, or 'tage, I want Dio, and GnR, and all those other real bands from way back when back on the radio. The only thing playing down here is the same ten top 40 songs over and over again. I think I'm going to take my stereo up to the roof of my dorm hook up some really big speakers, and blast DT into the next state. So if you hear DT and your radio is off, now you'll know where it's coming from. So in conclusion, alternative crap is dead, bring back the real straight ahead rock like it used to be. And long live DT. Hey, if I win the lottery, I'll make my own record label, and get DT in the studio ASAP:) Eric. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:58:57 +0000 From: "KorgX3" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: DT withdrawal Message-ID: > When I went on my spring break I forgot to bring some DT home with me. So > I was suffering DT withdrawal halfway through my break. I decided to go > out and buy a Savatage CD, having heard good things about them on the > jam. I got "Handful of Rain," and it was the best musical experience I've > had since Awake. I, like Shane, am wondering which Savatage CD I should > get next? I've heard good things about "Dead Winter Dead" from friends. Man, oh, man. Youse guys need to get Edge of Thorns. (It's probably my favorite). Lotsa great tunage as Handful of Rain, but it has Criss on it which makes all the diff. (RIP Criss). If that intro piano on the first track doesn't catch you from the start, somethin's wrong with y'all. Highlights of EoT: Edge of Thorns, Damien, Miles Away, Sleep, All that I Bleed. I dunno, the only song I don't like is Scraggy's Tomb. Makes me think of Scooby Doo. Weird. The rest kick some serious a$$! Get it, NOW! KorgX3 email_address_removed http://www.webspawner.com/users/KorgX3 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: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 20:31:17 -0700 (MST) From: james To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: LATM for order and bumper stickers Message-ID: FYI, for whoever was interested in getting LATM and couldn't find it.. you can order it at www.cdconnection.com or www.cdeurope.com, along with some other rarer stuff. No boots, but imports are still there. Also since I'm just barely subscribing to the list again, I missed who was interested in doing DT bumper stickers.. whoever it is (or if someone knows the e-mail) please let me know! email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 20:47:25 +0000 From: "KorgX3" To: email_address_removed Subject: Touching songs Message-ID: I dunno. There aren't many that do it for me, but here are a few... Let's see.... In My Darkest Hour (Megadeth, yup that's right!) The Thin Line (Queensr=FFche) In the Rain (Kenny G) Until the End (Superior) Don't Leave Me Alone (Extreme) Alaska (Shadow Gallery) Everyday Glory (Rush) Cemetery Gates (Pantera) Rubina (Joe Satriani) Weird Enough, there really aren't any DT songs that do it for me. SDV used to, but most of em have been played so much that they've lost the feeling for me. Mebbe To Live Forever is the only one left... Sad... They'd better get a new one out quick. On the other hand, these ones really get the blood flowing... Hallowed Land (Paradise Lost!) Domination (Pantera) Holy Wars... The Punishment Due (Megadeth) Tortured Dreams (Testament) So Many Lies (Testament) Intro to Reality/Belly of the Beast (Anthrax) Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King (Savatage) That's most of em. Wonder all you want about the Megadeth song. I lived through all of that and relate to IMDH almost 100%. That song really gets to me. The first time I actually read the lyrics I almost cried. It was so true... Matched my feelings perfectly. Anyway, there's my picks... :) KorgX3 email_address_removed http://www.webspawner.com/users/KorgX3 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: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 22:21:26 -0600 (CST) From: Sava Web To: email_address_removed (Ytse Jam) Subject: Fates Warning -- A Pleasant Shade of Gray Message-ID: Jammers, I just got a few listens of the new Fates Warning. I must say they are trying some new styles in A Pleasant Shade of Gray (APSOG). Here is the Metal Blade review from the Promo Disc. --------- A Pleasant Shade of Gray marks a new chapter in the Fates Warning story. Not only is the album one song, clocking in at over fifty five minutes, but a couple of new muisicans were enlisted to help out the Fates Warning nucleus of guitarist/ongwriter Jim Matheos, vocalist Ray Alder and Mark Zonder on drums. Ex-Armored Saint bassist Joey Vera was brought in to round out the rhythm ssection with Zonder while Kevin Moore from Dream Theater was recruited for his expertise on keyboards. Matheos wrote the album from his home in New Hampshire after Fates Warning completed their tour for the 1994 release, Inside Out. A Pleasant Shade of Gray reflects the changes that the band has gone through over the years with