YTSEJAM Digest 3752 Today's Topics: 1) A warning to Mike Portnoy by Damon Fibraio 2) Comprehensive Tourdate Listing by Xanadu Records 3) Re: bootlegs, Stealing? by Tom Cox 4) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3749 by "Richard A. Rivera" 5) Bon Jovi by Steve Zebrowski 6) Re: Philly-Con... by Adam 7) Chicago tickets by Michael Torres 8) YES!!! OH MY GOD! SDF:KL by "Mark Philpot" 9) Divine Regale by Markus Stahl 10) So by Chris Oates 11) Alan "formerly bad trader" Estrada - at least in my book by Calvin 6S 12) Web Page by email_address_removed 13) Mike Keneally by Chris Bowsman 14) Re: YES!!! OH MY GOD! SDF:KL by Rick Audet 15) Radiohead by Chris Bowsman 16) Who buys what?? by David Hatlee 17) I just want to know... by "Jani Liimatainen" 18) Bahr Wars Epilog - if I may ? by "J?rgen C. Bakken" 19) Opeth by email_address_removed.au (Paul Dyer) 20) Electric Detective (Priest fans, figure it out) by Kevin Madden ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:51:21 -0400 (EDT) From: Damon Fibraio To: Dream Theater Mailing list Subject: A warning to Mike Portnoy Message-ID: Somebody better tell MP that he had better not slack off on his email reading or he'd better unsubscribe from the jam, or the next DT album may be a few years behind due to Mike's barreling through a backlog of Jams. Trust me, Mike, you don't want to be a part of that. And imagine trying to do it with speech access through a computer. UGH. And in bounce mode. ARGH, I am having bad flashbacks. -- Damon Fibraio, email_address_removed Keyboardist, Vocalist, musical slut "One likes to believe in the freedom of music But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity."--Rush, 1980 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:29:40 -0700 From: Xanadu Records To: email_address_removed Subject: Comprehensive Tourdate Listing Message-ID: I have a web page with all the DT tourdates I could scrape up. If anyone can help me fill in the gaps, I'd appreciate it. It's at: http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/grunge/49/DreamT.html Any and all help would be appreciated, only the dates through April 1993 are working properly just now, but the rest will follow shortly. John DiBella President/Xanadu Records http://idt.net/~rsch1/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:50:36 -0500 From: Tom Cox To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: bootlegs, Stealing? Message-ID: > Have any of you "fans" ever once thought that you are blatantly STEALING money > from Dream Theater everytime you buy a bootleg from whoever? Not to mention > their artistic integrity. Think about that..............take the time Stealing?!! I don't, or rather haven't gotten any bootlegs, because I simply don't have the extra cash to spend on em'. You, sir, are a jerk-off. Never mind that Mr. P. himself has been known to get bootlegs, so is he stealing from himself? Is he stealing his own artistic integrity? I suppose that because I make midi files of DT songs that I am stealing from them, their integrity, or if a person makes their own Majesty symbol for their website, that that is stealing... Have you ever heard of the word INSPIRATION, or ADMIRATION, or PROFOUND RESPECT, etc., or obsessed fans that just want to hear more? You make me fucking sick. My 2 cents, times 10... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 01:10:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Richard A. Rivera" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3749 Message-ID: On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 email_address_removed wrote: > Have any of you "fans" ever once thought that you are blatantly STEALING money > from Dream Theater everytime you buy a bootleg from whoever? Not to mention > their artistic integrity. Think about that..............take the time Oh my God!! I never thought about that before....shit. Good thing Mike Portnoy doesn't read the 'jam. Please. Richie ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 01:22:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Zebrowski To: email_address_removed Subject: Bon Jovi Message-ID: I was just watching a Saturday night Live rerun on Comedy Central and the musical guest was Bon Jovi. It was from the Keep the Faith era, and they played Bed of Roses and Wanted: Dead or Alive. Bed or Roses was good--it's a very well-written song--but not a classic or anything. Wanted... simply rocked. They did a cool little thing where they change the chord at the end of "...on a steel horse I ride..." from minor to major, so where Jon sings the third of the minor chord on the recording he sings the major third of the chord in the live