YTSEJAM Digest 2974 Today's Topics: 1) FII review on the web by George Bast 2) Re: Dickinson Tour by email_address_removed (Wade J. Womack) 3) Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle! by Glenn Waterfield 4) Another BMS sighting on WJJO and Seven Wonders by "sykes" 5) Jaxx, Dickinson, etc.... by "Blevins, Mike" 6) .02 cents by "Christian Albert Schulze a.k.a. KillMary" 7) ANM by Jeff Hochberg 8) New Savatage? by MrQ 9) FII release in Finland by Pasi Sundqvist 10) Fave new bands / four letter words (little DTC) by Brandon Vaughn 11) Wanted: Tap The Rockies Boot ! by "D. Schoen" 12) CIA9ITG by Shai Yallin 13) Re: .02 cents by Damon Fibraio 14) Re: .02 cents (with mine are .04 ;-D ) by Alexandre Lymberopoulos 15) DT on the Radio in San Diego by Deidre Killam 16) Toying with emotions by The Phoenix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:59:54 -0400 From: George Bast To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: FII review on the web Message-ID: Hey Jammers, For those who want to read a fairly short review of FII goto: http://www.westnet.com/consumable/1997/09.15/revdream.html It's a pretty good review. I think the guy who wrote it runs the Queensryche scream.org page. -george ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:09:47 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Wade J. Womack) To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Dickinson Tour Message-ID: > Any Jammers going to check out Bruce Dickinson in Providence > or Worcester?? I'll see ya there, >Well, no, but I will be at the St. Louis show this Wednesday (Sept. > >17), so if anyone's there, let me know :). >Dale R. Newberry -------------------- I caught the Dickinson show in Dallas, last Friday night, and he kicked *major* ass! What a great, powerful show - Adrian Smith and Roy Z. traded screaming lead guitar throughout the night. He's got a great band - don't miss it! Wade ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 11:57:25 -0500 (CDT) From: Glenn Waterfield To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle! Message-ID: Hey. I actually found "Carved in Stone" by Shadow Gallery in my local Blockbuster and decided to give it a try. It kicks much ass! It has all the stuff I like about I&W: lofty lyrics, lots of solos (musical masturbation?), big fat keys, and synchronous runs. Great stuff. Plus it has a 20-min epic, just like every self-respecting prog band should have. Good stuff. I highly recommend it (esp. pre-Awake DT fans). Glenn P.S. I finally heard BMS and Peruvian Skies through a shitty RA feed. Great stuff! I found it on HardRadio's page. I can post the address if anyone's interested (have to look it up again). Boy, I can't wait! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ L. Glenn Waterfield "Call for your physics reading today!" Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean everyone isn't out to get you. Argonne National Lab email_address_removed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:56:47 -0500 From: "sykes" To: "The Ytse Jam" Subject: Another BMS sighting on WJJO and Seven Wonders Message-ID: Hey guys, well they played it again on WJJO at lunchtime, I guess those emails and phone calls are working! They said it went out to about ten people who requested it, keep it up! email_address_removed -> lunchtime requests email_address_removed -> general email and requests (608)281-0941 -> request line Can't wait to get my hands on the Seven Wonders disc which should be arriving soon. Isn't it funny that I will be hearing PT and TDOW from this disc before I get the real discs from Mike Bahr? No slam Mike, I love what your doing, especially when I consider the shear volume of discs! How long did we wait for Subcon, and that was worth it! later -doug | email_address_removed | ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:10:15 -0400 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Jaxx, Dickinson, etc.... Message-ID: Brian wrote... >Just for clarification purposes -- are *all* shows at Jaxx 21+? No, they aren't. The owner prefers it that way, but exceptions can and will be made - which show were you thinking of? BTW, my fellow 'jammers, I'm going to throw this out for your consumption. Many of you know I play in the DC - area band Division. Well, we're opening for Bruce Dickinson at Jaxx on October 4th, for you MD-DC-VA types, or anywhere else. Since it's Bruce and Adrian Smith, performing some Maiden songs as well as stuff from the excellent "Accident Of Birth" CD, and The Geezer Butler band, it should be a good show. The reason I bring this up is, as with the