Chalkhills Digest Volume 2, Issue 102
Date: Wednesday, 17 April 1996
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 2, Number 102
Wednesday, 17 April 1996
Today's Topics:
XTC in Smithsonion
Smart music
#XTC and an apology...
"Music"
RE: 1992 120 Minutes Andy interview
videos
Another damn-fool idea
Black music Technicality.
David B. is a...
White Jerks and assorted yadda's...
Terry Lives!
Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-100
Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-101
La Musique Blanche
book recommendation
MUSIC KNOWS NO COLOR!!
My two Dinars
diverse faves...top this!
Political Correctness and the Music Shelf
A boring mis-hearing and a Fab Four in Philly playing question
In defense of the boots
Heads: Talking no More
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: <v01530502ad989aea68ee@[204.235.81.67]> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 01:35:09 +0100 From: motherwest@InfoHouse.com (Michael) Subject: XTC in Smithsonion Hey All, I was flipping through the April issue of Smithsonion magazine and got a small, yet pleasant, surprise. One of the articles is about the packaging of consumer products. One of the accompanying photographs features interesting CD covers. Included was the XTC King For A Day crown CD. Michael motherwest@infohouse.com http://www.please.com
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1996 23:13:57 -0700 From: Miles or Gigi Coleman <coleman@cougarnet.byu.edu> Subject: Smart music Message-id: <31733AA5.369A@cougarnet.byu.edu> Todd Bernhardt said: >XTC is SMART music; >it's got depth, durability and it delivers what it promises. It's the >kind of music that people who ACTIVELY listen to music (as opposed to >using it as background noise or filler) prefer. This, I think, is an excellent statement. Personally, when I listen to XTC I am *into* whatever album I happen to be playing. I am actively listening to the riffs, the cool hooks, the lyrics or whatever. Background music? Not really. Also, refering to the depth, I found that a friend of mine who is an English major and into literature and all made a perfect candidate for a XTC convert. I knew the clever lyrics would appeal to him and hopefully he would be swayed by the great musical talent of the boys. SMART Music! Miles Coleman http://www.byu.edu/~coleman
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 02:49:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike <koorism@gusun.acc.georgetown.edu> Subject: #XTC and an apology... Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960416024219.5220B-100000@gusun> First of, I believe Richard Manfredi suggested an IRC #XTC...one that I happen to often create to (attempt, unsuccessfully, to) lure other XTC fans on. So far, over the past two or three months, I have managed to attract a few confused chemically-interested clubbers and one(I forget who) Chalkhillian. If there is interest in this, feel free to e-mail me about it(we wouldn't want to discuss it over the listing...I mean, REALLY, how many XTC fans could use the internet?) Also, I want to apologize to (whoever) for my mocking, meant-in-jest commentary on the white/black thing that was taken at face value(not that Rick Astley isn't swanky!). btw, I have only driven through Vermont, it just seemed like a white enough state. But enough about me...more about XTC! Mike Kooris
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 02:31:14 -0500 (EST) From: Matt Mondlock <mmondloc@indiana.edu> Subject: "Music" Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.960416014132.8991A-100000@ophelia.ucs.indiana.edu> There are a lot of us out there... Therefore I believe that even though a decent amount respond to the "White Music" thread with responses filled with "Black Music", a decent amount of us fall into the category Luc originally put us in. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I can't help but think that a (maybe underwhelming) majority of us prefer similar pop music to that of XTC. I have no problem with some of the "black" music that occupies airwaves these days but it simply does not appeal to me that much. This isn't a rip on the r&b, rap, jazz, blues, etc. genres at all. I simply don't identify with these groups or artists. But some of them (e.g. R. Kelly), I can't help but laugh at. Then again, I have a very similar reaction to Oasis and Bush videos so go figure. The reason I am an XTC fan is because of their lyrical and instrumental precision. Maybe the fact that I am caucasian has made me more easily exposed to other "white music". But the fact is, I have heard more different kinds of music than most of my peers around here (granted, I'm 19 years old). I just haven't been able to derive pleasure out of artists that aren't (coincidentally?) white. Some people can, obviously, but I think a good amount can't. My favorites in my CD collection include Jellyfish, Toy Matinee (Kevin Gilbert, also), XTC, Aimee Mann, Adrian Belew, Blur, Greenberry Woods, and They Might Be Giants. I didn't go out and buy these because of their race; I bought these albums because I liked them and identified with the lyrics. Coincidentally (or not), none of them are black. Maybe I'm not cultured enough, but I'm satisfied with what I like and things similar to them. I'm not blind to other music, I just don't identify with it or like it. Matt Matt Mondlock mmondloc@indiana.edu "Goodness Gracious, we came in at the end; no sex that isn't dangerous, no money left to spend, we're the cleanup crew for parties we were too young to attend, goodness gracious, me." -Kevin Gilbert
