YTSEJAM Digest 5745 Today's Topics: 1) Re: HGTTG by "Phil Carter" 2) HH'sGttG by "Paul W. Cashman" 3) stryper? by Jared Emery 4) Re: stryper? by "HJ Rivera" 5) Van Halen rant by Chris Elder 6) Re: Van Halen rant by "Korg Ecksthrey" 7) Buckethead. by Matt Birskovich 8) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5744 by "Adriano Forseto Giacomini" 9) Soundscape-NDTC by "Trevor Hoit" 10) Hitchiker by CyberDuke 11) Mobile melodies by "Mariano Gil" 12) RE: Mobile melodies by "Nick Bogovich" 13) Re: Mobile melodies by "Korg Ecksthrey" 14) Re: Hitchiker by Chris Oates 15) NAMM by cheryl 16) Re: Van Halen rant by "Rob Pociluk" 17) Re: Hitchiker by Andrew Coutermarsh 18) Re: Van Halen rant by Eric George 19) Re: Buckethead. by Eric George 20) Re: Van Halen rant by "James Arin Colberg" 21) Re: Buckethead. by Eric George 22) yet another Buckethread...... by Eric George 23) advice appreciated..... by Eric George ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:30:51 -0500 From: "Phil Carter" To: Scenes From a Ytse Subject: Re: HGTTG Message-ID: Greetings ye 'jamanoids... >Given the hint, I'd make a guess of the immortal robot from (I think) the >third book of Hitchhiker's guide who decided his purpose in life was to >insult every intelligent organism that ever lived. > >Chris, you were thinking of Marvin the paranoid android. No, he wasn't. The alien he was thinking of is Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged. Appears in the third book, "Life, the Universe, and Everything." Still don't know where the original quote that prompted Chris's remark came from, though (and no, it wasn't Wowbagger). cheers, Phil ================================================ Phil Carter -- email_address_removed -- 770-424-2525 ext. 207 Visit http://www.usefulware.com/ for ConnectionMagic for ISPs "I should never have written all those tank programs." -- Kevin Flynn, "Tron" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:33:14 -0500 From: "Paul W. Cashman" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: HH'sGttG Message-ID: "Dan. You're a jerk. A complete knee-biter." [*] > Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:45:40 -0500 > From: "Dan McCormack" > To: > Subject: Re: in a giving mood > Message-ID: <014701c085d9$acefd490$message_id_removed> > > ]From: "Chris Oates" > Subject: RE: in a giving mood > > > I will defer to your answer, since that rings more true in my old brain > > than my guess. But, I wasn't thinking of Marvin, I'd remember his > > name. In the third (or maybe fourth) book, there is a robot (I'm pretty > > sure it's a robot) who is immortal and decides that the only way to pass > > nope, it's an alien. i dont have my book here so i cant give you a quote but > im pretty sure. Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, I -think-. * -- this was his preferred "stock insult." :) > i also guessed HHGttG, but for a slightly different reason - i never played > the game, but yes, it seemed that belly button lint was important in one of > the books, and also, the insult just sounded like something Adams would > write :) but alas, we were both wrong. moo. Moo. I thought belly-button lint -was- vitally important to the safe operation of the multiverse..... :) As an unrelated sidenote, a slight sense of elation conmpels me to observe that I've been thanked, for the third time, in the liner notes for an album. Godhead, 2000 YEARS OF HUMAN ERROR. Okay, it's not prog, but the first two were (Superior and Ozric Tentacles). Yay, me. :) -- +--- Paul W. Cashman, email_address_removed ICQ 4151223 ----+ | Website: http://people.atl.mediaone.net/pellaz/ | | or www.paulcashman.com :) | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:56:53 -0700 From: Jared Emery To: Jared Emery Subject: stryper? Message-ID: where is the reunion show gonna be? Jared Emery Accounts Receivable Four Winds Trading Company 1370 MIners Drive #103 Lafayette, CO. 80026 1-800-456-5444 #198 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:19:11 -0500 From: "HJ Rivera" To: Subject: Re: stryper? Message-ID: <00e601c08621$62acabe0$message_id_removed> Stryper will perform at Cornerstone 2001 in Bushnell, IL on July 6. Michael Sweet will also perform solo. joe > where is the reunion show gonna be? > > Jared Emery ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:47:15 -0600 From: Chris Elder To: Subject: Van Halen rant