YTSEJAM Digest 6281 Today's Topics: 1) if your name is.... by Partha Mukhopadhyay 2) Re: Alanis Morissette by email_address_removed (Steve Chew) 3) Re: Alanis Morissette by Dave Peterson 4) dt by "TREVOR HOIT" 5) RE: Alanis Morissette by "Todd O. Klindt" 6) RE: Alanis Morissette by "HJ Rivera" 7) Re: Alanis Morissette by "Kez" 8) RE: Alanis Morissette by "Todd O. Klindt" 9) RE: Alanis Morissette by "HJ Rivera" 10) Joe Satriani LA Instore tomorrow by email_address_removed 11) Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer by Eckie 12) Re: Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer by "Dr. Mosh" 13) Re: Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer by Coldfire ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 19:22:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Partha Mukhopadhyay To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: if your name is.... Message-ID: ...Groundskeeper Willie, is IS "shinning" :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 00:59:21 -0400 (EDT) From: email_address_removed (Steve Chew) To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: > >Alanis Morissette's new album "Under Rug Swept" is even better than her >previous efforts in my book, and I feel guilty as hell for burning it as a CD >full of mp3's but I'm sure I'll purchase the real album eventually. > Any songs as good as her "Uninvited" song from the City of Angels soundtrack? After that one all her other stuff has kind of paled in comparision for me. I just love the strings on it and the dynamics. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:28:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Dave Peterson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: No, nothing in that vein musically, unfortunately. I agree that that song's just amazing. Possibly the most musically valid thing she's ever done. But URS isn't about big, grandiose musical statements. Catchy melodies supporting simply ASTOUNDING lyrics. I could so make love to that woman's mind. Don't get me started. - Dave --- Steve Chew wrote: > > > >Alanis Morissette's new album "Under Rug Swept" is even better than her > >previous efforts in my book, and I feel guilty as hell for burning it as a > CD > >full of mp3's but I'm sure I'll purchase the real album eventually. > > > Any songs as good as her "Uninvited" song from the City of Angels > soundtrack? After that one all her other stuff has kind of paled in > comparision for me. I just love the strings on it and the dynamics. > > Steve > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 23:58:09 -0700 From: "TREVOR HOIT" To: Subject: dt Message-ID: <008401c23f72$1ec45480$message_id_removed> >DT RULEZZZ ME UNDERPANTZ!! YEAH, DT ROKS NADZ, BALLS AND CHUNK!!! yes, I'm bored. trevor ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:42:54 -0500 From: "Todd O. Klindt" To: Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: <02a401c23fa2$47ea1450$message_id_removed> Damn I love that song. Hated the movie, but that song is one of the best I've ever heard. Captures the emotion perfectly. tk -----Original Message----- From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com] On Behalf Of Steve Chew Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 12:00 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Alanis Morissette > >Alanis Morissette's new album "Under Rug Swept" is even better than her >previous efforts in my book, and I feel guilty as hell for burning it >as a CD full of mp3's but I'm sure I'll purchase the real album >eventually. > Any songs as good as her "Uninvited" song from the City of Angels soundtrack? After that one all her other stuff has kind of paled in comparision for me. I just love the strings on it and the dynamics. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 09:41:57 -0400 From: "HJ Rivera" To: Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: If you like "Uninvited" (I love it), check out Westworld's version of it (with Tony Harnell of TNT fame handling vocal duties). Also, I thought "That Particular Time" on URS comes pretty close to reaching the emotional heights of "Uninvited." I wish more lyricists would take a cue from Alanis' style (misuse of "ironic" aside). joe ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:01:24 -0400 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: <000d01c23fb5$a1ed2920$74d1d043@kezp3800> All I want to know is: Has she taken a bath yet? :) I'm not a fan, but, then again, I've never really tried. Wassup DCJoe?? ;) Kez ----- Original Message ----- From: "HJ Rivera" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette > If you like "Uninvited" (I love it), check out Westworld's