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Darren Stout wrote: Slonedog replies: As I've said before, I enjoy both the V-Roys records but neither does justice to their live show. They just plain rule live. I was a casual fan before I saw them, originally due to my devotion to all things twangtrust. Now, count me as a big fan.
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On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:41:23 -0400, Jon Weisberger wrote: > That's what those slicksters of the Nashville machine will do to you. > I wouldn't say Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy are part of the Nashville machine. I have heard Earle has a picture of Reba on his toilet. Both of the records are great I just liked the live, raw sound the first one had better. I have never seen the band live. I have heard them off of some tapes. They are GREAT. ___ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/
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>> That's what those slicksters of the Nashville machine will do to you. > >Heh. Yeah, I hear one of those slicksters has stooped to playing bluegrass these >days. What's that stuff got to do with the V-Roys? > that's what i was going to say - aren't both albums produced by the "twangtrust?" although certain songs on the album are more produced than "just add ice" if it smacks of 'abbey road," as i suggested that's not a bad thing. while we're on the subject, saw a spoof of one of those vh-1 behind the scenes things on snl. it was the capt. and tenille's response to sgt. pepper. that's where there whole gig came from. you know sgt./captain and their album was in response to sgt. pepper - it was pretty funny. -John ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
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Jon Weisberger observed: > > I think the credit belongs to the band. I liked their first record better > > than the second. I think the second one is more "produced" than the first. > > The first album has more of a live feel to it. > > That's what those slicksters of the Nashville machine will do to you. Heh. Yeah, I hear one of those slicksters has stooped to playing bluegrass these days. What's that stuff got to do with the V-Roys? b.s.
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> I think the credit belongs to the band. I liked their first record better > than the second. I think the second one is more "produced" than the first. > The first album has more of a live feel to it. That's what those slicksters of the Nashville machine will do to you. Jon Weisberger, Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger
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At 12:45 PM 4/27/99 EDT, you wrote: > > Was just listening to "All About Town" the other day and one >song (Arianne, maybe) really sounded like it could have been off >of "Abbey Road." Yeah, I can hear that...it's such a great record! This may sound kooky, but "The Window Song" is a perfect Sugar tune. Can't you see Bob singing that one? > >Not sure who to be impressed with - the producers or the band, >but it led me to believe that they should be *alot* more popular >than they are. Damn straight! I'd like to see 'em selling more records, although I must admit I have no idea how well they're doing presently, but could only speculate. morgan
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" > > Not sure who to be impressed with - the producers or the band, > but it led me to believe that they should be *alot* more popular > than they are. > You are correct the V-Roys should be more popular than they are. I think the credit belongs to the band. I liked their first record better than the second. I think the second one is more "produced" than the first. The first album has more of a live feel to it. They are great. They do great songs. ___ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/
Re: v-roys/bare jr.
When Bare Jr. opened up for Black Crowes my first half-thought was that Billy Corgan had grown a lot of fuzzy hair and gained some weight... Combine that with the loud, repetetive sound and whaddya get? Smashing Bumpkins.
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Yes. Agreed. Bare Jr. play rock and I like rock. -Original Message- From: Steve Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:49 PM Subject: re: v-roys/bare jr. >Chad said that he was reminded that the V-Roys were the best live band >in America. I agree. > >He also said: > >>Bare Jr. on the other hand made me feel old...even though I am not fairly >>young compared to the demographics of this list. They were pretty good, >>but they were SOOO LOUD and repetitive. I am still having a hard time >>really getting into the album cause so much of it sounds the same. I had >>the same problem with their live show. > >Bare Jr. makes me feel young. I absolutely love their album, and their >live show (the first time they've played here) lived up to all my >expectations. They were rocking hard on the very first song. It's nice >to see a band give 1000% even when the gig is 75% empty. > >A friend of mine noticed how polarizing Bare Jr is, though, specifically >with my friends here who often agree on music. Half of my friends LOVE >them and half HATE them. I love 'em. > >Deaar postcarders, the guitarist was wearing pajamas, but they didn't >have bunnys on them. Should I hate him? Please advise. :^) > >See ya. >Steve >-- >== >Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion >[EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com > >WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music >[EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net >== >
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Chad said that he was reminded that the V-Roys were the best live band in America. I agree. He also said: >Bare Jr. on the other hand made me feel old...even though I am not fairly >young compared to the demographics of this list. They were pretty good, >but they were SOOO LOUD and repetitive. I am still having a hard time >really getting into the album cause so much of it sounds the same. I had >the same problem with their live show. Bare Jr. makes me feel young. I absolutely love their album, and their live show (the first time they've played here) lived up to all my expectations. They were rocking hard on the very first song. It's nice to see a band give 1000% even when the gig is 75% empty. A friend of mine noticed how polarizing Bare Jr is, though, specifically with my friends here who often agree on music. Half of my friends LOVE them and half HATE them. I love 'em. Deaar postcarders, the guitarist was wearing pajamas, but they didn't have bunnys on them. Should I hate him? Please advise. :^) See ya. Steve -- == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
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>Some of the punks yelled for the V-Roys to get off the stage. >One came up to the stage and threw an empty beer cup at the band. >Mitch matthews Mitch! Mitch! Mitch! Do you mean to tell me that the city that gave birth to the the Nuge, the MC5, AND the Stooges now has so-called punks that assert their manhood by throwing an EMPTY BEER CUP You mean to tell me that that's the best they can do?? Iggy had bottles thrown at him for Chrissakes! What the hell is wrong with these guys. They're not punks. They're pansies. I hang my head in shame for the state of Detroit punk. Lance, nerfing out the jams . . .
