YTSEJAM Digest 3859 Today's Topics: 1) Today's bizarre DT sighting. by Pat Sullivan 2) Hollow Years singles by Jason Hartman 3) piggy by "Richard A. Rivera" 4) re: sick of club gigs by yzzy 5) re: hope for MTV by yzzy 6) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3858 by EVO V 7) Cry of help................ by EVO V 8) Derek's new gear? by Chris Oates 9) Re: Daytonazzz.... by KEZCOM 10) Another young 'jammer by Echomanyyz 11) irving by email_address_removed 12) Re: How I first got into DT by Alan Estrada 13) Vito is a putz by "Jason Birzer" 14) the 'jam by Joe DeAngelo 15) Birch Hill 5/7 by "Phobos" 16) Re: YTSEJAM digest 3858 by email_address_removed 17) Re: The Next Steve Vai by The Digital Man ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 22:13:49 -0400 From: Pat Sullivan To: email_address_removed Subject: Today's bizarre DT sighting. Message-ID: Okay, so I'm trying to catch up on my reading, so I'm thumbing through The March 1998 issue of PC Computing magazine. I've reached an article about internet hotspots, and right there on Page 301, I see a graphic that is unmistakably the burning heart from the inside cover of Images and Words. So, naturally, I surf over there. The page itself is innocuous, it's called "The Pessimist's Guide To Love", but it does in fact feature the graphic, which is called "dthrt.gif", both as a graphic and tiled in the background. Oh, in case anyone else has no life, the URL for the page is: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/6993/love2.html (as a side note for any YJ long-timers who visit...I wonder if that's "the" Mojo... :)) -- _____Pat Sullivan_____________________________________ E-Mail: email_address_removed WWW: http://www.just-like.nu IRC: DDictator ICQ: 2049374 ______________________________________________________ Join the YCSRF today! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 22:20:07 -0400 From: Jason Hartman To: email_address_removed Subject: Hollow Years singles Message-ID: What (if anything) is different about the 2 Japanese Hollow Years singles? Both appear to have the standard 4 tracks plus the 2 additional live tracks from Birch Hell on Dec 14th '96. Am I missing something? Thanks! -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \ / / 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, 7 May 1998 22:25:04 -0400 (EDT) From: "Richard A. Rivera" To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: piggy Message-ID: On Thu, 7 May 1998 email_address_removed wrote: If the topics being discussed > don't please you, then you're not pulling your weight, Piggy. This is our > island. That was awesome! Richie > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 21:30:07 -0500 From: yzzy To: email_address_removed Subject: re: sick of club gigs Message-ID: >I'm sick of club gigs. me too. and i've never seen OFB - when they were in Tulsa 4+ yrs ago, i was managing a skating rink and couldn't get anyone to cover for me :( and i've worked the small club circuit before - sux. if only OFB would come here and play at the river front park. heh... they'd probably only draw about 2k people, but hey, that's better then a club of 300 and outside where they'd have no accoustics issues to deal with. just the humidity that makes you sweat pounds off while you pour beer in. *grin* yzzy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 21:39:19 -0500 From: yzzy To: email_address_removed Subject: re: hope for MTV Message-ID: >There's still hope for MTV amazing. even here in the foothills of the Ozarks we receive more then one channel. ;-) if emptyv were the only channel we could get, i'd probably hock the tv. Izzzzz "Windows95, Word97, Excel95: With all the criticisms of Microsoft, at least they provide "best-before" dating on many of their products... " ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 23:09:52 EDT From: EVO V To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3858 Message-ID: In a message dated 98-05-07 21:58:26 EDT, you write: << I DONT like guys who aer all speed and no emotion (Satriani and the type). >> Ahh here we go already. 5 words my friend, "Flying In A Blue Dream" Andy D The Next Steve Vai ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 23:34:34 EDT From: EVO V To: email_address_removed Subject: Cry of help................ Message-ID: Well, after gathering enough money together to buy my ticket for tomorrow nights show in NYC, I called Irving Plaza, and it was sold out. So if I'm lucky, next cd, next tour I'll be able to see the band for the first time. I'm BEGGING, if ANYONE has ANY ticket that will go unused for tomorrow nights show at Irving Plaza, PLEASE mail me at EVO email_address_removed, I'll pay for the ticket. Thanks for everything, thanks for reading my bickering and bitching. Andy D The Next Steve Vai ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 20:49:37 -0700 From: Chris Oates To: "Ytsejam (E-mail)" Subject: Derek's new gear? Message-ID: a VK-7 and a TR-Rack? COOOL! Hey, I own one piece of gear (The TR-Rack) that's the same as what Derek uses! :) (And I love the VK-7, kicko major booty IMO. And, if ya doesn't like the built-in leslie sound, why not hook up a real leslie to it? you can ...) Hm. Gonna have to look-see myself at the CA shows, and talk to Derek about his new gear. :) Happy me. ~Chris ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 00:03:47 EDT From: KEZCOM To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Daytonazzz.... Message-ID: In a message dated 98-05-07 22:21:11 EDT, you write: << btw, who was that DORK trying to get his rickenbacker autographed after the show? >> Jeez, I was wondering that, too. What a geek! He probably would have gotten his KEYBOARD signed, too, if there was time. What a dweeb. And he really, really BORED me with all his stories. ;~) <>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< WAS LET IN THE CLUB AT 1PM, GOT TO SET UP THE STAGE, MET MAGEE AND ALL THE TECHS, DROVE VINNIE'S RENTAL (PLYMOUTH BREEZE) BACK TO BWI AIRPORT, GOT TO SET UP THE DRESSING ROOM, WATCHED DEREK WARM UP FOR TWO HOURS, GOT TO TALK TO MP AND JP BEFORE THE SHOW, SAW THE SOUNDCHECK, GOT FREE FOOD, AUTOGRAPHS, ETC ETC ETC :) :) (true story)>> But you just DID brag, now didn't you. God, how boring. :<) Lerxt, thanks for hanging with us and helping to make it a great evening. Now that I've unmasked you, I hope you'll join us more often on the 'Jam. STILL hearing that ringing noise, Kez ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 00:11:40 EDT From: Echomanyyz To: email_address_removed Subject: Another young 'jammer Message-ID: Hi everybody, I am 16 years old, and I got into DT about 2 years ago. I got on the right track very quickly. The second CD I ever owned was Rush: Permenent Waves (my 1st CD was Queen: Greatest hits 1 in case anyone cares). I was hooked on Rush. I started looking over the internet for other bands that were similar to Rush. Of course I eventually picked up my first DT CD (I&W) and I was amazed. Now I have CDs from all sorts of crazy prog bands. I talk about them at school and people say "whaa??!?" They don't have any idea what they're missing! I have seen DT live once (at Palo Alto), and I am going to see them again at Maritime Hall (wahoo!). Also, I am now a drummer. : ) -Ian ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 00:39:11 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: irving Message-ID: Date sent: 8-MAY-1998 00:29:10 I need to know. Can someone describe irving plaza in comparison to the vanderbilt in plainview and toad's place in new haven? I really really really liked the vanderbilt because of the nice big stage. which is Irving Plaza closer to? and do they have security perched right on the stage like they did in new haven? stuff like that. you can private e-mail me, or not. It's relevant to the jam anyway. new topic: I suspect that the song "New Millenium" will become immensly popular as the actual new millenium draws ever closer. This is a huge advertising point that's already being used in ads like the M+M ones. I think this particular song, and the chorus in particular, is really condusive to being part of an ad jingle for sporting goods or something. And I can just see it being played on new year's eve. stuff like that. Of course I also think the intro to jlmb is good for an Army commercial. Play the intro and say out loud, "Do you want to be part of a team? Do you have what it takes to do something for your country? Find out! Be a part of the action! join the army today!" It just gels nicely. Cut to guy rapelling down cliff... I will be quiet now. I know, because I'm going to ducktape a ballgag in my mouth and crazy-blue my hands to my armpits. jthsh ............................................................ mailto: email_address_removed Check out Another Page at www.j51.com/~mrasiel. Hot Diggity! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 17:25:12 -0500 From: Alan Estrada To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: How I first got into DT Message-ID: this is back in 1993 I think, I was still in high school and I used to go out with this girl I just met, we started dating and after some time he gave me this tape and told me "listen to this, I love this band, it's my fav band around" and I said ok, let's see what's she into, I got home put the tape and it was images and words, I think it started with pull me under (it was a recorded tape so i really dont know and I really dont remember) and I though "this girl doesnt look like a metalheat, did she gave me the worng tape?" I keep listening and I really hated I was thinking "rock was not meant to have keyboards" (stupid me), but then the first side ended and I said well, what the hell let's finish hearing it, then it was...metropolis, this was the first song I really got interested in, i thought that was pretty cool, then I heard take the time and that was it.... now Im happy I listened to the whole tape, my girlfriend never got into awake, but she