YTSEJAM Digest 2803 Today's Topics: 1) Thank u Styx and Yes fans by email_address_removed 2) NWOBHM by email_address_removed (D. J. FARRELL) 3) (NDTC)ATTN Chris who offered me tapes... by email_address_removed 4) You not Me (Formerly You or Me) - The 1st Single by "Tom Baddley" 5) S.O.D.!!! (and other stuff) by The Digital Man 6) Re: NWOBHM by Rogerio Brito 7) Apocalypse (help!)/QR ticket-discount by Brian Henderson 8) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2797 by "Blondie Smurf" 9) Hi - been away.. by email_address_removed 10) NWOBHM by Nigel Bridgeman 11) Damnatur. by "Ville Rassi" 12) Fates In Phoenix (Ytsecon Phx) by email_address_removed 13) Re: Portnoy Interview by email_address_removed (Wade J. Womack) 14) Exotic recommendation by nga@software-ag.de (Neil Gallop) 15) ryche at jones beach by email_address_removed 16) Club Kaos phone number by "Sheri Williams" 17) QR at Nissan, other junk... by "Blevins, Mike" 18) Re: YTSEJAM digest 2801 by Buck Stodgers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:18:51 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Thank u Styx and Yes fans Message-ID: thanks everyone who answered me... i really appreciate it... im gonna miss reading up on you freaks for the 2 weeks im gonna be away in August but im sure u wont even miss me... :-p Anyway, thanks again everyone who took the time to reply or comment... and now i return to my lurk mode :} ~LIsa ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:45:03 -0400 From: email_address_removed (D. J. FARRELL) To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed Subject: NWOBHM Message-ID: Just to clear this up, Colonel, It means New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Seriously, I didn't make this up. Apparently, some magazine editor (Hit Parader, I think,) coined the phrase to describe groups like Maiden, Raven, et al in the early 1980's. Keep on Rockin' D. J. Farrell ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:54:35 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: (NDTC)ATTN Chris who offered me tapes... Message-ID: Chris, i lost your email address as well as your real one in a freak email deleting accident :-\ really sorry... please send it to me again... sorry for the bandwidth people but ya gotta do what ya gotta do! :} ~Lisa ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 23:18:26 -0600 From: "Tom Baddley" To: Subject: You not Me (Formerly You or Me) - The 1st Single Message-ID: >Actually, Mike played this song at one or more drum clinics last year. >Of course, at the time it was titled "You Or Me" and it is/was >definitely more "mainstream-sounding", but sounded real cool >nonetheless. Anyone that was at the Sarasota, Fl clinic can attest to >that. However, I'm willing to bet the song has gone through some >changes just like the title has. :) I really wish I had recorded the >clinic, because that song and Raise the Knife are like a blur to me now. I still have RealAudio files for several of Mike's drum clinic songs, including "You or Me". The clip that I have of this song only about 60 seconds starting out with Mike explaining how the song is shorter, with vocals, and is more straight forward. He also mentions how this song was more group oriented, where the group as a whole is what was really important. The song began with a sample similar to the beginning of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" (i.e. radio tuning to different channels) leading into a cool (dare I say it?) techno type keyboard lick by Derik, soon followed by John P. cranking it out with much wah abuse. My clip ends right as James was starting to sing. From the short bit that I heard, the song rocked. Now remember, This was recorded last fall, and Mike was just using a DAT demo that they had recently put together. I guess the guy with the new single (sorry, I can't remember his name) is the only one who knows how much it has mutated since last October. So far, I've only been dissapointed in one new song that I've heard (Take Away My Pain). And that one is only because of the severely AOR chorus, the lyrics are moving, and the song is otherwise quite good. I'm really looking forward to September to hear the songs as they were meant to be heard. Tom Baddley Coming Soon: Subtropolis - Colorado Front Range's Commercial Free Rock Radio. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 01:34:22 -0400 (EDT) From: The Digital Man To: A Pleasant Shade of Ytse Subject: S.O.D.!!! (and other stuff) Message-ID: > To: ytsejam > Subject: QR at the Nissan > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. But my e-mail reader is text-only. Damn. Can anyone translate to stick-figures? > Date: July 28,1997 > From: Madrigal When all around is madness... ---- > From: Chad Martin > Subject: Some misc.stuff NDTC > > I just came back from Milwaukee Metalfest XI, and I'm sure most of you > would have hated it. It was basically a large collection of a bunch of > obscure death metal bands, with a couple you might have heard of: Exodus > and Stomtroopers of Death (a Scott Ian side project). Holy shit!!! I can't believe that they got back together! Was it the same lineup as the album? I remember Scott and Charlie from Anthrax, but I can't remember who else was in that band. Are they doing anything new, or just killing time before the next Anthrax record? And Exodus in the same day. That's amazing. Now I have to dig up that old mix tape someone gave me like, ten years ago, that has "Toxic Waltz" and all those other great tunes from bands like them on it. Who was it that covered "Low Rider"? I remember that being on the same mix tape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 02:54:06 -0300 (EST) From: Rogerio Brito To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: NWOBHM Message-ID: On Mon, 28 Jul 1997 email_address_removed.au wrote: > New Wave Of British Heavy Metal > Came about in the early 80's with bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def > Lappard, Girl, Diamond Head and a whole heap of other bands that I can't > remember right now. Budgie, Blitzkrieg... And others that Metallica has covered :-), though I don't know if Savage and Sweet Savage qualify... []s, Roger... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Rogerio Brito - email_address_removed.br - http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Undergraduate Computer Science Student - "Windows? Linux and X!" Bootleg/trade page: http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito/bootleg.html "Life is ours, we live it our way (...) / And nothing else matters" James Hetfield (Metallica), Nothing Else Matters =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 14:13:06 -0400 From: Brian Henderson To: email_address_removed Subject: Apocalypse (help!)/QR ticket-discount Message-ID: Anyone knowing the address of Apocalypse Music and/or Mike Prather (one in the same), please E-mail me. I've got to send him another letter clearing up some unfinished business in the big rip-off scandal of earlier this year. Something like: Mike Prather 2 Swallow Dr (?) White, GA ????? That's from memory. I lost everything with his addy on it, apparently. Thanks. Still for sale -- 1 Queensryche ticket, 2nd row, Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA, 8/5 Since demand doesn't seem to be terribly high, I'm changing the asking price to $30 or best offer. Hell, you could even offer CDs! Y'know, this has been a rather sober message from yours truly. Perhaps I've finally grown up... Brian Henderson, Chicken Salad Cyberburlap email_address_removed "Connect the dots, la la-la la..." -- P.W.H. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:33:28 PDT From: "Blondie Smurf" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2797 Message-ID: Lisa wrote: >and if anyone has heard of >Styx? ive only heard the one album Pieces Of Eight... any info will be >greatly appreciated.... Styx is a late 70's-80's rock band. Personally, I like 'em a lot. Went to their concert, but if you're just starting to listen to Styx I'd recommend Greatest Hits One or The Grand Illusion. =) email_address_removed wrote: >I was wondering if there was anyone out >there that knows if the Who is planning, or has released, a CD and/or video >from this tour? The live version just BLOWS AWAY the studio version... much >like the band did with Tommy a few years ago. I have the video and 2 CD-Set >the Who released from their Tommy tour; I am hoping they will do the same >with the Quadrophenia tour. