YTSEJAM Digest 2353 Today's Topics: 1) Re: Hmmm. by Taco Belhai 2) Re: Drowning by Edward Polzin 3) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2352 by "Jeremy C. Hallum" 4) an additional comment on one's ignorance by email_address_removed (Michael Washkevich) 5) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2352 by "Adam Cook" 6) Re: Hmmm. by Timothy Templeton 7) clothing and beverages for progmetal fans by Jazzmin Belle Sommers 8) truce.... by luis vargas 9) Ben by Karri K Kiviluoma 10) FIX FOR '96 CD BOOT, Eric's "Metro" story by email_address_removed 11) **New, albeit crazy, DT thead** by email_address_removed (Michael Bradley) 12) Clockwork web page by "Anthony N. Sciamanna" 13) mainstream BS by "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" 14) the problem with prog by email_address_removed 15) Andrew Miller's disappearance by Andy Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:29:26 -0500 (EST) From: Taco Belhai To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Hmmm. Message-ID: On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, Ben Laussade wrote: > ytse-frontier or anything, but i AM going to try, because the jam WAS one > of the coolest things there was once, and I'd like to see it back that way, > so, with that, goodbye. > Quite a long post from Ben LDOAD. Ben, I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but the jam does have its high and lows. Right now it's at a low. But trust me, it will get better. Brandon ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:06:58 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Polzin To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Drowning Message-ID: > I can definitely see how we are drowning in certain types of music. > At Best Buy yesterday I saw rows and rows of Pearl Jam albums. And they > only have 4 different albums! It was 3 or 4 times the size of Rush's > section, who has 20 albums! But from their standpoint, it's a business I agree with this totally. I've gone to numerous record conventions and the like, where people go to find RARE stuff, only to find smashing pumpkins, pearl jam, and many other popular bands. granted, i did come away with 2 dt posters from the shows, but that was 2 years ago and i havent seen anything since. later. Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WWW: http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~polzin/ BOOTLEGS: http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~polzin/boots/larr.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 18:07:56 -0500 (EST) From: "Jeremy C. Hallum" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2352 Message-ID: On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 email_address_removed wrote: > YTSEJAM Digest 2352 > > As for the Savatage and Nuno information I'm at a loss. Nuno has only ons solo album out. And Schizophonic is a good album. I would say progressive in its own right. A lot of experimentation with mixing styles. THere are songs that look like they will be rap tunes, dance tunes, and even something that might be a Beatles song, until Nuno puts his twist into it. Not too many shredding guitar solos in it, but there are some. I personally like it... give it a shot. > From: "KorgX3" > Subject: Re: Megadeth This could be the best troll I've read in a long time. Very impressive, and they bit it, hook, line, and sinker. You get the Troll of the Week award, which is a fishing lure from Ole's Bait Shop in Alexandria Mn. > From: Ben Laussade > Subject: Hmmm. > > Greetings, Jamlings. > Wow. You know what? The jam sorta SUCKS lately! I unsubbed a few months > ago, then resubbed a week ago. Can we say boring? Can we say troll? So were you one of the people who sent off a real nasty email a few months ago, detailing how much the Jam sucked back then, and how you were leaving and never coming back? Other Jammers? Archives? -jeremy +=====================================================================+ # grad student, Boston U. # To strive, to seek, # # Boston, MA 02134 # To find, and not to yield. # # Astronomy #"Understanding is a three-edged sword-- # # <*> <*> <*> # your side, their side, and the truth" # # Jeremy Hallum # No surrender, No retreat. # # email_address_removed # http://bu-ast.bu.edu/~jhallum/ # +=====================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 15:40:30 -0800 (PST) From: email_address_removed (Michael Washkevich) To: email_address_removed Subject: an additional comment on one's ignorance Message-ID: barrier when it comes to Megadeth. fyi here folks, Dave and >Marty rythm wise could destroy JP...that's a fact. JP is >impressive as a lead player and he can sure as hell hold his >own on a rythm base BUT Dave and Marty are the more solid Whoever wrote this needs some serious help. I saw Marty do a clinic for Jackson at NAMM. He is musically illiterate. He has absolutely no theory knowledge at all. OK- but for those of you that disregard that when rating someone as a musician- he has no muting technique at all. He never plays a muted note in his leads. He has this funky technique that pulls his palm as far away from the bridge as possible. It looks like its being completely detrimental to his playing. So- he can pretty much only use his left hand to change articulations. I watched him play up close for about ten minutes. (I got bored and left well before he finished) He is not at all impressive to me. He is extremely overated. I know whoever said this is probably the hugest Megadeth fan on the list. If you base your opinion on what you have heard on the albums- thats great, but until you see him play upclose- you just don't know how overrated he is. The fact