Fates show, we need to sell x amount of pre - sale tickets. They are cheaper from us ($22 as opposed to $24), and you don't get that ticketbastard charge, either. I'll be happy to make arrangements to get them to you in the most convenient way possible. And if you're under 21, I should be able to get you in... :) BTW, thanks again to all of our little family here that bought them from me last time - it was well worth the trip, eh? :) OK, sales pitch over - sorry if I overstepped my bounds, Skadz. Now back to you regularly scheduled programming... :) Did anyone go to the Marillion show at the Birchmere last night? If so, how was it? As many of you know, at this time next week, I'll probably be burning Kevin Shirley in effigy. >I too have not heard any DT on the radio. Are any stations in the >Baltimore/D.C. area playin' 'em? Not that I've heard - DC101 doesn't seem the least bit interested.... On the Yes question, I'd say "Close to the Edge" or "Fragile" would be a good start, although The Yes Album isn't far behind... I didn't like "Relayer" as much, but maybe that's just me... Mike > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:12:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christian Albert Schulze a.k.a. KillMary" To: email_address_removed Subject: .02 cents Message-ID: That's right, it's not even a cent, but 1/50 of a cent (I always thought it's so funny when people say 0.02 cents, pardon me being so easily amused). On to some hot topics!!! 1) Is KJLB an asshole? Maybe. Maybe not. Neil Peart is known for being rude to fans. Geoff Tate always seems to be an asshole in his interviews that I have read/seen. That's not what worries me about KJLB. I'm much more worried about if he will finally play an entire show without having his voice cracking up at least once in a most horrible manner. Maybe instead of trying to put Angra down, KJLB should try to be friends with Matos and maybe try to get a few tips about keeping your voice intact while singing live (I know cuz I've seen Angra live twice and Matos does everything he does on the CDs, and he makes it look so easy). 2) Does DT sell more CDs than Angra in France? Maybe. Maybe not. Angra is pretty big in France. They did not play just 7 or 8 dates there. They played A LOT of dates in France - I don't know which Angra page I saw it on, but they had more than 20 dates listed only for France. But the point is, who cares who sells more? Hanson already sold more CDs than DT did in their entire career. So what. 3) What do I think about the new album? It rocks all nadz. Nuff Said. It's all there: MP is playing superbly and you can hear everything he does. JM is also awesome and we can hear him most of the time. He should play more stick songs! Stick HAS to be the most revolutionary instrument since the eletric guitar. Plus JP and KJLB are stellar (KJLB is one of the best singers to explore the resources of a studio, IMHO). And Derek... I loved his stuff since I saw the Japan pay-per-view. He's just the perfect keyboard player for DT (considering KM doesn't want to do it anymore). That's it for now... Latah. Christian. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:39:33 -0400 From: Jeff Hochberg To: email_address_removed Subject: ANM Message-ID: Is it just me, or does the intro to ANM remind you of the theme music to a PBS "science & technology" show? ;) Or maybe one of those cool filmstrips from grade school. I'm just KIDDING! FII rocks!!! This is going to be the loooooongest week of my life!!! AAAHHH!!!!!! That 6/8 --> 6/4 change in ANM has gotta be the coolest thing I've heard since "The Mirror" Jeff email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:17:30 -0500 From: MrQ To: email_address_removed Subject: New Savatage? Message-ID: OK, so the new Savatage is out in Europe but when I checked their web site it said that the US release has been pushed back to January! Sorry, but I can't wait that long. Does anyone know where I can get the import? -"Q" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 22:14:17 +0200 (GMT) From: Pasi Sundqvist To: email_address_removed Subject: FII release in Finland Message-ID: <199709162014.WAA20206@planet.fi> So, Falling into Infinity will be released in Finland this Friday, told my trusty CD-dealer. Should I spend a special holiday to get a copy in the morning and try to learn it by heart before noon? Pasi ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:28:45 -0700 From: Brandon Vaughn To: email_address_removed Subject: Fave new bands / four letter words (little DTC) Message-ID: I have been getting a mass of CDs this past month because