YTSEJAM Digest 4345 Today's Topics: 1) All-Time Classics survey by ytse jam 2) Powermad CD "scam"... by "Blevins, Mike" 3) powermad discs by Pat Daugherty 4) NEW ARTICLE HEAR YE NOW THIS ! by email_address_removed 5) OiaL by email_address_removed 6) Once in a Livetime by email_address_removed 7) Powermad Compilation CDs by email_address_removed 8) NEW CD Reviews-some DT-related content by "Braun, Randall L (CAP, ITS, US)" 9) Re:CD-R question by Peter Tatischev 10) Cleaning house by "Thomas Forcier" 11) JAZZ Festival by CyberDuke 12) JAZZ Festival by CyberDuke 13) Iced Earth by Joe DeAngelo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:45:12 -0700 (PDT) From: ytse jam To: email_address_removed Subject: All-Time Classics survey Message-ID: Hello Ytsejammers! It's time for another survey! Often questions arise on the ytsejam such as "what other recordings should I pick up?" or "what's the best Iron Maiden to get?". To answer these questions, it's time for a survey by and for ytsejammers. To participate in the survey, send a list of 20 of your favorite, all-time classic recordings. These should be recordings that you would call "the best of genre", "desert island collection" or "10 out of 10's". Real high quality stuff! Any recording can be listed. It doesn't have to be progressive metal or even rock. The survey will run until Oct. 31, 1998. Results will be posted on the ytsejam and on a DT website. Send your list to: email_address_removed One list per person! Each recording will get one point. List each recording only once. Order of the list does not matter. Example list: 1. Dream Theater - Images and Words 2. Led Zeppelin - IV 3. Dream Theater - Awake 4. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy 5. The Black Crows - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion 6. Steely Dan - Aja 7. Alice in Chains - Dirt 8. Death Angel - Frolic through the Park 9. AC/DC - Highway to Hell 10. Queensryche - Operation:Mindcrime 11. Badlands - Badlands 12. Ozzy - Blizzard of Oz 13. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 14. Metallica - And Justice for all 15. Rush - 2112 16. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 17. Tool - Aenima 18. Alcatrazz - No Parole from Rock n' Roll 19. UFO - Strangers in the Night 20. Foghat - Live It usually works best to make a large list over several days, and then narrow it down to 20 before you submit the list. This may keep you from forgetting a long lost classic. Don't send your list to the ytsejam! Once again, send to: email_address_removed Please keep this survey among the ytsejam community. Do not try to manipulate the results! (i.e. Don't tell all your friends on the "Barney" mailing list to send e-mails pushing for "Barney Sings the Blues".) Jam on! _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:45:12 -0400 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Powermad CD "scam"... Message-ID: <413835162AC9CF11AE9602070116CC5E9DA9A6@AMSC_NTAS> > It's been near two months since Powermad '98 and nobody I've > talked to has > seen hide nor hair of the promised Powermad 3-CD compilation > discs. Dunno > about all of you other 'Jammers who attended, but I'm pissed. > I paid an > extra $10 for a ticket in good faith, told I would receive the > aforementioned compilation. What did I get? Nada. Actually, I have mine. Continuing in the theme of Powermad1998 in general, the mailing got screwed up, so some people have theirs already, and some won't get it for another week or more. If anybody really wants to know the story, email me, and I'll tell you. They do exist, though, and it's a pretty decent compilation. If you don't see it in another week or so, THEN let Keith have it. :) I don't think he's trying to scam people - I've said it before - but he certainly screwed this up. Mike Division ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:53:32 -0400 From: Pat Daugherty To: Dream Theater Mailing List Subject: powermad discs Message-ID: Last I heard was that Keith gave someone the box of cds and money to send them out but the guy spent the money or something and was sending the cds out one by one whenever he felt like it. Yes, Keith is an idiot. NP:Shadow Gallery-Tyranny -- |----------------------------------------------------------------| | Pat Daugherty Email: email_address_removed | | Web : http://www.abs.net/~patnbeck/pat/pat.html | |================================================================| | "Every breath leaves me one less to my last" --Dream Theater | |----------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:48:39 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: NEW ARTICLE HEAR YE NOW THIS ! Message-ID: I was flipping through BassPlayer's newest edition ( Nov 98' ) and i saw one of those subsciption tags...i thought " this will be BS im sure " but i was wrong. Lo and behold, John Myung has written a new column...will it stick around for all us little people who play bass ? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:01:44 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: OiaL Message-ID: Fudgejammers, Yesterday I got my elegant hands on Once in a Livetime. Guys, if this cd sucked, I would tell you. This cd rocks with a flow. Derek really makes this album interesting. All you people will smile when you hear the new arrangements. The only question is "What are they going to do with LaBrie"? He is so good he sucks sometimes. On the studio version of "Take Away my Pain", I don't believe him. He doesn't sound believable when he sings TAmP. This is what makes a great singer from a good one. During Take the Time, he still does that annoying "come on, come on" trying to urge the audience to sing along. If he had control of the audience, he could stop doing that. I've come to the conclusion that Derek fits in really well. For an example of a guitarist who is godd but plays with no feeling and respect for the original music, look to TRACY G. His playing on Dio's "Inferno" slobs the knob. Tracy G needs to bend over and get poked for embarassing Dio. The G certainly does not stand for guitar. But you've got to hand it to Tracy G for making it to Dio's band! My recomendations for eclectic jammers this month is: - HELLOWEEN " Better than Raw" this cd will please people who love double bass drumming, harmony guitar solos, heavy intelligent riffing, clever ideas, classical ideas and Helloween. - YNGWIE JOHANN MALMSTEEN " Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor" no drums here. the guitar is in the spirit of the violin. some ideas are recycled but work very well. for the people that flame Yngwie, " you guys always say the same things about his personality. stop jumping on the bandwagon and create your own original ideas. remember, whenever you critique someones persona, its probably true about you". The girls will melt if you play this while eating dinner or making love. Just ask my penis. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:30:01 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Once in a Livetime Message-ID: Hello ytsejammers... My name is Clay Marshall, and I'm a student at the University of Southern California. Every Thursday from 8-10 AM PST (11-1 east coast), I have a radio show called Powerock available *online* for the entire world to hear via RealAudio. The show is devoted exclusively to the good schtuff. :) http://www.usc.edu/dept/student-affairs/KSCR/main.html (or http://kscr.usc.edu if you have a halfway decent browser) is the address. Perennial Powerock favorites include Savatage, Fates Warning, and of course, Dream Theater. I just received a copy of Once in a Livetime (which is killer, by the way), and I will be playing selected tracks from the CD this coming Thursday to get you psyched up for the release the following Tuesday. Please join me this Thursday, and also, please help me spread the word about my show-- feel free to forward this to other pertinent mailing lists (particularly The Mirror). Thanks, Clay Marshall KSCR ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:53:28 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Powermad Compilation CDs Message-ID: Just for everyone's information, the Powermad cds DO exist. I have seen a few copies with my own eyes. Keith "spellchecker" Menser may be slow and dull- witted, but he *IS* sending out the cds. Supposedly he paid some guy to do a 5th class (something like that) postal order, and the guy took the money. Anyway, one of these days, you WILL get your discs. I don't have mine, but I have at least SEEN them and can verify their existance. CD of the Day: (No, not the Powermad Sampler) Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding Kevin Madden Fan of the slumping Packers and the Capital-thumping Red Wings. Blah! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 13:02:55 -0500 From: "Braun, Randall L (CAP, ITS, US)" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: NEW CD Reviews-some DT-related content Message-ID: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDF92E.564B0B94 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Unfortunately, due to time conflicts, I had to miss the DT/DP/ELP tour... So I had to console myself with purchasing CD's. The following are some short reviews of my recent purchases and recommendations to DT fans: Empty Tremor 'Apocolokyntosys' Arkhe 'Arkhe' Black Jester 'Welcome to the Moonlight Circus' All three of these Italian progmetal bands would receive favorable reviews from the typical DT fan. Empty Tremor and Arkhe receive high praise. Both of these bands cite DT and members thereof as a source of inspiration. Musicianship is excellent. All feature strong keys along with skilled axe. All are available through Knights of the Round. --------------------------- Hydrotoxin 'Oceans' This German band is exceptional progmetal. Like the Italian bands above, this band displays very high musicianship, featuring both strong keys & axe. I might change vocalists, but this may just be a matter of taste. Also features interesting cover art. This CD may be hard to obtain from any US/Canadian sources. Although it's listed in the Laser's Edge catalog, it was 'Out of Stock' the times I inquired. The dude from Knights of the Round, said he'd heard the CD & thought it exceptional as well, although they do not carry it. SO I tried a web search and found it at several European online sites. I'd recommend the Dutch Rockhouse site. They had both good prices and service. I was able to purchase my copy for under US$25, including shipping, and it arrived within ~week of purchase. The CD price at all other sites was significantly higher, as was shipping costs. --------------------------- Eternity X 'The Edge' This is a must if you like concept prog/progmetal. This one ranks with QR's 'Operation: Mindcrime' and Marillion's Fish-era 'Misplaced Childhood' both of which may be listed as influences, along with Peter Gabriel-era Genesis circa 'Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'. The musicianship bleeds great instrumental work (axe & keys) around great lyrics featuring split-personality lead vocals. It even features a snippet of 'O Fortuna' from Orff's 'Carmina Burana.' Buy this CD: You won't be sorry you did. --------------------------- Shadow Gallery 'Tyranny' The CD many of us have been waiting for. And it certainly doesn't disappoint. It's a some-what loosely knit concept album with more great music & lyrics from the boys. Equals and surpasses SG's 'Carved in Stone'. DT's JL has featured vox on one number while Royal Hunt's DC Cooper also appears on the CD. In my opinion, another MUST BUY. And kudos to Carol 'Coldfire' for making the Special Thanks list. --------------------------- Angra 'Holy Live' This 30+ minute EP features excellent live renditions from both 'Angels Cry' & 'Holy Land'. I know it's been out for a while, but if you like Angra, you'll want to get this CD. --------------------------- Digital Ruin 'Listen' Heaven's Cry 'Food for Thought Substitute' If you prefer Voivod & Stabbing Westward over Shadow Gallery & Symphony X, you'll want these CD's. They have a more industrial, experimental progmetal sound than I'd personally choose, although they have their own high points. Digital Ruin , IMHO, is better than Heaven's Cry. I'd much prefer Fates Warning, with whom some might compare these bands. -Randall sent: 10/16/98 10:55 AM PDT email: email_address_removed **"...He speaks to me anyplace, To God it's all the same..." from 'The Confession' by Eternity X** ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDF92E.564B0B94 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable NEW CD Reviews-some DT-related content

