YTSEJAM Digest 4721 Today's Topics: 1) D.C. Cooper solo cd by email_address_removed 2) WAKE UP TO DEVIN TOWNSEND!! (No DT content) by email_address_removed 3) removing from list by "Raivo Hool" 4) DT is even more awesome!! by email_address_removed (Chris & Shelly Martin) 5) Jazz Rock recomendation! by CyberDuke 6) Dixie Dregs Info by "Robert O'Doherty" 7) Re: top 365 by Thomas 8) Re: DT is even more awesome!! by email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) 9) Hevy Devy's CD's by "Dave Peterson" 10) Is prog ever goin' to get out there? by CyberDuke 11) D.C. Cooper by "Al @ Switchcraft" 12) More reviews from N. Gallop by Younis Hilal 13) Re: Testament - leads on Demonic - NDTC by "Gilberto Bressan Junior" 14) Bigotry on the 'jam by "Simon John Dodd" 15) Myung lessons in Bass Player by Matej Grginic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 22:27:12 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: D.C. Cooper solo cd Message-ID: >>D.C. Cooper's solo album is named >>"D.C. Cooper" right? I'm having a hard >>time finding it, is it released yet? Well this certainly caught my attention! I found the cd at the sites others listed, however my questions are has anyone heard this cd and what do they think of it? Does it compare to his work with Royal Hunt? Also, this soundfile of one track, where is it? I did a search and couldn't find it. The cd costs $30, it would be cool to hear something from it first. Thanks! Irene ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:05:10 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: WAKE UP TO DEVIN TOWNSEND!! (No DT content) Message-ID: Yo! Interesting tip here, feel free to try it. On that one song on Sex & Religion, I can't remember the song title & I'm too lazy to grab the cd (from WAY over in that other room)- but those of you who own the cd will know which song I'm talking about. That one song which Devin screams his ass off before the band even kicks in is the one I'm talking about. Well, one night my roommate and his girlfriend came home late one night and quickly went into his bedroom. Obviously they were anxious to get to "doing the deed". They were a little noisy as they did what they had to do, and kept me up as I'm trying to sleep in the room next to them. Well I woke up the next morning about 8a.m. and decided to get even (or something). So I reached over on my nightstand and grabbed my stereo remote, and skipped forward to this particular song. Before hitting "play", I CRANKED up the volume, then hit play, and let Devin's scream do it's work. Let me tell you, they shit themselves and thought somebody was getting murdered in the apartment! I wish I would have had a camera in their room to see them jump and hit the ceiling!! They were a little pissed, but I told them they had their fun last night, so I figured I'd have my fun this morning. It's a nice little prank to play. OK, so I don't have a life, but you gotta get your laughs somehow, right? - JK ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 10:00:47 +0200 From: "Raivo Hool" To: email_address_removed Subject: removing from list Message-ID: ]From: John Parks > that some of you prolly emailed him too, is there anyway that the > List-Owner (aka God of Ytsejam) can remove this guy from the list. Do you honestly believe you can stop someone sending emails by removing him from this list? He won't receive the Jam anymore, sure, but he can still send his top 45 (or 50, I'm not sure which digest this message will appear in). Touch with reality needed. ========================================================================= Raivo Hool kontor raitz@estcard.ee ICQ 19980975 isiklik raitz@ircnet.ee Windows NT administraator istuv (+372) 6 711 450 Pankade Kaardikeskus liikuv (+372) 51 43 567 ========================================================================= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 04:01:09 -0500 From: email_address_removed (Chris & Shelly Martin) To: email_address_removed Subject: DT is even more awesome!! Message-ID: I just wanted to share this with ya'll!! I just recently got a five CD changer, and the other night I decided, just for shits and giggles, that I would listen to WDADU, I&W, Awake, ACoS, and FII all in order of release. I'm sure some of you have probably done this, but what an experience. You never realize how much a band grows and develops over the years until you do this. I mean, most of the time it's evident, but