Chalkhills Digest Volume 5, Issue 216
Date: Thursday, 27 May 1999
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 5, Number 216
Thursday, 27 May 1999
Today's Topics:
Re: Jolly Green Man
My Own Personal Greenman
Liarbird
Ben Gott Five
100% XTC Opinion
What do you think of this one...seriously?
Helmet/Dimmu Borgir etc etc etc
Greenman: Heavy radio rotation in Austin, TX
High-Interest CDs
King For A Day
Re: The *All New* Testimonial Diner
DIMSDALE!!!
Re: Goon Show
the goon show
misheard album title
re: urgh! a music war
AV1's Order
Clean Dirt To Play Around In
Bad Songs Say So Much
Re: Spent Poets
ap/residents
Alice Donut
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: <l03110700b36f38c8f79e@[209.112.137.18]> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 09:20:01 -0800 From: Michael Travis <mdt@pobox.alaska.net> Subject: Re: Jolly Green Man For your amusement: <http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/ads/mexicorn.html> (Be sure to scroll down and read the caption below the image!)
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From: Sheridan Zabel <SZabel@rawnarch.com>
Subject: My Own Personal Greenman
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:55:57 -0400
Long, long story shortened:
When I was in highschool I dated this guy (who repeatedly broke my
heart) off and on for all four years.
He dyed his hair green and my friends and I dubbed him "Green Man". One
night a slew of us went camping and he really ticked me off so I
visualized pushing him in the fire (I'm a wuss, so I didn't actually do
it).
After that, whenever he did something to hurt me, I would walk around
chanting "Green Man in the Fire... Green Man in the Fire... Green Man
in the Fire... "
Now when I listen to Greenman, all I can think of is this poor,
miserable schlep and how much better off I am than he is.
Thanks for indulging me.
~Sheri
- I would like you on a long black lead
You can bring me all the things I need
~Soft Cell
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Message-Id: <199905242150.XAA25936@mail.knoware.nl>
From: "Mark Strijbos" <mmello@knoware.nl>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:04:39 +0200
Subject: Liarbird
Dear Chalkers,
Regarding Ian Reid:
> So, who has Ian's address? I would love to give him "WHAT FOR!"
I think he was last seen selling sports goods in Chiseldon or
Cirencester or someplace; makes you wonder what happened to all
those millions, doesn't it?
yours in xtc,
Mark Strijbos at The Little Lighthouse
http://www.knoware.nl/users/mmello/
or http://come.to/xtc
------------------------------ From: WWi8064839@aol.com Message-ID: <bb577efc.247b6860@aol.com> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 22:43:44 EDT Subject: Ben Gott Five In Chalkhills Digest 5-213 Ben Gott wrote: >So -- if any of you would like me to have Mark keep an eye out, >please let me know. Let's see how "easy" this CD ["Ro-Sham-Bo" by >The Grays] is to find! Ugh! Wouldn't it be painful for anyone to keep an eye out? All that blood and connective tissue? (Gotta stop watching "Millenium"...;-)) I went looking for this CD a few years ago with no luck. It's never occured to me to check used bins because this album's so great, why would anyone off-load it? Besides, I want a new copy when it's reissued. (Oh, by the way, I never did get that "Jason Falkner Sampler" from Elektra Records. Guess they ran out of copies.) >I've been listening to "White Music" lately, and it's really growing on me. >Has this happened to anyone else? Yeah, in 1978! Back in 1990, I was becoming such a serious XTC fan that I sought out their early back catalog, which at that time in the US was available on "imported" CDs. I played "White Music" quite a bit and then one day, it just became annoying. That was a sign I'd better put it away and drag it out only occasionally. I do think that it's an enjoyable listen every now and then, especially "Into the Atom Age" and "Dance Band." I abhor "All Along the Watchtower." But Barry's keyboards and the total off-the-wall feel of this album will always be appealing. Just don't overplay it. If you seriously like "White Music," try locating Bill Nelson's "Red Noise" (it's out of print and luckily I got a copy in 1993 via Goldmine magazine). But the site http://billnelson.com/rednoise/discography.htm offers hope that it will be reissued. (Also, check out the cool New Wave pics there.) All this great stuff came out when I was in college (1977-1981), and I feel lucky to have been there! Now I'm the one that the clerks at Starbucks think is such a dud. (You'll have to excuse me; I'm going off to feel melancholic and wistful now...) Wes Wilson
