The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #54
Dave Steiner , The Moderator
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The St. Cleve Chronicle Wednesday, 29 May 1996 Volume 7 : Issue 54
Today's Topics:
"GET WELL IAN" messages! Want more!!! :)
Ian's Progress
Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #45
Catfish Rising Availability
Re: Claude Calteux(Sun 14 Apr, '96)
Nothing Is Easy
In support of Catfish Rising
Uniform
Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #46
Under Wraps, Catfish, and worst Tull
why the long tour?
Ian's drugs and values
Jethro Lull
Renaissance and other influences
In defense of Under Wraps
Re: SCC 7# 46 (I guess)
Re: Romania (V7 #45)
Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #46
First Message
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Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 00:45:00 -0400
From: Dave Steiner <ste...@remus.rutgers.edu>
Subject: "GET WELL IAN" messages! Want more!!! :)
I've gotten 61 messages for Ian so far.... but there are over 2900
folks on this list! I'd like to get closer to that higher number than
we have. So please send off a quick note everyone. Please use the
subject of "GET WELL IAN" so I know it's for this purpose. I still
hope to send this on June 1st although it sounds like Ian may already
be off to England by then. I will also send a copy to England (I
guess c/o Chryalis, UK?) to make sure he gets a copy. So don't delay! :)
ds
Dave Steiner
Jethro Tull Digest Moderator
JTull-...@JTull.Rutgers.Edu
http://jtull.rutgers.edu/JethroTull/
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From: Glenn_...@neca.nec.com.au
Date: 28 May 96 11:45:30 -0500
Subject: Ian's Progress
Just to keep everyone updated with the latest developments regarding
Ian. I just received this from the Julie-Anne Goding at the Paul
Dainty Corporation here in Australia......
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Monday 27th May, 1996
Statement from Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
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Following a week in a Sydney hospital to stabilise and reduce the deep
vein thrombosis in my left leg, I have now had the final round of
tests and been given the go ahead to return to the UK later this week,
for ongoing treatment.
I am deeply saddened to have had to cancel the many concerts in
Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe, and very much regret the
disappointment of and inconvenience to our fans who had already
purchased tickets.
I must thank all those who have written and phoned to express their
support including Paul Dainty who has been most understanding and
sympathetic.
I hope to spend some of my re-cuperation time in the recording studio
and will work hard to regain my fitness and pick up the concert
schedule later in the year.
The doctor's, nursing staff and physios here have been fantastic and
their confidence and professionalism have helped me enormously through
these worrying couple of weeks.
I can't think of a better place to get sick that Australia.
In a few months, I should be running around the stage again and hope
to get back to Australia before too long to do it properly next time.
It's nice to play the flute standing on one leg, but better as an
option than a necessity!
Ian Anderson
Sydney, Sunday 26th May
Julie also mentioned in her covering note that they had received faxes
and mail from all over the world, especially Finland, U.S.A., Mexico,
Italy, Sweden and of course many from Australia.
So I guess things are looking a lot better than they were two weeks
ago. Here's hoping his re-cuperation goes well and he is up and
about, as he hopes, within a few months time.
- - Glenn
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From: David Coursey <dcou...@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
Subject: Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #45
Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 17:01:34 -0400 (EDT)
re: The constant album disagreements
Having followed the St Cleve for three years now, its amazing the
variety of posts here on albums: I hate Catfish, I love Catfish, etc.
Being an academic, I have a theory its related to the era you adopted
Tull. I grew up in mid-late 70's so bigger fan of the folk period
(Song, Heavy, Stormwatch) than most everything else and hence also
love Catfish. All the debate, discussion is fun but out of all this
one critical point comes to mind. Isn't it amazing how Tull maintains
an audience even when the fans have such diverse opinions on the
music? For what its worth, I;ll defend "A" forever. It was an
outstanding achievement blending folk with new wave material of the
time. In fact, what is really amazing to me is that the most
critically acclaimed albums by Tull in recent years are teh most
scolded here (with exception of Rock, A and Catfish are generally
noted as Tull's best efforts since SONGS with possible exception of
CREST). There's a big difference between liking music and it being
good artistically (that should start a few nastygrams). Equating your
like to "this is bad" or "good: is hardly much of an intellectual leap
from Beavis and Butthead saying "I dont like stuff that sucks". I can,
at times, listen to Passion Play (except that stupid Hare crud) but
artistically, what Ian was trying for was interesting, even Hare as a
Peter and the Wolf takeoff. Roots even for me is not my favorite but
the album artistically with its novel blending of Islamic influences
and English folk is very progressive and heady.
