Chalkhills Digest Volume 6, Issue 241
Date: Wednesday, 16 August 2000
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 6, Number 241
Wednesday, 16 August 2000
Topics:
Look for Andy P. in "Hell"
They Might Use Samples
nonsuch question
Re: ob-seen to be ob-heard lyrics
Mummer no bummer
Re: There Oughta be a Law
No Symbols
Strawberry Double-flats!
nick names
tape trees
The Slow Crack
concerts, bad songs, etc.
Andy on Music365
concerts
box set???
Telephone Man
Re: New Topic
Fossil Fuel and other ramblings
Deeep Hurting
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:36:25 -0400 From: "Stephanie Takeshita" <edsxt@huber.com> Subject: Look for Andy P. in "Hell" Message-ID: <s999557b.035@gwia.huber.com> Chalkies/Chalkers, An atheistic denizen of Greenwich Village, Warren Allen Smith, has been compiling information on famous atheists and agnostics for some fifty years now, and now has had his "Who's Who in Hell: A Handbook and International Directory for Humanists, Freethinkers, Naturalists, Rationalists and Non-Theists" has just been published by Barricade Books [$125 list, but can be had on Amazon for $100]. Listed in its 1,237 pages, alongside encyclopedic articles on subjects relevant to atheism, are more than 10,000 celebs and intellectuals. A short list: Woody Allen, financiers Warren Buffett and George Soros, Bill Gates, Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, George Clooney, Lucian Freud, Mark Twain, Frida Kahlo, Matisse, E.P. Hubble [late astronomer]; Joyce Carol Oates, Harold Pinter, Will Self, Gore Vidal, H.G. Wells, A.O. Sulzberger Jr., Matt Groening, Christopher Hitchens, Russell Baker, Billy Joel, Michael Stipe, Charles Dickens, Tony Kushner, Ted Turner, Bjork, Ronald Reagan Jr., Carrie Fisher, Steve Allen, ... ...and, hopefully, Andy Partridge. It would be incredible if he was overlooked somehow, and any such glaring oversights will no doubt be addressed in the second edition, God willing,.... [g] [Mr. Smith and his book are profiled in a lengthy article in the August 14th edition of The New York Observer.] Impishly yours, Stephanie Takeshita
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:35:53 EDT From: "Kevin Diamond" <kev_boy@hotmail.com> Subject: They Might Use Samples Message-ID: <LAW-F62Q0Puz63Bma4R00000cfc@hotmail.com> RiM: >One of those groups is They Might Be Giants. The [sic] used tons of >samples on their albums along with an old drum machine. ::blink:: :blink:: what?! ::blink:: ummmm... no? They Might Be Giants play all their own music. And a drum machine is different from sampling, because the artist programs it to play what they want it to play. unless you're refering to samples they sometimes took off their answering machine and played backwards in their songs, like I'll Sink Manhatten. But that's not the kind of sampling that I think we're discussing here. Kevin Diamond
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:18:04 -0500 From: Josh Scott <joshdscott@uswest.net> Subject: nonsuch question Message-ID: <3999976C.F7574B49@pop.mpls.uswest.net> Hi, I bought a copy of Nonsuch a couple years ago from a used CD store. The jewel case looks normal, but the CD has the word PROMOTIONAL across it in black. I discussed this with someone I work with. He used to work at a CD store. He told me that CD stores usually get promotional copies of CDs from record companies, but they are not to be sold to the public. Do all Nonsuch CDs have PROMOTIONAL stamped across them or do I have one of these CDs that should have never seen the light of day in the public? Whoever could help. Thanks. josh