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I doubt seriously they'll be releasing a live version of Quadrophenia, although I agree, it would kick serious ass. I went to the concert here in St. Louis where they performed it and it blew me away... I doubt there'll be one because Pete was plugging the remastered version of the album. Oh well. I'd better be content with my copy of the movie for now. Two months to a new Dream Theater album and counting... The Prog/Classic rock one, Alison |\_/| |@ @| +--------------vvvV----Vvvv-----------------+ | V"V | | Alison Clark | email_address_removed | +------------------------------------------------+ | http://members.aol.com/bardtirla/lair.html | +------------------------------------------------+ | "Death is the first dance eternal. Deceit is | | the second without end. Love is the dance | | of eternity." -J. Petrucci | +------------------------------------------------+ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 97 08:37:33 GMT From: email_address_removed To: Subject: Hi - been away.. Message-ID: Hi, I've been away for a while (wifey pulled a surprise birthday party for me - and I've been pissed for days) - I've just trawled through the jams. Some good thoughts going around about music and, yes, if you only read segments of my post it does sound like I'm talking about sex... I'd just like to say that my post wasn't limited to just prog or DT or whatever - if someone gets a buzz out of listening to Barry Manilow - at least they're listening and it's giving their lives something more (that's just an example - BM would probably give me the hunger for a quick death). Anyway - I digress again... Cool Mums and Dads - my mum thinks (early) Iron Maiden is cool and my dad raves about Pink Floyd and Radio Head (that would be me and my brother's years of brain washing). Oh - and Dad's favourite song - Kashmir by Led Zep! Dave (a UK Jammer). ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 18:07:46 +1000 From: Nigel Bridgeman To: email_address_removed Subject: NWOBHM Message-ID: >New Wave Of British Heavy Metal >Came about in the early 80's with bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Def >Lappard, Girl, Diamond Head and a whole heap of other bands that I can't >remember right now. Let's see... Samson, Venom, White Spirit, Tygers of Pan Tang, Angel Witch, Blitzkreig, Praying Mantis, Witchfynder General... Those are the ones that I can remember. Don't have the "NWOBHM - 79 Revisited" album with me at the moment (don't have it at all, actually...) Spiff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 02:38:54 PDT From: "Ville Rassi" To: email_address_removed Subject: Damnatur. Message-ID: Hello Jammers! Yesterday,I went to a small clubhouse.There were local bands playing there and the addmission was free so I thought:"What the heck?"I really didnīt care for the first two bands,but when Damnatur hit the stage my jaw dropped to the floor.Their music is an excellent mix of death metal and prog.They played 45 minutes straight,and I didnīt hear any mistakes from any of the band members.And their music was complicated.And those guys were 16-17 years old!Has anyone else heard of a band mixing death metal and prog? -Vilzu- "I was 16 going nowhere,will I see 17 alive? And I was running from the nightmare,I stand at the promised land with fire in my eyes. Iīm at the crossroad of my destiny and de- sire,Oh,God what will I be?" W.A.S.P.:"Arena of pleasures" ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 03:56:26 -0700 (MST) From: email_address_removed To: Ytsejam Mailing List Subject: Fates In Phoenix (Ytsecon Phx) Message-ID: OY...it's 3:40 'n I JUST got back into my house after droppin' Vince off. To all that were there 'n recognized our humungous Dream Theater fan crowd (i.e., the crowd wearing exclusively DT t's) it was a blast meeting you all! Hell, this entire night's been awesome! Okay, for all ya Fates fans out there, I'll get to tha juicy part first: They were ON THE MARK. Very tight, very present, and that drummer... *boggle* Whoa...I'm sorry, I'd have to inject something into my body to play like that! He was AWESOME! After playing the full hour's worth of A Pleasant Shade of Grey, they left the stage,and returned for two encores. I'm not the biggest Fates fan in the world (far from it, actually) but I believe the encore material was from Parallels 'n another album...somebody else post the exact songs. I myself was enjoying the whole atmosphere. As shitty as the Mason Jar is, it was fun being around a bunch of Green Day-hating, Dream Theater-loving Fates freaks, rockin' away to prog rock all night long. I think we finally left the club @ 1 am. I made a mental note tho: next time I go to a prog rock concert, I'm bringin' some Icy Hot for the legs...oof they're sore! I still think the setup for the under-age crowd SUCKS. We were the ones makin' the most noise, that strip of kiddies lined up next to the bathrooms. The first band we saw was VERY impressive, Critical Mass. We actually got to talk to the drummer (huge Portnoy/Peart fan, and the influences showed) and the guitarist (ex-co-worker of Uncle Dave) and gave them our numbers 'n addresses for thier snail-mailing lists. It's too bad that there's