YTSEJAM Digest 5444 Today's Topics: 1) Portnoy in "Keeping the Faith" by email_address_removed 2) Concert question by email_address_removed 3) re: excess piano in new TSO... by Pat Griffin 4) Holdsworth streaming video from Galaxy Theatre gig by Jon Parmet 5) MP3 cd's infiltrating the sacred trading circles by Robert Rivers 6) Re: Ytsejam for Piano by email_address_removed 7) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 by "Steven Zebrowski" 8) 2 Extremes of Metal by Outworld 9) E-Mail Security by "Christopher W. Ptacek" 10) Re: awake by email_address_removed 11) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 by Scott Hansen 12) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 by Scott Hansen 13) Xmas CD 1999 reprint by Steffen Barabasch - The Mirror 14) Get your piano version of Ytsejam here! by "Todd O. Klindt, MCSE" 15) On Scarred by WB Henderson 16) Re:Get your piano version of Ytsejam here! by I Gede Putu Prawita MB 17) Mr. Derek Bitchinian by "Mauricio Martinez" 18) Vai's Live Shows... by email_address_removed 19) new EMPTY TREMOR album by Arash Ashouriha 20) Re: new EMPTY TREMOR album by "Graham B" 21) Portnoy on vox by "Philip J. Kaplan" 22) Re: Watchtower / Spastic Ink news by David Peterson 23) Re: Portnoy on vox by "Carlos A. Alfaro" 24) Microsoft by CyberDuke 25) Re: Portnoy on vox by email_address_removed 26) Star People stuff... by email_address_removed 27) Re: Portnoy on vox by Janne Jokitalo 28) DT's weakest poll by Totikus 29) Re: Portnoy on vox by "Carlos Alfaro" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:38:35 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Portnoy in "Keeping the Faith" Message-ID: The name was mentioned and I remember my girlfriend almost shooting me in the movie when i freaked out for like ten minutes just cause I heard Portnoy.....hahahahaha Does anyone else have a similar situation?? -compadre- p.s. BTW, you folks need to go see that movie with a female friend....damn good movie (esp. if you like jews and sex) jk :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:55:47 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Concert question Message-ID: Does anybody have any idea where I could possibly find a cd or mp3 with the opening keyboard piece that was playing before the ticking started at the beginning of the show???? Any info would be greatly appreciated...its been in my head... thanks :) -Luc ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:09:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Pat Griffin To: ThE NuGgeTjAm Subject: re: excess piano in new TSO... Message-ID: "Ryan Park" wrote: > [Beethoven's Last Night] also has a lot more piano than [TSO's] older > albums. I suspect there are two reasons for this. First, I believe > this album was co-produced by Robert Kinkel, one of their pianists, > and that allowed him to have a lot more say over how much piano was in > there. Second, chances are they made decent money from people buying > the Piano/Vocal sheet music or playing it in school concerts,... and > I'm guessing they might have been pandering to this audience segment. Yeah, or it might also be because Beethoven was a pianist. :P h t t p : / / w w w . r e a l i t y s q u a r e d . c o m / | Pat Griffin email_address_removed Reality Squared Design | h t t p : / / w w w . r e a l i t y s q u a r e d . c o m / ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:10:23 +0000 From: Jon Parmet To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Holdsworth streaming video from Galaxy Theatre gig Message-ID: Go here: http://www.streamercity.com I have nothing to offer in the way of a review. Allan is someone you just have to experience. If you're into fusion you're gonna dig it. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:23:43 -0400 From: Robert Rivers To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: MP3 cd's infiltrating the sacred trading circles Message-ID: >Just a note for folks who trade CDs. Never, never, never, NEVER trade >someone a CD made from an MP3 source unless that person knows about it >first. I just got (yet another) batch of CDs from a guy and half of the >shows are obviously from MP3. Nothing against Lines in Sand website, it has great resources for the fans . but that site seems to be the main cause of the problem !! It sucks now when you trade you don't know what your getting. