From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2001 #51 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 Monday, January 22 2001 Volume 2001 : Number 051 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: more on the dead kennedys debacle! SoundViews@aol.com cd burners (again) SoundViews@aol.com RE: Sun Ra Alan Wright Re: Hysteric Narcotics Rocky Serkowney RE: C. Kings Alan Wright RE: C. Kings "Blair" Re: Garage in the Netherlands "Jeroen Vedder" Re: The Ultimate Comic Rocker Super Hero! Andies Candies Re: Garage in the Netherlands/Solidarity across Europe Beau Tenebreux re: Rationals nasty man.. "colin bryce" The Wayback Machine playlist (01/21/01) Jeff Kopp Re: The one on the left is on the right...but the guy in the rear? Hmmm... Euphorik6@aol.com rutles/pearl jam "fbrandon" Re: rutles/pearl jam Euphorik6@aol.com Re: Sun Ra "fbrandon" Re: rutles/pearl jam "Lenny Smith" Re: rutles/pearl jam "fbrandon" Re: rutles/pearl jam Euphorik6@aol.com manfred mann / paul jones. Euphorik6@aol.com Re: manfred mann / paul jones. "fbrandon" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:56:13 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: more on the dead kennedys debacle! >>> JELLO BIAFRA FIGHTS TRASHING OF DEAD KENNEDYS On the same day as the release of his long awaited new spoken word album "Become The Media", Jello Biafra, the acknowledged leader, visionary, and main song writer of the now defunct punk pioneers, Dead Kennedys, takes issue with the highly misleading press release and actions of the other former band members, and opposes the release of a subpar live album and rest of the DK back catalog behind his back and without his permission: I have now had to ask them to please remove my name and likeness from all their releases and promotional material. Don't get me wrong, I'm as proud as ever of Dead Kennedys and grateful for how much we mean to people. But I m totally embarrassed by what they re trying to do. I will not support anyone who condones greed and vicious lawsuits to scam on someone else's art against the wishes of all the artists involved. Alternative Tentacles will not endorse or carry unauthorized Dead Kennedys albums in our mail order. I will not sign them. I don t even want them in my collection. What the ex-Kennedy s are neglecting to tell you is that the jury's verdict is outrageous and both legally and factually incorrect. I have filed a motion for a new trial and will file an appeal. The court also found that East Bay Ray had committed fraud and had breached his fiduciary duty to his partners (including Biafra) in the handling of Dead Kennedys royalties, and the jury assessed damages against him. The Court has found that the underlying intellectual property, including the compositions and recordings were in fact owned by the individual members of the band, a point continuously asserted by Biafra and denied by the rest of the band. Most importantly, however, the court ordered the Decay Music partnership wound up and dissolved. While Ray continues to attempt to market the band s music, any license will be subject to legal challenge as control in reality rests with the individual members. END OF MAIN PRESS RELEASE For further details on "Become The Media", "The No WTO Combo" album, and all recent Jello and Alternative Tentacles projects, please contact Michelle at Alternative Tentacles. Following are further facts and replies regarding the three ex-DKs lawsuit and their recent press release : "So what is this really about? For over two years we have bent over backwards to compromise and settle this case. They reneged and refused. The plaintiffs press release also fails to mention that their legal action came right after Biafra opposed using Dead Kennedys' song, "Holiday in Cambodia," in a Levi's Dockers TV commercial. "I was shocked they would even consider the idea, let alone pressure me to do it. Talk about being on the wrong side of an issue. So many people are upset with growing corporate branding and intrusion into our daily lives, from the WTO to the Buzzcocks' song in an SUV commercial. I could think of no worse way to stab Dead Kennedys fans in the back than to turn around and trash everything we ever stood for and allow one of our best (and my favorite) songs to be used to sell products by a global corporation with controversial labor practices. Dead Kennedys always stood against things like this." said Biafra. Yes, there was an honest accounting mistake. We were all trying to identify how the discrepancy happened. Only after I refused to sell out to Levis did the others bring in lawyers and start making all kinds of wild accusations. When we (yes, we) found the discrepancy and totaled it up, we paid them the money before