------------------------------ From: SLEDZNH@aol.com Message-ID: <12aa9bbb.247b6c6a@aol.com> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 23:00:58 EDT Subject: 100% XTC Opinion Please Note: The following post contains 100% non-recycled, all XTC content. Hope you will all bear with me, I dont post too often and have been saving up quite a bit of opinion and trivia.....this is the opinion part. It has been 3 months since AV1 was released. It is now fully digested and I am now ready to contribute my own song-by-song thoughts...thanks for listening: RIVER OF ORCHIDS I will always remember the day last February when I pulled the shrink-wrap off the FIRST NEW XTC RECORD IN SEVEN YEARS - popped it in my car, cranked up the volume and ROO came blaring out! This song has reminded me of why this has been my favorite band for the past 20 (yes, count em) 20 years. Another interesting thing about ROO to me personally is that I wrote a song last winter with the lyrics in new york city it seems, the flowers and the trees all scream, because theyve been planted in granite (I had never heard the demos before this). The similarity with ROO kind of made my hair stand on end for a while... BTW, the last water plop sound at the end of the song to me is Andy smirking and winking at us fans as if to say thanks for waiting, hope you like it. (...maybe you just have to be there...). ID LIKE THAT Not sure this has a place being a single here in the U.S. anyway. I keep thinking that half of the people will think its too deep because of the references to persons they dont recognize and can't appreciate, and half will think its too shallow because a really high thing, say a sunflower, but thats fine because I suspect it was perfectly meant that way. Itll be a great Summer of 99 love song for me thank you very much. EASTER THEATRE Wow, right near the end with that slighly elongated pause and strange chord....gives me chills every time I hear it still. Did I happen to mention I like XTC? This is why. This may be their best song ever. KNIGHTS IN SHINING KARMA I agreed with someone on the list early on who thought this sounded like a B-side...so why do I find myself singing it to myself all day at work? FRIVOLOUS TONIGHT I posted once here many moons ago how I made a best of Colin mixed tape for the car....now I have to re-make the tape to get this one on too! GREENMAN Very good production. Sounds great loud but I cant get fully involved in this one so far, sounds a bit preachy to me. Im not yet fully appreciative of the lyrics and who/what/how the Greeeman is/was or means. I will admit being quite naive here. Were it not for my Chalkhills friends I would be fully in the dark but ignorance is NOT bliss and maybe Ill get it one day. XTC songs like this have a way of coming back and biting me months, even years later. YOUR DICTIONARY Most everyone I know who has listened to AV1 seems to pick this one out as the song they remember and initially like the most. Isnt it funny then that this is the one Andy supposedly didnt want to put on here. Four-eyed fool you led round everywhere....Wow. This is one song that I DO want to hear the demo of someday. FRUIT NUT I really like the way Colin pronounces strawberry fool - not sure what it is here - just kind rolls off the tongue. Personally, I appreciate my shed a bit more these days too. I CANT OWN HER This is a perfect example of music that makes you *feel* not just hear. The marriage of words and music that creates the swirling sky alone is worth the price of admission. HARVEST FESTIVAL Spine-chilling moment #2 at see that you two got married and I wish you well. That line sends me right off, so personal, so close. I have not yet reconciled the views recently posted on Chalkhills about who is actually the giver of the longing look. I hate to get into another No Thugs debate but I tend to think it is the one who is getting married that is giving the look as she gets to the altar. This may be my favorite on the record if there has to be one. THE LAST BALLOON I think ever since English Settlement, it has seemed that the last song on every record was Andys swan song to me, the last record, the last song, the last goodbye...All of a Sudden, Funk Pop A Roll, Train Running Low..., Chalkhills and Children, Sacrificial Bonfire, Books Are Burning, The Last Balloon...they all somehow seemed to me to be the last big statement from the band. Kind of depressing but its just how I think. Its nice knowing there will be an AV2. Phew. Thanks Andy, Colin, (and Dave!) for hanging in and giving us this one, it was worth the wait...and did I happen to mention I like XTC?? Cheers, James W.
