YTSEJAM Digest 6832 Today's Topics: 1) Re: "Way back in '98" by email_address_removed 2) Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) by John Stoneham 3) re: DC show last night (9:30 club) by Brian Hansen 4) Re: "Way back in '98" by Ryan P Skadberg 5) bootleg thoughts by Stan Tyszka 6) Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) by "Kez" 7) Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) by "Kez" 8) Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) by "Kez" 9) Re: "Way back in '98" by "Kez" 10) Re: "Way back in '98" by email_address_removed 11) RE: Toronto show, some comments... by "Niall Connaughton" 12) JP tuning down on Train of Thought by Chris Smart 13) ERT! by "Paul W. Cashman" 14) Re: Toronto show, some comments... by Antony Gelberg 15) D.C. show, setlist spoilers by rob denni 16) Re: "Way back in '98" by Coldfire 17) Re: ERT! by "Rick Rosinski" 18) RE: DT Master of Puppets by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 19) RE: DT Master of Puppets by Damon Fibraio 20) RE: bootleg thoughts by "Souter, Jan-Michael" 21) RE: DC show last night (9:30 club) by "Souter, Jan-Michael" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:29:33 +0000 From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" Message-ID: Hey, speaking of "way back in '98", etc. -- isn't this list about to celebrate a 10-year Anniversary? I joined in '95 and seem to remember hearing that it had been around for a year or so before that. Maybe it was more than that and you guys already celebrated, which would make me a total ass for missing it. I hope that's not the case . . . ;^) Anybody know for sure? Larry (Ytsefart the Elder, now approaching 50) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:33:48 -0500 From: John Stoneham To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: > a few thoughts... this is the first time i saw crowd surfing and mosh > pits at a DT show. as the 9:30 club is smallish, i was damn near > punching a few jokers in the ribs. I agree. Though despite that it makes some people uncomfortable, I was pleased to see that level of energy in the crowd. A lot of times you'll see the floor having a blast and the balcony just standing there staring, but that entire club was banging some head all night. > James was right on pretty much all > night; i don't think he missed anything at all. JM was audible, which > was nice, too. JP was _on point_ all night -- he just kept shredding, > and he was awesome. Absolutely. This is the first time I've ever seen DT (this was my fifth or sixth show) in which I could actually hear JM. I love the bass parts on the new disc, so it's pleasing that they finally turned him the hell up. Unfortunately I was in the back balcony (got there late and have a sprained ankle anyway, no jostling on the floor for me) so JP was hidden behind a speaker stack the entire time, but it gave me a nice chance to watch JR and especially JM, whose playing I have always found hypnotic to watch. I was worried when someone on the jam the other day was saying James was sounding tired and pulling flat; I know how hard vocal troubles can be to shake, but he was perfect, and the band was totally tight. The sound mix was the best I've ever heard from them (and 9:30 Club is famous for impeccable sound). > tribute/jam thing was excellent, i thought. MP from a technical and > execution standpoint was excellent. but he didn't seem to be the same > old Mike -- you know always instigating hyjinx and stuff on stage. Wasn't watching Mike most of the night. Made it a rather different experience. He sounded perfect, though. I'm just glad it wasn't a repeat of the Pier Six show where he basically took the night off and just played punk beats all night long. (But that show had the guys kicking a soccer ball around on stage, which was amusing at least.) > PS. does anyone know what the `ERT!' on the back of Mike's `eat my ass and > balls' t-shirts means? i'm stumped. Last night during "As I Am," they substituted "EAT MY ASS AND BALLS" for one of the times the words are 'take me as I am.' No one in the club seemed to notice, but I was cackling like hell in the back row. One solid show. Probably the best I've seen them in the seven years I've been listening. - John ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:15:28 -0800 (PST) From: Brian Hansen To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: re: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: xcitor wrote: > this is the first time i saw crowd surfing and mosh pits at a DT show. as the 9:30 club is smallish, i was damn near punching a few jokers in the ribs. < Ribs aren't the best option. Body slam them to the ground if you have an opening...Oh yeah, I forgot, it's not a Rugby match you paid money to go to... I guess that's the problem with bands like DT. You get a mixed crowd. Some are there for the music, some are there for the exercise. Ironically, it's so much like a sporting competition that even the penalties are the same. I.e. person "A" commits the first penalty, person "B" retaliates, and person "B" gets kicked out by the officials! (At a show where moshing is "not allowed". Some places have cracked down on it, at least at some shows.). p.s. Whoever talked about Yngwie and his picks was correct. You get showered by them. He hit me in the eye once, that prick! I mean that pick... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:40:17 -0500 From: Ryan P Skadberg To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" Message-ID: Wow, I never thought of this :) The earliest jam I have is 228 (though I am pretty sure someone has some of the even ealier ones) and it's dated: Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 21:29:49 PDT So, we are long past 10 years. Who has the rest of the archives? I think I may have 228->current. If you want to see them in a less than organized fashion: http://www.dreamt.org/ytsejamarchives/ Skadz On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 10:42 -0800, email_address_removed wrote: > Hey, speaking of "way back in '98", etc. -- isn't this list about to celebrate a 10-year Anniversary? > > I joined in '95 and seem to remember hearing that it had been around for a year or so before that. Maybe it was more than that and you guys already celebrated, which would make me a total ass for missing it. I hope that's not the case . . . ;^) > > Anybody know for sure? > > Larry (Ytsefart the Elder, now approaching 50) > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan P Skadberg E: email_address_removed Ytsejam Moderator U: http://www.dreamt.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GPG fingerprint = 0B97 F771 E7D2 69B2 FF5C 5693 4E25 7E77 DEF0 CA4B ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:43:15 -0500 From: Stan Tyszka To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: bootleg thoughts Message-ID: OK, I may or may not get slammed for this but I have to say it. I downloaded the bootleg of the current tour, and I have to say something. Bar none, In the Name of God is the best song on Train of Thought, but is was close to torture to listen to it on that boot. As a whole I think that they rushed thru the 2nd verse, as well as the instrumental section (specifically the section with the bad ass John Myung bass line in it.) and for the most part it was very tough to listen to James. On the CD, he is amazing on that song, hopefully it was just that night but he seemed to be a bit shy on the high notes, and in most parts just flat. I noticed that they also seemed to rush the instrumental portion of Endless Sacrifice. Jordans Keyboard break in there blows by before you even know what he was playing. I guess the true test for me will be on Friday at the Tower Theater. Counting down the hours till show time. I am anticipating a great show as usual, however it sounded like they are rushing a few things in the new material on this particular night. Don't get me wrong, Mega Freakin Fan here, and always will be, just wanted to offer my 2 pennies on this. Stan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:23:05 -0500 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: <004701c416cf$7b76c880$6401a8c0@amdathlon14> ----- Original Message ----- From: "xcitor" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: DC show last night (9:30 club) > first of all, i don't have a set list. i could probably re-create _most_ > of it, but there are people who i'm sure are better at it than i am. i > will say they played Trial of Tears, which made me happy... ME TOO! A welcome surprise addition to the setlist. > > a few thoughts... this is the first time i saw crowd surfing and mosh > pits at a DT show. as the 9:30 club is smallish, i was damn near > punching a few jokers in the ribs. I was watching that from the comfort of the first balcony, thankfully. It looked brutal at times, but everyone seemed to take the moshing pretty well, and the crowd surfing was minimal. > James was right on pretty much all > night; i don't think he missed anything at all. I can't think of a single note missed or altered from original. >JM was audible, which > was nice, too. JP was _on point_ all night -- he just kept shredding, > and he was awesome. I don't know, he seems to be in quite a "rock star" phase right now.....hehe But yeah, he can certainly shred. > > Jordan seemed to be enjoying himself, and was good all night. the Zappa > tribute/jam thing was excellent, i thought. MP from a technical and > execution standpoint was excellent. but he didn't seem to be the same > old Mike -- you know always instigating hyjinx and stuff on stage. is he > bummed out from the dude who fell off the balcony the other night? Good chance.... > or is he just weary of being on the road? Also good chance........ >i dunno, i've seen probably close to > 50 DT shows and i've not seen MP this un-motivated before. i'm not > complaining, though, maybe it's just me being too critical. I don't know if I would call it unmotivated, as he was all over the monster kit all night, and making faces into the mini-cams, too. And he was doing his typical stick twirling and tossing, though no playing catch with Jose this time. > > PS. does anyone know what the `ERT!' on the back of Mike's `eat my ass and > balls' t-shirts means? i'm stumped. ERT is a term that was coined on the Mike Portnoy Forum. It has no specific meaning, yet it means a LOT. ;) I didn't realize that this many jammers would be at the show. Maybe you heard me. I was the one in the balcony periodically yelling "BAFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" before the show.........couldn't get any response, though I did turn a few heads. Kez ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:23:05 -0500 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: <00d401c416d3$36e033b0$6401a8c0@amdathlon14> ----- Original Message ----- From: "xcitor" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: DC show last night (9:30 club) > first of all, i don't have a set list. i could probably re-create _most_ > of it, but there are people who i'm sure are better at it than i am. i > will say they played Trial of Tears, which made me happy... ME TOO! A welcome surprise addition to the setlist. > > a few thoughts... this is the first time i saw crowd surfing and mosh > pits at a DT show. as the 9:30 club is smallish, i was damn near > punching a few jokers in the ribs. I was watching that from the comfort of the first balcony, thankfully. It looked brutal at times, but everyone seemed to take the moshing pretty well, and the crowd surfing was minimal. > James was right on pretty much all > night; i don't think he missed anything at all. I can't think of a single note missed or altered from original. >JM was audible, which > was nice, too. JP was _on point_ all night -- he just kept shredding, > and he was awesome. I don't know, he seems to be in quite a "rock star" phase right now.....hehe But yeah, he can certainly shred. > > Jordan seemed to be enjoying himself, and was good all night. the Zappa > tribute/jam thing was excellent, i thought. MP from a technical and > execution standpoint was excellent. but he didn't seem to be the same > old Mike -- you know always instigating hyjinx and stuff on stage. is he > bummed out from the dude who fell off the balcony the other night? Good chance.... > or is he just weary of being on the road? Also good chance........ >i dunno, i've seen probably close to > 50 DT shows and i've not seen MP this un-motivated before. i'm not > complaining, though, maybe it's just me being too critical. I don't know if I would call it unmotivated, as he was all over the monster kit all night, and making faces into the mini-cams, too. And he was doing his typical stick twirling and tossing, though no playing catch with Jose this time. > > PS. does anyone know what the `ERT!' on the back of Mike's `eat my ass and > balls' t-shirts means? i'm stumped. ERT is a term that was coined on the Mike Portnoy Forum. It has no specific meaning, yet it means a LOT. ;) I didn't realize that this many jammers would be at the show. Maybe you heard me. I was the one in the balcony periodically yelling "BAFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" before the show.........couldn't get any response, though I did turn a few heads. Kez ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:23:05 -0500 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: <00d501c416d7$cabcb140$6401a8c0@amdathlon14> ----- Original Message ----- From: "xcitor" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: DC show last night (9:30 club) > first of all, i don't have a set list. i could probably re-create _most_ > of it, but there are people who i'm sure are better at it than i am. i > will say they played Trial of Tears, which made me happy... ME TOO! A welcome surprise addition to the setlist. > > a few thoughts... this is the first time i saw crowd surfing and mosh > pits at a DT show. as the 9:30 club is smallish, i was damn near > punching a few jokers in the ribs. I was watching that from the comfort of the first balcony, thankfully. It looked brutal at times, but everyone seemed to take the moshing pretty well, and the crowd surfing was minimal. > James was right on pretty much all > night; i don't think he missed anything at all. I can't think of a single note missed or altered from original. >JM was audible, which > was nice, too. JP was _on point_ all night -- he just kept shredding, > and he was awesome. I don't know, he seems to be in quite a "rock star" phase right now.....hehe But yeah, he can certainly shred. > > Jordan seemed to be enjoying himself, and was good all night. the Zappa > tribute/jam thing was excellent, i thought. MP from a technical and > execution standpoint was excellent. but he didn't seem to be the same > old Mike -- you know always instigating hyjinx and stuff on stage. is he > bummed out from the dude who fell off the balcony the other night? Good chance.... > or is he just weary of being on the road? Also good chance........ >i dunno, i've seen probably close to > 50 DT shows and i've not seen MP this un-motivated before. i'm not > complaining, though, maybe it's just me being too critical. I don't know if I would call it unmotivated, as he was all over the monster kit all night, and making faces into the mini-cams, too. And he was doing his typical stick twirling and tossing, though no playing catch with Jose this time. > > PS. does anyone know what the `ERT!' on the back of Mike's `eat my ass and > balls' t-shirts means? i'm stumped. ERT is a term that was coined on the Mike Portnoy Forum. It has no specific meaning, yet it means a LOT. ;) I didn't realize that this many jammers would be at the show. Maybe you heard me. I was the one in the balcony periodically yelling "BAFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" before the show.........couldn't get any response, though I did turn a few heads. Kez ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:25:11 -0500 From: "Kez" To: Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" Message-ID: <00d601c416d7$d38f2550$6401a8c0@amdathlon14> Must be time for the oldtimers roll call again!!! Pellaz, Coldie, Spine???? Anyone out there?? Yeah, I know you are...... Coldie, we sure missed you at the 9:30 club last night. :( Kez ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan P Skadberg" To: "Multiple recipients of list" Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:43 PM Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" > Wow, I never thought of this :) > > The earliest jam I have is 228 (though I am pretty sure someone has some > of the even ealier ones) and it's dated: > > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 21:29:49 PDT > > So, we are long past 10 years. Who has the rest of the archives? I > think I may have 228->current. If you want to see them in a less than > organized fashion: > > http://www.dreamt.org/ytsejamarchives/ > > Skadz > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:49:34 EST From: email_address_removed To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" Message-ID: --part1_36.546f229f.2d9ba7de_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" i wish i could say i was on the jam for a long time, but, alas, i spent years on the mirror before i got wise. jacko --part1_36.546f229f.2d9ba7de_boundary ---YTSEJAM FILTER: Rest of message skipped because of attachment ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:02:53 +1000 From: "Niall Connaughton" To: Subject: RE: Toronto show, some comments... Message-ID: I have Winamp 2.8 or something. My CPU is a P3 667, but I would imagine that's fast enough to play seamlessly... I'll have to check out winamp 5. After installing 3 and going "sweet mother of god, what have I done?", I was suspicious of 5... Niall > -----Original Message----- > From: ytsejam@torchsong.com [mailto:ytsejam@torchsong.com]On Behalf Of > Souter, Jan-Michael > Sent: Tuesday, 30 March 2004 11:41 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: RE: Toronto show, some comments... > > > Really? What speed CPU do you have Niall ? Mine is a 1.7gHz > and when I > select all of the .ogg DT files to "play in winamp", there is NOT a gap > inbetween songs using WinAmp 5.02 (current version). There was > a gap with > my old WinAmp 2.6. > Maybe it's different on different CPU's is all I can think of > with the gap.. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:46:51 -0500 From: Chris Smart To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: JP tuning down on Train of Thought Message-ID: Does anybody know if JP is using heavier strings when he tunes a 6-string down for various songs on TOT? My low E when dropped down to C# or C is absolute mushc when palm-muting rhythm parts, and that's with a .050". All I can think is that my custom at 24.9" is just not providing enough tension, compared to JP's guitars at standard Fender scale length. Heck, dropping from low E to D is still flabby in terms of accurate pitch... thanks Chris, wishing he didn't have perfect pitch - it really is very overrated. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:25:05 -0500 From: "Paul W. Cashman" To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: ERT! Message-ID: The "Ert" thing is an inside joke from the mikeportnoy.com Forum. :) (I gave up on the silliness there about two years ago, I think. And no, it wasn't the "ert" that was silly.) -- +--- Paul W. Cashman, ICQ #4151223 www.paulcashman.com ----+ | NEW email: email_address_removed | | "true" website address: http://home.comcast.net/~pellaz | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ ---YTSEJAM-FILTER: This message was posted using the YML command ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:11:26 +0100 From: Antony Gelberg To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: Toronto show, some comments... Message-ID: On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 09:14:49PM -0800, Niall Connaughton wrote: > I have Winamp 2.8 or something. My CPU is a P3 667, but I would imagine > that's fast enough to play seamlessly... I'll have to check out winamp 5. > After installing 3 and going "sweet mother of god, what have I done?", I was > suspicious of 5... I can't resist. Have any Windows users tried Zinf? I use it on Linux and it's great - plays oggs and has a lightweight iTunes-like windows as well. http://www.zinf.org/ T ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 04:14:43 -0800 (PST) From: rob denni To: ytsejam Subject: D.C. show, setlist spoilers Message-ID: Made it back to Georgia from D.C. I thought the show was excellent. My son loved every minute of it. He was banging his head so hard that the next day he said his neck hurts. At the end, he got to slap MP's hand. I'm sure he'll never forget it. Also after the band left the stage, one of the crew guys comes up to us and throws a crumpled up piece of paper. I opened it, and it was the setlist! I think its from JP's tech, because on the left of each song there are tunings and references to 7 which I think means 7 string, plus on the right are a bunch of numbers which I can't figure out. Anyway, here is the order: AS I AM THIS DYING SOUL BEYOND THIS LIFE(with extended jamming in the FZ section) HOLLOW YEARS CAUGHT IN A WEB ENDLESS SACRIFICE FINALLY FREE intermission TRIAL OF TEARS HONOR THY FATHER JR SOLO ONLY A MATTER OF TIME VACANT STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS PULL ME UNDER encore IN THE NAME OF GOD By the way, to the drummer guy I was next to, I forgot to give you my email address. Here it is: email_address_removed Thanks. ==== "There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him." -- Robert Heinlein __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:40:36 -0500 From: Coldfire To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" Message-ID: I'm Still here! Jammin since 98! Awwwwwww I was missed? *sniff* *sniff* Sorry we could not make it. DAmn that thing for being on a work nite. With Scott's early hours no way he would have been able to make that show...and ya KNOW *I* am not heading to the 9:30 club by myself! Hugs to you! WIsh I could have been there.....would you have serenaded me again? ;) Coldie At 11:12 PM 3/30/2004, you wrote: >Must be time for the oldtimers roll call again!!! > >Pellaz, Coldie, Spine???? Anyone out there?? Yeah, I know you are...... > >Coldie, we sure missed you at the 9:30 club last night. :( > >Kez > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ryan P Skadberg" >To: "Multiple recipients of list" >Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 3:43 PM >Subject: Re: "Way back in '98" > > > > Wow, I never thought of this :) > > > > The earliest jam I have is 228 (though I am pretty sure someone has some > > of the even ealier ones) and it's dated: > > > > Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 21:29:49 PDT > > > > So, we are long past 10 years. Who has the rest of the archives? I > > think I may have 228->current. If you want to see them in a less than > > organized fashion: > > > > http://www.dreamt.org/ytsejamarchives/ > > > > Skadz > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:43:50 -0500 From: "Rick Rosinski" To: Subject: Re: ERT! Message-ID: <00d801c4171d$ddf30c00$6601a8c0@amd1> > The "Ert" thing is an inside joke from the mikeportnoy.com Forum. :) > So what is the joke? What does it mean? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:30:16 -0600 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" Subject: RE: DT Master of Puppets Message-ID: Awesome. That's pretty much what I was waiting for to hear if DT's Ytsejam Records version was better than the original boots going around before. Sounds like a good purchase. Thanks Steve. JM -----Original Message----- From: email_address_removed [mailto:email_address_removed Got my copy of Dream Theater's Master of Puppets yesterday. Kicks ass! This sound board recording is way better quality than the audience boot that was circulating. You can't hear the audience though which kinda makes the audience boot pretty cool too. I love that DT is releasing these CDs. Very cool indeed. Cheers, Steve ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:25:12 -0500 From: Damon Fibraio To: ytsejam@torchsong.com Subject: RE: DT Master of Puppets Message-ID: My only problem with the ytsejam records release of this is that Jordan is burried in the mix, which bummed me out because I wanted to hear how he handled the parts. I mean, it's not like Metalica has keyboards or anything, so I wanted to see what he did during the heavier parts. At 09:50 AM 3/31/2004, you wrote: >Awesome. That's pretty much what I was waiting for to hear if DT's Ytsejam >Records version was better than the original boots going around before. >Sounds like a good purchase. Thanks Steve. > > JM > > >-----Original Message----- >From: email_address_removed [mailto:email_address_removed > > >Got my copy of Dream Theater's Master of Puppets yesterday. Kicks ass! >This sound board recording is way better quality than the audience boot that >was circulating. You can't hear the audience though which kinda makes the >audience boot pretty cool too. I love that DT is releasing these CDs. >Very cool indeed. Cheers, Steve -- Damon Fibraio, email email_address_removed Musician, broadcaster, computer technician, and troublemaker aol instant messenger screenname: dfibraio MSN Messenger screenname: email_address_removed: Band site: Visions: http://www.visions692000.com Listen to no Holds Barred Radio. Go to our site at http://www.nhbradio.com "To those who understand, I extend my hand To the doubtful I demand, take me as I am Not under your command, I know where I stand I won't change to fit your plan, take me as I am."--Dream Theater, As I am "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers turn to look at the stars All of us do time in the gutter, dreamers turn to look at the cars Turn around and walk the razor's edge."--Neil Peart of Rush, The Pass ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:14:28 -0600 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: bootleg thoughts Message-ID: They may speed up their pace in concerts to try to squeeze more songs in their usual 2.5 to 3 hour shows... Loooove that Canadian boot from Chris. Not slammin' ya Stan.... Jammin' with ya.. -----Original Message----- From: Stan Tyszka [mailto:email_address_removed OK, I may or may not get slammed for this but I have to say it. I downloaded the bootleg of the current tour, and I have to say something. Bar none, In the Name of God is the best song on Train of Thought, but is was close to torture to listen to it on that boot. As a whole I think that they rushed thru the 2nd verse, as well as the instrumental section (specifically the section with the bad ass John Myung bass line in it.) and for the most part it was very tough to listen to James. On the CD, he is amazing on that song, hopefully it was just that night but he seemed to be a bit shy on the high notes, and in most parts just flat. I noticed that they also seemed to rush the instrumental portion of Endless Sacrifice. Jordans Keyboard break in there blows by before you even know what he was playing. I guess the true test for me will be on Friday at the Tower Theater. Counting down the hours till show time. I am anticipating a great show as usual, however it sounded like they are rushing a few things in the new material on this particular night. Don't get me wrong, Mega Freakin Fan here, and always will be, just wanted to offer my 2 pennies on this. Stan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:19:25 -0600 From: "Souter, Jan-Michael" To: "'ytsejam@torchsong.com'" Subject: RE: DC show last night (9:30 club) Message-ID: Too bad it's not ETR... that'd be "Eat the Rich!"... but then that'd be Lemmy and Motorhead.. bah.. Shouting BAAAFFUUUUU at DT concerts is a tradition. Specifically a Ytsejam tradition. Only people from this mailing list can enjoy that, and that's why it's so damn funny. -----Original Message----- From: Kez [mailto:email_address_removed > > PS. does anyone know what the `ERT!' on the back of Mike's `eat my ass and > balls' t-shirts means? i'm stumped. ERT is a term that was coined on the Mike Portnoy Forum. It has no specific meaning, yet it means a LOT. ;) I didn't realize that this many jammers would be at the show. Maybe you heard me. I was the one in the balcony periodically yelling "BAFUUUUUUUUUUU!!!" before the show.........couldn't get any response, though I did turn a few heads. Kez ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 6832 ************************** === 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 ===