Re: indieaudio.com

1999-02-05 Thread RoCogs
In a message dated 99-02-04 18:11:14 EST, Mike writes: He assured me no one will be asked to give up publishing or songwriter rights. He's an admitted newbie to netcasting, stumbling a little blindly in the dark and looking for advice. Can't blame a guy for not knowing, just a lack of

RE: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
Actually, so far "Real" is a contender for me, too. I'm with Chad on that one; disappointing. Can't we all just get along? Here's a version of a review of Real that I wrote. It's in today's Austin Chronicle. Jim, smilin' Various Artists-Real-The Tom T Hall Project (Delmore-Sire) 4 stars The

Re: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread LindaRay64
Thanks for that "Real" review. I can't believe it, but I don't think I mentioned Summer Teeth. O wait, I know why. The person asked for indies. np. A Shot in the Arm for the hundred billionth time in a row

Re: Hank Snow's toupee

1999-02-05 Thread RoCogs
In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... Elena

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread marie arsenault
jim: I'm not wanting to play contrarian again, but I have to jump in on this. I think Heather Myles' problem is that she's only a fair to middlin' singer with a taste for just ok songs and the good songs she chooses have been done better by others (I mean Kiss An Angel Good Morning?-puh-leese). I

unvalentine list

1999-02-05 Thread Doug Young
Ok who has the listing of anti-valentine, breakups, revenge material compiled. Please forward me a copy offlist Iceman

Lucinda to Gurf: Let's talk.

1999-02-05 Thread Larry Slavens
At tonight's Lucinda Williams concert in Des Moines, Lucinda commented several times about someone putting this on the Internet, so here goes: Lucinda made a plea to Gurf to put aside all the hard feelings and talk to her. She said, "Be sure to say that I love Gurf, because I do, and that love

RE: Hank Thompson disc

1999-02-05 Thread Dina Gunderson
Jon asks whether about the Hank Thompson disc called "Sounds of the Brazos Valley: Unissued Radio Broadcasts c1952" has much overlap with Flyright Fly's CD 948, Radio Broadcasts 1952, which has 16 cuts, Here's some additional information. From the "Sounds of the Brazos Valley" liner notes:

Re: Hank Snow's toupee

1999-02-05 Thread Mike Woods
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... No, everyone said he was a big bore. Hermann

Re: TwangCast for Macs

1999-02-05 Thread Bob Soron
At 5:47 PM -0600 on 2/4/99, Joe Gracey wrote: jamie wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Stuart Munro wrote: As well, aren't there a few alternatives to these two that you TwangCast boys might consider? Shockwave, Audioative (both of which Carl Z's station use, if I'm not mistaken),

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread Bill Silvers
At 11:40 PM 2/4/1999 Ms. Woodchip wrote: Myles has a good voice, but I don't think it's anything that special. I'll say the same thing about the songwriting on Allison Moorer's cd. They both have good voices and they are good looking. Well, tastes do vary, eh? I'll say that for my part, I

Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!

1999-02-05 Thread vgs399
I can't believe the author left out The Doors. "The Doors" , "Strange Days", "Waiting For The Sun". Never mentioned The Who either. Of course, there have been some great defining moments offered of the individual song variety: "Layla" Derek The Dominoes; "House Of The Rising Sun", The

Re: Hank Snow's toupee

1999-02-05 Thread vgs399
In a message dated 99-02-04 19:51:11 EST, Joe writes: I wonder if this is true of other fields like politics or big business, etc. I'm sure Hitler could be a charming dinner companion... No, everyone said he was a big bore. Hermann Goering, on the other hand, was a fun guy. -- Mike

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread vgs399
And in neither case does the fact that both gals are nice looking have anything to do with how I hear the records. But speaking of nice looking: (!) All subjective of course, one person's goldmine is another's tar-pit. But, I cannot help but think of one k.d. lang who does have a superior

RE: Artists dropped?

1999-02-05 Thread Hanspeter Eggenberger
Reply to: RE: Artists dropped? The closing of Decca left most of the label's artists in the cold including Chris Knight and Danni Leigh. And Dolly Parton. Steve Gardner wrote: Hey, Has anyone heard about any cool alt.country, americana or aaa artists dropped recently due to the

RE: Artists dropped?

