Chalkhills Digest Volume 4, Issue 87
Date: Saturday, 30 May 1998
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 4, Number 87
Saturday, 30 May 1998
Today's Topics:
XTC VIDEOS for sale
Wow, let's get personal
Re: Chalkhills Originals
Please, not this "white music" crap again!!
CC'98
Re: Stereolab and the Spacehog
Re:'White" Backlash
listen to this record !!!
Career Strategy for the Millenium?
Harrison/Ed/Mitch
Re: multi-album
No Youth Culture
Information Working Overtime
Blur
Chalkhills cited in Jam! Music article
Record Review Pt. 2
Kings for a Day
Gather round...
Re: My Second Outpouring
Re: NIN
Adding Fuel to the Firework
Bands influenced by XTC
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 May 98 23:10:03 UT From: "Lawrence Rubin" <lrubin1@classic.msn.com> Message-Id: <UPMAIL14.199805272309140910@classic.msn.com> Subject: XTC VIDEOS for sale Hello everyone- A couple of digests ago I offered a VHS copy of my xtc videos in exchange for a copy of the demos for the new album. I found someone to trade with, but so many people replied who wanted the videos that I figured I would make them available for anyone that wants one in exchange for $12 to cover the tape, shipping, and a little for my time to do all the copying. There are 21 videos on the tape: science fric, this is pop, statue, receiving me, life begins, nigel, towers london, respectable street, generals, all of a sudden, ball and chain, senses, respectable street (live), no thugs, dear god, radios in motion (live), train running low (acoustic with andy and dave), love on a farm, in loving memory, beating of hearts, funk pop a roll. My plan is to wait 2 weeks and then make all the copies and send out the tapes to everyone who bought one. My address is: Ben Rubin 11205 Hurdle Hill Drive Potomac, MD 20854 -Ben
------------------------------ From: MFa2707621@aol.com Message-ID: <fa31eae4.356cb519@aol.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 20:51:36 EDT Subject: Wow, let's get personal Chalkers, I just read the last digest, and I read Cheryl's posting. I was upset when I wrote the posting where I mentioned the words, "real" fans. What I meant is that people shouldn't start rumors to make a joke. To me that's not a fan of any group or performers. But that's my opinion. Also, I wish I could be in England for that XTC shindig. I wish there was something like that near Buffalo. I know there are conventions here in the US, but I wish there was one that would be started here in Buffalo. Even if it was in Toronto or Niagara Falls I would be happy. I can't go to NYC that easily. The plane tickets are too expensive, and I don't know that many people who could take me there. If anybody knows of any conventions coming near or to the Buffalo area let me know. Bye for now. Molly
------------------------------ From: fstolzenbach@hns.com Message-ID: <85256612.0003C700.00@ngw2.hns.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 20:56:36 -0400 Subject: Re: Chalkhills Originals >Firstly, I'm informed that the person who began the "Originals" series >years ago, has long-since deserted the project. I know that he has been >MIA for years. We thought that was a shame. From what we've heard, >there are a number of Chalkers who submitted works and either had >them returned as "unsatisfactory," or had their works accepted only to >have nothing come of it. Of course, neither of these results is >appropriate. Oh, for crying out loud. This is a cart-load of sh*t, pure and simple. I may have been busy; I may have been careless; I may have been lazy; I may have been a disappointment to many; but I never -- NEVER -- rejected anybody's Chalkies Originals contributions because they were "unsatisfactory" or played favorites. I accepted contributions until there was no room left on the tape, pure and simple. If I made the mistake of over-promising and under-delivering, time-wise, then I apologize -- again. The fact is (and you would know this if you read the Chalkhills digests, as I posted this information a couple of weeks ago) tape duping is completed, and everything should be going out in the mail shortly. (In fact, I've got the first 7-8 tapes in the trunk of my car right now, and plan to hit the post office when I get the chance.) I realize I'm an easy target on this Originals tape, and I'm prepared to endure all the arrows in my a** to which I'm rightfully entitled; but don't spread bullsh*t about me in order to rationalize your unpopular compilation methodology. It stinks. Enough ranting. Back to real life. -- FS