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:13:44 -0600 From: William Loring <bloring@tirerack.com> Subject: Re: ob-seen to be ob-heard lyrics Message-ID: <B5BF2AC8.603B%bloring@tirerack.com> Great rhymes: The entire first section of EC's "Beyond Belief" from Imperial Bedroom: (from memory, so forgive the inevitable errors) History repeats the old conceits, The glib replies, the same deceits Keep your finger on important issues with crocodile tears and a pocket full of tissues I'm just an honest stiff in a windup world with a nervous tic In this very fashionable hovel I never hang around to be tortured you'll never be alone in the bone orchard this battle with the bottle is nothing so novel So in this almost empty gin palace through a two way looking glass you see your Alice Carved with insults and flatteries her body moves with malice Do you have to be so cruel to be callous? It goes on, but I'd need to listen to it to get the rest. Feel free to correct me on all the bits I got wrong. I looked online, but couldn't find the printed lyrics. Granted, I didn't look too hard. Anyway, a fabulous track. Or howsabout another fine EC lyric: She's my soft-touch typewriter, and I'm the great dictator (from Two Little Hitlers, on Armed Forces) It's not a rhyme, but I love it anyway. William (no clever signature) Loring
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:10:23 -0700 From: Ed Kedzierski <ed.kedzierski@blvdmedia.com> Subject: Mummer no bummer Message-ID: <08B5DDC2BABCD311BFC6005004A884B013B7CC@mgcservices.com> You know, I actually had no idea that Mummer was considered a "lesser" or "weak" album until I discovered Chalkhills. I guess that not going through the whole "English Settlement was amazing, here's the new album, it's got to be even better or at least as amazing" thing at the time it was released could have something to do with it. As I said before, I lost track of XTC between Black Sea and Skylarking. I'd been into Beatles & Kinks etc. when very much younger, had discovered XTC while investigating new wave-ish stuff, then was brought back by Skylarking fusing these phases. For years, I'd considered Mummer to be "the new album" which I kept seeing in stores with an attitude of "I should really pick that up someday" (it would be years before I could even find a copy of ES, proper or chopped, though I had the Senses single and Waxworks). Around the time I heard Skylarking and started thinking about filling in the gap by buying the missing albums since Black Sea, I heard an XTC spotlight on CBC latenight (Brave New Waves, which was once eclectic and interesting, but has gone "all ambient all the time") where I first heard both "Great Fire" and "Wake Up", making me go looking for Mummer and BE. I found Mummer first, and quite frankly loved it. I can see how it could be compared unfavourably to other XTC albums, but the only real clunker is "Wonderland" (and even that I quite like the lyrics to). Besides the obvious "Great Fire", I liked "Beating of Hearts" and "Human Alchemy" (both seemingly pretty unpopular around here) and LOVED "Me and the Wind" (that bass!). It was also one of the first albums that I re-bought on CD, my favourite of the (admittedly carelessly placed) bonus tracks being "Toys" (everyone else seems to pick "Jump" for some reason). In a way I was lucky; the last album I found was ES (proper version), and hearing that, it was like a circuit had been completed that just made the whole body of work light up. So in a way, I'm almost glad that I lost track while those albums were released, and that I discovered them in the order that I did; nothing had to suffer for coming after something that couldn't be lived up to. Besides, I've always had a weakness for flawed transitional albums (they're like the runts of the litter). Ed K. (See? I can be on topic. Though I still say the recent fuss about topicality is pure silliness, and I'm not taking any vows. If something comes up, it comes up.)
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:22:10 -0500 From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <cauldron@together.net> Subject: Re: There Oughta be a Law Message-ID: <l03130304b5bee5365188@[208.13.202.149]> >Chris "There oughta be a law" Coolidge responded to RiM's pidgeon-holing >screed on politix in the EuEssAy today -- still trying to figure exactly >which "set of liberals" I belong in, btw, since my BMW is red, not gray >-- by saying: > >> You seem like a classical liberal in the Jeffersonian sense, liberal as >> in openminded, which is what liberal is supposed to mean. > >Now, don't get me wrong, Chris, but