Message-ID: on 1/24/01 7:02 AM, ytsejam@torchsong.com at ytsejam@torchsong.com wrote: > man, i don't know what you're talking about when it comes to being "let > down". over david lee roth??? come on. IMHO, hagar was the best thing > to ever happen to that band, both vocally & musically. here the flames > come......... quite the contrary, I bet most on the jam prefer the Sammy years. Just a hunch. The music and lyrics are much deeper and experimental. The Dave Days were so linear and simple, basic hooks for the millions of sheep in the world that listen to what record companies tell you to. Not that I don't like the Dave tunes, I just prefer "Right Now," "Dreams," "Humans Being," just because musically they are different from tune to tune. And they all have different subject matter. Honestly, I wouldn't rush out over a new Van Halen w/Dave CD. They've dicked over their fans one to many times, and they should know that we have moved on by terrible record sales.... on the other hand... If Van Halen, or GNR(can't stand 'em) could help regain the rock throne, I'm all for it. Get these tenenie boy and girl groups out of here. Including KoRn, Limp Bizkit, and all the wannabies out there. Rap and R&B could also use a slump, I mean how repetitive is it to hear 10 different rap songs with the same beat? Or R&B, a CD with 16 tracks about love? How about some variety? Well it turned into a rant...what are everyone elses thoughts? -corvin lastly why is it that Sammy still gets all the shit, has everyone forgot the disaster named Gary Cherone? I guess by that time, EVH's ego about ditching band members is old hat. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 10:12:11 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: Van Halen rant Message-ID: <003001c08628$da66d500$0301010a@chuck> > lastly why is it that Sammy still gets all the shit, has everyone forgot the > disaster named Gary Cherone? I guess by that time, EVH's ego about ditching > band members is old hat. I must be the only one who liked Gary Cherone in VH. :p The only thing that pissed me off was that he was trying to hard to sing like Sammy when he's a DAMN better singer than that. Either that or smoking finally crippled his voice. Either/or. I remember hearing stories about him being able to sing over the band in concert without a microphone in Extreme. Oh, well. Hopefully Gary's on to bigger and better things. -- KorgX3 thinks Once is one of VH's best songs, ever. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:50:57 +0000 (GMT) From: Matt Birskovich To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Buckethead. Message-ID: Greetings from the dark silent void, So I picked up Giant Robot, because so many people told me that Buckethead is this amazing player who innovates and shreds everyone's balls off. I have to say I was extraordinarily disappointed. I think Ron Thal has done everything Buckethead has with more feel, creativity and style. Can someone either point me in the direction of a better albom or tell me what the real uniqueness of this guy is? And all those wanabe Vai moments with the stupid scenes? Come on. Man, I feel so jaded. Someone please help. Be well. Matt B "Cover my eyes and tell me/Am I really blind?" (Dream Theater) email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:08:26 -0200 From: "Adriano Forseto Giacomini" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5744 Message-ID: <000801c08630$b6ae43c0$9b52b6c8@com.br> >KYYS 99.7 in Kansas City this morning reported that a recent interview with >Michael Anthony it was stated that Van Halen has completed a new album and >that Anthony would not confirm or deny that the new CD will feature David >Lee Roth on vocals. Anthony only said the new CD was going back to their >early roots and the fans would love the CD......Now I know that we've been >let down before when this rumor was passed around, but maybe this time it's >true. > >Mike I don't know how many of you here read Metal Sludge... In case you don't, it's a journalistic/satyric (sp?) website, who does report metal news but at the same time makes fun of just about anyone, alive or dead... And one of their writers, who goes by the name of Bastard Boy Floyd, had something interesting to say about this: "Anybody who thinks that Van Halen is going to be the same kickass band that they were in 1980 should email me because I have some great