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<< Douglas Neal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, and one request we have to any one out there who might > see the V-Roys live: Please tell them that Michigan is not such a bad > place! Apparently they had a disasterous show in Detroit a week ago that > culminated in a fight between Scott Miller and some local idiots in the > crowd. The V-Roys are, in our humble opinion, one of the very best live > bands you will find. >> Just to set the record straight on the Detroit gig, The Magic Stick wanted to make as much $$$ as possible that night, so they ran the live show a little early to have their weekly punk/retro night run as well. Some of the punks yelled for the V-Roys to get off the stage. One came up to the stage and threw an empty beer cup at the band. He came back a few songs later and was ready to start something when Mike Crimmins, guitarist for Gravel Train, pushed the punk away from the stage. Before anything else could occur, the staff took the punk away from the area. Mitch matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
Re: V-Roys (muddy water)
Yep, it's the Seldom Scene's song. Sheesh, sure is nice to sit next to 21 years worth of recorded music. :^) I never would have guessed that it was a Seldom Scene song. When you hear the V-Roys sing (scream) it, ya don't exactly think midtempo acoustic ballad. Thanks. I can sleep now. Steve == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
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> Scott and the vroys are always picking great covers -- as the Viceroys > the > used to do Jerry Lee Lewis' "Touching Home," and it was INCREDIBLE, as > well > as a great encore of "In the Pines." > [Matt Benz] And Smokey Joe's Cafe, that's a good un > >
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I believe the version that Scott took "Muddy Water" from was by the legendary D.C. bluegrass group the Seldom Scene ... don't know who wrote it. > Hey, who wrote that song that the V-Roys always cover live about muddy > water? It's angry and I love it. I think that the V-Roys are always at > their best when Scott Miller taps into his angry side (which is pretty damn > often). > Scott and the vroys are always picking great covers -- as the Viceroys the used to do Jerry Lee Lewis' "Touching Home," and it was INCREDIBLE, as well as a great encore of "In the Pines." ___ Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders >
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If memory serves me, and it may not, this: > ...that song that the V-Roys always cover live about muddy > water? It's angry and I love it. is the Phil Rosenthal "Muddy Water." Check the house copy of Scene 20, Steve , and make sure it's the same one. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
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Hey, who wrote that song that the V-Roys always cover live about muddy water? It's angry and I love it. I think that the V-Roys are always at their best when Scott Miller taps into his angry side (which is pretty damn often). So, who wrote it? I really want to see Scott Miller solo. If anyone knows him tell him that there is a house concert, some BBQ and a wad of money waiting for him in Durham. steve == Steve Gardner * Sugar Hill Records Radio Promotion [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.sugarhillrecords.com WXDU "Topsoil" * A Century of Country Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] * www.topsoil.net ==
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Yep, I must concur w/ Mr. Russell. The V-Roys with both Mr. Miller & Mr. Keith were a more interesting band to these ears as well. Not that I don't dearly love the current incarnation. However, the old days were more country sounding and their covere selection more eclectic. We Knoxville, and in my case, ex-Knoxville sods, were really quite lucky. Ahh, the V-Roys..what memories. However, I enjoy catching Mr. Scott Miller best of all when he plays solo acoustic. He really is akin to Roger Miller. Best, Jerry
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Speaking of the V-Roys...does anyone have Scott Carpenter's e-mail address handy? I know he was hanging around these parts for awhile there. Contact me off list, por favor. Kip
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Rob Russell wrote: > It is indeed a cover, although not of a well-known writer. 'The Hit List' > is by Todd Steed (Scott Carpenter can back me up on this if he's out Thanks for the info, Rob. That's a great song. > Have you seen the Scorchers lately? What's with the bass player with the > Winger hair and nipple rings? Yww! Maybe it's just me, but they > came across as a parody of their former selves when I saw them early last > fall in knoxville Yeah, I saw them on this tour and thought they were (duh) they were great as ever. Yes, the bassist is utterly ridiculous (didn't see the nipple rings, thank god), but the rest of the band was the same as ever. I just picked up a videotape of them from Farm Aid II, and they look/sound/act no different now than they did then (though, I do wish Warner would clean up his tone a bit). > At risk of sounding like an old fart (which, at 29, is not so hard to do), > "You shoulda seen 'em back when!" I'm still partial, I hate to admit, to > the original Viceroys ... there was just something about the dynamic > between Scott Miller and John Paul Keith (now of the Nevers) -- it was > electrifying, unpredictable, and raw ... and much more "country" (if I can Who replaced JPK, the other guitarist? If so, that's interesting, because the difference in styles between Scott and other guy is one of the things I really like about the V-Roys. Scott doesn't sweat (as Jennifer noted), has that sort of scarily reserved thing going on, while the other guy is sweaty, guitar slung low, letting it all hang out. Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