1999-02-05 Thread Hanspeter Eggenberger
Reply to: RE: Artists dropped? The closing of Decca left most of the label's artists in the cold including Chris Knight and Danni Leigh. And Dolly Parton. Steve Gardner wrote: Hey, Has anyone heard about any cool alt.country, americana or aaa artists dropped recently due to the huge

Re: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread Hanspeter Eggenberger
Antwort an: Re: best so far The correct album title is "The Man from God Knows Where"! Lowell Kaufman wrote: My favorite alt-country record so far is Tom Russell's new record "The Man From Nowhere" -

RE: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread Hanspeter Eggenberger
Reply to: RE: best so far - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band, The Mountain - The Gourds, Ghosts of Hallelujah - Various Artists, Blaze Foley: In Tribute and Loving Memory... Vol. 1 - Tom Russell, The Man From God Knows Where some girl wrote: I need some names for the cream of

RE: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread Hanspeter Eggenberger
Reply to: RE: best so far - Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band, The Mountain - The Gourds, Ghosts of Hallelujah - Various Artists, Blaze Foley: In Tribute and Loving Memory... Vol. 1 - Tom Russell, The Man From God Knows Where some girl wrote: I need some names for the cream of

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread R.W.Shamy Jr.
She is definitely an original! Heather Myles is a diamond in the rough-I do agree with you on the her attitude, but that it what great artists need! the problem is too many are followers- Heather is and has been her own girl- Kinda remind you of Dale Watson? (too country for country?) RW

Ray Price recommendations

1999-02-05 Thread Ian Durkacz
A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record collection, and I'd like to hear more. Can anyone

(Fwd) Sparklehorse in the US

1999-02-05 Thread Andy Benham
For those of you bemoaning the fact that Sparklehorse never tour the US, here are some recently announced dates. Neal, there's even an L.A. date. --- Forwarded Message Follows Sparklehorse tour dates! On tour with Varnaline. 3/12 Chapel Hill, NC Cat's Cradle 3/13

Re: Bottle Rockets

1999-02-05 Thread Danlee2
The group was dropped by TAG/Atlantic after releasing its 1996 album, "24 Hours A Day," which has sold 16,000 units, according to SoundScan. That is just a laughably stupid number. Proof positive that big money, or the lack of it, can make or break an artist. I realize that the

RE: Sugar Town?

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
Yes on both accounts. It's on her best of collection. -Original Message- From: Mike Woods [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 7:07 PM To: passenger side Subject: Re: Sugar Town? On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Geffry King wrote: Something tells me this

Re: Bottle Rockets

1999-02-05 Thread stuart
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The group was dropped by TAG/Atlantic after releasing its 1996 album, "24 Hours A Day," which has sold 16,000 units, according to SoundScan. That is just a laughably stupid number. Proof positive that big money, or the lack of it, can make or break

RE: Sugar Town?

1999-02-05 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
Whitburn says it went to Number 5 for Nancy in late 1966. Funny how I don't remember it since that's my "era". g

Re: Steve Earle

1999-02-05 Thread LindaRay64
In a message dated 2/4/99 11:30:00 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Prickly mandolins? I bet this was meant as a compliment. Really. As for five, well I can count that high on the back cover, but, you know, if writers could count they'd be musicians. xo, Linda

Re: k.d. lang (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice)

1999-02-05 Thread jon_erik
Dan Bentele writes: Well, you probably said a number of things that folks will be interested in, Tera g, but I am curious about the above, mainly because I honestly don't know or can't remember; did Nashville actually abandon Lang? I mean, was she dropped, was her budget slashed, did radio

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread jon_erik
R.W. Shamy Jr. writes: Heather is and has been her own girl- Kinda remind you of Dale Watson? (too country for country?) Just like June Carter Cash? --Jon Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: k.d. lang (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice)

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
New Hampshire Jon says: As I remember it, there had been some rumors about her sexuality here and there before she came out, but I don't think that was what caused Nashville to turn its back on her. I really don't recall the fact that she was a lesbian as being a huge surprise to

Re: Bottle Rockets --in NYC last night

1999-02-05 Thread Barry Mazor
Well the solution to this is of course for Henneman to strip off his shirt, and stick a cucumber down his skin tight white pants. ehh. or maybe not. Well, he almost did last night! They're just finishing up the album due out this Spring, and got out of the studio (back in Brooklyn) for the