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 15:27:57 -0700 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Ytsejam for Piano Message-ID: you might want to contact Mr. Bungle ..he's the one who came up with it and played it... right ? this is probably an outdated address but last time i checked, his e-mail is email_address_removed.hu good luck :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:34:13 -0400 From: "Steven Zebrowski" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 Message-ID: <001101bfaf06$65c77be0$0200010a@steve> > Personally, I think the Star People would be a cool band to > have come play frat parties. Hmmmmmmmmm.... Wow. I couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you for helping to verbalize exactly why I hate them so much. :) Steve Z ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:17:21 -0500 From: Outworld To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: 2 Extremes of Metal Message-ID: 2 Extremes of Metal Outworld and Hollister Fracus bring the roof down at the 19th Hole in the Woodlands Friday April 28th...show starts around 10:00pm Come hear the incredible Sound System being brought in by WL Sound!! Have you seen the newly expanded stage? Come share the experience... (We apologize if you get this email and you have no possible way of coming to the Woodlands, Tx. But please understand our ambition to grab as many people's attention as possible for our show.) :) Thanks for your time, Outworld ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:45:06 -0500 From: "Christopher W. Ptacek" To: Subject: E-Mail Security Message-ID: <002101bfaf10$4a59cd40$b604fea9@madstation> I'm in some kind of daze I think... did someone actually say that they had a free e-mail account that was secure? Or that was even reasonably good? :) For 99% of us on this list (yes, us. I'm using M$ Outlook Express as we speak :) our e-mail is NOT secure. The Netscape thing: I would worry more that you have file space being gulped up for no reason, than that it's a security problem. You're on 98, right? Security is not a relevant issue... you have opted for convenience instead of security. Sucks, but it's true. If you really need security, you really need to host your own e-mail server. Then all the responsibility is in your hands. Your ISP probably backs your e-mail up on storage tapes or discs weekly, if not daily, so that you don't bitch about lost mail if a server crashes hard. Another trade off. As D-Man said, open source is your best shot for any semblance of security. That's not an option for those of us who rely on professional hardware that is not currently compatible with various Linux/Unix/BeOS type systems. For most people, security is not even a possibility. But it shouldn't be a concern, unless you're an asshole, starting trouble in public places where those with a few tricks up their sleeves can home in on you and strike, or you're a business that handles a lot of sensitive information, in which case you have an obligation to your clients to hire a security nerd. NOTHING IS LESS SECURE than freemail accounts like Yahoo etc. At least with Eudora, Netscape and Outlook, etc your machine is off the network when you sign offline (though any mail you don't dl is still on the network, there aren't as many convenient points of entry on your ISP as with webmail services). With Yahoo and the like, it's up all the time. I can't speak from experience, but I would be surprised if yahoo was any more secure than any other service. It's certainly not secure when considering that one doesn't even have to be a hacker to kill someone's yahoo mail account. :) "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: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 19:45:33 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: awake Message-ID: heyheyhey! first, thanks very much for the responses i recieved about angra! :) so, my next question may be a dumb one...but is awake a concept album? there is that group of songs toward the middle of the album that seem to say someting collectively. i dont know- maybe im just looking into it too much. anyway, thanks for any replies in advance! DT RULZ!!! ROSE email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 16:46:02 -0700 From: Scott Hansen To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 Message-ID: on 4/25/00 2:51 PM, ytsejam@torchsong.com at ytsejam@torchsong.com wrote: >> At the end of Eyes of a Stranger on O:M, there are these voices that bang in >> just after the music... at 6:14 minutes into the song. In my opinion, I hear >> a word "redemption" pronounced, but according to some of my friends it's >> something like "I remember..." or something other than "redemption". Anways, >> can I get an answer on this one? Or at least some opinions? C'mon, please... >> I've put money on this! :-)) > > If you're talking about the very end of the song, it's Nikki saying "I > remember now" just like he did at the beginning of the cd. Actually, I think he's talking about the processed vocal that ends the music right before Nikki says "I remember now..." What that processed vocal says is "REVOLUTION!!!" Setlist Scotty ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 16:51:42 -0700 From: Scott Hansen To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5443 Message-ID: on 4/25/00 2:51 PM, ytsejam@torchsong.com at ytsejam@torchsong.com wrote: > Now, I wonder which is worse. Selling bootlegs (anyone want to tree that > new Scarred Records "release"?) or giving someone an MP3 