Regis wishes he had a warm sporran.
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Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 17:36:17 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jeff Ebert <jeb...@wctc.net>
Subject: Catfish Rising Availability
I thought I'd pick up a copy of Catfish Rising through the local CD store,
but the manager said it was on "vendor delete" status. It would not be sold
any longer!
What's the story with Catfish Rising?
Jeff
Name: Jeff Ebert
E-mail: jeb...@wctc.net
Location: Somewhere in central Wisconsin!
You won't skid if you stay in a rut...
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Date: Tue, 07 May 1996 21:26:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: louc...@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU
Subject: Re: Claude Calteux(Sun 14 Apr, '96)
Greetings,
I've been a fan of Tull for a number of years but have only
recently discovered this group in the last month while I tripped and
meandered about the internet. I'm writing in reply to C. Calteux's
inquiry about if anybody had ever heard of Dutch bands with flute
influences in their music and was happy to see Golden Earring listed.
I've actually been a Golden Earring fan longer than I've been a
Tull fan (I discovered Tull in '82 at the recommendation of a friend but
had discovered G.E. in '80). I thought at first that the flute playing
in Tull's music sounded very much like the flute work from the G.E. album
'Eight Miles High' and other songs that have appeared over the years from
G.E.
I will admit now that I'm am a much bigger fan of Tull than
G.E. partly because G.E. releases must be ordered and imported. Most
if not all Tull releases are readily avaiable in any quality record
store but the last studio album that G.E. released was 'The Hole' in
'86 (though the live acoustic release a few years was excellent). I
know that G.E. has continued to release records in Europe but you have
to go through a record importer and I do not have one locally and have
not had a chance to find a mail order import dealer. I would
appreciate any information on music importers that deal with mail
orders.
A final word: I love RtB & Divinities (which I listen to when
I go out for walks) and I'm looking forward to seeing Tull at the NY
State fair Aug. 23. I haven't seen them since their Syracuse April
Fool's concert 2 years ago and August can't come quick enough.
Until next time...
Kelly T. Loucks
SUNY, College at Oneonta
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From: GAMMON Phil <pga...@shl.com>
Subject: Nothing Is Easy
Date: Wed, 08 May 96 09:35:00 EDT
There have been a few posts in the last few months about the time signature
for 'Nothing Is Easy'. Quite a few people have forwarded suggestions as to
what it might be with the latest I've read being from Anna Moses (SCC Vol.7
Issue 42) who states very authoritatively (as a musician of more than 20
years experience) that it is clear that the song opens in 4/4 time and the
body is in 6/8 time (Anna has no doubt in her mind about this).
Now Anna, I may sound a little sarcastic about this one, but listen to my
argument. I am also a musician with about 20 years experience and I've
often been surprised to find out upon getting the sheet music for a song
that it was in a totally different time signature than what I'd always
assumed it to be. Personally I think that if you figure out a song by ear
in a certain time signature that fits, then it doesn't really matter what
the original signature was. What counts is that the whole band is playing
to the same score and, more importantly, that the feel of the song is not
lost
Anyway for what it's worth, I have the sheet music for 'Nothing Is Easy' and
here's what this interpretation says: You're right about the song opening
in 4/4 for 12 bars (intro). Then the first two bars of the verse are in 4/4
followed by one bar of 2/4. The rest is a pattern of four bars of 4/4 and
one of 2/4 repeated three times and then it's back to straight 4/4 after the
verse and through the guitar and flute solos. The outro is actually a mix
of 4/4, 2/4 and one bar of 5/4.