RE: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
Smilin' Jim says: [Americana] Programmers get excited over some pretty mediocre stuff that leaves the rest of us just shaking our heads and wondering what you're thinking. That "rest of us" is a little disingenuous coming from a programmer g. Actually, though, I agree with Jim - except that

Re: Chicago Calendar

1999-02-05 Thread Tom Mohr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: WH! Lookit all the new *s this week! Note that the Calendar has a contributing editor this week: P2er Tom Mohr. Keep filling in the blanks, thanks! Well, I 'umbly offer a few additions to Linda's cast of thousands... The Empty Bottle ad includes the most

Re: Death of the Twangzine

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
Very sorry to hear you're packing in it for a while, Jeff. Please do it again soon. Real soon! --junior

RE: Hank Thompson disc

1999-02-05 Thread Barry Mazor
Doing other people's songs just doesn't have the same stigma in country (though maybe it does these days g) as in some other fields; why, as late as his Philadelphia live album, Merle Haggard was doing impressions of other artists (Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Buck Owens) Anyhow,

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
[Matt Benz] I still say the Dixie Chicks look terrible, hair and outfits wise. Can I get a witness?

RE: Hank Thompson disc

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
Yep, Barry, I definitely think it's a shame people don't do more covers of their peers, in the manner you're describing. This was indeed a more common practice in the 60s and before. Interpreting other contemporary songs can provide some variety and a change-of-pace in basically any show.

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
[Matt Benz] I still say the Dixie Chicks look terrible, hair and outfits wise. Can I get a witness? Heh, they ain't no Carlene Carter, what can I say g. Should this be on the fluff list??? --junior

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
Well, I'm not gonna dish on their looks, just the outfits and do's. To get all Blackwell about it, The Dixie Chicks went scratchin in the wrong dirt when they picked these outfits. Look away, look away, Dixie land, indeed! -Original Message- From: BARNARD [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
I could care less how the Dixie Chicks dress, so no witness here, Matt. I do think it's interesting, though, that the writer of that piece seemed to think that Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn wore gingham frocks throughout their careers, which is way, way off-base. The difference is that when

Bing Crosby recommendation?

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any thoughts? Jon Weisberger

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
I agree entirely, Matt. I mean, those girls need to do the makeover show on E! network. We must not be their target audience Their music can be (or was, at one point, as people here have been pointing out) quite respectable, but the look sure isn't hitting home with me... --junior PS. I

Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
Bing was big favorite of the young Elvis, too. "Harbor Lights," one of the very first songs Elvis recorded at Sun (I mean, right there with "Blue Moon of KY," etc.) was a Bing hit. I recently saw Bing in a high society movie with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra and he was incredibly cool and

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread BARNARD
Actually, now that I think about it, I don't really care for the "look" of many contemporary country artists. My head's always full of old-time stuff and the way the performers dress now in general just doesn't get it for me. Men *and* women, I'm talking about... --junior

Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!)

1999-02-05 Thread lance davis
i was never a big fairport fan but i will say richard thompson deserves a listenhis work with his ex linda is good stuff and his solo work after that is excellantgreat guitar player and songwriter mark Well, I guess I should've amended my earlier statement about Thompson, but I was

Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?

1999-02-05 Thread Shannon Lasater
Jon asked: Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any thoughts? I

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
-Original Message- From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 9:34 AM To: passenger side Subject: RE: What Country is Really All About I could care less how the Dixie Chicks dress, so no witness here, Matt. I do think it's

Re: Bing Crosby recommendation?

1999-02-05 Thread jon_erik
Jon Weisberger writes: Since the Del McCoury comment I posted here recently, naming Der Bingle as one of his favorite singers, reminded me that I've heard the same from lots of other cool country guys (e.g., Maggard), I figure my library isn't complete without something representative. Any

RE: What Country is Really All About

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
Agreed, Jr, and I'm no fashion plate myself. For instance, I think the Mavricks look pretty silly with their faux hipster mafia look, and well, any of those other bands like Diamond Rio need to realize that Chess King closed down back in the 80's. Hell, they make BG bands look like the whip. M

Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Lance, Thompson's work can be uneven, especially if you're not an already-informed fan, but he's definitely worth keeping up with. Have you tried that 3-disc "best of" compilation?? Over the years I've bought and resold a number of his albums, but that compilation has stayed in my

Re: Bottle Rockets

1999-02-05 Thread NancyApple
Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's That was the 70s Jim "Joe Bob" Dandy looked much better in white spandex, in fact the thought of the bottle rockets in spandex makes me ill

Re: lou ford?

