YTSEJAM Digest 4965 Today's Topics: 1) Woohoo! A mention of prog in Details by Andrew Coutermarsh 2) Re: here's a wank, there's a wank by "Dan McCormack" 3) Tiles / Iced Earth by Joe DeAngelo 4) Fates/LTE2 -- Old School refs by Matt Johnston 5) VIVID by email_address_removed.SE 6) Good Old Bay Area Thrash by email_address_removed 7) new Petrucci signature model for 2000? by "Matt Molite" 8) Emailing the Members of Dt by email_address_removed 9) When Dream and James Unite by Kurt Hampton 10) I had to share this... by "Al @ Switchcraft" 11) Re: Aztec Jade - Frame of Mind by "Rob Pociluk" 12) Re: Tiles by "Rob Pociluk" 13) in flames, other stuff by Conrad Chi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 16:57:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Coutermarsh To: email_address_removed Subject: Woohoo! A mention of prog in Details Message-ID: I just happened to pick up the latest issue of Details the other day, and while flipping through the pages, I came across an article detailing a new arcade game from Konami. It's called "Guitar Freaks," and it's based on an air-guitar type deal for scoring. Anyway, the opening lines of the article go like so: "Can you play a Les Paul faster than Jimmy Page? How 'bout Yngwie Malmsteen?" I thought it was cool that he'd get mentioned in this kind of magazine. ------------------------------------------------- Andrew Coutermarsh email_address_removed http://cout.home.dhs.org/ Cloak on IRC ICQ: 2513441 ------------------------------------------------- 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 "Surrounded" ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 16:59:28 AST From: "Dan McCormack" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: here's a wank, there's a wank Message-ID: >From: "Joe Bissonnette" >Subject: here's a wank, there's a wank > >email_address_removed wrote: > > I think theres a Pink Floyd song called "Speak to Me" as well . . . >though > > since I dont like them I'm not sure . . . > > >They do, on DSotM. bah, these are all common words, so sharing of these song titles is nothing estraordinary. i want to find another band with a song called The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun or Metropolis, pt. I, or better yet, Ytsejam :) moo. *** END OF TRANSMISSION *** ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 18:09:07 -0400 From: Joe DeAngelo To: email_address_removed Subject: Tiles / Iced Earth Message-ID: > > the show is basically going to showcase Tiles' new album, Presents of > > Mind, which if you were to take my word for it, is fighting Manifesto for > > Futurism as this year's best release to date...... Trevor said: > Frankly, PoM bored me until track 9. Anyone else? I haven't seen > a lot of talk about it on the Jam, which usually means something is > mediocre, > because if it really rawks or sux, this is where people tell ya. Hmmm.....Personally I DO like the disc. I think it's somewhat subtle though, and isn't exactly the kind of disc that hits you over the head at first. Although I must say that their 2nd disc is better ("Fence the Clear") ------ Shane said: > Jon, > > IMO, that particular IE disc is not their best. My personal fave is "The Dark Saga." I found SWTWC a bit > hard to get into as well, and that's coming from someone who knew what they sounded like! Although there are > some tunes that I really like on that album, overall I don't think it gels as well as I would like it to. > And that tendency to put a ballad every other song does get a little annoying after a while. For me, > Matt Barlow's vocals are what draws me to their music. I rank him up there with John Bush and Zach Stevens > > as my favorite metal vocalists. If you find anything at all appealing about SWTWC, I urge you to pick up > TDS. I actually prefer SWTWC, but both discs are excellent. Also, if anybody's looking for a HEAVY, VERY DARK metal album (the kind that just rips your innards out), go check out their "Burnt Offerings" disc (their first w/Barlow on vox). A word of caution though: This stuff is really wicked, especially the hellish 17 minute epic "Dante's Inferno". And Shane, I really like your taste in vocalists! I don't know Bush too well (I only have "Sound of White Noise") but I have to admit he's good. Barlow rocks bigtime, of course. And Zak Stevens is my absolute favorite metal vocalist right now! - Joe D. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 17:01:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Matt Johnston To: email_address_removed Subject: Fates/LTE2 -- Old School refs Message-ID: Okay kiddies, if you think you hear Fates in WtWB, try going to Another Dimension... At 4:15, after Jordan's bridge solo, listen to the guitar/drums. It sounds like something out of Awken the Guadrian-era Fates. Mike's got the groovy Steve Zimmerman drums down, John's distortion is very Matheos-sounding, and the beat is treated like Fates treated their odd-time sigs: 4/4 with some extra tacked on the end. It struck me as the biggest Fates homage on the disc, IMO. --Matt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "When I was in school, I cheated on my metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me." -- Woody Allen ------------------------------- The Cafe Pierrot: Quality Original and Series-Based Anime Fanfiction http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~matt2518/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 01:43 +0200 From: email_address_removed.SE To: email_address_removed Subject: VIVID Message-ID: --- Inkommet fr=E5n INFODATA.SVA0193 +46 670 160 60 99-07-10 01.43 This is for all the Swedish readers. Check out: http://193.14.175.7/lto/visa.asp?textID=3D251636 Best wishes, Greger Ronnqvist Email: email_address_removed.se Snail Mail: Greger Ronnqvist Risselasvagen 66 B 833 35 Stromsund Sweden ICQ No: 17275819 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the Prog-Reviews Mailing List: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/prog-reviews ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- 99-07-10 01.43 ---- S=E4nt till --------------------------- -> ytsejam(a)ax.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 21:20:54 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Good Old Bay Area Thrash Message-ID: Seeing as my 12-disc changer needed refilling after the freshness of its current crop of cds had run out, I searched my cd rack for something with which to complete the task. What did my eye spy but a cd by a SF Bay thrash band Defiance. Entitled "Beyond Recognition," this disc smokes. Imagine "Fool's Game"-era Mordred with Chuck Billy singing and you are getting the picture. Perhaps the best part of the deal was that I found this cd residing in the cut-out bin of ye local Kemp Mill Records about 5 years ago. I sure do love me a .99 kick-ass cd... NP: Guess... Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 00:50:08 -0400 From: "Matt Molite" To: email_address_removed Subject: new Petrucci signature model for 2000? Message-ID: For all you guitarists out there, some news concerning JP's JPM signature model from Ibanez...after 2000 it may be no more! On the "other 6 string guitars" message board on www.jemsite.com, I found this posted: By Todd Beachler (Biggestmuff) on Thursday, July 8, 1999 - 04:42 pm: I've forgotten to post this little tidbit. My girlfriend and I went to a John Petrucci clinic about 3 months ago. During Q&A my girlfriend asked John what the color scheme for 2000 was going to be. To my surprise and dismay, John said that he was working with Ibanez on a totally new model! He also added that he wants a guitar with more versatility. Anyone that has Dream Theater's last album knows that John used a couple of different guitars on the album for different sounds. He used a Talman set up for slide and as well as a Rickenbacker. So anyone that wants a JPM as they are now know, need to get them soon! Wonder how much more versitile he's planning to make it? Coil taps or peizo pickup in the bridge maybe? Matt +----------------------------------+ |A daily dose of eMpTyV will flush | |your mind right down the drain - | | | | Mike Portnoy | +----------------------------------+ Derek Sherinian's "Planet X" - Out on July 13th, 1999! ___________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 01:10:39 EDT From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Emailing the Members of Dt Message-ID: Sorry but i got a question...... Do the members of OFB get pissed when us fans (even us gung-ho ytsejammerz) email them???? ive always wondered that//.... whatdoyasay mikey??? -Compadre32 ps....if not, does anyone have stories that have to do with this??? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 00:52:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Kurt Hampton To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: When Dream and James Unite Message-ID: Go to: www.turnitupnow.com under imports. I got my silver version of that there. Good CD only two songs sound bad. Afterlife has to much high end noise, and LFAGA sounds like like shit. I believe it was 24.99, but don't qoute me. I know they also have the Majesty demos and Majesty t-shirts Kurt ******~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~****** @----'--,--- ******~~~~~~~~~~~~~~****** "I remember Now" "Rodney King, what the hell is that supposed to mean? He's that guy." Airheads ************************************************************************ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 04:47:48 -0500 From: "Al @ Switchcraft" To: retaehT maerD Subject: I had to share this... Message-ID: A medical student was in the morgue one day after class, getting a little practice in before the final exams. He went over to a table where a body was lying face down. He removed the sheet over the body and to his surprise he found a cork in the corpse's rectum. Figuring this was fairly unusual, he pulled the cork our, and to his surprise, music began playing "On the road again....Just cain't wait to get on the road again..." The student was amazed and placed the cork back in the rectum. The music stopped. Totally freaked out, the student called the Medical Examiner over to the corpse. "Look at this. This is really something!!" the student told the examiner as he pulled the cork back out again. "One the road again, Just cain't wait to get on the road again...." "So what?" the Medical Examiner replied, obviously unimpressed with the students discovery. "But isn't that the most amazing thing you've ever seen?" asked the student. "Are you kidding?" replied the Examiner, "Any asshole can sing country music." -- Al - The Ytse-ProGtologist ^ Switchcraft Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See! It was music related. :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:27:22 -0400 From: "Rob Pociluk" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Aztec Jade - Frame of Mind Message-ID: These guys are from my area in Albany, NY. The mailing address below sh= ould say Saratoga and not Sarasota. I've seen them mentioned on here be= fore, but I'd like to mention again that they are a talented bunch. Alb= any isn't a prog capital at all. These guys definitely go against the g= rain here. The only rock or metal tends to be hardcore shi+. Anyway, f= or what it's worth, another thumbs up. Rob ---- Begin Original Message ---- ]From: email_address_removed.SE Sent: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 12:01:15 -0700 (PDT) To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Aztec Jade - Frame of Mind --- Inkommet fr=3DE5n INFODATA.SVA0193 +46 670 160 60 =A099-07-09 20.54= AZTEC JADE - Frame of Mind =A0 =A0 =A0USA Rating: * * * * * =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 September 1997 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0CMG =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0CMG 970= 4-2 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Playing= time 42:32 Aztec Jade is: Timothy Becker on Keyboards Matt Howenstein on Guitars Bryan Kowalski on Bass Rick Miller on Drums Leon Ozug on Lead Vocals The tracks are: 1. The Calling (4:18) 2. To Believe (5:12) 3. Mad Not Crazy (4:15) 4. Desperate Land (2:57) 5. Nosferatu (4:37) 6. Atlantis (4:24) 7. Regatta Fugue II (3:24) 8. Stained (4:19) 9. Gates Of Babylon (4:14) 10. Requiem (4:30) This is the second release from the New York based prog-metal band Aztec Jade, and the follow up to their debut CD "Modern Prophet". The CD has a very god production and the musicians are very technically skilled. This together with the good songwriting and the great hook lines performed by a powerful singer makes this album a real killer. Aztec Jade is reminiscent to Dream Theater with heavy complex riffs and catchy melodies. The best tracks are "The Calling", "To Believe", "Desperate Land", "Nosferatu", "Regatta Fugue II", "Stained" and "Requiem". This album really gets to your mind. Great Stuff that is highly recommended! Go get it! Released by Capital Music Group. P.O. Box 231. Sarasota springs. New York. 12866 Email: email_address_removed For Fan Club info send S.A.S.E. to: Aztec Jade Fan Club. P.O. Box 131. Hagaman. New York. 12086 Website: http://email_address_removed Email: email_address_removed -Reviewed by Greger R=3DF6nnqvist- Email: email_address_removed.se Snail Mail: Greger Ronnqvist =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Risselasvagen 66 B =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0833 35 =A0Stromsund =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Sweden ICQ No: 17275819 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Join the Prog-Reviews Mailing List: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/prog-reviews ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- 99-07-09 20.54 ---- S=3DE4nt till =A0 =A0 ------------------------= --- =A0-> ytsejam(a)ax.com ---- End Original Message ---- "...so I've got that going for me...which is nice."