what exactly about RiM's post, which >essentially distilled the American public into five political groups, >struck you as "liberal in the Jeffersonian sense" or "openminded"? I'm >sincerely interested in your line of reasoning on this -- my only >request is that you please be brief and merely answer my question, >instead of launching into an explanation of your beliefs and leading us >down the primrose path of political discussion. That's something I'd >prefer not to discuss around this particular dinnertable. Otherwise, >it's going to be long campaign season. I'd have to search out the original digest to jog my memory for a complete answer, but in a nutshell RiM struck me as someone who dared to question conventional two-party politics. I suspected he was one of those Democrats like myself who felt abandoned by their party marching down the primrose path of political correctness. I could be entirely wrong, but that's the impression I got. My moemory of his post could be entirely wrong though, since I don't have it in front of me. Christopher R. Coolidge "A Great law protects me from the government. The Bill of rights has 10 GREAT laws. A Good law protects me from you. Laws against murder, theft, assault and the like are good laws. A Poor law attempts to protect me from myself." - Unknown
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:15:05 -0500 From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" <cauldron@together.net> Subject: No Symbols Message-ID: <l03130303b5bee27eae22@[208.13.202.149]> >* What's a good Waterboys collection? >* Is Kate Bush retired or what? >* Is anyone out there a fan of the band Family? I know I am. All of them,(I don't think there's a best of package yet, though) she's working on a new album and just gave birth to her first child, and I quite enjoy their Bandstand album, though I found it cheap in a used record store and would only pick up further albums if I saw them used somewhere; financial considerations. >A relatively unknown band that I think would appeal to XTC fans is the >Fibonaccis. I remember playing their song "Slow Beautiful Sex" on my college radio show in the mid-80's out of the new records pile. Seemed a bit too willfully weird and lacked the requisite melody and/or harshness I prefer in truly alternative music. The Sex Pistols, The Stooges, and The Ramones were loud, harsh and in-your-face, but underneath it all they had some catchy toons. >I agree with Amy N. that Peter Gabriel's self-titled "melting face" album >is an all-time classic. If you listen closely to the album you'll notice >that it uses all manner of percussion except very little cymbals. Try no cymbals at all, not a single one. >Jeff "out behind the barn, chewing on a piece of hay" Eason. Christopher R. Coolidge Homepage at http://homepages.together.net/~cauldron/homepage.html
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Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:48:25 CDT
From: "vee tube" <veetube@hotmail.com>
Subject: Strawberry Double-flats!
Message-ID: <F2153SJjzdgJI7fG7rI000015de@hotmail.com>
Or was that Cocoa double barrels?
Knock,knock. "Who's There?" It's your Land lord!
"What's the F'n problem?"
'Your ceiling's melting again!'
"Must be that old 'Pretty Things' CD I'm playing!"
(SF Sorrow)
Land Yacht says, "I'll leave the mop outside the door"
Fish says,"Koo!"
Land Yacht says,
"Why don't you play that old Moby Grape
CD instead?"
Good question. I mean, how many land yachts do you
know that offer you ear plugs when the breathing of the
walls keep you up late at night?
"I'm not a fish,but I play one on Chalkhills!"
Anyway, I don't know how I missed this one but, I was
getting my Nap On the other day, and I came across a great
'Pretty Things' CD. It's called SF Sorrow. This thing fits
right into the whole 'Ogdens Nut Gone Flake' 'Mystery Tour'
'Satanic Request' trip.
If you see a copy at your favorite indie store, ask them
to let you listen to it. I think Amazon has a few 'real'
samples you can listen to.
Now, if you'll excuse me, the floor seems to be acting up!
Down! Bad Floor! Down!
BUMBLE!NOVA!OUT!