already an established ska band by that name...this band could severely maul any ska band in a talent contest. Anvil Chorus was a pretty good band, but they lacked the balls 'n chunk that I like in my fave music...the singer had pipes though! If only I could sing like that....and I already summed up Fates: WOW! Oh, and the trips to Hooters and Guitar Center were great too! There's nothin' like seeing a crowd of 6 or 7 people wearing Dream Theater shirts (and a Savatage shirt) roaming a Guitar Center warehouse! I think we scared that Marilyn Manson fan out of the building.... Heh...now THAT'S a group of rockers with good taste! ~Eckie's head is still buzzin' from all the excitement ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 06:12:53 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Wade J. Womack) To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Portnoy Interview Message-ID: Hi Jammers I just recieved the latest issue of "A Show of Fans" - a very good RUSH fanzine - and it contains an interview with Mike Portnoy! Seem that he was the "creative consultant" on the RUSH tribute album "Working Man", as well as playing on many of the tracks. The interview was a bit dated - at that time DT had not done the mini-European tour or entered the studio to begin work on FII, but it was still great. Get this - MP said that his first choice for an opening act on their upcoming tour is SPOCKS'S BEARD! Wouldn't that just rule! They never have made it to Texas (to my knowledge), so this would be my first chance to see them :) Let's hope this works out! Wade P.S. MP had some very nice things to say about Magna Carta records and their artists. He said that "They are *the only* label in existence that has based their entire roster on music and talent, and *not* money!" Cool! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 97 14:23:20 +0200 From: nga@software-ag.de (Neil Gallop) To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed.de Subject: Exotic recommendation Message-ID: Hi all I know there are some people on the jam who like Skyclad, Loreena McKennitt, Jethro Tull and some who may even know the old English band Gryphon. I'm aiming this album review and recommendation primarily at these people, but it's also for everybody who likes to listen to something other than just prog and metal. Tri Yann - En Concert As the name of the album suggests, this is a live album, and one of the best I've ever heard. But before I give you the review, I'll explain a bit about this band, because I assume most of you will never have heard of them. They come from Brittany in France, and formed way back in 1968. The three original members were all called Jean, pronounced Yann in the Breton dialect, hence the name. They originally played traditional folk music with a few of their own songs. Over the years they built up a tremendous following, and they slowly expanded musically and in size, so that they now also use electrical instruments and now have seven members (including another called Jean). They make extensive use of traditional instruments, including Breton bagpipes, crumhorns, flutes and whistles, harps, dulcimers and violins. OK, the album. Imagine somebody throws a lit match into a big box of mixed fireworks - that is what this album is like. It pops and crackles and sparkles with erratic brilliance, sometimes there are only little puffs of smoke (the ballads, often featuring excellent vocal harmonies), and then suddenly all hell breaks loose with a rocking base line, chunky guitars and violins in their version of the Irish classic 'Brian Boru'. Weird instruments weave their way in and out of this wonderful sonic tapestry, making you wonder what the hell these guys are playing. All of the tracks were recorded in Brittany and the audience, of course, makes a huge contribution to the great atmosphere on the album. Check out the song 'Kan Ar Kann' for a perfect example of how to combine traditional celtic folk music with rock. I fear this album will be spending a lot of time in one of my CD players in the next couple of weeks (assuming my girlfriend doesn't steal it). There can only be one rating for a CD that is this good and this much fun. 10/10 I first heard Tri Yann when I was on holiday in Brittany about 10 years ago, and I've been a fan ever since. I haven't seen them live yet, but rumour has it that they will be touring Germany next year. Anybody else fancy coming? If anybody wants any more information about these guys, point your browser to http://www.planete.net/~edoll/ Dream Theater link: if James LaBrie had retained