source. Hmmmm.... > :-) Dunno how much your joking on that one Adam, but just to set the record staright in case your not.... :) Not only is Ryan gonna bust his ass in getting copies made for everyone, but I busted my ass in a big way getting the friggin jacket and liners done. It will be worth the money! I'm sure there's some cheapskate out there that still is gonna try to just trade it for something else, and I have no control over it. However, I will tell you that between myself, Ryan and the guy who has mastered the shows, there will be a lot of man hours put into this thing by the time it's actually available. Setlist Scotty ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 02:21:53 +0200 From: Steffen Barabasch - The Mirror To: Ytsejam Subject: Xmas CD 1999 reprint Message-ID: >Dream Theater International Fan Club mentioning my dues have been >recieved and I was to expect for the CD and fanzine in April. >Nothing so far. Well, April sounds a bit optimistic. I just finished the new master some days ago, and the pressing plant needs some time, too, so don't hold your breath. But it WILL come, don't worry! Steffen -- Steffen Barabasch (mailto:email_address_removed) THE MIRROR - German Dream Theater Fan Club (http://www.dtifc.com/themirror) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:44:42 -0500 From: "Todd O. Klindt, MCSE" To: Subject: Get your piano version of Ytsejam here! Message-ID: <00ad01bfaf20$fe68f990$message_id_removed> For those of you yearning for the piano version of Ytsejam it can be had at ftp://miracle.burningblue.net/pub/mp3 Digital Man was nice enough to host it on something faster than my modem. have fun, tk Todd O. Klindt, MCSE email_address_removed "Remember, the government doesn't create one dollar. When you get a dollar, that means the government took it from someone else." -Governor Jesse Ventura ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:06:26 -0400 From: WB Henderson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: On Scarred Message-ID: Scott Hansen wrote... > >(anyone want to tree that new Scarred Records "release"?) >Dunno how much your joking on that one Adam, but just to set the record >staright in case your not.... :) Not only is Ryan gonna bust his ass in >getting copies made for everyone, but I busted my ass in a big way getting >the friggin jacket and liners done. It will be worth the money! I'm sure >there's some cheapskate out there that still is gonna try to just trade it >for something else, and I have no control over it. As someone who's participated in the taping and mastering of shows to CD for non-profit trading I gotta say this: feel free to sell this disc, but to call people that don't want to shell out dough for something you guys illegally obtained in the first place "cheapskates" is way out of line. As a former bootleg buyer who saw "the light": I'm with Pye -- free the bootlegs. Brian [NP...Aghora -- s/t] ================================== WB Henderson email_address_removed WIXQ ON-LINE: http://www.wixq.com Automaton Hit Parade (progrock radio): http://www.millersville.edu/~wixq/Automaton ================================== ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:20:20 +0700 From: I Gede Putu Prawita MB To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re:Get your piano version of Ytsejam here! Message-ID: <03D2A1ED35D2D31181B300805FC10270A27311@SATDMG-EXC02> Btw, Who was playing the Piano on Ytse Jam in this Piano Version ?? That was a hell of piano. Sounds great. Thanx fot Todd and Digital Man for hosting it, so I can enjoy them fully. > For those of you yearning for the piano version of Ytsejam it can be had > at > ftp://miracle.burningblue.net/pub/mp3 > > Digital Man was nice enough to host it on something faster than my modem. > > have fun, > tk > > Todd O. Klindt, MCSE > email_address_removed > "Remember, the government doesn't create one dollar. > When you get a dollar, that means the government > took it from someone else." > -Governor Jesse Ventura ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 23:19:56 -0500 From: "Mauricio Martinez" To: Subject: Mr. Derek Bitchinian Message-ID: <003c01bfaf36$aebbc7e0$message_id_removed.mx> sorry if this is a repost! hereīs something about Mr. Bitchinian that some of you might find interesting/funny/etc... i donīt know if this is true or not, but i find it kinda funny... i got it out of www.metalsludge.com pay the guys a visit sometime and check the site around for more than just a few laughs..... Mauricio One of your readers wrote in and asked why it is that Dream Theater fired Derek Sherinian. Truth is, the guys from Dream Theater are all married and pretty good guys, while Derek is just a pussy-hound. While Derek is out on the road, he visits the local strip-joints with a handful of backstage passes and attempts to play the "rockstar" handing them out to the strippers. The wives of the guys from Dream Theater got pretty sick of his "Shenanigans" (which by the way is his nickname) and they pretty much said he's out or we're out. Derek calls the wives of the guys from Dream Theater, Yoko ono, two-oh, three-oh.....