------------------------------ Message-Id: <01BB2B69.F4EAA740@JGO.adp.unc.edu> From: "Greg O'Rear" <jgo@bullhead.adp.unc.edu> Subject: RE: 1992 120 Minutes Andy interview Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 07:54:34 -0400 JEFFAE@CEDAR.GOSHEN.EDU wrote: > ... I've found a transcript (or most of one) of the interview buried deep > in the Chalkhills archives, for anyone else who would be interested > it's in Chalkhills no. 227, carefully transcribed by Greg O'Rear. Gosh, has it been that long? Play-pause-rewind-play-pause-rewind. I just remember Andy making a lot of not-very-gracious jokes at other musicians' expense (not that I liked the bands, either, but still...). He said things like, "I'd give my right arm to be in Def Leppard." (Remember way back when, when their drummer was in an accident and lost a limb?) I think that interview was with "Dive" Kendall, right? Poor old Kevin Seal is reduced to non-speaking parts in car commercials these days. I thought he was quite the entertaining host; what happened? Greg O'Rear http://www.adp.unc.edu/~jgo/ [Attachment omitted, unknown MIME type or encoding (application/ms-tnef)]
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 10:10:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Nancy B LaMotta <sisnbl@gwunix2.gwu.edu> Subject: videos Message-Id: <Pine.A32.3.91.960416095527.120154D-100000@gwunix2.gwu.edu> I've had the XTC "Look, Look" video compilation for a number of years (had to send to London for it, then get it converted to NTSC, but it was worth it!), and I've always found the things highly entertaining--the lads look like they're having a good time hamming it up! A couple of the older videos, such as "This is Pop" and "Are You Receiving Me" are a tad on the low budget production side, but, at the least, it's amazing to see how Young Andy Was!!! Those pink cheeks! ... My favorite videos on that tape are "This is Pop" and "Respectable Street" (I'm a pushover for the lads in tuxes!). Gee, I never really paid attention to Terry, I do hope he was really having fun, too! Although I'm glad XTC have a couple appearances on the "Urggh--A Music War" tape, my favorite appearance has to be that of Klaus Nomi! What a bizarre performer! Whenever I would armtwist my friends into watching XTC do "Respectable Street," they'd always want to stop and watch Klaus first. Where do you all get these NEW XTC videos, anyway (my days of ordering >from Tower in London and paying to have them converted to NTSC are over).... :) Bye! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For people who like that sort of thing... that is the sort of thing they like. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
------------------------------ Message-Id: <c=US%a=MARK400%p=GE%l=LINELNT1-960416120619Z-7224@linelnt1.light.ge.com> From: "Burgess, Christopher (msx)" <BURGESSC@linelnt1.light.ge.com> Subject: Another damn-fool idea Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 08:06:19 -0400 Hi y'all, Well, as far as I can see, the tribute tape is rolling along and by fall we should be able to hear the dirty laundry of a few intrepid folk. Maybe Geffen will sign us! :-) Anyway, if this experiment works, what about another tribute tape, but THIS time, the contributors will cover a song from ANOTHER band (or individual) who that contributor feels might appeal to the Chalkholios. There are so many names bandied about, but only so much money and time in the day, that maybe this K-Tel wannabe might be a good way of spreading the knowledge. Despite this rather elementary "race" discussion currently worming its way around, this group appears to be VERY diverse in its tastes and I suspect that there will be an odd and wonderful mix of stuff. Any thoughts? Chris * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone:(216) 266-8625 Fax: (216) 266-2313 Christopher.Burgess@lighting.ge.com
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 10:59:40 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199604161459.KAA10267@mustang.uwo.ca>
From: mmoffatt@mustang.uwo.ca (Mike P. Moffatt <Asmodeus the Evil>)
Subject: Black music Technicality.