that you compared Mustaine and Petrucci makes me feel queasy. Listen to his playing. Those are some weak leads. His rhythm playing isn't enough to even make me compare him. If you want to listen to impressive rhythm playing, pick up an Al Di Meola album. Mike Washkevich ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 18:39:18 -0500 From: "Adam Cook" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2352 Message-ID: Oooh this looks like fun, > From: Ben Laussade Yeah? Well fuck you too. > Just because you like Dream Theater doesn't mean you rule all piss. Maybe > it means you want to be cool for liking a band that nobody else has heard > of, and you couldn't care less what's in the music. While this may be how the whole alternative revolution started I don't think it connects much to DT's music. Maybe you're the one who wants to be cool for liking a and nobody else has heard of. > In conclusion...I just wanna ask if anybody else remembers when the jam > used to be FuN. SuPeR fUn. Not really. I do remember coming home and reading a jam that was 50% posts from some loser 13 year old kid from Las Vegas who never shut up. > I used be all excited when I got home to go check my mail and read the Jam. Wow, you must have been a real loser if you got all excited about checking your email everyday, and it wasn't even for looking at new porno. >There weren't huge freakin' arguments about what band sucks and what band doesn't. There have always been those arguments ever since I've been here since Jam #500 or so. >Besides people arguing, there's one line posts such > as..."hey, check out this new band." Fact is..we've already heard of all > those damned prog bands. And frankly, they're all starting to sound the > same. Hootie-syndrome, if you know what I mean. Soembody needs to be > original. I agree with this. For instance, I got nothing out of the Chaos Theory waves. However listening to a lot of prog bands that sound the same is a hell of a lot better than a buch of alternative bands that sound the same. Besides, most bands don't really come into their own identity until a few albums into their career, but bands aren't allowed to do that anymore. It's one album or bust. If it's not successful you're done for. Look at Rush, they kind of sucked (with the exception of Working Man) up until their fourth album. Even WDADU just kind of sounded like Rush meets Metallica (although I still love the album). Since you're a drummer/loser I don't know if you write songs, but it's hard to come up with a real original sound. People just write what they think sounds good, they're not trying to start a music revolution. If you were looking for starting a thread that would get responses you will probably be successful. However, you also need to realize you're potentially offending an entire mailing list, whereas in this response I'm only offending you :) Peace. Adam (for idiots like that guy who thought somebody was really reading this list because they think JLB has a nice butt, this post contained SARCASM and stuff that was SARCASTIC, so don't be an idiot, you have been warned) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 15:25:03 -0800 From: Timothy Templeton To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Hmmm. Message-ID: > > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:21:57 -0800 > From: Ben Laussade > To: email_address_removed > Subject: Hmmm. > Message-ID: > > Greetings, Jamlings. > Wow. You know what? The jam sorta SUCKS lately! I unsubbed a few months > ago, then resubbed a week ago. Can we say boring? I mean, take this for > instance: > > >Hope you enjoyed it, and sorry I had to chop it in half! > > > >Complete with burning guitars, bashed up drum sets and sealed with a kiss, > > > >Eric Paul LaRue > > > > Jesus christ. Maybe you should unsub again, eh? > >I just figured that I > >was biased because I'm in the ensemble, and that we probably haven't been > >working as hard as these other groups. > > Well, hate to put it really bluntly...but maybe it's because you suck. Get > over it. Write something else. Some real words of wisdom here (NOT!). > > Just because you like Dream Theater doesn't mean you rule all piss. Maybe > it means you want to be cool for liking a band that nobody else has heard > of, and you couldn't care less what's in the music. > > > Our music is biting > >and aggressive, and they just can't seem handle it. > > Kinda like the English language is biting and agressive, and you just can't > seem handle it? This is childish. Maybe while you are criticizing others (like it seems you have a penchant for), you should make some baby steps towards mastery yourself by learning how to spell "aggressive" correctly. > > The fact that he played for Kiss automatically rules out the possibility > that he has any talent whatsoever. In all the 1,457 or so times that thread > has come up, that's the most retarded response I've ever seen. Besides, we > all know I'd be the best replacement. This is sarcasm, we hope. Why don't you list just ONE of your multi-platinum album titles. > Besides people arguing, there's one line posts such > as..."hey, check out this new band." Fact is..we've already heard of all > those damned prog bands. And frankly, they're all starting to sound the > same. Hootie-syndrome, if you know what I mean. Soembody needs to be > original. I don't care if you can play your instrument well, if you sound > exactly like somebody else, I don't wanna buy it. So.."Man, these guys > RULE! They sound exactly like DT!" Guess what. DT doesn't even sound like > DT anymore. Have you heard the new stuff? It all comes down to the fact > that not everybody thinks like you, and not everybody