------------------------------ Message-ID: <01BD8A1D.1C340DA0@h208.s254.ts32.hinet.net> From: Macgyver <tonikuo@ms10.hinet.net> Subject: Please, not this "white music" crap again!! Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 09:43:38 +0800 I delurk for a moment and respond to: (iii) Much as I've enjoyed discovering a world of fellow XTC fans, I have been a little disturbed by the somewhat narrow musical view shared by many of you. Having a "somewhat narrow musical view" is indeed disturbing. I think we're finally starting to dig to the marrow of what's wrong with the people on this list, and it took a newcomer to point it out for us. Let's unshackle ourselves from the chains of our stifling sonic esthetic, and find room to breathe in the heady vistas of other musical genres, shall we? As a proud fan of heavy metal, hip hop, various strands of dance music and pretty much anything with imagination, I'm puzzled as to why everyone seems to be solely into white, commercial, adult-orientated pop music, albeit of an often vaguely quirky nature. I'm puzzled too. I'll tell you what, Dom. I'll shift into another literary genre (nifty, huh?) for the explanation. It's like this... I don't t'ink d'eese people are like you and me... I don't t'ink dey get it. And you know why? Dey ain't... PROUD. Not like you and me. We got pride. We like hip hop. Acoustic guitars are not necessarily a prerequisite for good music, and nor is sounding like The Beatles. TMBG are a prime example. This is what conservative people consider to be "left of centre" music. The term "alternative" is redundant and has been for years, and it's no wonder, if people won't broaden their minds beyond catchy tunes and "things that sound a bit like XTC". I like you, Dom. You ain't like d'eese narrow-minded low-lifes. I bin waitin' for someone like you tah come along so's I could blow d'is popstand. Tell ya what, let's you and me start our own list. None 'ah d'is narrow-minded CRAPOLA fer us, huh? Nah, we're gonna start our own list. And I got just da name fer it. BROADEN DA MIND Accent on da "broad", if ya know what I mean (wink). Cause you and me, we know broads don't go fa dis XTC too much. And we ain't gonna have no rules neidah, 'cept maybe you can't bring up dis "alternative" word. You say dat word, and you out. Chalkhills! Cripes... losers.... Regards, Don (and our names are almost the same! Fate?) [Attachment omitted, unknown MIME type or encoding (application/ms-tnef)]
------------------------------ Message-ID: <356CC5C6.4609@bhip.infi.net> Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 22:03:02 -0400 From: gregory <mattone@bhip.infi.net> Organization: InfiNet Subject: CC'98 Tschalkgerz! I'll tell ya, I see one positive note (no pun intended) in all this fussing about the Chalkhills Children compilation process - one that I even complained about, yes... It just shows you that there are a lot of die-hards here, a lot of people who really care for and appreciate this band, so much so that they will scratch and claw and do whatever they can to try to show their profound enthusiasm and appreciation. I salute you all! -Brian
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 19:24:51 -0700 (PDT) From: relph (John Relph) Message-Id: <9805271924.ZM19649@mando.engr.sgi.com> Subject: Re: Stereolab and the Spacehog "Peter Dresslar" <pdresslar@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >It's surprising to see Stereolab discussed at length in an XTC list. >Although I do have quite a bit of their stuff, I can't think of a band less >like XTC. > >Spacehog is more like XTC. They might be more like XTC in terms of style, but Stereolab are more like XTC in terms of originality and lack of pretension. By the way, has anybody else seen the Volkswagen New Beetle TV advert featuring a song from the latest Stereolab? -- John
------------------------------ Message-Id: <s56d4454.072@parliament.uk> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 11:01:18 +0100 From: Dominic Lawson <LAWSOND@parliament.uk> Subject: Re:'White" Backlash Many thanks to Don Parker for his spirited reply to my first contribution. I'll even go as far as to say that he made some reasonable points, but I can't pretend that I'm not disappointed by the tone of Don's reply. Firstly, I am sorry to hear that you belong to the masses of people who consider Hip Hop to lack imagination. Without being too condascending (and it is hard in the circumstances), I would suggest that you should perhaps listen to a great deal more "rap" music before you dismiss, or at least under-rate, an entire musical phenomenon. Aside from the enormous leaps and bounds taken by MCs, in terms of lyrical articulacy and intelligence, in recent years, the sheer variety of moods and styles available within Hip Hop - and it makes no difference whether you appreciate the generic characteristics involved - and associated sub-genres, should be applauded and embraced, particularly by those of us who wish to be considered open-minded. No, I don't think you should listen to something you don't like, but my comment about "imagination" really doesn't work when you fire it back at me. My complaint was that a very narrow view of music was being expressed in the digest, and that I find this puzzling. I don't want everyone to like the same thing as me - I couldn't really give a shit - I just expected a bigger variety of views. Secondly, I'm so glad that you USED