On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ya know, both of these records have an edge that is missing for a lot of
country (that's why it's Alt.) that may explain their appeal to people
who favor rock over the slicker stuff.
Or maybe it's "alt" simply because it's more poorly
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Didn't Pebbles and BamBam have a hit song something
like "Open up your heart and let the Sunshine in".
Uh, that was Buck Owens.
Much as I hate to contribute to this dubious thread (Jerry Curry's
probably jumping with joy over all this
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Barry Mazor wrote:
But what's happening with the webcasts lately?
Unfortunately, our webmaster is too squeezed for time to archive the
shows. The archived shows were meant to be a stopgap measure until we
went live on the web. He's been overworking himself, in the
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Vince's two-hour all-request concert
Saturday on AE. I probably would've preferred just a straight two-hour
show from Vince. It seemed like his heart wasn't in to some of his more
pop-oriented stuff -- unlike the obvious enthusiasm he showed when given a
I'll respectfully disagree with our El Lay rock critic about this album.
I must admit to having misgivings about Earle singin' bluegrass, but on
first listen, I'm impressed by how good he actually sounds. He ain't no
Jimmy Martin, but he sure doesn't embarrass himself either. Factor in the
Speaking of alt-country types with steel players, Collier's added a new
pedal steel guy to his band (no, I don't remember his name), and rather
than bein' an atmospheric afterthought, he's an integral part of Collier's
ever-more-twangy sound. Gerald's writin' *shuffle tunes* now f'r
chrissakes,
Here's the track listings for the RCA Essential Hank Snow compilation.
I'd say it looks like a solid Snow primer. Unfortunately, unlike all the
other American major-label country music reissue series, RCA charges full
price for their Essential comps (and generally does a shoddier job to
boot).
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, Scary Jerry wrote:
Come on over folks for a great dose of Bad Company, Foghat, Rainbow,
Deep Purple, UFO, Yes, Asis, Al Stewart, Blancmange, Ultravox,
Communards.
You just *had* to name names, didn't ya? Don't you realize that it's
almost lunchtime on the West Coast?
On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Steve Gardner wrote:
Or perhaps maybe Garth does it just because he loves us all so much.
Just like he says over and over.
Don't get me wrong -- I don't think Garth so loves the world that He gave
us lower CD and concert prices. No matter how you slice it, he's makin'
Last night's Wylie The Wild West show at the Tractor was like most twang
shows in Seattle nowadays -- packed, with a line outside. If any
Northwesterners are planning on going to the Golden Smog/Hazeldine show at
the Showbox on Saturday, I'd suggest getting a ticket ASAP. And if you
haven't
I haven't posted a Roadhouse play list in awhile, so here ya go. As you
can see, it's an eclectic roots music show. If you're in Seattle, you
can hear it Wednesdays on 90.3FM KCMU from 6-9pm.
Doug Sahm - Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Amsterdam
The Gourds - Magnolia
Shaver - Good News Blues
On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Hmm, I think I can take the Bombmeister's playlist for his Wednesday show
(just how much airtime do you take up in a week, Don?) as evidence that
bluegrass is not a roots music g.
I kinda shy away from the more hardcore country stuff on the
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
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
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
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
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
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
On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, JP Riedie wrote:
Though it makes me paranoid to be of the same mind as Yates twice in one
month, I just can't help but say "I told you so" to all you meanies who
accused me of hyping this band last summer
Now don't feel *too* vindicated there, John. After all, I
On Sat, 6 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been raving about this band for two years now. Glad to see there's
finally a band we can ALL agree on. g
Yeah, right. I bet when the record comes out there's gonna be some
notable P2 naysayers. We've *never* been able to agree on anything
On Mon, 8 Feb 1999, Steve Gardner wrote:
For those of you who like the Ray Price Essentials CD I'd recommend going
out and getting the Roy Acuff Essentials CD. They aren't exactly the same,
Roy is a little more oldtime and a little less honky tonk when compared to
Ray Price. I seem to
So, Shane -- do you know if these guys are actually gonna put out an album
anytime soon? Five Bucks (formerly known as Shinola) were one of the two
bands I knew nothing about that blew me away when I saw 'em at SXSW last
March (the other was the Hot Club of Cowtown).--don
On Mon, 8 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
They are the backup band on Dolly parton's latest release.
Well, I know *that*, but are they gonna put out their own album?! (And
considering what I saw 'em do live, their playing on the Dolly album is
much more restrained than what they usually
All right, I finally got a chance to hear the GrooveGrass album (which is
now being released by Warner Bros), and I have to say I'm underwhelmed.
