YTSEJAM Digest 3703 Today's Topics: 1) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 by "reuben" 2) gayness by "Trevor W. Hoit" 3) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 by "Richard A. Rivera" 4) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 by email_address_removed 5) YOU'RE ALL GAY!!!! by "Vincent G. LuPone" 6) New single from Germany? by Steffen Barabasch 7) the neck of JPM by "Raivo Hool" 8) drunk by Chris Bowsman 9) winger/DTshirts/Kansas/SP by "Trevor W. Hoit" 10) Take a ride on a very special boat... by Matt Johnston 11) Elements of Tone - via guitar by Calvin 6S 12) JoC by "TheCowGod" 13) SP? by NuGgeTMaN 14) Monsters of Rock in Milan by Volodya 15) Re: Argh! by Syrinx 16) Re: Metallica by Jim Suplizio 17) Re: Live CD/Video by Carlos Alfaro 18) Re: Just when I thought we had dropped Metallica. by Matthew Smith 19) Happy B-day Joke by email_address_removed (Mark Lampert) 20) Petition Nonsense by Jon Dery 21) Re: Monsters of Rock in Milan by "Vincent G. LuPone" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 23:18:35 -0800 From: "reuben" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 Message-ID: >> is this a gay post or what? almost as gay as this one ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 00:08:50 -0800 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" To: "'DT'" Subject: gayness Message-ID: I think y'all need go on Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride. :) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 03:21:53 -0500 (EST) From: "Richard A. Rivera" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 Message-ID: On Thu, 2 Apr 1998 email_address_removed wrote: > > If you guys like acoustic-based folk/christian music, I recommend listening > to Jars of Clay. I've been listening to their last CD, Much Afraid, for > months now, it just keeps coming back to my CD player. Beautiful stuff. I'm not normally a fan of religious-type music, but these guys are flat-out amazing. Their lyrics are vague enough not to be heavy-handed, but are well written nonetheless. Plus, they are probably some of the best songwriters to come along in recent years. Catchy, thought-provoking stuff. Although, I have to recommend their debut over "Much Afraid." Their debut is one of the best albums I have ever bought in my life. They were using drum loops on that one, which I like better (odd, since I'm a drummer). Something about the combination of acoustic guitars and drum loops blew my mind. Richie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 01:23:46 -0700 (MST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3702 Message-ID: On Thu, 2 Apr 1998, reuben contributed something worthwhile: > >> is this a gay post or what? > > almost as gay as this one Okay, now yall are reaching a level of gayity that I thought only the offspring of a foul genetic crossbreed of the Backstreet boys and New Kids on the Block could accomplish. Yer all gay. Gayly yours, ~Eckie Again ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 01:50:25 -0700 From: "Vincent G. LuPone" To: email_address_removed Subject: YOU'RE ALL GAY!!!! Message-ID: At 12:41 AM 4/3/98 -0800, you wrote: >Okay, now yall are reaching a level of gayity that I thought only the >offspring of a foul genetic crossbreed of the Backstreet boys and New >Kids on the Block could accomplish. Yer all gay. > >Gayly yours, >~Eckie Again Enough, ya hootenany!! Go ride D-Man, or visit Gayllica in San Fran (kinda ironic Metallica's from SF, with the Kirk/Lars kissing thing :) gay gay gay gay gay!! ;p ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:05:35 +0200 From: Steffen Barabasch To: Ytsejam Subject: New single from Germany? Message-ID: Hi there! >In the new issue of the German BRAVO magazine, there is a CD review of >THE NEW DREAM THEATER MAXI CD CALLED "TOURING IN TO INIFINITY >AND BEYOUND" !!!!!!! Stop reading BRAVO, Arash. However, this single exists, but AFAIK it's just a radio promo. The "new song" is the radio edit of Anna Lee. Nothing spectacular, just another butchered version. The other two tracks are the edits of BMS and YNM. Give me a second and I will put the cover and tracklist on the THE MIRROR web pages. This evening, maybe... too much work here. Later, Steffen -- Steffen Barabasch THE MIRROR - deutscher Dream Theater Fanclub (http://www.westend.com/TheMirror) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 12:11:40 +0200 From: "Raivo Hool" To: email_address_removed Subject: the neck of JPM Message-ID: > don't think the neck is actually thicker in the way you're referring > to either, but I could be wrong. You have to keep in mind that I'm > comparing to the RG series, and the Universe... Ibanez does make a RG neck thickness 17.0*19.0 fingerboard width 