YTSEJAM Digest 6508 Today's Topics: 1) Re: newest jammer by Eric George 2) PPUSA4 by "Paul W. Cashman" 3) Re: newest jammer by "Dr. Mosh" 4) Re: Rant about Prog by Peter Geerts 5) Re: newest jammer by Peter Geerts 6) Re: Styx/Where are they now? by WB Henderson 7) Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog by "Dominic H. Kallas" 8) Re: newest jammer by Sarah Hallum 9) Re: newest jammer by Coldfire 10) Re: on punk and prog by Heike =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F6deker 11) Re: Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog by Eduardo Ojeda 12) Century Child by "Andy Welihozkiy" 13) RE: Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog by "Herbert, Jason" 14) Re: Century Child by Eric George 15) Re: newest jammer by "Kez" 16) re: QR/FW, was: I guess I know what I'm doing this summer... by Brian Hansen 17) Re: Century Child by email_address_removed 18) Genius/new jammer by "TREVOR HOIT" 19) Re: Century Child by WB Henderson 20) Re: QR/FW, was: I guess I know what I'm doing this summer... by Chris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 04:51:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric George To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, TREVOR HOIT wrote: > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > Both wife and son are doing well, > Trevor Hoit hey trevor, congrats bro. very exciting time, i can imagine. few years away from that day here, but looking forward to it none the less. hey man, time to see if playing DT & directing the sound at your wife's belly paid off or not!!! hehehe.... again man, congratulations. -- Best Regards, Independent Computer Consultant, Eric George -Tech Guru's "The least important things in life get the most appreciation. The most important things in life don't seem to get enough." -me Proud "Trillian" user http://www.ceruleanstudios.com AIM screename: Ryften13 ICQ #: 163843613 email_address_removed (text-based email) email_address_removed -or- email_address_removed (HTML-based email) SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org Progressive Musician's Forum - http://www0.org/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi#general ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 01:42:55 -0500 From: "Paul W. Cashman" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: PPUSA4 Message-ID: > Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:01:04 -0500 > From: "Kez" > To: > Subject: Re: Queensryche and DT > Message-ID: <002e01c2f7b7$e0c9e9c0$6401a8c0@kezp3800> > > > What about ProgPower? > > > > Sarah > > I'll be there! WITH EARPLUGS!!! ;) > > Yes, Nightwish will be in the U.S., for whatever reason..........hehe Uh, maybe because I'm co-sponsoring them? :) > www.progpowerusa.com for all the info. \m/ -- +--- Paul W. Cashman, ICQ #4151223 www.paulcashman.com ----+ | email: email_address_removed | | website address: http://home.attbi.com/~pellaz | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:52:16 -0800 From: "Dr. Mosh" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: Wow man, last time I was hanging out with you we were having some beers a while back... and now you've replicated!! Congrats! -The Doc 0. TREVOR HOIT farted: > > > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > Both wife and son are doing well, > Trevor Hoit > > p.s. couple of pix, not the best, but I didn't take them....... > http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3D7F4M1F2N0P > password "hoit" > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment -- -------------- http://www.zeromemory.com - metal for your ears. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:26:02 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Geerts To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Rant about Prog Message-ID: --- Eduardo Ojeda wrote: > Its a sad thing people don't understand this when you tell them Blink > 182 sucks :) Blink who? :-) Peter __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:34:48 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Geerts To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: Congrats Trevor! May Chris grow up happily in a peaceful world... And kids are never too young to like prog. Like those two eight year old fanatic S-X fans who Russell picked out of the audience sunday night in Antwerp. They went on headbanging during the whole of Sins and Shadows. Great stuff! Peter --- TREVOR HOIT wrote: > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > Both wife and son are doing well, > Trevor Hoit > > p.s. couple of pix, not the best, but I didn't take them....... > http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3D7F4M1F2N0P > password "hoit" > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 02:55:37 -0500 From: WB Henderson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Styx/Where are they