YTSEJAM Digest 3719 Today's Topics: 1) Tiger Style (DT rules) by Uroborosss 2) Fish's thoughts on Cozy by "Trevor W. Hoit" 3) Gig Lemur Voice Arnhem April 10th by "Coenen, Marcel" 4) DT played Freebird, 'The Monsters' and an Italian piece of music. by almar@freemail.nl 5) Hammerfall by "=?iso-8859-1?q?R=D6NNQVIST,?= GREGER" 6) SoCal Venues by rjurado 7) Recommendations for Blind Guardian and snare on LTE by Luke Bateup 8) Yet another (NDTC) by Sorsa Tanja 9) Yet another continued (still no DTC) by Sorsa Tanja 10) Re:LTE snare by "Ville Rassi" 11) Exposure!! by Jon Parmet 12) RE: YTSEJAM digest 3717 by "Blevins, Mike" 13) DT at Irving Plaza? by email_address_removed 14) not again!! by Htdmhd 15) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3718 by Htdmhd 16) Re: Metrop by Adam 17) Re: thanks to Dream TheatRE by Carlos Alfaro 18) Hitchhackers guide to the univers... by =?iso-8859-1?Q?Helen=26Torbj=F6rn?= Ungvall ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 03:52:48 EDT From: Uroborosss To: email_address_removed Subject: Tiger Style (DT rules) Message-ID: > From: Lobsterback > Subject: Threshold-favor / Last call for Rush CDs / Asst. > > I saw an amusing documentary yesterday in my token bullshit class, > Ethnomusicology. Hahahaha I'm in one of those too...except mine's called "Basics Of Genetic Engineering" or something...the professor gives out homework like, "Complete the Chapter 5 exercises by next Thursday!! This...I COMMAAANNND!!" > followed by a message from quotemaster Dave Mustaine ("It's not the size of your > pencil that matters; it's how well you write with it."), I'm certain Dave Mustaine was the inspiratoin for Eric Cartman's voice. Try this little exercise. Say each of these in the proper tone: 1. "Hello me, meet the REAL me..." 2. "I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned!!" Aha? AHA?? ---- > From: Calvin 6S > Subject: Marshall vs. Mesa > > Which circles back to the "who cares what your heroes listen to"? I care. I've never really thought about what sort of music Hannibal Lecter or Genghis Khan listened to, but you do have a point. > Just like I care what people on the Jam say to check out. Check out Tracy Bonham, Rasputina, and Ron Thal. > It doesn't mean I am a "follower". It just means that I have chosen to use people > with similar likes in music as a reference point and guideline to discovering new > music, equipment, playing techniques, etc. "It doesn't mean I am a 'devourer of souls.' It just means that I have chosen to use people with similar likes in music as host bodies and guidelines to discovering new music, equipment, playing techniques, and methods for gobbling up souls." > A follower is someone who limits his choices to fit in with a particular crowd. > I use the information to expand, not limit my choices. --Yngwie Malmsteen, Dunkin' Donuts spokesman ---- > From: "KorgX3" > Subject: Holy Left-wing Lustly Larcenous Level-headed Luthiers, Batman! > > Those are psycho suped up hot asses in the can! Not since Wildkoba's description of a female Olympics ice-skating champion as "prime meat" have I seen such a useful phrase. I can shout this line to anyone who asks me any question all day long. What time is it? Where are you going? Mr. Borzilleri do you have something to add to the class discussion? > I just had a guitargasm! Oh yeah? Well I have a double-neck guitar and I just had MULTIPLE guitargasms!! DT rules. Show me the Myung. Show me the MYUNG!! SHOW ME THE MYUNG!! SHOOOOW MEEEEE THE MYUUUNG!! I LOVE BASS PLAYEEERRRS!!! SHOW ME THE MYUUUUUUUNG!!! Bafu Vai ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 01:11:19 -0700 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" To: "'DT'" Cc: "'MIke Portnoy'" Subject: Fish's thoughts on Cozy Message-ID: Thought some of you might like to read this from Fish: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Today was a bad day.The phone call came in around 10am that Cozy powell had died in a car accident. Cozy had been a great friend since 1983 when I met him through David Coverdale at a Whitesnake concert. We both hit it off real well and became real friendly over the years. Cozy wanted to be my drummer for a long time and came up to me during the Vigil tour having a real tongue in cheek go at me for not asking him .I played with him in the SAS band in the early formations and I saw him regularly throughout the years, our last serious night out after a Peter Green gig in Edinburgh. My most memorable night with him was during a 1984 Whitesnake after show party in Kensington when he asked me to go to North London with him to pick up some "consumables". I got into the car well aware of his reputation as a