loves falling into infinity and a change of seasons...I think she doesnt even know images and words is not their first album... what was cool also is that I lend her my Extreme albums and she really liked them too, so it was a mutual musical exchange that's my story NP: saigon kick - the lizard album --- Alan Estrada Adler ICQ #9267174 Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/collegepark/2025 Shredder's Lair: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/7842/ "You've got your whole life to write your first album, and six months to do the next one." Monterrey, Mexico email_address_removed.mx ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 00:47:04 -0400 From: "Jason Birzer" To: Subject: Vito is a putz Message-ID: >Hello all! Its been awhile since I read a jam from start to finish and i just >happen to have caught this little thing about Vito Bratta. First...Vito is a >great musician. Next...he is a putz. Reminds me of a few athletes that I've played with in various sports. I've seen guys who have tremendous talent and could go far if they just applied themselves, just not care. I would have killed for half the talent these guys had. It is sad to see Vito like this, but there isn't anything to be done about it, so move on. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jason Birzer "One likes to believe in the freedom of music "The Longshot" but glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity." email_address_removed Rush - The Spirit Of Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 01:21:06 -0400 From: Joe DeAngelo To: YTSEJAM Subject: the 'jam Message-ID: > I love DT and I thought getting on this list was a great mean to have > news on the band or at least talk about bands related to Dream >Theater, > like some of you do. > Fabrice Hmmmmm...... For me, the jam IS a GREAT PLACE to get news on the band and related stuff. I guess I'm just too agreeable. - Joe DeAngelo email_address_removed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heaven must be more than this / When angels waken with a kiss Sacred hearts won't take the pain / But mine will never be the same He stands before the window / His shadow slowly fading from the wall And from an ivory tower hears her call / 'Let the light surround you' - Dream Theater, from "Surrounded" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 01:39:28 -0400 From: "Phobos" To: Subject: Birch Hill 5/7 Message-ID: <01bd7a43$ab40f380$message_id_removed> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD7A22.242F5380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey, guys (and gals), long time lurker, first time poster here. Just = wanted to drop a line since it's 1:30 AM and I just got back from the = Birch Hill show in Old Bridge NJ. Man. What a concert. This was the = fourth time I've seen DT (twice at the Birch Hill and once at Irving = Plaza) and they were nothing short of astonishing. In fact, this is = probably the best I've ever seen them. I'm not gonna get into a set list = here, primarily because I don't remember it. Sorry. I can say that = Ytsejam was incredible, they're still splitting up ACoS (it started and = ended the show) and they played Trial of Tears all the way through as = their finale. The encore was an extended version of Metropolis which I'm = thinkin' had a little piece or two of Metropolis 2, but of course, I = can't be sure. At any rate, there was a nice jam in there. Highlights of Petrucci's solo were Flight of the Bumblebee = (UNBELIEVABLE) and a bit from Liquid Tension Experiment. Overall, a = completely kick-ass experience from start to finish. Even the Birch Hill = was cool. In the past it's been a firetrap, but this time, I swear there = was enough room to breakdance.=20 You guys heading for Irving Plaza tonight, I envy you. You're in for a = helluva show. Keep an ear open as they set up, they played a lot of = non-album tracks as the background music.(Way it Used to Be, Where are = you now, etc) Auf wiedersehen KK ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD7A22.242F5380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey, guys (and gals), long time = lurker, first=20 time poster here. Just wanted to drop a line since it's 1:30 AM and I = just got=20 back from the Birch Hill show in Old Bridge NJ. Man. What a concert. = This was=20 the fourth time I've seen DT (twice at the Birch Hill and once at Irving = Plaza)=20 and they were nothing short of astonishing. In fact, this is probably = the best=20 I've ever seen them. I'm not gonna get into a set list here, primarily = because I=20 don't remember it. Sorry. I can say that Ytsejam was incredible, they're = still=20 splitting up ACoS (it started and ended the show) and they played Trial = of Tears=20 all the way through as their finale. The encore was an extended version = of=20 Metropolis which I'm thinkin' had a little piece or two of Metropolis 2, = but of=20 course, I can't be sure. At any rate, there was a nice jam in=20 there.