ocean front property for you to buy in Ohio." And I agree with him here: Eddie is not the same, VH3 was, for most part, HIS fault, not Cherone (even though bashing Cherone is the easy thing to do for the die-hard VH fans) and he still is in the band, hence he'll still hold most of the creative control... And I think it is very difficult that Eddie will change his writing style just like that... IF (and this is a major if) DLR is given as big a creative input as he wants (and that's not likely to happen, both his and Eddie's egos are too big), then I'd say we could see a VH album resembling the old albums (DLR band's last album sounded close to that old VH sound), but... Don't get me wrong, I'm wished I could believe Michael Anthony's words here, I loved the two songs they did with Roth in the Best of - Vol. 1, but I just don't see it happening... Cheers, Adriano ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:01:24 -0800 From: "Trevor Hoit" To: "'Ytsejam'" Subject: Soundscape-NDTC Message-ID: <000101c08638$0d1f75b0$message_id_removed> Has anyone heard of Soundscape? They are a pretty good prog-metal band out of Connecticut, USA. If you have a cd by them it is probably "Discovery". But here's something you may not know. They also have an ep called "Man and Machine" and their lead singer Thorne (aka Rob Thorne aka Rob Volpintesta) has two solo cds featuring Soundscape called "Iago" and "America the Beautiful". AtB is a 2cd rock opera. The reason I'm telling you this now is that I just got AtB and they said there was only 3 left before it went out of print. To order: http://www.angelthorne.com/order.html FYI, Trevor W. Hoit ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:02:29 +0100 From: CyberDuke To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Hitchiker Message-ID: > From: Chris Oates > > Given the hint, I'd make a guess of the immortal robot from (I > think) the third book of Hitchhiker's guide who decided his purpose > in life was to insult every intelligent organism that ever lived. > > From: "Todd O. Klindt, MCSE" > Chris, you were thinking of Marvin the paranoid android. Nope Todd, it's not Marvin, that IS a robot, but not so immortal as the smartest, most intelligent in the whole universe. :) And complain all the time about his misery. And that immortal thingy was some other creature, it's organic I think (;). That guy is hillarious too. :))) LOL I just finished downloading from NAPSTER The 1-st book of Hitchiker's Guide. :) This stuff is hurting me severely damn it. :) I laugh with tears. The book is good but these live original radio shows (it was radio satire originally, the book came later) are awesome, the cool British accent and sense of humour. GO GET IT! p.s. oh, just saw few replies on that post, but nevermind. Glad to see so many Douglas fans. BTW, what's that game you speak about? I found 1 game, with entering words and questions and that's all, nothing visual, graphic ... I'm sure there is some classic game on the topic. PLEASE provde me with some link or anything, downloading the game if possible. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:27:45 +0100 From: "Mariano Gil" To: "Foro Dream Theater" Subject: Mobile melodies Message-ID: <003901c0865d$4254ad20$230b533e@20453cemadrcp> Hi there!! Well, we are all prog-fans, aren't we? And many of you know a lot about composing music, don't you? So, why can't we all make an effort and create some good melodies for our mobile phones? I'm tired of hearing "Livin' la vida loca" or "In the navy" when I walk along the street. Or, what is worse, a song from a spanish "singer", the worst I've ever listened to (Julio will definitely know of whom I'm talking about....). I'd really love having a melody which fitted my personality and my (our) tastes. But I can't find any good rock melody for my Nokia 3210. Then, why don't you experts try to develop some good melodies? Or some impressive graphics? It would be a real pleasure having a DT logo and/or a piece of a famous rhyme in my phone. Don't you think so? Well, please, at least think about it. NP: Edge of Thorns - Savatage ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:40:35 -0500 From: "Nick Bogovich" To: Subject: RE: Mobile melodies Message-ID: Yeah, you might get tired of hearing "Livin' La Vida Loca" on the street, but have you ever tried to Samba De Amigo to it? Talk about badass!!! -bogie -.