now? Message-ID: Trevor Hoit (congrats on the baby, dude) wrote: >Speaking of Where are they now, does anyone know what >happened to Altura after thier one release "Mercy" on Magna Carta? If someone already answered this, forgive me...from the rather harsh allmusic guide review of "Mercy": "This short-lived North Carolina-based progressive metal group released its first and last recording on the Magna Carta label. [...] Of note, the band broke up shortly after this release." Saw Frank Zappa tribute band Project/Object (now with real Zappa alumni Ike Willis, Napoleon Murphy Brock & Don Preston) this weekend. Very entertaining, though I can't remember ever seeing a band plug their merch more than they did! Opening for them was something highly unusual: kids. A lot of them. Playing Frank Zappa songs. I was expecting a DJ or something along those lines when I saw the 'Paul Green School of Rock Music Presents "Ultimate Zappa"' was also listed with P/O. In reality, this PG school is an informal music school in Philly whose philosophy is to teach through live experience and classic rock. They were surprisingly good too, particularly when considering the difficulty of the source material. Brian ============================================= WB Henderson email_address_removed (or, if you prefer / that email_address_removed) ============================================= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 04:39:57 -0500 (EST) From: "Dominic H. Kallas" To: The ytsejam mailing list Subject: Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog Message-ID: >Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:30:05 -0300 >From: Eduardo Ojeda >To: ytsejam@torchsong.com >Subject: Re: Rant about Prog >Message-ID: > >Exactly, you couldn't have been more clear. I remember back when I >listened to non-prog bands like Metallica, I liked the most the more >complex songs, with mood changes and more than *one* riff. I later >came to realize I liked the "proggy" aspects of music even before I >listened to ANY prog band. > To me, Metallica was at its best in the 1980s- 'Ride The Lightning,' 'Master of Puppets', and '... And Justice For All.' The reason why I love these albums is because they were trying to go beyond what most other metal bands were doing. With all those different guitar parts going on and songs that lasted over several minutes, one can tell that they were looking to incorporate progressive elements into their sound. Unfortunately, Metallica got tired of pushing the envelope after touring behind AJFA, and so they tried to do what Rush did over a decade earlier: put more energy into shorter, more concise (and repetitive) compositions. While they enjoyed major success with the Black Album and subsequent efforts, most of the material of the 1990s was not of the same quality as the classics that preceded them. Don't get me started on "I Disappear" and that song they did with Ja Rule. I have no idea how the new album, 'St. Anger,' will sound, but I hope Metallica realize how far they had strayed in the 1990s (I wonder if Mike Portnoy had talked to Lars about that... http://www.mikeportnoy.com/media/pics/celebs/mplars.jpg ) >Its a sad thing people don't understand this when you tell them Blink >182 sucks :) While I can see how you might be annoyed by Blink 182, you should take a listen to their drummer. He's not your typical 1-2-3-4 punk player; he draws from a lot of different influences, and his drum parts add texture to the music. I should also point out that Blink 182 gave props to Rush a few years ago on Much Music in Canada. Electronically, Dom ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 06:45:34 -0500 (EST) From: Sarah Hallum To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: I second that! Congrats! Sarah On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, wrath wrote: > Congratulations! > > TREVOR HOIT wrote: > > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > > Both wife and son are doing well, > > Trevor Hoit > > email_address_removed email_address_removed http://www.subtlerage.com/sarah ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 06:59:29 -0500 From: Coldfire To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: Oh WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Best of Luck, Health, and sleep to all 3 of you!!!!!!!!!!! WElcome to the world Christopher! Coldie TREVOR HOIT wrote: > > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > Both wife and son are doing well, > Trevor Hoit > > p.s. couple of pix, not the best, but I didn't take them....... > http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3D7F4M1F2N0P > password "hoit" > > ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:32:53 +0200 From: Heike =?iso-8859-1?Q?B=F6deker To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: on punk and prog Message-ID: At 20:43 31.03.03 -0800, ytsejam@torchsong.com wrote: >Jazz is a great mixture as well, when at its best it blends musical chaos >with insane musical talent. Actually I hear very little chaos but complex forms of musical organization which might seem chaotic because beyond the reach of unsufficiently educated musicians or audiences. Just think of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics and Steve Coleman's M-BASE . Btw, other than metric and tonal musical organizations are not a 20th cent. European innovation, e.g. see Vandor, Ivan (1978): Die Musik des tibetischen Buddhismus. (Taschenb|cher zur Musikwissenschaft, 48) Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen on Tibetan Ritual music. >Though it leaves out the overt politcal, usually. Are you kidding me? The music of the African diaspora unpolitical? All the best, Heike ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 10:20:48 -0300 From: Eduardo Ojeda To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog Message-ID: >Don't get me started on "I Disappear" >and that song they did with Ja Rule. I have no idea how the new album, >'St. Anger,' will sound, but I hope Metallica realize how far they had >strayed in the 1990s (I wonder if Mike Portnoy had talked to Lars about >that... http://www.mikeportnoy.com/media/pics/celebs/mplars.jpg ) Oh, "I dissapear". The biggest insult to metal since Bon Jovi. I have a 12 year old "pop" cousin that likes that song. :) Anyway, I do not completely hate Metallica's latest stuff. There are some songs in Load that are worth more than one listen. Even one r two in Reload. I just hope the new album is good, because they are probably coming to Argentina by year's end, and since DT never comes this far under the Ecuator I might as well spend my money on them. Hey, maybe that guy that had dinner with JP awhile back could give him a call and tell him to tour South America once in a while ;) > >Its a sad thing people don't understand this when you tell them Blink >>182 sucks :) > >While I can see how you might be annoyed by Blink 182, you should take a >listen to their drummer. Yeah, actually the drummer knows something. He packs a lot of energy in his parts. But still, one good drummer doesn't make a good band. The rest of the elements of Blink leave much to be desired... You should see the guitar guy play live. Its a wonder he can play anything at all, even if its a simple power chord. - Edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 10:05:54 -0600 From: "Andy Welihozkiy" To: Subject: Century Child Message-ID: > Wow, you paid $30 for that? It wasn't worth the $6 I paid for it at the > Dollar Tree. Eh come'on it wasn't that bad. I got used to it. Even had some decent songs one it... After I force fead it to my ears and made my brain bleed. :) It was DEFFINETLY NOT as bad as Nuno Bettencourt's 'Schizophonic'. Now that is a CD worthy of being a drink coaster. >Yeah, on Nightwish's previous tour, they came as close as Canada. >What about ProgPower? I saw Nightwish on their latest 'Century Child' Tour. Amazing. Caught them in Berlin at the Columbia Halle, maybe room for 2000. It was my girlfriend's first hardrock concert -- was so great to see her bopping her head to the beat and mouthing the words to the songs. Another has been converted! :) Did Chris DeGarmo ever make any Solo Albums? -- Andy Welihozkiy GI Animator ReelFX Creative Studios http://www.reelfx.com "When we talk about artistic freedom in this country, we sometime lose sight of the fact that freedom is often dependent on adequate financing." ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 11:52:55 -0500 From: "Herbert, Jason" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: Metallica & Blink 182, was Re: Rant about Prog Message-ID: -----Original Message----- From: Eduardo Ojeda [mailto:email_address_removed Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:52 AM [SNIP] Oh, "I dissapear". The biggest insult to metal since Bon Jovi. ***I would like "I Disappear" if it had actual lyrics, rather than "Hey, hey, hey" and "Here I go". And, while I don't really consider them metal anymore, I like Bon Jovi. Yeah, actually the drummer knows something. He packs a lot of energy in his parts. But still, one good drummer doesn't make a good band. The rest of the elements of Blink leave much to be desired... You should see the guitar guy play live. Its a wonder he can play anything at all, even if its a simple power chord. ***Although my favorite bands are DT, Savatage, & Queensryche, I find Blink-182 to be good, fun music. I respect musical virtuosity, but sometimes a fun song like "What's My Age Again?" is what I'm in the mood for. All music does not serve the same "function", so it should not all be judged by the same set of standards. Other non-metal or non-prog bands whose music I enjoy (and for which you can ridicule me): Offspring Social