YTSEJAM Digest 4762 Today's Topics: 1) --- Message for Jeroen - found your friend by "W. Tugmutton" 2) DT real video by Nik Shah 3) mpm2112 is now Ytsejam11 by email_address_removed 4) Ray Alder solo album news... by Michael Kizer 5) Re: LTE: To be or not to be? :) (ballads on LTE) by Peter Tatischev 6) DVD to MP3 by email_address_removed 7) Vote for Labrie by "Al @ Switchcraft" 8) Tori on Jool Holland, Super Groups by email_address_removed 9) Re:Spector basses by Matej Grginic 10) Supergroup suggestion by "Robert O'Doherty" 11) 'Kay guys, I'm off for a bit. by "Simon John Dodd" 12) Various by "Giannotti, Nick" 13) LTE: to beer or not to beer :) by email_address_removed 14) Mr.Big HOT NEWS - NDTC by "Gilberto Bressan Junior" 15) You've got messages! by "Joe Bissonnette" 16) fates news by Pat Daugherty 17) Re: You've got messages! by Andy Putman 18) Voting for James by Andy Putman 19) Re: Seal's new CD by Jim Shields 20) Oops by James Hunt 21) LTE: A Subjective Phenomenon (lengthy) by James Hunt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:30:40 -0600 From: "W. Tugmutton" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: --- Message for Jeroen - found your friend Message-ID: <000101be7414$5ebc01a0$message_id_removed> Ahoy, This message is for Jeroen, aka BlowDog on the #ytsejam IRC channel... I saw my friend Kyle from Berklee this past week and he knows your friend Vrenny. Please email me so I can send your e-mail address to Kyle and then to Vrenny. - Wolfric Tugmutton email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:46:39 -0500 From: Nik Shah To: email_address_removed Subject: DT real video Message-ID: Does anyone know where i can find Full real video or mpeg versions of any DT or Queensryche videos? nik ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:55:12 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: mpm2112 is now Ytsejam11 Message-ID: this is just a notice that I am no longer using the e-mail of email_address_removed or the IRC SN of mpm2112 anymore. In what many of you might consider a dumb move I have gone back to AOL (I do have an explination) and my new e-mail is email_address_removed. Im back on AOL primarily because I got a new computer and couldnt find the netcom installation disk, and AOL came with the computer. So there ;-) Matt ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 21:09:04 -0700 From: Michael Kizer To: "email_address_removed (Parallels List)" , Subject: Ray Alder solo album news... Message-ID: Just got word from Ray about his up comming solo album for Metal Blade... Go to http://www.ivorygate.com/fw/news.htm for details... -- ~Michael Kizer "Enter ivory gates through midnight skies..." - http://www.ivorygate.com >>> Fates Warning ~ Island In The Stream <<< >>> Dream Theater and Kevin Moore "Unofficial" Song Books <<< >>> Come join the discussions in the new online Bulletin Board! <<< ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:46:26 +0300 From: Peter Tatischev To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: LTE: To be or not to be? :) (ballads on LTE) Message-ID: >And we come to the inevitable question: "Is every music supposed to have >a message?" >Nothing exists without purpose, which means music too! It makes perfect >sense, but when you try pointing put bands and stick this question for >theitr music you come up with ... what? Well, what if we look at LTE as at a chance for MP to get to play with TL and JR? Or maybe Magnacarta made good money selling LTE - good enough reason? But well, obviously LTE is not $-oriented But it's always interesting for musicians to play with other musicians, and that's probably why MP agreed to do the LTE (read the liner notes!!!), and if they also can release some of their jamming stuff - why not? > >I categorize ballads in 2 shelfs - bad, unsincere ballads (which makes >progger wanna puke :) and mature, good ballads (from which IMO none >human being can remain untouched). I call that first one "cheap ballad >sound". But LTE and DT ballads are not like that. When I listen stuff >like Surrounded intro solo, TLF, Biaxident, ... I get that kinda >divinity feel out of it! I can't explain it, but it's obviously MUCH >different than that cheap ballad sound heard so often nowadays all over >the medias. Hell yeah!!! The first tme I hear Kindred Spirits - damn!!! I was blown away with the whole song, and especially that lick at 3:09-3:11, it still gives me shivers each time I listen to it!!! JP is just terrific!!! And JR as well!! (I mean this tune here) ~Peter 'the Keeper' ========================================================== The maintainer of the YtseJamCD Project site: http://www.glasnet.ru/~tatisch/Ytze IRC: Hammman ICQ:425-8962 =========================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 01:10:44 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: DVD to MP3 Message-ID: Does anyone know where I can find a program (or something) where I can make MP3's out of my DVD's? Please e-mail me in private if you can help. [eriC] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 02:39:20 -0600 From: "Al @ Switchcraft" To: retaehT maerD Subject: Vote for Labrie Message-ID: ToxicSheep wrote: >The URL I posted was wrong....Thanks to Adrian, its- >I forgot the 'e' last time. >So go place your votes for James! :) C'mon people! James only has 28 votes. he's about 1500 from first place. Here, I'll make it easy: http://www.freevote.com/booth/favemale -- Al - The Ytse-ProGtologist ^ Switchcraft Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's supposed to pack an awesome buzz" --Butthead ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 05:12:36 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: "INTERNET:email_address_removed" Subject: Tori on Jool Holland, Super Groups Message-ID: Got back from an evenings entertainment on Fridays night and Tori Amos was playing on the Jools Holand show, yep she is good, she played about 3 songs. I know its a bit late but I see it :-) Is there any danger of the Super Groups thing melding with the Hitler crap. Dave. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 11:40:05 -0800 From: Matej Grginic To: email_address_removed Subject: Re:Spector basses Message-ID: \Hey all, I am in the process of shopping for a new bass. I stopped into \a shop the other day that had some Spector basses. I didn't have time to \try any out, so I couldn't say how the ones they had play, but, me being \pretty unfamiliar with that particular brand, I was wondering if anyone \could help me out here with some opinions, info, whatever. They did look \nice, but that doesn't really mean jack squat. I'll probably go back and \try some out, but I figure it might be a good idea to find something out \first so I don't end up wasting my time. I'm mainly looking for \something pretty versatile, and am not dead set on any particular brand. \I'm just wanting something that'll play well and last a little while. \Thanks. \ \Dale R. Newberry Check out Yamaha TRBII series, you won't be sorry. No experience with Spector, but I heard they'r neat too. I guess it depends how deep do you wanna reach in your pocket. Matej ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 10:58:26 -0000 From: "Robert O'Doherty" To: "Ytsejam (E-mail)" Subject: Supergroup suggestion Message-ID: <000601be7452$f66afea0$5a0778c1@seagull.ie> Supergroups seem to be in the current trend in Prog circles these days - and that's great 'cos we all get new albums churned out on a really frequent basis and they are usually pretty fresh. What about Geddy Lee? I haven't heard his name in connection with any recent projects and he must have a shit-load of ideas for songs/instrumentals etc... Would Geddy be the kind of person who would get involved in a Supergroup? I personally would love to see how he would function in a band without Lifeson or Peart. Any thoughts?? Rob. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 13:01:47 GMT From: "Simon John Dodd" To: "Caught In a Jam" Subject: 'Kay guys, I'm off for a bit. Message-ID: >Did you know that there is a gay porn movie house called The Dream >Theater? They play all those old Al Lewis & Fred Gwynne skin flicks. Oh gawd, this brings back to mind that aul thread about two guys kissing on 5YIaL...I think the only the we never worked out was why anybody cared >.How about those ballads on FII?? Those are some pretty >cheap ballads... OOOH! Harsh, and not even fair! C'mon, Hollow Years? Cheap? Are you kidding? The only thing you can tackle it on is that they should have done the intro with piano/guitar a la OIaL, rather than 2 guitars. Quick, let's blame that one on Kevin Shirley as well. I finally checked out Chromakey.com. And KevMo says that he once wnated to collaborate with Tori AMos...Oh boy do I want to see that turn into reality. Right now. I'll fucking pay for it. Studio time, the lot. Take the money, JUST GET ON WITH IT! (btw, interesting that he's using all Kurzweill now...) Cyberduke asked about DT's motivation. I'd like to thow my neck on the block and make a suggestion. It's like Tori once said. When DT were younger, they were inspired by bands like DP, YES, Marillion, and all these other great bands, that touched people so much. And so they grew up, and discovered that *THEY* could make music that can really touch people. And so they inspire the next generation of musicians, and the wheel keeps on turning. If you're inspired, you want to inspire others. I know that when I write stuff, it's like that. Sorry if that's excessively touchy-feely, but it strikes me as being a little more poetic that "Well, I guess being in DT keeps their chops up and they can make more money playing this stuff than working on a building site". Anyway, I'm off home for Easter holidays, so your 'Jam will now return to its (more enjoyable) regular service for a month. Anyone desperate to talk can find me at my Hotmail addy (see sig.) Ta ra for now, Si ------------------------------------------------------ "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: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:41:59 -0500 From: "Giannotti, Nick" To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Various Message-ID: First off, can I just say how happy I will be when LT2 is released? Second, CyberDuke wrote, >And then she asked me a question: "What do these guys want to say with >their music? What is their purpose of doing it? OK, obviously they all >play good, as a matter of fact this is the most perfect techincal >ability I heard 'till now, but what about their music?" She's probably one of those people who has to find the symbolism in everything, even when there's none there. Has it ever occured to her that maybe - just MAYBE now - LTE didn't want to say anything with their music? Maybe they just wanted to get together and jam and have a good time and let everyone else hear the results, with no implied message, with no personal agenda, just four guys who play really well getting together and having a good time? Stranger things have happened (like Kid-Rock getting a record deal). :) Nicholas Giannotti x6745 Joint STARS Contracts email_address_removed ---------------------------------- Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:49:59 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: LTE: to beer or not to beer :) Message-ID: > And we come to the inevitable question: "Is every music supposed to have > a message?" IMO music doesn't