 
Highlights of Petrucci's solo were = Flight of the=20 Bumblebee (UNBELIEVABLE) and a bit from Liquid Tension Experiment. = Overall, a=20 completely kick-ass experience from start to finish. Even the Birch Hill = was=20 cool. In the past it's been a firetrap, but this time, I swear there was = enough=20 room to breakdance.
 
You guys heading for Irving Plaza = tonight, I=20 envy you. You're in for a helluva show. Keep an ear open as they set up, = they=20 played a lot of non-album tracks as the background music.(Way it Used to = Be,=20 Where are you now, etc)
 
Auf wiedersehen
KK
 
------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD7A22.242F5380-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 01:14:21 +0000 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 3858 Message-ID: > From: Fabrice Dray I hereby ignore this dude. I welcome any who wish to join in the festivities. > From: The Digital Man > You want to bitch about the content? Go. Guaranteed it'll start a thread. No it won't, because people can smell a shithead a mile away. ------- > > But I'm not a believer in cultural > > relativism, nor am I a believer in musical relativism. Cultural relativism is a moral position that is difficult to defend because of inconsistencies in communication, values, and it's counter-intuitive conclusions. There are moral implications... it's a moral system. Musical relativism is not, and doesn't suffer from the same problems. It think (and I am quite possibly wrong) that it is counter-intuitive NOT to support some form of musical relativism. Let me explain. We, representing an unfortunate minority of music fans between ages 14-40, (I know we extend outside of that range...) like Dream Theater. A significant majority, consisting of all ranges of intellects and educational backgrounds, within that age group, dislike Dream Theater. They can offer as many reasons why they find DT distasteful as we can offer for liking them. Would their majority not somehow represent a hierarchy, and if their decision as a group has some non-relativistic affect, would that not mean that we are wrong for liking DT? I don't see how anyone can tell anyone else that his or her tastes in art are wrong, poor, unfounded, uninformed, or anything else. It just doesn't make sense. Many rap fans hate metal as much as many of us like it. We won't allow that to establish that they're right and we're wrong, even if they vastly outnumber us (and these days, they probably do!) How could we possibly justify that we're right, and THEY'RE wrong? My understanding of art is that it's expression for the artist, and entertainment for those who enjoy the experience of the art. If I express "anger" to 3 people by beating all the strings on my guitar in some rhythmic or melodic way, and those three people are entertained, then I have succeeded. I could not be any more successful if that guitar performance involved the changes from "Confirmation" or the speed and dexterity of MICHAEL.ANGELO. with the feeling of Jason Becker. It wouldn't be any more meaningful as music or as art. If the expression came through, and the entertainment was present, there's nothing else to achieve in that moment. Of course, usually I, personally, have to put quite a bit of work into expressing things through my guitars, and I'm not always successful in entertaining everyone, but when I do feel I've expressed that "feeling" then I have succeeded for myself, and when I do entertain someone, then I have succeeded for them. You can't disestablish that by virtue of how or what I played... it's counter-intuitive. This requires no standards, other than if it be musical art, it must be sonic or implied as such (4'33 I think it's called... look it up.), and if it be visual art, it must be visible or implied as such. Please, if you can find a more applicable system that does not lead to unacceptable conclusions, but does explain music in a universal sense, let us all have it. We could all benefit. The above was not aimed at either Adam, or anyone in particular, but to anyone who does believe that there are knowable, universal standards of good and bad in any artform. > From: EVO V > Ok, I'll explain the tag ONCE, and ONLY once. You've got no clue how many > times I'm bothered with this thing, its insane. Gee. So... instead of removing the bizarre and unlikely statement from your .sig, you act as though we're all wrong for seeing it as at least a little bit cocky? > There-that was it, that will be the only time I explain it, next > time someone asks about it, they'll get a nice kind <^> Fuck You <^> and > that'll be the end of it. And you'll catch about 1200 individual flaming ytsefeet up your ass. I like how you start off your tenure on this list on such a positive note. - The Current Madsman ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 02:52:59 -0400 From: The Digital Man To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: The Next Steve Vai Message-ID: EVO V graced my inbox with: > There-that was it, that will be the only time I explain it, next > time someone asks about it, they'll get a nice kind Fuck You and > that'll be the end of it. The kid's learning quickly. :) -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 ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 3859 **************************