their lawsuit was even filed. There was no court order then, and there was no cover-up. As soon as we knew the total we told them. The perpetuity offer was only that - an offer - waiting for a counter offer where both parties could hopefully meet in the middle and shake hands. We thought we were dealing with reasonable people. At the trial, Ray, Klaus, and DH went up to the witness stand one by one and lied. They claimed they wrote the music to all my songs because, "Biafra is not a musician." They claimed I could not possibly have written anything because I don t play a musical instrument, and worse yet, don t read sheet music. (Does this mean the secretary who typed an author's dictation created the literary work? No. How many artists do you know who teach their songs to the band by humming the parts? I still do. Charlie Chaplin did it with a full orchestra.) They also claimed that I somehow sneaked the writing credits by them, and they never noticed the credits on the albums or their BMI statements for the last 20 years. Imagine my shock and disgust to see them say these things with a straight face. They also brought in an expert witness from Grateful Dead Records who claimed I owed Ray, Klaus, and Darren hundreds of thousands in damages for "failure to promote Dead Kennedys." What did they ever do? He based his conclusions on a cockeyed axiom that if "X" amount more money had been spent advertising old albums people already know, "X" amount more CD's would automatically have been sold. Therefore I should pay a huge damage sum for albums that don t even exist. The ex-DK's also demanded damages because their own solo projects did not sell as well as Dead Kennedys. That was somehow my fault, too. Thankfully, the court threw that one out. The Grateful Dead guy further claimed I owed damages because Dead Kennedys, who broke up 14 years ago, were not periodically in Billboard, Rolling Stone, and get this, VH-1. He admitted he had no experience with underground punk labels. To my eyes, even the three ex-Kennedy s looked visibly shocked when the jury verdict was read. They quickly showed that their intention was not to milk Dead Kennedys as a "democracy" at all, or even to share the band's royalties. They filed a motion to expel me from the Decay Music partnership, so they could pay me a lump sum and then never have to pay me again. That motion was denied. They are now operating their so-called "democracy" so that I have no say in how they dispose of Dead Kennedys at all. I was never consulted about them hiring lawyers and publicists to smear and attack me, let alone using money they owe me to help pay for it. Shouldn't I be allowed a say in whether I help finance legal action against myself? This is not a democracy. I found out about their new attempt to hijack the Dead Kennedys back catalog not from them, but from the press. I was only sent a cassette of this supposed live album a few days ago. They have not allowed me to see the artwork (but "voted" to charge me for it, of course). I have also not been informed or allowed any say in who might be releasing this. Another example is the censored version of Dead Kennedys' song, "Police truck" in the Tony Hawk Pro Skateboard game. The offer originally came to Alternative Tentacles, and as legally obliged, we copied it to East Bay Ray. We never heard from Ray again. Needless to say I would never have agreed to any of our songs being censored just to appear in a video game. I have no idea what happened to the band's share of the money either. At least a hundred people have come up to me and complained about the censored "Police Truck." Their live cassette sounds ok, but the performances range from so-so to just plain bad. I am especially galled that Ray would take so little pride in his own work. There are guitar mistakes in almost every song - over half a dozen in "Police Truck" alone. I guess they just don't care. It s also obvious I paid more attention to the stage performance than to the microphone at times. So needless to say, I don't recommend it. If anyone wants to check out live stuff without lining the pockets of those who support suing their ex-band mates, there's tons of it on the net already. As for "democracy" and "sharing," Ray and the others have refused all requests for a full and proper accounting of Decay Music's books. They almost never share copies of any of their correspondence or let me know what is going on. All I get are vague statements claiming what they owe me is deducted for "expenses," but I am never allowed to see what all those "expenses" are. No correspondences, no invoices, no statements, nothing. Funny how the last check added down to zero. Ray also testified in court he has been skimming "commissions" for himself off whatever comes through the Decay Music account. He specifically promised me earlier he would not take "commissions" from me or the band. This is not a democracy. I am not the only person who loves Dead Kennedys enough not to let this stand. We have formed the Alternative Tentacles Legal Defense Fund to help with the enormous costs of the appeal. The fund can be reached through Alternative Tentacle s website or mailing address." