YTSEJAM Digest 4233 Today's Topics: 1) PowerMAD by email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) 2) Powermad CD Purchases - Review #1 (NDTC) by Kevin Madden 3) The funniest shit I've seen this month... by Big Swifty 4) King's X is christian prog? by "Karol!" 5) Re: King's X is christian prog? by Carlos Alfaro 6) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4231 by Steven Zebrowski 7) SouthWest Texas Jammers? ------------- by "W. Tugmutton" 8) Enya and DT by "Robert Newcomb" 9) Re: Gone Jackals by email_address_removed 10) derek's aol profile by "BassicRob" 11) please read if you've tried to e-mail me by "Chris C." 12) Dweezil Zappa Screensaver by Alan Estrada 13) shadow gallery by "Andrew Moore, IT Adviser" 14) More excerpts from the Highway Star by AL 15) YTSESTUFF by "Trevor W. Hoit" 16) Re: GEMINI by email_address_removed 17) RE : Christian Progressive Metal by almar@freemail.nl 18) JAM, mm by email_address_removed 19) Re: Female Backups for DT ~ Power Of Omens by Jon Parmet 20) Re: Cage still spinning, rat's dead. :) by Dave Ware 21) Re: Christian progressive metal by Phil Carter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 17:58:54 -0700 From: email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) To: email_address_removed Subject: PowerMAD Message-ID: It was good to meet everyone at Powermad... those local yocals like Pat and Kevin and Mike Blevins and the rest of you... and the non-locals, like YtseJIM, Layne, the guys in EVENT and everyone else. I missed Aztec Jade and EVENT on Saturday... but got to see Matt and Jay (from EVENT) play with the 20 fingered Joe Stump at night... amazing. To Brian (I think thats who) asked about who the band was that played before Division, that was Reading Zero... they put on an awesome live show... much better than the album... Ice Age was impressive too, they are coming out on Magna Carta. All in all, a cool time off... -The Doc -- L I S T E N - http://progmetal.gmsnet.com <> email_address_removed <> "The music's dying, but its epitaph will say... it's not over yet." - Explorer's Club, AGE OF IMPACT, IMPACT 2 - FADING FAST ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:23:52 -0400 From: Kevin Madden To: email_address_removed Subject: Powermad CD Purchases - Review #1 (NDTC) Message-ID: Well, I have listened to several of the cds I bought at Powermad (Hi jammers! Pat, Mike, Jason, Lisa, Spine, Doc, Joe, Punk Ass, Wrath, etc - it was nice to meet you all in person, even if Doc physically disappointed -- I expected more bulk, man!) so far. I haven't gotten to Veni Domine or Mercyful Fate yet, so I will not touch on them yet. So, since someone once said there should be more reviews on this list, I am going to try. Edguy - Vain Glory Opera Style: German Melodic Power Metal This was the first cd I bought at the festival, from the KOTR table (Thanks for the free shirt, David!). The singer sounds at times like the Bruce Dickinson AoB-era. A little smoother. The influence obviously is Stratovarius, since Timo Tolkki had a hand in putting this thing together. The Production is absolutely crisp and brilliant. It booms out of any stereo like a great cd should. No mud here. Even Hansi (Is there a cd he isn't on?) gets to sing on two songs. Guitar work is as crisp as the production. Bass is not flashy, but fills the bottom register well. Drums are not intrusive, but go beyond boring repetitive streaks. Keyboards are adequate. The songs are quite strong (even a well-done ballad or two) and they stick to the ribs of your mind, so to speak. Conclusion: If you are into the melodic power metal scene, this is the perfect band to move on to. Unique, yet not overly so, it hits just the right spot. I can't repeat how great the *sound* is. Next review: Rage - XIII CD of the Day: Edguy - Vain Glory Opera (duh) Kevin Madden Detroit Red Wings 1996-97, 1997-98 Stanley Cup Champions ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 20:27:27 -0500 From: Big Swifty To: email_address_removed Subject: The funniest shit I've seen this month... Message-ID: ..is on the new Primus EP, "Rhinoplasty." It's mostly cover tunes, but the enhanced CD-ROM stuff has a secret surprise. Primus does a funny version of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" and it has a full claymation video in quicktime format. As I said before, it's funny as shit. Take care, Mark Peters email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:57:11 -0300 From: "Karol!" To: Subject: King's X is christian prog? Message-ID: <01bdd15e$02ed9ea0$message_id_removed.br> >Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 20:35:47 -0400 >From: Joe Kruger >To: email_address_removed >Subject: Christian Progressive Metal > (...) >King's X - Mainstream prog rock/light metal band Whaaaaat? Did I get it wrong or is King's X really a Christian progmetal band??????? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:13:21 -0400 From: Carlos Alfaro To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: King's X is christian prog? Message-ID: Karol! wrote: > >Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 20:35:47 -0400 > >From: Joe Kruger > >To: email_address_removed > >Subject: Christian Progressive Metal > > (...) > >King's X - Mainstream prog rock/light metal band > > Whaaaaat? Did I get it wrong or is King's X really a Christian > progmetal band??????? Id say more of a christian strawberry rock band 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 Tech Support Rep : Caribbean Internet Service mailto:email_address_removed mailto:email_address_removed Universal Internet Number (ICQ) 1254229 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:43:35 -0400 From: Steven Zebrowski To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4231 Message-ID: At 10:31 AM 8/26/98 -0700, "you" wrote: >What do you guys think. If DT were to do a few soppy songs, who would >you have for a female backing vocalist ? Three words: Pat Fucking Benetar. This woman has an awesome voice and would be what I would call the female equivalent of James. I'd have to rule out Mariah Carey on principle (she seems to be an idiot) and the Spice Girls...well...maybe Sporty - she has a decent voice - but my heart really belongs to Scary. Steve Z ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:44:24 -0500 From: "W. Tugmutton" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: SouthWest Texas Jammers? ------------- Message-ID: <01bdd164$9a12cca0$message_id_removed> Ahoy, Running a personnel check here: any jammers at SouthWest Texas State University in San Marcos? - Mark email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:48:13 -0500 From: "Robert Newcomb" To: Subject: Enya and DT Message-ID: If DT ever got a female singer to sing with them it would have to be Enya. Anyone not familiar with her stuff really should give it a spin. Thorin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:53:18 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Gone Jackals Message-ID: > Anyone listen to these guys? Any recommendations? Are they worth a > try??? I don't have Full Throttle, but I have been wondering about these guys ever since I first read a description of their music. I'm a sucker for some good ol' down and dirty biker rock :). Bummer I had to miss Skynyrd at Sturgis this year. Dale R. Newberry email_address_removed "I'm hip about time." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 02:00:56 -0400 From: "BassicRob" To: "ytsejam" Subject: derek's aol profile Message-ID: <000301bdd180$0e8d4400$e72ead98@rob> Hey Jammers, I just checked out Derek's profile on AOL (yes I am a user of this monopoly) and thought it was pretty funny. For marital status he put "think I found her". The for hobbies he put "i think i need one". For occupation he has "playing a lot of notes". And....his personal quote: "what about ME!!!" Derek's got one hell of a sense of humor. I can just see him slipping a whoopie cusion under JM just before he sits down! :) NDTC: I am redoing my homepage (not the DT page) and if anyone wants to take a peek at it go to http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1566/home2.htm Let me know how it loads and stuff. Thanks -Rob, email_address_removed ICQ# 15762800 email_address_removed DT MP3 Archive, Artwork, LTE Desktop theme, bass solos, and me http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1566 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 23:14:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Chris C." To: email_address_removed Subject: please read if you've tried to e-mail me Message-ID: Sorry to bring this to the list but I think someone has been fucking with this e-mail account. If some of you have tried to e-mail me in the last week please resend it to me at email_address_removed Thanks, Chris _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 02:33:27 -0500 From: Alan Estrada To: email_address_removed Cc: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Dweezil Zappa Screensaver Message-ID: I had noothing to do today so I did a Dweezil and ahmet zappa screensaver....I uploaded it to http://members.xoom.com/aaaleee/zappa.zip Im planning to do something like this with Dream Theater, let me know if you liked and if you dont like something let me know cause it will be something like a picture slideshow with some music on the backgroud....just like this....so let me know....if you would like to hear a particular song on the background let me know... --- MP3 of the week - "I Do" By Paul Gilbert (Japanesse extrea track of "King of Clubs", check the dry ending) http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/2025/ Alan Estrada Adler, ICQ #9267174 Monterrey, Mexico -------------------------------------------------------- TAKE NOTE OF MY NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:28:46 +0100 From: "Andrew Moore, IT Adviser" To: "ytsejam" Subject: shadow gallery Message-ID: <000001bdd194$b5bd77e0$message_id_removed.ac.uk> hiya Someone mentioned the new Shadow Gallery album - does anyone have a release date? And will it be released here in the UK? And what's happened to the SG website?? Andy. BTW - Mariah Carey/Whitney Houston don't sing - they warble! ("Oooh, let's see how many notes we can get in this line!") And Mary Carey absolutely RUINED her Journey cover. IMO. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 04:46:10 -0500 From: AL To: retaehT maerD Subject: More excerpts from the Highway Star Message-ID: Another impressed Deep Purple fan. Hinkley, MN show. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My nephew and I drove to Hinckley on Sunday afternoon (after my girlfriend hopped the hotel shuttle to the Mall of America...priorities, priorities...). We parked the car as close as we could to the main road leading out of the Grand Casino parking lot, and spent the next two hours marveling at the diversity of the fans: mainly teenagers and people in their early 20's, from as far away as Texas, were there for Dream Theater; could-be school teachers and business people who pulled their tie-dyed T-shirts out of mothballs to see ELP one more time; and--most diverse--bikers, families, hoodlums, hippies, skaters, jocks, cowboys, programmers, and probably a priest or two, who were all there for Deep Purple. Vive la difference! The concert kicked off with Dream Theater a full fifteen minutes ahead of schedule, while the sun was still up. The song in no particular order consisted of (to the best of my memory): New Millennium Hollow Years Metropolis, part 1 Peruvian Skies Pull Me Under 6 O'clock What's to say about this band? They're the only band I can think of where two hundred people would rush the stage an hour before the concert just to take notes on their stage gear. The base player played the first song, New Millennium on a ten-string bass that looked like it was crafted on the planet Vulcan. They were the most technically perfect band I have ever seen. The sound quality was absolutely incredible in the amphitheater, especially from fifteen feet from the stage where we, and a thousand more fans, found ourselves in the first minute of the performance. Still, after their 45-minute set was over and the hair on the back of my neck started to settle back down, I was left with the feeling that I had just witnessed the world's best bar band the great Spirit had ever assembled. They were all completely involved with their instruments and the demand of such a level of performance, and with the exception of the drummer, it really didn't look like they left themselves enough room to enjoy their time on stage. They need more experience playing to large crowds and forming a stage presence. They certainly don't need any more practice on their instruments. Wow. END ------------------------------------------------------------------ Yeah, so there was a little slam in there, but progress was made. Isn't that what it's all about? -- See ya, AL... The YTSE Progtologist Switchcraft Communications & Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. - Red Buttons ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 03:07:05 -0700 From: "Trevor W. Hoit" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: YTSESTUFF Message-ID: > From: Lisa Marie > >Mosh, Rick "Dolby Labs" Audet, and the infamous Jessie. > Infamous!? *sniffle*sniffle* :'o{ > Sheesh, ya start one catfight on the jam, and suddenly you're > infamous. Infamous can be a good thing. BTW, I got that Spock's Live 2cd. It kicks ass for only $19. Fast shipping, too. > From: "Giannotti, Nick" > Subject: Female Backups for DT > Aimee Mann, Tori Amos, Lorenna McKennitt > The singer from 'The Gathering',Whitney Houston Allison Krauss (sp?) I love her voice. She does mostly country but she has a duet with Tommy Shaw on his latest, and it sounds great. > Hey, I've posted a couple times about the magna carta album Attention > Deficit, > and no one responds! is it that no one has it, or they jsut don't > wanna talk > about it? I really wanna know if everyone else liked it as much as I > did!!!! > thanks! TC "Screw you guys. I'm taking my AD cd and going home."-Cartman > Subject: "Oh,the miss woo,too sorbet flan,wood kelp!" Now that's funny. Very close to Bafu funny. > >Speaking of PMU what the hell does James say near the end?? It has > bothered me since I first heard it. I think this asked in jest. No? Trevor ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:01:09 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: GEMINI Message-ID: > From: "David Van Glabeke" > Subject: NEW MP3 ON JP - PAGE !!!!!! > > Boyz 'n girlzz .. > check out this file played by John live during one of his clinics, it's > called GEMINI (something to do with his twins?)