version of it > (with Tony Harnell of TNT fame handling vocal duties). Also, I thought "That > Particular Time" on URS comes pretty close to reaching the emotional heights > of "Uninvited." I wish more lyricists would take a cue from Alanis' style > (misuse of "ironic" aside). > > joe > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:11:27 -0500 From: "Todd O. Klindt" To: Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: <02b201c23fbf$6ab53880$message_id_removed> OK, I gotta ask, how did she misuse "ironic"? Do mean that she may have more appropriately used "coincidental" or "unexpected"? tk -----Original Message----- From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com] On Behalf Of HJ Rivera Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:52 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette If you like "Uninvited" (I love it), check out Westworld's version of it (with Tony Harnell of TNT fame handling vocal duties). Also, I thought "That Particular Time" on URS comes pretty close to reaching the emotional heights of "Uninvited." I wish more lyricists would take a cue from Alanis' style (misuse of "ironic" aside). joe ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 12:39:43 -0400 From: "HJ Rivera" To: Subject: RE: Alanis Morissette Message-ID: >Do mean that she may have more >appropriately used "coincidental" or >"unexpected"? Yes. None of the "ironies" in the song were actually ironic. Having your wedding rained out isn't ironic, unless the bride is the weather girl at the local TV station. The lyrics described a lot of bad luck and sad situations, but, IRRC, none were actually ironic events. This, from dictionary.com: "Usage Note: The words ironic, irony, and ironically are sometimes used of events and circumstances that might better be described as simply coincidental or improbable, in that they suggest no particular lessons about human vanity or folly. Thus 78 percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of ironically in the sentence In 1969 Susie moved from Ithaca to California where she met her husband-to-be, who, ironically, also came from upstate New York. Some Panelists noted that this particular usage might be acceptable if Susie had in fact moved to California in order to find a husband, in which case the story could be taken as exemplifying the folly of supposing that we can know what fate has in store for us. By contrast, 73 percent accepted the sentence Ironically, even as the government was fulminating against American policy, American jeans and videocassettes were the hottest items in the stalls of the market, where the incongruity can be seen as an example of human inconsistency." joe ps. Yo, Kez - send me an email sometime - we should hook up for the rumored BG/SymX/HF show at Jaxx... ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 13:51:51 -0400 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Joe Satriani LA Instore tomorrow Message-ID: Hey guys, Just a reminder for any Satch fans...he will be signing autographs at the Wherehouse Music on Sunset & Labrea in LA tomorrow from 1-2:30. The address is 7127 W. Sunset. He's also giving away a signed guitar at the end. See you there or see you at the Greek! -Kyle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:40:47 -0700 From: Eckie To: Subject: Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer Message-ID: Your own Ytsejam Exclusive Report August 8th turned out to be a hell of a night for prog fans, disenchanted 80's rockers, mullet wearing wanderers, and music snobs alike as Kings X, Dream Theater, and Satriani converged at the Dodge Theater in downtown Phoenix. It's not often I get to mull around the atmosphere of oddball music fans donning clothes with pictures of progressive rock iconoclasts such as Zappa, Vai and Satriani, and those wacky "underground" groups that just never get their breaks with commercial radio such as Mr. Bungle, Fates Warning and Dream Theater. After about five minutes I had gotten my year's worth of this ambience and made the climb to the summit of this new performing arts venue to my balcony seat. Special note to phoenix fans: Pay the extra cash and avoid getting balcony seats. The Dodge Theater is deceptively HUGE, and I found myself squinting to figure out who was who on stage the entire night. Apparently Douggie P. had purple dreadlocks, and all I could make out was a small spot of hair on the top of his bulbous head. Unless, of course, you're looking to get an excellent buzz from your alcoholic beverage fast and cheap; it's amazing how far a little oxygen deprivation can stretch one measely cup of beer.... Not that I uh, drank of course. Eckie's on a diet. :) Kings X started off the party with a very short set...or maybe it just seemed short. 