YTSEJAM Digest 5710 Today's Topics: 1) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 by Dyne 2) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 by "Stephen Gervois" 3) IMO - Nothing we do is normal... by "Denis J. Lanza" 4) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 by "Korg Ecksthrey" 5) DT stickers by Chris 6) Re: Spam by email_address_removed (Steve Chew) 7) Are Your Debts Piling Up? 17796 by email_address_removed 8) Sampples by CyberDuke 9) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 by email_address_removed 10) Headphone amps/Pandora ? by "schi2299" 11) UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS FAST, LIKE NOW! 21518 by lkwqv@mail.md 12) Re: Headphone amps/Pandora ? by "Korg Ecksthrey" 13) Atlanta TSO show, 12-23 by Phil Carter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 02:01:37 -0800 From: Dyne To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 Message-ID: chris wrote: The spam mail really sucks. Penis pumps...make a million dollars...get laid.... what is this? QVC on ecstacy? Is it just because DT isn't touring or recording at the present time? Does anyone here agree with me? Does anyone even care??? ____ _____ ______ _______ _______ well chris, most of us really do care. the sad thing is we tend to sit on our hands and do nothing about it. I know i have in the past. i guess the harsh reality of this all is plain: the DT fans on this list are only humble and happy when theres something new directly about DT. simple as that. thats not a bad thing, just an understandable thing. i hate the spam. i hate the flame wars. its all about logic people, write things down with logic! DT is an intelligent group, we on this list tend to make them seem like fuckin hanson or something with the stupidity we present. the crap subjects that many have written down. and dont think we dont know who you are, we know exactly who you are. do you think that the groups on the radio these days can write and play what DT do? and if you think so then get the hell off this list. WHY?? because you should have some intelligence to enter an intelligent music groups mailing list... EINSTEIN. now ask yourselves a question: why are you on this list people? the answer... think about it... not to spam. not to argue. once again...why did you join this list? well... ITS BECAUSE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER YOU WERE OR ARE A FAN OF DTs MUSIC. enough said. and im spent. P.S {pee-ess}: i guess the real solution to the problem is get the higher ups (if there are any) to filter out the spam etc crap, the instant they notice a problem. and also it would help if topics were introduced once in a while. (intelligent related topics) thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 17:41:45 +0100 From: "Stephen Gervois" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 Message-ID: <000901c06cff$3e08d380$2a6464c8@lordcyco> >>I used to subscribe to Ytsejam for a really long time and then I cancelled >>it cuz of flame wars and people arguing about really stupid stuff...I gave >>it time and started subscribing again last week. IT'S WORSE THAN >>BEFORE! >>Someone should do something about this. The spam mail really sucks. Penis >>pumps...make a million dollars...get laid.... what is this? QVC on >>ecstacy? Is it just because DT isn't touring or recording at the present >>time? Does anyone here agree with me? Does anyone even care??? Chris I COULDN'T AGREE MORE : !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LETS GET BACK TO PROG AND DT FOR FUCKS SAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I hope DT are nice and relaxed ... ... so they can blow us away all the better soon !!!! See ye, FrancoIrishCycoDreamer ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 13:37:40 -0500 From: "Denis J. Lanza" To: Subject: IMO - Nothing we do is normal... Message-ID: <00e201c06d0f$6f035400$730efea9@lanzade1> Hey Guys, This is Denis from Infinity Minus One and we are a new band from Boston that originated at the famous Berklee College of music in that same city. Firstly I want to say Happy Holidays to all my fellow DTers! :) Secondly, we're happy to announce that our new song, "At the Doorway of Existence", is now available for free download on our site at http://mp3.com/infinityminusone and is thus far No. 14 on the MP3.com Prog Metal Charts! Please help us by downloading and listening to the song. It won't take long and it may just be something you're interested in hearing more of. ;) Also, our first 6 track demo CD "Demo 1.0" is available at the same site. Enjoy the songs, and let us know what you think! Yours In Music, Denis J. Lanza Infinity Minus One http://www.infinityminusone.com http://mp3.com/infinityminusone P.S. If you receive this message more than once, please accept our apologies and enjoy the New Year... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 14:34:54 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 Message-ID: <001501c06d28$3c112590$8b0d84d0@default> > I COULDN'T AGREE MORE : > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > LETS GET BACK TO PROG AND DT FOR FUCKS SAKE RUSH IS TRASH! I WOULD PUT THEM IN A TRASH CAN! Yeah, you're cool, bro. -- KorgX3 welcomes you to the REAL Ytsejam list. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 16:39:47 -0500 From: Chris To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: DT stickers Message-ID: I was wondering if there were any Dream Theater stickers available, or if anybody ever made them. I'd like to stick one on my guitar case. :> Thanks! Chris. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 16:45:58 -0500 (EST) From: email_address_removed (Steve Chew) To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Cc: email_address_removed, email_address_removed, email_address_removed Subject: Re: Spam Message-ID: > >I used to subscribe to Ytsejam for a really long time and then I cancelled >it cuz of flame wars and people arguing about really stupid stuff...I gave >it time and started subscribing again last week. IT'S WORSE THAN BEFORE! >Someone should do something about this. The spam mail really sucks. Penis >pumps...make a million dollars...get laid.... what is this? QVC on >ecstacy? Is it just because DT isn't touring or recording at the present >time? Does anyone here agree with me? Does anyone even care??? > One possible way to reduce the spam would be to restrict the Ytsejam posts to only come from people who are subscribed. Do that for a few months and the spammers will get some bounced messages and hopefully take us off their lists. Then you could try opening up the Jam again. CC'ing ytsejam-owner and Skadz (is he still the list owner?). Skadz (if you're the right person), at least let us know if you plan *not* to make that change. Thanks. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:45:31 -0800 From: email_address_removed To: Subject: Are Your Debts Piling Up? 17796 Message-ID: <00000f7841a5$000060b5$00004584@63.10.225.24>

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------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:25:41 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: Ytsejam Subject: Sampples Message-ID: Thanx to all for suggestions that findsounds.com looks neat ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 19:33:31 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5709 Message-ID: fricks' post, although highly disturbing, was one of the funniest things ive seen or read or heard or whatever for a long time. DT plug: i had something to say about our favorite band but forgot. thanks. out. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 02:31:56 GMT From: "schi2299" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Headphone amps/Pandora ? Message-ID: Hey all, I'm temporarily releasing from lurk mode to ask a guitar question (well, 2 actually): What's a good quality guitar headphone amp ? I'm looking for something high quality that provides a dry, solid distortion (this is priority 1), and doesn't sound like a toy, as all the headphone amps I've tried have. Does such a thing exist ? I've been recommended Korg Pandora PX3, but this looks like it's more of a portable effects processor than a headphone amp, is this correct ? Can you just play through the Pandora by itself, without it connecting to a regular amp ? The bottom line is this: I want something I can just plug my guitar and a pair of headphones into so I can jam late at night and on vacations. Does anyone have any recommendations ? BTW, I don't need anything super-compact or the size of a Game Boy, just something portable and not amp-sized. Thanks for any help, please respond privately ! 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Message-ID: <001d01c06d69$609fe860$c10d84d0@default> I've heard lots of people talk up their Line6 POD's. So much, in fact, I'm thinking about getting myself one. I've heard some people say they suck and some people say they can practically clone JP's tone with 'em. heheheh. I wish I knew where I could try one out. :\ -- KorgX3 isn't even sure Line6 makes 'em. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:08:13 -0500 From: Phil Carter To: A Pleasant Shade of Ytse Subject: Atlanta TSO show, 12-23 Message-ID: Greetings ye 'jamanoids... Time for a review of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta on 23 December. In a word: AWESOME! There are lots more words, of course. A hugely entertaining evening all around, with everybody onstage obviously enjoying themselves from the very first note. If you missed this tour (tonight's shows here in Atlanta and in New York were the last ones of the tour), kick yourself, and then make a vow to go next year. The songs were interspersed with narration from a fellow called Tony Gargano (at least I think that last name is right, his autograph is mostly illegible. Somebody will correct me if I'm