1999-02-05 Thread Tom Smith
Louise Kyme wrote regarding Jon's comment that "if you can't play the drums, you can't do anything. Except, I guess, play an accordion": ahem, 'scuse me, that was low. Aw, let'm talk, Louise. Choosing the high road instead of indulging in cracks like "What do you expect from a bass

Re: Bottle Rockets

1999-02-05 Thread Danlee2
Black Oak Arkansas, a band even uglier and far worse than Henneman Co. had 3 gold records in the 70's That was the 70s And??? Dan Bentele

RE: Bottle Rockets

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Jon: Theirs was the first version of "Singing The Blues" I ever heard. I still like the song itself, but I'd have to say that their rendition hasn't aged well in my book... This is impressive, Jon g. No "Smoke on the Water," but BOA's version of "Singing the Blues" Hm. Was the

looks (was: What Country is Really All About)

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Matt: Agreed, Jr, and I'm no fashion plate myself. For instance, I think the Mavricks look pretty silly with their faux hipster mafia look, and well, any of those other bands like Diamond Rio need to realize that Chess King closed down back in the 80's. Hell, they make BG bands look like

RE: Bing Crosby recommendation?

1999-02-05 Thread Matt Benz
Heh heh. Isn't "Maggard" Cletus Maggard, of them CB joke albums? I've got one. You know, with a 6 minute plus bit on how Washington crossing the Delaware would've been if they had trucks and cb's. It's a stinker! -Original Message- From: Jon Weisberger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:

RE: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
I'd think that Lang left off trying to make it in the country music field because she didn't have much success in it, and while coming out might have been the last nail in the coffin, her no-meat stance (- indicates public aspect, not just private taste) *was* poorly received, and it *did* come a

Re: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread jon_erik
There are several lesbians in country music who have done quite well. Oh really? By all means, name even one successful *openly* gay country artist, male or female. Yeah, this baffled me, too. Who (short of spreading

Re: NYC content: Irivng Plaza WFMU

1999-02-05 Thread RoCogs
Just a quick note to let y'all know Elena Skye The Demolition String Band will be opening for Ricky Skaggs at Irving Plaza tonight. Also featured tonight will be John Herald, one of the original Green Briar Boys, his band will feature some hot, hot local pickers. Skaggs band won't be too

Re: Don Was info please....

1999-02-05 Thread Joe Gracey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hey kids; What's the general feeling hereabouts on Don Was as a producer? I've got a buddy who's a pretty big Van Halen fan (a tough path of late I suppose g), and apparently Was has been tapped to head things up for the new VH record. Any insight?? thanks,

Bye for now

1999-02-05 Thread Jon Weisberger
I'm off to Nashville, to spend some time hangin' and jamming at the big SPBGMA blowout, plus a couple of other interesting prospects that I hope to report on upon my return at weekend's end. Y'all behave yourselves, now... Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Don Was info please....

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Joe: And he uses a Focusrite. I need to ask, what's a Focusrite?? --junior

RE: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread louicm
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote: Ty Herndon seems to have overcome the, er, questions raised about his sexuality (not just male/female orientation) by his solicitation arrest of a couple of years ago. Yes, but did he then come out and say "okay folks, cat's out of the bag,

Swingin' Doors, 2/4/99

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
The Hot Club of Cowtown stopped by the show last night. They were as wonderful as always, and put on an excellent show at the Tractor later on. Also, I have good news for Swingin' Doors archive listeners -- due to popular demand, the KCMU webmaster has agreed to begin archiving again a limited

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Bill Silvers wrote at the end of his fine defense of Heather Myles: Kelly Willis is my favorite female singer these days. I saw her for the first time in St. Louis last October and she was even better than I thought she'd be. But she's not really directly comparable to

Re: Ray Price recommendations

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Ian Durkacz wrote: A couple of weeks ago here in Sheffield I heard a local band do a great version of 'Crazy Arms' - which song I have been singing to myself ever since ... If that's typical of Ray Price, then it looks like I've got a big gap in my record

Re: Fairport Convention/Airplane (was Re: Vital Rock of the 60's - you had to be there man!!)