I know this is a small technicality, but one of my choices, Thin
Lizzy, has a black lead singer and bass player by the name of Phil Lynott.
I imagine you'd all be aware of that, but I thought I'd point it out,
because no one mentioned him in the few black artists listed. I believe I
also put Jimi Hendrix on my list, who was also black.
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 08:18:21 -0400 (EDT) From: "John E. Daley" <John_E.._Daley.ZIFF-DAVIS@mail.zd.com> Subject: David B. is a... Message-id: <9604161832.AA2407@mail.zd.com> CHALKHILLS QUIZ: 1. I think David Byrne is a. a jerk, b. not a jerk. c. a Bismarck herring in a large white suit. I vote for "c".
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 96 08:54:49 PST
From: "Sean Robison" <sean_robison@studio.disney.com>
Message-Id: <9603168296.AA829669956@ccmsmtp2.wds.disney.com>
Subject: White Jerks and assorted yadda's...
Just a whole big melange of topics:
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1. The whole white/black music topic: When I put Albert Collins' "Cold
Snap" as one of my faves, I did it without any thoughts of "Gee... I need
to include a 'black album' in there...". It's just a killer electric blues
album (in my opinion, of course). Music is music. Regardless of what color
the artist's skin is. When you pop a tape into the deck or a CD into the
player, the interacting is totally between the machine and your ears, heart
and mind.... not your eyes. Music, at least to me, speaks above any levels
of segregation or ethnicity.
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2. David Byrne: Jerk or not, the Talking Heads catalog is STILL awesome
(NOT as awesome as XTC... but still some good stuff).
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3. Geffen vs. Virgin: I don't know if this is the case for the entire
world, but here in the U.S., I've seen that all of XTC's albums are on TWO
labels - Geffen and Virgin. Now, I know my info is shaky, but isn't XTC's
contract problems solely with Virgin? If so, why hasn't the band just
entertained the idea of going with Geffen completely? Frankly, I wanna see
them do SOMETHING 'cause I, like everyone else, is itchin' BADLY for a new
album!! (and while I'd love to get my hands on the demo's that some of you
have, I'm gonna be a good boy and wait patiently... *grumble grumble
grumble*...)
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4. Reissues: Which leads to my last question. I noticed that Big Express,
Nonsuch and O&L have reappeared in the stores - bearing a new logo from the
Geffen end ("Geffen Goldline"... which, according to an add, is their
'midline' label). What I want to know is: Have these discs been changed
any? Improved sonics? Larger booklets? Or did Geffen just slap on a fancier
label and put the same discs back out on the market?
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Okay, that's it!