professional certificated driver and expected the works. I got it and more, 115 mile an hour at some stages on the North Circular as he drove brilliantly in sparse (thankfully) late night traffic northward. When we arrived I told him he was the best driver I'd ever had the pleasure to be with and he cursed. He said he'd been trying to give me a "whitey" and added that I'd been the coolest passenger he'd ever had in his car. I'd been shitting bricks! Cozy was a great friend and one of the old school of British rock musicians, professional to the core, a severe party animal when the chains slipped, a caring and honest all round good-guy and someone I'm going to miss a hell of a lot. The dangerous twisted smile before a major wind up, the dirty Sid James laugh and the explosive drumming that always warranted a solo. that was Cozy and he'll be long thought of with fondness by everyone who worked with him and spent time in his company. The next time you hear thunder in the heavens-it ain't meteorological! :) Thanks. Love Onkel Fish ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:08:23 +0200 From: "Coenen, Marcel" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Gig Lemur Voice Arnhem April 10th Message-ID: Hi Folks, A short message: The gig planned for the 10th of April this year in Willem 1 Arnhem has been cancelled, for other gigs refer to our homepages: Marcel Coenen Guitarist Lemur Voice mcoenen@cobweb.nl marcel.coenen@liberfone.nl http://www.cobweb.nl/mcoenen/welcome.htm http://www.erotomania.org/lemurvoice.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 09:57:05 GMT From: almar@freemail.nl To: email_address_removed Subject: DT played Freebird, 'The Monsters' and an Italian piece of music. Message-ID: > Did DT played Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird"??? > Anyone that saw one of the following shows could help me with it: > Mannheim: 03-11-98 > Muenster: 03-14-98 > Leipzig: 03-17-98 > > Parffit Jim Balsanelli Yep, DT indeed played a part of Freebird from Lynyrd Skynyrd. Petrucci himself said so. After the show in Munster my brother, his wife and I had some questions concerning some parts of music we didn't recognize. We waited outside to meet the boys. After a while we decided to go inside and saw John Petrucci. We asked him what those parts were. One of those parts was Freebird. They also played a piece of an American TV-show called 'The Monsters'. Another thing he played was by an Italian guitarist, whose name I forgot. Hopefully this will help you. Greetings Almar. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:58 +0200 From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?R=D6NNQVIST,?= GREGER" To: email_address_removed Subject: Hammerfall Message-ID: --- Inkommet fr=E5n INFODATA.SVA0193 +46(0)670-16060 98-04-08 11.58 -> ytsejam(a)ax.com For all of you that are into speed / hard rock in the 80's tradition, like Judas Priest, Helloween...check out the swedish group HammerFall's album "Glory To The Brave". One of the best hard rock albums from the 90= 's. Greger Ronnqvist email_address_removed.se http://hem2.passagen.se/jihas ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 18:26:03 +0800 From: rjurado To: email_address_removed Subject: SoCal Venues Message-ID: Thanks to all the responders on the topic of SoCal venues. At first, I tried to respond to everyone personally, but there just seem to be so many of you. So...I'll just do it this way. Thanks, everyone. -Rob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 20:30:12 +1000 From: Luke Bateup To: ytsejam Subject: Recommendations for Blind Guardian and snare on LTE Message-ID: Greetings Jammerz, With all the talk of BLIND GUARDIAN here at the moment, I'm looking at exploring them further. What CD is recommended to start with? (I'm into the usual stuff, Angra, Symphony X, Superior, Fates Warning..) Any help would be appreciated, Luke. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 14:51:04 +0300 From: Sorsa Tanja To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Yet another (NDTC) Message-ID: > > PUNKER WENDY O. WILLIAMS DEAD AT 48 > > Seminal punk rock artist Wendy O. Williams has committed suicide. She > was 48. > Williams' former manager and longtime companion Rod Swenson said he > discovered > her body in a wooded area near their home in Connecticut. The state > medical > examiner said Williams died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. > Williams' stage > theatrics as lead singer of the punk band The Plasmatics included > blowing up > equipment and chain-sawing guitars. Dubbed the "queen of shock rock," > she was > nominated for a Grammy in 1985. (CNN) > -------------- Week of the dead