of recommendations from the Jam. That I would give me impressions (like anyone is in need of that). My favs are: 1) Spock's Beard -- Beware of Darkness and The Light They remind me at times of Supertramp (with their quirky lyrics and music), King's X (with the background vocals), Steve Vai (when the guy starts whalling on guitar solos...but not as technical as Vai), Extreme (the orchestral stuff off of Three Sides to Every Story), Kansas (Leftoverture days with the bass really kicking you in the butt), and some Sunday brunch jazz group. These guys are great, but are not easy to define. Some have mentioned that they are like Echolyn, but I never liked Echolyn. Echolyn's music was never that emotional to me. These guys are very emotional. Check out their website for soundbites. 2) Enchant -- A Blueprint of the World Wow, this is one awesome CD, especially if you like a lead singer that sounds like Steve Walsh from Kansas (well, make that the old Steve Walsh...don't like how he sounds nowadays). I imagine Kansas without the violin touring and living with DT for two years would sound like this. Kind of sounds like Journey at times (music not vocalist). I have their last two (Wounded and Time Lost) and they are great as well, but I like this one the best so far. 3) Magellan -- Hour of Restoration I like this better than Impending. The guitars seem up more in the mix. And Union Jack is a fav. I love their vocal harmonies. I should have gotten this a long time ago. 4) Shadow Gallery -- self-titled and Carved in Stone Wow, this is Magna Carta day! This band rocks hard. I like both albums, but they sound almost like two different bands. The first sounds more like Night Ranger with some DT members filling in. The second is more neo-classical at times and heavier (to me). A lot have mentioned how SG is now their favorite band, and it is not hard to see why! I also got Lemur Voice, and have liked them, but these above have stayed in my CD player. ------------- The only thing that I don't like about Spock's Beard is their choice of words on the first album. One song is called FU and contains the word "fuck" about 10-12 times. This bugs me (even though the vocal melody by which it is sung and music is great). I hate to hear prog groups use words like these. And I don't say this from a moral point of view, either. So if you don't like my opinion, please understand where I'm coming from. There is so much crap music out there; anybody can record an album of rap music using thousands of such words and sell millions of copies. Or be like Kiss or Motley Crue or Marilon Manson. These are the type of bands (IMO) that have to use such generic phrases to illicit emotional response from the listener, because their music or lyrics by themselves won't. Now I understand the song context of which Spock's Beard wrote this, and I can see where they thought it fit the mood of the song. But to me, I listen to prog music primarily for the music, and secondly to hear some refreshing, intelligent lyrics. The type of lyrics that make you say, "That is the neatest way I have ever heard of expressing that!" Or at least lyrics that leave you asking, "What are they singing about?!" But the whole point is that they make you _think_. Not that I'm harping only on Spock's Beard (which by the way, I'll still continue buying and listening to their stuff . . . this is just something I don't like that they did on _one_ song out of half-a-dozen others . . . for the most part, their lyrics are _so_ interesting). Our own favorite band DT introduces their first on the new album, using the word "shit." Please understand me. . . I'm not on some religious or moral crusade, but I just hate for them to do this. Whether they use it in daily conversation or not (like on the Live at Tokyo video)...I don't care. I just think they could have come up with more interesting lyrics. There was a big debate before ACOS about them using the term "mercy fuck" in the song, and then they decided to change it. I was glad they did, because to me it takes away from the song, not adds to it. To me, their strength lies in the power of their music, and the intelligent lyrics they create (which has already been debated concerning their upcoming album). I will continue supporting DT. I just hope they don't stay too long in any "commercial success" mentality for long. To me, the people need to change, not DT. Look at Fates Warning. Records a 50 minute song. Maybe they are not as popular as DT, and not on as supporting a label as DT, but they do what they want. Why does DT have so much trouble doing what they like (ex. Portnoy's