43.0*56.0 JPM neck thickness 19.0*21.5 fingerboard width 42.0*56.0 I guess that pretty much sums it up. It's both narrower and thicker. Raivo Hool NT administrator, Estonian Card Center of Banks e-mail: raitz@estcard.ee Office: (+372) 6 711 416 GSM: (+372) 51 43 567 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 04:23:45 -0500 From: Chris Bowsman To: email_address_removed Subject: drunk Message-ID: Excuse me for this post, but I am extremely intoxicated right now, and Dream Theater is SO FUCKING COOL when your drunk. Just thought I'd let everybody know. chris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 01:45:35 -0800 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: winger/DTshirts/Kansas/SP Message-ID: > (Don't jump on my back, Richie, I love Winger too). :) Me, too. Has anyone else heard his new acoustic Winger/solo hits cd? It's really good. The US version is called Made by Hand. The Jap version is called Another Way and has a bonus track. > > Uh...and for DTC, you know it's a strange day when you walk into > class and > > see someone wearing the same FII tour shirt you are, and then > another > > person comments on how he owns all of DT's stuff. This happened to > me a > > few days ago... > Heh, this happened to me the last time I wore my Awake shirt > around campus. One guy chased after me (literally) after a class and > told me how much he liked DT, and said he also listened to > Queensryche. I wish this would happen to me. I just saw Kansas on thier Old, Fat, and Wrinkled Tour (j/k). I wore my Awake shirt. I did not see any other DT shirts or get any comments. They still sound great, btw, it's starting to feel like a nostalgia act though, mostly playing the hits, complete with the obligatory DitW, COMWS encore. New cd out soon, though, Always Never the Same, with some reworkings of old tunes. > "don't be gay! don't be gay!!" "did it work?" To see what Kenny supposedly says go to: http://members.tripod.com/~mkalec/kenny2.html Trevor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 01:45:38 -0800 (PST) From: Matt Johnston To: email_address_removed Subject: Take a ride on a very special boat... Message-ID: To all this gay-slinging, I say, "yaheyaheyah, and if Pantera played in 13/8, they'd be sphincter-prog." Get over it. Y'all are just acting gay to get chicks. (grin) --Matt (who's just trying to be cool and move up in the MFP ratings because he has... no life...) --------------------------------------------------------------------- They Might Be Giants: REM with a sense of humor. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 06:13:21 EST From: Calvin 6S To: email_address_removed Subject: Elements of Tone - via guitar Message-ID: Brian Larkin wrote: << which of the "lesser known" guitar companies should I look into, for a sound like JP's? Should I decide not to get DiMarzio pickups, are Duncans really that much better? >> This sparks the all eternal question that has plagued guitarists since the inception of the "electric guitar": How do I get THAT tone? Of course, MY ideal tone isn't YOUR ideal tone and it sure isn't THAT DUDE'S ideal tone. However, there can be certain elements that contain a somewhat universally IDEAL tone. So here are a few elements of "tone". I have included a couple of my "opinions", but I would like to know others opinions on the elements of "tone". 1) The Guitar: a) Woods Body - I like a 2 piece guitar. One piece of Mahogany with a somewhat thick Rock Maple top (1/4" or so, however I am bad at estimating) for the body. NO PAINT JOB. Just some finish for protection. No book matching. Looks are irrelevant to tone. And no "quilted, birdseye, or flame" maple. These are just "defects" in the maple that are visually appealing. Neck - Tilt back headstock, maple with ebony fretboard. b) Bridge - fixed c) Pickups - I like Tom Anderson and Seymour Duncan. I hated EMG's, but I know others who love them. I don't have much experience with DiMarzios. Oh yeah, I had an old Bill Lawrence pickup that just kicked ass. d) Set up - although thick strings, high action, and a thick neck might yield great tone, it does nothing for my performance. If I can't play fluidly, then the tone is suffering. This is just my shortcoming, I like .009's, ultra low action, and Ibanez Wizard necks. These are not "tone" friendly, but I need these things to feel comfortable playing. 2) Amp - I feel a good amp is more important than a good guitar. I can sacrifice elements of the guitar (in favor of playability) and still get good tone with a good amp. Before you argue, let me state an observation. I can play an Ibanez RG-570 (not a "tone" guitar) and my custom ESP (a very good "tone" guitar) through my Mesa Dual Rectifier and they will both sound great. However, if I play through a crappy practice amp, they both sound pretty awful. Point - A good amp can help "fix" a bad guitar, but a good guitar can't fix a bad amp. So I would say look to your amp for tone "correction" before you look to your guitar. 