to like Black Sabbath. How very generous of you. I expect you grew out of it, like so many adolescents. What a lot of bunkum. Your ignorance of Heavy Metal is staggering - but utterly predictable. The British media has ignored Heavy Metal completely since its mid-70s heyday, and Bon Jovi/poodle rockers aside, the scene has developed and progressed beyond all recognition. To say that all the Metal you've heard "recently" sounds like either Led Zep, Black Sabbath or (god help us) Aerosmith does seem to suggest that you're pontificating about something you know nothing about. I didn't write in to defend Heavy Metal, but since there will no doubt be plenty more Chalkhills subscribers who will smugly agree with Don's views, oblivious to the reality of the situation, I fear I am bound to stand up and be counted. As for the "fantasy seeking adolescent males" you mention; they still exist - as they do in every other musical scene, fairly obviously I would have thought - but don't you fucking dare suggest that Heavy Metal is either racist or homophobic when you clearly haven't listened to a proper Metal record since your balls dropped. If you really want proof then I'll e-mail you details of what I consider to be REAL Metal music, free from all the nonsense you associate with it. Which brings me on to the "white" issue. Touched a nerve perhaps? You seem a little to eager to defend yourself on this one, and I wonder why that might be. I'm chuffed for you that you like jazz, R&B and reggae, as do I, but owning a Marvin Gaye or Bob Marley album doesn't mean your tastes are not still hopelessly conservative and, horror of horrors, "white". You say that apart from country, "could there possibly be a whiter genre than Metal". Again, utter crap. Like most rock'n'roll, Metal originates, in part, from the blues. Numerous prominent black musicians, Hendrix being the obvious one, have played music that cannot be seperated from Metal, and Metal bands have been mixing up styles and incorporating diverse influences since the phrase "Heavy Metal" was first coined.The countless non-white people in excellent Metal bands currently in operation would no doubt wish to kick your sorry arse for your patronising and inaccurate comments. OK, I know where you're coming from, and it's a criticism I've heard many times before, but it's just not based on any facts or any knowledge of Metal music or trends. Finally, my comments about "white" musical taste are hardly unfair. I live in a predominantly white country, whose mainstream media is dominated by white people. The vast majority of music which is promoted to any degree in this country is by and for white people. This includes Clapton, Collins, STing and all those tedious lags, as well as the "left of centre" so-called indie stuff which middle aged people are currently so enthused by (Oasis, Radiohead, The Verve etc). Middle England - which unless I'm mistaken, implies Middle White England - is creatively barren and always will be. I'm not accusing anyone of racism - far from it, XTC fans should really have more sense - but please, let's not be quite so keen to wear cardigans and listen to Cliff Richard. Apart from that, I agree with everything you say Don. And thanks for the welcome. Dom.
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From: "Lemoncurry" <dieling@hrz1.uni-oldenburg.de>
Organization: University Of Oldenburg Comp.Center
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 15:04:36 MET-1METDST
Subject: listen to this record !!!
Message-ID: <22FE3437C17@hrz1.uni-oldenburg.de>
Hi everyone !
For all of you who like brilliant pop music (and that means all of
you, otherwise you wouldn't be on this list), check out this LP:
Fantasma by Cornelius
Cornelius is a japanese youngster who
a) knows how to use his sampler to make you grin and dance,
b) has the words: Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her in his booklet
without further explanations, under the ThankYou list,
c) features Sean O'Hagan of High Llamas fame on the banjo,
d) is cool.
This record is really really good.
Lemoncurry residing in The Lemon Lounge
at www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/9259
lemoncurry@geocities.com
Yummy !!!
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From: "Witter, Karl F" <WitterKF@aetna.com>
Subject: Career Strategy for the Millenium?
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 14:20:25 -0400
Yet another article, this in Sunday's (5/24) Boston Globe, about da
muzic biz. It seems "career artists" of "a certain age" can't get
on the radio. You know the names: Aerosmith, Plant & Page, etc.
Considering that these are past multi-platinum sellers who tour to
rabid fans, maybe XTC should take a different tack. Everyone knows
the name XTC, but today's kids might be more interested in them
if they were...
The Spice Boys!!! I'm refering specifically to Control Freak Spice,
Solemn Spice, and Aloha Spice (and I'll leave you to figure out
which is which).