---Carl the assistan= t greenskeeper Derek Sherinian's "Planet X" - Out on July 13th, 1999! ___________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:30:39 -0400 From: "Rob Pociluk" To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Tiles Message-ID: Compelled to disagree here. I love the new Tiles disc! I like it bette= r than Fence The Clear also. IMO, PoM seems like the great lost Rush di= sc between Hemispheres and Permanent Waves. Rob ---- Begin Original Message ---- ]From: Joe DeAngelo Sent: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:13:14 -0700 (PDT) To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Tiles / Iced Earth > > the show is basically going to showcase Tiles' new album, Presents = of > > Mind, which if you were to take my word for it, is fighting Manifes= to for > > Futurism as this year's best release to date...... Trevor said: > Frankly, PoM bored me until track 9. Anyone else? I haven't seen > a lot of talk about it on the Jam, which usually means something is > mediocre, > because if it really rawks or sux, this is where people tell ya. Hmmm.....Personally I DO like the disc. =A0I think it's somewhat subtle= though, and isn't exactly the kind of disc that hits you over the head at first. =A0Although I must say that their 2nd disc is better ("Fence = the Clear") ------ Shane said: > Jon, > > IMO, that particular IE disc is not their best. =A0My personal fave i= s "The Dark Saga." I found SWTWC a bit =A0 =A0> hard to get into as well= , and that's coming from someone who knew what they sounded like! =A0Alt= hough there are > some tunes that I really like on that album, overall I= don't think it gels as well as I would like it to. > And that tendency to put a ballad every other song does get a little = annoying after a while. For me, > Matt Barlow's vocals are what draws me to their music. =A0I rank him = up there with John Bush and Zach Stevens =A0> > as my favorite metal voc= alists. =A0If you find anything at all appealing about SWTWC, I urge you= to pick up =A0> TDS. I actually prefer SWTWC, but both discs are excellent. =A0Also, if anybody's looking for a HEAVY, VERY DARK metal album (the kind that jus= t rips your innards out), go check out their "Burnt Offerings" disc (thei= r first w/Barlow on vox). =A0A word of caution though: =A0This stuff is r= eally wicked, especially the hellish 17 minute epic "Dante's Inferno". And Shane, I really like your taste in vocalists! =A0I don't know Bush = too well (I only have "Sound of White Noise") but I have to admit he's good. =A0Barlow rocks bigtime, of course. =A0And Zak Stevens is my abso= lute favorite metal vocalist right now! - Joe D. ---- End Original Message ---- "...so I've got that going for me...which is nice."---Carl the assistan= t greenskeeper Derek Sherinian's "Planet X" - Out on July 13th, 1999! ___________________________________________________________ Get your own Web-based E-mail Service at http://www.zzn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 10:51:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Conrad Chi To: email_address_removed Subject: in flames, other stuff Message-ID: Go and buy the new IN FLAMES album now. This band rocks, I have said it before but I must say it again. 'Colony' continues in their style of kick ass metal. Anyone stuck on the lighter side of metal and needs a good melodic band that is heavier, check this shit out. MAIDEN in 21 days. It will be the greatest show I have ever seen. Thankfully, they are playing at San Jose St., which is GENERAL ADMISSION!!!!! Get TESTAMENT's 'Practice what you preach' it is an awesome thrash album. Everyone should also check out the three acoustic songs from the live Fillmore album. They are truly brilliant pieces of song writing. I would like to see your little queer ska/punk hybrids write like that. I realized something, Sebastian Bach is one of the best singers ever. Enough said. He kicks ass. Just listen to Slave to the Grind Especially the ballads. -- Conrad Chi email_address_removed ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4965 **************************