I'm open to odd musical fusions, but this attempt to fuse bluegrass and
funk falls mostly flat. It just sounds like two disparate kinds of music
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Scott Rouse wrote:
I'm not familiar with your record or the one your friend Greg Garing
did. I'll bet they are both really good and very innovative with a lot
of great singing.
Actually, Scott, I know Greg Garing about as much as I know you.g Both
of you are strangers
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
While I've probably got a tape somewhere of some of Gwil's stuff, but as
far as released stuff goes it's pretty slim pickings. He's got a track
each on Rig Rock Truckstop, Rig Rock Jukebox and one on the Uprooted
compliation that came out last
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Matt Cook wrote:
You can add The Gourds' GHOST OF HALLELUJAH to this date (March 9).
So where's the promised MattReview of the album?--don
On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, Louise Kyme wrote:
There are a lot of Dolly and Don fans over here in country circles, but
you just wouldn't believe the mickey taking the average UK punter gives
towards anyone who says they like country music. It is one big joke.
Again, this really isn't much
COUNTRY.COM, TNN, DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE STARWORKS JOIN FORCES TO ISSUE
COUNTRY MUSIC CD-ROM ENCYCLOPEDIA ON APRIL 6 STREET DATE
Country.coms Century Of Country is Interactive Version of Author
Barry McClouds Definitive Country Encyclopedia...
Uh oh. It's too bad they didn't
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, lance davis wrote:
Like I said, if he can take an old warhorse like "The Times They Are
A-Changin,'" and make it sound new . . . well, you do the math.
One thing worth mentioning -- Dylan's been radically reinterpreting his
songs in concert for years. Check out the '74
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Chad wrote:
So I guess - in short - what I'm trying to say is... Quit Whining! g
and I think ND should incorporate 5-star scale or something.
Yeah, maybe the ND scale could be something like *, *!, *!*!*!*!*!
--don
Whoo hoo! Needless to say, some of us are very much lookin' forward to
these. One more reason to bow down and worship Nan, Kelly and even cranky
Mr. Miller.--don
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Brad Bechtel wrote:
Does anyone know of a good CD featuring Little Roy Wiggins' lap steel
playing with Eddie Arnold? There seem to be a few different Arnold
compilations, but I'm looking for one featuring his earlier work.
You'll find very little early Eddy Arnold on
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, stuart wrote:
Emmylou Harris carries on crusade against music categories
"If it sells, it's country," she said laughing. "If it doesn't,
it's folk."
Good way to define it. Can we all agree to this? Jon? Don?
Hell, I've been sayin' that
On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
For those who don't know, Charles is one of the two or three most important
historians of country and other kinds of roots music around...
His knowledge of old-time country is especially impressive. I've learned
a lot from the fella through the
But not the alt-country scene, right? Heh heh.--don
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hankdogs... Hangdogs... Honeydogs... come on people. How about some
originality? Anyone every considered how ridiculous many of the
alt-country/ND band names are? They're like cliches at this point.
Despite the name, the Hank Dogs are not an
On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Ross Whitwam wrote:
At 1:39 AM -0600 12/2/99, Matt Cook wrote:
Is this a joke?
I shot tons of that [NYC] show.
WRONG! At the Gourds' NYC show the bearded guy from
Toto was filming the show. I know. I saw him.
Holy shit, yer right! I just checked out a Toto
The first hour of last night's show should be up on the KCMU web page in
the next day or two. Listen in at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
You'll hear new stuff from Steve Earle, Del McCoury, Ricky Skaggs, J.D.
Crowe, Neko Case, Damnations TX, Hadacol, Beaver Nelson, Cisco, and James
Hand,
On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Stevie Simkin wrote:
Also, I was wondering where might be a good place to start to put a
tentative toe into Vince Gill's back catalog.
I take it you must already have The Key, so if that's the case, I'd start
with When I Call Your Name, the title song of which has to
On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Hill, Christopher J wrote:
I don't think that will work, if some twit's subscribed
the passenger mailing list to this spam.
Rest assured that any spammer gets immediately placed in the P2 Ignore
file. We won't be seeing any messages from that email address again.--don
I'm gonna be in New Orleans attending the Gavin weaselfest from tomorrow
through Sunday. If you have any problems/questions about yer P2
subscription while I'm gone, email listmom Laura at [EMAIL PROTECTED], but
don't hassle her with silly stuff, OK?--don
The good stuff's startin' to pour in. Screw Babooski and check out the
new albums from Kelly Willis (great voice, great songs -- what more do ya
want?), Biller and Wakefield (in the spirit of Speedy West and Jimmy
Bryant's hot country-jazz duets), Pete Krebs and the Gossamer Wings (his
fullest,
Didn't someone refer to this as the best album ever, or some such
hyperbole? After one listen, I'd give it an award for one of the more
sleep-inducing albums I've heard in quite awhile, but that's about it. A
coupla songs stand out from the monotonous morass ("Chickasaw County Jail"
and Iris
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Just picked up a 2-LP set entitled All The Best Of Johnnie And Jack for
$5; original versions, all.
