YTSEJAM Digest 5469 Today's Topics: 1) DT's weakest poll results by Totikus 2) Re: Where Im at right now by Al Balkiewicz 3) CDs by CyberDuke 4) Re: DVD petition by "Joe DeAngelo" 5) TLF by CyberDuke 6) Re: female prog singers by Mike Pelarski 7) Re: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by "Fran Brennan" 8) Cleveland Show by "Mike & Susan Verstraete" 9) Long Cable Runs (was Re: TLF) by Mike Pelarski 10) Pink Floyd: The Wall Live by "Metzger, Mark" 11) Re: DT's weakest poll results by Brad Plumb 12) Re: Metallica Napster Solution! by email_address_removed 13) ...I take it back by "Fran Brennan" 14) Re: Pain of Salvation by Joel Timmins 15) CD price vs. MUSIC price, Government by "Steven Zebrowski" 16) reviews from left field by "Partha Mukhopadhyay" 17) definite articles by "Partha Mukhopadhyay" 18) Re: DT's weakest poll results by Amy Marie Van Wynsberghe 19) Re: DT's weakest poll results by email_address_removed 20) rudess on home (live) on the new single by "Alexis/Axel" 21) Re: Transatlantic special edition by Robert Taylor 22) Re: DT's weakest poll results by Brian Hayden 23) OT: Robocop DVD by email_address_removed 24) Re: OT: Robocop DVD by Trent 25) RE: Robocop DVD by "Dave Thomas" 26) NDTC - "Metal God" by Mark Peters 27) PoS, gear, and concert reviews... by "Blevins, Mike" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:05:22 +0200 From: Totikus To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: DT's weakest poll results Message-ID: Here are the results for the poll for DT's weakest song. 17 votes were received, each containing 3 songs. 1 VOTE: A Fortune In Lies, Status Seeker, The Ytse Jam, Light Fuse And Get Away, Surrounded, Wait For Sleep, 6:00, Regression 2 VOTES: Another Day, Just Let Me Breathe, Through Her Eyes 3 VOTES: The Silent Man, Innocence Faded, Take Away My Pain 6 VOTES: Burning My Soul, Anna Lee 7 VOTES: You Not Me And the winner of the Ytsejam poll for Dream Theater's weakest recorded song is, with 8 votes: Hollow Years from Falling Into Infinity. It seems that DT fans in general are not that big fans of the mellower and poppier songs, and this may also explain the high proportion of FII songs (the mellow ones got the most votes). Discuss. Totikus ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 18:03:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Al Balkiewicz To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Where Im at right now Message-ID: On Mon, 8 May 2000, Kurt M Hampton wrote: > time only like 30. oh well. I also bought THe ultra Zone from Vai, I dig > it, hes pretty good. Dunno if that was in jest or not, but if that's your first exposure to Vai, I would suggest picking up Alien Love Secrets. Hopefully this won't start a huge "no, you should start with...." Most people would recommending Passion & Warfare, but I personally think that ALS just has a better overall picture of little Stevey Vai's talents.... MHO, dammit.... -Al -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= w e w a l k i n t h e d a m a g e o f m a n k i n d -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= email_address_removed OR email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 18:44:51 +0200 From: CyberDuke To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: CDs Message-ID: > From: "Todd O. Klindt, MCSE" > > Their rationale for this is that cassettes will eventually wear out, > whereas a CD will be around forever. Therefore it's worth more to > the consumer to be able to listen to Britny Spears in the > year 2075. What a stupid logic! So what, let's charge 3000$ for a stone doll souvenir? It will last far more than used CD no? And I'm really sick of that "CDs are immortal" stuff. That's bullshit. No matter how much you take care of it, after a while there will be tiny lil' lines of scrathes on the surface. And it takes only 2, 3 dropping out from hands to do permanent fatale damage on part of the CD. Fingerprints, filthy hands, dust ... I even think CDs are more harmful than tapes. Heck, you can throw around tapes ans still play 'em. :) Speaking of this, .. isn't it possible to put over extra protective layer above the data surface of the CD? > It's logic like that that keeps me from feeling sorry for the > record labels as they get "screwed" by mp3 traders. And few other logics as well. :( > Yeah, it might (and does) cost less to make, but the music > industry has been ripping us off for (many) years! Exactly!!! I heard in England during recent DT tour, ... some 40$ for a T-shirt??? ;o( I would love to get a T-shirt from this tour but with this price - no thank you guys! I'm begging you, please enlighten me with the logic that will justify the bloody 40 dollars??? So, am I breaking copyright laws if I do T-shirt myself with CD cover? :) Yes? Tell you the turh, I don't give a dime! > So you're telling me you wouldn't GLADLY pay $40 to see > DT live? God, I know I would. Errr, ... I dunno the financial standard you guys have over there, but 40$ is really quite a bit. :( Here, ... the DT show I'll go at Budapest was told to me , the ticket is 35 DM, ... which is also not cheap for here, but I'll do it gladly. Plus I'll have extra expenses for the trip to get there. But only ticket costing 85-90 DM, ... brrrr. And I hope noone will come up with the clever words: "If you don't have the money, cut the music out!" Spare me. