YTSEJAM Digest 5428 Today's Topics: 1) Re: HOB show by Robb Muise 2) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5427 by email_address_removed 3) DT at sporting events by "Steve Graham" 4) Angra "Baptism Of Fire" by Charlie Farrell 5) Re: Who killed Mary? by Matt Smith 6) MWM seeks pig named Arnold Z. for.. Oops, Wrong list. by "Al @ Switchcraft" 7) Re: QR O:M by "Pye, Adam" 8) RE: HOB Show and others by "Vaughn, Brandon" 9) Re: HOB Show by "Pye, Adam" 10) concert t-shirts by Joshua Rasiel 11) earring-nosering chains by Paul Weiss 12) Roseland and Days of the New by Dan Costello 13) James' singing (yes, out of lurk mode!) by "Jeremy Kube" 14) Tony Levin by "Christopher W. Ptacek" 15) Re: Who Killer Mary? A new thread by "Sasha C." 16) Anyone with Crimson Glory's Astronomica Please Read by email_address_removed 17) Re: T-shirts? by Daniel Wannemacher 18) Ytsejam.com by "John R. Kotzian" 19) Re: Who Killed Mary? by email_address_removed 20) Re: Who Killed Mary? by email_address_removed 21) Transatlantic by Martin 22) Days of the Fucken NEW! by email_address_removed 23) Taipei tour date by "Yam Bun" 24) CD Tree by "Vaughn, Brandon" 25) Re: Hail the new TSO!!! by "Michael Tilson" 26) Re: James' singing (yes, out of lurk mode!) by Damon Fibraio 27) Roseland by email_address_removed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:35:24 -0400 From: Robb Muise To: ytsejam@torchsong.com, Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: HOB show Message-ID: Hey, i wasn't gonna pay big bucks for it =P I downloaded the entire show. Hell already burned it to cd and listened to it on the way to workthis morning. I wanted the actual video of the show though. At 12:57 AM 04/12/2000 -0700, Graham B wrote: > > WHo's got it on tape that they'll sell me a copy and who has it that i > > can download it ? > >If anyone tries to sell you this, please inform myself, Bogie or >Adam and we'll run them out of town :) > >You can download the entire show from Lines In The Sand website, >located at: http://dreamtheater.mit.edu/ > >If any Aussies would like a copy of the HoB show on CDR, I'll glady >do it for costs only, email me if your interested. > >gaz ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 07:56:11 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5427 Message-ID: Could you please stop sending the YTSEJAM digest to my mailbox. Thank you. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:13:01 -0400 From: "Steve Graham" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: DT at sporting events Message-ID: Hello everyone, Speaking of DT being played at sporting events, I was at the Patriots = game last December when I heard PMU intro played at the beginning of = halftime. Wasn't much, but it got me thru halftime. My friends all = thought I was an idiot when I started cheering and yelling, 'oh my = god,they're playing Dream Theater! this is Dream Theater!' Go Patriots! (and Red Sox, too.) Regards, -Steve Graham NP: LTE, Acid Rain ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:24:35 +0100 From: Charlie Farrell To: ytsejam@torchsong.com, MTeiper@aol.com Subject: Angra "Baptism Of Fire" Message-ID: > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 17:52:27 EDT > From: email_address_removed > To: ytsejam@torchsong.com > Subject: NDTC: To anyone owning the Angra boot "Baptism Of Fire" > I need some help from anyone who has the bootleg "Baptism Of Fire" > boot by Angra. It was put out by OAN records. Anyway, the red > on black printing on the tray card makes it impossible to read the > dates and venues of the 3 shows on the boot. Does anyone know > when and where these were recorded, as well as the track breakdown > as to what was recorded where? I couldn't find mention of the > boot on the OAN site, so I was hoping some of you could help. Well I don't have my copy to hand - its on extended loan to a brazillian friend, but I know that myself and a bunch of other Jammers (Hi Mark, Ties, Bart) were there for two of the gigs. See my reviews for more details. Fri 17/04/98: Palais D'Auron, Bourges, France (support to Vanden Plas and DT) http://www.servemode.co.uk/Charlie/live/1998/19980417-2.htm Sat 18/04/98: Cafe de la Danse, Paris, France (they were supposed to be supporting Royal Hunt - but the Danes cancelled as they always seem to do in France), so 4 of the guys from Vanden Plas, plus Bernd and Michael from Superior (who went to the previous nights gig on the same coach as the rest of us) played a bunch of covers and stuff http://www.servemode.co.uk/Charlie/live/1998/19980418.htm I think that the final stuff was from an in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore in Paris (if my memory serves me right). Unfortunately I turned up 2 hours late for that one :-(. you can find a few more details at