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:17:58 EST From: SoundViews@aol.com Subject: cd burners (again) sorry to bring this up again, but sadly i haven't paid much attention to all the discussions of cd-burners in the past, and now i'm gonna be buying one (or two). first, i'm buying a new computer within days -- either a mac g4 or the top-end imac (depends on my cashflow), to replace my old, out of date and burnt out quadra, and want to get a cd burner for it -- for both file backup and, of course, music fun! i need to know what is my best, though not super-expensive, option. i'm also thinking about getting a burner for my stereo setup (the computer's in my office, stereo is home), maybe one that'll double as a player as my old pioneer finally bit the dust. i figger i'd primarily be doing vinyl to cd. any help and recommendations (offlist?) would be oh-so appreciated!!! lee sound views - --- http://members.aol.com/Shake6677/DeadFlowers.html (garage, punk, psych, soul, r&b, beat, blues, r&r, etc.) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:34:43 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: Sun Ra >>The Sun Ra singles double-CD includes a few versions of a song that is >>ostensibly about Batman ("Watch Out For the Batman" or something?) <> The Sun Ra singles CD is a double CD of, uh, Sun Ra singles. It's on the Evidence label, 1996. I am a Sun Ra fan, but this is one of my fave releases of his. Even those not into his more way out jazz stuff may dig a lot of the early doo-wop and R&B stylings of his earliest singles. Because this is all singles stuff, the songs tend to be shorter and thus more digestable to the unitiated. Songs like "Muck Muck" and "Hot Skillet Mama, both recorded w/ "space age vocalist" Yochanan in 1957 have shown up on various R&B comps over the years. "I'm Gonna Unmask Batman" was recorded in '68 and later again in'74. An aside to this is the "Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale: Batman and Robin" LP released on Diplomat in the '60s. It was reissued last year by Magic City Records and retitled "Sun Ra vs. Dan and Dale." Featuring Sun Ra along with members of the Blues Project, this wigged-out mostly instro offering is definitely worth checking out! Alan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:44:34 From: Rocky Serkowney Subject: Re: Hysteric Narcotics I certainly dig the "Batteries..." album by these cats. But the LP version of "Monkey Bars" is not nearly as peppy and fun as that on a Michigan comp called "When Monkeys Were Gods". Squirrelmonkey. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 16:53:54 -0800 From: Alan Wright Subject: RE: C. Kings Subject: RE: C. Kings >Are you sure that was '86, because I thought Walt joined them after >"Doomsday" came out in '87! Mike is absolutely correct in this. Walt (ex-BBBs, The Swing Set, and The Insiders, I believe) joined up when Ori left (after a Buffalo - or maybe Cleveland - show) in early '86. Something puts the time around March in my mind. Rick and Walt played together in the band till Rick left around June '87. In fact, the Doomsday record release party (late June or early July '87) was the first show I saw them do without him. In fact, it was probably the first one with "Sonic Boy" Mike Pappert (who did an excellent self-released semi-solo Power Pop/Mod single as The Group Image). When I saw Rick in the audience before the band was about to go on, I obviously had to ask. At the time, he just said that he was planning to go live with his girlfriend in California. A year or so later, I ran into him at the Big Kahuna in NYC. I remember him telling me he'd had offers to join both The Fuzztones and The Lyres at various points, but wasn't interested. He did say that the reason he'd left was that he'd become disillusioned with the band's direction. He also indicated that Walt was feeling much the same way. (This probably explains Walt's departure, as well.) Of course, there are many sides to the story. A couple years later, Walt and Rick joined forces in a group called The Pawns. I don't think that lasted too long, tho'. And now Rick's in McFadden's Parachute. (Or was last time I heard.) - - Blair ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 01:52:51 +0100 From: "Jeroen Vedder" Subject: Re: Garage