version. Neat unexpected thing if you've never heard it before . I was struck by the band's sound. Good sound from all instruments. I am continually amazed by the blend of Jon's and Richie's voices. Richie is the perfect foil for Jon. The guitar sound was big and ballsy. I detect fuzz, a slight flange, and a delicate mix of direct-to- PA and Trace amp-through Marshall bottom cab sounds. i know they have arena-sized equipment , but this was SNL--a stage where even Metallica had to scale down to club-size proportions. And IMO, Metallica didn't pull it off. Plus, you can say what you want about their music, but I think it would be impossible for Bon Jovi to sound like crap. and they have the performance thing DOWN. In the middle of the song, Richie has four measures to change from the Ovation 6/12 doubleneck to his Strat for the solo. He does it--BARELY. He is very careful to get the strap on over his Richie Sambora hat--by now we are wickedly close to the beginning of the solo--and gets the guitar in place only to have to adjust it further to get his scarf off the strings. I, and I'm sure at least a few other people in the audience, was thinking, "he's not gonna make it...he's gonna come in late." Nope. Solo begins right on the 4th beat with a flourish and a slide down the neck. i exhale. THAT kind of tension cannot be achieved just by prolonging the dominant or leading-tone half-diminished 7th chord. Timing is everything. i don't know what the point of this was. . I think I was just appreciating the obvious talents of a former musical giant, even after they relenquished their giant status. Steve Z ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 01:32:39 -0400 From: Adam To: email_address_removed Cc: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Philly-Con... Message-ID: Syrinx said... >If enough people email me saying that they want to do >this, then we can DEFINATLY set something up, no problem. > > So, you want a mini-ytsecon in philly? email me. :) I'm definitely in for that. I think, of course, that Paul Cashman and I, coming all the way from beautiful Atlanta, GA, should be the guests of honor (unless, obviously, DT shows up) and the beneficiaries of a collection for gas/hotel/tix/beer money. And if there are any backstage passes available I think we deserve those too. In fact, I think someone should have us flown up there and put us up in the hotel-type establishment of our choice. Too much, you think? Fine, but could I at least get some directions from someone? :) Take care all... __________________________________________________ Adam Pye alpineone(-at-)mindspring.com ICQ: 9382967 http://www.mindspring.com/~alpineone/tapelist.html ^ Above URL for bootlist w/ setlists __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:39:30 -0500 (CDT) From: Michael Torres To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Chicago tickets Message-ID: in regards to the chicago tickets i called ticketmaster today and they said the tickets don't go on sale till saturday mike ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:48:50 -0700 From: "Mark Philpot" To: Subject: YES!!! OH MY GOD! SDF:KL Message-ID: <01bd68fb$55806600$7b8c15cf@markphil> OH MY GOD! I nearly had an orgasm! I just found out that DT is playing in the Bay AREA!!! Oh my god! In SAN FRAN!!!! Before they skipped us, so I don't know when they announced they'd do SF! Oh my GOD!! Well, they say DT is still waiting for confrimation, but SHIT YEAH!!! That just made my day, week, month!!! I will be in heaven to see them again!!! YES!! Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:02:16 -0700 From: Markus Stahl To: email_address_removed Subject: Divine Regale Message-ID: To the person wanting to know about Divine Regal.... I have their CD "OceanMind" and it kicks serious ass. My local Tower Records actually has a copy(in the Death Metal section for some reason). If you can't find it let me know if you would like me to pick it up for you. -Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:49:03 -0700 From: Chris Oates To: "Ytsejam (E-mail)" Subject: So Message-ID: How about a YtseCaliCon? We can meet before the show in S.F. carpool in a massive wave down to L.A. to catch those shows there, then drive back! :) ~Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:54:31 EDT From: Calvin 6S To: email_address_removed Subject: Alan "formerly bad trader" Estrada - at least in my book Message-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_892709671_boundary Content-ID: Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Alan Estrada and Mauricio, Hey guess what came in the mail today. I received all that you promised. I did