http://www.servemode.co.uk/Charlie/Angra/19980904.htm Charlie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:27:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Smith To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Who killed Mary? Message-ID: >>>>> I say it was Dr.X.....In Suite sister we learn the preacher was dead :"Into my barrel of death he turned...the holy water red, as he died he said", etc....Nikki killed the preacher,, but he (Nikki) returned to Mary after seeing Dr.X (after getting high and not getting out of the operation successfully) and she was dead....Dr.X took her out to keep his stranglehold on Nikki....Also, At the end of Video:Mindcrime we see that as well...Dr. X tightening the tension on a rosary with a sheepish grin, walking towards Mary.... >>>> Most people seem to think she committed suicide. However, I've always kinda thought that Nikki coulda done it himself when he was under his "fix" and didn't know what he was doing. Once he snaps out of the hypnosis/drug-induced state he goes to find her, and finds her dead. Pretty cool. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now Playing: TSO--Beethoven's Last Night --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATT SMITH email_address_removed "I love and understand musicians. It's very natural for me to be at the feet of a musician while he or she is fooling around or creating " :) " something important." -Ashley Judd, actress -Matt Smith, musician --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you bury me when I'm gone? Do you teach me while I'm here? Just as soon as I belong, then it's time I disappear... -Hetfield --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:05:50 -0500 From: "Al @ Switchcraft" To: retaehT maerD Subject: MWM seeks pig named Arnold Z. for.. Oops, Wrong list. Message-ID: Fran Brennan wrote: >Songs DT will should cover: >Gentle Giant - Free Hand >Mahavishnu - Eternity's Breath, I & II >Platypus - Rock Balls/Destination Unknown >Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer And four they should NOT: Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting The Knack - My Sharona Backstreet Boys - If You Want To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself A Bad Boy) However... I would like to hear the prog/metal version of the theme from "The Munsters". Yes, I am still alive... :-) -- Al - The Ytse-ProGtologist ^ Switchcraft Microsystems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" --Will Rogers ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:23:04 -0500 From: "Pye, Adam" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: Re: QR O:M Message-ID: > I asked Geoff Tate when I met him a couple of years ago and he said Mary > killed herself. Just listen to "Suite Sister Mary", it says it all. Yeah, this was my interpretation as well. I never understood all the "what happened to Mary" discussions - for me it's pretty obvious. I think people just don't like to believe the obvious thing - "there just MUST be something deeper in there.. it's a PROGRESSIVE band, for chrissake!" Hehe... Everyone check out Lines in the Sand. New stuff is up (the recent Orlando show (which I was at, I might add), Munich from 99, etc) and will continue to flow for the forseeable future. Scott Hanson also just joined the team to help us our with the Tourography (setlists for every show DT has played - woohoo!)section. That's a big job, so many thanks to Scott. Enjoy! http://dreamtheater.mit.edu Adam (Who has never used a double parentheses (is that how you spell "parentheses"?) in his life) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only and may contain privileged, confidential, or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under law. If you have received this message in error, please inform us promptly by reply e-mail, then delete the e-mail and destroy any printed copy. Thank you. ============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:20:53 -0500 From: "Vaughn, Brandon" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: RE: HOB Show and others Message-ID: <41303F74D60DD111B56500609778A79CAF1516@EXCHANGE1> Also, (besides the Lines in the Sand website), this show and others will be offered in a CDR Tree. Right now the Roseland show is in sign-up stage. HOB will be next. Possibly some videos too. Like the MadTabber says, "It's time to stop the greed!" Peace, Brandon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 08:28:20 -0500 From: "Pye, Adam" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: Re: HOB Show Message-ID: > If anyone tries to sell you this, please inform myself, Bogie or > Adam and we'll run them out of town :) > > You can download the entire show from Lines In The Sand website, > located at: http://dreamtheater.mit.edu/ Correct on