YTSEJAM Digest 5750 Today's Topics: 1) Re: Mobile Phones by email_address_removed 2) Re: Mobile Phones by email_address_removed 3) Symphony X live in NJ (review) by "Matt Molite" 4) My SyX Review by email_address_removed 5) sorry, couldn't resist by "Partha Mukhopadhyay" 6) Re: My SyX Review by email_address_removed 7) Re: My SyX Review by email_address_removed 8) SX Concert by Ryan Veety 9) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 by Chris Elder 10) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 by "Dan McCormack" 11) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 by "Andre Navarro" 12) Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 by "michele moran" 13) new ytseshirt? by Joshua Rasiel 14) Re: new ytseshirt? by "Korg Ecksthrey" 15) RE: new ytseshirt? by "Souter, Jan-Michael" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:14:03 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Mobile Phones Message-ID: Naayaahhh, that would be TOO corny ... << > I have the beginning of DT's 'Another Day' as the ringing tone on my cell > phone! And on your voice mail message you can have; "You won't find me here, so call another day..." :) Luke. >> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 15:14:07 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Mobile Phones Message-ID: We're not talking to the great Robb Shore are we? Oh well, I guess you don't get to have the beginning of DT's 'Another Day' on yer cell phone then ;-) On the other hand, I may e-mail you privately and you can tell me what it's worth!! ??????? From Robb Muise Email:email_address_removed ???????????? < notes? LOL i'm about as much a musician as a donkey's left ball..> At 04:22 PM 1/25/2001 -0800, email_address_removed wrote: >Hey it's not difficult notewise. >Just get the timing right, I am sure you can handle it ;-) > >]From: Robb Muise > you will email me the ring tone > > At 12:02 PM 1/25/2001 -0800, email_address_removed wrote: > > >I have the beginning of DT's 'Another Day' as the ringing tone on my cell > >phone! > >> ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:04:34 -0500 From: "Matt Molite" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Symphony X live in NJ (review) Message-ID: Oh man, what can I begin to say about the best concert of my life? The guys played in a soundstage area in the back of a motorcycle shop, so there was NO stage, just a riser for the drums and keyboards. I guess it sucked if you were in the back, but I was in the 2nd "row" 4 feet from Romeo, so I didn't have a problem :-). Anyway, on to the bands: October Thorns - These guys obviously have talent, but they aren't my thing. Not a fan of the Death and Black metal influences. Bassist was good, but looked like a punk (its s metal show - take the sock off your head ;-) ). The guitarist had a very interesting style, not only because he was lefty, but because he played with the guitar strung upside down (ala Albert King), but what turned him off to me was that he was blatantly trying to sound like Petrucci. The only redeeming thing about this band was that they did a pretty much flawless cover of Metropolis pt 1 to end their set...it rocked, but its kinda sad IMO that they had to rely on a DT cover to come up with a set closer to leave you pumped. Mastermind - Now heres a band that kicks fucking ass. Really amazingly cool "Maiden meets ELP" kind of sound. I guess you kinda have to be into a 70s prog sound to appriciate some of their stuff. Pretty cool guitarist...definately knows his stuff. The drummer - holy shit! I could tell he was a jazz/fusion drummer, but his drum solo really showed it off...amazing, he ranks up there with Peart and Palmer in my book. They had a new singer with them...still a chick, only with a more "goth" look (she was hot too :-) ). Great voice...horrible stage presence...she faced the drummer half the time (which wasn't necessarily a bad thing though ;-) ). The Ozzy "let me see your fucking lighters" thing was really cheesy too. All in all a great preceding band to what lay ahead...(I just wish Jens could have made it out to the show :-) ). Symphony X - Damn. DAMN. Thats all I can say. They were insane. Russel has to be one of the best "live" singers I've ever heard. He sounds just as good as on the CD. He's a ball of energy on stage too, and really interacted with the crowd and got them pumped. Romeo...I can't begin to put into words what command over the instrument this guy has. When he plays, his hands barely move. Its just about the most economical and efficient technique I've ever seen. He was talking the to guys in the front row WHILE shredding flawlessly. He is the best neoclassical/prog/metal guitarist out there. Also totally pumped. The whole band was just so into it and so alive (and TIGHT), it was incredible. Anyway, the set list was: Of Sins and Shadows The Eyes of Medusa Dressed to Kill Through the Looking Glass Evolution Fallen Transcendence Communion and the Oracle The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm On the Breath of Poseideon Romeo guitar solo (holy fuck!!!) Egypt Death of Balance Sea of Lies Encore: Church of the Machine Smoke and Mirrors Afterwards I got to talk to Romeo for about 10-15 minutes. Awsome down to earth guy (and he remembered me from our email conversations). The whole night was just an awsome friggin experience. BTW - they are looking to play the L'Amour in Brooklyn, NY the first weekend of March, but the bookers don't believe they'll be that much of a draw. So...CALL the L'Amour and tell them to book SyX!!! (dont have the # on me...but I'd just use 411). Matt "Seek the hidden rhyme and there you'll find a new world order Feel the mystery - so much to see through the eyes of hope" - Symphony X Dream Theater newsletter - http://www.dreamtheater.net/uacmmail/ ____________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE Web and POP E-mail Service in 14 languages at http://www.zzn.com. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:24:22 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: My SyX Review Message-ID: Well, I'll skip all the crap about driving there for 3 hours, and go right to the review. The concert was in this tiny room that could only hold about 300 people. There was no stage, nothing separating the front row from the band. The sound wasn't the best, and the bands complained about not being able to hear what they were playing. But this was the best concert of my life. October Thorns - Okay, it was my first time hearing the songs. While not bad at all, I do have some major complaints. For one, I don't think it complimented Symphony X very well. It just wasn't the style that fit with it, I think it would compliment a band like Incubus much more... which is, by far, not an insult, as I happen to love Incubus. The vocal parts need a serious kick in the butt. The screaming growls and high screeches just didn't really work, IMHO, though there were some great moments in the songs. The highlight of the set, however, was Metropolis, which was pulled off pretty fucking well, albeit not perfectly. Overall, not bad at all, but it wasn't exactly the style I came to see. And still better than 99% of the crap you hear on the radio. Mastermind - Couldn't hear a thing the chick was singing. The drummer was -amazing-. The guitarrist had a lot of talent, but it seemed like he just did a lot of wanking crap. He had some really good solos - and the one song, though I forget the name of it, was that hickish instrumental - was damn good. Overall, decent, complimented SyX, better, but the music in itself wasn't the greatest. Now, we get to Symphony X. This is what I came to see, and I was not let down at all. In fact, I know I'm gonna get flamed for this, but the concert put SyX slightly above Dream Theater for me. Allen is the fucking man. He had stage presence up the wazoo, he got the crowd into the show. Romeo is the fucking GOD of guitar. He just stood up there, pulling off some of the fastest shit I have ever seen effortlessly, having conversations with me and a few people around me while doing it. He even turned the mic over to us a couple of times. The setlist was, as best as I can recall... Of Sins and Shadows (TDWoT) The Eyes of Medusa (TDWoT) Dressed to Kill (Damnation Game) Through the Looking Glass (TiO) Evolution (V) Fallen (V) Transcendence (V) Communion and the Oracle (V) The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm (V) On the Breath of Poseidon (V) Egypt (V) Death of Balance, WITHOUT Lacrymosa (V) Sea of Lies (TDWoT) Encore: Church of the Machine (TiO) Smoke & Mirrors (TiO) I only saw two mistakes the entire show. At one point, Rullo slightly messed up a drum beat, but it was hardly noticeable. They just looked at each other, looked at us, saw that a few of us noticed and laughed. The other, Allen mixed up the words to Smoke & Mirrors and repeated half of a verse. Other than that, they were completely on the entire night, pulling off some amazing shit that you have to see/hear to believe. I was literally 2-3 feet away from Romeo and Allen. My only complaint is that the sound wasn't the best quality. I met all of the band, sans Allen, after the show. Lepond and Pinella seem a lot like Rudess in the sense that they are friendly, but not friendly like everyone's their buest buddy type. I didn't get to talk to Rullo, but I talked with Romeo three times for a long time. Not only is Romeo the man on stage, but he is a fuckin great guy off as well. We talked about everything from video games (I want him to check out Final Fantasy music, hehe) to people scamming SyX stuff (Avon Messiah is -not- SyX, glad I got an answer on that), and even his weight. If you get a chance to see SyX, DO NOT PASS IT UP. If you have to kill someone to see it, do it. This was, in all honesty, a night that I will not forget. They are too good to be playing in the back of a bike shop. Call venues up and demand that they get SyX to play there. Take people for hostage unless SyX plays at a venue near you. It is worth it. I give the concert a 9.9/10 -- the .1 taken off due to the sound quality, which was beyond SyX's control. -Brent, Mirror's Eye http://www.mp3.com/MirrorsEye ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 01:27:16 From: "Partha Mukhopadhyay" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: sorry, couldn't resist Message-ID: >"k=E4nnykk=E4" kinda looks like what the three stooges might call it, if they were still alive :) partha _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:16:20 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: My SyX Review Message-ID: Where in Jersey was this? I didn't even know SX was touring. Anyone know a website I can get tour dates, or was this a one-shot deal? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 21:20:50 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: My SyX Review Message-ID: They did two shows. One in Pittsburgh on the 20th, one yesterday. -Brent, Mirror's Eye http://www.mp3.com/MirrorsEye ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 22:14:41 -0500 (EST) From: Ryan Veety To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: SX Concert Message-ID: I completely agree with the previous posts about the show. The guys on the SX mailing list seemed to love October Thorns, I enjoyed their song Page One and loved their cover of M1 but was majorly turned off by the death vocals. The crowd seemed to agree, they stood around through OT's songs and went wild for M1. Mastermind seemed to be a loved it hated it performace from the people I've talked to. I felt they had lots of talent but every song sounded the same to me and I got bored after the first few. The drum solo sounded good. Then SX came out and totally KICKED ASS! I couldn't believe how good they performed. Yes, the sound wasn't the greatest and unless you were in front you could only see their hair. But that didn't stop them from putting on an unbelievable show. Russ was truely amazing and drove the crowd wild. Everyone gave it their best and it showed. Ryan __________________________________________________________ .' Ryan Veety - http://www.ryanspc.com `. | PGP Key: http://www.ryanspc.com/pgp.txt | `----------------------------------------------------------' ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 23:31:55 -0600 From: Chris Elder To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 Message-ID: on 1/28/01 9:15 AM, ytsejam@torchsong.com at ytsejam@torchsong.com wrote: > shops. Of course, this is only possible when the band > have a merchandising on tour. Yeah but by the time the tour comes around don't 99% of us already have the CD that the tour is for? just a thought -corvin ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 23:44:53 -0500 From: "Dan McCormack" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 Message-ID: <009e01c089ae$38983d70$message_id_removed> > Yeah but by the time the tour comes around don't 99% of us already have the > CD that the tour is for? so download the songs off of napster and burn em to a cd and listen to that till the tour comes around :) moo. *** END OF TRANSMISSION *** ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 00:56:19 -0400 From: "Andre Navarro" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 Message-ID: > > Yeah but by the time the tour comes around don't 99% of us already have > the > > CD that the tour is for? > > so download the songs off of napster and burn em to a cd and listen to that > till the tour comes around :) moo. > Or give your cds away to new fans and buy new ones. =) meow. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Andre Navarro "Hoooowdy hooo!" -Mr. Hanky ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 00:34:31 -0500 From: "michele moran" To: Subject: Re: YTSEJAM digest 5749 Message-ID: <005c01c089b5$28d97640$message_id_removed> or buy two copies and REALLY support the band. quack (actually, i just poste cause i really wanted to get in on the whole animal sounds thang. *grin*) -- michele ----- Original Message ----- > > Yeah but by the time the tour comes around don't 99% of us already >>have the CD that the tour is for? > > so download the songs off of napster and burn em to a cd and listen to >that till the tour comes around :) moo. > >>>Or give your cds away to new fans and buy new ones. =) meow. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Andre Navarro "Hoooowdy hooo!" -Mr. Hanky ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 03:30:57 -0500 From: Joshua Rasiel To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: new ytseshirt? Message-ID: ok folks...it's been a while, new(old) logo, new ytse-address, everyone's got paypal these days...i'm thinking of making another shirt. i have some initial ideas but basically this one would be more "dream theater" and less "ytsejam" though it will still feature our email address somewhere on the shirt, as well as the website address. this way, anybody that likes a) the band, b) the site, or c) the mailing list can wear this shirt proudly. And I will probably once again use high-quality material and charge somewhere around $20 including shipping. could I get some feedback? even though i hope to make a shirt that goes beyond our humble group, i figure you guys are a good cross-section of possible buyers. Please let me know what you think, all. Thanks! -josh ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 02:14:42 -0700 From: "Korg Ecksthrey" To: Subject: Re: new ytseshirt? Message-ID: <000b01c089d3$ed38eed0$234153d8@washburn> > could I get some feedback? As long as they come in extra fat sizes. :) I like to wear tents. Something like a XXL Tall. :) Definitely tall... Otherwise my gut hangs out if I have to lift my arms up over my head and everyone points at me and laughs. So... Have mercy or just don't make any fucking shirts. :D -- KorgX3 doesn't know what happened to his old Ytsejam shirt. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:53:28 -0600 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: new ytseshirt? Message-ID: <74ACE5A6CB89D3119E6F00609720274A037D15D4@ISDCRE00> As a suggestion, please offer different colored shirts. Not just blue or black :) Whites, greys, reds, yellows, etc... would be cool. > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Rasiel [SMTP:email_address_removed > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 2:32 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: new ytseshirt? > > > ok folks...it's been a while, new(old) logo, new ytse-address, > everyone's got paypal these days...i'm thinking of making another shirt. > > i have some initial ideas but basically this one would be more "dream > theater" and less "ytsejam" though it will still feature our email > address somewhere on the shirt, as well as the website address. this > way, anybody that likes a) the band, b) the site, or c) the mailing list > can wear this shirt proudly. And I will probably once again use > high-quality material and charge somewhere around $20 including > shipping. > > could I get some feedback? even though i hope to make a shirt that goes > beyond our humble group, i figure you guys are a good cross-section of > possible buyers. Please let me know what you think, all. > > Thanks! > -josh ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 5750 **************************