in the Netherlands In response to what "jugobeat 66" wrote; Ms Moron, First off, I agree with you that both records & CDs are too expensive over here right now. What i don't agree with is your idea that record stores in Holland deliberately overprice their wares in an attempt to make money, do you really think it's good for business to price everything as high as possible?. The reason why I can offer alla those "mainstream/student-type" CDs at decent prices is because of bulkrates, but do you seriously believe that there's something like bulkrates when it comes to Pebbles-like discs?, these thing are bought/sold one at the time, and we're talkin' imports here, and thus dependent on various economical factors. Prices in Germany are lower c/o of the big chain stores there who can rake in the money elsewhere and use low record prices as advertising, calculating their loss as "advertising budget", but this affects the entire music-bizz, 'cause other shops have to go along. A couple o' years ago Crypt lowered their prices for the German market 'cause they could no longer compete, the net result was that neither the label nor the bands were makin' any money, you think that's good for "new music"?. I could go on here for ages, but in the end I really couldn't care less, if you want your music cheap you can download as much as you want these days. Anyways, my main bug still is that you quickly grabbed the opportunity to badmouth somebody who's not around to defend himself. Jeroen PS; Jan, would you be so kind and explain to this gal that the shop I'm tryin' to run is in fact much better than she makes it out to be?, vinyl or no.... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:13:20 -0800 (PST) From: Andies Candies Subject: Re: The Ultimate Comic Rocker Super Hero! Oh, Thor was in "Rock and Roll Nightmare" as well as "Zombie Nightmare". "Zombie Nightmare" was a feature film on Mystery Science Theatre 3000 once. Both are incredible in that "car wreck movie" way that some of us love, myself included. I didn't realize Thor was still playing! A friend of mine has a few records of his, but I have to say that I cannot listen to them! Andrea Planckzoo@aol.com wrote: Here is the man that is a living comic book hero, all bow to the power of the might Thor! Here is the website that tells all! http://www.thorkorr.com/ To bad I am not in Connecticut now, I could have seen this legend live, did any New Yawkers catch him while he ran wild in the city 2 weeks ago? I once saw a direct to video movie starring the Man himself, too bad I can't recall the title! ERic the Man in the Blaque Cap ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:55:07 -0800 (PST) From: Beau Tenebreux Subject: Re: Garage in the Netherlands/Solidarity across Europe Ummm, the situation Vanya describes reminds me a lot of where I live (Madrid, Spain). There are 2/3 good record shops totally inaccessible for me. I use to wonder how they even survive with those prices but I guess that even if they sell one record, it saves the whole month. And I am not talking about rare stuff, but new CD's and Lp's as well, most of which you can find considerably cheaper 50m away in a less 'cool' store. I have several theories about it. The main one is that their clients 10/15 years ago now are all respectable wealthy middle age men who doesn't mind to pay more because they can feel closer to those middle age owners (after all they wear the same clothes) and laugh at the younger ones when their eyes are open wide after seeing the prices. Because these gentlemen wouldn't dare to go near another place, afraid they would be looked at like old hippies. So that's what they're paying for. But you're being cheated! Like when they sell to you those Munster vinyl reissues like if it was some kind of rare import and they are released on a Spanish label!!! Buff, and I nearly worked for one of these shops...(I was the only one who passed the interview because I was the only one who knew what power-pop was) Germany is a bit far for me and still I don't know if it would be cheap because our currency here is the lowest of the lowest. I use mail order which kills the fun of looking around in a shop but it is definitely cheaper. And it is funny to see how the rise of the dollar affects some much more than others... P.* __________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:03:39 -0600 From: "colin bryce" Subject: re: Rationals nasty man.. From: Steve Coleman Subject: Re: Rationals <<<.....Geez, how I wish someone could get hold of the Rationals catalogue and do them justice in the re-issue market. Boo, hiss to the nasty man at Cameo Parkway....