?! Is this an RCA Camden release? When was it released? And are you
*positive* they're the original versions -- not only did they recut some
of
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Eivind Berge wrote:
Most classic albums tend to creep under your skin after repeated
listenings, and yes, "The man from God knows where" is a classic. Try
again folks.
After finding the previous listen to be an arduous affair, I think I'll
pass for now.g As one who's
On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, William F. Silvers wrote:
Of a lot more interest to me than some other guy's list is what *our*
list would be. I'm enough of a list/top 10 geek to have already been
thinking about what my top 10/20/50 of the decade are. If there's any
enthusiasm I'd be happy (he says
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why do I feel that this negative response to Russell's album was
essentially preordained by the first post on it a month ago declaring it
one of the greatest records of all time? Maybe it's the reverse of the
Lucinda Syndrome.
And isn't it
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote:
Nobody's answered my earlier query, vis a vis, if Bobby Bare was thought
to be an inspiration for the early Outlaws -- Shaver and Waylon -- then
what exactly, if anything, was he thought to be an outlaw from? At what
point did he decide to hang
On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
Speaking of those damn no good country pop singers, I was wondering if
anyone knows of a good Foley collection on disc. Thanks. --david cantwell
MCA's Country Music Hall Of Fame Foley disc is pretty outstanding.--don
Here's the results of the Village Voice's annual Pazz Jop critics' poll.
Note who's right on top where she belongs.g You'll find the singles and
reissues lists (along with various essays and ballots) at:
http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/
Top Albums:
1 Lucinda Williams Car
Last night's show held together really well. The first hour should be up
on the KCMU web page in the next day or two. Listen in at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
You'll be able to hear new stuff from Damnations TX, James Hand, Steve
Earle the Del McCoury Band, Jeff White, and Biller
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Joe Gracey wrote:
I was a kid dj in Ft. Worth during this time, and my boss was the guy
who wrote "Fraulein"
Your boss was Lawton Williams?! Not only did he write "Fraulein," but he
also wrote what may very well be my all-time favorite country song, Gene
Watson's
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Jerald Corder wrote:
I started to post this article from the Dallas Observer but it is really
long. If someone really wants to see it I will post it to the list. I
haven't read it all but I have heard several folks are pretty steamed.
On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
Did Jack Greene record "Another Bridge To Burn" before or after 'Tater
Dickens?
Little Jimmy's version came first.--don
Anyone know of any special rental car deals? We're gonna be rentin' one
down in Austin this year (and we may even let some of you in itg). Feel
free to email me privately, or to the list if you think it's of somewhat
general interest.--don
It looks like the KCMU webmaster has the first hour of last Thursday's
show up on the web, so check it out if you can at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
There's somethin' there for everybody, from Jon to Matt, and all points in
between. Feel free to email me with yer comments -- good, bad or
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please divulge, Ms. Jdiva, the names of the really good stuff that's
tickling your ear. I'm always one for your passionate opinion and I must
confess to being a cynic at this point, not just regarding Tupelo
knockoffs but the the whole
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
ps in the Bobby Bare entry, he cites "Detroit City" as a seventies hit
by Bare. Did Bare record this tune twice, or did Carlin get it wrong?
I know Bare recorded this tune in the sixties.
Carlin got it wrong, certainly the "hit" part. The hit
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...anyway, if I'm reading you right Tera, don't worry about it, Lance
was simply writing in sympatico and telling me what I (or anyone) should
think about saying to the jabbermouths next time. At least that's what
I think he was saying, and
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, lance davis wrote:
BTW: does anyone in the Pacific Northwest know if the band the Model
Rockets are extant?? They used to do a great cover of this song, which
got me to thinking of their Cheap Trick-ish selves.
They still occasionally play around town. Lead MR John
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Joyce Linehan wrote:
West Coast country and western and American roots music historian,
critic and journalist JANA PENDRAGON has begun a new column, THE
DRAGONíS ROAR, to be published in the online international journal of
arts and ideas, THE TOWER OF BABEL.
