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orinoco
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response 25 of 52:
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Jun 18 01:12 UTC 1997 |
throwing underwear into the orchestra pit, perhaps?
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jiffer
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response 26 of 52:
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Jun 18 04:00 UTC 1997 |
Hehehe! That would be scarey! I think it would mess up the string
instruments royally!
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senna
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response 27 of 52:
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Jun 18 06:49 UTC 1997 |
Makes stage diving an interesting proposition, though
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jiffer
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response 28 of 52:
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Jun 18 21:24 UTC 1997 |
Would you care to mosh?
;)
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orinoco
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response 29 of 52:
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Jun 18 22:07 UTC 1997 |
Of course, burning a harpsichord and throwing the pieces to the audience could
be a fairly expensive proposition...
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lumen
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response 30 of 52:
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Jun 24 07:00 UTC 1997 |
I missed the Mode performance on the Tonight Show. Jen, have you even heard
Ultra? It's really well done; Tim Simmeon has done good work for them before
(from what I've heard). Of course, I know you can't stand _Violator_,
although I will defend it as one of their better albums. At least their
latest offering is light-years better than that sorry _Songs Of Faith And
Devotion_ crap. I like it some, and I bought it to have it in my collection,
but I don't particularly adore it.
Steve-- I think I know what you mean. David Gahan is wasting away (so sickly
emaciated these days), and Martin Gore doesn't seem that much behind him,
really. Ironically, Andrew Fletcher seems to have remained the most
normal-looking member of the group, and the most healthy, too. But then
again, he hasfunctioned within the group from such a detached position.
Hrm, a groupie response to classical/baroque/romantic artists seem too much
of a departure from the culture these genres were developed in. We wouldn't
be laughing if it was a totally plausible andfitting idea. But don't you
remember how Liberace used to smash his pianos to bits?
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eire
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response 31 of 52:
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Oct 26 01:20 UTC 1998 |
hmm...Peter Gabriel is undoubtedly my favourite artist..although Ican't
exactly put my finger on it...a musician friend suggested it is the key he
writes/sings in..dunno...What I can say is when I hear him sing..somehow I
hear my own soul...I've seen him on stage twice..both phenomenol
performances..but I can't say I'm fanatical or anything...I will buy his
records (every 6 or 7 years!) without a hearing..but I don't seek out all his
obscure stuff...hmm...on a side note...the cure for the longest time seemed
to come out with songs that seemed to be written about my life...laughing at
the christmas lights do you remember from december..boy do I ever! (you
wouldn't want to know about the era previous to the wild mood swings album
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lumen
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response 32 of 52:
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Oct 26 02:36 UTC 1998 |
Peter Gabriel tends to sing in the same key-- or at least, his hits sound
really similar.
The Cure was singing your song? Hmm..it seems I was that way with Depeche
Mode. Which song are you referring to? What was so bad about the material
before _Wild Mood Swings_ and the analogy to your life?
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eire
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response 33 of 52:
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Oct 26 16:20 UTC 1998 |
I don't like the "hits" as well as other stuff on his albums (sledgehammer,
steam...blah) This is the picture with laurie anderson on the so album is
cool...as well as mercy street (a song about anne sexton) and 13 black
paintings from the us album...I also like passion the soundtrack from the last
temptation of christ (he doesn't really sing on that album)
Hmmm...the cure...the above quote was from "let's go to bed".....the period
preceding the release of wild mood swings is what I call my "induced bipolar
period" (long story) ...ask me some time lumen...
I've always *wished* my life was a DM song...so far no such luck :P
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lumen
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response 34 of 52:
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Oct 29 02:12 UTC 1998 |
E-mail me, Charity.
I'd have to explain why DM was singing my song..that's a long story, too.
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isis
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response 35 of 52:
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Dec 31 07:06 UTC 1998 |
For me the group would have to Dead Can Dance....one day about oh...10 years
ago I saw it sitting in Tower Records, had NO idea who or what they were
about...but bought it because I thought the name and cover was pretty
kewl...and have been drooling every since. I'm a maniac. =)
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cloud
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response 36 of 52:
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Dec 31 17:05 UTC 1998 |
Alright, I don't know why I haven't bothered replying yet, but, as is well
known, I am latter-day devotee of progressive rock, particularly Marillion
and Fish, who aren't doing as much prog stuff, but who are still really cool.
I first fell in love with the genre a few years ago, upon re-listening
to a Marillion album (Script for a Jester's Tear) a few years ago. I had been
given the album when I was a tasteless middle-schooler by my brother and had
thought "oh, well, this is odd..." but when I listened to it a again, now as
a sauve and cultured high-schooler, I loved it. I've now devoted myself to
getting my hands on all their albums, both Fish and H era's. I love Fish's
solo work too.
I started collecting albums by other prog rock artists a couple years
ago, and my collection now includes work by Gentle Giant, Genesis (Back when
Peter Gabriel was with them... I'm listening to _Lamb Lies Down on Broadway_
right now, in fact), and Pink Floyd. I'm on the look out for new prog. rock
bands, and am also looking into purchacing an album or two by Yes or Jethro
Tull (did I spell that right?).
Now for the difficult part... Why do I like such weird stuff? Well,
I'd have to say that it's probably connected to a largly classical
up-bringing. I grew up on Bach, Mozart, etc, because that's what my parents
always listened to. Thus I probably connect more readly to music that's more
intricate in chord structure and rythem. I also have always been very
literate, and prog rock lyrics are very poetic, involved. This is probably
what attracted me to Marillion in the first place. Fish writes lyrics that
could stand alone as poetry, so the poetry/music combo really grabbed me.
