UnWasHeD Ramblings
Kenny Bourbeau
> I've been lurking here for a while now, and I figured it's time to risk
> sticking my nose out.... Hello!
Welcome to Allmusic. Lurking a while is a great way to start &
an even better way to spend time when I have nothing to
contribute.
> FWIW, my musical tastes are reasonably eclectic. My music collection
> includes Capercaillie and Vaughan Williams, Lord Buckley and Richard
> Thompson, Bruce Springsteen and Django Reinhardt, Stan Rogers and Jimi
> Hendrix... you get the idea. My last two CD purchases were Plant and
> Page's "UnLedded / No Quarter", and Chanticleer's "Out Of This World".
> Go figure.
OK now maybe you'll clue in the oldtimer (on earth not this list)
about a couple of these, namely Django Reinhardt & Stan Rogers.
(snide comments about the ignorance of the UnWasHed will kindly
be withheld) Who are they? I should know them? Why?
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Eric Liwanag <er...@aw.com>
> I drove in to Harvard Square yesterday evening for a haircut and as usual,
As a leftover hippie, I can't imagine going to Harvard Square
for a haircut. I used to avoid Harvard Square cause my hair wasn't
long enough. ;-)
> Anyway, I picked up _Cheap Thrills_ by Big Brother and the Holding Company
> and 10,000 Maniacs Unplugged. I now have THREE women artists in my cd
> collection. Hey, it's a start.
Not a bad start either. Keep it up and you'll be ready for Maria.
> Driving to work, I heard _Sympathy for the Devil_ by Guns n' Roses. The DJ
> said it's from "Interview with a Vampire" It wasn't a groundbreaking
> version, but it could prove to be an interesting soundtrack.
This song has the Stones list abuzz with the semi-annual ALLMUSIC
thread: "should covers be true to the original or should the
cover artist be giving his own interpretation?" People on both
sides of the issue agree however that this version of the song
is just plain poor. Personally, I await the demise of the band so
I can follow the career of Slash without Axle. I shouldn't have a
long wait from the sounds of it.
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James Martinez <jmar...@NEXUS.CHAPMAN.EDU> sent us 17 megabytes of
mail headers in his attempt to get laid via the chain letter.
If he had just lurked here a while he woulda only sent it to
one person and found true happiness.
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Little Inquisitor <U33...@UICVM.UIC.EDU> finally lets me know the meaning
of the label on the GODZ albums:
> Subject: ESP (Extra Sensory Psych)
> Ken Bourbeau said of my psychedelic purchases:
>
> > I keep meaning to ask you for a list of addresses for dealers
> > of this sort of thing. As one who mourned the passing of the
>
> I'll send you a list thru e-mail. You gotta be on your toes when
> buying from some folk, though I've had pretty good luck till now.
> Helps to butt from established and reputable outfits that advertise
> on major publications and that have well-defined policies on refunds
> and returns (etc.) BTW, they're far from the stoned-out freaks some
> imagine them to be because of the goods they deal in. ;-)
After the warnings of my friends I'll hold wallet tightly and await
your suggestions for good sources.
> > As I've told you before, I have to limit my psyche listening to
> > times when Kim isn't around because invariably she will come into
> > the room and say "What IS that sh...." The only thing that gets
> > under her skin more than psyche is Velvet Underground/Lou Reed
> > which receives the more extreme "Shut that Shit OFF"
>
> Kathy is also not fond of psych (monster understatement), but she does like
> the Velvets. ;-) Thank goodness for small favors.
As always I tend to relate my writings about music to experiences
rather than disection of musical content. (mostly cause I'm not
very good at disection of either frogs or music) Sooooo I ask
of ALLMUSICi everywhere:
Are you and your mate music-compatible?
Is it neccessary that you be music-compatible?
> > especially Connie Devaney, that glorious voice from Ill Wind
> > who actually sang a few bars sitting on the arm of the chair
> > occupied by yours truly. Ahhhhhhhh!!! ..........
>
> Missed your chance, Kennyboy. ;-) Btw, did'ja ever get the Ill Wind cd?