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990525040741.3774.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Daniel Wrzesinski" <rockhurley@hotmail.com> Subject: What do you think of this one...seriously? Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 21:07:40 PDT My dream tribute album. Some of these bands aren't necessarily favs of mine, though I like them all. Some of them don't even exist anymore, but they could come back for a tribute, right? I think each band is best suited for the song given. What do you all think? SIDE A 1) Ben Folds Five-"Real By Reel" 2) Roby Hitchcock-"King For A Day" 3) King Missle-"Your Gold Dress" 4) The Pogues-"The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead" 5) PRIMUS - "Roads Girdle the Globe" 6) The Residents- "Mole From the Ministry" 7) Oingo Boingo-"Poor Skeleton Steps Out" 8) Lisa Gerrard and Loreena McKennitt -"Greenman" 9) Moxy Fruvous - "The Meeting Place" 10) The Tragically Hip - "Another Satellite" SIDE B 11) Shreikback - "My Weapon" 12) Beastie Boys-"Respectable Street"/"Melt The Guns" 13) Tripping Daisy - "What in the World...?" 14) Barenaked Ladies - "Mayor Of Simpleton" 15) Skankin' Pickle - "She's So Square" 16) Henry Rollins - "No Thugs In Our House" 17) Nine Inch Nails - "Heaven Is Paved With Broken Glass" 18) Devo (with STOMP) - "Shake You Donkey Up"
------------------------------ Message-Id: <4782AD6ADDBDD2119B570008C75DD5C10A316E@MGMTM02> From: Lawson Dominic <LawsonD@parliament.uk> Subject: Helmet/Dimmu Borgir etc etc etc Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 10:34:35 +0100 >> Oh Dom, where the hell's _Betty_ (1994)? Fair point I suppose. The thing is, I could have posted a HUGE list of albums, but instead decided to spare many of you from unnecessary tedium by just picking a few. "Aftertaste" is definitely nothing to do with the early AmRep stuff - and I find it bizarre that you could make such an association - as it is packed with more memorable melodies and less oblique lyrics than on any of Helmet's other albums. It's easily their most accessible album and although I rate "Betty" just as highly, I figured that Chalkhillians would be much more likely to appreciate "Aftertaste" than any of the band's more intense material. >> Iron Maiden, Helloween etc. are just dated, and I don't like drug-related things Firstly, I never said I liked Helloween. Not that it matters, but let's be accurate here (for a change). As for "drug-related things", I think you've completely missed the point, presuming that you're referring to the "stoner metal" bands I listed. I won't pretend that I don't smoke loads of pot, but there's no reason why you would have to in order to appreciate these wonderful records. I have numerous clean-living pals who often shake a tawdry buttock to the sounds of, say, Clutch or Cathedral and they don't feel the need to dismiss an entire genre because, gasp, the people involved might be, wait for it, drug users! Honestly, don't be so daft. Secondly, Dimmu Borgir are OK but they're one of the least original and experimental of the Black Metal bands. I quite like them myself, despite their foolish decision to mix their keyboards louder than the guitars (doh!) but they're not fit to kiss Emperor's boots, quite frankly, and are really just a blatant copy of Cradle Of Filth anyway. My guess was that XTC fans would be more likely to enjoy Emperor or the deliciously progressive Opeth - your suggestions of Sigh and Limbonic Art are definitely on similar lines and I applaud your logic! >> But why did you miss out Girlschool?! Same as above - I was consciously trying to avoid the (david lee) wrath of the digest by listing too many bands. Mind you, I was never much of a Girlschool fan anyway. Give me Lisa Dominique any day.........ahem. Cheers! Dom "It's my appendage and I'll wash it as fast as I like!" Lawson
------------------------------ Message-ID: <900822C71730D2118D8C00805F65765C605D9C@EINSTEIN> From: Jill Oleson <oleson@moneystar.com> Subject: Greenman: Heavy radio rotation in Austin, TX Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 08:41:45 -0500 It appears that the 6+ minute length of Greenman is not a deterrent to making that wonderful song a big radio hit in Austin, Texas. The song was put into heavy rotation this week on 107.1 KGSR. The two morning DJs briefly discussed it after it played: * That's Greenman from the new Apple Venus CD from XTC. * Wow, that one's really different from the other. * You mean, I'd Like That? * Yeah, Greenman has a lot more, uh, hongos. * Yes, it has a lot more, um, depth. Well, folks, I've got to agree. I've always felt that Greenman better represents the brilliant creativity of XTC than I'd Like That. And I am thrilled to hear a more complicated tune representing the album on the radio than the pleasant-but-super-poppy I'd Like That. It makes me glad that I have called the radio station twice a week to request Greenman. Perhaps my foolish persistence has paid off! FYI -- I think the DJ meant to say huevos instead of hongos-- although I rather like the idea of the Greenman having a lot of mushrooms. Maybe Andy and Colin could rewrite their song, I am Merely a Man, to I am Merely a Fungus. Cheers! Jill Oleson Austin, Texas