>>> **** Steve, My understanding of the "nasty man" situation is that is actually a certain Mr. Klein that is involved in what may actually be a very intricate tax dodge. According to my source it is something to the tune of a million bucks to have the stuff released. And really it is pretty unlikely that the LP would ever bring in that kinda loot no matter how much we dig 'em. Shame... Oh, and I've missed alot here lately but I believe there was talk of the "FAN CLUB" lp? I have a copy on tape and it is pretty cool. Especially the snarling Kinks cover I Need You, Gloria, Smokestack Lightnin' and the more beat group stuff. I still think the most important stuff is what Scott Morgan is doin' now! Especially a collection of rarities that is due out soon on Real -O-Mind. I was fortunate enuff to see 99% of the reformed Rationals shows back in the early 90s and there are a couple of tracks they recorded during that period, Morgan's Jones Bros. work (including a killer version of Al Green's "Full Of Fire") and other cooooool more R&B related items! Morgan is a helluva a guy and still kicks it out like few others. Never miss an opportunity to see him. Ever! COLIN http://www.mohairsweets.mb.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:24:52 -0600 From: Jeff Kopp Subject: The Wayback Machine playlist (01/21/01) Lots of new stuff in the house this week, including The Donnas, Holly Golightly, Miss Ludella Black, Jon & The Nightriders, Tav Falco & Panther Burns, The Dogs, and a track from the "Wowsville!" compilation on Monsieur Records (from the fine folks at Corduroy in Australia). In text form I guess it looks somethin' like this: Playlist for January 21st, 2001: The Donnas: Livin' After Midnight (Turn 21/Lookout) Holly Golightly: Nothing You Can Say (God Don't Like It/Damaged Goods) The Waistcoats: Walk That Walk (Explosion!/Larsen) The Live Five: Move Over & Let Me Fly (V/A: Knock You Flat: The Northwest Battle of the Bands Vol. 2/BeatRocket) Fortune & Maltese And The Phabulous Pallbearers: Girl Go Run Away (Sonic Sounds From Seattle 7"/Dionysus) Ron & The Splinters: I (Go Ron Go/Inbetweens) Bleed: Fist (Motor Psycho/MuSick) The Quadrajets: Fly On (When the World's on Fire/Estrus) Big John Bates: Flamethrower (Voodoo Bar-B-Q/Devil Sauce) The Go-Nuts: More Mayo (Dunk and Cover!/Lookout) April March: While We're Young (Paris in April/SFTRI) Miss Ludella Black: No One Should Feel the Way I Do (She's Out There/Damaged Goods) Al Garcia & The Rhythm Kings: The Shack (Al Garcia & The Rhythm Kings/Bacchus Archives) The Insomniacs: And the Candle Burns (Get Something Going/Estrus) The Jam: The Place I Love (All Mod Cons/Polydor) The Who: Just You and Me, Darling (BBC Sessions/MCA) The Kinks: Starstruck (The Village Green Preservation Society/Reprise) Red Planet: Holiday (Revolution 33/Gearhead) Dead Man's Curve: The West Before Whitemen (We Will Prevail/Gorgeous) Manganzoides: Estoy a 5 Años de Acá (Más Dosis/no label) Supersuckers: Beat to Shit (The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World/Sub Pop) The Fastbacks: I Live in a Car (V/A: Runnin' on Fumes!/Gearhead) The Dogs: Sleaze City (Fed Up!/Bacchus Archives) Mach Kung-Fu: Tiger Stomp (Exotic Exhaust/Giant Claw) The Sonics: He's Waitin' (Here Are the Ultimate Sonics/Etiquette) Nick Hoffman: King of the Moon (V/A: Howlin' for My Darlin'!/Teenage Shutdown) Jon & The Nightriders: Boss (Undercover/Surf Waves) The Dynotones: Señorita (The Dynotones/Dynosonic) The Raunch Hands: Storm Warnin' (New York City's Kings of Sleaze/1+2) The Cripplers: Working Man (demo CD/no label) Tav Falco & Panther Burns: The Young Psychotics (Panther Phobia/In The Red) Big Bobby & The Nightcaps: Not the Same (7"/Screaming Apple) The Mullens: Looks Like Fun (The Mullens/Get Hip) Girl Trouble: Strother Martin (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays/Wig Out!) The Mooney Suzuki: Everytime (People Get Ready/Estrus) The Drags: Flying Saucer RnR (45x3/eMpTy) Kip Tyler & His Flips: Jungle Hop (V/A: Born Bad Vol. 3/Born Bad) Jan Davis: Fugitive (V/A: Wowsville!/Monsieur) The Unclaimed: Village of the Giants (V/A: Mondo Drive-In/Blood Red) Just Too Much: She Gives Me Time (V/A: Back From the Grave Vol. 8/Crypt) The Ideals: Mo Gorilla (V/A: Shakin' Fit/Candy) The Mighty Ions: Time to Get Outta This Place (Live) (Face Rakin' Rock/Dino) kopper & jaimz =========================================================== THE WAYBACK MACHINE... A Tradition of Trash Since 1995 43,000 watts of garage punk, R&B, beat, surf, & rockabilly Sat. nights: Midnight-2am (CST) KDHX-FM 88.1, St. Louis Visit the trashy Web site: http://listen.to/wayback-machine Live netcast in RealAudio: http://www.kdhx.