From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2001 #30 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Thursday, January 11 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 030 This the digest version of the Bomp list. ***HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE:*** Send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or go to . Here's what people are yacking about in this digest: January 11 Jan.Roerhorst@prismant.nl Re: Hush/Rush Jan.Roerhorst@prismant.nl Re:Hangmen known songs ..... Moreen5000@aol.com Doorway to Norway Bård Hodneland Re: Who live Moreen5000@aol.com Re: Doorway to Norway pekka.laine@yle.fi Re : Lyres originals "ALFREDO FIORENTINI" Re: Chad & Jeremy (trying again) Kim Cooper Re: The Who - Live in White Rose Country Moreen5000@aol.com Re: Doorway to Norway Moreen5000@aol.com Re: Doorway to Norway Bård Hodneland Backtrack Who/track Records info "The Dilemmas" Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Boldface Re: Backtrack Who/track Records info "Blair" The Who live samantha wilson RE: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Andrew Nicolaou Re: The Who live SoundViews@aol.com Public announcement! "James Bond" Re: The Who live "Blair" Re: train wreck movies & TV John McIntyre Re: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Evan Davies Re: Public announcement! "tiemen kuipers" Re: The Who live "Sam Elwitt" Re: Public announcement! "tiemen kuipers" Re: train wreck movies & TV "Blair" Re: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant "Chris Polinsky" Not The last words about the Who. ronald and karen sanchez ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:43:09 +0100 From: Jan.Roerhorst@prismant.nl Subject: January 11 Hi y'all, History time again! On January 11, in 1956, the Coasters recorded "Down in Mexico" and "Turtle dovin'" at Los Angeles' Master Recorders; 1956, Elvis Presley recorded "I'm the one" and "I'm counting on you" at Nashville's RCA Studios; 1961, Gene Vincent recorded "Good lovin'", "If you want my lovin'", "Mister Loneliness" and "Teardrops" at Los Angeles' Capitol Tower Studios; 1963, Sonny Boy Williamson recorded "Bring it on home", "Bye bye bird", "Got to move" and "Help me" at Chicago's Chess Studios; 1970, the Free recorded "All right now" at London's Trident Studios. This version would not be used and was first released on "Songs of yesterday". Two months after this first attempt the definitive version would be recorded; 1980, Ian Hunter recorded "We gotta get out of here", "Silver needles" and "Man o' war" at New York's Media Sound Studios. These three songs would end up as the only three studio recordings on his great double lp "Live, welcome to the club", which had been recorded during a few shows at Los Angeles' Roxy, early November, 1979; 1982, the Jam recorded "The gift" at London's Air Studios. For the History Channel, this was: Jan (still listening to Teenage Shutdowns), L8er! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:50:36 +0100 From: Jan.Roerhorst@prismant.nl Subject: Re: Hush/Rush Peter M wrote: >>They ain't no faves of mine, but I reckon a lot of the dudes on the list would dig Hush if they heard/saw them - early '70s hard rocking glam seems to be of big interest heah!<< Funny you should mention that! Just yesterday evening I decided to make myself a compilation of Glamrock Top 40 hits in Holland (1971-1975). I came up with 64, scattered through my collection, mostly, of course, Sweet, Slade, Mud, T.Rex, Alice Cooper, Gary Glitter... Hey! I was 11 and they made a lot of noise! It's only natural that I would become a huge Rush-fan... heheheheh!! L8er, Jan (Mama weer all crazee now....) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 06:12:09 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re:Hangmen known songs ..... Yes they were originally from Washington DC. They began as a group named The Reekers, who put out one 45, and later evolved into The Hangmen. As The Hangmen, they did 3 45's and an LP. The first 2 45's " What a Girl Can't Do " and " Faces " are particular faves of mine. I liked 'em both so much I put them on " The Psychotic Moose & the Soul Searchers " comp that I put out a zillion years ago. The LP is nice, not amazing but has some good moments like an extended version of " Gloria ", tho' the versions of " Faces " and " What a Girl Can't Do " on it are not the 45 versions, by comparison they are kinda " tamed down " in my opinion. After the bands demise drummer Berberich formed a band called The Dolphin which included one of my all time fave guitarists Nils Lofgren, and when that band parted ways, Lofgren and Berberich put together Grin, a great band that never got the recognition they really deserved. Anyway here's The Hangmen track list / discography : or at least what I know they did as The Hangmen .... all on Monument Records .... 