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:14:40 -0400 From: "Joe DeAngelo" To: Subject: Re: DVD petition Message-ID: <001701bfb943$2ffcb060$message_id_removed> > -Why don't we start a petition of DT fans who own DVD players so............ Isn't there supposed to be a DT DVD coming out in the not-too-distant future? (Can't remember where I heard this, but I know I heard it). - Joe D. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 01:23:51 +0200 From: CyberDuke To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: TLF Message-ID: > From: Andrew Coutermarsh > Subject: Re: LIT solo > > > Anyone has a crystal clear sounding LIT? Care to burn an mp3 > > of TLF for me? :) > > I have to rig my VCR up to my stereo and then into the computer > (or I suppose I could just go direct into my computer) > but it should be pretty easy to record. I did many times by pluging the VCR directly into line out of the sound card. You mean, would you have better sound quality if it goes thru the streeo? Ummm, while I'm not expert but I think not. The quality is as it is, ... maybe little noise cleaning the WAV will make things better but other than that ... Hey, while on the topic, .. my fine stereo is in the living room and my PC in my room. I want to connect them so that I can listen the mp3s on my stereo and also rip somehting on the PC from the stereo. Since messing around with music in part of my life I think this is a must be. No, I can't bring the 2 devices on same location so I gotta do it like this. I just wanted to ask of I will have interefernces or signal loss , since the distance is ummm maybe 7-9 meters. I don't think, but I'd relly on a professional opinion too. So? > Is that a kosher thing to do - record something off > of a commercial video? Bah, ... I do own every single DT album on original CD expect the first one 'cause it sucks big time. :) Spent money on 1 tour, will spend some more on the next very soon, ... it's obvious I'm not ripping DT off right? :) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:02:06 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Pelarski To: Just Words Subject: Re: female prog singers Message-ID: On Mon, 8 May 2000, Trevor Hoit wrote: > A couple other people wrote: > >and my dream is to have a prog band of my own (but who wants a female > >prog singer?) > hmmm.... Renaissance, ArsNova, Halloween, Glass Hammer, > White Willow, Relayer(?), Magma, Henry Cow, Velvet Hammer.... > > The Gathering, Mastermind, Finneus Gauge.... and Anekdoten, The Changelings, Decoryah, Dreams of Sanity(2), Egg(3), Emerald Tiers, Final Conflict, Grits, Iona, Leger de Main, National Health (ok, Amanda's one of the 3 in Egg...), Nightwish, Squonk Opera, Theatre of Tragedy, Therion(4), Thinking Plague, The Third And The Mortal (as well as Kari Rueslatten solo), and U Totem. And Renaissance again, cuz Annie's cool enough to be mentioned twice. If we can include pop-with-proggish-leanings, add Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Lili Haydn, October Project(2), and Jane Siberry. And I don't think ArsNova counts. All three are female, but they're all-instrumental, AFAIK. --Jay "/me hums a bar of 'too much time on my hands'" Omega --NP: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 17:04:33 PDT From: "Fran Brennan" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Message-ID: I found an AMAZING swing cover at http://go/dtcovers Sounds like Frank Sinatra on vocals; this is the best thing since sliced bread!!!!!! Kicks the I&W version up the street, round the corner and all over town! I never really appreciated the REAL UAGM until I heard this one, actually. Now I love it =^). There's also a Sinatra-ized version of Lines in the Sand, but it's pretty cheesy sounding. -Fran p.s. I heard that napster's been temporarily shut down until the M*t*ll*c* thing blows over, and I haven't been able to log on. Anyone know anything about this? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:06:17 -0500 From: "Mike & Susan Verstraete" To: "ytsejam" Subject: Cleveland Show Message-ID: <001301bfb94a$66ca0fa0$8b5299d1@default> I downloaded the clips from the Cleveland show last night. Does anyone know I a VHS will be made available? Mike Mike and Susan Verstraete www.sound.net/~homewks ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:43:53 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Pelarski To: Just Words Subject: Long Cable Runs (was Re: TLF) Message-ID: On Mon, 8 May 2000, CyberDuke wrote: > > Hey, while on the topic, .. my fine stereo is in the living room and my > PC in my room. I want to connect them so that I can listen the mp3s on > my stereo and also rip somehting on the PC from the stereo. Since > messing around with music in part of my life I think this is a must be. > No, I can't bring the 2 devices on same location so I gotta do it like > this. > I just wanted to ask of I will have interefernces or signal loss , since > the distance is ummm maybe 7-9 meters. I don't think, but I'd relly on a > professional opinion too. So? Well, I'm not a professional... no, wait, I am. But I work on the digital side of things. :-) Anywho... I