I won't continue boring the rest of the St-Clevers with this music theory
lesson, so Anna if you'd like a copy of the sheet music or just want to
discuss it, why don't you get in touch with me (at pga...@shl.com) and I
can send you a copy via regular mail.
Oh and by the way, I'm gonna get my Tull tickets today. Yahoo!!!!
Phil
pga...@shl.com
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From: BMN...@uop.com (BMNAIK)
Date: Wed, 08 May 96 07:30
Subject: In support of Catfish Rising
Saw a footnote from Dave Steiner that CR is not considered by all to
be the worst Tull album. I like the album immensely. If you skip the
pop-ish songs like Sparrow... and Doctor to my disease, you can see a
nice mix of songs from the bluesy Roll your own and Rocks on the road
to the upbeat Gold tip boots .... Also, they seem to come up with some
songs related to Christmas/God ever so often. These songs being
Christmas Song, Another Christmas song, Jack Frost ... and now 'When
Jesus came to play'. Rock Island was very disappointing and if I
hadn't heard a RockLine radio program about CR, I would never have
bothered buying the album. But I did and played it millions of times.
BTW, my vote for the worst Tull song goes to Kissing Willie from Rock
Island.
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Date: 08 May 96 13:24:02 EDT
From: Tom Giarmo <7570...@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Uniform
I found it very gratifying to receive so many letters of support to my
e-mail addressing the sad state of current Jethro Tull music.
However, I must respond to those of you who in the last SCC, chose to
excoriate me for my opinions.
The purpose of my communication was not for flame-bait. It was to
honestly express my dissatisfaction with the recent Tull albums.
Judging from the responses I received, a huge majority of the
subscribers agree with me.
I found this to be an interesting forum because most of the
contributors all regurgitate the same line about how great Ian's
signing is and how "advanced" his music has become. There haven't
been too many people who have had the courage to buck this trend and
say what they really feel which is too bad. Ian himself has disdain
for people who are brainwashed into following the leader, just listen
to the "My God" side of Aqualung and "Uniform" on "A".
Some said if I don't like the music, don't buy the album and/or turn
the stereo off. That's just as stupid as "America, love it or leave
it". I am a fan and I will continue to purchase Tull music, but I
will express my opinion if I feel it is not up to the high standards
that have been set over 28 years. Unlike most of you, I won't listen
to RtB 1000 times before I "like" it. listened to RtB maybe 10 times
before I relegated it to the bottom of my CD pile. It sucked on the
first play and the 10th play. I liken those people who listen to
something a thousand times before they like it to the immature kid who
keeps trying to smoke cigarettes, even though it makes him sick, just
so he fits in.
And to those of you who think the new music is so advanced you need to
develop an appreciation for it: do you remember the pompous
"progressive" music of the 70's? It still causes many people to
cringe when "afficianados" talk about how "deep" it was. It was
ca-ca. Songs that lasted for 7 minutes, repeating the same riff over
and over again, quasi-exotic sounds, obscure lyrics, references to
European mythology, numerous key changes, torturous time
signatures-hey that sounds like Divinities and RtB or ELP/Yes/King
Crimson. It's as artsy as a canvas painted bright red and hung in a
modern art museum.
And don't tell me that the music is now like a "fine red wine". Since
when does someone have to be a conneseur to enjoy music? I find early
Tull alot more satisfying and stimulating. Even Dave Pegg got fed up
and left, and no one likes alcohol more than he does. But these are my
opinions, just as you have yours.
One last thought, the last time Ian explored new musical territories,
it was with "Walk Into Light" the solo album followed by the
universally panned Under Wraps. Those albums are dated and hated. He
heard the rumblings and came back with the Grammy winning "Crest of a
Knave". I think his next album will return to the style that most of
his fans love. Ian is not a classical musician and it shows-this
music is as boring, vapid, and repetitive as Yanni.
Tom Giarmo
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Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 14:25:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: celticblue <alo...@HUGSE1.HARVARD.EDU>
Subject: Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #46
to tony, re: renaissance, yes et al
I love your term "Middle Earth Rock"!! How appropriate.