------------------------------ Message-ID: <D9E6CEC7734AD111BCF70090273C5D67131941@user8.chemonics.net> From: Todd Bernhardt <TBernhardt@Chemonics.net> Subject: High-Interest CDs Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 11:02:30 -0400 Hi: Mitch wrote >What may be of interest to all of you is that none other than Mr. Dave Gregory is prominently featured on the opening track called "Simplification". His playing will, as usual, make you smack the side of your head in awe and amazement. This song is also special in that I got to co-write it with Ray Davies during the songwriting course I took with him in March of '98.< I trust you'll be sending part of my $10 to Messrs. Gregory and Davies, then? Hmmm? Speaking of worthy CDs, Ben "Mein" Gott had mentioned that his record-store-owner friend might have a line on some copies of The Grays' CD, Ro Sham Bo. I urge anyone interested in great pop music (might be one or two of you on this list, I guess) to get their own copy of this. Great stuff, esp. the Jason Falkner cuts. Also recently picked up a copy of "This is Fiction." Not just another band from L.A., Fiction is fronted by Harrison's brother Bob, who has come up with a CD full of catchy melodies, aggressive yet dynamic playing, and the occasional odd-time sig to keep us music geeks happy. Check out any of the online services to hear samples and/or buy a copy. Ben also said >I've been listening to "White Music" lately, and it's really growing on me. Has this happened to anyone else?< Definitely. It happened to me about 15 years ago, and I haven't been able to get it off since. These are the very best years, Todd
------------------------------ Message-ID: <BFF173C03701D211852000805FA745052B4CAE@sbkmxsmb05> From: "Wayne, Rich" <Rich.Wayne@dowjones.com> Subject: King For A Day Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 13:21:42 -0400 Working for a business-news service, I have written and read much about the current Internet-stock bubble as well as previous speculative but short-lived rages. Given the current state of affairs - companies with weak fundamentals racing to go public and attracting billions in investments - Colin's "King For A DAY" has never been more relevant. "The loudest mouth" could well refer to the absurd roadshows and chatroom hype that is propelling the absurd valuations. rich _________________________________ Rich Wayne, Assistant News Editor Dow Jones Interactive Publishing "The only way to be fashionable is to be totally out of fashion ... It's about listening without prejudice .... taste is the enemy of enjoyment." - Tristram Penna, A&R exec at EMI
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990525173744.73997.qmail@hotmail.com> From: "Joe Funk" <jomama64@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: The *All New* Testimonial Diner Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 10:37:44 PDT Here are some new menu items being offered up at Jill's Testimonial Diner: "Seagulls Screaming "Kiss her, Kiss her"" - Alfred Hitchcock "Grass" - Bob Marley and the Whalers "Sacrificial Bonfire" - Slobodan Milosevic "Living through another Cuba" - The Baltimore Orioles "I Remember the Sun" - Ray Charles "Fruit Nut" - Tom Cruise "Earn Enough for Us" - Bill Gates "Mayor of Simpleton" - Marion Barry We will updating the menu, as necessary..... Jomama (Partridge)
------------------------------ Message-Id: <s74aa986.021@OAG.STATE.TX.US> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 13:45:03 -0600 From: "Steve Oleson" <Steve.Oleson@OAG.STATE.TX.US> Subject: DIMSDALE!!! Re: Monty Python, the Beatles, and the Goon Show- Yeah, I thought about the Goons before posting the Python note, but left them out for simplicities sake. The Goons were funny, but not as surreal as MP. Of course, it would probably have been better to pose the question: "How did the introduction, and celebration of psychedelic drugs affect the art and culture of the mid-1960s, and how has that culture affected XTC?", since psychedelics clearly warped the psyches of the Beatles, Monty Python, et al..., and they have in turn affected XTC pretty profoundly. Psychedelics certainly had a part in the growth of the publics' appreciation of the surreal and absurd! Chris- Thanks for the insightful post re MP and the Beatles. Another connection that I had forgotten is that George Harrison's film company (Hand Made films, I think) produced Life of Brian and some others. Briefly yours, Steve Oleson Austin, TX
------------------------------ Message-ID: <19990525190228.10565.rocketmail@web208.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 12:02:28 -0700 (PDT) From: pancho artecona <partecona@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Goon Show John said, "Methinks that both MP and Beatles (in particular John!) owed a great deal to the Goon Show, the legendary British comedy show with (i think) Peter Cook & Dudley Moore." I remember hearing a couple of albums from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. I believe they were called Derek and Clyve. It was incredibly hilarious. Pancho PRXTCFAN