...and it kicks serious butt!! "GEMINI?!?!?!" --John Petrucci, making an ass of me at one of his clinics, 1996 "Gemini? What's Gemini?" --John Petrucci, denying reality a second time, 1998 > You never heard this one before unless you went to one of his clinics. Or unless you have an addiction to videotaping stuff at those kinky NAMM shows. > It's 5 megs though :( sorry > www.users.skynet.be/JohnPetrucci/index.html Kickass. In this song you will find one of the kickassest riffs ever. If this Gemini is the same Gemini I know and love, listen closely when the tempo of the song is cut to half-speed. The riff starts on the open A and D, a nice all-purpose power chord. I've been practicing it for years, waiting for the rebellion to begin...oh yes...waiting... BV ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 12:02:23 GMT From: almar@freemail.nl To: email_address_removed Subject: RE : Christian Progressive Metal Message-ID: Hi Joe and everyone else, I would like to add Shadow Gallery to your list of Christian Prog Bands. Their lyrics are multi-interpretable ( is this spelled right or does it even exist at all? ). BUT if you read the liner notes you'll see: 'He who has ears listen. This is more than just music.' Hmm, haven't I read the first sentence before? Greetings, Almar. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:04:51 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: JAM, mm Message-ID: The Ytse Jam so tasty you will not need peanut butter. JB Find all you need in you stomach, if you take the knife. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------\r\nGet your free email from altavista.iname.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 13:04:48 +0000 From: Jon Parmet To: Yts Subject: Re: Female Backups for DT ~ Power Of Omens Message-ID: Skull wrote: > Feel free to discuss. :) Melody! Imagine James trying to harmonize around "Mama, Dada..." :) Pat wrote: > If you got their demo awhile back and thought that was good, this cd > is 100 times better. Could someone please post/e-mail another way to purchase this CD? Regards, Jon -- *------------*----------------------------*--------------* | Jon Parmet | email_address_removed | 617-494-2851 | *------------*----------------------------*--------------* ech`echo xiun|tr nu oc|sed 'sx\([sx]\)\([xoi]\)xo un\2\1 is xg'`ol ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:29:23 -0500 From: Dave Ware To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Re: Cage still spinning, rat's dead. :) Message-ID: Hi, Yeah we got rats...and yes - they are very cute pets. Incidently if Mariah or Whitney ever got together with DT it would be awful, just imagine the obvious key changes and the "over-singing". Please don't go there again. Cheers, Dave (a UK jammer now in Alabama) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 09:30:55 -0400 (EDT) From: Phil Carter To: Liquid Tension Ytse Subject: Re: Christian progressive metal Message-ID: Greetings ye 'jamanoids... Joe K. listed some Christian-influence prog-metal bands: > Wyzards - Progressive metal with strong 1970's (Rush/Yes) > progressive hard rock influences Good grief, I didn't know anyone else on this list knew about Wyzards. They kick serious ass. I would describe them as a cross between 70's Black Sabbath's heaviness, with the vicious keyboards keys of ELP, and the vocal harmonies of Yes, and the time and signature changes of Rush. If you like Wyzards, you've also got to love the stuff that Steve, Fred and David do in Glass Hammer. GH's discs are even more spiritual than Wyzards is; the concept album "Perelandra" is loosely based on C.S. Lewis storylines and has a lot of religious imagery in it. Glass Hammer has more prominent keyboards and less screaming guitars, with the same vocal harmonies, and a tone which is generally cooler in nature. Where Wyzards burns like a searing flame, Glass Hammer shines like a frozen waterfall. Glass Hammer's latest "On to Evermore" is probably the best new album nobody's heard this year. You should get it. :) http://www.glasshammer.com/ for more info. Ta, Phil ======================================================================= Phil Carter -- email_address_removed (work), email_address_removed (personal) Tech Support Manager, NorthEast Georgia Internet Access, 546-5787 "I should never have written all those tank programs." -- Kevin Flynn, "Tron" Currently playing: Queensryche -- "Operation: Mindcrime" ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4233 **************************