Oh yeah, to count up the "not nice and alterna-wavy-punky safe"
double LPs worth having, you can put me down for "Chess", the
original recording with Murray Head, Elaine Page and Tommy Korberg.
If you consider XTC a cult, what does that make "Chess"?
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner,
Karl
PS I persuaded the church musician to play "Then She Appeared" on
piano right before the processional, for my recent wedding. ("Who
is that group?" "Only the greatest pop band you don't know you've
heard of. They're XTC." No, I didn't mention "Dear God".)
Thanks to James Poulakos, whose tab work was the basis for my
scribbling, and our ChalkMeister for having it on the website.
------------------------------ From: Richard.PedrettiAllen@exchange.Octel.com Message-ID: <72EDB966944AD1118DC90080D820748847C10B@ex-campus2> Subject: Harrison/Ed/Mitch Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:05:05 -0700 In case anyone is in doubt, Harrison is as cool as the other side of the pillow, has better metaphors than Tom Robbins, leads better than Jeffrey Archer, exhibits Kissinger diplomacy and is more intelligible when drunk than Ernest Hemmingway. That ain't circumlocution he proffers, Bubba... it's actually them-there Mobeus strips! I'm dropping my CC98 contribution because between this and the Glen Campbell tribute tape I'm organizing, I won't have much time. Laugh while you can, Monkey-boy, but my synth-pop cover of Witchita Lineman made Thomas Dolby go corporate. Actually, I just don't think I'll have time to get my CC98 contribution together. I'm going to be on vacation travel too much of the time (by the way, casa correspondo: richard@tactics.com). and trying to forget my career for the month of June. I'll be back in the office on June 29. Ed Miller came over to the house last night. We tried to listen to music but yattered over most of it. Big fun! You Chalkies! I love you folks! Well, except for that Mitch guy... After all this time, to find out that he really has no personal contact with XTC! I feel cheated. (JUST KIDDING!! JEEZ! Lighten up, will ya?) Cheers, Richard p.s. Ben Eshbach has quit XTC.
------------------------------ From: R.Crawford@mgn.co.uk Message-ID: <80256612.006E3022.00@mgnmail3.mgn.co.uk> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 21:04:17 +0100 Subject: Re: multi-album From: JStrole <JStrole@aol.com> > >With the exception of Zappa's Freak Out (double AND >debut) album, name a multi-album worth owning (barring collections). The Byrds Untitled Rob...
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199805282201.AAA10727@mail.knoware.nl> From: "Mark Strijbos" <mmello@knoware.nl> Organization: The Little Lighthouse Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 00:02:52 +0000 Subject: No Youth Culture Dear Chalkers, Last issue Dom Lawson told us to > Go away and listen to "Travels In Nihilon" for fuck's sake. Or Pete's sake. Or Andy's or my sake, but listen to that song! Every true XTC fan - hi Cheryl! :) - must play this masterpiece at least once every day. This song is seminal XTC and sends shivers up my spine each & every time i play it. Terry pounding out those huge bangs and rolls at his cyclical best, the churning guitars complementing each other and Colin's pumping, solid bassline gluing it all together; it's just awesome and almost frightening how the XTC beast kicks and growls here... The lyrics are Andy at his darkest, cynical best and the weird spooky multi-tracked voices he uses on this track fit the song perfectly; both in spirit and in sound. And what's more: he's absolutely right (as usual) My advice to those of you who have "a problem" with this song is to play it through your headphones, very loudly and continuously for about an hour or so.... that'll teach you! yours in nihilon, Mark Strijbos at The Little Lighthouse the XTC website @ http://come.to/xtc and http://www.knoware.nl/users/mmello
------------------------------ Message-ID: <006501bd8a94$744c6b00$8f975ed1@nate> From: "Gineen" <natalia@javanet.com> Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 19:58:03 -0400 Subject: Information Working Overtime Hello! Always looking for any information on XTC available...... I am looking for Demos or difficult to find albums and demos. I have been a fan for a very long time........ I am also for looking for any contact or address info in which I can send letters to Andy? Thanks! :-) Feel Free To Email me if you would like to chat or if you have any information you may like to share! natalia@javanet.com