> I ordered it several times but it's been out of order seems forever. :-(
Missed my chance with Connie and never did order that CD. I must
have been taking Wolf's and your advise about caution even before
I heard it. ;-) Actually I lost the address of the company. Let me
know if they come through and I'll order a copy. ;-)
> > jealous of Phil who had "musician appeal" while I was just a
> > "Nerdy hippie". :-)
>
> Please tell all! You were probably one of *those* counter-culture guys
> that our Majority-Elect Newt is fulminating against, right? The far leftist
> crowd that found fault in everything American. ;-)
Nah, during the peak hippie years I was in the Navy along with a whole
bunch of other Navy hippies, till they all got (dope) busted. Never
got busted myself, other than for my anti-war activities. I did
get a letter from Jane Fonda though, praising my activities. Wish I
still had that letter, but wore it out carring it in my back pocket
to show off.
> > opening for Velvet Underground whom I NEVER missed, so I know I've
> > seen them live. Musta been pretty forgettable.
>
> It was. Skip it. Unimportant. Much more relevant is the Velvet allusion.
> What can I say, I'm impressed. Never saw them play.
All I can say is that if I ever have a hearing problem, it goes back
to those weekends of listening to the V.U. You mention my allusion
which makes me remember the band Illusion. Saw an album by them
at the record show the other day. Shoulda bought it!
> You mean there *is* such a thing as psych dancing? Jeepers!
Of Course!! You've seen those long haired hippie chicks in gauze
dresses, arms flailing in the air.
> in the forthcoming _Psychedelicacies_, vols. 5-6 "Some Like It Rare."
> Those willing to suck up big time will go to the head of the line. ;-)
BTW Renato, watch your mailbox. I sent a package today!! Hope this qualifies
me on the "suck up" scale for my copy.
Personal to the OTHER Tim: Sent your tape out but have reason to believe
I sent the wrong tape. Let me know and I'll correct the mistake.
Best to ya from the sticks o New Hampshire
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Don Thomason
> Are you and your mate music-compatible?
> Is it neccessary that you be music-compatible?
Well. I could speak volumes of the benefits of music compatibility
between mates. But like so much of my life, the theory of second best
(my economics roots are showing) kicks in here.
Because of my musical eclecticism, there never has been anyone with whom
I share music compatibility across the entire spectrum. And if there
were such a creature, my natural shyness probably took care of that %-)
Even less likely was the chance of becoming involved with someone who I
could sing with; that only happened once. But I digress.
My SO and I have one intersection: country. I like hard rock, a
little of the college/alternative stuff, progressive rock, some metal,
bluegrass, and classical -- all of which she despises. She likes oldies,
Neil Diamond, and Barry Manilow -- all of which I reach quota on
quickly. But in the country genre, we have a fairly wide range of
compatibility, so the radio stations at home stay tuned to country
(although we both think what country radio is playing now is largely
dreck).
Even within country, there's a number of records I like that only get
played when no one else is home. The SO doesn't care in general for
traditional sounding artists, who are too "twangy" or "whiney" (so the
Marty Brown and New Grass Revival CDs get the "what is that shit"
response when she hears them). But that only applies to southeastern
traditions; being an Okie, she loves Hank Thompson.
BTW, my SO does surprise me in one of her likes: she's into Buddy Guy
(so the new Guy release will be either a birthday or Christmas gift --
anyone heard it yet?).
Don Thomason ~
a/k/a zzt...@acc.wuacc.edu ~ JOHN PRINE RULES! DEATH TO ALL THAT APPOSE!
Washburn University of Topeka ~
Erwin Wodarczak
: OK now maybe you'll clue in the oldtimer (on earth not this list)
: about a couple of these, namely Django Reinhardt & Stan Rogers.
: (snide comments about the ignorance of the UnWasHed will kindly
: be withheld) Who are they? I should know them? Why?
Django Reinardt: French/Gypsy jazz guitarist of the 30's and 40's -
played with Stephane Grappelli in The Quintet of the Hot Club of France
(they sound better than their name scans). I'm no big jazz fan, but I
know what I like (to re-coin a phrase).
Stan Rogers: Forget Leonard Cohen, forget Gordon Lightfoot, forget Joni
Mitchell - Stan Rogers was the finest singer-songwriter to come out of
the Great White North. Died in 1983, in an airline disaster in
Cincinnati (plane caught fire as it was landing). If you're interested,
get "Home In Halifax" (live album released posthumously) or "Between the
Breaks" (another live album) or "Northwest Passage".
--
Erwin Wodarczak (wode...@unixg.ubc.ca)
"Perhaps someday the horse *will* learn to sing" - Mullah Nasruddin