5 songs in all, and I'm not gonna tell you which ones they played. :) Unfortunately I could never really get into their recordings, but I was enjoying their set so much I wondered why I didn't listen to this band more often. It's long overdue for me to stock up on their catalogue. They were spot on. Incredible guitar work. Dream Theater set up for their performance, and I swear Portnoy's drum set just seems to get bigger and bigger each time I see these guys. I'm expecting to see him at the next show with a double-decker bass drum set up with more snares and toms on a special rotating cage designed from the time/space portal contraption from Carl Sagan's "Contact." The toms would rotate at a certain speed and combust Mike's fro, causing his eyes to shoot laser beams, burning through LaBrie's tight pants and triggering an earth shattering vocal performance of "My Balls are Burning!!!" in G. The music from the end of Met2 blasts through the PA and quickly the all too familiar head pounding rhythm of Take the Time starts up. The show has begun. Only a couple songs from 6 degrees were covered, I believe, and a lot of old material from the Images and Words days to Metropolis 2, Peruvian Skies being the only song off FII. Okay so I'm not spoiling too much, I just didn't bother recording what songs were played, I was there to enjoy the experience, damn it :) Again, I couldn't make too many details out from my balcony perch (so much that I even missed Mike holding his daughter up above his kit so she could direct the audience into a clapping frenzy during one of the songs), and all I could make out of Petrucci was this black figure with massive biceps playing these flurries of chromatic, blue, red, and cubist notes...did this guy bulk up for the tour? Maybe it was just his outfit, or just my pitiful perspective, but the guy has some guns! Myung was amazing as always, and Rudess couldn't hit a bad note if he tried. And from really far away, James looked like a really beastly Brooke Shields. They ended their set, and something like 1/4th of the audience left, leaving Satriani with a slightly diluted crowd...which confused the hell out of me. A few fans behind me were discussing their views on the lack of talent by people like Jimmy Page and the sloppiness of Hendrix during Satriani's set up.... Maybe it was the lack of oxygen circulating in their heads that caused such hysteria. If you've seen Satriani live before, you know the cool/warm cozy personal vibe he brings to a performance. It was the same, except, he was better than the last time I saw him, and covered quite a bit of material (including Midnight!), a lot of it being older material with a couple songs on his beastly 7 string. I never thought I'd live to see the day Satriani's exchanging his svelt 6 string steed for a 7 string tree. It was an excellent show over all. Definitely Groovy baby, YEAH! Walking out of the Dodge Theater with that blissful grin you can only get after seeing these guys live, a solicitor hands me a flier for an "aftershow party" featuring Ray Alder's ENGINE at the Mason Jar. I was obliged to go and rock out for yet another hour with this very very heavy band. Very good performance and so unlike Fates Warning it's scary. Ray's just the fookin' man. ~Who the hell let Eckie back in here? Call the cops! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:22:57 -0700 From: "Dr. Mosh" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer Message-ID: Excellent, all those bands in one night... excellent... Signal received 0. Eckie said: > Your own Ytsejam Exclusive Report > > August 8th turned out to be a hell of a night for prog fans, disenchanted 80's rockers, mullet wearing wanderers, and music snobs alike as Kings X, Dream Theater, and Satriani converged at the Dodge Theater in downtown Phoenix. > [huge review trimmed for brevity] -- -------------- http://www.zeromemory.com - metal for your ears. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2002 17:49:53 -0400 From: Coldfire To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Progressive Heaven in the Valley of Skin Cancer Message-ID: HOLY @#$^&*#$^ ECkie's BACK!!!!!!!!!!! 0OH OH OH PETRUCCI PETRUCCI OH OH OH!