his first name of John, then Dream Theater could have called themselves Tri Yann as well. I hope some of you have fun with this album and this band. stay safe and happy listening Neil Gallop (nga@software-ag.de) Currently playing: Tri Yann - En Concert ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 08:47:16 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: ryche at jones beach Message-ID: if there's a group of jammers meeting, someone email me private. thanks. ytsegoon ****************************************************************************** * david y. kobayashi email_address_removed "now it's time for them to deal with me." -m. portnoy ****************************************************************************** * ------------------------------ Date: 29 Jul 1997 08:18:10 -0600 From: "Sheri Williams" To: "ytsejam" Subject: Club Kaos phone number Message-ID: I was wondering if anyone in CA would be kind enough to give me the number for Club Kaos. I'm in Salt Lake and interested in going to the FW show on the 22nd. I want to see if I can get tickets in advance. Email me privately please- Thank you!!! -sheri email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 10:50:02 -0400 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'ytsejam'" Subject: QR at Nissan, other junk... Message-ID: Madrigal wrote (and quoth) >>Did anyone catch QR at Nissan Pavilion on Sat.? What did you think of >>the opener? (Just curious - we lost this competition...) >Let me first ask what type of music you play. The band that opened >"Four" was typical of DC101 (Alterno-thrash) but I didn't really think >it went over well with the QR crowd. Why DC101 picked the band is >beyond me since you never hear QR on that station anyway. 98Rock would >have been a better choice for selecting band but who knows who would >have won. Suffice it to say, I hope you guys are much better! We've played with Four before, and while they're pretty cool people, as a band they drive me nuts. It really sucks that the radio stations don't know enough about QR to even match up an opener (Tripping On Rats was the second choice - even they would have been a better fit!) Since we're a Power/prog metal band, we prolly would've fit pretty well, but I would have died from shock if we were actually picked - after all, we're not _cool_. Oh well, it's not like we don't get our fair share of good shows (witness the Fates show next week). It _would_ have been really cool to play on that big of a stage, though... Is there going to be any kind of 'jam pre - show for Fates? If it's early enough, maybe I can make it - we have to have all of our gear in by 5:00, and I probably won't have anything to do before 9:00 or so... Mike Division - DC Power/prog metal is alive and trying to keep the injuries down before Fates... http://www.crosslink.net/~division or human email email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 11:04:52 -0400 From: Buck Stodgers To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 2801 Message-ID: Hey there! Okay, I have a decision to make. It's likely I won't have enough money to do both, so should I go to Progday, or see Megadeth in Florida? So many decisions... Brandon sayeth: >Not at my school (Drew University). Okay, what station number is this, and does it still play in the summer? I live in Jersey, and if there's a station playing DT, I wanna hear it before I move. Figures though, private schools get all the perks... At Rutgers they had no freedom really on the radio. In Adam's changer: >5. Charlie Haden/Pat Metheny: Beyond the Missouri Sky Album of the year, right here. (Only because I know the DT release will be postponed for all eternity...) >Morley's generally turn to shit after a year or so Have to disagree here. I have a vintage Morley wah-fuzz from the 70's and the wah is still incredible. The fuzz doesn't work too well cause of my guitar's output though. I had a Crybaby, returned it. Had a Vox, returned it. But that Morley still rocks my nadz. One down side is that there's no battery power, only AC. >next time they better play for at least 2 hours or else I'm gonna have >Dream Theater kick their ass. So would this be a five man tag team? Or would we just go for the Battle Royale? I say the tag match, with a steel cage of course...:) -- ______________________________________________________________ "Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter..." -Yoda, the Jedi Master ______________________________________________________________ Andrew Forcier a.k.a. 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