always have to have a message (although it doesn't hurt). I think every musician will agree that sometimes it's only to have fun and enjoy each other's creativity and have this synergy effect. And this is how I see LTE. The Black Light Syndrome Project is quite similar. > I even can't answer what do DT want with their music And this is what it's all about, isn't it? DT music is so complex and inspiring that probably every person interpret's the music, lyrics for himself. These songs just add something to ones life. But it is different for each and everyone. And this is the difference between what you call "good" and "cheap" ballads. The good ones have music and lyrics that make me think. It's an individual experience. Cheap songs can hardly be interpreted. They don't develop and don't make you think. They simply say "life's shit and then you die" or how the songwriter likes drinking, fucking, smocking... That's punk/grunge. To quote Terry Bozzio: "Thank's to all of our friends who, at dinner parties or visits, put on the music, ceased conversing, sat down, closed their eyes and listened ... allowing the music to take them away on a journey I can't or wouldn't want to explain." Adrian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 12:05:46 -0300 From: "Gilberto Bressan Junior" To: Subject: Mr.Big HOT NEWS - NDTC Message-ID: <006001be7475$b3715fe0$1658d3c8@bretel> About 3 weeks ago, there were some heavy rumors about a possible Mr.Big reunion. ]From very close sources to the band, Paul Gilbert did not want to join, so the band started looking for replacements... Now here are the HOT news: Mr. Richie Kotzen is the new guitar player for the band !!!!! For those who don't know who Richie Kotzen is: He recorded several solo albuns (the first 2, instrumental ones) played in Poison (Native Tongue album), played with Greg Howe (another world class guitar player) in 2 fusion/funk oriented albums, among others... for more info about his previous works, check http://richiekotzen.com One of my fav guitar players has joined one of my fav bands !!!! :))))) Gilberto ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 10:37:35 -0600 From: "Joe Bissonnette" To: email_address_removed Subject: You've got messages! Message-ID: CyberDuke asked: > > And then she asked me a question: "What do these guys want to say with > their music? What is their purpose of doing it? OK, obviously they all > play good, as a matter of fact this is the most perfect techincal > ability I heard 'till now, but what about their music?" > > Only 2 or 3 times in my life I was left speechless like that! :( I > didn't know to say an answer! > Any! I just couldn't recall an interview or anything when/if LTE speaks > about this topic! > I've got your answer: who cares? Why does it need a message? I don't recall a whole lot of meaningful lyrics in any Beethoven symphonies... How's this for a message: this music kicks almighty arse. Sometimes painters make pictures with a specific social/political/emotional purpose. Other times they just paint pretty pictures because they're nice to look at. Your friend would probably write off any instrumental piece. Very few have a really clearly spelled out message. Their only message is whatever message you personally interpret them to have. > > Nothing exists without purpose, which means music too! It makes perfect Let me guess, you got that off a hallmark greeting card? BTW, thanks to those people who've been recommending Tribal Tech. I just got Reality Check, and it's awesome. And it has no purpose... Biz ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:17:14 -0800 (PST) From: Pat Daugherty To: DT list Subject: fates news Message-ID: FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder is getting ready to track his debut solo album at a Los Angeles studio in the coming days. Backing up Alder will be guitarist Bernie Versailles (AGENTS OF STEEL), drummer Pete Parada (FACE TO FACE), and bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING). Vera is also set to engineer the disc which will be out on Metal Blade later this year. In related news, FW mastermind JIM MATHEOS has just finished mixing his second solo outing, Away With Words, with the legendary Terry Brown up in Canada. Fates drummer Mark Zonder is also keeping busy with a side project of his own. It involves PARADIGM guitarist Eric Zimmermann, bassist Matt Bissionette (ex-DAVID LEE ROTH/JOE SATRIANI), and former DZ Stanz vocalist Steve Thomas. And last but not least, former Fates Warning guitarist Frank Aresti has resurfaced in a new band, ALL THAT IS. For more info go to their website at: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/4069/ I also read that Vanden Plas will do a cover of Dokken's Kiss Of Death. I must be old. == |----------------------------------------------------------------| | 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 | |----------------------------------------------------------------| _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 08:00:01 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Putman To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: You've got messages! Message-ID: > Why does it need a message? I don't recall a whole lot of meaningful > lyrics in any Beethoven symphonies... How's this for a message: this The message of a work of art need not be conveyed in words. I know, for instance, when I first heard Mahler's 9th symphony I could feel deeply everything he felt. It was as profound as any poetry. I don't think that any great composers compose music just to create pretty sounds; they are all trying to express something thorough their chosen artistic medium. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:03:23 -0500 (EST) From: Andy Putman To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Voting for James Message-ID: Hey, remember that at www.freevote.com/booth/favemale you can vote up to 5 times per day. Vote for Labrie early and often:> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:00:53 -0600 From: Jim Shields To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Seal's new CD Message-ID: With all this talk about seal, I haven't seen anyone mention his new CD, Human Being. The title track is absolutely INCREDIBLE! it is one of the coolest songs I have ever heard. I saw it on MTV at like two in the morning (one of the few times to catch videos) a few months ago, and was held captive by it. My roommate got the CD a few days later. It's pretty cool, but most of the rest of the songs are way more chill and ballady than Human Being. He's a great singer, though. It'd be really cool if he did stuff besides just the Kiss from a Rose-style love songs. Jim Shields Guitar/Vocals Room 213 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Spread before you is your soul / So Forever hold the dream within our hearts Through Nature's inflexible grace, I'm learning to live. Dream Theater "Learning to Live" -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:17:59 -0600 From: James Hunt To: email_address_removed Subject: Oops Message-ID: Sorry to post again, but... I hope nobody has the e-mail address "email_address_removed", etc, cause if so I'll get some nasty e-mail...heh heh heh... I'm also gonna HAVE TO FIX this damn problem I'm having with Netscape. DTC: Nope. James ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:05:05 -0600 From: James Hunt To: email_address_removed, email_address_removed, email_address_removed, Subject: LTE: A Subjective Phenomenon (lengthy) Message-ID: Cyberduke wrote: > .. and the mic goes now to ... Oooo! Me! I want to try! DISCLAIMER: The following represents opinion, not absolute fact. I woudn't be so foolish as to try and claim that I hold all the secrets to aesthetics (if I did have 'em, I'd put 'em in a book, not here :-) ). > And then she asked me a question: "What do these guys want to say with > their music? What is their purpose of doing it? OK, obviously they all > play good, as a matter of fact this is the most perfect techincal > ability I heard 'till now, but what about their music?" This question, I think, will be answered differently by everyone who hears LTE. The fact that it's an instrumental album leaves the actual notes and sounds as the only guideposts for a possible emotion or idea to be stirred within the listener, and as each listener's life history and experience is different, each listener will come away with a slightly different feeling from hearing the music. Some people will undoubtedly be unable to hear anything but "They're showing off"; others may catch something more personal in it. I know I do. > Somehow I can see where she's heading with this question, .... and it's > all OK, and she doesn't have some negative reason for asking it. > She was sincere. Good for her! Everyone, I think, should ask him/herself what s/he is "getting from" the music they listen to. If more people did, more people might develop discerning taste in music. Oops. I just implied that some music is better than other music, because I said "taste." Hmmm. Much debate rages on this issue. Let me take this line: Taste is personal, and what is good taste (in art) for one person might be very poor taste for another. It depends, as ever, on what values a person judges music (or art in general). Example: I read fiction for entertainment. Other people read fiction because they have interest in the craft of writing. So, to me, an entertaining plot is more esteemable than intricate character development or deep symbology. The opposite might be true for someone who reads fiction because of their interest in writing. > - not like some crappy punk band that > torture the audience ears just to be "cool". I'd say that has its place too. :-) See the final quote of this post. > And we come to the inevitable question: "Is every music supposed to have > a message?" Not necessarily. > Nothing exists without purpose, WHOA there! Careful with the word "never." What about ..um... nothing's coming to mind :-). But just because I can't think of anything, etc. > which means music too! It makes perfect > sense, but when you try pointing put bands and stick this question for > theitr music you come up with ... what? Like I said above. With DT specifically, the lyrics are going to help guide what a listener feels more than purely instrumental music would. > I categorize ballads in 2 shelfs - bad, unsincere ballads (which makes > progger wanna puke :) and mature, good ballads (from which IMO none > human being can remain untouched). Again, the discourse above in reply here... > I call that first one "cheap ballad sound". But LTE and DT ballads are not like > that. When I listen stuff like Surrounded intro solo, TLF, Biaxident, ... I get > that kinda > divinity feel out of it! I can't explain it, but it's obviously MUCH > different than that cheap ballad sound heard so often nowadays all over > the medias. Ditto. Wow, this turned out to be quite a discourse. James Hunt email_address_removed The promised quote: "I think that if a person is making music--even if it's the most crass, commercial kind of crud--that person should be doing that because there are people who want to consume crass, commercial crud. And they're doing a necessary function for the audience that needs to be entertained." --the immortal Frank Zappa, Guitar Player Magazine, Feb. '83 ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4762 **************************