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> I've heard them do a song where the hook is, "You're on the hit > list..." It sounds like a cover, but I'm not sure. Anyone know? > It is indeed a cover, although not of a well-known writer. 'The Hit List' is by Todd Steed (Scott Carpenter can back me up on this if he's out there), a Knoxville-based songwriter who, in the 80's, led a great band with one of the *worst* names ever: Smokin' Dave and the Premo Dopes! Their self-released CD "huh?" contains other great tunes often covered by Knoxville bands -- the (pre-Vroy) Viceroys did Todd's "You Must Be From Nashville" in just about all their live gigs; when Jeff Bills and I were backing up Scott's solo stuff we did "Keith Richards' Blood" often enough. I think 'hit list' might be on Todd's 'Opposable Thumbs ... are ready for love' record -- a cd he did with the guys who are now the rhythm section for the Nevers (and, previously, doubter's club and judybats, methinks ... again, Scott can tell you more). > > Yepnext to Jason & the Scorchers. I'll agree with Mitch that the > BRox are pretty damned good live, but the V-Roys have blown me > away the last two times I saw them. > Have you seen the Scorchers lately? What's with the bass player with the Winger hair and nipple rings? Yww! Maybe it's just me, but they came across as a parody of their former selves when I saw them early last fall in knoxville (wedged betwixt Robbie Fulks, who rocked, and SCOTS, who I won't comment on, they seemed even more ridiculous). > > In case anyone was wondering, the V-Roys are *still* the best live band in > > America. At risk of sounding like an old fart (which, at 29, is not so hard to do), "You shoulda seen 'em back when!" I'm still partial, I hate to admit, to the original Viceroys ... there was just something about the dynamic between Scott Miller and John Paul Keith (now of the Nevers) -- it was electrifying, unpredictable, and raw ... and much more "country" (if I can still use that word around here without starting a brawl) than what they later became. I thought maybe JPK's Nevers would bring the hardcore honkey-tonk R&B back, but I've heard that they're just slick, mildly interesting power-pop, without the unique soul that made JPK's presence in the Viceroys, the Dyno-matics, and in his solo performances, so memorable. I am old, I am old ... I shall wear my overalls rolled ! Rob Np "Gimme Keith Richard's Blood" ... I want to get high ... don't want to do all the drugs! ___ Rob Russell Johnson City, TN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listen.to/thebystanders -- > From: Dave Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: V-Roys > Date: Thursday, March 18, 1999 9:01 AM > > Steve Gardner wrote: > > Dave > > > *** > Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport > Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
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Steve Gardner wrote: > In case anyone was wondering, the V-Roys are *still* the best live band in > America. Yepnext to Jason & the Scorchers. I'll agree with Mitch that the BRox are pretty damned good live, but the V-Roys have blown me away the last two times I saw them. I've heard them do a song where the hook is, "You're on the hit list..." It sounds like a cover, but I'm not sure. Anyone know? Dave *** Dave Purcell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Northern Ky Roots Music: http://w3.one.net/~newport Twangfest: http://www.twangfest.com
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << In case anyone was wondering, the V-Roys are *still* the best live band in America. >> Mitch Matthews wrote: >>Uh, you better put something like "IMHO" before that statement, because IMHO, The Bottle Rockets hold that title, << uh...obviously you didn't see them here in Pittsburgh last time around... >>Hmm, although few will deny (again, IMHO) that The Beat Farmers were the best live band when they were around (Dick, you're still in my soul).<< ok Mitch, you've redeemed yourself...we'll let you back anytime you want! Paul np: Damned - Best of
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In a message dated 3/17/99 9:09:16 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << In case anyone was wondering, the V-Roys are *still* the best live band in America. >> Uh, you better put something like "IMHO" before that statement, because IMHO, The Bottle Rockets hold that title, and I'll stand on Steve Earle's lazy susan in my jungle stompers and say it out loud. Hmm, although few will deny (again, IMHO) that The Beat Farmers were the best live band when they were around (Dick, you're still in my soul). Mitch Matthews Gravel Train/Sunken Road