My
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
And here I was going to attack that press release on its merits (She's
going to tackle "REAL CW and roots music"? Oh come on, won't this silly
distinction ever be discredited?; Cisco is "as physically charismatic as
a young Elvis Presley"? Let's
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Dave Purcell wrote:
If Jake London is out here still, he should forward his very fine
essay on covers to the list.
Speakin' of Jake and cool covers, he does a swell version of the Spinners'
"Games People Play."
Hi everyone. Did I miss anything good?
Nah. We've all
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, Matt Benz wrote:
Anyway, I love the record, but am surprised to hear the tag team of
Yates and Weiss claim this stands out from the UT "genre". I hear plenty
of overt UT influence on this album. Strains of New Madrid lurk in the
banjo strains, etc... Also, do you really
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, anyone who doesn't own "Dusty In Memphis" needs to go to
their local record store post haste and purchase this sucker. I think
Rhino re-issued it on CD not too long ago with previously unreleased bonus
tracks. A marvel of smooth (in a
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
and some
previously unissued recordings, including -- David Cantwell take note -- a
coupla Gamble Huff productions.
When were these recorded? Are there lotsa cool horns strings on these?
All of the songs are from the late 60s-early
On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
That's weird. The Laura Willie makes sense, since it was with the same
American studios band that she recorded In Memphis with, least as far as I
remember. But the Gamble Huff stuff? On the Philly box set, there's a
great, great Dusty cut called
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Chris Orlet wrote:
Dare someone try to explain why so many artists/bands (Wilco, Son Volt,
Fulks, apparently Old 97s etc) are so intent on distancing themselves
from alt-country, even to the point of making 70s/Beach Boy-esque pop
albums? I dont recall punk groups, or
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes yes, no one likes to be pidgeon-holed and many want the
freedom to re-invent themselves from time to time musically. All well and
good. But methinks Mr. Tweedy protests too much that
He sure does. Then again, all of his defensive
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
I'd take hearing
nothing but those folks over what I hear when I tune in my local AAA
station any day.
Please explain.
I'm not sure what needs explaining. Most AAA radio's a sterile mix of
"classic rock" (i.e., overplayed boomer music)
The first hour of last night's show should be up on the KCMU web page in
the next day or two. Listen in at:
http://www.kcmu.org/listen.htm
Lloyd Green - Green Strings
Del Reeves - Good Time Charlie's
Five Bucks - Right Now!
Neko Case - Rated X (3/11 at the Tractor)
Loretta Lynn - You Wanna
After wrappin' up Swingin' Doors last night, I tuned to one of Seattle's
commercial country stations. They were playin' John Anderson's "Straight
Tequila Night," one of my favorite country songs of the '90s -- alt. or
otherwise. While it's true that modern country radio's programming is
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Jennifer Sperandeo wrote:
half the time I either laugh out loud at the cliches or think, "cripes
it sounds like lawrence welk!!".
Which is pretty much what folks outside the traditional country music
audience were doin' back in the '50s and '60s when listening to country
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, James Nelson wrote:
His most famous composition was the hokey but sincere and emotional "I
Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven," written with friend Hal Southern.
Which may be true, but Eddie Dean wrote lots of other fine tunes,
including country music's first bonafide
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Jerry Curry wrote:
PS: Next time you hear of Collier playing around your parts, drop me
(us) a line, if you wouldn't mind.
No problem -- Friday April 2nd at the Tractor Tavern. See ya there,
Jerry.--don
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Jim Nelson definitely wrote:
Uh, actually Cary Ginnell wrote that, Don. You can take it up with him,
if you like. g
Oops! Sorry for the misattribution, Jim.--don
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
And, just in case anyone else is as slow as I was in tracking this, the
country.com encyclopedia CD-ROM that Jim refers to is the one based on the
Carlin book that Don Yates and I (and, I think, a couple of others) jumped
on a month or more ago
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cuts such as "Martian Guts," on which Wakefield trades rapid-fire licks
with Telecaster man Dave Biller (no slouch himself) and Robert Williams'
"Steel Crazy," which sports a guest vocal by Big Sandy
No to be overly pedantic or anything, but
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, James Gerard Roll wrote:
But I suspect that (while no-one will admit it) there is a certain status
that A FEW people desire when part of a small cultish phenomenon like P2
that involves members wanting to prove that they are not part of the TREND
but rather have a
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Dina Gunderson wrote:
Don wrote:
On Tue, 9 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cuts such as "Martian Guts," on which Wakefield trades rapid-fire licks
with Telecaster man Dave Biller (no slouch himself) and Robert Williams'
"Steel Crazy," which sports a guest
Please be considerate when using P2. The great majority of folks do not
subscribe to P2 to discuss SUVs. No doubt there are plenty of folks with
strong opinions about them, pro and con, but please try to find a more
appropriate place to vent them. The traffic on P2 can be awfully
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Derek Sampson wrote:
I don't want to piss List Daddy Yates off anymore with this topic.