Unfortunately, due to time conflicts, = I had to miss the DT/DP/ELP tour... So I had to = console myself with purchasing CD's. The following are some short reviews of my = recent purchases and recommendations to DT fans:

Empty Tremor 'Apocolokyntosys'
Arkhe 'Arkhe'
Black Jester 'Welcome to the = Moonlight Circus'

All three of these Italian progmetal = bands would receive favorable reviews from the typical DT fan. Empty = Tremor and Arkhe receive high praise. Both of these bands cite DT and = members thereof as a source of inspiration.  Musicianship is = excellent. All feature strong keys along with skilled axe.

All are available through Knights of = the Round.
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Hydrotoxin 'Oceans'

This German band is exceptional = progmetal. Like the Italian bands above, this band displays very high = musicianship, featuring both strong keys & axe.  I might = change vocalists, but this may just be a matter of taste. Also features = interesting cover art. This CD may be hard to obtain from any = US/Canadian sources. Although it's listed in the Laser's Edge catalog, = it was 'Out of Stock' the times I inquired. The dude from Knights of = the Round, said he'd heard the CD & thought it exceptional as well, = although they do not carry it. SO I tried a web search and found it at = several European online sites. I'd recommend the Dutch Rockhouse site. = They had both good prices and service. I was able to purchase my copy = for under US$25, including shipping, and it arrived within ~week of = purchase. The CD price at all other sites was significantly higher, as = was shipping costs.

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Eternity X 'The Edge'

This is a must if you like concept = prog/progmetal. This one ranks with QR's 'Operation: Mindcrime' and = Marillion's Fish-era 'Misplaced Childhood' both of which may be listed = as influences, along with Peter Gabriel-era Genesis circa 'Lamb Lies = Down on Broadway'. The musicianship  bleeds great instrumental = work (axe & keys) around great lyrics featuring split-personality = lead vocals. It even features a snippet of 'O Fortuna' from Orff's = 'Carmina Burana.' Buy this CD: You won't be sorry you did.

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Shadow Gallery 'Tyranny'

The CD many of us have been waiting = for. And it certainly doesn't disappoint. It's a some-what loosely knit = concept album with more great music & lyrics from the boys. Equals = and surpasses SG's 'Carved in Stone'.  DT's JL has featured vox on = one number while Royal Hunt's DC Cooper also appears on the CD. In my = opinion, another MUST BUY. And kudos to Carol 'Coldfire' for making the = Special Thanks list.

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Angra 'Holy Live'
This 30+ minute EP features excellent = live renditions from both 'Angels Cry' & 'Holy Land'.  I know = it's been out for a while, but if you like Angra, you'll want to get = this CD.

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Digital Ruin 'Listen'
Heaven's Cry 'Food for Thought = Substitute'

If you prefer Voivod & Stabbing = Westward over Shadow Gallery & Symphony X, you'll want these CD's. = They have a more industrial, experimental progmetal sound than I'd = personally choose, although they have their own high points.  = Digital Ruin , IMHO, is better than Heaven's Cry. I'd much prefer Fates = Warning, with whom some might compare these bands.

-Randall        =       sent: 10/16/98 10:55 AM  PDT
          = email:        email_address_removed
**"...He speaks to me anyplace, To God it's all the = same..." from 'The Confession' by Eternity X**