I too am a Renaissance fan (have been told I look and sound like Annie
Haslam, oddly enough), and also Yes, ELP and other wonderful progressive
groups from that era. I would also add the following to the list:
Gentle Giant, Klaatu, early King Crimson, early, early Kansas, Fever Tree,
Camel, and of course much of the early Moody Blues...
When I lived near Rochester, NY, they had a radio station (WUWU) that played
all progressive rock; then they switched to heavy metal. I used to have
a couple cassettes from an entire special "rare progressive rock weekend"
but alas it is long gone; wish I could find it.
Most of the above groups were represented, plus others...
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From: WarC...@sciboard.spdlan.louisville.edu
Date: 8 May 1996 15:50:02 EST
Subject: Under Wraps, Catfish, and worst Tull
I can't beleive people would think Under Wraps or Catfish Rising
were horrible, and then come back and say Rock Island was good! IMO, UW
and CR is some of the band's most unique music, and Rock Island is
almost unlistenable, as is Stormwatch (I dont even listen to Flying
Dutchman and Dark Ages).
- - Also, to George Hulseman, Under Wraps was not the winner for Best Hard
Rock/Heavy Metal album, it was Crest of a Knave, (won in 1988, the only
winner in that category ever, as the next year they split it into two
different categories).
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Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 15:04:50 -0500 (CDT)
From: Heflin Patrick James <p-he...@students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: why the long tour?
Patrick Heflin here. This is only my second time writting to the SCC.
I was wondering why Tull is touring so much to promote RtB?(I have seen
moore tour dates in Nov. 96 for the U. K.) I have this
fear in the back of my mind that this may be one of jt's last tours. It
seem that they are giving it one final push and then may be(hopefully
not) they will be calling it quites.
I don't mind Ian's voice now and there is no debate that it has changed
over the years. For the good or bad- that is up to the person. But my
concern is on the touring taking its toll(pun intended-I just had to) on
his voice. I don't think studio recording hurt his voice, but the shows
must. So could this be the last tour? Is Ian just giving on final go at it?
I guess we will just have to see. Personally, I loved RtB and would like
to see a new studio release in the near future.
One more question- Tull is doing "Hunting Girl" on the current leg of
the tour. Does Ian sign any of it or is it just another instrumental?
I like the instrumentals, but sometimes I get frusterated when Ian
doesn't sing the songs. I think he doesn't sing some of the songs probably
because he can't. But hey everyone gets old. God knows he has been one
of the greatest performer for many years.
Well I've taken up too much time already,
Later
Patrick Heflin
University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana
p-he...@students.uiuc.edu
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Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 16:52:25 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eric Ladley <buch...@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
Subject: Ian's drugs and values
I recently read a July 1971 Rolling Stone interview with Jethro Tull,
conducted
during their Aqualung tour. Ian, Jeffrey, Barrie, and Martin all
discussed how they thought drug use was silly and that they never had any
attachment or fascination with drugs. When John Evan started to say that
he was not above using drugs, Ian abruptly cut him off. Ian's substance
abuse consisted of only smoking a cigar now and again and having an
occassional beer. He stated that he does not like to get drunk.
He also discussed religion, where he said that he did not hate
religion per se, but disliked the fear tactics parents used to get their
kids to worship. He said that his parents used these tactics, and
tactics of this sort were also practiced at his school. Perhaps this
explains his early criticisms of family and church. However, he feels
these instutions should be subject to change and scrutiny. God,
according to Ian, should be loving and caring, not some far-off and
distant bogeyman.
That is what Ian said. I believe that he meant it.
-Eric Ladley
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From: Rick_De...@prenhall.com
Date: Wed, 08 May 96 17:26:09 EST
Subject: Jethro Lull
I hate to harp on RtB again but...
Like many of you, I first heard RtB, disliked it, then listened to it
more and liked it a lot. Well now, an interesting thing is happening.
I'm starting to dislike it again. "Wounded, Old and Treacherous"
bothers me. Something about a narrated song that smacks of "cop out".