1999-02-05 Thread Brad Bechtel
"White Rabbit" 45. And, lest we forget, there was Homer's brilliant reference to the Airplane, Starship, and Alan Parsons Project, which I would love to see get quoted here by another Simpsons obsessive. "Now Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for

Re: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 2/5/99 10:22:37 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh for christ sake...the fact that K.D. made her anti-meat sentiments loudly known had a lot less to do with her lack of success in the country market than the fact that she didn't look/act the way succesful

Re: Hay Check this out!

1999-02-05 Thread Brian Debenham
On 02 Feb, Chad Cosper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.indieaudio.com/ Does that mean AMERICANA Music could get played? Like there's not any out there now? NOW ONLINE, www.TwangCast.com TM RealCountry netcast 24 X 7 Please Visit Then let us know what you think! This may

RE: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Lianne: (Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) Let's see Nah, I'm not gonna go there g. --junior

Re: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread JKellySC1
In a message dated 2/5/99 12:10:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) According to the report, Herndon had a baggie of crystal meth that he offered to share

Damnations TX (was Re: best so far

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
I forgot to mention the upcoming debut album from Damnations TX, Half Mad Moon. Few acts blend rock and twang as effectively as these folks -- they're equally adept at crunchy pop-rock gems and soulful acoustic twang. Most of all, I just love their gorgeous sisterly harmonizing.--don

Re: Don Was info please....

1999-02-05 Thread Joe Gracey
"Ph. Barnard" wrote: Joe: And he uses a Focusrite. I need to ask, what's a Focusrite?? --junior It's a really nice line of compressors that are so well-engineered that you can really squash things without the artifacts commonly found in cheaper units, like loss of highs, etc. I'd kill

Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread Jim_Caligiuri
Don writes: Yep. Heather's much more of a hard country singer. She's more comparable to folks like Conway Twitty, Gene Watson, Mel Street, etc. I'd bet most of the folks who find her "boring" would most likely say the same about those guys. OK, I know we've been over this before, but it hasn't

K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread louicm
Kip: Oh for christ sake...the fact that K.D. made her anti-meat sentiments loudly known had a lot less to do with her lack of success in the country market than the fact that she didn't look/act the way succesful Top 40 female artists are supposed to look/act. Slim: There

Pernice tours Australia

1999-02-05 Thread Joyce Linehan
Joe Pernice will tour Australia (solo) in February. Some of you might be wondering why he would return there so soon, having just been there in December. Well, the immigration people weren't being very cooperative in December, and he never got there. So, immigration willing, here are the

HADACOL

1999-02-05 Thread some girl
Don, David, and others, Thank you for the recommendations! I ran out last night and bought Hadacol’s "Better Than This" (the first store I went to was actually sold out, that really peeked my attention), it is fabulous! Since then I have listened to it about six more times, and I am still

Hard country (was Re: Heather Myles Injustice

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I know we've been over this before, but it hasn't sunk in yet. (I'm a hard headed Italian, if ya haven't guessed yet). What's so "hard" about any of this? I was never really a fan of Twitty (though seeing Dale Watson perform some of his songs

Re: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread Lianne McNeil
At 01:16 PM 2/5/99 EST, Slim wrote: In a message dated 2/5/99 12:10:09 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Frankly, I don't believe that soliciting homosexual sex for drugs is quite the same thing as being a homosexual...) According to the report, Herndon had a baggie of

Re: Don Was info please....

1999-02-05 Thread Ph. Barnard
Joe on Focusrites: It's a really nice line of compressors that are so well-engineered that you can really squash things without the artifacts commonly found in cheaper units, like loss of highs, etc. I'd kill for one but I ain't rich enough... Ah damn. Guess I'll just go back to my

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread James Nelson
Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite desert island recordings for me. I don't know

Re: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread louicm
One last thing about Ms. Lang, and then I'll leave the topic alone. Not like's it's never been discussed here g. To clarify: although k.d.'s sexual orientation probably wasn't the only factor that aliented potential fans and kept her off the radio (another being she was,

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread louicm
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, James Nelson wrote: Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread Jerry Curry
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, James Nelson wrote: Jerry Curry wrote: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread James Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05 2:26 PM Kip wrote: People often laud Thompson's "Shoot Out The Lights" as being his best of that period, and maybe that's because it's more of a rock record with folk overtones. But I myself prefer "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight", which is just about as

Re: TwangCast for Macs

1999-02-05 Thread Mike Hays
Bob writes: . Mike, you might also consider renting a Mac for a few days and getting it to work over a modem yourself -- then write up a help page for Mac users to follow. We'll have links to Mac user groups on site soon so that the issue of making the player work (I understand it has problems