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mcnally
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response 37 of 52:
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Jan 1 06:37 UTC 1999 |
I notice you don't mention King Crimson.. I think they made some of the
best music in the progressive rock genre. If you're not familiar with
their work I'd advise you to check it out..
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happyboy
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response 38 of 52:
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Jan 1 18:32 UTC 1999 |
and they spewed forth many fine guitarists.
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orinoco
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response 39 of 52:
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Jan 2 04:31 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, I've inflicted a good bit of King Crimson on him, Mike, don't you worry
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cloud
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response 40 of 52:
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Jan 5 16:08 UTC 1999 |
Oh sure, I do like King Crimson, but I don't (yet) own any of their work
besides a mix tape that Dan made for me.
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otaking
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response 41 of 52:
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Feb 25 18:53 UTC 1999 |
I guess the only singer I follow devotedly with a grat passion is Kate Bush.
I bought Hounds of Love in '90. After that, I bought every CD I could afford
and copied every one I couldn't. By now, I have every album on CD and a pile
of singles. I still hunt for import CDs and bootlegs of her music. I buy the
fanzines when I can find them. I also own 3 of her videos. I even bought Peter
Gabriel's So (both CD and video) because she was in it.
I fell in love with her etherial voice. I still love her music. The only hard
part is that she hasn't put out a new album in 6 years.
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anderyn
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response 42 of 52:
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Feb 26 02:57 UTC 1999 |
Hmmm. Too many singers, too little time. But, let's see -- James Keelaghan,
Archie Fisher, Dougie MacLean, everything after the really early Steeleye
Span, most of Maddy Prior's solo stuff, Garnet Rogers... Most of them
tend to be singer-songwriters of the male persuasion and either Scottish
or Canadian, also mostly with baritone voices. (Though of course Maddy
Prior is a big exception.)
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krj
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response 43 of 52:
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Mar 2 18:42 UTC 1999 |
Well, I have the new Hedningarna CD sitting on the table at home, and
I'm afraid to play it. Hedningarna is about the only band left who
I really love; this is probably the only album for two years.
What if it doesn't live up to my expectations?
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otaking
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response 44 of 52:
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Mar 2 18:59 UTC 1999 |
Re #43: Where can you find Hedningarna CDs?
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krj
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response 45 of 52:
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Mar 2 22:15 UTC 1999 |
Hedningarna, and much of the best of the rest of the Scandinavian
bands, are now licensed to the US label Northside. They get pretty
good distribution; in Ann Arbor, Northside releases should be available
at Borders, SKR, and maybe even Tower.
Northside has a web site : http://www.noside.com
This page should lead to other pages with sound clips.
Northside also has a cheap sampler CD, "Nordic Roots," which should be
priced around $3.
See item:113 for more about Hedningarna...
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otaking
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response 46 of 52:
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Mar 4 14:30 UTC 1999 |
Thanks Ken. I'll check out the web site and item 113. I'll keep an eye out
for the sampler CD too.
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lumen
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response 47 of 52:
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Mar 8 17:43 UTC 1999 |
By the way, VH1 has been rerunning their Behind The Music documentaries
several times these past few weeks. Quite a few big artists are
covered. The documentaries on Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac, and Queen
were especially good, and if you can manage to catch some of these for a
little rock history, you may find it quite worth your while.
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bookworm
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response 48 of 52:
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Mar 12 05:56 UTC 1999 |
While I'd never actually consider myself as a "groupie" per se, among my
fave artists/groups are Bare Naked Ladies (Their music is funny and also
thought provoking), "Weird Al" Yankovik (he makes me laugh, pure and
simple), Billy Joel (his music frequently calms me. Besides, I love to
listen to good music that's easy to sing. That's the Piano Man all the
way), and Phil Collins (both with and without Genesis, my brothers and I
used to refer to him as Uncle Phil. I like his music
because...well...because I do).
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gnat
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response 49 of 52:
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Jun 13 02:57 UTC 1999 |
I've been a ludicrously devoted fan of XTC ever since I was 16. I think
I own pretty much everything they've ever done, with the exception of
a few outtakes and the demos for their forthcoming album. I even ran a
website devoted to their head honcho, Andy Partridge, for a while. I've
gotten a little burned out on them in the past few years, but they're
still one of my favorites. In fact, I still like them well enough to
take the train to Chicago in February to meet Andy Partridge in person
at an in-store appearance at Borders. (The band doesn't play live, so
this was my only chance to see him.) He was very funny and charming,
and let me kiss him. :)
Why do I like XTC so much? Uh... I dunno. I think it's a mixture of
great tunes, intelligent lyrics, and idiosyncratic music, along with
a hell of a lot of passion and devotion that goes into every note. I
admire that.
I'm also a fairly devoted fan of Robyn Hitchcock, another hilarious guy
(c'mon! You gotta admire someone who writes songs like "Have a Heart,
Betty (I'm Not Fireproof)" and "Where Are the Prawns?"). He has a
particular knack for juxtaposing very beautiful, serious songs with
utterly absurd gibberish. This bugs some people, but I like it. His
fans, known as "fegs," are the nicest people around. If you meet a feg,
take him or her out for a seafood dinner.
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