3) The Player - just thought I would bring this one up for the hell of it. Yes - if your technique sucks, your tone will probably suffer. If your technique is flawless, your tone will definitely benefit. However, the reference to "its all in the hands" is pure shit. If it were ALL in the hands, everyone would save money and buy a Fender Squire guitar and a Crate amp. So the player shouldn't really be an opinion focal point. The player is very important to tone, but a million "it is all in your hands" doesn't really help anyone. Personally, I love to discuss equipment and technique. When I brought up "economy picking" a month or so ago, I loved the responses. Anything that gets people thinking about their instrument is a good thing. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:18:08 -0500 From: "TheCowGod" To: Subject: JoC Message-ID: <000c01bd5efa$90fd5b80$message_id_removed> >From: K I L L M A R Y >Subject: Jars of Clay, Vitalij Kuprij > >If you guys like acoustic-based folk/christian music, I recommend listening >to Jars of Clay. I've been listening to their last CD, Much Afraid, for >months now, it just keeps coming back to my CD player. Beautiful stuff. Aye, matey, they be rockin. I have both their CDs and i've seen em live twice, and they're always cool. (THEY come to Puerto Rico :) If you like much afraid, i definitely reccommend checking out their first, self-titled CD. It rocks even more, imo. And stuff. Well, that's all you'll get out of me for now, muzt go to school. Mew. -- Dan McCormack email_address_removed http://premium.caribe.net/~emc/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 06:38:01 -0500 (EST) From: NuGgeTMaN To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: SP? Message-ID: To really find out what Kenny says...DO NOT ask Dr.Mosh!!! :) BTW I've come to realize that homosexuals are people too...and it's o.k. to be gay! _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* ^ According to the circle of fifths, and the order of sharps and flats: ^ ^ If the alphabet continued as notes progressed (Using Major Key Sigs) ^ ^ (i.e. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, etc.) eventually the key of Z Major ^ ^ would have 4 sharps. ^ ^ "Just Lighten up and listen to the Music" -Kevin Moore (inside joke) ^ ^ Eric Moegling: Manager for "Lifting Shadows Off A Ring" ^ ^ and "Progressive Genius" ^ ^ The Dream theater and Progressive Metal WebRings ^ ^ HOMEPAGE - http://www.wezl.org/NuGgeTMaN or http://www.wezl.org/lift ^ ^_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_^ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 14:04:57 +0200 From: Volodya To: email_address_removed, email_address_removed Subject: Monsters of Rock in Milan Message-ID: <33439CE7.492D68E0@club-internet.fr> Hello, Jammers! This year Monsters of Rock in Milan, Italy will feature the following bands : VAN HALEN, DEEP PURPLE, DREAM THEATER and G3 (JOE SATRIANI, MICHAEL SHENKER, ULI ROTH). And Angra to be confirmed. Looks good. Take care. Jacob. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:18:04 -0500 (EST) From: Syrinx To: A Ytse Besides Itself Subject: Re: Argh! Message-ID: > << > Another use of the word "gay" meaning "bad"? I could never see the reason > > for that. That goes to Eckie as well, for saying the word proghead is "so > > gay" and therefore shouldn't be used... > > I mean, we know we have gay jammers yet we still make that kind of remark? > > It's like knowing there are black people in here and then go using racist= > > terms. > > > > I think that this is the gayest thing I've ever heard... :P I'm sure Mike Bahr would agree. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= email_address_removed / email_address_removed erotomania! - http://www.erotomania.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 07:42:05 -0500 From: Jim Suplizio To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Metallica Message-ID: > Metallica has changed...big time. They may not be "alternative" now, as > opposed to "metal" years ago, but they are a much different group of guys > from the ones who penned songs like "Creeping Death," "Battery," and > "Disposable Heroes." I personally think that "Load" and "Re-Load" are > complete piles of crap, but that's just my opinion and I'm not knocking > anyone else for liking them. I have to agree with Dave Campbell's opinion. I grew up in Rochester, NY and I can still remember this buzz about this awesome metal band recording an album at one of the local studios. At the time the only 