(Ask him about that one on your 20-questions!) In bed, Derek has a Huge ego, and likes to talk dirty....that's pretty much it. All talk and the only big head sits on top of his shoulders! What a selfish prick. He has absolutely no respect or admiration for anyone (especially women) but himself. I often wonder if he saw his mama naked a lot? He was definitely a load his mother should have swallowed! P.S. Love the site! We've asked Derek to do 20 Questions, but he never responded. That's ok, because Stefan Adika is more known than Derek. Anybody who calls himself the "Gene Simmons of the progressive genre" needs to be hit with a slapjack. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 00:23:58 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Vai's Live Shows... Message-ID: Anyone who talks to me, knows that I am the absolutel biggest Steve Vai fan in the world, (Steve said it himself!). I saw Steve last Nov. in NYC, (and have some AWESOME pics from the show), I was front row, literally between his two monitors. I've never felt a closer feeling to a performer in my life. Steve just has that charisma that'll make you look right at him, (Playing with DLR helped that one). I was the same way at the show, having to constantly stare at him. There are certain parts to Steve's music that really hits me like nothing else in the world. I've never heard anyone play with more feeling or more passion than Steve, and to add on such an immense technical skill, he's just the ultimate guitar player, (IMO). The way he can get the guitar to do anything he wants is simply amazing to me. He never seems like he's struggling to do anything. Live it's just insane how he can play it all nearly flawlessly. Mike Keneally is another jaw-dropping performer. "Nonkertompf", his new record, (I may have mispelled the name of that.....), and is also the song he played during his solo, (While he was playing guitar and keyboards at the same time). I have a Fire Garden tape, from Seul, Korea, and there are parts where he's singing, playing guitar and keyboards at the same time....he's really incredible. Mangini is so much better live than in the studio. Thankfully Steve lets him crank the hell out of his bass drums, which he uses just like someone would use a tom or a snare, (Kinda the same way Portnoy plays really). His drum solo was amazing. I heard once that he can play 16ths at 250bpm...(I find this pretty impossible though...I have 4 fingers and I hit 225 tops, AFTER I've warmed up for about 4 hours and just worked at it and it itself, guitar, of course) Dave Weiner also needs some credit while I'm at it. He's actually used to be a poster on the Jemsite Forum. He's a really nice guy who landed the dream gig. He was an intern for Steve at The Mothership, (Steve's studio), and did all the oddjobs, (cleaning the glass inside the studio for example), and Steve hired him for the tour as a roadie. I guess Steve had him sub for someone during practice, and was impressed enough, told him to learn the songs, because there were plenty of empty spaces. Philip Bynoe is just an all around kick ass guy. Even though he thought I flipped him off at the show, he still signed my set-list, (which I later lost on the subway!). He's a really great bass player who doesn't get nearly enough recognition. As for Eric Sardinas, I thought the first few songs were cool, but they started becoming hackeneyed, and I was really anxious for Steve. And because I was so close to the stage, he kept dripping sweat all over me. (And later on, last song, he spit beer WAY up in the air, having it land all over half the stage and the first two rows of people....uck). He's a good performer, and not a bad guitar player at all. haha, during "The Attitude Song", he fell over, (I think he tripped on one of Steve's Legacy cabs, either that or he was pulled to hard from the audience after he jumped), and I remember he lost his slide. Ok, I think thats long enough.... Warm Regards, Andy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:52:46 +0200 From: Arash Ashouriha To: Ytsejam - DT Mailinglist Subject: new EMPTY TREMOR album Message-ID: <3906923E.5483AE8@gmx.de> Dies ist eine mehrteilige Nachricht im MIME-Format. --------------5128BBE439E73D7570976E9C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------5128BBE439E73D7570976E9C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="dream.