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 23:26:36 EDT From: Saints3Den@aol.com Subject: nick names Message-ID: <54.8177af2.26cb63ec@aol.com> hello folks! I feel andy and colin need nick names,good ones for use here, on chalkhills. "the lads" just doesn't cut it. I'm at a loss to come up with any... Hmmm, Davidoh never posted his list of collective musical equipment of chalksters. Are you still with us, david? lent the 2 apple venuses to a buddy at work... "pretty good...the second one sounds like sting singing mcCartney songs'....*sigh* eddie st.martin she took a tumble, excuse for a bumble-nova
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:11:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt@yahoo.com> Subject: tape trees Message-ID: <20000816041153.7129.qmail@web2102.mail.yahoo.com> Would there be any way to start a "CD duplication tree" of the Jules Verne and Golden Guts CDs? I'm also on the Los Lobos list (not nearly as fun as Chalkhills). There have been several trees originating there, and I've participated in a couple. they're lots of fun, and a good way to build up a collection of trading tapes/cd's. I'll se if I can find something about how to structure them, and post it. Than maybe we can get one going. Tyler
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:02:47 EDT From: WTDK@aol.com Subject: The Slow Crack Message-ID: <a7.695c3f1.26cb6c67@aol.com> In a message dated 8/15/00 6:01:27 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <owner-chalkhills@chalkhills.org> writes: > While we're on the subject of concerts: First: The Eagles (Hotel California tour) 1977 (scary I know) Best Concert: Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve at the Filmore in 1996 Best Runner Up: The Kinks at the Berkeley Community Theater in 1980 (it was a close one here between the Kinks, Suzanne Vega and Tim & Neil Finn at the FIlmore) Worst Concert: Aerosmith 1997 (hey they were free tickets! The sound sucked) at the Concord Pavilion (a tie with the Zooropa stadium tour by U2) Most Inexplicable: Bryan Ferry 1987 Worst Concert Moment: The audience booing Roy Orbison when he opened for the Eagles on the second at the Oakland Coliseum as he sang Only the Lonely Wish I'd Been There: The Byrds at the Filmore in 1968 or the Beatles London 1964 show for the Queen >>Secondly, I'd been listening to Fossil Fuel before getting Skylarking, and the singles on Skylarking (you still with me?) sounded a bit flat in comparison. I don't have time at the mo to compare - just wondered if it was me or the CD. It's the mastering on the CD. If you want to hear how it should have sounded you should seek out a copy of Skylarking from Mobile Fidelity Sound. worst lyric of the moment--by Paul Carrack: I need you like a fly needs bread (I could have misheard the last word but the fly bit! This was from a love song). Steve Young Said: >>I wish Aimee Mann's new CD hadn't been housed in that cheap paper sleeve. My copies is scratched and won't play in my car. That's why I scanned the back cover and put it in a jewel box (with the lyric booklet as the cover). I usually don't like the album sleeves. There's two options 1) A CD resurfacer (runs about $25.00) gets rid of bad scratches and can be used quite a bit or 2) Contact someone who has a copy and get them to burn you another (hint-hint I have a copy and would be willing to trade since you've already purchased it once...not that I want to take any money from Aimee) Xtc content: Glad to hear that Virgin has finally stopped screwing the guys. A pity that the royalities aren't all that much. Vee- still putting together the Remolds/Gregory CD for you. Sorry it's taking so long (almost as long as the wait between Wasp Star and AV1)....Almost through with it. CDs of the moment: Still Wasp Star, Kilbey's The Slow Crack, Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour and Suzanne Vega's 99.9... Later, Wayne
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:35:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt@yahoo.com> Subject: concerts, bad songs, etc. Message-ID: <20000816043505.25343.qmail@web2105.mail.yahoo.com> Dan W sez: I love concert stories ... Here are mine: First concert (this one's embarassing):Seals & Crofts, 1977. I was 13. A friend had camped out all night to get Alice Cooper tix. That one sold out, and he didn't want to come back empty handed... Best concert: Tie: Tom Waits, mid '80's, Stray Cats, 1981 Best concert Runner-up: Sonic Youth, 1989 Most disappointing concert: Psychedelic Furs, mid '80's "What the hell was I thinking?" concert: Air Supply, early '90's ( I went for free to laugh. was more pathetic than funny.) Most inexplicable concert: The Resident's 13th Anniversary Tour "Wish I'd been there" concert: Too many to mention. Had tickets for XTC during the infmous cancelled American tour that ended their touring days. Also missed the Jam, English Beat and many others thinking I would catch them next time around. Missed U2 circa 'Boy' in a Detroit nightclub. Missed Yoko Ono playing in a parking garage in Ann Arbor. Mssed Patti Smith mid '80's at a one shot only benefit concert. Not a concert per se, but I would have liked to have been at the poetry reading in San Francisco in the 50's where Allen Ginsberg first read Howl. Course I wasnt born until several years later, so not too likely to have happened. -------- Since some of you have proven your superior knowledge of Awful Songs: does anybody remember an awful song from 1978ish, sung by a female and called "Telephone Man"? Who was that? Why do I remember it? I remember that one. Really annoying! Can't remember who did it either. Think maybe it was more like '75 or '76. "Ring me ring me ring me I'm your telephone man" Speaking of awful songs, "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q about '85 or so has major cringe factor for me. Everything that sucked about '80's music in one putrid package!