------------------------------ Message-id: <fc.000f4ca30022b3303b9aca001b472681.22b3b1@cfrb.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 15:23:30 -0400 Subject: the goon show From: rgreenham@thebear.net (Rich Greenham) Mark wrote that The Goon Show starred (he thought) Dudley Moore and Peter Cook. Good try! : ) The Goon Show actually starred Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. The show ran on the BBC in the 50's (my Dad was a big fan!); The Goons also released several albums -- all of which (I pray that this is true so I don't look like an idiot!) were produced by George Martin! I've read in tons o' Beatles books that Lennon was a huge fan of The Goons. As for Peter Cook and Dudley Moore -- they had a BBC TV show in the 60's but I'm not clear on the name (I did read it somewhere -- maybe it was called "Not Only, But Also"). John Lennon did a guest spot w/ them on one show, playing the part of a washroom attendant. My family immigrated to Canada from England in '68 (I was 9 months old). Growing up, I absorbed almost every Brit-TV show that made it over the pond (searching out my roots?) I became a huge Python and New Avengers fan -- but does anybody remember "The Goodies"? I used to love that show! XTC content -- Been listening to "The Big Express" a lot over the past week or so. I'd forgotten how much I really used to love that album; particularly "Liarbird"! Cheers! Rich
------------------------------ From: dan@gge.com Message-ID: <374AF6D9.7A47EA36@gge.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 12:15:54 -0700 Subject: misheard album title apologies in advance: jamie wrote: >AP vol.. 1 was worth the wait, needless to say a very bright spot on the >1999 music scene. AP vol.. 2 can't come soon enough. Can we have Rag & >Bone 2 not too far behind as well???? AP? that could only mean "apple penis", am i right? please forgive me this post, but i couldn't resist. -dan
------------------------------ From: dan@gge.com Message-ID: <374B1A96.6CA5EC46@gge.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 14:48:34 -0700 Subject: re: urgh! a music war that movie is the best! i had [access to] a copy back in the 80s when i was in high school. it was very helpful in rounding out my musical taste and learning my 'who's who' of pop music of the time. some of my fave performances, in no particular order, were: chelsea "i'm on fire" athletico spizz 80 "where's capt. kirk?" (this one squeeked past the zany band name thread, circa early-mid april) xtc "respectable street" (obviously) jools holland "foolish i know" wall of voodoo "back in flesh" weren't the dead kennedys in it too? they could have had 3 more good, or even ok performances by other bands in place of the toya wilcox epic aerobicise video in the middle of the whole thing. talk about a turd in the punch bowl. the klaus nomi bit is worth the ticket price alone though! i would love to see the video again, but i believe its out of print (verification anyone?) and even my ultra-hip neighborhood video shop doesn't have it. alas, alack. xtc content: i met the author of the xtc interview in the apr. '99 issue of "guitar player" magazine at a party last week. i hounded her, slapping my forehead and begging "what did you ask them?! what did they say?!" and she kept looking everywhere but at me, saying "ummmm.... i can't remember. it was, like, technical stuff about their equipment." i asked if she knew about xtc b/f the interview and she nodded "oh, yeah, i'm a fan." indeed. i found the interview on chalkhills and thought it was lousy. concrete daubed in dull monotone. remember kids: "i'd like that" single comes out today. <sarcasm>better get there early and beat the lines at the record shops!</sarcasm> dan
------------------------------ From: Chauncy14@aol.com Message-ID: <902e45eb.247c91f9@aol.com> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 19:53:29 EDT Subject: AV1's Order Hey XTC Clan, Willj4@aol.com proffered on Sat, 24 April 1999 the New AV1 Order, and I can't recall which digest it was from: Order: 11, 10, 7, 6, 8 and then 5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9. Last Balloon to start and I Can't Own Her to end is incredible! As you say Will, it is a new *experience* and I would highly recommend the order to anyone. Definitely a better way to crescendo the paragraphing by songs. The arrangements do have a different *emotional* effect on you. Thanks for the recommendation! Cheers! John Gardner Chicago
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v03007801b3710e846db1@[209.172.222.83]> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:37:38 -0500 From: John Yuelkenbeck <jy@tomrussell.com> Subject: Clean Dirt To Play Around In I haven't been paying as close attention to the list as I should, so this may have already been mentioned, but . . . I was listening to "Your Dictionary" on the jukebox at the bar and it got to this little transitional string run that sounded just like the little transitional string run in the Beatles' "Piggies." Anyone else hear it?
