YTSEJAM Digest 4888 Today's Topics: 1) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4886 by John Parks 2) Re: ACOS in BACKORDER on CD Now? by email_address_removed 3) Horn-based music by The Central Scrutinizer 4) Re: Starting on Spock's / Korn = prog??? by email_address_removed 5) Online Casino? by Niall Connaughton 6) Re: YTSEJAM digest 4887 by email_address_removed 7) You said "Horn" by "Al @ Switchcraft" 8) Horn Sections by Shams 9) Re: ACOS in BACKORDER on CD Now? by Carlos Alfaro 10) RE: Bad LTE Sound by "Christoph" 11) Somewhere In Time update by email_address_removed 12) Re: MP3's by James Lutz 13) Spelling at Best Buy by "Robert Sindermann" 14) Re: Dark Angel by Till Wagner 15) Iced Earth and Speaker Solutions by email_address_removed 16) Re: Horns by "Josh Calkin" 17) Re: Buck This by email_address_removed 18) Re: Problem with the Scarred Website? by Nick Bogovich 19) LTE 1 sound by Steffen Barabasch 20) Oversampling. Was - "Re: LTE 1 sound" by Rick Audet 21) MP3 & Christmas cd's by "Agustin" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:52:25 -0700 (PDT) From: John Parks To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4886 Message-ID: > Same reason I got SYL, and I have ALL Testament so I was > all psyched up when > I heard Hoglan was gonna be on it, then disappointed. > Makes me wonder why > someone so technically great would move to some > noise-oriented band where > they have less opportunity to be heard? Then why even > bother practicing at > all? =) I had heard of Hoglan but never actually 'heard' him until I picked up SYL-City and Infinity (one of Devy's solo albums). This in turn has me thinking that I shall be getting some Death albums soon. I really enjoy Hoglans drumming on SYL-City and Infinity. His drumming on Infinity really shows that Hoglan can play more than just blasts beats and still get a really powerful sound from the kit using just one kick. I can't wait to hear SYL3 which is suppose to commence recording sometime this summer I believe. thats all for now === John Parks email_address_removed Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein- _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 00:53:16 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: ACOS in BACKORDER on CD Now? Message-ID: Images and Words for one is ah OUT OF PRINT ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 01:03:00 -0400 From: The Central Scrutinizer To: email_address_removed Subject: Horn-based music Message-ID: Gentle Giant and Frank Zappa. Not all the time, sure, but...it's in there. Brian =================================== Name: W. Brian Henderson, Esq. Contact: email_address_removed ROBOT-CENTRAL: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hender/ His Faithful Bootleg Page: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~hender/Musik/Boot/ =================================== ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 02:21:09 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Starting on Spock's / Korn = prog??? Message-ID: >< Also on the topic of Korn, I feel that the general concensus of the Jam is a little to hard on these guys. Sure, they definately don't stand up to likes of some of the more regularly mentioned acts here, but in the sea of shite that is the commercial scene, at least their is a band with some artistic integrity AND talent (there are others, but, you know.....). >< Personally, I don't like their music, and I was gonna say I `hate` them, but that'd be just cuz they're popular. =] It's not their fault the media shoves them down my throat. But I give them credit for coming up with a somewhat original sound (I've heard it called "rapcore") which of course, has now been ripped-off by a ton of bands. S at least they didn't follow the trend at the time, back when they're first album came out. But since then, they havent stuck to their roots and now just sound like a typical "alterna-metal" band. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 17:09:47 +1000 (EST) From: Niall Connaughton To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Online Casino? Message-ID: Umm, is it just me, or did the ytsejam subsribe to an online gambling newletter thing? There was some message about it two digests ago... What the? Keep on jammin'/gamblin, it seems. Niall ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 03:58:15 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 4887 Message-ID: << Korn just seemed to give him a little more of an open-minded approach to identifying quality musicianmanship and from here, I introduced him to DT. It took a while (as it does) but with in a few listens to Awake and Portnoy's drum solo from LiT, he soon was converted. He started drum lessons and soon after bought Awake and 5YIAL. He still like his Korn, but it makes me feel all nice 'n' gussy inside when he tells me how his friends always whinge when he cranks Awake in his car and he just tells 'em to 'F*** OFF'. :) Notch