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread John Magee
Without sounding too crass, can I suggest that the record wouldn't be as great if they hadn't been going through the divorce? "Walking On A Wire" and "Wall of Death" especially seem to be given added depth by the context. I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone, but if it had to happen I'm glad to

Cub Koda (marginal twang)

1999-02-05 Thread William F. Silvers
The Cubster came up awhile back; I saw this today: Cub Koda Cub Koda appears to be mending well and recovering from heart problems that sidelined the singer/writer/performer last August. "Don," Cub reported January 12, "It's liner note time again. Just finished up notes to a Willie Dixon

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread Carl Abraham Zimring
Richard Thompson has argued that both the writing and recording of SOTL preceded the events that led to the breakup of the marriage, FWIW. On the other hand, the tour to promote the record happened while they were breaking up and apparently was pretty tense. Carl Z. Excerpts from

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread James Nelson
Carl Abraham Zimring wrote: Richard Thompson has argued that both the writing and recording of SOTL preceded the events that led to the breakup of the marriage, FWIW. On the other hand, the tour to promote the record happened while they were breaking up and apparently was pretty tense. I

Checking in...

1999-02-05 Thread Steve Gardner
Hey, I noticed some things in the last digest and felt like chiming in. There sure are a lotta grumpy people out there...it's amazing when your read a whole days worth of posts in 5 to 10 minutes. :^) Best of so far: Since I love lists I'm compiling my "Best CDs of 1998 that I found out about

RE: K.D. Lang

1999-02-05 Thread Geff King
I like k.d. lang. I also like the nasty quote attributed to her fiddle player, Ben Mink, who said something like "going to Nashville was like walking in on some big old inbred family who'd just hit the lottery." -- Geff King * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www2.ari.net/gking/ "Don't let me

Re: Checking in...

1999-02-05 Thread James Nelson
Steve Gardner emerges and writes: Another teaser: I just got a copy of an oldtime album that will only be sold with the paperback version of Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain." If you haven't read the book, it's awesome. Wait until 3/23 though to buy it because you really have to hear

Re: Richard Thompson

1999-02-05 Thread Gregg Makepeace
Jerry Curry put down his old Nektar albums long enough to post: In my opinion, Richard Thompson is one of the most important and influential artists of the late 70's/80's. His swansong albums with Linda: _I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight_ and _Shoot Out the Lights_ are two definite

SF local: correction

1999-02-05 Thread Owen Bly
Tomorrow's listed time for the Red Meat/Jeff Bright show is 9:00, not 10:00 as I originally stated...sorry! Owen Bly Ranchero Records Oakland, CA

richard thompson was fairport et al

1999-02-05 Thread Jacob London
What can I say. I'm an RT freak. But it wasn't always that way. Back in 1983, I'd barely heard of the guy. Then I taped SOTL from a friend, because of all the critical acclaim. At first it didn't do much for me. I played the tape a few times and then it sat there for quite some time. But I

The Boudin Barndance Playlist - 1/28/99

1999-02-05 Thread BoudinDan
The Boudin Barndance - 2/4/99 Dan Ferguson WRIU-FM, 90.3 Kingston, RI Thursdays 6-9 pm A show that wasn't supposed to be more than 45 minutes long ended up going the distance when the URI basketball broadcast team couldn't find the UMass campus. Dumb college kids. Hence no real plans other than

Neko + Kelly x Loretta = Pure Joy

1999-02-05 Thread Don Yates
Or somethin' like that. Both sides of Bloodshot's tribute 7" to Loretta Lynn are winners for me. Kelly Hogan delivers a rather suave version of "Hanky Panky Woman," and Neko just flat-out torches "Rated X." I had to go splash some cold water on my face after listening. It'd be nice to see

Macs

1999-02-05 Thread Karen Cunningham
Not to beat a lame horse but: Joe Gracey said: I think it is a little bit unfair to characterize mac users as a tiny minority- if you want to be anecdotal about it, literally everybody I know in the music business world-wide uses Macs and I daresay the majority of creative people in all fields

Geoff Muldaur

1999-02-05 Thread MKAldin
Geoff Muldaur will be making another appearance on A Prairie Home Companion June 19; the show will be broadcast from Reno. Mary Katherine

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