My first thought was: he knew he couldn't sing too well any more so he
figured he'd just talk this one. Also, "At Last Forever" is a great
little song--unfortunately they dragged it out and it went on too long
and lost its effect.
RtB is still a goodie--the best of the new stuff--I think I just need
to set it aside for a while. I'm considering taping it and fading out
the seemingly tacked-on instrumental excursions. To me, RtB would
have been great at 45 minutes. Unfortunately with the advent of CD,
it seems like so many performers seem obligated to pack on the
material when it isn't always necessary.
Regarding Divinities: great flute stylings, but I think Ian was
showing off a little. I'd categorize that one: For Die-Hard Tull Fans
Only. It was "interesting" but that wasn't enough for me. Tull
should rock, not lull.
I keep coming back to Stormwatch. That's the sleeper. That one
managed to create a mood and rock at the same time. I saw them at
Madison Square Garden in NY when it first came out and own a very cool
souvenir "Stormwatch Tour '79" concert-T. But I'd have loved it
anyhow.
I'm very surprised that most on this list don't recognize Stormwatch
as much as, say, the ridiculous Passion Play. :-)
(Hey you can't flame me now!! I drew a little happy face!)
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Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 23:33:48 +0200
From: Ralf Klanke <a208...@athena.rrz.uni-koeln.de>
Subject: Renaissance and other influences
Sorry to be a bit off-topic, but I had to reply to this.
Tony DeRosa wrote:
>At the time Heavy Horses came out, I was listening to the
>early Rush, along with Renaissance and Yes, alot of that time periods music
>from all those bands, to me, fit in a catagory of what I call Middle Earth
>Rock. At the time I was a teenager, I was reading Tolkien and other fantasy
>stuff, and the music and lyrics of those groups really fit my mindset at the
>time. Great imagery.
Yes, I felt very much the same way!
>If your a Tull fan and you've not heard 70's Renaissance stuff you should
>get some at a used record store or somewhwere. Very piano oriented, but it
>has that woodsy feel. The lead singer was a woman, Annie Haslam, great
>voice. I reccomend, Prolouge, Ashes Are Burning, Scheherazde, A Song For All
>Seasons and Carnegie Hall, to name a few. You'll either love it or hate it,
>but it's worth a listen. I heard recently that Annie Haslam is working on an
>album with Steve Howe.
What good news! I discovered Renaissance in the early eighties and have
loved their music ever since. Annie Haslam has such great voice! Their songs
can't really be called Rock'n'Roll. They were very classic-oriented, and
they played the wonderful Carnegie Hall concert together with a large
orchestra. In those times, Tull and Renaissance to me were the best bands on
earth. While Tull was IMHO "head music" that appealed mor the the intellect,
which made me think and which I mostly couldn't listen to without smiling
about its wittiness, Renaissance was "heart music" that could directly evoke
the strongest emotions of feeling free, loving the world as it is, feeling
like a young summer morning... Listen to "Carpet Of The Sun" after getting
up and the day is yours!
Ralf
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Subject: In defense of Under Wraps
Date: Wed, 08 May 96 21:34:52 GMT
From: eho...@cencom.net (Emmett Hoops)
Oh, come on, folks. In v7 #46 there are several references to Under
Wraps, none of which are complimentary. One posting is incorrect, as
well. UW was not the album selected as best heavy metal album: that
was Crest of a Knave. Under Wraps seems to get trashed by so many
people who know just about nothing about it. It was a poor seller, of
course. 1984 was a bad year for a band that was having a sort of
identity crisis, and Tull was not alone in this. Many bands simply
folded, or became staples at summer festivals, without any more
recording sessions in sight. Tull decided to take a stab at
techno-rock, and I, for one, think they did an admirable job of it.
