YTSEJAM Digest 3742 Today's Topics: 1) Re: Found a RUSH Boot, need help on quality (NDTC) by "Christopher R. Merlo" 2) LTE II by "D. Frantz" 3) Re: Questions / Primus question (NDTC, NMBC) by "Christopher R. Merlo" 4) Re: A conclusion to this thread. by "Christopher R. Merlo" 5) Review of Welington Van Halen concert (fwd) by email_address_removed 6) Van Halen tour setlist (fwd) by email_address_removed 7) Supporting Bands????? by GnRBrks 8) by email_address_removed (rob w gaul) 9) Re: ya know.... by The iban 10) APSOG VIII by The iban 11) re: Billy Cobham by AEllis1222 12) re: Joe Satriani show in ST Louis (Warning: NMBC) by AEllis1222 13) Question for Mike. by Stephen Dedalus 14) re: Billy Cobham by Mauricio Martinez Villarreal 15) Fates show postmortem. by email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) 16) Prog-Net survey results by Chris Dixon 17) DT at the Vic with ?? by "Ryan Good, Loud Music Guy" 18) Huh? by AL 19) In Defence of Mike Bahr by karsmakers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:16:16 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Found a RUSH Boot, need help on quality (NDTC) Message-ID: Jeff E. queried: > A week ago I saw a RUSH bootleg at a local music store. Judging by the > track-listing, it's a Roll The Bones bootleg. The title of it escapes I'll stop you right there. It is virtually impossible to find a great RTB boot. (I would have once said that great CP boots are harder to come by, but Critical Mass is worth the bucks.) I have (a copy of) one that's pretty good (and I mean quality-wise, not track-listing-wise, cause Rush like never changes their set list :), but I would hesitate to call it anything better than pretty good. The bottom line, of course, is listen before you buy. If the dealer won't let you, then don't buy a damned thing from them ever again. Oh, and let us know, if you get it, if it's better than "pretty good." -d ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ "640 K ought to be enough email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" memory for everyone." -Gates email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" -Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The Spirit of Radio" Saturday 2:00pm-4:00pm 90.7 WCWM-FM http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo/tsor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:21:12 -0500 (CDT) From: "D. Frantz" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: LTE II Message-ID: >Call it: Hard 8, toss a pair of dice on the cover, with their faces in >place of the dots. >Add Emerson on Keys, Sheehan on Bass, Morgenstein on Drums, Nuno on >Guitar. Two of each :) A decent lineup, but I'd give anything to hear Mike and Castronovo try to outdo each other in songs. That combo might cause a few heads to explode. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:21:54 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Questions / Primus question (NDTC, NMBC) Message-ID: Thorin wanted to know: > I have a question for all the musicians on the JAM. Does any musician ever > become satisfied with the way they play? Personally, if I ever become satisfied with the way I play, I'll stop playing. Every time I pick up the bass (or guitar, or whatever), I try to do something I couldn't do last time. That's what makes it fun for me. If I ever get to the point where I'm not getting better, then playing will get really boring really fast. That's when it's time to discover some new music, and figure out how to do what those people are doing. And on that topic, I have a question of my own. Do any of you bassists here know how to play Primus' "Tommy The Cat"? If so, let me know. I'm just wondering what sort of techniques (and how many strings) you have to use to do that sick shit that Les does. I mean, it simply doesn't sound possible to do! :) As the great general Ptacek once said, "Go Home And Practice!" -d ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ "640 K ought to be enough email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" memory for everyone." -Gates email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" -Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The Spirit of Radio" Saturday 2:00pm-4:00pm 90.7 WCWM-FM http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo/tsor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:24:38 -0400 From: "Christopher R. Merlo" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: A conclusion to this thread. Message-ID: Mike's final response was: > So now I'm going to do what nobody on the Jam probably expects: I'm > going to make Prism better than it was in the early days. My hat is off to you. This is what I've been hoping to see for a long time. And I do truly hope that you succeed on this mission. Good luck, Mike. I, for