really wouldn't think so, unless you're dealing with a truly piss- poor sound card (low sensitivity or input impedance). The cable and the line-level source really shouldn't matter. You'll most likely have an order of magnitude more noise from the soundcard itself than from a little 30-foot cable run. The problem you will* have is a ground loop; 60 Hz hum resulting from the stereo and computer being on different outlets with different ground potential (voltage). Disconnecting the ground for either the computer or the stereo isn't safe, so you may need to run an extension cord of some sort and plug the computer into the same wall socket(s) as the stereo. That's not the only way around it, but it's the simplest. *- ok, not for sure, the outlets might be at the same ground potential. But that's not overly likely. --Jay "avoids any 'no potential' electronics jokes" Omega --NP: still NIN - The Fragile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 20:46:15 -0400 From: "Metzger, Mark" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: Pink Floyd: The Wall Live Message-ID: One question that I have is does this version of Comfortably Numb have anything over any of the subsequently released live versions ?? While I love the song, I feel that it was perfected at the end of Gilmour's About Face solo tour (not the beginning and I was at both ends). This perfection was a lot later then this recording. Is this any good ?? Note that I am a huge Floyd fan who doesn't think that the Wall was one of their top five efforts. Animals is at the top of the tree for me. Cheers, Marky Mark ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:29:35 +0000 From: Brad Plumb To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: DT's weakest poll results Message-ID: > And the winner of the Ytsejam poll for Dream Theater's weakest recorded >song is, with 8 votes: Hollow Years from Falling Into Infinity. > It seems that DT fans in general are not that big fans of the mellower >and poppier songs, and this may also explain the high proportion of FII >songs (the mellow ones got the most votes). > Discuss. > >Totikus > > I agree with most, except for 6:00 and wait for sleep, but man... Hollow Years? As much as FII bothers me, I LOVE that song. Maybe it's just cuz I feel a personal connection to it... Palpatine www.pi-r-squared.com/brad/ Co Founder of NARF: The North Houston Anime Resistance Force, and Historian of Anime-no-kai "Thank God I'm an atheist" -Luis Bunel "There is nothing more pragmatic than idealism" -David Mamet ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 21:22:12 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Metallica Napster Solution! Message-ID: I'm sure many of you have already seen this on the DT Forum, but I'll post it anyways: http://www.newgrounds.com/assassin/index.html Do the Metallica one first...you'll fucking die laughing, then after, go watch Brittany Spears die in a motortruck accident! Andy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 18:56:37 PDT From: "Fran Brennan" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: ...I take it back Message-ID: before too many people respond to the p.s. of my last post, I just succesfully logged into napster. I guess the 'temporarily offline' thing was just a rumor combined with the sever being bitchy the last time I tried to log on... Fran ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 22:04:34 -0400 From: Joel Timmins To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Pain of Salvation Message-ID: >only get better after a few listens. What is the other CD that they >have??? Is it as good as Entropia? The other CD is "One Hour by the Concrete Lake". The general consensus seemed to be that OHBTCL is quite good (or very good), but pales next to Entropia (and I agree). Joel ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 23:06:19 -0400 From: "Steven Zebrowski" To: Subject: CD price vs. MUSIC price, Government Message-ID: <001c01bfb963$8d319140$0200010a@steve> > Well, I guess that's just capitalism in work. They charged more and got away > with it. If they wouldn't have sold then I'm sure they would've lowered the > price of them, but they didn't have to. And now it seem like CDs are just > going UP in cost to buy. 17 or 18 bucks for a CD is just ludicrous. > -Mike C. Well, I happen to disagree, but... > worth it IMO. I consider music to be one of the best bargains in life. For > example, paying $13 for SFAM is just an unbelievable bargain considering how > much enjoyment I have gotten from it and will get from it for years to come. > -Mike C. Are these two posts really from the same person? And only about a week apart? I don't understand how music can be an "unbelievable bargain", and yet we're still getting raped on the price? (I happen to agree with the former.) If you feel gouged after buying a CD, you're probably just buying crappy music. > Are you kidding here? You wouldn't have a problem with the > government (or other agencies) having the right to poke around on your > computer without having to justify their search beforehand? I would. Not kidding at all. It wouldn't bother me. What are they going to see? Me asking my girlfriend how her day was. Email from my dad asking me if I can