------------------------------ From: JStrole@aol.com Message-ID: <2d3d0986.247ccfa4@aol.com> Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 00:16:36 EDT Subject: Bad Songs Say So Much -Please stop. I'm hurt. I will talk. What do you want to know? Stop with the bad songs. All the bands we like have written clinkers or at least bad lyrics. Squeeze could take up a whole digest if we think about it. Needless to say Journey (those lyrics have to be improvised, no one could possibly put pen to paper and keep the paper on that lot) and Led Zeppelin (no really, read anything that wasn't ripped off from Willie Dixon, without being under the influence) and don't forget Wings (or maybe we should). Even Andy has missed the point on occasion. -Reportedly, one of the main reasons The Beatles were happy George Martin was producing them was due to Sir George's work with The Goons & Peter Sellers. Some of the studio trickery George Martin employed on Beatles records had been experimented on during his work with The Goons. A few years ago, a Peter Sellers box set was released by Parlophone and it's quite funny. -George Harrison said that the Traveling Wilburys sessions were peppered by verbatum recitations of Monty Python material. Yes, even Roy Orbison was apparently a big fan. I am having a hard time picturing Bob Dylan as Mrs. Smoker. -NYC Chalkers, don't forget June 5, The Nigels will be playing at The Baggot Inn-82 W 3rd ST. Tim O'Byrne tells me they have quite a set planned. I'll be there openning for them w/ The New Town Buskers. Festivities start at 8 pm. Harry
------------------------------ Message-Id: <l03130301b37136153472@[204.144.224.61]> Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 23:29:31 -0600 From: Brian Landy <blandy@lawyernet.com> Subject: Re: Spent Poets I have found the discussions of other bands in the XTC-vein to be the most interesting posts on this list. I can't help but add my two cents. The Spent Poets was an American band that released one album to my knowledge. They are as "XTC-influenced" as any band I have heard, with an obligatory, successful nod to Syd Barrett. I've seen their CD available new in bargain bins in real record stores and on the big internet sites (e.g. 2.99 American dollars). The CD has 14 songs, none of which fail to please. Every XTC fan should buy this CD. At least try downloading samples if available from the online stores. It is amazing. BL ================================== Brian Landy, Attorney at Law
------------------------------ From: jsteich@mindspring.com Message-ID: <000b01bea74e$70d5cca0$1a2a8ad1@funtosplamisham> Subject: ap/residents Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 04:04:53 -0400 if some of you havent heard ap's contribution to the residents' commericial album, go buy a copy! the other 39:50 is worth it too. bands dont come any better than the residents. jesse
------------------------------ Message-Id: <4782AD6ADDBDD2119B570008C75DD5C10A318C@MGMTM02> From: Lawson Dominic <LawsonD@parliament.uk> Subject: Alice Donut Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 10:41:08 +0100 >> Alice Donut is sort of a goofy version of Soundgarden...assuming anyone took Soundgarden seriously at all. Firstly, Alice Donut didn't sound anything like Soundgarden at all. I've know idea how you made the association in the first place, but it's a rotten one! Alice Donut were one of the most original bands on Alternative Tentacles - they split up fairly recently having released a final album, "Pure Acid Park", which I suspect most Chalkhillians would enjoy quite a lot. Musically they were vaguely grungey, quite psychedelic and always pretty quirky - not to mention their trombone-playing drummer. They also did a song called "Hose", about Michael Jackson's penis - which can only be a good thing (i.e. the song, not the penis). Secondly, as you are no doubt well aware, lots of people took Soundgarden seriously because they were a fucking brilliant rock band. There's lots of bands that demand to be laughed at, but Soundgarden have never occurred to me to be one of them. Weird choice! Dom "Jesus H. Corbett" Lawson
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