up another Australian convert! >> Korn might have been a great band (I fell in love with them after they released their self titled "Korn"), but Follow the Leader was such a sorry excuse for a CD that someone should have shot all of them before they finsihed recording it:> Its such a total sellout that its worse then Metallica. I've never seen anything so badly changed. How can you go from hardcore with splitting 7 string riffs to fu*kin Ice Tea and Teeny Boppers??? God that pisses me off! I still love their first two releases though . . . Tearfuly yours;> RaY no: Shadow Gallery(FINALLY GOT IT) "Tyrany" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 04:04:39 -0500 From: "Al @ Switchcraft" To: retaehT maerD Subject: You said "Horn" Message-ID: Kevin Carmouche wrote: >And what about Blood, Sweat and Tears, a VERY jazzy Rock Fusion band that >was really big in the 70's, Tower of Power is also great, and uses a lot of >Baritone Sax work in it too, but they're more funk-oriented(which I love) >than say Steely Dan or BS&T...Also, for prog stuff, The Alan Parsons >project uses a lot of horn work in their music, and of course you can >always find some sax solos in Pink Floyd...:) >I collect music with horns in it, hell, I collect music period, but I'm >always on the lookout for more horn-based music..:) Most of that stuff only had a few horns that were served in moderation. I'm looking for some modern stuff with a LOTS of horn action, not just an occasional muted sax. Remember how horn heavy Earth Wind & Fire was? I'd like to find some prog with that much horn support. -- Al - The Ytse-ProGtologist ^ Switchcraft Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It's supposed to pack an awesome buzz" --Butthead ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 15:38:46 +0600 From: Shams To: email_address_removed Subject: Horn Sections Message-ID: hi all, Me and my band (it's called Dhaka) try with the horn sections as we intent to do some fusion type of music. our style is 'defined' by our vocalist as jazz-rock-'marfati' (Bangladeshi folk songs) fusion.Actually it is like all our influences of sounds from our culture with the combination of western instruments. We love to really experiment with the beats and styles. while I was recording for our last album...we tried heavy distorted guitar riffs running along with a horn section. But to mix them right was a real pain in the butt as I would eat up the texture of the horns and all you could here was the high registar saxs. if we put them too loud they would eat up the wormth of the distortion and it would be a total mess. Can anyone give me some hint about the mixing thing. I know in 'Another Day', DT had saxs but it was just the solo and if you listen to it carefully, there is no distorted rhythm section so the mix was good. -later Shams ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 07:53:11 -0400 From: Carlos Alfaro To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: ACOS in BACKORDER on CD Now? Message-ID: email_address_removed wrote: > Images and Words for one is ah OUT OF PRINT Where did you get this from? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 13:57:28 +0200 From: "Christoph" To: email_address_removed Subject: RE: Bad LTE Sound Message-ID: Hi ! > BUT, while listening the album I noticed some errr ... noises, clicks! := ( > They are similar to those LP clicks, but these are not so loud. They are > like 5, 6 small clicks one after another very fast, so that it all lasts > some half second or less. But if you're averagely concentrated it's quit= e > noticable! :( After reading this I checked my LTE disc at once. I checked all the timing= exampls you gave and I found the same things as you did! I never realized these noises before and you surely won=B4t if you don=B4t know that they a= re there, but if you know, they slightly disturb the atmosphere. I=B4d really= like to know, why this occurs on the CD and if the guys have realized this themselves. Perhaps we should tell them? ;o) Bye, Christoph NP: LTE - LTE ,in other words, searching for noises on this great CD! ;o) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 08:07:06 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Somewhere In Time update Message-ID: I've just updated "The Somewhere In Time Webpage". you can find samples from the XMas CD (Hey You, LSOAD) + other bands. Check it out! http://members.aol.com/sebast87/page1.htm Sebast ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 10:30:30 -0400 From: James Lutz To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: MP3's Message-ID: > Hello, i've been trying to get some MP3's of bands that i like and some of > bands that i would like to be exposed to but i havent been able to find any > sites that have alot of stuff.... well i guess you haven't looked at my site yet. some of the bands i have that people may not have heard : Symphony X, Shadow Gallery, Nevermore, Iced Earth and pleanty more http://members.aol.com/ytsejim37/mp3server.htm i'll be moving the page to a new server soon, but for now, you can find it at the address above. ~YtseJim ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 14:58:02 +0200 From: "Robert Sindermann" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: Spelling at Best Buy Message-ID: <001601beb01c$5d84a6e0$05852fc3@rob> >but my favorite spelling of that Best Buy visit was >when I asked them to check for Live at Donnington >by Maiden. His original version of the band name >was "Iron Meidan".