go to a ball game sometime. Ytsejam digests (and if they saw something they didn't like on the 'jam, I'm confident that *I* wouldn't be the one they'd come after). > It's also illegal in the US according to our consitution's fourth > amendment: Don't even get me started on the Bill of Rights. I stand behind it in principle, of course, but over the past 30 years (a little more than all my life, so far) it has not done as much to protect law-abiding citizens as it has to protect criminals. Klan meetings in the name of Free Assembly. Racist and xenophobic propaganda in the name of Free Speech. It makes me sick. > "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, > and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not > be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, > supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place > to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." There are many operative words in there, but let me point out a couple in particular: UNREASONABLE. PROBABLE. If the right to privacy is guaranteed ABSOLUTELY, then by the time anyone determines whether a search is reasonable or cause is probable IT'S TOO LATE. > A country where the government can monitor its people at whim > and act on what it finds is heading toward Orwellian abuse. Orwellian, yes. Abuse? According to whom/what? The Constitution? The Constitution is an archaic document written by slaveowners who have been dead for 200 years. The country has changed in that time. The Bill of Rights should change, too. What is everyone so ashamed of? Steve Z ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:26:27 PDT From: "Partha Mukhopadhyay" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: reviews from left field Message-ID: just obtained a pair of older album, and felt oddly compelled to comment. about Ozric Tentacles: I figured out where the jurassic shift occurs....about the 8 minute mark of Feng Shui, when they realize that that 'philosophy' is a total load of bull, and say, "Screw this awesome, mid-tempo groove, we're playing an awesome heavy metal sounding shredfest instead." About Marillion's "Brave": It says in the liner notes to turn off the lights and play it loud, but I must be doing something wrong.....I keep falling asleep. Long Live Fish Partha ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 20:33:07 PDT From: "Partha Mukhopadhyay" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: definite articles Message-ID: way back in the day, that day being the heyday of Debbie (sorry, Deborah) Gibson and Kylie Minough, an older (read: teenage) friend ripped said female 'artists' for being too "commercial." At the time, I had no idea what she meant by that, and I don't think I really figured it out for a long time, years really. way back two days ago, this list saw mention of Magna Carta discs as being poorly produced, lacking guitar punch, and once again, I find myself not understanding what exactly is being meant by that. Some have tried to disperse my ignorance before, and failed (probably my fault, stone ears and all)....this time, I want specific instances, times if possible, and comparison album/segments, so i, a poor non-musician, might be able to figure out what the hell guitar tone/production is all about. sleepless in ypsilanti (although my reasons unfortunately nothing to do with Meg Ryan) Partha ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 23:42:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Amy Marie Van Wynsberghe To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: DT's weakest poll results Message-ID: > > > > I agree with most, except for 6:00 and wait for sleep, but man... Hollow > Years? As much as FII bothers me, I LOVE that song. Maybe it's just cuz I > feel a personal connection to it... > I agree...I really like Hollow Years. It is one of my favorite from FII Amy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 23:55:59 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: DT's weakest poll results Message-ID: >< > I agree with most, except for 6:00 and wait for sleep, but man... Hollow > Years? As much as FII bothers me, I LOVE that song. Maybe it's just cuz I > feel a personal connection to it... > I agree...I really like Hollow Years. It is one of my favorite from FII >< too many metalheads on this list who cant appreciate a well-written song :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 00:06:28 -0300 From: "Alexis/Axel" To: "ytsejam" Subject: rudess on home (live) on the new single Message-ID: <000501bfb963$93139c20$message_id_removed> To those people who believe Jordan is a flawless god, you have not heard the huge mistake he made in the live version of home in the through her eyes single. In the middle section, instead of starting his solo when he's supposed to, he starts a measure early!!! I don't know if somebody has said this before, but I was in shock when I heard him come in before he was supposed to. That had to have been a mistake, because it didn't sound cool, as if he had done it on purpose. Alexis ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 23:05:59 -0500 (CDT) From: Robert Taylor To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Transatlantic special edition Message-ID: Forgive me if someone mentioned these places already, but you can order it at The Laser's Edge (www.lasercd.com) or Alta Mira (www.calldownthethunder.com) for $20 at each place. But once it is out of stock, it's gone! Robert Taylor email_address_removed http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~rctaylor ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 23:17:15 -0500 From: Brian Hayden To: Subject: Re: DT's weakest poll results Message-ID: on 5/8/00 11:01 PM, email_address_removed at email_address_removed scribbled in vibrant crayola: > >> < > I agree with most, except for 6:00 and wait for sleep, but man... Hollow >> Years? As much as FII bothers me, I LOVE that song. Maybe it's just cuz I >> feel a personal connection to it... >> > > I agree...I really like Hollow Years. It is one of my favorite from FII >< > > too many metalheads on this list who cant appreciate a well-written song :) Yeah, metalheads and elitist progwhores are a deadly combination, no doubt. ;) For the record, I think Hollow Years is one of about three songs on FII that are actually good...there's also about three that really suck liquid shit, which I'll leave for you to decide, I'll just give this small hint: Portnoy is a cool guy and a hell of a drummer, but he should leave lyrics to people who...umm...how to say it diplomatically...don't suck. ;P -Brian -- I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth and never cherishes any memory except the face of the woman on the American silver dollar. I ask you to come through and show me where you're pouring out the blood of your life. -Carl Sandburg, "To A Contemporary Bunkshooter" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 01:04:54 EDT From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: OT: Robocop DVD Message-ID: In a message dated 5/8/00 5:41:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ytsejam@torchsong.com writes: Trent: << Anywho, anyone buy the RoboCop Criterion DVD? That kicked so much ass. A friend loaned it to me. It costed him a pretty penny, but man oh man it was worth it! >> What's so great about it? Anything new added? I love the movie and have it on video but don't have a DVD player :( -Mike C. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 22:28:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Trent To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: OT: Robocop DVD Message-ID: > What's so great about it? Anything new added? I love > the movie and have it on video but don't have a DVD > player :( It has a lot of the scenes that got axed from the theatrical version of the film. These extra touches would've given the film an X rating. The rating would've been given b/c of violence, not b/c of sex, so don't get the wrong idea. My only real gripe with the disc is that the jacket describes the film as being "a violently entertaining comedy". Methinks that whomever wrote that has never seen the movie. But there ya go, the disc is very much worth your time and cash to get, should you get a DVD plater. I love it. Oh yeah, I watch DVDs on my PC with my trusty DVD-ROM. You may want to invest in one since they're only a $100 or so. Not a great price, but better than the alternative of paying $300 or so for a full set up. And it works great for me since I obviously take my computer with me when I move out of my parents house, so that means I'll always be ready to watch DVDs. ;o) ===== *Trent "I cannot stop the thought of running in the dark. Coming up a which way sign. All good truants must decide. stripped and sold mom. An auctioned forearm and whiskers in the sink. Truants move on, cannot stay long. Some die just to live..." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 22:32:37 -0700 From: "Dave Thomas" To: Subject: RE: Robocop DVD Message-ID: <003001bfb977$fd1c4b80$046400c0@Laptop> I assume you're asking about the Criterion DVD that was issued a year or so ago. It's the director's cut of the film, which means that a fair amount of gore has been added back into the film. There also a couple of additional scenes, I think. There's also a bunch of documentary stuff about the making of the film, and a director's commentary. I actually have an extra copy of this (still in shrink-wrap) if any DVD owner is interested. Make offers off the list. Dave Thomas - Editor, Pixel Planet Reviews of books, music, comics, movies, games, CG software, programming tools and more! http://www.pixelplanet.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 02:58:07 -0500 From: Mark Peters To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: NDTC - "Metal God" Message-ID: I heard a blurb about a movie that's in preproduction called "Metal God." It's supposed to be about the life of Ripper Owens, and Dirk Diggler (his real name escapes me) is supposed to be in the title role. I heard this on the radio at about 5:15 AM. Has anyone else heard about this? It could be extremely cool if it's true. Thanks in advance, and take care, Mark Peters email_address_removed DTC - I saw a JM signature bass in Mars Music in Orlando while we were waiting for Portnoy and Morgenstein to make their grand entrance. I didn't play it - I was scared to take a $1,000 bass off the wall. But it sure looked pretty. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 10:24:29 -0400 From: "Blevins, Mike" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: PoS, gear, and concert reviews... Message-ID: <245F7E2FFC57D311A6DF0090273628B03BF671@AMSC_NTAS> > I just wanted to thank you guys AGAIN. You all but forced me > to get Pain of > Salvation's Entropia this weekend. It took 3 different > shops, but I got it. > Very cool mix. Vocals are not to bad. Music is just great. > I think this will > only get better after a few listens. What is the other CD > that they have??? Is > it as good as Entropia? I actually like their second album, "One Hour By the Concrete Lake", MUCH better than "Entropia" - it seems more focused, cohesive, and emotional to me. Well worth seeking out and picking up. I wonder what their next one will sound like? :) Dan said... > I've got a question regarding the price of an amp I'm looking into > buying. 120w Peavey 5150 head w/ new groove tubes, Marshall > 4x12 cab w/ > Celestion speakers, 2 Ada cabs (2x12 I think), and cables to > hook it all > up. I realize this description's rather vague, but that's all I've got > for details at the moment. I haven't seen the stuff yet, but I've been > told by trusted sources that everything's in immaculate condition. How > does $500 sound for the whole lot? Unless the stuff is totally destroyed, it sounds like quite the steal. The tubes for the 5150 are about $200-$250 new, so draw your own conclusions. BTW, if those are Celestion loaded ADA 2-12's, and you don't want them, drop me a line - I've been looking for a pair of those for cheap. :) Kevin "Go, uh, Wings" Madden said... >So there I was, at Jaxx for another concert, still wondering why they don't >have a la-z-boy- recliner section, ready to see Testament for the first time. I There are plenty of nights I wish for the same thing. I can't believe you hadn't seen Testicles before - where were you in the '80s? :) >must have missed the first band (darn) and half of the second. Hey, I have >seen these dudes before! It looks like Vanilla Ice has taken over for Danzig! >Wow. The wife-beater is such a fashion statement. Exit Vanilla Danzig. Well, their singer did tell me before the show that a buddy of his had located a vintage Vegas-Elvis-style jumpsuit for him that he was picking up on his trip out west later this year. He's going to wear that for a show sometime, and I made him promise to let me know. So he has a fashion sense - it's just not a sense regularly associated with being human... BTW, that band (Drivelink) has improved tremendously. I won't go as far as to say I like their stuff - not my thing - but they're at least competent at it, as far as that goes. He does sound like Danzig, though. :) > Next up, Division. Hey, these new songs are darn good! Whatever was wrong > with the old new stuff (I guess you'd have to have followed these guys), the > new new stuff is 100x stronger. I really like the new direction. Thanks. I think the negative connotations the new songs had before was a result of our fill-in drummer not really knowing them - those songs sound much more like Division now. My favorite part of the set was some dude yelling "It's nice to hear real metal instead of that Korn bullshit!" That made my night. :) >Exit Division to the squeals of some dude yelling something like, "Take the >dick out of my ass, Samantha" or maybe it was something about Sabbath. Not >sure. I think he had issues with our "Heaven and Hell" cover. All his "friends" were separating themselves from him, like "we don't know this dude..." > Hey, for you all familiar with my concert review shtick, you might > remember the mating hippos from Dream Theater, December 97 at Jaxx, they >with the flailing body parts and waving lit cancer sticks. They were back! > Homeboy was groovin' for Division, lawd. Looked like he was anally invading > his imaginary friend, but hey, he's burning calories. Man, that dude was LARGE! Somebody hit him in the pit later, and it has like he hit a brick wall. Well, a padded brick wall, like an outfielder. :) > Next up, extended mic check heaven. "HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY ONE > ONE ONE HEY HEY HEY" During check they were saying that if the delay didn't have exactly two repeats, Chuck was going to be pissed. Normally, I just blow off singers being pissed, 'cause they're usually little shits. Not in this case, however. :) >and the like thrown in. Nothing mid-tempo; "The Ritual" never came out >in this alternate universe. They did some of the new mid-tempo stuff, like "True Believer". But it did emphasize the Brutal, didn't it? Could they have been any louder? They just beat the audience into submission... > It's worth the price of admission just to see Mike from Division in the pit. Hey, I know my limitations - one song's about it, at least on the nights we play. I'd say it was a wimpy crowd, but I figure most of the really hardcore types got thrown out early. The Security caused more problems than it solved - unusual, because that company's usually good. All in all, it was fun. Now we just need that many people at Armored Saint... Mike Division w/Armored Saint, May 21st, Jaxx. All Ages. ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5469 **************************