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.-- nick bogovich http://www.schliz.com/ you have been schlizzed -.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.---.----..-.-- -----Original Message----- ]From: Mariano Gil [mailto:email_address_removed Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:37 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Mobile melodies Hi there!! Well, we are all prog-fans, aren't we? And many of you know a lot about composing music, don't you? So, why can't we all make an effort and create some good melodies for our mobile phones? I'm tired of hearing "Livin' la vida loca" or "In the navy" when I walk along the street. Or, what is worse, a song from a spanish "singer", the worst I've ever listened to (Julio will definitely know of whom I'm talking about....). I'd really love having a melody which fitted my personality and my (our) tastes. But I can't find any good rock melody for my Nokia 3210. Then, why don't you experts try to develop some good melodies? Or some impressive graphics? It would be a real pleasure having a DT logo and/or a piece of a famous rhyme in my phone. Don't you think so? Well, please, at least think about it. NP: Edge of Thorns - Savatage ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:36:10 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: Mobile melodies Message-ID: <000a01c08666$d58d3040$8c4053d8@washburn> > have you ever tried to Samba De Amigo to it? I don't dance with other guys much, myself... :) -- KorgX3 likes to touch himself. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:22:49 -0800 From: Chris Oates To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Hitchiker Message-ID: At 02:22 PM 1/24/2001, you wrote: >p.s. oh, just saw few replies on that post, but nevermind. Glad to see >so many Douglas fans. >BTW, what's that game you speak about? I found 1 game, with entering >words and questions and that's all, nothing visual, graphic ... I'm sure >there The hitchhiker's game was text-only, and first came out in 1984 or so. I remember playing it in middle school, which places it at 1983 to 1987 time frame. It was absolutely hilarious and very challenging, but only covers up to the landing on Magrathea in terms of the book continuity. Still, if you have a decent attention span, its 200% better than most games out there today, and this is coming from a 3D game programmer... ~Chris ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:20:48 -0800 From: cheryl To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: NAMM Message-ID: To those of you inquiring as to just what the hell NAMM is like, here is an interesting article about it (at least from a metal-heads standpoint). This chick hits the proverbial nail right on the head. http://www.knac.com/servlet/Article_Page?articleID=9444 Another article can be found at http://www.knac.com/Article_Page?articleID=9443 cheryl ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:50:05 -0500 From: "Rob Pociluk" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Van Halen rant Message-ID:
I a= gree.  I thought VH3 was a great CD and I figured Gary would get to= have another chance at
it.  It was a mistake letting him go.  The one problem for hi= m was that his style was better
than the guys before him.  And I agree that he was trying to sound= a little like Sammy.  The
real reason that CD didn't do as well was that Eddie wrote more complex= pieces rather than
the standard fodder he had been doing.  Balance was a transition a= nd this last CD was a
another step away from the "fast cars, hot sex" songs.

Rob


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> lastly why is it that Sammy still gets all the shit, has everyone = forgot
the
> disaster named Gary Cherone? =A0I guess by that time, EVH's ego ab= out
ditching
> band members is old hat.

I must be the only one who liked Gary Cherone in VH. :p =A0The only thi= ng that
pissed me off was that he was trying to hard to sing like Sammy when he= 's a
DAMN better singer than that. =A0Either that or smoking finally cripple= d his
voice. =A0Either/or. =A0I remember hearing stories about him being able= to sing
over the band in concert without a microphone in Extreme. =A0Oh, well.<= BR> Hopefully Gary's on to bigger and better things.
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KorgX3 thinks Once is one of VH's best songs, ever.