'real' metal bands were bands like Venom and Motorhead. I was able to get a copy of their original demo tape (it was like a 50th generation copy) and it was one of the most amazing things I had heard at that time. Then about the same time Kill em All was release Slayer's Haunting the Chapel and the Queensryche demo found their way to the local underground record shop. Now Metallica is more or less redundant cheese (we've been refering to it as 'Alternica' or 'Metalicheese') Their last 'decent' albump was the black album and it paled in comparison to their earlier releases of Kill, Ride and Master. I would like to think that it's more or less the producer but he's only 1 of 5 people making the album. Jim -- "We are all books of blood, as soon as we're open we're red" --Clive Barker ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 09:39:31 -0500 From: Carlos Alfaro To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Live CD/Video Message-ID: Joe DeAngelo wrote: > Amen to that, too. The Live in Tokyo video is really amazing (Watching > JP play the UaGM solo really blows my damn mind), another would be > great! > Carlos, if you haven't gotten this one yet, GET IT NOW! It's pretty > cheap through massmusic.com (that's where I got mine). > > - Joe D. Yeah i got that one.. and a hifi copy of the awake ppv show.. and an audience show from the I&W tour... but id love for them to release a new official video... maybe with the rest of the videos (concept) in there or something thanx for the tip thou -- 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, 3 Apr 1998 09:39:55 -0500 (EST) From: Matthew Smith To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Just when I thought we had dropped Metallica. Message-ID: > >I am a Metallica's fan and I don't like the new concept of this group. I > >expect to hear the Metallica of twelve years ago as the Master of Puppets > >album because it was their real concept. The Load and reload album is an > >alternative style like a mixture of soundgarden and alice in chains. I > >don't think (in my opinion) that Metallica's music is a result of music > >evolution, I rather think that is a whim of the group to probe another > >music style. I hope it is. > > Shouldnt you take this to a Metallica message group? I was going to say > you should be drawn and quartered for bringing up this topic when it has > been silent for almost a few months now, but that would be a bit lenient, > dont you think? Watch out guys, it's the ytse-police. So, we can spend eternity discussing whether or not the Yes singer sucks and discussing what kind of picks "make you play better", but Metallica is too off topic? Blow me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album Currently Playing: Stratovarius--Visions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Smith "When Dream and Day Unite, Images and Words email_address_removed Awake A Change of Seasons Falling Into Infinity." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 08:39:22 -0600 From: email_address_removed (Mark Lampert) To: "Ytsejam" Subject: Happy B-day Joke Message-ID: <01bd5f0e$4aca6180$message_id_removed> Ahoy, Need your help jammers: Everyone send a birthday or anniversary greeting (or whatever you come up with) to email_address_removed . Make up a name and age... it really doesn't matter! · • Colonel Mustard • · ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 10:16:44 -0500 From: Jon Dery To: email_address_removed Subject: Petition Nonsense Message-ID: > What with all this talk lately, I think we should start another > petition for a new live video/CD. Actually I'm thinking about starting a petition for a petition-free ytsejam. It's old, people. It's just silly to churn out a petition each time we get greedy for a new album. Dream Theater have always been good to us. We *will* continue to get cool albums, etc. from them. Let's just leave their musical/creative projects up to them. I'm sure they will not disappoint us. Jon Dery ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 08:31:13 -0700 From: "Vincent G. LuPone" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Monsters of Rock in Milan Message-ID: >This year Monsters of Rock in Milan, Italy will feature the following >bands : >VAN HALEN, DEEP PURPLE, DREAM THEATER and G3 (JOE SATRIANI, MICHAEL >SHENKER, ULI ROTH). And Angra to be confirmed. You know, sometimes I think you Euro-jammers are lying through your teeth just to piss off the rest of the world!! :) Nah, seriously though, that's a concert I'd fly around the world to go to :) Peace and love, and good happiness stuff, ~Vince =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/6933 | -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3703 **************************