45 - What a Girl Can't Do / The Girl Who Faded Away 1965 45 - Faces / Bad Goodbye 1966 45 - Dream Baby / Let it be Me 1966 LP - Bittersweet 1966 side one side two Dream Baby I Wanna Get to Know You Guess What Everytime I Fall in Love Crazy Man What a Girl Can't Do Let it be Me Isn't That Liz Terrible Tonight Gloria Faces take up the slack on that rope ...... maureen In a message dated 1/10/01 4:50:55 PM, cruisomatic@yahoo.com writes: << Hi: Whoever mentioned the Hangmen..were they from DC? If so, could you list all their known songs? edward - --- Alan Wright wrote: > > Lovin'" by Esquerita myself. > > Hey, does anybody know who originally did "What a > Girl Can't Do"?> > > The Hangmen, I think. >> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:20:46 +0100 From: Bård Hodneland Subject: Doorway to Norway Looking for Norwegian music? Check out Apartment mailorder http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~evenma/Aparec/mailorder.html Recommended stuff: Cato Salsa Experience (hi nrg rock a la MC5, JSBX, etc.), Dipsomaniacs (psychedelic pop/rock), Motorpsycho, Basement Brats, Loch Ness Mouse, Tables. bård. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 06:45:46 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re: Who live I'm not sure if it's the same version as I can't find my tape of that show, ( I will, if possible, NEVER move again) I do know that The Who started most (if not all of)their shows on that '69 tour with " Heaven and Hell ", and I've got a bunch of shows from that era, and many of the performances while sounding somewhat similar are actually different. The thing to do would be to play them side by side and listen for any possible changes in vocals ( lyric slips / changes ), differences in the guitar lines, Keith hitting some extra drums stuff like that etc. Speaking of '69 shows, the Amsterdam show from Sept '69 is a real nice one . back to diggin thru boxes in the back bedroom .... maureen In a message dated 1/10/01 10:41:06 AM, elwitt@mindspring.com writes: << <> i have a who boot called "pure rock theatre" which is a tape of a show in ottawa on october 15, 1969 (the day i was born!) - the opening version of 'heaven & hell' sounds an AWFUL lot like the one on the live at leeds remaster. does anyone know whats up w/ this? did the boot pick up tracks from the expanded live at leeds or were they just playing the song exactly the same from show to show? seems kinda unlike the orrible oo to do such a thing, but i dunno. anybody know the lowdown on this?>> >> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:06:14 +0200 From: pekka.laine@yle.fi Subject: Re: Doorway to Norway Bård Hodneland @xnet2.com on 01/11/2001 01:20:46 PM Recommended stuff: Cato Salsa Experience (hi nrg rock a la MC5, JSBX, etc.), Dipsomaniacs (psychedelic pop/rock), Motorpsycho, Basement Brats, Loch Ness Mouse, Tables. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cato Salsa is Great!!! We played with them in Oslo- really high energy and insanely loud. And I mean old fashioned-Blue Cheer-Hiwatt on 10-backline out of control-nothing-the soundman can do- loud. Great band though. Pekka ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:48:34 +0100 From: "ALFREDO FIORENTINI" Subject: Re : Lyres originals >>"Lily" was originally by Drusalee and the Dead, available on the CD "Hang It Out To Dry" and I think on the "What A Way To Die" LP. Same album included "Pain," but I can't think of the artist offhand... Dave << "Lily" is on the"Hang it out to dry" LP and "Pain" is By Frank Ventura and the Crescents. Great tracks! Michele Fiorentini ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 04:49:21 -0800 From: Kim Cooper Subject: Re: Chad & Jeremy (trying again) Guess I should chime in here, since I wrote the notes for the new Sundazed reissue. It's "Distant Shores," actually, and contains the album of that name, plus quite a slew of unreleased tracks from the same sessions and the excellent French language single versions of "You Are She" and "Distant Shores." This is their 3rd Columbia album, recorded in LA and London. You hear the inklings of the sunshine pop style they'd explore the following year under Gary Usher's supervision, and Jeremy gets to rock out a couple times as he loved to do. I think there are three or four songs on this disk as good as anything they ever did. Would love to know what others who've heard it think! Kim Cooper - -- Scram PO Box 461626 Hollywood, CA 90046-1626 http://www.scram-magazine.com visit the Bubblegum Book page at http://www.bubblegum-music.com Out now Scram #13, featuring Arizona novelty-garage faves Hub Kapp and the Wheels, The Shocking Blue, Mark Farner--American!, fab new Gearhead Records group Red Planet, the Mooney Suzuki, Neil Hamburger, Gene Sculatti on Dylan wannabes, guys who sound like girls, the last days of Ohio tiki palace the Kahiki, weird secrets of Thai cuisine, and plenty more. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 07:54:53 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re: The Who - Live in White Rose Country I'd say the crowd noise is not really any more obvious really than on the official release, but then I really haven't paid all that much attention to that aspect of the CD as I was havin' so much fun listening to the performance, but a lot of spoken intros and such are on the boot where as on the official release they are omitted, but no extra added audience stuff, and no extra guitar and room ambiance was added to " sweeten " things up and make it sound " more live " like on the official releases. And I'll agree that Roger is no Jr Wells or Sonny Boy Williamson when it comes to playing harp. As for the band getting so " heavy ", that's pretty much what was happening for many bands at that time( Who, Zep,Sabbath, Free,Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Mountain, Ten Years After, and others ) turning the Marshall stacks up and jamming away, which sometimes worked great and sometimes just got boring as all heck, yet I think The Who pretty much pulled it all off quite well. For me, I think they kinda lose it after Who's Next, but I love Quadrophenia, and most of the stuff they did after Keith died just doesn't do it for me. There's also a single CD boot version of The Who Leeds show that contains just the complete Tommy performance that's running around on Midas Touch (who did the double as well). Midas Touch also cranked out the Fillmore East '68 material ( haven't seen or heard this one tho' ) and 2 other titles, one from '76 and another but I don't know what is actually on them. As for The Buzzcocks at Leeds .... definately great stuff !!! Just a slightly different music in a different kitchen. maureen In a message dated 1/10/01 2:02:15 PM, garage@clara.co.uk writes: << At 16:35 9/1/01 -0600, Maureen wrote: >" remastered etc " version has actually been edited and reworked a bit and >not just the " Can you hear the crowd on this one or are the punters just incidental as per the original release? Talk about a total lack of atmosphere. I love the early Who but I have GOT to tell you that I think the Shepherd's Bush boys were beginning to get it seriously wrong at this stage in their carears. For instance, the mock Yardbirds rave-up during "Magic Bus" is just terrible, terrible. As for Daltrey's harp playing, no comment? IMHO The Buzzcocks live at Leeds Poly is a much more interesting item. As Garth recounted back on that night long ago night ..."I hate you white rose bastards!"* Well at least it got some kinda of audience reaction. Steve * A classic example Yorkshsire/Lancashire rivalary that goes back to the War of the Roses >> ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 07:57:32 EST From: Moreen5000@aol.com Subject: Re: Doorway to Norway In a message dated 1/11/01 7:08:15 AM, pekka.laine@yle.fi writes: << Cato Salsa is Great!!! We played with them in Oslo- really high energy and insanely loud. And I mean old fashioned-Blue Cheer-Hiwatt on 10-backline out of control-nothing-the soundman can do- loud. Great band though. Pekka >> Now that sounds like something I wanna hear !!!! fry those EL 43's .... maureen ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:13:15 +0100 From: Bård Hodneland Subject: Re: Doorway to Norway >Cato Salsa is Great!!! We played with them in Oslo- really high energy and >insanely loud. >And I mean old fashioned-Blue Cheer-Hiwatt on 10-backline out of >control-nothing-the soundman can do- >loud. Great band though. > > >Pekka Great band indeed! Their "A Good Tip...." LP was one of the best releases in 2000, and I dare say that CSX is the #1 band in Norway right now (both live and on record). Get this album NOW! bård. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:58:52 -0000 From: "The Dilemmas" Subject: Backtrack Who/track Records info Re the below - I can fill in a bit of background here. The Backtrack LPs were cheapo reissues of back catalog material put out by Track (UK semi-independent label originally run by Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert) in 1970. They retailed at one English pound each and had little in the way of cover art or presentation, just generic colored covers with a small logo in a corner and track listings on the back. There were 14 volumes, some more interesting than others - sometimes a band would get half a side, sometimes there would be complete reissues of previously available albums, and yes, sometimes these were alternative versions or mono mixes, I would guess that it's very likely that no-one at the record company noticed that at the time. The Track Records name was last year resuscitated, and there is a web site at http://www.trackrecords.co.uk, where alongside the current roster (I've no idea who anyofem are except I see Big Country are back!) you can see a full discography of the original label releases. The Backtracks are listed there although they don't give much detail. No, none of them are remotely available now but they were classic bargain-bin staples and can sometimes still be found quite cheaply. If you're lucky. hope that helps! Love From Vinyl Valhalla, phil dil <> >Do you know if these are these available anywhere? ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:43:37 +0000 From: Boldface Subject: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant TMGE have now had their Gear Blues album released in the UK, on the Skydog label. And, surprise, it's received a pretty good review in the New Musical Express. I think that www.nme.co.uk is wgere you might be able to find it. - -- PJ ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 2001 09:23:00 -0500 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: Backtrack Who/track Records info >The Track Records name was last year resuscitated, and there is a web site >at http://www.trackrecords.co.uk, where alongside the current roster (I've >no idea who anyofem are except I see Big Country are back!) I haven't heard Mad For The Racket yet, but here's the bit on them from the Track Records site: "Brian James, founder members and guitarist from seminal UK punk band The Damned has teamed up with Wayne Kramer from inspirational garage band MC5 to form Mad For The Racket. Their first release "The Racketeers" will be released on November 6th. "The Racketeers" is reflective of the guitar work of these two highly influential and respected musicians and captures all the energy of their respective former bands, whilst also managing to keep its roots firmly placed in the present. Brian and Wayne also enlisted the help of a couple of their pals for additional musical duties. Brian had long admired Duff McKagan1s bass playing in seminal rockers Guns n Roses, so hastily recruited him to the Mad For The Racket cause. Duff being a long-time MC5 and Damned fan was only happy to oblige. Stuart Copeland from The Police, who had worked with Brian in his IRS days, was invited to add his drumming skills to the album, as was Clem Burke from Blondie, and so the Mad For The Racket sound was complete. Mad For The Racket shows Brian James and Wayne Kramer still keeping the torch of intelligent and downright fiery rock n roll burning bright. " ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 06:41:52 -0800 (PST) From: samantha wilson Subject: The Who live Speaking of the Who, did anyone out there go to see them play during their latest tour? I went to see them in Manchester in November and I'm still recovering. I know people say they're crap now compared to their 60s heyday, but bloody hell - for those of us who weren't around then, what are you supposed to do? Boycott them just cos they're old?! The gig I saw was phenomenal - I can't describe how emotional the audience was, and the band for that matter (Pete even mentions the show on his website). It was sublime - like being cocooned in this beautiful, historic moment that you just wanted to last for eternity. I mean, there onstage were these three guys who have contributed SO GODDAMN MUCH to rock'n'roll, created so much musical history, LIVED - hell, DEFINED - the 60s - and they're still making a glorious racket, and they're still loved for it. Sure, Moon's absence is conspicuous, but Pete, John and Roger put on a RIPSNORTING performance. I mean, I love primitive snarling garage as much as the next gal, but when you witness musicianship like the Who... YOWZAH! It's on a different plane, takes you to a different headspace. GAWD!! - "Won't Get Fooled Again" almost had me on the ground grovelling in ecstasy - it was so INTENSE - aaarrrggghhhghhh.... Hey, sorry for ranting, but one more thing - they even did "Mary Ann with the Shaky Hands"!! Cool or what? (if only they'd followed it with "Tattoo") P.S. Where can I get a pic of Entwistle in his skeleton outfit from the IOW concert??? Bye for now __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:48:33 -0600 From: Andrew Nicolaou Subject: RE: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Boldface wrote: <<>> Along the same lines, I was pretty surprised to see a very favorable review of the same record in "Entertainment Weekly" of all places several weeks ago. The following week EW listed "Elementary Headcoats" as one of the 10 best albums of 2000 nobody heard (though I'd wager many people on this list certainly have, if they didn't already have all the 7"s). Andrew ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:13:01 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: Re: The Who live i saw 'em at one of the madison square garden shows and was knocked out like you were -- brilliant show!!! lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 10:12:30 +0000 From: "James Bond" Subject: Public announcement! ******************************************************* PEEPHOLE PRODUCTIONS & RAVEN present "Fuzzy Freakbeat & Psych" From Toronto ******************** * THE SATISFACTION * ******************** + From Kingston,ON ********************************* * THE ORANGE ALABASTER MUSHROOM * ********************************* Saturday, January 27th/ 2001 (Doors 9pm) RAVEN http://peepholeproductions.tripod.com 69 Augusta @ John, Hamilton Tickets $5 only