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:36:11 EST From: "Andrew Gowans" <ratwhacker@hotmail.com> Subject: Andy on Music365 Message-ID: <F178KyttoRaD689cMht0000133f@hotmail.com> Hi there, Folks! Excuse me if this is old news, I'm still about a week behind on my lists, but recently I read about an interview Andy gave to Music365. The person who wrote about it indicated that he could (I think) get the streaming media, but couldn't find the files to download. I have managed to track these files down and I shall be posting them to my idrive in a few days. In the meantime, can anyone recommend a good shareware/freeware product that might convert these from Real Audio *.rm files to *.mpg, *.mov or *.avi ? If I can find a good converter I can post them in formats that more people may be able to view nativley on their OS. Drop me a line. Andrew Gowans
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:33:18 -0600 From: "Joseph Easter" <easter2000@earthlink.net> Subject: concerts Message-ID: <001301c0073b$1aca3be0$d7720a3f@default> Warning: No nonsense content! First Concert: The Monkees (w/o Nesmith) Last Concert: The Free Montana Symphony here the other weekend. Best: Melissa Etheridge (first album, before she began to seriously suck the corporate teet) Worst: Dizzy Gillespie (drunk most of the time and off stage) Wish: (duh) Toss up between xtc and the Beatles. Numerous: Depeche Mode seven times. Most Hillarious: Robyn Hitchcock Most Raw: Liz Phair New Year's Eve '93 Metro Chicago Most Cheesy (literally) Barenaked Ladies...Long ago, there was a song called "If had a Million Dollars," and one of the lyrics involved Kraft macaroni and cheese dinner, wherin upon the singing of this line, surveyors of this concert would proceed to throw macaroni and cheese (from the package, not cooked) in the air and at the band. A packet of powdered cheese went down my back and my spine was orange for some time. Misheard Lyric: Mare of Simpleton. JE
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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:59:43 GMT
From: "Andrew Alcala" <beatitude6@hotmail.com>
Subject: box set???
Message-ID: <F140xvlUQ9cAgjHXwKH000014c8@hotmail.com>
Dear Chalkhills:
I haven't been a fan of XTC for as long as a lot of you. I
just discovered them about two years ago. Anyway, now that I'm a fan, I was
wondering if anyone had any information about the rumored box set that is
supposed to come out later this year. Mainly, the estimated time it's
supposed to hit stores. Thanks a lot. By the way, here are the top 5 XTC
albums so far:
1. Black Sea
2. Skylarking
3. Apple Venus Vol. 1
4. Drums and Wires
5. English Settlement
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:10:12 +0000 From: Simon_Auger@mandg.co.uk Subject: Telephone Man Message-ID: <0025693D.0031A5FE.00@mailgate.mandg.co.uk> In Chalkhills Digest #6-239 Squirrel Girl asked the following.... Since some of you have proven your superior knowledge of Awful Songs: does anybody remember an awful song from 1978ish, sung by a female and called "Telephone Man"? Who was that? Why do I remember it? The Song in question was indeed called Telephone Man and was a top ten hit in the UK around August/September 1977. The artiste was a woman by the name of Meri Wilson. As to why one might remember it, I think it was one of those songs that was so bad it became good. I remember my eldest brother absolutely hated the song (but he never had any musical taste anyway). Lyrically it went something like..... Went into my apartment on a Monday at one singing ooh la ly la ly shaky bum shaky bum Started moving in it on a Tuesday at two singing ooh la ly la ly shaky do shaky do Wedneday at three I rang the phone company singing hey baby put a phone in for me Thursday at four he came a knocking at my door singing hey baby I'm your telephone man You can show me where you want it and I'll put it where I can you can have it with a buzz you can have it with a ring and if you really want it you can have a ding a ling..... It then continued on in a similar vein. Note, the above has been dragged from the black and murky depths of my memory. I haven't actually heard the song in question for probably twenty years or so. God, it's scary some of the things that lurk in the back of my mind. XTC content ? None this time. Non XTC content ? See the above. Cheers Simon