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 10:22:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas Slack <tgs@telerama.com> Subject: Blur Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980529101919.22725A-100000@frogger.lm.com> Not the band- but rather, one very enjoyable night in London with some fellow Chalkies that passed by all too quickly. After a luggage mixup (of course) and an already tight schedule, I was able to make it to the restaurant by 8:45. Two locals see me get out of the (truck-like) cab and mock me: "Ow, e's com to London to have _spaghetti_ 'as 'e?" Through the jet lag haze, am able to actually locate the group and find a seat at the head of the table that I suspect was being reserved for an unplanned visit from a suprise guest (sorry, just me). Fortunately, it was right next to Neville Farmer, who not only had a slew of incredible 8x10 B&W glossies, but also lots of great insight into a group of genius musicians we all know and love, as well as the music industry in general. (Nice chap, not the slightest bit pretentious.) Details were given about the difficult time pulling off the orchestral arrangements in the limited time they had to do it. More details about the deal from V2 that would have been the best one, had it not been for an insultingly low percentage allotted to the band from sales (apparently the result of a meddling lawyer who probably figured these were your typical grubby, naive musicians). Conjecture from Neville about what XTC might be without Andy (not). And there was the troubling little question of how to finish the new album now that the money's run out: "How do you do, Mr. Bank Official, I'm in a rock band - could you give us a loan?" After 15P for a bowl of noodles and a beer, slip next door to the pub, where I finally get a chance to speak with good friend becki digregorio, who I hadn't actually met in person (odd concept, that, one that was discussed much that night). She's off to Italy this week, where she's rapidly becoming famous, to do a radio promo (best of luck becki, hope it goes well). Exchanged tapes and stories about obscure musical legacies with Dan Prendiville. Enjoyed very much meeting the infamous Sir Simon of Sleightholm Castle, as well as Phil, Bob, Andy, Tim, and all of the others, to whom I can only say I regret not having more time to chat with you (they kick you out of the pubs at 11:00!). A walk toward Piccadilly Circus, with people gradually slipping away in different directions. Phil, Simon, becki, and I end up on the same underground train briefly, until Phil points me in the right direction and shoves me out the door. (Many thanks, Phil - I might still be crawling the tubes underneath London.) All in all, a very enjoyable 3 hours in Londinium. To all who didn't use their better judgement and employ the page-down key to avoid this rambling personal diary about my own perspective on the Chalkhills gathering, all I can say is- tough shit. These are the moments that a long-time Chalkhills member cherishes, and they will take up permanent residence in the sparsely populated terrain of these brain cells. Tom (graduate of sleep deprivation school) Slack
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Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980529150338.0069d9d0@mail.clemson.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 15:03:38 -0400
From: Adam Tyner <ctyner@clemson.edu>
Subject: Chalkhills cited in Jam! Music article
There's nothing here that we haven't known for a while, but I thought it
was interesting that they cited Chalkhills as the source of their
information. :)
-Adam
From: http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusic/may29_musicnotes.html
Guitarist not in XTC
By DAVID VEITCH -- Calgary Sun
Sad and surprising news from the XTC camp. Long-suffering fans had reason
to celebrate earlier this year when the British pop band finally entered
the studio to record its first new album since 1992's Nonsuch.
However, the official XTC website, Chalkhills, reports guitarist Dave
Gregory, who joined the group for its 1979 album Drums and Wires, has quit
because he felt his musical contributions were being stifled.
Gregory had performed on several tracks for the yet-untitled album, which
is being completed by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, now the only two
members of XTC.
Gregory, meanwhile, is rumored to join the reunited Blondie.
XTC's new record is tentatively scheduled for a fall release on Britain's
Cooking Vinyl label.
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------------------------------ From: MFa2707621@aol.com Message-ID: <f85c5951.356f2bbc@aol.com> Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 17:42:18 EDT Subject: Record Review Pt. 2 Chalkers, Here is my second record review. I would like to review the wonderful XTC album "The Big Express". I think it's one of the best albums from XTC. The songs on that album are well written. Anytime I hear "All of You Pretty Girls" I feel like dancing. On a scale from 1-10 I give this album a 8. I would give it a 10, but nothing can compare to "Skylarking". I would like to let you know about my new web page. I talks about me, and what I'm into. It's not the greatest thing in the world, because I'm new to web page writing. But I think I did a fairly good job. On the web page is a survey I would like people to fill out. The address is http://members.tripod.com/~MollyFa/index.html. I hope you check it out. Bye for now. Molly
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Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 19:57:15 -0400
From: Adam Tyner <ctyner@clemson.edu>
Subject: Kings for a Day
For some reason, lately I've been obsessing over the thought of acoustic
XTC material. I'd love to get my hands on some, and the bootleg "Kings For
A Day" on Chalkhills particularly appealed to me. I was wondering if
anyone here knows where I could get a copy for a reasonable price, or if
someone would mind burning me a CD of acoustic material. It would be
greatly appreciated, and I have plenty of things to trade.