one, shall be silenced for a while. -d ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Digital Man \|/ ____ \|/ "640 K ought to be enough email_address_removed "@'/ ,. \`@" memory for everyone." -Gates email_address_removed /_| \__/ |_\ "He won't need a bed http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo \__U_/ He's a digital man" -Peart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The Spirit of Radio" Saturday 2:00pm-4:00pm 90.7 WCWM-FM http://www.cs.wm.edu/~cmerlo/tsor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:34:26 -0700 (PDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Review of Welington Van Halen concert (fwd) Message-ID: For those of us Jammers who like Van Halen too. >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 11:23:52 >Reply-To: email_address_removed >To: email_address_removed >Subject: Review of Welington in the local paper > >New Zealand Evening Post. Saturday, April 11, 1998. > >Rock's brute-force virtuosos by Stefan Herrick > >First concert of a world tour. First concert with a new singer. First time >in New Zealand. First airing of new songs. > >First question: Could Van Halen pull it off? > >The near-sellout crowd at last night's Queen's Wharf Events Centre concert >seemed to think so. Here was a trailblazing supergroup that hit it's peak >nearly 20 years ago but still managed to set the place on fire. While the >music they helped invent might have slipped out of style, Van Halen clearly >hasn't. Originals never do. > >Many last night would have gone along to behold master axe-man Edward Van >Halen, whose right-hand fret-tapping technique, classical overtones and >brutal use of vibrato were the blueprint for rock guitar through the >big-haired 80's. > >Eddie was the smiley guy with the wild lead breaks that defied gravity. The >sounds he squeezed from his guitar hardly seemed possible with 10 fingers >and just one instrument, and last night he showed he still had the ability >to come up with something new, something baffling and something amazing. > >While he dropped his most innovative solo into the middle of Year To The >Day, there were plenty of classic Van Halen chops, too, done to death by >other people, but never done as well as Eddie does them. > >New Singer Gary Cherone - formerly of Extreme - wasn't at all like his >rug-chested predecessors David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Dressed in a disco >bodyshirt and polyester flares, he looked like he'd stepped out of Saturday >Night Fever. But he was a welcome change, a camp, skinny showman, a stylish >operator with a voice that could peel paint and whose delivery left no room >for argument. > >Burly Michael Anthony (the All Blacks jersey went down well) on bass and >Alex Van Halen on drums showed they were still a rhythm section to be >reckoned, mixing rough-and-tumble with effortless virtuosity. > >The set list was much as you'd expect from a band with new product on the >shelves. Roughly a third of the songs were from the latest album Van Halen >III, a third from the synthy Hagar era and the rest from the Grand Old Age >of Roth. > >The new songs, sometimes untidy on the record, came across much better >live, but the biggest crowd-pleasers were the anthems that fueled a >mid-weight metal revolution; Panama, Why Can't This Be Love? and Jump. > >During their week in Wellington, Van Halen earned a reputation for being >good guys who didn't flee their followers and hide in hotels. Last night - >big, bloated and brilliant as it was - was the cream on the cake. Be nice >to your fans and put on a good show is a good formula for survival. Oasis >ought to take note. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:40:03 -0700 (PDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Van Halen tour setlist (fwd) Message-ID: This is the setlist from night #2 of the down under tour. VH is famous for changing the setlist by two or three songs every night, so if you are going to any of the shows the set could be different. This just gives an idea of what to expect. Only one month till they hit the States!! Scott Unchained Without You One I Want Mean Street When It's Love Fire In the Hole Why Can't This Be Love I'm The One Alex Solo Dreams Dirty Water Dog Humans Being Somebody Get Me A Doctor Year To The Day Ed Solo Right Now Ain't Talkin' Bout Love Encore: Josephina Panama Jump ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:39:50 EDT From: GnRBrks To: email_address_removed Subject: Supporting Bands????? Message-ID: Mr.Portnoy, Do you know who DT will be touring with in the US during May? Glen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:49:25 -0400 From: email_address_removed (rob w gaul) To: email_address_removed Subject: Message-ID: ROFLMAO *chocking on pop laughing soo hard* ok seriouse