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) *insert famouse evil laugh here ;) Nice to see yer still around Young Shredi Eckie-wan. Nice Review. Keep Posting...you've been missed around here! Coldie Eckie wrote: > > Your own Ytsejam Exclusive Report > > August 8th turned out to be a hell of a night for prog fans, disenchanted 80's rockers, mullet wearing wanderers, and music snobs alike as Kings X, Dream Theater, and Satriani converged at the Dodge Theater in downtown Phoenix. > > It's not often I get to mull around the atmosphere of oddball music fans donning clothes with pictures of progressive rock iconoclasts such as Zappa, Vai and Satriani, and those wacky "underground" groups that just never get their breaks with commercial radio such as Mr. Bungle, Fates Warning and Dream Theater. After about five minutes I had gotten my year's worth of this ambience and made the climb to the summit of this new performing arts venue to my balcony seat. > > Special note to phoenix fans: Pay the extra cash and avoid getting balcony seats. The Dodge Theater is deceptively HUGE, and I found myself squinting to figure out who was who on stage the entire night. Apparently Douggie P. had purple dreadlocks, and all I could make out was a small spot of hair on the top of his bulbous head. Unless, of course, you're looking to get an excellent buzz from your alcoholic beverage fast and cheap; it's amazing how far a little oxygen deprivation can stretch one measely cup of beer.... > > Not that I uh, drank of course. Eckie's on a diet. :) > > Kings X started off the party with a very short set...or maybe it just seemed short. 5 songs in all, and I'm not gonna tell you which ones they played. :) Unfortunately I could never really get into their recordings, but I was enjoying their set so much I wondered why I didn't listen to this band more often. It's long overdue for me to stock up on their catalogue. They were spot on. Incredible guitar work. > > Dream Theater set up for their performance, and I swear Portnoy's drum set just seems to get bigger and bigger each time I see these guys. I'm expecting to see him at the next show with a double-decker bass drum set up with more snares and toms on a special rotating cage designed from the time/space portal contraption from Carl Sagan's "Contact." The toms would rotate at a certain speed and combust Mike's fro, causing his eyes to shoot laser beams, burning through LaBrie's tight pants and triggering an earth shattering vocal performance of "My Balls are Burning!!!" in G. The music from the end of Met2 blasts through the PA and quickly the all too familiar head pounding rhythm of Take the Time starts up. The show has begun. > > Only a couple songs from 6 degrees were covered, I believe, and a lot of old material from the Images and Words days to Metropolis 2, Peruvian Skies being the only song off FII. Okay so I'm not spoiling too much, I just didn't bother recording what songs were played, I was there to enjoy the experience, damn it :) > > Again, I couldn't make too many details out from my balcony perch (so much that I even missed Mike holding his daughter up above his kit so she could direct the audience into a clapping frenzy during one of the songs), and all I could make out of Petrucci was this black figure with massive biceps playing these flurries of chromatic, blue, red, and cubist notes...did this guy bulk up for the tour? Maybe it was just his outfit, or just my pitiful perspective, but the guy has some guns! Myung was amazing as always, and Rudess couldn't hit a bad note if he tried. And from really far away, James looked like a really beastly Brooke Shields. > > They ended their set, and something like 1/4th of the audience left, leaving Satriani with a slightly diluted crowd...which confused the hell out of me. A few fans behind me were discussing their views on the lack of talent by people like Jimmy Page and the sloppiness of Hendrix during Satriani's set up.... Maybe it was the lack of oxygen circulating in their heads that caused such hysteria. > > If you've seen Satriani live before, you know the cool/warm cozy personal vibe he brings to a performance. It was the same, except, he was better than the last time I saw him, and covered quite a bit of material (including Midnight!), a lot of it being older material with a couple songs on his beastly 7 string. > > I never thought I'd live to see the day Satriani's exchanging his svelt 6 string steed for a 7 string tree. It was an excellent show over all. Definitely Groovy baby, YEAH! > > Walking out of the Dodge Theater with that blissful grin you can only get after seeing these guys live, a solicitor hands me a flier for an "aftershow party" featuring Ray Alder's ENGINE at the Mason Jar. I was obliged to go and rock out for yet another hour with this very very heavy band. Very good performance and so unlike Fates Warning it's scary. Ray's just the fookin' man. > > ~Who the hell let Eckie back in here? Call the cops! ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6281 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===