a quick preview of the videos and it looks like some stuff definitely worth getting excited about. I think it was the first time I heard Jason Becker's voice. I am going to send this to the ytsejam also. I think in light of all the bad trading and SLOW delivery times being discussed recently - I think it is important to let others know that Alan Estrada is making an effort to fulfill all his trades. See you guys, he wasn't only posting to the ytsejam :o) I never had a real problem with Alan. He seems to be a very nice guy. It wasn't until I saw his name on the bad traders list that I began to worry. Hopefully those that have had problems with Alan also received their stuff and Alan can possibly be removed from the bad traders list. Unfortunately, he may not be able to make it to the good traders list anytime soon, but he is off my personal bad traders list right now. Mauricio - your Shawn Lane CD will be in the mail shortly. --part0_892709671_boundary Content-ID: Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline ]From: Calvin 6S Return-path: To: email_address_removed.mx Cc: email_address_removed.mx Subject: Got my stuff!! Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 02:53:02 EDT Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Alan Estrada and Mauricio, Hey guess what came in the mail today. I received all that you promised. I did a quick preview of the videos and it looks like some stuff definitely worth getting excited about. I think it was the first time I heard Jason Becker's voice. I am going to send this to the ytsejam also. I think in light of all the bad trading and SLOW delivery times being discussed recently - I think it is important to let others know that Alan Estrada is making an effort to fulfill all his trades. See you guys, he wasn't only posting to the ytsejam :o) I never had a real problem with Alan. He seems to be a very nice guy. It wasn't until I saw his name on the bad traders list that I began to worry. Hopefully those that have had problems with Alan also received their stuff and Alan can possibly be removed from the bad traders list. Unfortunately, he may not be able to make it to the good traders list anytime soon, but he is off my personal bad traders list right now. Mauricio - your Shawn Lane CD will be in the mail shortly. --part0_892709671_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 03:02:01 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Web Page Message-ID: I'm in the process of selecting some stuff to put on my site. I can only fit 2 or 3 RA files at a time but would like to know what people would want me to put up. I have an ok boot collection I could take songs off of. Let me know and sign my guest book. check it out under the rare music section. Just scroll down my page. -- http://www.angelfire.com/pa/constabl ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 03:26:27 -0400 From: Chris Bowsman To: email_address_removed Subject: Mike Keneally Message-ID: >>The opening band, Mike Keneally and Beer for Dolphins, were a pleasant surprise - a very tight group for only having rehearsed a few times together before playing this show (according to Mike). << I have a feeling Mike was pulling yer chain, coz I saw them open for Steve Vai in Cincinnatti, Ohio sometime early 96-ish. cb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 00:26:33 -0700 From: Rick Audet To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YES!!! OH MY GOD! SDF:KL Message-ID: >OH MY GOD! I nearly had an orgasm! > >I just found out that DT is playing in the Bay AREA!!! Oh my god! In SAN >FRAN!!!! Pardon ? Oh, you must mean San FranCISCO. ;) >Before they skipped us, so I don't know when they announced they'd >do SF! Skipped San Francisco, but Palo Alto is a hop, skip and jump away. You *did* go to the show at the Edge, didn't you ? >Oh my GOD!! Well, they say DT is still waiting for confrimation, >but SHIT YEAH!!! That just made my day, week, month!!! Tickets are already on sale, I'm told. Rick Audet San Francisco ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 03:33:38 -0400 From: Chris Bowsman To: email_address_removed Subject: Radiohead Message-ID: >>Dave Matthew fans, Radiohead fans, basically mainstream rock fans << I really don't think Radiohead is the least bit mainstream rock. Ever listen to any songs besides "Creep" of "Karma Police"? OK Computer is not at all mainstream, and even the first single off of it, "Paranoid Android" is not really radio-friendly at all. The Bends and Pablo Honey are not mainstream albums, either, by any means. cb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 04:39:52 -0400 From: David Hatlee To: email_address_removed