------ =_NextPart_001_01BDF92E.564B0B94-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 03:21:36 +0400 From: Peter Tatischev To: email_address_removed Subject: Re:CD-R question Message-ID: >Subject: CD-R question >Hi! > >Does someone knows which program I have to use to copy a live album.? >Someone mentioned a program but I can't remember who. I have the easy CD >creator and the Sony software. Hey, if you have a Sony CD-Right than it is quite easy - it has an option "Reproduce CD by making a physical copy of it" in the start menu you just gotta insert the live album you gotta copy into the drive and choose this option! cya, ~Pete ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 19:55:25 -0400 From: "Thomas Forcier" To: Subject: Cleaning house Message-ID: Hello, Well, I went to Boston for a couple days this week and you guys loaded my mailbox with Jams. At the risk of seeming flip, they all were about Tool and CD-Rs so I just tossed em, so forgive me if I tread on covered ground. On Tuesday, October 13, I yet again was able to see the best live act in existence: Cowboy Mouth. They played the Paradise in Boston and put on a helluva show. And in a freak course of events, the opening act was another of my favorites, Fighting Gravity. I left the Paradise at 12:30am soaked through with sweat from dancing like the rhythm-deficient white boy that I am. I also managed to get a t-shirt and get all four members of the Mouth to sign it! Can I get a "woo-hoo!"? Yeah, I didn't think so. But seriously, not only did these guys stay around to hang out after, when I told them I went to shows, they seemed interested (especially since the shows I saw before this were in SC). And when they got done signing and I said thanks, get this: every one of them looked up at me, made eye contact as they shook my hand and said thank you right back. That, my friends, is the textbook procedure on getting a fan for life. New CD: Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Dirty Boogie. Haven't gotten through the whole thing yet, but I don't feel premature in saying it rocks. There are some terrific covers on here (Sleepwalk, Rock This Town, and of course: Jump, Jive an' Wail) and the presence of Gwen Stefani on one song isn't all that horrific. But you can tell this is a band fronted by a guitar player as Setzer's axe is so far up in the mix. The horns often sound a bit thin, but not so bad as to sound like synths. All in all, I highly recommend. >So is Derek an offical member or a hired hand? Just wondering... I'm pretty sure that since Kevin Moore left after Awake, which I believe was the first in a multi-album deal, Derek joined the band without being under contract. Its Dream Theater that is under contract, not the individual band members. This is guessing though... Stodgers ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 02:24:59 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: email_address_removed Subject: JAZZ Festival Message-ID: Yo! The Skopje JAZZ Festival in Macedonia this evening started!!! Woohoo! For all interested in the contnets go to: http://www.sjf.unet.com.mk/ Opening act was the acoustuic guitar duo - VLatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadik playing material from their project recently released in the States and now in Macedonia called "Krushevo". Album contains covers of old Macedonian traditional folklore songs, played by these 2 guitar virtuosos. Anyone who's into ethno/spanish/oriental music - definilet chek otu this album! It's just awesome. Remember Paco De Lucia/Al DiMeola/John McLaughlin trio touring? Well this is similar type of music but much more emotional stuff. Don't worry, shredding is not missing! ;) Check out the acoustic Yngwie - Vlatko! :) _________________________________________________________________ Hej Matej, Vlatko rasturio nocas!!! :) A i ovaj Tadik je blesav, mnogo je dobar! -- Later, CyberDuke Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3466/ E-mail email_address_removed.mk ICQ# 17392722 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 02:26:43 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: email_address_removed Subject: JAZZ Festival Message-ID: Sorry if this is 2-nd appearing! ******************************* Hey all! The Skopje JAZZ Festival in Macedonia this evening started!!! Woohoo! For all interested in the contnets go to: http://www.sjf.unet.com.mk/ Opening act was the acoustuic guitar duo - VLatko Stefanovski & Miroslav Tadik playing material from their project recently released in the States and now in Macedonia called "Krushevo". Album contains covers of old Macedonian traditional folklore songs, played by these 2 guitar virtuosos. Anyone who's into ethno/spanish/oriental music - definilet chek otu this album! It's just awesome. Remember Paco De Lucia/Al DiMeola/John McLaughlin trio touring? Well this is similar type of music but much more emotional stuff. Don't worry, shredding is not missing! ;) Check out the acoustic Yngwie - Vlatko! :) _________________________________________________________________ Hej Matej, Vlatko rasturio nocas!!! :) A i ovaj Tadik je blesav, mnogo je dobar! -- Later, CyberDuke Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3466/ E-mail email_address_removed.mk ICQ# 17392722 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 20:35:42 -0400 From: Joe DeAngelo To: YTSEJAM Subject: Iced Earth Message-ID: Conrad Chi asked > I need reviews on ICED EARTH's "something wicked.." I can't compare it to "Night of the Stormrider", since I don't have that one. However, "Something Wicked This Way Comes" does have their newer singer, Matthew Barlow - and he's pretty good (much better than the other guy from what I've heard). Overall the album is excellent if you like melodic thrash metal (I THINK that's how I'd describe them). There's also several very good mellow (well, mellow for Iced Earth) songs to balance the album out. Overall a good, heavy album. "The Dark Saga" is also good, though I prefer "Something Wicked..." since I find it to be more melodic. They have a pretty cool page at http://www.icedearth.com -- - Joe D. email_address_removed Magellan on ICQ (# 1872723), and IRC chat ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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" (lyrics by Kevin Moore) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4345 **************************