Many thanks,
-Adam Tyner
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------------------------------ Message-ID: <3pKwm5ALG1b1EwgR@emdac.demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 01:23:39 +0100 From: Phil Hetherington <phil@emdac.demon.co.uk> Subject: Gather round... >Polishing off the meal and wine, we trooped across the road to the pub and >continued with bouts of which track should be the next single, how are they >going to complete the record now that the money has run out and a >particularly illuminating insight into the problems faced when converting to >trailing point signalling on the London Underground (thanks Phil!) Cheers matey... what I actually said was resignalling a trailing point layout, or something. Well you would ask me about work... Er, forget it. I don't have a great deal to add to what Bob said, except, nice to meet you all, thanks to Becki for the CD (haven't played it yet, sorry!), someone (Mick, I think? Sorry if I got your name wrong or it was someone else entirely) for the tape, Simon for Slough story, and Neville for the info and 'Buster' anecdotes. And extra special thanks to Tim for organising the whole thing. Could the following people please email me: (1) Simon, (2) the person who bought the magazine articles along (can't remember who brought them). Thanks. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and hope to see some of you again sometime... -- _ |_) |_ * | My web page: http://www.emdac.demon.co.uk/phil/ | | ) | | Shriekback web pages: The above + shrkindx.html ===========
------------------------------ Message-ID: <356F8D0E.413E4526@concentric.net> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 00:37:34 -0400 From: DonSueP <DonSueP@concentric.net> Subject: Re: My Second Outpouring Wow, Dom, I never thought you'd out-poor your first poor-outing but somehow you managed it: > Having expressed concerns about the often terrifyingly safe and predictable > tastes of Chalkhills . . . It's sad enough that as people get older they lose > the ability to listen to anything remotely challenging or imaginative . . . It's really not our fault, Dom. You see, we Chalk-Over-The-Hill people just can't afford to take any risks with all that new, exciting and dangerous music. Our weak hearts and fragile bones just can't handle it anymore. But perhaps now we can begin to enjoy life again, if only vicariously, through you and your own brave musical adventuring. Thank you, Dom. You have given us all such hope! Eternally gratefully yours, Don "Who's Pushing Forty on the Season Cycle" Parker [Attachment omitted, unknown MIME type or encoding (text/x-vcard)]
------------------------------ From: CCooli9575@aol.com Message-ID: <74746f27.35700480@aol.com> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 09:07:11 EDT Subject: Re: NIN >Well, I picked up the one on Nine Inch Nails and there on page 24 is >a full color, full page picture of Swindon's finest, XTC. It has a >caption, "Trent listened to UK songsters, XTC." In the text it also >mentions that Trent was influenced by Ministry, XTC, Severed Heads, >and Prince. > >This brought the question to my mind: Have any of the younger >members of Chalkhills come to XTC by way of NIN? Knowing >Trent was influnced by XTC did you explore XTC because they >influenced NIN? > >Just curious, JD SMX I suspect the bleaker and/or more abrasive moments on The Big Express would have been more up Trent's alley. Still, I'm not surprised he's into XTC- I enjoy NIN in small doses, but frankly their fans scare the daylights out of me. I recognise Trent's genius, but from a safe distance these days. Chris
------------------------------ From: Xtckinks@aol.com Message-ID: <dc72bb56.3570318e@aol.com> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 12:19:25 EDT Subject: Adding Fuel to the Firework Hillo, from Rocktropolis.com Newsletter dated 5/29/98 .............. Not all comebacks are as successful as the B-52's. XTC has been in the studio working on their first album of new material since 1992, but guitarist Dave Gregory recently left the band, leaving just Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding. According to XTC manager Paul Bailey, things had been "slowly grinding to a halt" as the new project is "very much Andy's album*."... *Good buy, Paul
------------------------------ Message-ID: <35705732.6C5E@cs.sfu.ca> Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 12:00:02 -0700 From: Shawn Rusaw <srusaw@cs.sfu.ca> Subject: Bands influenced by XTC Reading a recent copy of Rolling Stone magazine (June 11th), a spotlight of an all-girl band called the Donnas listed XTC as an influence, along with Motley Crue, Metallica and L7. Never heard 'em... don't want to hear 'em... Just thought I'd post for the XTC reference. -Shawn "just the facts" Rusaw
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