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:38:56 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: The one on the left is on the right...but the guy in the rear? Hmmm... In a message dated 1/22/01 9:28:15 AM, HOODOO3005@aol.com writes: << Of course, after hearing some of those bizarre tunes that producers Kasenetz-Katz slipped on the B-sides of their 45's, maybe bubblerock was farther left than anybody expected. >> i think this warrants a congressional investigation. senator thurmond??? wake up, senator thurmond.... rob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:46:55 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: rutles/pearl jam by the way, rhino is putting out the rutles dvd soon with the usual lots of extras---and i know that pearl jam is not the favorite here (although i thought them with neil young on the grammys a few years back was great) and neither am I, but these guys not only put out 23 double cd's of every show they did on their european tour but i just got the new sony book today and they are puttin out 25 shows from the (first half) of their summer/fall us tour of 2000---gotta love their accessibility stance---now if only we could get lyres/c kings/etc shoes like that (do love the standells and monks at cavestomp by the way)---fiscally unfeasible i'm sure, but........ - -----Original Message----- From: Euphorik6@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Rationals (& a big fat 'thank you' to allen klein) > > >In a message dated 1/22/01 1:49:43 PM, garage@clara.co.uk writes: > ><< No, the b/w shot on the back sleeve of the album. The guys are walking >along a wooded path and are wearing Spencer Davis Group/Small Faces type >gear and have Mod haircuts. Great shot. >> > > oh, ok - that's the front cover pic on the boot CD...the road they're >walking down looks like part of a park south of here where i used to drive >around w/ my punk-ass teenage hoodlum friends, smoking pot, drinking warm >meister-brau and doing doughnuts in flower arrangements. ah youth. > > << Boo, hiss to the nasty man at Cameo Parkway. >> > > right on! isn't the bad man in question none other than allen klein? i >would be tempted to say "fuck allen klein" if i wasn't afraid he was going to >send some angry teamsters after me to break mr smarty-pant's legs for him and >teach him some respect. mr klein - we fixed that LEAKY FAUCET real good. > remember john belushi doing the allen klein character in the rutles? that >may be my favorite part, when he comes outta the elevator w/ his thugs and >people start diving into potted plants for cover. > anyway, a lot of rationals stuff is floating around napster - i highly >recommend that those unfamiliar w/ them check some of their stuff out - >they're great!! > >rob > > > > >===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:51:48 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: rutles/pearl jam In a message dated 1/22/01 9:44:43 PM, cosmopop@prodigy.net writes: << by the way, rhino is putting out the rutles dvd soon with the usual lots of extras >> do you know what extras?? are we talking edited sequences, more music? i'll have to keep an eye out for this...any more info would be much appreciated! w/ no fixed hairstyle, rob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:55:19 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: Sun Ra mr. ra was a mystery---what a man---favorite show was in an elementary schoolyard in 1988/89 in new orleans---kids didn't know what to do---some band members did a little breakdancing/back spinning while playing---someplace i have great pics---what a show!!! space is the place - -----Original Message----- From: Alan Wright To: 'bomp-digest@xnet2.com' Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:34 PM Subject: RE: Sun Ra > > >>The Sun Ra singles double-CD includes a few versions of a song that is >>>ostensibly about Batman ("Watch Out For the Batman" or something?) > ><Any garage bands included? Thanks.>> > >The Sun Ra singles CD is a double CD of, uh, Sun Ra singles. It's on the >Evidence label, 1996. I am a Sun Ra fan, but this is one of my fave releases >of his. Even those not into his more way out jazz stuff may dig a lot of the >early doo-wop and R&B stylings of his earliest singles. Because this is all >singles stuff, the songs tend to be shorter and thus more digestable to the >unitiated. Songs like "Muck Muck" and "Hot Skillet Mama, both recorded w/ >"space age vocalist" Yochanan in 1957 have shown up on various R&B comps >over the years. "I'm Gonna Unmask Batman" was recorded in '68 and later >again in'74. > >An aside to this is the "Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale: Batman and >Robin" LP released on Diplomat in the '60s. It was reissued last year by >Magic City Records and retitled "Sun Ra vs. Dan and Dale." Featuring Sun Ra >along with members of the Blues Project, this wigged-out