Distortion Pink Ricky Martin The Bloodhound Gang Rob Zombie Chemical Brothers Air Supply (OK, I'm kidding about that one) Not to mention soundtracks/cast recordings: City of Angels (the Cy Coleman musical, not the movie) Buffy TVS: Once More With Feeling (soundtrack to musical episode) Phantom of the Opera The Crow soundtrack The Saint Soundtrack Jason ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:00:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric George To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Century Child Message-ID: On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Andy Welihozkiy wrote: > It was my girlfriend's first hardrock concert -- was so great to see her > bopping her head to the beat and mouthing the words to > the songs. Another has been converted! :) you lucky man. i took my girlfriend (now fiance) to her first hardrock concert. it was DT at Philly's Electric Factory, aug 4th, 2000 (the "Brotherly Deceit" boot show, for those that care). if you're familiar with the electric factory, things get packed in there pretty tight. well, she just happens to be extremely claustrophobic, and we were right smack in the middle of the floor, front & center. this DID NOT bode well for her, & she had to make several trips out to the fringes to sit down & breathe. her only other "big" concert experience had been when she was like 9 years old, & she saw Amy Grant in a seated arena. the Electric Factory was NOT what she was planning on. shame, really. > Did Chris DeGarmo ever make any Solo Albums? i dunno, but on a similar spin: i know Scott Rockenfeld did a solo work, and i heard his drum work was supposed to be VERY impressive, much more proggy & technical than QR. any idea what that was??? -- Best Regards, Independent Computer Consultant, Eric George -Tech Guru's "The least important things in life get the most appreciation. The most important things in life don't seem to get enough." -me Proud "Trillian" user http://www.ceruleanstudios.com AIM screename: Ryften13 ICQ #: 163843613 email_address_removed (text-based email) email_address_removed -or- email_address_removed (HTML-based email) SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org Progressive Musician's Forum - http://www0.org/cgi-bin/YaBB/YaBB.cgi#general ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:33:41 -0500 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: newest jammer Message-ID: <000201c2f874$e53d74a0$6401a8c0@kezp3800> Major Congrats to you and yours, Trevor! Wife and son are doing well(and that's great), but how's dad? :) Have a great time with your newest addition! Kez ----- Original Message ----- From: "TREVOR HOIT" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:10 PM Subject: newest jammer > > > Please welcome the newest Jammer, Christopher Trevor Hoit > born Friday 3/28/03, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19.75 inches long. > Both wife and son are doing well, > Trevor Hoit > > p.s. couple of pix, not the best, but I didn't take them....... > http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3D7F4M1F2N0P > password "hoit" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 09:48:59 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Hansen To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: re: QR/FW, was: I guess I know what I'm doing this summer... Message-ID: Christin Cooney wrote: > Wow I really have to disagree with that Dream Theater started out > as a Queensryche clone. There's certainly some Queensryche influence, > among lots of other bands, but to my ears there's a lot more Rush > influence in early Dream Theater than anything else. ;o) Yeah, "clone" was a strong word there. Not completely accurate. Of course DT has other influences, but back in the day when PMU first came out, the comparison was always with QR. Upon first listening, all of the old QR fans would say they sounded just like QR. Of course on further listening, there were differences, and many old QR fans didn't get on the DT bandwagon. Too mellow and too many keyboards was the common complaint. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:49:41 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Century Child Message-ID: --part1_78.3c233e1a.2bbb3945_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" i had heard that scott did a jazz album. i don't know if it was any good or not, though. everytime i tried to hear any of it on cd now or another site, my computer was nocked off line by my sister. on a side not, i have found that if you know some one is online and you want to knock them offline, call them w/ your home phone and your cell phone at the same time. my sister used to do this to me when she had "emergency" phone calls to tell me her fav band was on mtv. thank god for paxil. jacko --part1_78.3c233e1a.2bbb3945_boundary ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:08:08 -0800 From: "TREVOR HOIT" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: Genius/new jammer Message-ID: <008b01c2f8a3$95379240$message_id_removed> >Once again, has anybody heard the album called Genius Rock Opera? If so, please post your comments about it >since I'm quite curious because of the musicians involved in it. >Alexis I have it. It's called Genius-A Rock Opera by Daniele Liverani. Subtitled "Episode 1-A Human Into Dreams' World". He is the keyboard player in Empty Tremor, but also plays all the guitars on Genius and has a guitar solo cd, 1999's "Viewpoint". Genius features guests Mark Boals(Yngwie,Ring of Fire), Lana Lane(Ayreon, Rocket Scientists), Daniel Gildenlow(Pain of Salvation), Chris Boltendahl(Grave Digger), Joe Vana(Mecca), John Wetton(Asia, U.K., etc)), Steve Walsh(Kansas), Oliver Hartmann(?), Midnight(Crimson Glory) and Philip Bynoe(Vai). More info http://www.geniusrockopera.com/ Anyway I've only listed a couple times and it's pretty good. That's my review and I'm sticking to it. >Congrats dude! Another progger brought into this world is always a good thing :) >The link doesn't work, though... http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage.asp?UrlID=3D7F4M1F2N0P password "hoit" Let's try this again, when I sent it, it worked. If there is a "3D" after the "=3D", delete it. Trevor ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:34:08 -0500 From: WB Henderson To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Century Child Message-ID: >it was DT at Philly's Electric Factory, aug 4th, 2000 (the >"Brotherly Deceit" boot show, for those that care). if you're familiar >with the electric factory, things get packed in there pretty tight. I was there too, and you're right, the floor of the Electric Factory can get ugly (especially in the middle of August - air conditioning? fans? ha!). Once you're over 21, the loft makes the place a lot more palatable. Even more palatable, though, is just about every other concert venue in Philly - the Electric Factory blows. Fortunately, most of the good shows are coming to the Troc these days. Speaking of which...05/11 @ the Trocadero (supposedly) - the upcoming Metal Gods tour: Halford, Testament, Immortal, Primal Fear, Amon Amarth, Carnal Forge & Pain Museum. Best package deal since DT/QR/FW. >i dunno, but on a similar spin: i know Scott Rockenfeld did a solo work, >and i heard his drum work was supposed to be VERY impressive, much more >proggy & technical than QR. any idea what that was??? He did an album with guitarist Paul Speer called "Hell's Canyon". It's pretty good, all instrumental, kind of a soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist. Brian [NP...Strapping Young Lad -- Drizzlelive] ============================================= WB Henderson email_address_removed (or, if you prefer / that email_address_removed) ============================================= ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 23:16:59 -0500 From: Chris To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: QR/FW, was: I guess I know what I'm doing this summer... Message-ID: <032a01c2f8ce$b5922340$message_id_removed> ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Hansen To: Multiple recipients of list Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:07 PM Subject: re: QR/FW, was: I guess I know what I'm doing this summer... > > Christin Cooney wrote: > > > Wow I really have to disagree with that Dream > Theater started out > > as a Queensryche clone. There's certainly some > Queensryche influence, > > among lots of other bands, but to my ears there's a > lot more Rush > > influence in early Dream Theater than anything else. > > ;o) Yeah, "clone" was a strong word there. Not > completely accurate. Of course DT has other > influences, but back in the day when PMU first came > out, the comparison was always with QR. Upon first > listening, all of the old QR fans would say they > sounded just like QR. Of course on further listening, > there were differences, and many old QR fans didn't > get on the DT bandwagon. Too mellow and too many > keyboards was the common complaint. I can see the QR comparisosn - but a lot of old Rush fans said they sounded just like Rush. :) Which of course they didn't either. Interesting about the too mellow complaint - aside from very early Queensryche, I think Dream Theater is and was every bit as heavy. I'm really getting excited for this tour..it is going to be a lot of fun. :) ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6508 ************************** === Contributions to ytsejam: ytsejam@torchsong.com === === Send requests to: ytsejam-request@torchsong.com === === More information at: http://www.dreamt.org/local/ytsejam.php === === Brought by the ghost of ytsejam@arastar.coms past === === Reach the owner of this list at: ytsejam-owner@torchsong.com ===