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:05:25 EDT From: RiknBkr@aol.com Subject: Re: New Topic Message-ID: <ca.8f58599.26cbf9a5@aol.com> In a message dated 8/15/00 6:01:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <owner-chalkhills@chalkhills.org> writes: > What is the first album (XTC of > course) that you waited to be released? Big Express.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:55:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Barry Chapman <bchapxtc@yahoo.com> Subject: Fossil Fuel and other ramblings Message-ID: <20000816115547.1139.qmail@web3707.mail.yahoo.com> Hi everyone, I wanted to give a big thank you to Todd for giving us Chalkers the heads up on HMV.com's promotion. I too purchased "Fossil Fuel" and I agree that the sound quality is much better. "Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down" is really growing on me! My worst date concert wasn't really a date, but it was a terrible concert. It was the Indigo Girls' "Swamp Ophelia" tour. Now, I really like the self-titled album and "Rites of Passage", but "Swamp Ophelia" just fell flat for me. The concert was even worse because of Amy and Emily's overbearing seriousness. I have no problem with musicians being serious about their music, but when they start to preach to me about various social issues, that's when they lose me. (My better half and I also had a little tiff before the concert, so I was kind of ticked off - maybe that's why I hated it so much?) Anyway, here's my list of artists that I try to collect extensively- XTC, The Beatles, World Party (new album-YAY!), Richard Thompson, Fairport Convention, Lyle Lovett, Tom Petty, Bach, Mozart, Vaughan Williams. I also like hearing recommendations of other artists from this list - Owsley's album rocks! This was my first post, so thanks for listening and I hope I didn't prattle on too much. Take care, Barry P.S. Any Central Ohio Chalkers out there? Come on, I know I'm not the only one!
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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 11:53:16 -0400
From: Gary McBride <garym@usa.com>
Subject: Deeep Hurting
Message-ID: <p04320400b5c061fa692a@[209.118.255.115]>
On the topic of:
> What was the worst 'date' concert you've ever attended?
>
> Now, not worst concert, not concert where the artist
> disappointed you, but a
> concert you attended primarily to please another and was an evening of
> deeeep hurting.
In high school, a girl I liked was into a particular band, and one
day I heard on the radio that they were coming to the local arena, so
I told her that tix went on sale that next Saturday. Monday she shows
up and says "I waited in line and got you your ticket..." when I
hadn't intended to go. But hey, the girl wants me to go to the
concert with her, who am I to say no? So, from very near the front of
the hall, I got to suffer through the agony of...REO Speedwagon (and
special guest 707). Torture, even for my immature teenage
sensibilities ...and not even a good night kiss out of the deal.
And I won't even go into the woman who conned me TWICE into going to
witness the horrific display that is a Jimmy Buffett concert...
Favorite concerts (alphabetically):
Afghan Whigs - Homecoming show of Black Love tour
Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom tour
Elvis Costello/T Bone Burnett - solo acoustic tour
Marshall Crenshaw - Downtown tour
Crowded House - Woodface tour (and Together Alone tour)
John Hiatt - Warming up to the Ice Age tour
Robyn Hitchcock - Element of Light tour
Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars tour
Jazz Butcher - Condition Blue tour
Pixies - Surfer Rosa tour
Royal Crescent Mob - any show
Thelonious Monster - Stormy Weather tour
XTC - Nonesuch tour (...just kidding)
X/Replacements - More Fun in the New World tour
Young Fresh Fellows - Electric Bird Digest tour
XTC content...
I do miss Dave Gregory... just listened to the solos on the end of
"Books are Burning" and the other memorable moments on Nonesuch. He's
so good, I hope he finds a gig that will let us hear more from him
without venturing into Marillion territory.
Anyone else notice that the drum intro to "The Disappointed" seems to
be rather roughly tacked on? It's cool, but with headphones, you can
practically hear the splicing tape...
Anyone else wish Andy had left the coda off "Wrapped in Grey" ("And
at the very least you can stand up naked and grin")? To my ear, it's
like Mozart ending a piano concerto with "shave and a haircut, two
bits." (I'm bracing for flames informing me that the line is the
essence of the song's message, and that I'm a Philistine for
suggesting it may be less than wonderful, but it still bugs me.)
I agree... "All of a Sudden" is one of my absolute favorite XTC
songs, and it's gained additional poignancy for me with the recent
illnesses of my parents.
Finding I'm more than old,
Gary
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