at the door. http://people.goplay.com/thesatisfaction/ Record collector types would categorize The Satisfaction as falling loosely between the umbrellas of garage punk and freakbeat. When prodded, they reveal their influences in the music of The Remains, The Eyes, The Smoke, The Chocolate Watchband, The Ohio Express, The Wimple Winch, Thor's Hammer, The Motions, The Attack, The Q65, The Standells, The Pretty Things, The Zombies and other mythological heroes from the forgotten pantheons of rock. THE SATISFACTION are currently in the process of recording their debut 7" slated for release in Europe and the UK on the TREPANNER HEADMUSIC label from Glasgow, Scotland. Hopefully this will capture all the energy and urgency of their "music at sharp angles". Whichever way the fickle winds of time and favour blow, whether it's "IN or OUT", THE SATISFACTION are guaranteed! Sure it's a blast to crank up that frantic Mod freakbeat on the ole' hi-fi but sometimes you do get that irresistible craving for something a little more... fleshy than a vintage recording. Hasn't it ever happened to you when diggin' a record by, say, The Small Faces, or the you suddenly start thinkin', "Damn! If only I could have seen those cats live and up-close!" Well, those kind of notions hit my noggin often but since I've yet to perfect the time machine I've been tinkering on, there ain't much I can do about this sort of wishful thinking. Well, just when I figured I was pretty much left high and dry, a hometown Toronto group came to my rescue and, boy, was I ever satisfied!! Not surprisingly, they are known as The Satisfaction! I've had the immediate pleasure of witnessing performances by this groovy foursome on two recent occasions: last November at Toronto's fab Rancho Relaxo "KALEIDOSCOPE" shindig and a month later at Hamiltons' Corktown Tavern opening for Toronto's legendary Yorkville group The Ugly Ducklings. Both times they delivered the freakbeat-in-the garage goods and then some! The Rancho show was packed with more kids shakin' their hips and as a result, The Satisfaction strutted their stuff on stage with a bit more energy than at the Corktown. Still, the two sets were pretty similar. A faster-paced cover of The Uprooted's lovely and melancholic "It's Just You" got things movin' in both clubs. Speakin' of moody melodies, the aptly entitled original "Lonely Girl" was one of my faves on each occasion. Getting back to The Satisfaction's choice of covers for a sec, they sure know how to pick 'em! The Fabs' "Dinah Wants Religion", The Troggs' "We Waited for Someone", The Syn's "Grounded", and one of The Eyes' niftiest numbers, "I'm Rowed Out", pounded out with perfect pizzazz by The Satisfaction! Before I start ravin' about some of the band's own compositions, I gotta talk a bit 'bout their on-stage presence. Drummer Chad assured a steady thumping beat throughout both the Rancho and Corktown proceedings. Bass-plucker Carson stood there radiating stoic Bill Wyman ~John Entwhistle-like suavity. Dandified guitar-attacker and singer Gaven played and sang passionately, pressing on the wah-wah pedal without overdoing things. And last but not least, organ-grinder and occasional singer James Bond (his real name, no kiddin'!) coaxed cool chords out of his keyboard, shook them maracas like crazy, and stalked panther-like on stage during his vocal turns on sizzlin' Satisfaction-penned songs like the sinuous "Like It Is" and the killer snot-punker "24 1/2 Hours a Day." Other Satisfaction originals like "Love in Reverse" and the early Who-like "When I Was Younger" got everybody in attendance groovin' wildly. After the band left the stage both nights, we clamored for more but that was just greedy lust on the audience's part, having collectively developed an aural fixation for The Satisfaction! Next time these fellows come to a club or opium den near you, don't just walk in their direction. Run!~ to catch The Satisfaction in action! They'll put the freak in your beat so fast, you'll be glowin' inside for days afterwards! Flipped Out - Disc Jockey ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 2001 10:21:15 -0500 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: The Who live I had a good time seeing The Who last October at Madison Square Garden, but it was marred by the Big Rock Endings. Geez, I mean, "My Generation" is only supposed to be 2-3 minutes long. Some five minutes later, I looked at my friend Karen and asked, "Uh, are they still doing 'My Generation'?" But, yeah, I had fun... But those endings... I'd rather hear more songs. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:14:37 -0500 From: John McIntyre Subject: Re: train wreck movies & TV Tom wrote: > how about xanadu with olivia newton john? its gotta suck ass, right? Actually there is one great scene in _Xanadu_. The young guy and the old guy are fantasizing about opening a night club. The old guy envisions a Roaring Twenties style club and the right side of the sound stage suddenly becomes a hang out for flappers and zoot suits. Then the young guy envisions "something more modern" and the Tubes materialize on the left side of the sound stage. Both groups perform simultaneously, then suddenly stop as they notice each other. After a brief moment of checking each other out, they realize how similar they really are, and the two sets move together and merge. Not that you should bother with the rest of the film... (-8 John McIntyre Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept Michigan State University mcintyre@pa.msu.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:24:04 -0500 From: Evan Davies Subject: Re: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant > Along the same lines, I was pretty surprised to see a very favorable review > of the same record in "Entertainment Weekly" of all places several weeks And as if that wasn't enough, that review was written by Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of Time, Inc.! I saw a funny little article about that yesterday, but I forget where I saw it and now I can't find it. Apparently he either read about them while on a plane and was intrigued because the article said their name was --- ah, here it is; from yesterday's Inside Dope newsletter from inside.com: ROCKING NORMAN PEARLSTINE POPS OFF A REVIEW IN EW Perhaps you didn't know much about Japanese rock band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (TMGE) and its record Gear Blues. But one reviewer in Entertainment Weekly certainly knows his way around obscure global ensembles. "With this album, first released in Japan in 1998," wrote the worldly critic in the Dec. 15 issue, "TMGE migrates from being Japan's best rock band to a player on the world stage. The disc also shakes the group loose from some of its more primitive British/Australian punk influences." Or so says Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief of Time Inc., publisher of one Entertainment Weekly. Is Pearlstine looking for new avenues of expression in a post-merger world? As it turns out, it's just a side gig. Back in March of last year, Fortune magazine asked Pearlstine to contribute to its ongoing feature about what kind of music the weary traveler needs to make it through a long flight. Among other personal faves -- Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones -- Pearlstine mentioned that listening to TMGE's Gear Blues upon landing was the way to go. "Even if you're negotiating with a yakuza on crystal meth, you'll be higher than he is. The only way to end the trip." An Entertainment Weekly editor then asked him to reprise his review for a year-end package. Pearlstine, who lived in Japan for three years, says that he got hip to TMGE after he was cruising through Billboard and discovered that the band's awkward handle was actually a Jap-lish translation of The Damned's Machine Gun Etiquette. "When I heard that, it flipped me out and I got my hands on the record. It's awfully good." Sadly, Pearlstine says his service as a global cool hunter was anomalous and he's back to making sure that Time Inc. merges smoothly into the AOL Time Warner. "I'm sure that (the New York Post's) Keith Kelly will now have me going on to my next career as a music reviewer." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:50:35 From: "tiemen kuipers" Subject: Re: Public announcement! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:05:55 -0500 From: "Sam Elwitt" Subject: Re: The Who live Saw 'em at Jones Beach and the Garden. The former was a much better performance, marred by bad sound though. PT smashed his geetar. Sure, wayyyyyy past their heyday, but much better than the two previous tours. - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: The Who live Date: 11 Jan 2001 10:21:15 -0500 From: "Blair" Reply-To: bomp@xnet2.com To: bomp@xnet2.com I had a good time seeing The Who last October at Madison Square Garden, but it was marred by the Big Rock Endings. Geez, I mean, "My Generation" is only supposed to be 2-3 minutes long. Some five minutes later, I looked at my friend Karen and asked, "Uh, are they still doing 'My Generation'?" But, yeah, I had fun... But those endings... I'd rather hear more songs. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 17:21:28 From: "tiemen kuipers" Subject: Re: Public announcement! ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 2001 12:39:20 -0500 From: "Blair" Subject: Re: train wreck movies & TV >Not that you should bother with the rest of the film. Now if only there were a site with individual scenes available for download. Considering that DVDs allow you to jump from scene to scene, this shouldn't be all that difficult. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:47:31 -0500 From: "Chris Polinsky" Subject: Re: Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Don't forget about the review in Rolling Stone. I have seen them twice and I thought that the Firestarter video I got a couple of months ago blew them away. But then again i don't get paid to review records. C- _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:15:43 -0700 From: ronald and karen sanchez Subject: Not The last words about the Who. > > > ------------------------------ > > > Subject: Re:Who Re-issues > The "organ version " on Sell Out is the B side version, but it's been remixed with the organ right up front, and the "shaky hands" tremelo is gone. Now that I've listened to the single, the organ is pretty far back, even when it takes a solo. > but Young Man Blues sounds like the same version, missing > the doubled vocals and at played at the wrong tape speed. I'm pretty sure > about the speed, anyway. I'll have to check this now. Either way, the the vocals on the Odds version doesn't cut it. > > Speaking of the Backtrack series( those were cheap Who, Hendrix, > and compilation albums in generic sleeves) >> > > Do you know if these are these available anywhere? Someone will have to help us here. I think these are early 70's. The all say 99 New Pence, so I suspect these came out when they went decimal in the UK. When was that? 71? There seems to have been at least 14 of them, but I don't have them all: #1: Marsha Hunt, Hendrix (3), Arthur Brown(2), The Who (3), Johns Children, Eire Apparent, Andy Ellison (this one has a little kid with a big joint in his hand. I think that's why the later ones have the generic cover) #2:Hendrix, Thunderclap Newman, Fairport convention, Marsha Hunt, Arthur Brown, and others #3:Who/Hendrix #4: Who/ Hendrix #5: Who/ Hendrix #6: Sandpebbles, Parliments, the Precisions, the Debonarires #7: Mixed Bag:JimiHendrix-Curtis Knight, Marsha Hunt (2), Bent Frame, The Who (3), Thunderclap Newman (2), Hendrix (these are all non album single tracks) #8: Who- Quick One-mono #9: Sell Out -stereo #10: Are You Experienced-mono #11: Axis Bold As Love #12: Crazy World Of Arthur Brown #13: Murray Roman #14 The Ox Me and my mates were pretty active in searching out the cutout bins when they stopped making mono records. We'd drive around to all the discount stores around the South Bay Area digging through piles of stuff. In about '72-'73 a local chain turned up thousands of UK cutouts at the wonderful price of $1.69 each. Needless to say we bought as much as we could. This is about the only time I saw the Back Tracks in quanity. I may have seen a few of these around more recently, but I'm not sure. I also picked up the House That Track Built, Harvest Picnic Sampler, and some Island comps. Around the same time we were finding UK Spencer Davis and Pretty Things albums too. > > > < different from the '69 tour.>> > > I just meant it doesn't sound as together to me as, for example, the Dallas > '70 show or Tanglewood '70. I got to see all of Tanglewood when I was in London in 1978. There was an exhibition at the ICA called Who's Who. They had all the footage they had gathered for The Kids Are Alright, and were showing it all day. I'll have to check and see if I have the Dallas '70 in the collection. I didn't see the '70 V Berkeley show, as I was headed to London that day! I did see them in Mpls, 1971. That was a near riot as they sold about 5,000 conterfit tix. It was weird as they opened with Summertime Blues, and then Love Ain't For Keepin'. Great show though. > But that's purely subjective. Has anyone else > who has seen the IOW video noticed how heavily edited the songs are? They > even mismatch footage with soundtrack in a few places -- you hear one song, > but they cut to a shot from a different song to "disguise" the audio edits. > Ugh. The Who had nothing to do with this film, only the the music. I know a lot of people were pretty mad about the film. I think it was a case of them just not doing a good job of filming in the first place. I just saw the Free bit again, and they do the same thing, using footage that is out of place. > > > > I love > the early Who but I have GOT to tell you that I think the Shepherd's Bush > boys were beginning to get it seriously wrong at this stage in their > carears. For instance, the mock Yardbirds rave-up during "Magic Bus" is > just terrible, terrible. That's what I was saying about how much they changed between 'the 67 and '68 tours. Part of it was because they had to start playing 80 mins, not just 30. But you see, in '68 Keith told the story of the sticks, which was worth the price of admission. I got a tape which I think is from early '68 at Winterland, and they do a long long version of Run Run Run! Once they got the hang of it, I think the Who in flight was the best. Unlike Cream, they actually listened to each other. There were some very tricky bits that they would lock into. I still think John Entwhistle must be the saddest guy in the world, losing his other half. > > Okay, now can I get back to writing some lyrics for one of ours? RS - -- The Donovan's Brain Web Site: http://www.btinternet.com/~manband.archive/brains/index.html ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2001 #30 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com