YTSEJAM Digest 3552 Today's Topics: 1) Royal Hunt... by "Michael J. Emerson" 2) Cairo by Eric Desobe 3) Got my Xmas CD! by "L. Jason Hartman" 4) Re: MP3 PROBLEM!!! by Kevin Loechner 5) Liquid Bungle? by Scotch 6) MIDI by Rocky Dean 7) MP3 PROBLEM!!! // DT Ties by Matt Stanich 8) Vocalanew by Lobsterback 9) UNCLASSIFIED:-Re: Liquid Bungle? by email_address_removed.au 10) Re: Empty Tremor samples online again !!! by email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) 11) Re: Liquid Bungle? by email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) 12) MYSTIC FISHOOK - No DTC! by Dave 13) Re: Bonus French DT CD by email_address_removed 14) Re: CD Carrier Pigeons by "Brett Flannigan" 15) WHOAAAAAAA by email_address_removed (Carlos Alfaro) 16) James by "Rosinski, Michal" 17) Re: MP3 Problems by AL 18) Dream Theater by Graham Borland 19) Liv Kristine/Xytras/Dearly Beheaded by NGA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 14:07:35 -0500 From: "Michael J. Emerson" To: "'Lifting Shadows Off A Ytse'" Subject: Royal Hunt... Message-ID: <01BD37BF.91FEAD70@MEMERSON> greetings, fellow jammers! question for the masses: (well, those of the masses that listen to Royal = Hunt, anyway... :o) i just recently picked up 'Paradox' (very cool stuff, btw...) and = something about it sounds very familiar, something that i couldn't place = until about 2 hours ago... does anyone remember a band named Tyketto? if so, does anyone think = that Royal Hunt sounds a bit like them?? what's your opinion? we'd like to know... mikE ____________________________________________________________ "If the future's looking dark, we're the ones who have to shine / If there's no one in control, we're the ones who draw the line / Though we live in trying times, we're the ones who have to try / Though we know that time has wings, we're the ones who have to fly..." Rush -- "Everyday Glory", _Counterparts_ "Evil Villains, stand down from the funk." - Space Ghost ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 14:40:12 -0500 (EST) From: Eric Desobe To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Cairo Message-ID: Someone mentioned Cairo and I had to speak up. I just got their new album, "Conflict and Dreams", which is prog monster. Although I prefer their self-titled debut more due to better songs and cleaner production, their new one is really good. More organ and ELP influence + the band just goes over the top on a couple of tracks. Sorry to say less grand piano on this one, but what can you do. Take the time. -Eric ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 14:48:07 -0500 (EST) From: "L. Jason Hartman" To: email_address_removed Subject: Got my Xmas CD! Message-ID: Just wanted to say that my Xmas Cd finally showed up. My check was probably in the batch that got tied up in NY. So if you are still waiting, keep your fingers crossed - looks like they are still working on getting them out. -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ / / L. Jason Hartman "And I'll smile and I'll learn to pretend \ \ email_address_removed And I'll never be open again / / And I'll have no more dreams to defend \ \ Univ. Of Maryland, And I'll never be open again " / / Baltimore County - Kevin Moore : Dream Theater \ \ / / "Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot." \ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 14:00:40 -0600 From: Kevin Loechner To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: MP3 PROBLEM!!! Message-ID: I think I could solve your problems; I downloaded some mp3s and they sounded like shit. I talked to someone else on my floor and he said he used a program called phix to "phix" the mp3s. I used it and they were repaired. Although there were a couple that I could not repair, but this program did fix the ones that uncook did not help. Kevin Loechner http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~kloechn http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~kloechn/dt.htm Also, when I try to make .wav files with Audiograbber they sound like shit and I can't convert them to mp3s, because the sound won't improve any. Could anyone help me out here? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:14:28 -0400 From: Scotch To: Delirium Tremens Subject: Liquid Bungle? Message-ID: In Nikki Brooks' review (posted by Graham), she says: > For any of you who wondered what the tape was which they > played while we were waiting for DT, it is called "Liquid > Tension Experiment" and features James la Brie, Mike Portnoy, > John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levine (King Crimson). > Covers include songs from U2, King Crimson, Galactic Cowboys, > Fates Warning, Iron Maiden, Rush and Mr Bungle. WHAT??? Mr. Bungle...!? Holy shit. Somehow, I sense journalistic misinformation on Ms Brooks's part. Maybe she was told that the music SOUNDS like a combination of those bands (besides, I thought LTE was all-original music). I'm inherently suspicious of like everything. But I guess we'll wait & see when LTE comes out. Who knows, maybe it'll have "The Girls of Porn." S. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:37:06 -0500 From: Rocky Dean To: email_address_removed Subject: MIDI Message-ID: anyone have any MIDIs of any FII songs yet? Rocky Dean email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:35:39 -0500 From: Matt Stanich To: ytsejam Subject: MP3 PROBLEM!!! // DT Ties Message-ID: Hello- 1) Use internet Explorer to download the MP3's. 2) I relly like the ideas of the silk ties, I'd go for one any day even though I only wear one every few months. Matt Stanich email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:55:35 -0500 From: Lobsterback To: email_address_removed Subject: Vocalanew Message-ID: >> JLB had food poisoning and ruptured vocal chords, and listen to the songs >> on ACOS! Now, they may have been overdubbed, anybody with the actual boot >> can tell me for sure, but if not, then JLB is fucking amazing. >I have the real boot. Most of the vocals on the ACoS live tracks are >overdubbed and even some of the guitar parts are too. Too bad they didn't overdub Barney Greenway's vox on the '96 X-mas CD... I say he gets replaced with someone less, er, less like Barney. For instance, Tiny Tim. Or Hammer. Hanson. Brian "RAGH-BRLAH-BRLAH-BRLAH-BRLAH-DAMAGE-INCORPORATED!!" Henderson =========================== Name: W. Brian Henderson, Esq. Contact: email_address_removed ROBOT-CENTRAL: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hender/ =========================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 08:36:39 +1000 From: email_address_removed.au To: email_address_removed Subject: UNCLASSIFIED:-Re: Liquid Bungle? Message-ID: In Nikki Brooks' review (posted by Graham), she says: > For any of you who wondered what the tape was which they > played while we were waiting for DT, it is called "Liquid > Tension Experiment" and features James la Brie, Mike Portnoy, > John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levine (King Crimson). > Covers include songs from U2, King Crimson, Galactic Cowboys, > Fates Warning, Iron Maiden, Rush and Mr Bungle. WHAT??? Mr. Bungle...!? Holy shit. >Somehow, I sense journalistic misinformation on Ms Brooks's part. Maybe she was told >that the music SOUNDS like a combination of those bands (besides, I thought LTE was >all-original music). I'm inherently suspicious of like everything. But I guess we'll >wait & see when LTE comes out. Who knows, maybe it'll have "The Girls of Porn." Uh maybe you didn't read this as I did ? I read it as LTE was played, then the other music was played. graham ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:30:16 -0800 From: email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Empty Tremor samples online again !!! Message-ID: On the Eve of Destruction, Arash Ashouriha said: > >Hi > >Finally, my server is online again. > >Now you can download all the EMPTY TREMOR samples on Prog Or Die. > >Check them out. > Sometimes Arash, you just gotta put the megaphone down, it's gonna become an integral part of your face pretty soon... -The Doc -- #$%*#$*@ E-MAIL: email_address_removed #$%#$#$% _+_+_+_+ Unix, Internet, Intranet Engineering _+_+_+_+ [][][][] Dr. Mosh's Progressive Feast [][][][] #$@#$#@# http://progmetal.gmsnet.com @#$@##@$ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 15:33:30 -0800 From: email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Liquid Bungle? Message-ID: On the Eve of Destruction, Scotch said: > >In Nikki Brooks' review (posted by Graham), she says: > >> For any of you who wondered what the tape was which they >> played while we were waiting for DT, it is called "Liquid >> Tension Experiment" and features James la Brie, Mike Portnoy, >> John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess and Tony Levine (King Crimson). >> Covers include songs from U2, King Crimson, Galactic Cowboys, >> Fates Warning, Iron Maiden, Rush and Mr Bungle. > >WHAT??? Mr. Bungle...!? Holy shit. > >Somehow, I sense journalistic misinformation on Ms Brooks's part. Maybe >she was told that the music SOUNDS like a combination of those bands >(besides, I thought LTE was all-original music). I'm inherently suspicious >of like everything. But I guess we'll wait & see when LTE comes out. Who >knows, maybe it'll have "The Girls of Porn." Yes, that is part of the disinformation campaign... LTE is all original... Only the video will come with Girls of Porn... -The Doc -- #$%*#$*@ E-MAIL: email_address_removed #$%#$#$% _+_+_+_+ Unix, Internet, Intranet Engineering _+_+_+_+ [][][][] Dr. Mosh's Progressive Feast [][][][] #$@#$#@# http://progmetal.gmsnet.com @#$@##@$ ------------------------------ Date: 2/12/1998 18:44 From: Dave To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: MYSTIC FISHOOK - No DTC! Message-ID: --==pw_boundary== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii My first post...please be gentle. This post is WAY overdue. At the Fates Warning show in Weymouth MA, on Dec.11th, I met a fellow 'Jammer who gave me a CD of his band "Mystic Fishook". He asked me to post something if I liked it. Well, I like it very much! (sorry I took so long, Matt :) "Electric Skies" is an 8 track, 31 minute EP from a very talented band. I'd call them progressive rock/light metal (If there is such a tag). Great use of keys, and time changes. There are even 2 instrumentals on the disc. Overall, a great pro-quality sounding disc. I even saw it at my local Newbury Comics. BTW, Fates were awesome! Matt, e-mail me if you read this. Sorry for the lack of DTC! Later, Dave (Another drummer) --==pw_boundary==-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 20:57:11 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Bonus French DT CD Message-ID: Hey folx - > I don't know for sure about the Japanese CD, but maybe there will be the same > tracks as on the special French CD which you get for free when you buy two > of the old DT albums (which isn't very collector-friendly, IMO). I don't know > when this French CD will be released, but here is the tracklist, according > to the latest newsletter of the French DT fanclub "Your Majesty": > Take Away My Pain > Burning My Soul (with Hell's Kitchen) > Caught In Alice's 9 Inch Tool Garden > Another Hand / The Killing Hand > All titles are live versions from december '96, playing time is 33 minutes. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS??? Is this true or is this just a rumor?? Does anyone have any further info such as whether or not these are bootleg tracks or if they have been professionally recorded? Is there any other way of getting our hands on these tracks other than buying 2 old DT CD's in France? ANY info would be helpful...... Matt T. NP: Queensryche "Operation: Livecrime" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 18:03:40 PST From: "Brett Flannigan" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: CD Carrier Pigeons Message-ID: >On the Eve of Good Oral Hygiene, Matt Johnston wrote: > >> This only happens if you're so stupid as to just slide in a CD without >giving it even > a cursory cleaning. > >Are you talking about cleaning each individual envelope in the carrying-case >or cleaning the cds? Would it make sense to stuff a bag of cotton balls into >the carrying-case to wipe off each cd before it's inserted into the envelopes? >(insert "yeah and you're really full of hot air today moron" comment here) Hmm, Ok ;). Do my nostrils detect an odor of ashes? Perhaps a faint whiff of sulfur? Hehe. <-Dagoth-> "I think, therefore I am... um, I think..." -me ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 02:40:08 -0400 From: email_address_removed (Carlos Alfaro) To: Ytsejam Mailing List Subject: WHOAAAAAAA Message-ID: WHOA i was looking for the DT in PHOENIX pics someone posted a few back.. and found this.. has anyone ever seen this pics?? http://d1o202.telia.com/~u222600641/fotografierDreamTheater_e.htm -- In the stream of consciousness There is a river crying Living comes much easier Once we admit , We're dying. Dream Theater: Lines in the Sand http://premium.caribe.net/~calfaro mailto:email_address_removed mailto:email_address_removed Universal Internet Number (ICQ) 1254229 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 98 8:57:26 -0500 From: "Rosinski, Michal" To: email_address_removed Subject: James Message-ID: Hi ytsejammers! Did you see Mr. James Hetfield of Metallica without moustaches? He looks younger than before. Mike ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 05:42:02 -0600 From: AL To: YTSE Jammers Subject: Re: MP3 Problems Message-ID: >From: Chris Calabrese >To: email_address_removed >Subject: MP3 PROBLEM!!! >I just downloaded every DT mp3 I could find on the web...I got about 16 >of em. One problem though. 3 of them, all from rsabbs, Eve, TLF, and >MI are all fucked up. And I already tried "uncook" and they're still >fucked. I'm using winamp. Should I be using another program? Is there >a way to fix these files, or are they just corrupted? Someone please >help me! How much processor power do you have? At least two that you mentioned are very high quality MP3's, requiring a ton of processor horsepower. Have you gone into the program configuration and tried changing the settings to low quality mono to see if the file runs OK in that mode? Top shelf 486's & mediocre Pentium systems will have real problems reproducing 44Khz wide bandwidth stereo MP3 files. I hope this helps. -- See ya, AL... Switchcraft Communications & Microsystems http://www.isd.net/astrosch/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Why do they have a typewriter plugged into this TV" --Butthead "Maybe it's the remote or something" --Beavis ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 13:13:57 +0000 (GMT) From: Graham Borland To: YtseJam Subject: Dream Theater Message-ID: ******************************************************* For transmission to YTSEJAM - from Nikki Brooks Hi Jammers! Myself and Photobabe have joined forces with Neil Elliott of the Dream Theater fan club to try and promote the band further in the UK. I am currently trying to get Kerrang and Metal Hammer to accept features/interviews regarding our favourite band. Could any interested fans please write to: Paul Rees - Features Editor Kerrang! EMAP Metro Second Floor, Mappin House 4 Winsley Street LONDON W1P 7HJ Robyn Doreian Editor, Metal Hammer Dennis Publishing Ltd 19 Bolsover Street LONDON W1P 7HJ and ask them if they will be featured in the near future as they are touring here from 10-14th April. Also please target Rhythm magazine again in particular. Address is: Ronan Macdonald - Editor "Rhythm" Future Music Ltd 30 Monmouth Street BATH BA1 2BW, UK Ta everyone. Nikki ******************************************************* Graham -- Graham Borland Email : gborland@apsoft.co.uk WWW : http://www.apsoft.co.uk Alternative Publishing Ltd Tel : 0141 418 0881 30 Clyde Place, Glasgow G5 8AQ Fax : 0141 418 0889 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 16:14:30 +0100 From: NGA To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Liv Kristine/Xytras/Dearly Beheaded Message-ID: Hi all Sometimes life is good. Last week I took delivery of my new company car (Volvo V40) and it's got a CD changer in it - lucky me. And in 18 days I'm off for a 16 day diving safari in the Maldives - lucky me again. But before I go, here are some more reviews that may be of interest to some of you. LIV KRISTINE - 3 AM This mini CD contains a couple of tracks from Liv Kristine's forthcoming solo album "Deus Ex Machina", and on the basis of this offering, my copy has already been ordered. Liv (the female singer from Theatre Of Tragedy) teams up with Nick Holmes from Paradise Lost for the title track 3 AM, and they produce something that is very different from what their respective bands normally play. Clear and clean vocals, only minimal gothic influences and a nice pleasing song (available as club mix and single edit). More interesting and even further away from the music of Theatre Of Tragedy is the track "Good vibes, bad vibes (dance on the ocean)". The song starts with Liv's voice being sampled singing a very simple melody, and then more and more layers are put on top - keyboards, samplers and drum machines. Does the expression techno-goth exist? This song reminds me in some ways of the last album by Waltari, but it isn't as 'loud' and aggressive. I'm certainly looking forward to getting the full album, and I'll reserve my opinion until I get it. XYTRAS - Passage Xytras is the keyboarder/drummer/drum machine tech for the Swiss black metal band Samael. He also does the writing. Samael's last album 'Passage' is one of my favourite albums of the last couple of years, and Xytras has in effect re-written the whole album for just piano and synths. No guitars, no drums or drum machine, no vocals. I was a bit dubious at first, but after listening to the versions of 'Silent Kingdom' and 'Jupiterian Vibe' I was convinced that he had done something very good. The music is almost classical in feeling, with no traces of the aggresion and brooding darkness that are the trademarks of Samael. Also, facets of the songs become apparent that you hadn't heard before. A most interesting and relaxing album. The reworking is much more extreme than what Rage did with their old songs on the 'Lingua Mortis' album (but still a good tip). Perhaps this album might convince some of you that black metal isn't just screaming and a wall of noise. 9/10. DEARLY BEHEADED - Chamber Of One No, Dearly Beheaded isn't a term of endearment used by King Henry the Eighth for two of his wives. Dearly Beheaded is an English band that proves there is still some life in the English metal scene and that everything doesn't have to sound like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. 'Chamber Of One' is their second album and is overall an improvement on their debut 'Temptation'. Again produced by Colin Richardson (Napalm Death, Carcass), this album doesn't mess around and goes straight for the jugular vein with full power no-compromise 90s thrash metal. Hard, heavy, brutal, aggressive, fast, riffs galore and lashings of double bass. Fits in somewhere between Pantera and Machine Head, and an ideal pick-me-up first thing in the morning. For fans of this genre it can only be 10/10. stay safe and happy listening Neil Gallop (nga@software-ag.de) (http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Rapids/2321) Currently playing: Lacuna Coil - Lacuna Coil ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3552 **************************