is going to think > like you, and you should try to get everybody to think like you because > that's BORING, and BORING SUCKS, and that's why the jam isn't good, because > it's BORING, because i've seen all this stuff before, every single thing in > the last jam I've read, I've seen in another jam in one form or another. > Now, don't go saying "Why don't YOU do something new?", because I'm gonna > try, and I don't wana sound like I'm trying to be your leader in to the new > ytse-frontier or anything, but i AM going to try, because the jam WAS one > of the coolest things there was once, and I'd like to see it back that way, > so, with that, goodbye. > > Ben Laussade I rather enjoy the posts by 'jammers suggesting other bands to listen to, prog or otherwise. Not all of us have spent enormous time & money listening to all the new CD's from obscure artists. I appreciate the efforts of 'jammers to point some of us towards something we might enjoy (while we're waiting for new DT). Tim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 97 18:43:37 -0600 From: Jazzmin Belle Sommers To: email_address_removed Subject: clothing and beverages for progmetal fans Message-ID: .. this one, anyhow... clothes: wool or linen suits, size 14, colors: avocado, pumpkin, squash, chocolate (this way they blend with the food I'll likely spill on them). Curvy sundresses NO SPOTS PLEASE. Casual clothes: black. T's, shorts, jeans, shoes, loafers (no socks). Drinks? Milk, Josta; good whishkey, Ja:germeister. Hot tea. Water. What a strange question to ask. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 19:51:50 -0500 (EST) From: luis vargas To: email_address_removed Subject: truce.... Message-ID: Fellow j's: I'll try to make this one brief (it seems the more you try to elabor... ah f--k it )....first of all, It's good to see that the replies to my previous "tirades" have died down a bit...cool. I was getting serious ulcers reading the verbal insults from acquaintances who don't remember me from ethyl m gigs and lame-ass ytse-cons(no!! they were only lame 'cause DT didn't show, that's all!). But seriously, things are getting little out of the killing hand here(sorry). I mean, i'm willing to lose my hard on if some of youz are willing to lose yours...hum? So what do you say boyz, water under a glass moon (aight, i'll stop)?? Besides, fight the real enemy... L A R S T H E M E G A D I C K C O C K S U C K E R !!!!!! X O X, yOda. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 02:54:02 +0200 (EET) From: Karri K Kiviluoma To: email_address_removed Subject: Ben Message-ID: Whoa. For a long time I've seen idiotic posts come and go here, but that was the lowest. Where did you go and scourge up that attitude ? 1) I was here when that 'story' thread came up. Some of those were good and I enjoyed the thread and as I remember a hell lot of other people did too. 'Metropolis' was interes- ting and the dude had alot of energy and conviction to pull that off. You didn't like it, fine, but what you spewed out was not critique, but an offensive attack. 2) Anyone with brains could've seen that the percussion ensemble dude was a little distrought with the judges's response to their effort. Takes a moron to flame that the way you did. Go back and see Rip's post to find out how what you said could've been put properly. So you wanna make the list 'fun' again. What I remember none of your posts had any informational value. About 10% of them were vaguely homorous though. But with that attitude I really doubt you could contribute anything worthwhile. Man, you're showing your age. Sink back into the shadows, I know I will. Mail you next year, people! =) -*= Karri.Kiviluoma@hut.fi =*- email_address_removed.fi Student <"What makes a great man? The first light in his eyes? The first step > < he takes to shape his world? Or the circumstances which trap him?" > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 20:02:36 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: FIX FOR '96 CD BOOT, Eric's "Metro" story Message-ID: Hey Jammerz - I, for one, enjoyed Eric's "Metropolis" story. It made for a good read...Nice job, Eric! As far as the actual "Metropolis" and "The Killing Hand" songs being based on John Petrucci stories, I had not heard that before, but what the hell do I know? To the best of my knowledge, the songs were based on a fictional theme JP came up with - I don't think he ever actually sat down and wrote a story, even though he may have had a "story" in mind when penning the song lyrics. Anybody know for sure out there?? Well, the main reason for my post is a few jams ago, Jeremy Kube mentioned how he'd like to make a CD boot of the Toad's Place Fix show. I was really shocked at the lack of responses to this post. (I don't recall seeing a single response on the Jam!) Well, if I am the first to respond, let me respond with a resounding "HELL, YEAH!!!" I think that would rule, seeing as the Fix gig was the best DT show I'd ever seen!!! So, I, too, am pleading for the individual with the DAT from the show to get in touch with Jeremy, and make this thing a reality. I'm chomping at the bit!!! Hey, what ever happened to the YtseJam tribute thing? Did the in-fighting just get too bitter and the idea was scrapped? If so, it's a shame we couldn't resolve our differences with the project - I thought it was a great idea. That's all for now, Jammerz! Gather ye rosebuds while ye may! - Matt T. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 20:15:45 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Michael Bradley) To: email_address_removed Subject: **New, albeit crazy, DT thead** Message-ID: Hey guys! Whatever happened with the damned DT petition?? Private e-mail me someone. My new idea has to do with that... What if YTSECON IV just happened to take place, say, on the front steps of Elektra Records' headquarters with, say, about 1000 jammers holding signs telling the record company to get their asses in gear?? I don't think anything has been done like that before. I'm sure MTV would show up for such a freak occurance as a demonstation on behalf of a progressive rock band. Frankly, I think DT is getting the shaft and I don't buy all this talk that "everything is cool." Hmmmm...one can dream. Finally, if anyone can tell me where I could get a copy of any stuff by Spock's Beard, I'd appreciate it. -Mike Bradley ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 20:36:46 -0500 From: "Anthony N. Sciamanna" To: email_address_removed Subject: Clockwork web page Message-ID: Hey Jammers, The clockwork web page is up. It's still under construction. In the next week photos and clips of some the new material will be added. Check it out when you get a chance. http://www.netti.fi/~japi/ Later, *********************************** * Anthony Sciamanna * * Drums and Percussion * * CLOCKWORK * * email_address_removed * *********************************** ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 19:46:21 -0600 From: "Rip, Cow Virtuoso" To: Heavy Metal Computer Nerds Subject: mainstream BS Message-ID: >> Maybe >> it means you want to be cool for liking a band that nobody else has heard >> of, and you couldn't care less what's in the music. > >While this may be how the whole alternative revolution started I don't >think it connects much to DT's music. i cant explain why something is to be liked, but music revolutions in general just start from people showing each other bands. SOME HOW the "alternative" music got more word around than "progressive", but if the same amount of word would have been spread about progressive, there would be a progressive revolution. you make it seem as if people dont have their own tastes, you think all these people really are mindless trend followers? fuck you! people have their own god damn minds and i'm sick of hearing people tell me they dont. its all a matter of exposure. i showed a kid in a gravity kills t-shirt some fear factory last week and he loved it, he asked me where i find all these cool bands.. so some people's lives dont revolve around music and they just listen to whats easily acessable and sounds good to them. people sit here on their pedastols and preach to the world how things are and it makes me sick. i heard the smashing pumpkins right at the release of siamese dream, on the radio late at night, before anyone had ever told me about them, and i liked it. could it possibly be that people hear them on the radio and they LIKE IT? whats even worse is when i got turned onto dream theater and stuff i went through a childish period of thinking that kind of music sucked because it was "poseur music" and shit. well now i broke out of that, and i can truly appreciate all music. if you cant, then you cant appreciate any music truly. maybe someone should kick a hole in your head and open your mind. >However, you also need to realize you're >potentially offending an entire mailing list, whereas in this response I'm >only offending you :) Peace. Word up, i'll kill your mom, i'll kill your dad, i'll kill your dog, i'll kill your grandma, i'll kill your fish, i'll kill your sister, i'll kill your brother, i'll kill your grandpa, ill kill your aunt, i'll kill your uncle, i'll kill your cousin, i'll kill your niece, i'll kill your nephew. peace out. ~Rip ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 21:00:12 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: the problem with prog Message-ID: Several people have mentioned the fact the majority of prog bands coming out today resemble either a) DT too much or b) 70's prog too much. Albeit the statement is somewhat true, what people seem to overlook remains where we are in terms of the prog movement... at the beginning. Few bands have put out their second album leaving them victim to the crisis of searching for their own identity. Hell, DT sounded too much like Rush with WDADU when it first came and critics agreed. Those sentiments have been awakened with bands like Altura and Lemur Voice to name a few. The bottom line is we have to wait until bands decide where they want to go and how they want to do it. As mentioned DT has gone in a totally different direction w/ Derek (for me, give me Kevin any day but...) but most likely the rest of the band has grown up and is looking for a more mature sound. Call it QR syndrome if you must, but in ten years DT may end up in the same place. That's progressive music by defintion. Take the time. -Eric "Got to have a subplot when I sell them my life story" - Kevin Moore ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 21:07:32 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Miller To: email_address_removed Subject: Andrew Miller's disappearance Message-ID: I will be back, I am just taking time to re-group. I wanted everyone to know that I will be at the Grey Eyed Glances show in Philly, a band which features Paul and Brett of echolyn/Still. And in May, will have them play at my record store in Wilmington DE. later....andy miller current contacts through Rainbow Records (302) 479-7738 and email_address_removed -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- hopelessly fighting the devil futility feeling the monster climb deeper inside of me feeling him gnawing my heart away hungrily i'll never lose this pain -the cure, untitled -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2353 **************************