drums on I&W, the inclusion of ACOS on I&W, no ACOS until our petition, no double album, no Metropolis II on FII, cutting 5-6 songs off the album, constant pressure for more "commercial" songs, etc.). It is just not right. Please feel free to write me if you agree or disagree. I don't really want to start a war on the Jam about the use of such words. Brandon Vaughn email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 21:38:57 +0200 From: "D. Schoen" To: "Ytse Jam Mailing list" Subject: Wanted: Tap The Rockies Boot ! Message-ID: Hi I'm looking for the Tap The Rockies boot (KTS) Does anyone have a spare copie and would like to sell this one to me ? (NO cdr-replica's!!!) thanx in advance Denis Schoen T h e a t er O f D r e a m s Dutch DT FC PO BOX 1597 2003 BP Haarlem Holland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 21:42:56 +0200 From: Shai Yallin To: email_address_removed Subject: CIA9ITG Message-ID: Hi! Well, Where can I find the above file on the web? I've tried Dr. Mosh's site but none of the .RAM files seems to play (it displays some gibrish inthe song detail lines). Thnx, -- Shai Yallin - Kurush on #YTSEJAM "I'm American, honey. Our names don't mean shit." - Bruce Willis on Pulp Fiction "It's log, it's log, it's better than bad - it's good!" - The Ren & Stimpy show Visit my home page at http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/3247 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:40:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Damon Fibraio To: "Christian Albert Schulze a.k.a. KillMary" Subject: Re: .02 cents Message-ID: I have to say this, since everybody is trashing JLB. At the Birch Hill show last year, when I got to do an interview with Derek, after the show, when everybody came out, everybody in the band that I got to speak to was nice to me. Maybe it's the whole be nice to the blind routine, but James actually came up to me while I was standing against the wall recovering from the show and the resulting migraine and asked me if I was all right. Maybe he was putting on a show for the radio guy, maybe he was being nice to the handicapped. but I got to talk to him for a few minutes and he seemed pretty cool to me. I wasn't left with a bad taste in the mouth. During the interview, I found derek to be a little cold, especially towards KM, but I guess you can expect that when you are always being compared to him. He was even icy towards the Internet, which has been his harshist critic. Don't ask me to quote, I can't remember. After Derek realized I was blind, he was a lot warmer towards me, even asking me after the show if I needed a drink or anything. So, I guess it all depends on the experience. As far as James being rude to international audiences, you have to understand. Not being able to understand somebody isn't exactly an insult. Maybe the way it was said was wrong, but you can't fault someone for not understanding you. I won't say any more about that. I think the bootleg mentin, which I heard on Milan 93 was, "you don't expect me to be able to understand what you're saying, do you?" Which I took as kind of a joke on himself as opposed to a rip on the audience. And it's true. How should he be able to understand the Italian audience. if he never took italian, what do you expect from the man? He is human. They are all human. They make mistakes on stage. They have character flaws. Let's stop pretending that we're dealing with people who are demigods. Reach Damon Fibraio at email_address_removed keyboardist, vocalist, radio personality Deviant of Reality All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars All of us do time in the gutter, dreamers turn to look at the cars. Neil Peart of Rush ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:44:03 -0300 (EST) From: Alexandre Lymberopoulos To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: .02 cents (with mine are .04 ;-D ) Message-ID: On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Christian Albert Schulze a.k.a. KillMary wrote: > 1) Is KJLB an asshole? > Maybe. Maybe not. Neil Peart is known for being rude to fans. Geoff Tate > always seems to be an asshole in his interviews that I have read/seen. > That's not what worries me about KJLB. I'm much more worried about if he > will finally play an entire show without having his voice cracking up at > least once in a most horrible manner. Maybe instead of trying to put Angra > down, KJLB should try to be friends with Matos and maybe try to get a few > tips about keeping your voice intact while singing live (I know cuz I've > seen Angra live twice and Matos does everything he