by me doing this, it was all so clear. What was so cool was that you WDADU and you think, "mu God, how can they top this?!" Then you go to the next CD, then the next, and so on, and you hear them get better and better. It also seemed the CD's had some kind of connection going! I still haven't pin-pointed it yet, but they flowed real well together! I highly suggest if you haven't done this before, and think you can handle it, do it!! I gained a new respect for them. What an awesome band!! Later, Chris Martin email_address_removed ****************************************************************************** "My grandfather used to say something to me. He used to say, 'Get the fuck outta my way, man!" -George Carlin "Look, a three chambered peanut!! Marge... it's no fun lying on the couch eating stuff when there's no one around to watch!" -Homer Simpson "Bend over baby, and let me be the driver." -Gene Simmons "If God hadn't intended for us to masturbate, he would've made our arms shorter" -Anonymous "Try? There is no try! Do or do not! There is no try!" -Yoda Chris Martin email_address_removed **************************************************************************** ** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 10:47:25 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: email_address_removed Subject: Jazz Rock recomendation! Message-ID: > Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 10:13:13 -0400 > From: Carlos Alfaro > Subject: Re: theare of tragedy-NDTC > > Ive got both Aegis and Velvet Darkness they Fear Stupid way iof doing it, but anyway: There is an album called "Velvet Darkness" by the guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Some great jazz rock stuff, with some weird free elements. I heard that this dude was one of the first who started soloing without picking: hit one note and shred all over the neck just with the left hand. Might be true! I would also recomend Trilok Gurtu solo albums. Awesome jazz roc, with great drums. This man is weird, he has some VERY cool technique, and his drum sound is just amazing. Check it out! -- CyberDuke *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "Chuck! Chuck! This is your cousin ... your cousin, Marvin Berry! Remember the new sound you were looking for? Well listen to THIS!" - Back To The Future I *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* _______________________________________________________ Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3466/ E-mail email_address_removed.mk ICQ# 17392722 _______________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 09:53:37 -0000 From: "Robert O'Doherty" To: Subject: Dixie Dregs Info Message-ID: <000501be66ee$0b6d13a0$message_id_removed.ie> How are things? I recently got into Dixie Dregs after someone recommended that I pick up "What If" ... If anyone got a buzz out of the likes of LTE and similar instrumental albums then pick up What If. It took me a few listens to get into it (I honestly thought I had wasted my money after my first listen) but it WILL grow on you. Each member of the band is a master of his instrument but Andy West in one of the most incredible bassists I have ever heard (does he use a pick?). Rod Morgenstien and Steve Morse need no introduction at all. Question: I have bought What If, Freefall and Full Circle and I appear to have run out of studio albums ... did the Dregs just put out 3 albums? Are their live albums worth picking up (ie: is there anything new on them?) I have an MP3 of Dregs' Ice Cakes if anyone wants me to ICQ it to them. It's an ideal track to judge them by so if you like it - BUY THEIR ALBUMS. Take Care, Rob. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 11:06:24 +0100 From: Thomas To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: top 365 Message-ID: John Parks in despair wrote: > At the rate Barbosa's goin we're goin to see top 365 before summer. Wouldn't that be great, then you could prepare a list telling you which group to listen for each day of the year ;-) Let's see when he runs out of fuel (i.e. groups he knows names of). On the other hand, let's not. .. give me some aspirin, I'm getting a headache from this... /Thomas ________________________________________________________________________ Nostalgia ain't what it used to be... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 02:20:39 -0800 From: email_address_removed (Dr. Mosh) To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: DT is even more awesome!! Message-ID: Before being sacrificed upon the altar..., Chris & Shelly Martin thus begged: > >I just wanted to share this with ya'll!! I just recently got a five CD [post trimmed] >Later, >Chris Martin >email_address_removed > >****************************************************************************** >"My grandfather used to say something to me. He used to say, 'Get the fuck >outta my way, man!" -George Carlin > >"Look, a three chambered peanut!! Marge... it's no fun lying on the couch >eating stuff when there's no one around to watch!" -Homer Simpson > >"Bend over baby, and let me be the driver." -Gene Simmons > >"If God hadn't intended for us to masturbate, he would've made our arms >shorter" -Anonymous > >"Try? There is no try! Do or do not! There is no try!" -Yoda > >Chris Martin >email_address_removed >**************************************************************************** >** > Look at the size of that signature!!! Amazing... it's a piece of beauty.. it's almost standard faire at AOL!!! Hey buddy, why don't you cut down on that sig... what, did you just fall off the AOL turnip truck? -The Doc P.S. AOL standards for Africa Online -- *#&*@#@*(#@#*@(#!@*#(!@#(&!#(@!*#@((#@$(#@(($@#($(#@$@#($@#(*$@(*$*(#(#(##(#(# computersarefasterthanhumans - devastatetoinnovate - hyperspacialparallelcomp\ email_address_removed = http://progmetal.gmsnet.com = internetcyberwetwaregamedev+ s*o#o$n@@c*o!m^e)s@@t>h gaMECoReTeKN0 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 03:45:04 PST From: "Dave Peterson" To: email_address_removed Subject: Hevy Devy's CD's Message-ID: Right now Music Boulevard http://www.musicblvd.com is having a storewise sale. They carry both the Ocean Machine "Biomech" CD as well as Devin Townsend's "Infinity". Both of these are of the Japanese "Plus 1" variety, so they're $25.00 and $27.00 apiece right now, respectively. I'm not sure if either of these were released domestically to the US yet, so this is your best bet to get them cheap! CDNow carries both as well, but usually they're a few dollars more there. The service at CDNow and Music Boulevard is SOOOO exellent, I hesitate to buy it directly from the record company. Both places run a very good business and I will always look them first when I'm in the mood for some hard to find stuff. Check out Biomech first - you can't go wrong with that one! We at the Jam really haven't described what Ocean Machine sounds like, all that much. I'd have to describe it as a slower album with heavy sequences of hypnotic and atmospheric layered guitar and synth. The riffs are catchy though and you'll find yourself wailing along to Devin's incredibly passion-filled vocals in just a few listens. In my opinion, Devin is the best male singer in metal today. TRULY a unique performer. Anybody who gets to see this dude live - I will keel you! I will keel all of you! ;) Later! - Dr. Teeth ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 11:08:58 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: YtseLand Subject: Is prog ever goin' to get out there? Message-ID: There are more and more pirate CDs here, and interesting enough, Dream Theater albums are sold all the time! Seems like DT gets more and more fans here this period. Yesterday I was going with a friend to see and choose speakers to buy for me, some strogner stuff, and I took my LTE CD (original :) with me. After hearing what the speakers had to "say" about them, I played LTE - Paradigm Shift, to hear how these babies handle this kind of music! I nearly fall dead on the floor! Jesus Christ, what a sound!!! After that I played "The Stretch" too, bla, bla ... We were checking the speakers with this dude from the shop. When we hit Paradigm for 2-nd time, the boy collegue of the dude with us speed-walked into the room saying "What stuff is this?" and he took the CD cover to see it! :) It was obvious he was amazed by the music. While me being thrilled to see it, I was also quite angry! It reminded me of all those threads we had about popular music, prog vs medias, MTV, "popularity = quality?" etc. ! :( I just can't and find difficutl to acept the fact that such a greta music as LTE remains unknown, while there ARE folks who will like it! This dude probably didn't hear of DT too, but his reaction was clearly showing that Paradigm blew him away! My pal didn't know LTE too, and the punk took the CD from me after we left, to listen it at his home! :) -- CyberDuke, in the season of converting ppl to prog. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* "Chuck! Chuck! This is your cousin ... your cousin, Marvin Berry! Remember the new sound you were looking for? Well listen to THIS!" - Back To The Future I *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* _______________________________________________________ Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Gym/3466/ E-mail email_address_removed.mk ICQ# 17392722 _______________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 04:45:30 -0600 From: "Al @ Switchcraft" To: retaehT maerD Subject: D.C. Cooper Message-ID: For those of you that have not heard D.C. Cooper's latest... Go here: http://leden.tref.nl/axecrazy/Rockmetal.htm Download the the tune: "Freedom." (high quality MP3) D.C. is at his best! Good song writing and quality musicianship. Good stuff, Maynard! -- Al - The Ytse-ProGtologist ^ Switchcraft Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's supposed to pack an awesome buzz" --Butthead ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 06:02:44 -0800 (PST) From: Younis Hilal To: email_address_removed Subject: More reviews from N. Gallop Message-ID: Some more stuff from Neil. Enjoy. Younis email_address_removed On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Gallop, Neil wrote: > Hi all > > a mixed bag of reviews here for your enjoyment, ranging > from quite light to extremely heavy. Have fun. > > SLEEP - Jerusalem > (Rise Above Records - CDRISE19) > > This album can only have been recorded under the influence > of huge amounts of mind-expanding substances: there is no > other way that these guys could have made an album that is > this heavy, doomy and sludgy. The album consists of one > single track (52 minutes), but for the sake of convienience > it has been broken up into 6 sections. So, the album is heavy, > doomy and sludgy - but that doesn't really tell you anything. > This album is massive, monolithic, like a modern-day > Stone(d)henge, it won't be ignored and it won't go away. > Riffs the size of houses slowly rumble their way from your > speakers, creep up your legs, play major havoc with your > intestines, separate your vertebrae in a way that no > physiotherapist can, before they finally assult your ears > making you think "what the fuck was that?". Everything > rumbles and vibrates, almost subsonic, like the shockwaves > of the Big One when it hits Los Angeles. The riffs change > slowly, almost hypnotically, carrying you away on dope > scented clouds, when you become aware of something different > - sounds like the cookie monster chanting Tibetan mantras. > Don't panic, it's what's called the vocalist, he means you > no harm. From time to time, the riffs stop for a couple > of fuzzed-out minutes during which some amazingly-together > guitar stuff is played, some of which sounds a lot like > Hendrix. Then it's all over and the room seems suddenly > empty like something very big has just vanished. This > legendary doom/sludge album belongs in the collection of > anybody who is into this sort of music, and is up there > with the mind-buggering album "Come My Fanatics" by > Electric Wizard. 10/10 > > PALE FOREST - Transformation Hymns > (Voices Of Wonder -VOW066CD) > > What is it about Norway? How does a country with a population > of 4,419,955 (CIA Yearbook 1998 estimate) come up with so > many good bands? Pale Forest is another member in Norway's > long tradition of good gothic/atmospheric groups, and this > first full-length album has already made them one of my > favourites. I ordered this album "blind", having heard that > they sound like early The 3rd And The Mortal, and it's a > fairly good description. Mix in a couple of ounces of new > stuff from The Gathering and voila - Pale Forest. But they > don't copy either of these bands, they have a unique sound > of their own. Some of the songs have the experimental feel > of The Mortal, but some of the songs are a lot lighter and > poppier yet still remaining interesting. Some very nice > rhythm/acoustic guitar work is featured, and sparingly-used > samples and effects give some of the songs a spacey feel. > Kristin Fjellseth has an alarmingly innocent voice which > can suddenly turn to give you brief flashes of the darker > sides of these songs. A very promising debut from a band that > I hope we'll be hearing more of in the future. 