wrong). The three main vocalists were outstanding -- a fellow named Gary Lindeman who took the vocals for songs like "An Angel Came Down" and "This Christmas Day", Michael Lanning, who handled vox for songs like "The Three Kings (What Really Happened)", and original TSO vocalist Thomas Faresse, who is the vocalist on "Old City Bar", "This Christmas Day", and so on. There were also two female vocalists who came out for some tunes. The music was excellent. Two keyboardists (Paul Marsh and someone whose name I missed), two guitarists (Jorge Cintron, Damon Lascott), Johnny Lee Middleton from Savatage on bass, a powerful drummer (whose name I also didn't catch), and several local violinists and cello players brought the tunes to life, with a near-perfect blending of the rock sound with the orchestral sound. Absolutely fantastic stuff. It was also pretty obvious that this was the final show of the tour -- there were a lot of amusing incidents and plenty of weirdness. Highlights: -- The narrative interludes from Tony G. Very emotional and expressive; they bring a tear to your eye, especially at the end of the first set. -- New discovery Gary Lindeman, who gave incredible power and emotion to the tunes he sang on, like "An Angel Returned", "This Christmas Day", and "Christmas in the Air". He hasn't been on any TSO disc yet, but will be appearing on them in future. -- New discovery Michael Lanning, who is the "most soulful white boy I've ever heard", as Faresse referred to him. He hasn't appeared on any TSO disc yet, but when he was finished with songs like "The Prince of Peace" and "The Three Kings and I (What Really Happened)", he OWNED them. He too will be on future TSO releases. -- Lanning doing scat-style vocals, trading notes with both guitarists after "Three Kings", doing pretty well at emulating wah-pedaled notes from Lascott, then saying "I'm not going to touch that with a 10-foot pole" after Damon ripped into a thirty-second solo. Going to Cintron, saying "Damon's being difficult", and getting the same end-result -- they trade notes for a bit, then Jorge uses the whammy bar to come up with a quavering mess of notes that are impossible to follow. Lanning turns to us and says, indignantly, "That's not RIGHT!" :) -- Somebody putting a Mexican hat on Cintron's head while he sat on a stool, preparing for "Old City Bar", then Faresse coming onstage and completely cracking up as he attempted to start the song when he saw Cintron. Turns to the audience -- "How about that hat?" Cintron cracks up too and tosses the hat offstage. -- Faresse being spot-on with his songs. There aren't many vocalists who sound even better in a live environment than they do in a studio, but he's one of them. That gravelly voice sounds outstanding live. "Old City Bar" and "This Christmas Day" were particularly excellent. -- "An Angel Came Down", "An Angel Returned", and "Christmas in the Air". Lindeman's vocals were especially good on these tunes and those of us who knew the songs were singing along at the top of our voices. -- One of the female vocalists came out with a rubber chicken to do "Music Box" and said "I'm going to sing this for my friend here" (it had been tossed at her from offstage for the previous song). She managed to get through one verse before losing it completely. Threw the chicken offstage and got through another verse before something bumped her foot. She looked down -- someone had wound up a motorized mouse and sent it onstage. So she picks that up and does the next verse singing to this furry mechanical thing (we can hear its machinery running when she isn't singing). She gets through another verse before cracking up again and saying "This is supposed to be a sad song." -- Faresse and Cintron's rendition of "Old City Bar". Amazing. -- The local crew being recognized by the entire band for their work, then repaying the band for it by covering everyone onstage with Silly String after the first encore, when they were all taking a bow. Also, a note for Savatage fans -- when I spoke with Johnny Lee Middleton after the show, he said that 'Tage has settled on a replacement vocalist for Zak Stevens and a replacement guitarist for Al Pitrelli. Unfortunately, he also said that he couldn't say who they were. Yet. However, "Poets and Madmen" should be out in March, he says. All in all, it was a fantastic evening. Even the Scrooges out there would have been impressed by this show. For the people like me for whom Christmas is a special time anyway, it was simply magical. Merry Christmas to all you 'jamanoids. Have a safe and happy holiday season. cheers, Phil ================================================== Phil Carter -- email_address_removed http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/~artoo "Music is enough for a whole lifetime -- but a lifetime is not enough for music." -- Sergei Rachmaninoff ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5710 **************************