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="dream.txt" Hi guys Just want to say that EMPTY TREMOR's long awaited new masterpice "EROS & THANATOS" is finally out. You can hear some sound clips at: http://www.geocities.com/eyesofuniverse/ Check them out. They are worth. This album is IMO much better than "Apocolokyntosys". If you like the first album, than you will love the new one. If you didn't like the first one, than you should try the new one. So far "EROS & THANATOS" has beome great reviews. (Album of the Month in Italian Metal Hammer) IF YOU HAVE LISTEN TO THE ALBUM, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR REVIEW. Thanks in advance. Arash P.S. Email me if you have any questions or suggestions. NP: Arena - Immortal ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | PROG OR DIE - The Progressive Music Page | | | | DREAM THEATER - FATES WARNING - ROYAL HUNT - SHADOW GALLERY | | | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/1748/ | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | The Eyes Of Universe - The Official EMPTY TREMOR Fan Club Site | | | | http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/1794/ | | | | by Arash and Arman Ashouriha email: progordie@gmx.de | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------5128BBE439E73D7570976E9C-- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:15:41 +1000 From: "Graham B" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: new EMPTY TREMOR album Message-ID: > Just want to say that EMPTY TREMOR's long awaited new masterpice "EROS > & THANATOS" is finally out. > > You can hear some sound clips at: > > http://www.geocities.com/eyesofuniverse/ > > Check them out. They are worth. > > This album is IMO much better than "Apocolokyntosys". If you like the > first album, than you will love the new one. If you didn't like the > first one, than you should try the new one. So far "EROS & THANATOS" > has beome great reviews. (Album of the Month in Italian Metal Hammer) > > IF YOU HAVE LISTEN TO THE ALBUM, PLEASE SEND ME YOUR REVIEW. > > Thanks in advance. Yep I agree that the album is pretty good and a lot better than the first one. > P.S. Email me if you have any questions or suggestions. I emailed you 6 weeks ago regarding ET and had no reply. graham ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 05:27:25 -0400 From: "Philip J. Kaplan" To: Subject: Portnoy on vox Message-ID: I'm sorry, but Mike Portnoy must stop singing. Eww. philip j. kaplan : pk interactive nyc : www.pkinteractive.com : vox +1 212.273.9623 : fax +1 212.273.9642 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 02:36:42 -0800 (PST) From: David Peterson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Watchtower / Spastic Ink news Message-ID: Thanks to the dude to posted the news of Watchtower playing in Germany and San Antonio. That's some truly amazing news, seeing as how they haven't been together in a decade! Who knows? Maybe they'll get a REAL singer and write some new stuff! One of the few bands out there which is by all accounts far more technical, note for note, than Dream Theater! That prompted me to see what the status is on Spastic Ink's new CD (Ink Compatible) and it has been coming along quite well. (For those who don't know, Spastic Ink is Ron Jarzombek's current instrumental band - INSANELY technical - well worth the effort to find it). It's sleighted for release later this year. Also, there's mention of a re-release of Spastic Ink's first CD (Ink Complete) with a 24-minute bonus track at the end. It should be out next month, but no details on where to get it yet. Later! - Dr. Teeth _____________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE email at www.computermail.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 07:01:05 -0400 From: "Carlos A. Alfaro" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Portnoy on vox Message-ID: "Philip J. Kaplan" wrote: > I'm sorry, but Mike Portnoy must stop singing. Eww. > > philip j. kaplan : pk interactive nyc > : www.pkinteractive.com > : vox +1 212.273.9623 > : fax +1 212.273.9642 Well, i dissagree...maybe live, while he's playing the drums, it sort of sounds bad, but in a controlled environment like the studio (on Fii/SFam and specially Transatlantic) he is more than adequate, hell i really like his studio vocals. I think that in the next studio album he should keep singing backup, hell bring him on top of the mix! (like some transatlantic parts).. Come into this night, Your plight alone Carry your weight, You are flawed as all of us Come into this night, You only home Itīs never too late, To repent, suffer the loss Opeth : Benighted Carlos Alfaro Internet Solutions Inc. mailto:email_address_removed mailto:email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:39:21 +0200 From: CyberDuke To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Microsoft Message-ID: Speaking of the giant, I just watched The Simpsons, in that episode where Homer decides opening home office for an Internet company. Next thing you know, Bill Gates comes to his house and wants to buy him off. Homer agrees and suddenly the 2 bulldogs with Gates start demolishing the house. :) LOL NP: Miroslav Tadik - Internal exile.mp3 GREAT ethno stuff ------------------------------ Date: 26 Apr 2000 04:30:12 -0700 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Portnoy on vox