musicians.... :-((( Who's next? I associate this lady with Lemmy... didn't they sing together or something? Tan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:15:35 +0300 From: Sorsa Tanja To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Yet another continued (still no DTC) Message-ID: oh darn... just reading about Lemmy.... Lemmy and Wendy O Williams recorded Tammy Wynette's song "Stand by your man" back in the 80's. :-o Freaky! Lemmy associated with two people who died this week... Who else are connected to this man??? T ~~ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 05:53:56 PDT From: "Ville Rassi" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re:LTE snare Message-ID: >Got LTE today and love it of course. One thing that bothers me is >Mike's >snare sound. I hate the hollow, ringing snare sound on LTE and for >that >matter on many of the tracks on FII. My question, is that Mike's >sound or >Shirley's? I wish Portnoy would go back to the Awake sound or at >least Oh?Well, I think that the snare sound(and the rest of the drums)in LTE is the best sound Mike has ever gotten from his snare.It even beat my past favorite, the snare sound in ACOS.I really donīt care for the snare sound in Awake and I&W.On I&W itīs the horrible 80īs snare sound(but it wasnīt up to the band to decide).On Awake thereīs too much of the snare strainer in the sound, and it overwhelms the other instruments because itīs so prominent in the mix.On LTE and ACOS Mike has found the right combination of the strainer and the real tone of the drum, while on Awake the tone is a bit choked(you donīt want your toms to sound choked, so why should the snare?).On FII thereīs too much tone in the sound and not enough strainer.The snare is also tuned too low for my tastes.The rest of the drums sound too muddy, too. But thatīs just my opinion. -Vilzu- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 13:07:40 +0000 From: Jon Parmet To: "Harm's Way" Subject: Exposure!! Message-ID: Mark Philpot wrote: > While I do like 2 hour DT sets in small clubs (cause there is so much awsome > music and your so close to the band), but performing with DP and others will > allow them to get bigger venues YES!! Buy this man a drink!! It's always fun to see them up close and feel that personal connection. Adobrable little clubs are fun for that, but it's time to start thinking big! It's time for the guys to take it to the next level. One nice aspect of seeing them in a larger space is that they'll have to use larger speakers and more or them :) When I saw ELP (you know, back when man first began to walk upright :), they packed about 20,000 folks into the Providence Civic Center (heh, the place holds somewhere around 18,000 I believe), ELP even had speakers in the rear of the center. Mike, if you're reading this, do whatever you can to book it there (or the Fleet Center), man!! There are plenty of people in the area who will be going just to see ELP and DP. Personally, I think it's great that they're touring with ELP, as ELP provides a lot of the progressive elements that DT does. Yeah, ok, so Greg Lake ain't no John Pertrucci :) Keith Emerson is a monster! None of these dinky little keyboards with 8GB of main memory. We're talking exploding Hammond Organs, stacks of synths on elevator platforms! They used to have something like 3 huge trucks just to support all the equipment/staging that the show required. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRROAR! hehehehe Bring back the large venues we grew up with! I can recall reading reviews in the paper the next day about shows that occured at the large halls. Reviews of the tiny gigs were few and far between and most often were only if it was a monster act, like say a Miles Davis or some other legendary musician playing in an intimate setting. And he told two friends who told two friends who told two friends... JP -- *------------*----------------------------*--------------* | Jon Parmet | email_address_removed | 617-494-2851 | *------------*----------------------------*--------------* ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 10:26:55 -0400 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: RE: YTSEJAM digest 3717 Message-ID: Calvin wrote... > And I didn't go Mesa because of John Petrucci (or Ibanez). I've been > playing > guitar longer than I have known about Dream Theater. If I was really > a JP > follower - I'd have a Mark II+C. > Yeah, good luck. The best amp Mesa ever made, and, according to our rep, they made less than 1000 of them. I think Metallica owns five or six. John Sykes also uses two of these - and a Boss chorus pedal - to get that awesome guitar tone... Mads wrote... > Ibanez ( http://www.ibanez.com ) > B.C. Rich (No web presence yet) > Not true - www.bcrichguitars.com > Schecter ( http://www.schecterguitars.com/ ) > Abyss Guitars -may be my next guitar company > ( http://kalnet1.kalnet.com/~astokka/ ) > Conklin ( http://www.conklinguitars.com ) > > Does anyone know if Performance guitars builds 7 strings? ESP? What > about Washburn? Didn't they have some extreme guitars in the late > 80's / early 90's? > ESP did make a 7 (with a high A, rather than a low B) as a custom Lynch model at one point. Korg wrote... > >Abyss Guitars -may be my next guitar company > > ( http://kalnet1.kalnet.com/~astokka/ ) > > > Those are psycho suped up hot asses in the can! > > I just had a guitargasm! > Yeah, they look pretty nice, but if I'm spending that much, I'll get Pink Guitarz to build me one. That might be an option - if Abyss can get seven string trems, maybe others can, as well? Bruce wrote... > Does anyone know who is going to be opening the shows - specifically > the > Philly show? > According to my information, OFB will be carrying another opener, and NO LOCALS. This kinda rains on my parade, since they're supposed to be playing at Jaxx... > Cause if they don't have anybody -- how about Shadow Gallery. They're > done with their new album and they always attend the Philly/NJ shows > any > ways. > Interesting idea - to my knowledge the band has never played live. There has also been some - evidently serious - discussion about them joining Symphony X as one of the "headliners" of Powermad 1998. That would be cool... Mike Division - Free at Jaxx, on Saturday night. Just write "Division Free Ticket" on a piece of paper... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:01:55 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: DT at Irving Plaza? Message-ID: I was just at Ticketmaster's site, and did a search on Dream Theater and =20 Irving Plaza=2E Neither search turned up anything, so I guess the date is =20= =20 still just tentative=2E I'm suprised that they're not playing the Chance in= =20 Poughkeepsie, they always play there when they're touring through NY=2E =20 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:27:19 EDT From: Htdmhd To: email_address_removed Subject: not again!! Message-ID: DT not coming to PROVIDENCE again??? What the hell is up with this?? They were nice enough to do the 1-hr warm-up gig in Oct, BUT, we haven't seen a FULL- LENGTH set on this tour! I hope someone with brains can forward this to someone with a club here in R.I. Boston and Hartford are o.k., but it is a pain in the ass when you have to get up for work the next morning!! THIS SUCKS!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:35:21 EDT From: Htdmhd To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3718 Message-ID: RIP to Wendy O. Williams, as well, who committed suicide yesterday. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 12:39:11 -0400 From: Adam To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Metrop Message-ID: >They're doing lots of variations/covers in the middle of >Metropolist: > > * U2's Pop; > * Rush's YYZ; > * Nirvana's Come as You Are; > * Metallica's One (ok, this is usually performed at the end). Just to add to the list: * Smoke on the Water * Suicide Solution * Some B-52's song __________________________________________________ Adam Pye alpineone(-at-)mindspring.com ICQ: 9382967 http://www.mindspring.com/~alpineone/tapelist.html ^ Above URL for bootlist w/ setlists __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 13:01:35 -0400 From: Carlos Alfaro To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: thanks to Dream TheatRE Message-ID: Michael Burstin wrote: > Well, got Savatage's The Wake of Magellan today, and although I have > not had a chance to listen to all of it, I saw in the liner notes, in > their "thanks to" section, they thank some band Dream TheatRE... man, > even they got it wrong... I dunno.. ive had the European ( or is it japanese ) version of TWoM and they do thank Dream Theater... although they thank Derek *Sherimean*....but it says Theater..maybe the US version has the mistake..( ive yet to receive it from CD now ) 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: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 19:24:54 +0200 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Helen=26Torbj=F6rn?= Ungvall To: email_address_removed Subject: Hitchhackers guide to the univers... Message-ID: Hi all! I have been away for awhile so I am a bit interested in Liquid Tension Experiment... Some one, give me an update... email_address_removed ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3719 **************************