=20 Uhm, that would be Donington with just one "n", he he he Rob ------------------------------- The Chaos Engine - CD cover and packaging designs website: http://hjem.get2net.dk/sindermann e-mail: sindermann@get2net.dk ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 17:33:49 +0200 From: Till Wagner To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Dark Angel Message-ID: > well, hey!...I havent heard that name uttered for eons! > Do you know where i can get a copy of darkness descends?....and if not, just > for nostalgias' sake what is the name of the song where they quote > Nostradamus? Darkness Descents has just been rereleased by Century Media here in Germany. The song about Noatradamus is called Black Prophecies... This CD is a killer........ C-ya tw -- "Since man's natural instincts lead him to sin, all men are sinners; and all sinners go to hell. If everyone goes to hell, then you will meet all your friends there. Heaven must be populated with some rather strange creatures if all they lived for was to go to a place where they can stump harps for eternity."- Anton Szandor LaVey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Till Wagner ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:15:42 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Iced Earth and Speaker Solutions Message-ID: Someone upchucked this query: >Al? I got a honda del sol. decent stock sound, but my leg covers the >left front speaker. it makes a huge difference. suggestions? Yes. Cut off your left leg and make sure you have an automatic... As for the Iced Earth/Destiny's End/Division/Evil Dead Gangster Droppings/Leaning Pizza Sprite Tower Records concert the other night, I must say it was impressive. Sprite Power Tower or whatever they were opened up with some muddy-as-hell, where-are-the-guitars old-school metal. They probably were decent, but with that (lack of) soundboard skill, who could tell? They finished up with a cover of Fate's "A Dangerous Meeting," an undertaking smart vocalists avoid ;-) Gangster Lean-to was next, but I was out in the lobby when I heard the dull rappish singing waft out like rotton feta. I think it was around this time that I began to wonder what sort of well-adjusted person would wear a t-shirt exhorting its readers to "FUCK POSERS." I mean, where does one wear this? This is the sort of shirt Beavis and Butthead would wear. Unfortunately it was an Iced Earth t-shirt. On the other hand, I had nothing wise to say to the IE soundman, because he was about 7' tall and doubled as a professional wrestler, no doubt. Next came Division, who (which?) put on a typically energetic show. This was by far the strongest crowd reaction they have ever received (in my experience) and it's too bad loser Menser hasn't printed up some more copies of "Ascension to Eternity," because it would have sold like hotcakes. A few too many covers for my taste, but the set list was abbreviated. Next, following a $4 beer and strong-arm come-ons from the club owner to buy his "excellent" food, (digression: he said, "who would buy the food if it was no good?" -- well, a captive audience that is not permitted to exit and re-enter the club, perhaps?), was Destiny's End. I had heard only one song (because a certain someone forgot to bring the disc a few months ago , but it sounded like Helstar, a connection the band was not ashamed to exploit. They were tight, if not a bit same-y. Finally it was Iced Earth time. They blew onto the stage and immediately made me very glad I had brought along ear protection. Loud! Crisp! The sound was outstanding. The vocals were dead-on. I must be getting old, because as good as they were, I was wanting them to hurry up because knees and feet and backs were aching from the long night. I guess I should stop using little girls as bean bag chairs. Iced Earth were just splendid, and I wouldn't mind it a bit if they were to issue a live album. Division should steal the Iced Earth's drum kit. Now that's what a snare drum is supposed to sound like! NP: Nothing. On the way to the golf course. Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:42:18 -0400 From: "Josh Calkin" To: Subject: Re: Horns Message-ID: <003b01beaf72$60989ee0$2150c6d1@guest3382> Although not really horn BASED per se (nor prog.), Oingo Boingo has an EXCELLENT horn section. They were big in the 80's, but most of the stuff they did then didn't really have that "80's sound". They were together until '95, although you best be warned: anything on albums where the band is simply called "Boingo" has no horn section (they had a falling out, but got back together for the farewell concert) Josh Calkin: URL: http://members.tripod.com/~DarkHarmony E-Mail: email_address_removed email_address_removed ICQ: 22473371 AOL IM: Mortua ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 13:02:22 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Buck This Message-ID: In a message dated 99-06-04 17:29:43 EDT, you write: << Try not to get too bent if you see some people crackin on this band in the 'jam, cuz there are probably a few of us that just get a little ticked off when ripoff bands make it and DT cant even get good radio-play for totally *original* new music. >> I was far from bent. I thought I was actually pretty fair and neutral with my answer. The crack about AC/DC was just to point out how ridiculous his statement was about Lit Up being a KISS rip off. Trust me, I get ticked too when DT doesn't get the exposure they deserve, but it's usually the audience, not the radio station that's at fault. I'm lucky to have not one, but two major hard rock stations here in Minnesota, and every so often I'll call up and request some DT and they'll actually play it. But obviously the feedback the station gets when they play a DT song and when they play a catchy "radio" rock single is different. More than likely the "catchy" tune is going to be requested much more, therefore played much more. So I can't exactly blame some stations, because they do play DT. But if the idiots listening aren't smart enough to call back when DT is on and request more of it, the station isn't going to play more of it. It's not always the stations fault. Face it, DT is still "underground", and as long as I can still get them on the radio every once in awhile, I'm happy. I'm not sure I'd want them to explode like Metallica did. But I wish them all of the success they definitely deserve. Enough of my babbling, later. - JK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 13:36:13 -0400 From: Nick Bogovich To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Problem with the Scarred Website? Message-ID: The server belongs to my roommate who was out of town for a few days, and I was unaware until I read this email that the server crashed. So, I just reset it and it should be working again. -Bogie ------------------------------------- Dream Theater - Lines in the Sand http://dreamtheater.mit.edu ------------------------------------- At 08:28 PM 6/4/99 -0700, email_address_removed wrote: > >Hey all - > >For the past couple of days, I've been trying to get to the Scarred website, >and each time, I'm unable to connect to it. Does anyone know if the site is >down? Or is it just a coincidence where there's high traffic every time I >try to get to it? It's still at http://scarred.mit.edu/, right? > >Thanks in advance for any help... Matt T. > >NP: Amorphis "Tuonela" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 21:55:25 +0200 From: Steffen Barabasch To: email_address_removed Subject: LTE 1 sound Message-ID: Well, these little cracks and scratches are digital distortion. Oversampling. You can only guess if it was on the original recording or if it happened during mix oder mastering. Sometimes engineers overdo it with the gain level just because it has to be LOUD. The result is clipped and oversampled digital audio. FII could have sounded even better if they wouldn't have cranked the gain button so much. Lot of oversampling there... Steffen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 17:02:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Rick Audet To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Oversampling. Was - "Re: LTE 1 sound" Message-ID: Steffen Barabasch joined the Disinformation Campaign by stating: > Well, these little cracks and scratches are digital distortion. > Oversampling. You can only guess if it was on the original recording or if > it happened during mix oder mastering. Sometimes engineers overdo it with > the gain level just because it has to be LOUD. The result is clipped and > oversampled digital audio. FII could have sounded even better if they > wouldn't have cranked the gain button so much. Lot of oversampling there... Oversampling? So does that mean my CD player, which says "8x Oversampling" on the front panel, is making everything loud so it will sound better? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Can you explain this to me please? Thanks a lot! Rick Audet San Francisco ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 18:50:22 -0300 From: "Agustin" To: "ytsejam mail list" Subject: MP3 & Christmas cd's Message-ID: <000101beafa9$a386b200$0246a8c0@matute> Hi jammers! Someone has made mp3 of the Christmas cd's?? Especially the song yellow brick road. Please give me some adress!! see ya! ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4888 **************************