mostly instro >offering is definitely worth checking out! > >Alan > >===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:58:51 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: rutles/pearl jam fbrandon >by the way, rhino is putting out the rutles dvd soon with the usual lots of >extras---and i know that pearl jam is not the favorite here (although i >thought them with neil young on the grammys a few years back was great) Didn't see that, but I'll cop to liking a track off the album they did together that got some airplay here... >and >neither am I, but these guys not only put out 23 double cd's of every show >they did on their european tour but i just got the new sony book today and >they are puttin out 25 shows from the (first half) of their summer/fall us >tour of 2000---gotta love their accessibility stance hehehe... wouldn't it be funny if they did the exact same show night after night? ; ) Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:04:24 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: rutles/pearl jam it's at work---i'll post the info tomorrow - -----Original Message----- From: Euphorik6@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:55 PM Subject: Re: rutles/pearl jam > > >In a message dated 1/22/01 9:44:43 PM, cosmopop@prodigy.net writes: > ><< by the way, rhino is putting out the rutles dvd soon with the usual lots of > >extras >> > > do you know what extras?? are we talking edited sequences, more music? >i'll have to keep an eye out for this...any more info would be much >appreciated! > >w/ no fixed hairstyle, >rob > >===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:03:24 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: rutles/pearl jam In a message dated 1/22/01 10:01:59 PM, cosmopop@prodigy.net writes: << it's at work---i'll post the info tomorrow >> thanks!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:15:42 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: manfred mann / paul jones. i have been listening to an awful lot of manfred mann lately, talk about an underrated band. they are right up there w/ the beatles and the zombies in my book...what an original sound! especially on stuff like "i'm your kingpin," where their jazz influences come out & they sound like no other english (or american, for that matter) band of the time. great band! my question is this: i totally dig paul jones' singing & he's a great harp player, too. i've noticed that RPM has a couple of CDs out of his solo stuff. is any of this worth picking up? didnt he kind of drift off into MOR territory?? i think he did a cover of "aquarius," which aint too promising. but hope & record buying dollars spring eternal, so can anybody tell me if his solo stuff is any good at all?? any advice would be much appreciated - i've gone this far w/o owning a record with "aquarius" on it, i'd hate to break a 20 year streak for nothing. thanks - rob ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:34:59 -0800 From: "fbrandon" Subject: Re: manfred mann / paul jones. some of the solo stuff is pretty lame but there is a great 45 of him doing harmonica tributes to great bluesmaen (can' think of the name right now but title is self explanatory)---but definitely check out the Blues Band, at least 5 lps with tom mcguiness, hughie flint, dave (mys sister was joann) kelly and another guy---great stuff---happened to see one of their early gigs at the riverside studios in london in the 80's---dig it - -----Original Message----- From: Euphorik6@aol.com To: bomp@xnet2.com Date: Monday, January 22, 2001 7:23 PM Subject: manfred mann / paul jones. > > > i have been listening to an awful lot of manfred mann lately, talk about >an underrated band. they are right up there w/ the beatles and the zombies in >my book...what an original sound! especially on stuff like "i'm your >kingpin," where their jazz influences come out & they sound like no other >english (or american, for that matter) band of the time. great band! > my question is this: i totally dig paul jones' singing & he's a great >harp player, too. i've noticed that RPM has a couple of CDs out of his solo >stuff. is any of this worth picking up? didnt he kind of drift off into MOR >territory?? i think he did a cover of "aquarius," which aint too promising. >but hope & record buying dollars spring eternal, so can anybody tell me if >his solo stuff is any good at all?? any advice would be much appreciated - >i've gone this far w/o owning a record with "aquarius" on it, i'd hate to >break a 20 year streak for nothing. > thanks - > >rob > >===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2001 #51 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. 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