9/10 > > WELLWATER CONSPIRACY - Brotherhood Of Electric: Operational > Directives > (Time Bomb Recordings - 70930-43523-2) > > Strange name, strange title, but well-known musicians are > behind this nice little beauty. Wellwater Conspiracy are > John McBain (Monster Magnet) and Matt Cameron (Soundgarden). > Although the album was recorded in Seattle, it is most > certainly not grunge. Retro pop projected into the future. > I can hear The Doors, The Troggs, early Pink Floyd, possibly > even The Beatles (from the Sgt. Peppers era). Often very > experimental, sometimes hypnotic, sometimes heavy, a little > bit funky from time to time. The musical background of the > two members pops it's head up occasionally, but the album > sounds more like the stuff on the two "Desert Sessions" > CDs than anything by Monster Magnet or Soundgarden. My > favourite song is "Teen Lambchop", which would fit very well > in the soundtrack to "Pulp Fiction" and on which the guys > are ably supported by Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stoneage, > ex-Kyuss). The album would be fun if it didn't have a > subliminal dark message in there somewhere. This album is > both unusual and refreshing. 9/10 > > stay safe and happy listening > Neil Gallop (email_address_removed) > Currently playing: MY SANITY - Still Dreams In Violent Areas ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:23:05 -0300 From: "Gilberto Bressan Junior" To: Subject: Re: Testament - leads on Demonic - NDTC Message-ID: <003601be6713$b9e22e00$5651e7c8@bretel> >> ..On the final sessions of Demonic, Glen Alvelais re-joined the band, but >> most of the song were already recorded, I don't have the Cd here at work but >> I think he only played leads on 2 songs...don't know if he toured in support >> of the album... "Younis Hilal " said : Didn't know that about this Glen guy. Anyway, all (at least, I thought they were all) guitars on Demonic were done by some guy called Eric Petersen (sp?). Well I'm with the cd right now, and Glen Alvelais just played lead on New Eyes of the Old, although there were no thanks list with his name, he is in the photo with the band (he is the guy in the middle). Yep, Eric Peterson wrote all the songs, and played almost all the guitar stuff, except for that lead.. Just a quick note - Glen Alvelais kicks ass Gilberto ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:36:28 GMT From: "Simon John Dodd" To: the Ytsejam Subject: Bigotry on the 'jam Message-ID: Issac Trumbo made some perfectly valid criticism of the guy posting top xx lists, all of which I agree with. But here's the problem which is gonna involve me giving Isaac a damn good flaming. He began his post with these words: >"Frederico I'm As Gay As It Gets Barbosa" said: I cannot believe that someone actually thinks that he can get away with saying this shit. HOW DARE YOU, YOU OFFENSIVE LITTLE FUCK!! Okay, the guy that you were flaming should be flamed, but how dare you try to use sexual preference as a flame? I remember when you guys were arguing over there being a shot of two guys kissing in 5YIaL - for fuck's sake, c'mon guys. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. If I began a post with Ms Female "I'm thick as pigshit 'cos I've got tits" Jammer said: then I'd fully expect to be flamed off the 'Jam. Actually, I'd hope that if I said that, Skadz would KICK my arse off the 'Jam, and quite frankly, if you're going to be an offensive little fuck, I hope he kicks you and the Top xx guy off at the same time. Si p.s. When I die, I want to be re-incarnated as Tori's piano stool... ------------------------------------------------------ "If there's a pensive fear, a wasted year A Man must learn to cope If his obsession's real, suppression that he feels Must turn to hope" -John Petrucci email_address_removed.ac.uk email_address_removed http://members.tripod.com/Lord_Ibanez/Lord_Ibanez.html ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 17:19:23 +0100 From: Matej Grginic To: email_address_removed Subject: Myung lessons in Bass Player Message-ID: Woohoo! Just bought the latest Bass Player and I'm happy to report that he's still writing his lessons column! This months lesson is a jazz minor scale in all modes. Wassup with this guy and scales?? :) Does anyone have text files of his previous lessons? That'd be grand! I'm off shredding my sixtringer apart!! Matej NP: Me'shell Ndegeocello (zexxy!) ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4721 **************************