now.. ahem. *chuckling* LAUGHIN AGAIN>> sorry AAAAAHHHEEEEEMMM glad u made that point clear hehe.. as far as women jammers. id love to see the lurkers come out and say hi *S* cuz honestly i know there out there. but in real life i dont see too many women who even KNOW who DT is.. course i dont date much so that might account for it HAHAHAHA The only "good" music I've gotten from MTV in the past four years was Trans-Siberian Orchestra MTV PLAYED TSO? HOLY SHIT!!!!!! all i see is pearl jam and nirvana or RAP CRAP ack!!!!!!!!! >Rocky >(not a homosexual jammer) >(just had to keep that clear) =] The only Eunuch on our list... ;) ROFLMAO OH GOD NOT AGAIN HAHAHAHAHA Rick from Ocean Seven commented that their cover of "I Don't Believe in Love" sounded like it was sung by Grover from Seasame Street. what is this a joke list now? hahahahaha robgaul carpe diem look to today to get the answers for tomorow.. dont live in the past or youll never live in the present or have a future.. _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:12:20 EDT From: The iban To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: ya know.... Message-ID: In a message dated 98-04-13 22:55:37 EDT, you write: << It's a sad day on the Jam when Mike Bahr is talked about more than Mike Portnoy! Can we bring back the days of DTC and not MBC???? >> hell, i must actually say i agree with her.. Rocky ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:19:11 EDT From: The iban To: email_address_removed Subject: APSOG VIII Message-ID: anyone know what he's doing on keys at the very beginning? the notes that is... for some reason i cant figure that part out. the Rock ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:24:33 EDT From: AEllis1222 To: email_address_removed Subject: re: Billy Cobham Message-ID: Good choice! Great album. And you can't forget the stellar guitar work of Tommy Bolin! One of my biggest influences. If he hadn't died, he would have been the next Hendrix!! ---- Art www.joestump.com <<>> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:27:03 EDT From: AEllis1222 To: email_address_removed Subject: re: Joe Satriani show in ST Louis (Warning: NMBC) Message-ID: <<<(Warning: NMBC)>>> LOL! That was good! Took me a sec to figure it out! Art ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 20:43:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Stephen Dedalus To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Question for Mike. Message-ID: Yo Portmeister, If you get around to it, could you tell us what you and the guys auditioned with to get into Berklee? Just curious. Also, what was the first song you guys jammed over? I know I know. Busy busy busy. Be well. Matt B ============================================================================ ATTENTION! ATTENTION! ATTENTION! Guitarist in the Santa Cruz/Monterey area of California seeks innovative, experimental, technical, and fun-loving musicians to create works of art and share them with the public. Enquire if interested. email_address_removed ================================================================================= "That is the truth. Not the hammer and sickle; not the stars and stripes; not the cross; not the sun; not gold; not yin and yang, but the smile... Because they died, we know we still live. Because a star explodes and a thousand worlds like ours die, we know this world is. That is the smile, that what might not be is." (John Fowles, The Magus) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 22:48:29 -0500 (CDT) From: Mauricio Martinez Villarreal To: email_address_removed Subject: re: Billy Cobham Message-ID: Since some of you ytsedrummers regard Billy Cobham as a more than excellent drummer, i have something that might interests you: I m selling the "Birds of Fire" Mahavishnu Orchestra cd, since i dont hear it that much. Too weird and uncomprehensible for me. Its in mint condition. Contact me if interested. Mauricio ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 21:14:21 -0700 From: email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) To: email_address_removed, email_address_removed Subject: Fates show postmortem. Message-ID: Actually, to point out one difference... Friday they played Point of View, and Saturday, they did not... The sound system at the Whisky with the AMEC board was just incredible. Hopefully I'll get some sound clips up of Prototype with drummer Pat McGrath, the guy is just monstrous. Also, I'll put up some live clips of Ocean Seven with singer Mike Grant, he is one powerful singer. Vendetta is an interesting prog-rock band, I didn't actually get there in time to see them live, but I heard them when I was hanging out outside the club, a lot of Persian influence... It was good too see all the jammers and others down here in Hollywood!!! Rick