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------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:20:36 -0500 (EST) From: Andrew Coutermarsh To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Hitchiker Message-ID: On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Chris Oates wrote: > The hitchhiker's game was text-only, and first came out in 1984 or so. > I remember playing it in middle school, which places it at 1983 to > 1987 time frame. It was absolutely hilarious and very challenging, > but only covers up to the landing on Magrathea in terms of the book > continuity. Still, if you have a decent attention span, its 200% > better than most games out there today, and this is coming from a 3D > game programmer... I had that game at some point, although I lost it in a hard drive crash :( I was never able to get past Zaphod's ship after you get picked up from Earth at the very beginning of the game. I never could figure out what I was supposed to do... I'd love to play that again. Zork was another great one, too... I think I still have that one somewhere. ------------------------------------------------- Andrew Coutermarsh email_address_removed http://cout.dhs.org/ ------------------------------------------------- The only stupid question is the one that is never asked, except maybe "Don't you think it's about time you audited my tax return?" or "But officer, isn't it morally wrong to give me a warning when, in fact, I was speeding?" ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:19:06 -0500 (EST) From: Eric George To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Van Halen rant Message-ID: On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Korg Ecksthrey wrote: > > > lastly why is it that Sammy still gets all the shit, has everyone forgot > the > > disaster named Gary Cherone? I guess by that time, EVH's ego about > ditching > > band members is old hat. > > I must be the only one who liked Gary Cherone in VH. :p No, you're not. I would go so far as to say that he's second to Hagar, but better than Roth. The only thing that > pissed me off was that he was trying to hard to sing like Sammy when he's a > DAMN better singer than that. Either that or smoking finally crippled his > voice. Either/or. I remember hearing stories about him being able to sing > over the band in concert without a microphone in Extreme. Oh, well. > Hopefully Gary's on to bigger and better things. > -- > KorgX3 thinks Once is one of VH's best songs, ever. > > Amen to that. Once is such a powerful & stirring song. Everything about it (the progressions, the rhythm, vocals, the solo) reeks with emotion. Deffinetly the high point of the album, followed by Year To The Day and ]From Afar. Van Halen's best albums though, have to be Balance & OU812. F.U.C.K. is pretty close too. Oh, & then there's 5150.......damn....... -ryften ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:34:47 -0500 (EST) From: Eric George To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Buckethead. Message-ID: Unless it's an album I don't know about, I believe the Buckethead album your referring to is called "Monsters & Robots". I have that as well, and it has it's moments, but you're right; on the whole it's pretty dissappointing. That was the second album of his I had gotten. The reason I was dissappointed was because the first album of his that I got was the masterpiece "Colma" released in '98. This album for the most part is very laid back, with a lot of nice acoustic moments. There are some songs where he delves into a more powerful electric feel (such as the song "Machete"), but for the most part chooses to be more mood-setting & atmospheric than all-out shredding. Because this album was so incredibly well done (Brain adding his flavor on the drumkit & programming), I was expecting something equally mind-blowing with a very "electric" album. I did not find this with "Monsters & Robots". Like I said, it had it's moments, but I would recommend "Colma" to anyone who wants to hear some of the most tasteful guitar work I've ever heard. A classic to be sure. -ryften NP: Buckethead "Whitewash" (Colma) On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Matt Birskovich wrote: > > Greetings from the dark silent void, > So I picked up Giant Robot, because so many people told me that > Buckethead is this amazing player who innovates and shreds everyone's > balls off. I have to say I was extraordinarily disappointed. I think Ron > Thal has done everything Buckethead has with more feel, creativity and > style. Can someone either point me in the direction of a better albom or > tell me what the real uniqueness of this guy is? And all those wanabe Vai > moments with the stupid scenes? Come on. Man, I feel so jaded. Someone > please help. Be well. > Matt B > > "Cover my eyes and tell me/Am I really blind?" (Dream Theater) > email_address_removed > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:39:05 -0500 From: "James Arin Colberg" To: Subject: Re: Van Halen rant Message-ID: <018b01c08688$c17b2040$56ad0241@jamesarin> Everyone looks at me like I have 8 heads when I say I liked the VH stuff with Gary Cherone! I had seen Extreme like a dozen times and developed allot of respect for His ability to pummel the audience vocally while performing live. Later, Jim I have seen this face a thousand times every morning of my life But I never saw these eyes so clear free of doubt and pain Like the whole world has been made again And it's all because you made me see what