Sean Robison
------------------------------ Message-ID: <317444B6.52CB@knoware.nl> Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 18:09:10 -0700 From: Mark Mello <mmello@knoware.nl> Subject: Terry Lives! Chalkies, I have to disagree with Ira Lieman ( Digest 2-101 ) He wrote: > Anyone notice that everyone seems to be having fun in the videos except > for Terry? He's a great drummer but it seemed to me he had the > personality/sense of humor of a shriveled pickle. Terry may not seem (!) to be having fun appearing in videos, anyone who's ever read the press stories about XTC's travels in Australia or Venezuela knows he was in fact the "fun guy" of the band. Always in for a drink and a joke, he kept the whole thing together; on and off stage! I'm currently trancribing a Melody Maker story about their 1979 Oz tour and believe me, once you've read that you will agree there's nothing wrong with TC's sense of humor. A shriveled pickle? NO WAY! I'm sorry but you know; there's a whole bunch of older Chalkies out there who've never gotten over the fact that Terry left... So please be gentle :) bye, Mark -- Decorate the inside of your heads <XTC>
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:48:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <ccoolidg@moose.uvm.edu>
Subject: Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-100
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960416122305.33346A-100000@moose.uvm.edu>
I think most of us, when we come up with top 10 lists right off the bat,
we don't think about the skin color of the musicians or what they've got
between their legs, for that matter. We just think of what we like, and
anything else is an afterthought. My main criteria for a top 10 list is
those few albums I can listen through from beginning to end without a
single track that makes me tune out, feel indifferent, skip over it, or
in any other way is less than great. I can't think of too many that fit
that criteria. Here's ten that do:
1. Trout Mask Replica- Captain Beefheart
2. English Settlement- XTC
3. There's A Riot Goin' On- Sly And The Family Stone*
4. Sign O' The Times- Prince*
5. Symphony Or Damn- Terence Trent D'Arby*
6. Forever Changes- Love*
7. Together Alone- Crowded House
8. Loose- Victoria Williams*
9. Shoot Out The Lights- Richard & Linda Thompson*
10. The Modern Lovers
* Non- White Male content
Personally, I like anyone who marches to the beat of his/her own
drummer. There are many other albums I might have included on the list
some other day, and most of my favorite musicians have released very uneven
albums that have at least one track that either makes little impression
or I even actively dislike. This is rarely true of XTC; at most there'll
be a few tracks that leave me cold by comparison but might seem brilliant
coming from, say, Rick Astley("Books Are Burning," for example might be a
good example of this)
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 13:41:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <ccoolidg@moose.uvm.edu> Subject: Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-101 Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960416133159.33346C-100000@moose.uvm.edu> My advisor in college back in the early 80's was a noted jazz session pianist(Roland Wiggins; played with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, and Roberta Flack)who referred to modern jazz as "black classical music." I find that's a very good term; when you think of it there isn't a whole lot of stretching to considering Duke Ellington as important a composer as George Gershwin. Most "black classical music" shares with "white classical music" a serious intent; art first, entertainment second, if at all. I challenge anyone to try to dance to John Coltrane, especially his later, more "out" material. The big difference is, "black classical music" is primarily improvisational, while "white classical music" is almost always written out, and you're expected to play the score as written.
------------------------------ From: mtross@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:43:04 -0500 (CDT) Subject: La Musique Blanche Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960416124139.126292A-100000@green.weeg.uiowa.edu> Apparently the person who brought up the "black thing" miscounted. My list included Keith Jarrett and Prince (not counting the session musicians).
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From: Martin_Monkman@fincc04.fin.gov.bc.ca
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 14:53:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: book recommendation
Message-id: <9603168296.AA829691631@FINSMTP1.FIN.GOV.BC.CA>
<irony>
Since nobody on this list likes or has an interest in black music,
</irony>
I'm recommending a very interesting book that I just finished reading:
Gerald Early, "One Nation Under A Groove: Motown and American Culture",
The Ecco Press, 1995.
Although the title says it all, here's a bit from the Introduction:
"This book is ... a miniepic meditation on two ideas. The first is
that Motown was important because it helped to crystallize the formation,
not of a black audience (that had existed before), but of a black public
and a black public taste that was taken seriously as an expression of a
general aesthetic among a broad class of Americans. The creation of a
black public -- a body of black folk who have no connection with each
other or commitment to each other except the idea that they are consumers
whose consumption is given meaning because of their race -- is, I think,
a very different abstraction from the idea of a black community. Second,
Motown, an extraordinary success in the realm of mass culture or popular
culture, actually helped to bring into clear definition the taste and
urges of a middle-brow black audience whose existence helped to create
such middle-brow black conceptions as Afrocentrism, the name
African-American, and the mythology of the black community."
Martin
Aside to John the Arbiter -- I hope this isn't too far astray!