Audet, Ryan Webb, Pam, Scott, Neal, Nate, Kizer, etc, etc... -The Doc -- #$%*#$*@ E-MAIL: email_address_removed #$%#$#$% _+_+_+_+ Unix, Internet, Intranet Engineering _+_+_+_+ [][][][] Dr. Mosh's Progressive Feast [][][][] #$@#$#@# http://progmetal.gmsnet.com @#$@##@$ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 00:33:33 -0400 From: Chris Dixon To: email_address_removed Subject: Prog-Net survey results Message-ID: The first Prog-Net survey has ended and the results are in for Best Prog CD of All Time. Please visit the site to view the final numbers: http://www.isminternet.com/prognet/ DT did very well! The number one album is by DT, and they finished second for total votes by band. All the details are on the web site. Thanks to all who participated! Chris email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:00:34 -0500 From: "Ryan Good, Loud Music Guy" To: email_address_removed Subject: DT at the Vic with ?? Message-ID: Hey all- Long time, no type. Wie geht's? I was just wondering....rather than wading through countless jams to probably find no info....I'll ask right here and now....who is Dream Theater going to be playing with at the Vic? Should someone recruit Tiles from Detroit? Anyone know of anything? ____________________________________________________________________ " I must have waited all my life for this moment..." - Yes, "The Revealing Science of God" Tales from Topographic Oceans ____________________________________________________________________ Ryan Good - WSUM - Assistant Music Director / Loud Rock Director Host of Strong Progress, Thursdays from 2pm till 4pm Home - 608-285-8695 Radio - 608-262-1206 Office Hours: Wed 10-11, Thurs 12-1, various other times... "The World is Tuning In..." WSUM/MSR Homepage - http://msr.wisc.edu ____________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 01:33:48 -0500 From: AL To: YTSE Jammers Subject: Huh? Message-ID: Is this the Bahr exam? This is getting a little old, 5 jams a day on the same worn out topic. -- See ya, AL... Switchcraft Communications & Microsystems http://www.isd.net/astrosch/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 14:58:16 +0200 From: karsmakers To: DT mailing list Subject: In Defence of Mike Bahr Message-ID: <35320BE8.6886@wxs.nl> I would just like to balance all the stuff I've recently read about Mike Bahr by expressing some positive things. I've bought every single Mike Bahr DT and Rush CD after "Subconscious" (representing about US$ 375). He has, without exception, managed to deliver. And, believe me, there have been difficulties. Mail to the Netherlands seems pretty unreliable at times (I am not the only Dutch customer he has, and a few of them have suffered from that), but he invariably delivers. He has my complete trust. Granted, he can be slow - sometimes caused by having to resend stuff - but it's the sign of an immature mind if you can't wait a couple of months for your stuff. As long as it gets to my doorstep eventually, it's fine with me. It seems like a few people have reasons to complain what with delivery times becoming unacceptably high, but I believe Mike when he says that he'll manage to get rid of the backlog in 5 to 6 weeks. Three times I have had to send back the CDs because something appeared to have gone wrong with the reproduction process, and he's always replaced them free of charge (and within a month or two at that :-). Maybe some people ought to realise that nobody is forcing anyone to buy Mike's stuff. What he does is not exactly on the right side of the law, and I think we ought to be grateful for the fact that he sticks his neck out the way he does. If he makes a buck (or even quite a few) in the process, especially all you Americans (free enterprise and all that) should understand and accept that. I don't mind, anyway. And the stuff someone said about the laserdiscs...I am sure the laserdiscs are no longer available or something, because I don't think Mike would not hurt DT with his material. Bootlegs never hurt any band unless the bootlegs were actually pirate copies of regularly available commercial releases. I don't know a single fan who would refrain from buying "Awake" on account of him/her already having all Prism Records boots. This message has been going on for too long, but not half as much too long as those unnecessary Mike Bahr debates that seem to pop up every six months or so. I myself am surprised Mike still makes CDs at all - which is, after all, a service to those too lazy or too untalented to gather the boot stuff themselved (for example *me*). -- /--------------------------------------------------------------\ | Richard Karsmakers & Karin Kessels karies@wxs.nl | \--------------------------------------------------------------/ C.R.I.M.E. 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