is false and what is true Like the inside and the outside of me is being made again by you Marillion 'Made Again' ----- Original Message ----- ]From: "Eric George" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Van Halen rant > > > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Korg Ecksthrey wrote: > > > > > > lastly why is it that Sammy still gets all the shit, has everyone forgot > > the > > > disaster named Gary Cherone? I guess by that time, EVH's ego about > > ditching > > > band members is old hat. > > > > I must be the only one who liked Gary Cherone in VH. :p > > No, you're not. I would go so far as to say that he's second to Hagar, > but better than Roth. > > > The only thing that > > pissed me off was that he was trying to hard to sing like Sammy when he's a > > DAMN better singer than that. Either that or smoking finally crippled his > > voice. Either/or. I remember hearing stories about him being able to sing > > over the band in concert without a microphone in Extreme. Oh, well. > > Hopefully Gary's on to bigger and better things. > > -- > > KorgX3 thinks Once is one of VH's best songs, ever. > > > > > Amen to that. Once is such a powerful & stirring song. Everything about > it (the progressions, the rhythm, vocals, the solo) reeks with emotion. > Deffinetly the high point of the album, followed by Year To The Day and > ]From Afar. > > Van Halen's best albums though, have to be Balance & OU812. F.U.C.K. is > pretty close too. Oh, & then there's 5150.......damn....... > > -ryften > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:58:47 -0500 (EST) From: Eric George To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Buckethead. Message-ID: My mistake, there is an album called "Giant Robot", as well as a band called "Giant Robot" that he also recorded with. Shoulda' made sure before I opened my big mouth. Ooooops......:P On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Eric George wrote: > > > Unless it's an album I don't know about, I believe the Buckethead album > your referring to is called "Monsters & Robots". I have that as well, and > it has it's moments, but you're right; on the whole it's pretty > dissappointing. That was the second album of his I had gotten. The > reason I was dissappointed was because the first album of his that I got > was the masterpiece "Colma" released in '98. This album for the most part > is very laid back, with a lot of nice acoustic moments. There are some > songs where he delves into a more powerful electric feel (such as the > song "Machete"), but for the most part chooses to be more mood-setting & > atmospheric than all-out shredding. Because this album was so incredibly > well done (Brain adding his flavor on the drumkit & programming), I was > expecting something equally mind-blowing with a very "electric" album. I > did not find this with "Monsters & Robots". Like I said, it had it's > moments, but I would recommend "Colma" to anyone who wants to hear some of > the most tasteful guitar work I've ever heard. A classic to be sure. > > -ryften > > NP: Buckethead "Whitewash" (Colma) > > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001, Matt Birskovich wrote: > > > > > Greetings from the dark silent void, > > So I picked up Giant Robot, because so many people told me that > > Buckethead is this amazing player who innovates and shreds everyone's > > balls off. I have to say I was extraordinarily disappointed. I think Ron > > Thal has done everything Buckethead has with more feel, creativity and > > style. Can someone either point me in the direction of a better albom or > > tell me what the real uniqueness of this guy is? And all those wanabe Vai > > moments with the stupid scenes? Come on. Man, I feel so jaded. Someone > > please help. Be well. > > Matt B > > > > "Cover my eyes and tell me/Am I really blind?" (Dream Theater) > > email_address_removed > > > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 01:00:43 -0500 (EST) From: Eric George To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: yet another Buckethread...... Message-ID: Now, mind you, I don't really know how many Buckethead fans there are out there on the 'jam, but if there are any real die-hards floating around, then maybe you can help me out. I'm looking for someone who has a copy of the disc "Dreamatorium". It goes under the name of Death Cube K (which was just an anagram for Buckethead), and it is, to my knowledge, out of print. It's supposed to be one of his most incredible solo works, and I would kill to find someone who had it and was willing to make a copy of it. Well, here's hoping......... -ryften NP: John Wetton "Battlelines" (Chasing The Dragon) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 02:39:17 -0500 (EST) From: Eric George To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: advice appreciated..... Message-ID: This is the last post for the evening, honest. I was going to redeem a free cd that i'm getting through cdnow, and I was wondering which one of these two would be better to go with. Ice Age "The Great Divide" Cairo "Cairo" I've listened to sound clips from both, but they were off the magnacarta site, and the quality was pretty poor. If anyone else is familiar/into either one of these bands, then please let me know a little more about them & their sound. Private email works fine, but maybe others on the 'jam would want to know about these bands as well. Thanks a bunch. -ryften ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5745 **************************