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From: richard.pedrettiallen@octel.com
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:03:46 -0700
Message-Id: <17419e10@corp.octel.com>
Subject: MUSIC KNOWS NO COLOR!!
MUSIC KNOWS NO COLOR!!!
MY TOP TEN FAVORITE BANDS:
XTC
Pink Floyd
Green Day
Red 7
Black Flag
White Zombie
Blues Magoos
Agent Orange
Deep Purple
Savoy Brown
Favorite genre: the blues!
hee, hee, hee
Richard
[ Okay, folks, enough lists for their own sakes. Let's have
some discussion. -- John ]
------------------------------ From: sjala1@1adtfrear.1ad.army.mil (SJA Claims CPT Stauffer) Message-ID: <1996Apr17.011900.1406.59901@1adtfrear.1ad.army.mil> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 02:24:22 +0100 Subject: My two Dinars The following is a general stream of drivel: 1. I like Talking Heads. If Mr. Byrne ever asks me to go out for a beer, I'll peruse all of your comments prior to reaching a decision on whether to attend. 2. It never sounded like anything BUT "straight to ya" 3. Now here this...David Yazbek is not, I repeat, not the embodiment of the second coming. It was only a rumor. (although I do look forward to hearing his music.) 4. Shilling for the fellow who sings the geek in "I'm like a rock and roll barber shop feak" It took guts to come out of the closet with that one. 5. The quiet creaking you hear in Sacrificial Bonfire is the inevitable consequence of listening to "Burn up the old" at 30,000 decibels. 6. If Andy wants to post, he will. If he doesn't, he won't. Don't let's grovel. 7. Ben Gott is the man. Shrine building beats cow tipping every time. 8. Disney stepped on it. Randy Neuman? Please. 9. When I read about all the great trading stuff you all have, I go green. All I've got is a 1985 Drums and Wires T-shirt with four holes in it. Where do you guys get this stuff? Is there some secret Chalkhills flea market somewhere? 10.. "Peter Pumpkinhead" is about JFK? "Humble Daisy" is about Eleanor Roosevelt. "All You Pretty Girls" satirizes the promiscuity of Bill Clinton. The "Mole From The Ministry" is obviously Margaret Thatcher. "Albert Brown" is an ode to Mikail Gorbachev. "The Man who Sailed Around His Soul" grapples with the enigma of Richard Nixon, (this is fun) and "Ten Feet Tall" alludes to the terrible ridicule suffered by Abraham Lincoln. Apologies for the acrimonious tone of this post. Gloomy day in the Balkans. XTC Song for Today: Deliver Us From The Elements Scott
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 21:06:57 -0400 Message-Id: <199604170106.VAA18332@borg.mindspring.com> From: Da GrooveMeister <pete_srd@mindspring.com> Subject: diverse faves...top this! I betcha I'm the only one on the Chalkhills list that owns recordings by both Miles Davis and Ministry. Anyone care to top that? Pete [ John Coltrane and Foetus? Maybe Barry Adamson and Jerry Jeff Walker are better choices? -- John ]
------------------------------ From: Combray2@aol.com Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 22:26:46 -0400 Message-ID: <960416222230_192578207@emout04.mail.aol.com> Subject: Political Correctness and the Music Shelf Luc Haasnoot has been chastised by a number of Chalkhillians for allegedly asserting that XTC fans do not like "black music." Luc is right to feel hurt! What he offered our forum was not some crazy rant but rather an observation culled from a statistical analysis of our own Top-10 lists, and an innocent question: "Why are black artists so underrepresented?" We mustn't be so politically correct as to dismiss his question out of hand. So far, every response to his question has been in this vein: "there are only good music and bad music, not white music and black." Hear, hear! But I have to admit that I have some nagging thoughts. You see, I enjoy dubbing "mix" tapes for friends, and am occasionally embarrassed by the paucity of black recording artists on my record shelf. Let's see, there's Kid Creole and, well... two of Bela's Flecktones are black, and I think one of the guys in the Royal Crescent Mob is, and well, Timbuk 3 have some new members.... But wait a minute, Latin Americans are even worse off - there's Los Lobos (but what a magnificent band they are). Women musicians are represented at a level of 10% or less (thanks in part to Jane Siberry). If I weren't so lazy, I would actually calculate exact statistics. I "appreciate" jazz and 70's soul -- when I hear them on the radio, gee whiz, I even enjoy