So why do all you goofballs keep talkin' about it?! Jeesuz, move on
please. If anyone still feels impelled to apologize to someone about
this trivial nonsense, just email them
On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Jon Weisberger wrote:
As far as songs about Hank Williams go, it seems to me that 1) someone put
out a collection that was in whole or in part songs about Hank, mostly from
the olden days, and/or 2) someone subjected a group of such songs to
analysis in an article or
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Tucker Eskew wrote:
But aren't "pipes" (in the technical sense) besides the point when it
comes to Billy Joe's songs?
John Anderson did a swell version of "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal" back
in the early '80s. If anything, Billy Joe's vocal limitations have held
him
West Coast country fella Eddie Kirk wrote it, which means it may very
well have been performed first by Tennessee Ernie. Then again, some other
West Coaster may have had first crack at it.--don
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Ph. Barnard wrote:
This House bill concerning internet access concerns us all on P2,
lord knows It's a good moment to use email to write your
Representatives and inveigh against this bill. More dangerous than
SUVs and definitely a detriment to all things P2!!
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
Note to Nicholas Petti: You were supposed to send Don the cough syrup,
not the cod-liver oil. Now he's cranky, sick, and *sober*. Rush up the
good stuff so we can get the old Don back, OK?
Jeez, I shoulda known better than to mention "phlegm" around
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, William T. Cocke wrote:
I don't think I'm blowing anyone's cover here, but I've
known Wynn for a long time and can attest to the fact that
she's a she g.
And a scrappy one at that.g--don
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Doug Niman wrote:
For those Gerald collier fans out there, the Official Web Site is up and
running!
Please visit us at http://www.geraldcollier.com
The new CD is available exclusively from this site
And a damn good one it is. Gerald was kind enough to drop one by
Here's an excellent article on Whisperin' Bill's resurgence from this
week's Nashville Scene:
On the Right Track
Straight-shooting Anderson maintains solid career after four decades
By Michael McCall
No other performer spans the growth of the Nashville music industry in
quite the same
And here's an interesting contrast to the overly polite and artsy "roots
rock" types: Terry Allen's an arty Texas singer-songwriter who also just
happens to be thoroughly immersed in various roots styles. He does more
than just name-check roots music greats in his publicity sheets (a la
Bruton)
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Terry A. Smith wrote:
Yeah, I know this is songwriting analysis 101, but I just cringe to hear
AE thrown in with the pejorative "snooze-rock guys" phrase. Or "overly
polite and artsy."
Well, anyone who covers the Stooges probably isn't too "overly polite."g
I was
On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FWIW, If you wanna see me get excited about something new, ask me about
the Old 97's. g
Ooh, yeah. The twang is definitely de-emphasized (as is the rawk), but
it's nice to see the band takin' a more subtle tack and succeeding
gloriously.
On Sat, 13 Mar 1999, Carl Abraham Zimring wrote:
Can someone who covers Kinky Friedman (McMurtry) be accused of being
"overly polite"?
Sure, if he smooths 'em out like McMurtry does.--don
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
... but it was vague and late. It took a while to find some
confirmation of this --
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/18420.html -- but I
didn't want to say anything until I had it. Although I'm glad Dave
posted CIAC's hoax page URL, and
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, Bob Soron wrote:
... but it was vague and late. It took a while to find some
confirmation of this --
http://www.wired.com/news/news/business/story/18420.html -- but I
didn't want to say anything until I had it. Although I'm glad Dave
posted CIAC's hoax page URL, and
I'll be leaving Tuesday morning for Austin and won't be back until next
Monday night. If you have any P2 subscription problems/questions while
I'm gone, email the fantabulous listmom Laura at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Looking
forward to seein' lots of ya in Austin -- don't forget about Cherry Lou's
P2
Please DO NOT send attachments to the list. For that matter, don't send
warnings about bogus viruses to the list. It's impossible to get a virus
from email (unless it comes with an attachment, and you open the
attachment).--don
Dear Rebecca and everybody else who wants to jump into this: THIS IS NOT
THE KOSOVO MAILING LIST. Please be more considerate and stop using P2 for
totally off-base discussions. At least Alexander was just trying to let
his P2 friends know that he may be out of commission for awhile. Your
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