both accounts, Gaz... I guess you can handle the Aussie, Asian and Euro "running out of town" incidents and Nick and myself will handle N. and S. America and Iowa (which doesn't actually exist anyways)... :) Adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only and may contain privileged, confidential, or proprietary information that is exempt from disclosure under law. If you have received this message in error, please inform us promptly by reply e-mail, then delete the e-mail and destroy any printed copy. Thank you. ============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:31:45 -0400 From: Joshua Rasiel To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: concert t-shirts Message-ID: I bought the black shirt with the yellow text on the back at the roseland show. But even cooler, at a fraction of the price, was the keychain! Let the world know you're a prog-dweeb and proud of it - with 100% preshrunk plastic(and also the little metal hoop, also preshrunk). Joshua ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:52:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Weiss To: The Dance of Ytinrete Subject: earring-nosering chains Message-ID: Bafuuuuuu wrote: >would you still have mentioned concrete sidewalks if I'd had a chain running from my nose >to my ear? Absolutely! Both Jane Child and Sebastian Bach needed to be hit with concrete sidewalk slabs in the Eighties [See, I did it again]. >"right as rain," whatever the hell that means... All I know, is that Daryl Hall used that as the title of a song on his second solo album, Three Hearts in a Happy Ending Machine. Good song; odd idiom. Speaking as one who actually works in Bethesda, but lives in DC, would you then consider Kensington to be East Bethesda? And Potomac as Northwest Bethesda? There was an article in the NY Times magazine about Bethesda which was rather uncomplimentary; my officemates believe he was down to cover the unfolding Elian soap opera and was snubbed when he asked the wrong people the wrong questions. I thought they were acting a trifle too defensive. paul NP Quincy Jones Big Band: Live! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul's biweekly musical quote: Nobody ever lives forever/ So you give it one more try/ To wave goodbye ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 10:21:01 -0400 From: Dan Costello To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Roseland and Days of the New Message-ID: > ps, i don't know if you've ever heard it, but give days of the new a chance, > that 2nd cd is always in my sterio, they need some more fans, way too under > rated I think both Creed and DotN have alot of potential to write really good songs, but that they haven't realized it yet. Many of their songs seem to be extremely repetetive, never varying the main riff at all (this is especially apparent on their respective debut albums) > how much of a crowd does the Roseland accomodate? I seem to recall somebody saying it was in the 2500-3000 range, though now that I'm thinking about it, that seems a bit high. I asked this once before, maybe this time somebody else will hear me. Do any of you have any info / opinions / knowledge of the National Summer Guitar Workshop in New Milford, CT? I'm interested in attending it, but it's $700, and I'd rather not go if it's a waste of time. -Dan. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:43:04 -0500 From: "Jeremy Kube" To: "ytsejam Mailing List" Subject: James' singing (yes, out of lurk mode!) Message-ID: <000d01bfa48d$69a49140$261ee2d8@jeremyku> Fran wrote, "True, he isn't that great live, but he seemed fine at the New Haven show, and the general opinion on the jam is that he's better than ever in concert. Blah blah blah, yakkety shmackety......" Damn, I swear it's been 3 months since I've posted! I've been so swamped.. anyways.. here my response to Frans' post. Fran, I beg to differ here. I have been to 12 DT concerts (sure, I'm not special as I know Skadz has been to FAR more) however, I think after going to more than 11, I can make this opinion... James is a phenomenal singer in concert.. his ability to show his ability is up to the stage crew. Sure, I've seen him crack a few times.. but you know what? The guy is singing notes that the Vienna Choir Boys can't hit. I'd expect a crack here and there. I must admit however, that James has always been best (when I've seen him) at Toad's Place in New Haven. Absolutely amazing. Was anyone else there when DT did that "scaled down" x-mas set (One of DS' last shows), when James hit that high note on "Oh holy night" that just about made me pass out and I actually watched James' eyes come out of his head a little bit. Truly amazing. IMO, if James sounds off, it's because of the stage crew. The guy spends far too long warming up and is too well-trained to be off that often. ROCK ON! J Jeremy Kube Oklahoma State University Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology Major email_address_removed email_address_removed "Sex is Death, Death is Sex. It says it right here on my crucifix!" Dream Theater. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 10:04:13 -0500 From: "Christopher W. Ptacek" To: Subject: Tony Levin Message-ID: <005701bfa490$5e2fcca0$9a38fea9@madstation> Speaking of Tony Levin, Anyone see him with the California Guitar Trio? They're on tour now... playing Chicago tonight. I'm debating going to the show. I would love to hear anyone's opinions on this tour... I've heard a bit of both Levin (more than just LTE) and CGT but I'm not immediately convinced that I should hike out there and get home at 2 in the morning. Been getting up too early (for me) lately! - Chris "If you had a neck and I had hands, I would squeeze your brain, which is your body, right out the top of your head, which does not exist!" - Carl, of Carl and Son, makers of Chambraign ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:54:17 +0200 From: "Sasha C." To: "Ytsejam Mailing List" Subject: Re: Who Killer Mary? A new thread Message-ID: <002701bfa497$61c3c4a0$74f51dc3@sasha> >From: "heather jackson" >I asked Geoff Tate when I met him a couple of years ago and he said Mary >killed herself. Just listen to "Suite Sister Mary", it says it all. >Heather Finally someone got it right! :-)) Anyways... that info is also available on www.queensryche.com I believe. You can find it in the section with Operation: Livecrime libretto transcribed... People are always asking this same question and the answer can be found pretty easily. Here's the URL: http://www.queensryche.com/discography/operation_mindcrime/libretto.html okay, it doesn't say excatly "Mary killed herself" but it does say "She hated him. She hated men. She hated life." And next thing Nikki finds her dead in her room... end of story. Well, almost... :-). NP: nothing... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 11:56:05 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Anyone with Crimson Glory's Astronomica Please Read Message-ID: Does anyone have the Japanese version of Astronomica ? I would like a copy of the songs "Dragon Lady" and Eternal World" on=20 disc...are they on the same disc as Astronomica? I have the one with the=20 bonus disc that contains the three songs "painted skies", "queen of the=20 masquerade", and "lost reflection" live w/Midnight on vocals if you would=20 like a trade in return. (As well as a bunch of Queensr=FFche, Dream Theater,= =20 etc...) just e-mail me privately...thanks ! Tom ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:07:52 +0200 From: Daniel Wannemacher To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: T-shirts? Message-ID: > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 18:16:21 +0200 > From: "Sasha C." > To: "Ytsejam Mailing List" > Subject: T-shirts? > Message-ID: <000f01bfa3d1$4b332a80$66f51dc3@sasha> > > > hi! > me again with a "merchandise question" :-). How many different t-shirts can > be bought at DT's concert? Cause I'm thinking of buyin' them all... yea, > yea, yea I know it's perverted... give me a break! Just answer my question! > :-) Please? :-) In D"usseldorf they sold a black one I can't remember, a white one with the Newspaper article on the front and a longsleeve. But the prices were close to ridiculous. They charged 45 DM for T-Shirt and _90_ DM for the longsleeve. That's about 20/40 US$. > NP: G3 - For the Love of God - gettin' ready for Steve Vai on Thursday... Be prepared ... I saw him no two weeks ago and he rocked..... -dany NP: DT - Some Scenes still missing -- Daniel Wannemacher 'And if I don't see you no more in this world, email_address_removed.de I'll meet you in the next one, http://on.to/dany But don't be late............' -J.H. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:00:47 -0400 From: "John R. Kotzian" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Ytsejam.com Message-ID: Just wanted to announce again that Ytsejam.com is offering free web-based email_address_removed email addresses with 6MB of storage, no-limit file attachments and email notification of incoming messages. But the cool thing is to have your naem followed by a ytsejam.com www.ytsejam.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:43:08 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Who Killed Mary? Message-ID: << I asked Geoff Tate when I met him a couple of years ago and he said Mary killed herself. Just listen to "Suite Sister Mary", it says it all. Heather >> Can anyone else confirm this? Does this mean that she hung herself with her rosaries since in the Eyes of a Stranger it has the line everyoine knows, "you're rosaries wrapped around your throat." Or is this just being symbolic here or something? Wow, 12 years later and we're still talking about this! -Mike C. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:44:59 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Who Killed Mary? Message-ID: << .Also, At the end of Video:Mindcrime we see that as well...Dr. X >tightening the tension on a rosary with a sheepish grin, walking towards >Mary.... >> Is it possible that Dr. X had intended to kill Mary then but maybe when he got there, he found her dead by her own hands already? Just a thought... -Mike C. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:48:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Martin To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Transatlantic Message-ID: Hello jammers, I'm just listening to Transatlantic (Limited Edition) which I got on Moday. It is simply an amazing album and some parts are absolutely awesome. As a drummer I am amazed by wonderful rhythm section and Pete Trewavas is a big surprise for me as well. Especially kickin' bass grove around 13:00 of 'All Above'. Every project Portnoy was involved in was superb (LTE, Working Man) and this is another one. I admit that someone finally created pure progressive rock CD. If you don't have it, go and get it. Later, Martin PS: Honky Tonk cover kicks ass! :-) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:23:16 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Days of the Fucken NEW! Message-ID: In a message dated 4/12/00 3:52:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ytsejam@torchsong.com writes: << ps, i don't know if you've ever heard it, but give days of the new a chance, that 2nd cd is always in my sterio, they need some more fans, way too under rated ------------------------------ >> Yes !!!!!!!!!!!!! im glad im not the only one out there that Loves this new Days of the New Concept album!!!! It has everything in it!!i put it up there With SFaM for album of the year last year...Love it...check it out if u can or drop me a mail and ill make u a copy of it for all u people that are scared of new music!! Rember it is noting like the first album nem band in all.... later dustro ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 18:39:13 GMT From: "Yam Bun" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Taipei tour date Message-ID: hey everyone, i checked out DreamTheater's tour dates and noted a confirmed tour date to Taipei, Taiwan. Can anyone give me details? I want to go for that one, but I need information about where to buy the tickets and stuff. private mail or to the entire jam, thanks a million! zhang! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 13:47:27 -0500 From: "Vaughn, Brandon" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: CD Tree Message-ID: <41303F74D60DD111B56500609778A79CAFBA47@EXCHANGE1> I've had a couple of people email me about the CD tree that I mentioned earlier. The MadTabber asked me to let everyone know where it is at. You can find a link to it at The Petrucci Files website: http://www.snowhill.com/~bvaughn/petrucci.htm Look under the picture of JP, and you will see a link for it. It is also in the news section. The first tree for the Roseland CDs is underway until April 30! HOB is about to go up for sign-up as well. By the way, we know that HOB is on Lines in the Sand for free. But this is going to be a "better than MP3" quality CD, with none of the pops between songs that we've all grown to love about MP3. Future projects include the St. Louis CD, and SFAM videos (you know, the ones they are selling for $50 for on Ebay). STOP THE GREED!!! This is your chance to get some great Dream Theater! All TRUE fans, please help contribute material (or get involved in some trading). If you have stuff you'd like to contribute or trade, send an email to The MadTabber at email_address_removed. You can also email me the info, but I have to pass it on to him. Thanks, Brandon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:34:20 -0700 From: "Michael Tilson" To: Subject: Re: Hail the new TSO!!! Message-ID: <001501bfa4b6$1a5a6c80$d27a1d26@4su1t> >Supwitchall-- >Go get it! It rules! Not nearly as wussy as that last one, and very >emotional and well-executed, plus it's, like, based on the music of >Beethoven and Mozart :) Even with all the CDs I've been buying over the last two months, this was the one I was anticipating the most (along w/ the limited ed. Transatlantic, which I am still waiting to arive). I'm one of the few that actually prefers the second XMas CD over the first, but after one listen to the new one, this one completely blows the two XMas CDs away. And that's saying a lot, because I really like both XMas CDs. NP: Trans-Siberian Orchestra--Beethoven's Last Night ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:34:51 -0400 From: Damon Fibraio To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: James' singing (yes, out of lurk mode!) Message-ID: OK, I have to chime in here. Yes, James is an amazing singer. but let me make my case for something here. Images and Words tour--Live at the Marqui, Dance of eternity, Milan 93 bootlegs as sources. Yes, Live at the Marqui is overdubbed. But, however, James was singing all the images and Words songs accurately, even embellishing a little on higher notes which was awesome. falling into Infinity tour--Bootlegs i have heard off lines in the snad. It seems that James has lost a lot of his higher range here. Whee as iwth the IW tour, Under a glass moon's high notes wee spot on, FII shows James fading away into cracks and growls here. Metropolis's middle section, "As a Child, I thought I coud live without pain..." he is struggling. take the Time has always been kind of tough for him live, but he especially has troubles with this one sometimes on tour. and of course, he doesn't try to reach that stratospheric high note in Pull me Under anymore towards the end like he did on the Images and Words tour. This is not to say James cannot sing. i think age may be creeping up on him, though. You tend to lose your upper register as you get older and i think that is what happens to james. Now, to contradict myself a little, when he did Since I've been Loving you at the xmas 98 shows, I was on the floor with those notes and the power and emotion behind them. Maybe it was a lucky shot. I know James has to warm up forever before a show. Maybe he can't always hear himself on sage, but one cnnot deny that he does not have the range he used to have back in 1993, and for perfectly good reason. SEven years have passed, and the man is getting older. Your voice cannot stay at peak performance forever. I just hope it doesn't degenerate to the point where DT has to start transposing songs down 3 or four steps to get James to sing them well, the way ELP, Yes and even Rush and especially Genesis have had to do. At 10:51 AM 4/12/00 , you wrote: >Fran wrote, "True, he isn't that great live, but he seemed fine at the New >Haven show, and the general opinion on the jam is that he's better than ever >in concert. Blah blah blah, yakkety shmackety......" > >Damn, I swear it's been 3 months since I've posted! I've been so swamped.. >anyways.. here my response to Frans' post. > > Fran, I beg to differ here. I have been to 12 DT concerts (sure, I'm >not special as I know Skadz has been to FAR more) however, I think after >going to more than 11, I can make this opinion... James is a phenomenal >singer in concert.. his ability to show his ability is up to the stage crew. >Sure, I've seen him crack a few times.. but you know what? The guy is >singing notes that the Vienna Choir Boys can't hit. I'd expect a crack here >and there. I must admit however, that James has always been best (when I've >seen him) at Toad's Place in New Haven. Absolutely amazing. Was anyone >else there when DT did that "scaled down" x-mas set (One of DS' last shows), >when James hit that high note on "Oh holy night" that just about made me >pass out and I actually watched James' eyes come out of his head a little >bit. Truly amazing. IMO, if James sounds off, it's because of the stage >crew. The guy spends far too long warming up and is too well-trained to be >off that often. ROCK ON! J >Jeremy Kube >Oklahoma State University >Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology Major >email_address_removed >email_address_removed >"Sex is Death, Death is Sex. It says it right here on my crucifix!" >Dream Theater. -- Damon Fibraio, and guide dog Melody email: email_address_removed computer consultant, musician, radio broadcaster, and public nuisance Listen to No Holds Barred Radio. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Live show on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 p.m. eastern time go to http://www.nhbradio.com for more details or point winamp to 216.32.166.89:21944. "I can see much clearer, now I'm blind."--Dream Theater, Take the Time, Images and Words ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:56:59 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Roseland Message-ID: Hey, another totally a propos question... how much of a crowd does the Roseland accomodate? I've been surfing on the web (including the Roseland's website) and haven't been able to find out this information. It might have come up during the concert reviews, but I am really interested to know since I was there and it was sold out. :) 3200, from metal-sludge.com. scarred2112 They closed Wolf's Deli? - JP ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5428 **************************