them. However, these genres, traditionally associated with black musicians, have never tugged at my heartstrings the way that melodic, literate, quirky, bouncy, pure pop does. I guess they don't make me jump up and say "I've got to have this record," and then run out and get it. It also seems that the overwhelming majority of musicians recording the type of pop I've so circumlocuitously defined above are white. Am I wrong? If so, could you name some counterexamples? If I'm not wrong, is it important that I'm not? I had a friend once (she moved away and married) who liked some of the music I liked, but never failed to criticize -- sometimes playfully, sometimes less so -- its lack of "soul". I asked her to define "soul." She laughed, so I guess it was kind of like asking her to define "God." She just pointed out that anyone who would prefer the Ordinaires' version of "Kashmir" to Led Zeppelin's was clueless in regards to soul. What is soul? Is it directness in regards to emotion, rather than the emotional distancing so common in quirky pop music, especially as played by XTC? And is my record shelf segregated because I have no soul? So you don't have to worry about sparing mine when you reply.... P.S. Two more bands for the Canadian Hall of Fame: Jane Siberry, Martha and the Muffins
------------------------------ From: adkoning@hvsag01.ns-nl.att.com Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 11:31:34 +0200 Message-Id: <9604170931.AA04729@hvsag01> Subject: A boring mis-hearing and a Fab Four in Philly playing question Before I bothered to look up the lyrics, I thought Andy sang 'Work for the Union called a lier' instead of the Unicorn and Lion. I told you it was boring. Last weekend I bought the 'Fab Four in Philly' bootleg at a record fair (by the way: fancy packaging for a bootleg) and it sounds decent and all that. BUT: I have problems playing the last 30 seconds of 'Generals and Majors'. Both my portable and 'normal' CD-player jump back a few seconds just before the end of the song. Ha ha! you'll probably say: that'll teach you to sponsor those bootleggers! (and you're probably right). Anyway I really don't mind this so much, but I was wondering if other owners have the same experience with this disc. I think I see a few tiny uneven places on the surface, and I wanted to make sure if it is not a common problem before I take out the toothpaste and car-wax... Andre (still very happy with it) de Koning
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 08:55:08 -0400 Message-Id: <199604171255.IAA16905@eri.erinet.com> From: Nick Mitchell <musnick@erinet.com> Subject: In defense of the boots Although it is true that trading 'ill gotten booty' tapes usually nets the group no compensation, I think as an XTC lover I can safely assume that most of the people who could manage to get a hold of Andy's new material (which is AMAZING) have probably purchased every 'legit' item anyway, and can't WAIT for the band's next album. I don't think there will be any heavy trading outside of true XTC fans who certainly purchase the new CDs as they come out. The problem is with the damn record companies! If XTC finally manages to get out from under Virgin and get control of their own publishing and just contract with distributors, then we could all happily purchase every little song snippett from them English genius' directly from their own company. Until then, the donation idea isn't bad. Just tell us where to send, and verify that's where it's going. Until then, people who REALLY WANT Andy and XTC's music will continue to hear everything they can get their ears on, just like I do with the other greatest group in da world, the Beatles. Ben Gott has done nothing wrong, in fact he spread a little sunshine! "Help me get through these cynical days"
------------------------------ From: mtross@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 12:23:05 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Heads: Talking no More Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960417122104.102592B-100000@green.weeg.uiowa.edu> I thought it was interesting, the idea that Talking Heads would still be making records were Byrne not a jerk. 'cause I think that DB's last solo record was excellent, his best in years. The 'Heads, however, seemed to hit a dead end as their years together came to an end. So perhaps Byrne's jerkiness is somewhat useful.
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