Message-ID: On Wed, 26 April 2000, "Philip J. Kaplan" wrote: > I'm sorry, but Mike Portnoy must stop singing. Eww. You think? I'd actually prefer it if they started using Mike (and John P.) *MORE* on background vocals in the studio. I liked the way it turned out on SFAM. One James is enough - I'm not a fan of the overdubbing they normally do in the studio for vocal harmonies. Mike's not a bad backup singer. In fact, on most of the "official" live recordings, he's more on-pitch than James, making James sound bad. He just doesn't have the opera-style voice (which is not necessarily a bad thing all the time). I wonder what his voice would sound like when he's NOT thrashing his 8 arachnoid arms and legs all over the place behind a drum kit, blending every time signature known to man????? -El Mariachi "I'm the filthy one on burbon street you walk on by." ______________________________________________________________________ Check out Metallica's Official Web Site at http://www.metallica.com For 200+ channel 24/7 commercial free music visit http://radio.www.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 07:31:27 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Star People stuff... Message-ID: I was surfing around the Star People site after all of the hubbub lately, and I found this on the Star Girl sub-section: "Lorenza is also a much-in-demand session musician and has appeared on albums by artists as diverse as Tricky, Jon Anderson of Yes, Stevie Nicks, Silverchair, Kitaro, John Tesh, Sheryl Crow, and Ben Folds Five." Huzzah! She played with a member of Yes! I say that confers instant legitimacy. That is, until you see the part about John Tesh. That's just so sad. Oh well... (Actually, that last comment isn't meant as a reflection on Tesh's music, which I have never heard and may very well be quite good. Rather, it's on Tesh the man from ET, whom I have come to loathe. Just to clarify.) You can read all about the most attractive violin player I saw on the tour (sorry Allen Sloan ;) ) at http://www.lorenzaponce.com/index_bio.htm That's all. Back to work... Josh ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 17:10:02 +0300 From: Janne Jokitalo To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Portnoy on vox Message-ID: "Carlos A. Alfaro" wrote: > > I'm sorry, but Mike Portnoy must stop singing. Eww. > > > Well, i dissagree...maybe live, while he's playing the drums, it sort of > sounds bad, but in a controlled environment like the studio (on Fii/SFam > and specially Transatlantic) he is more than adequate, hell i really > like his studio vocals. I think that in the next studio album he should > keep singing backup, hell bring him on top of the mix! (like some > transatlantic parts).. And I agree with you ! And definitely on TransAtlantic... I think he has developed his singing lately, don't know if he has actually trained it, or has it just improved due to its use, which is actually nice point of view to ponder on, I mean, what if he HAD been training it early on... Could he be a GOOD singer instead of adequate ? And oh, I think JP is another thing thou... ;-p (kiddin', if someone didn't catch that smiley-which-says-it-all) - Winger __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:30:09 +0200 From: Totikus To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: DT's weakest poll Message-ID: Thanks to everyone for the votes. If you haven't sent your vote yet -- send an email to email_address_removed with the subject "Nightmare Poll" listing the 3 DT songs you consider their weakest efforts. Deadline is April 30. Thanks, Totikus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:12:19 -0300 From: "Carlos Alfaro" To: Subject: Re: Portnoy on vox Message-ID: <000901bfaf89$6f7ff3a0$message_id_removed> > And I agree with you ! And definitely on TransAtlantic... > > I think he has developed his singing lately, don't know if he has actually > trained it, or has it just improved due to its use, which is actually nice point > of view to ponder on, I mean, what if he HAD been training it early on... Could > he be a GOOD singer instead of adequate ? > > And oh, I think JP is another thing thou... ;-p (kiddin', if someone didn't > catch that smiley-which-says-it-all) > > - Winger > Yeah definately!! Maybe in the future he could sing lead vocals on at least one or two tracks in the DT albums, that would definately be fun (in the heavyer ones!!! imagine that, mayb eDT having a breakthru hit with none other than MP on vocals acompanying a heavier track) His vocals on transatlantic are great IMO.. if he's reading well , i hope he is!! Maybe we'll see/hear more of his vocals on the next dt effort... as for JP, well i dont think he's that much into the whole backup vocal thing..so i guess he just gets it over with and thats that.. i see jp as a shy guy..anyone else think so? (i havent met him in person) ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5444 **************************