does on the CDs, and he > makes it look so easy). > And Andre' Matos is a very loveable man. We (me, Rogerio and Cassiano) met him at the DT's Brazil show last Friday. He talked to us (in portuguese, of course), treated us very good. Not as LaBrie and his show off pose. Petrucci, Derek, Myung were very kind too. LaBrie could put his brain to work before he speaks... > 2) Does DT sell more CDs than Angra in France? > Maybe. Maybe not. Angra is pretty big in France. They did not play just 7 > or 8 dates there. They played A LOT of dates in France - I don't know which > Angra page I saw it on, but they had more than 20 dates listed only for France. > But the point is, who cares who sells more? Hanson already sold more CDs > than DT did in their entire career. So what. > I agree with you. Who cares to musical business? Just listen to what you like... What's the problem if it is commercial or it sold 10 million copies??? Or even just one??? If that sounds good to you, OK... > 3) What do I think about the new album? > It rocks all nadz. Nuff Said. It's all there: MP is playing superbly and > you can hear everything he does. JM is also awesome and we can hear him most > of the time. He should play more stick songs! Stick HAS to be the most > revolutionary instrument since the eletric guitar. Plus JP and KJLB are > stellar (KJLB is one of the best singers to explore the resources of a > studio, IMHO). And Derek... I loved his stuff since I saw the Japan > pay-per-view. He's just the perfect keyboard player for DT (considering KM > doesn't want to do it anymore). > I heard just seven songs of this album... I don't an opinion for now... See you there Jammers! []s, Alexandre. -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Alexandre Lymberopoulos - email_address_removed.br - http://www.ime.usp.br/~lymber Undergraduate Mathematics Student - University of Sao Paulo - Brazil Bootleg/trade page: http://www.ime.usp.br/~lymber/bootleg.html "We are so human, we are so small" - Peter Garret - Midnight Oil "I'm your dream, make you real / I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel / sad but true" - James Hetfield - Metallica =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 12:51:30 -0700 From: Deidre Killam To: email_address_removed Subject: DT on the Radio in San Diego Message-ID: Hey fellow Jammers! Been a while since i posted anything on the Jam, but after recieving an E-mail this morning, I just HAD to post about it. Seems like DT is getting more popular in the good ol' USA. Been reading about all the radio stations playing BMS, so I figgered I'd join the revolution (to quote someone else's post) and E-mail Rock 105.3 in San Diego. The response I got form one of the DJ's today was as follows: "I'll look for the new Dream Theatre (SHE spelled it that way!!!!) single and see if we can get it on". Just out of curiosity's sake, does anyone think she was making a pass at me? :) I'll keep my radio glued to 105.3 (even if I have to dig out the superglue!) and see if I hear it. Whelp, that's all for now. DT on the Radio or we bomb the hell out of their antenna's!!!!! Brachett really needs his head examined ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:31:02 -0500 (CDT) From: The Phoenix To: email_address_removed Subject: Toying with emotions Message-ID: Was that a jammer I saw last night at the midnight sale at Record Service here in Champaign, IL wearing an Awake shirt? Record Service really toyed with my emotions. They had DT under the new releases for Sept. 16 instead of Sept. 23. Obviously I knew it was a mistake, but I was hoping they'd follow it up with a second mistake and put it on the shelves a week early. But it was too good to be true :( They realized their error. And to the person inquiring about the Lie CDS a few days ago. I looked on the web and Alta Mira had them. I e-mailed them and they told me that they just sent out the last copy. I asked if they'd ever get any again and they said that it went out of print after a couple of months, so I'm taking that as a "No." Again, my emotions were toyed with :( But to anyone interested, Alta Mira said that they do still have vinyl copies of the Lie CDS. I didn't even know they made vinyl copies of singles. -~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_- | Robert Taylor The world may seem flown away | | email_address_removed Almost as if it cannot be saved | | The Phoenix Will we be able to rise | | From these ashes we've sown | -~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_-~-_- ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 2974 **************************