Subject: Who buys what?? Message-ID: Robert wrote: > So BUY THE BOOTLEGS!!! Enjoy them. Don't let someone make you feel > guilty about enjoying the music of your favorite band. AMEN ROBERT! Boots do not stop us from buying the official releases! We are collectors and die-hard fans that buy EVERYTHING from the band. I honestly believe that boots are HEALTHY, and let me express why: 1. MORALE and ENTHUSIASM! When we have to wait so long for official releases, a good boot can keep up the "momentum" for us until the next release. When I listen to a good boot I get the itch for a show, and to hear the next release. I think having that "special" recording keeps my interest piqued during times when the tour is not close and between official releases. And how can more exposure be bad? 2. Stuff the band may WANT us to hear! A band like DT can't possibly record everything they'd like us to hear by them, whether it be because of time constraints or because of the record label. Do you think they want to keep this "spare" material a secret? 3. For the true fans! If you lived so far from the next DT tour stops that it was impossible to make it to any of their shows, wouldn't you get a little discouraged? Wouldn't a good live boot just get you pumped?? If nothing else, you could feel like you were "almost there" and get a sense of what your favorite band is like live. If you think about it, most good boots are more expensive than official releases. My point? Who the hell is going to buy only bootlegs and not the CD's in the store?? PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE EVERYTHING AVAILABLE IN THE STORE. The average new listener is going to buy the recordings in the store before they have any clue as to where to get a boot by that band. How many people do you think owned a DT boot before they owned a store-bought copy?? I'm willing to bet very very few. So, if you don't like boots, then don't buy them. Better yet, post on a list where the band is 100% against boots. They are *welcome* in this place, so don't f*&k it up for the rest of us. Personally, even if AWAKE (my fav) was $30 in the store, and a boot of it was $10, I would still HAVE to have both, and would purchase both. But then again you're hearing this from a guy who buys extra copies of everything DT does and sends them to friends around the country as gifts :) Dave (aka buster) http://www.dhpc.com/wdadu/ - When Dream and Doom Unite http://www.dhpc.com/ryche/ - Surgical Strike ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 03:24:57 PDT From: "Jani Liimatainen" To: email_address_removed Subject: I just want to know... Message-ID: Hi There! I received my "Savatage Japan live '94" yesterday, and I was just wondering if someone could tell me who is(/are) the guitarist(s) on the album.It's the Handful of Rain-Tour,so could it be Skolnick? There was no liner notes,just lyrics,so I tought I'd write to you and ask...Please forgive me my stupidity... ~Jani~ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 04:21:44 PDT From: "J?rgen C. Bakken" To: email_address_removed Subject: Bahr Wars Epilog - if I may ? Message-ID: Chrisopher, Michael you are both wrong and right. Mikey, you blew it, and Chrissy got mad and confused, let it rest. Mike is back on the track, and is coming to every stations along the gravy train, and Chris can do his shopping elsewhere. It's the fragging Internet for Pete's sake, you never gonna get up close and personal with him. Roll end credits. Log off from JCB email_address_removed www.angelfire.com/az/jazz4 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 21:51:58 -0700 From: email_address_removed.au (Paul Dyer) To: email_address_removed Subject: Opeth Message-ID: Hey! At this adress: http://www.unc.edu/~jtb/opeth/information.html is info about the new Opeth album "Everything Dies" including sound samples from three songs..... and in the 'Descent' Interview on the same page it even mentions: Dream TheatRE :) Cheers Paul D. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:51:35 -0400 From: Kevin Madden To: email_address_removed Subject: Electric Detective (Priest fans, figure it out) Message-ID: >I SHUTTER every time I think of people listening to the defective version..... >PLEASE EXCHANGE THEM IF YOU HAVEN"T ALREADY!!! >(buy the ones that have the serial # of MAXX and not MAX) Well, I guess it's true. I had been hoping against hope it wasn't, but we must face the facts: Mike Portnoy is a camera. Cd of the Day: Superior - Behind Kevin Madden Detroit Red Wings 1996-97 Stanley Cup Champions 44-21-15 vs Dallas North Stars ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3752 **************************