its variety of styles and the maturity of the song writting and musicianship. Parts of the composition are reminiscent of vintage Fates warning from the No Exit or Parallels period while others section border on industrial, progressive rock and even classical. The album has a huge, atmospheric sound comparable to the likes of Yes or Pink Floyd thanks to the production of Terry Brown, who is famous for his work with Rush. All of the actual album artwork is also done by Hugh Syme who has done the last three Fates Warning covers as well as most of Rush's. The Progression that Fates Warning exhibits on this, thier latest masterpiece, can also be compared to the changes a certian Canadian trio has undergone over the years. It is this continuing development of Fates' sound that makes this the most anticipated and ambitious release of thier illustrious career. ------------------------ After listing to the disc, I can not help but wonder the influence that Kevin Moore may have had on this recording. The indusrtial sounds of some sections may indicate that he had a good deal of influence on the sound and writting. There are also a few sections that remind me of Dream Theater during the WDADU period. There is plenty of the Fates Warning sound that we all know and love to keep Fates fans happy. I think they make have shot themselves in the foot by Making it only one song. It is indexed somewhat but not to the level where your standard DJ could take advantage of it. There are some pieces that I think would do well on the radio if given the chance. This release is due out 4/22/97. later, Nathan Bradley -------------------------------------------------------------------------- email_address_removed Savatage Fan Web Pages Trans-Siberian Orchestra Web Pages www.winternet.com/~savaweb www.winternet.com/~savaweb/tso -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 12 Mar 97 09:07:37 +0200 From: "Ollila Marko" To: email_address_removed Subject: Various Message-ID: Greetings ye 'jamanoids... >>> had Cozy Powell on their solo albums, > >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. These days it seems to be harder to find an old metal combo where Cozy HASN'T been in than those he's been. He has also played for Gary Moore, Cinderella (as a session drummer for Long Cold Winter), Black Sabbath etc. I understand he also has a couple of solo albums (a song called "Bangin' on Drums" pops into my mind) under his belt. ---------- >From: "Robin L. Campbell" >Subject: Stratovarius >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 Since Jens Johansson and Joerg Michael only appear on the latest album, the logical next step would be "Fourth Dimension", the album that introduced Timo Kotipelto as a lead singer. The older stuff isn't exactly the same band (Tolkki sings, he's improved all the time thru the years but he's nowhere near Kotipelto's range, but then, who is?). All the albums are all right though. Their new one, "Visions" will be available soon, too. The Timo guys have also had some talks about a live album, which would be recorded on their tour in South America (Brazil, Chile, Argentina) in July. I urge all the Brazilian jammers to attend their gigs...DO NOT MISS THE GIGS!!! ---------- Don Compton's Savatage discography should be an official purchasing guide, it's so compact and precise. Great work, Don! Nuff said. ---------- >From: Cygnus >Subject: Morgana LeFay >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 This seems to be the eternal fate of Morgana LeFay. I'm not saying that Cygnus is calling them this, but all through their existence they have been called Savatage clones (check out the Savatage home page, especially the part where there are recommendations about bands for Sava fans). IMO this isn't true. I haven't heard "Maleficium" (the witch), which is called to be their masterpiece this far, but despite some similarities, ML do have a sound of their own. It's just the singer that sounds a wee bit too much like Jon Oliva at times. ---------- ....this one was too much! >/Magnus Persson >_________________________________________________ > ---- WTF!!! Who let you do that? My nickname is a trademark since 1979 so you better change the first part of your account before I sue your socks off! You'll be hearing from my lawyer! :P ;) ---------- What is this '80s hair metal nostalgia wave that's going on? Why isn't anyone pining for the decent bands of the '80s? Take Cinderella for example. Granted, they were a hair and makeup band when their first album came out, but they dropped the image soon enough and their second and third albums were pretty good. When they finally started making serious music (Still Climbing) as a serious band , no one cared anymore. ---------- I'm so glad Judas Priest's "Jugulator" will be out this year. The Priest is about to "roooooock you aaaaaalllaround the wooooooorld" all over again. :) _Mape_ ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2334 **************************