So, what's good about it? Well, for one, it's one of the few Tull
albums that you can play in front of little girls. Nothing obscene in
any of the songs. There's a reference, "she hikes her skirt so high'
in European Legacy, but if you listen to the context, the reference is
just as applicable to a sunrise (in the East) as it would be to a
waitress, the assumed subject of the lyric. Another good thing: Ian's
voice is warm and relaxed throughout. No growling a la Heavy Horses
or (God forgive me) Catfish Rising. For those who spent any amount of
time in Eastern Europe, UW is a remarkable portrait of a time which
will never come again. I, for one, cared very much for a young woman
in East Berlin -- she worked for Berliner Zeitung, the Communist party
daily. Half the excitement was wondering if she was, indeed, under
wraps. I never got to know, because my two weeks was up. And, of
course, I kept my watchful eye out for the Zil limousines and Lada
sedans: nobody's car, right? Then who's that guy with the fedora
watching me? And, yes, I *did* listen to Radio Moscow. It *did*
bring back pictures. And I *am* an information hound. So,
conceptually, Under Wraps is a very strong album indeed. The music?
Well, that's entirely subjective, unless the music is entirely
derivative, poorly executed, or clearly gumdrop style. UW is none of
the above. It is a bold attempt to redefine a band that had lost much
of its original audience. Now, one last point: Under Wraps, with all
its synth sound, may well have provided the technological background
for Ian Anderson's greatest personal achievement: Divinities.
So there. I like Under Wraps. In fact, I have to go hit the replay
button on the CD; that was Apogee...
- -Emmett
- ----
"God is dead." -- Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is dead." -- God
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Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 01:16:30 +0300
From: pee...@estpak.ee (Peeter Vissak)
Subject: Re: SCC 7# 46 (I guess)
Hi everybody!
This is somewhat that did not let me fall asleep quietly and in peace
(perhaps in one piece).
The letter by Paul H. Haefner, where he categorized JT fans into 2 classes
and the "rest", SFTW guys, Aqualung/aPP guys and universalists
respectively.
Having been into multivariate analysis I can understand classifying people
and even evaluate classes and categories, whichever is or isn't the
discriminating power of those. This means, that I have not a word to say
against categories (although truth is continuous). Neither has it anything
to do with my such a big ego (it can cope). I mean I willingly belong into
one of those categories, because once I was awakened by those mysterious
words "Let me bring..." and I was never myself any more.
In fact there is only one postulate by Mr. Haefner that worries me - namely
that me, as a dude from the wood, can never fully apprehend R2B. Sad story
with me and perhaps even with some few others. I remember a while ago
somebody was complaining that he cannot pick up any humming tunes from R2B.
Nothing exceptional, I guess. Can You imagine yourself march down some
alley, whistling merrily Wagner or Orff or Beethoven? Or on the other hand
- - can you write a humming hit out of Baudelaire?
Being serious I should like to point out just the opposite connection. I
feel that my decline towards Moths, Mice-and Apple-Pies, Weathercocks and
Rovers has given me a real good starting point. Having used Divinities as
the introductive platform, I reached R2B quickly, that was pleasant. Being
even more serious I think that in spite of its intellectuality R2B needs
emotional thinking and emotional listening to get it grow on you literally
at once. Sure - different tracks for different moods, but great in overall
(emotional) position.
I did not want it to grow a big discussion or argue, so I'll be brief.
There are about 3..4 good tracks on A and 3..4 good tracks on CR. Guess
which ones!?
I agree to almost everything told about connectivity with Yes, ELP and King
Crimson. The Rush problem is a bit far from me, because I have listened to
really few Rush (perhaps 2..3 songs?).
What do You guys think about Gentle Giant or Robert Wyatt (he especially!)
or the dadaisms of Captain Beefheart? You must not always be JT to be
sophisticated...? Although you must be able to think sophisticatedly to
listen to JT.
Keep being cool!
And Paul, I really liked Your posting, honest!
Peeter Vissak
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Date: 08 May 96 18:41:34 EDT
From: Greg Bailey <10137...@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Re: Romania (V7 #45)
Stefan Pastrama wrote:
######
The members of the band at this concert were: Ian, Martin, Matthew Pegg,
Andy Giddings and Marc Parnell. What happened with the Pegg brothers?
######
They aren't brothers. Matthew is Dave's son.
Matthew was a temporary fill in. Dave has retired from JT to concentrate on
Fairport Convention.
=== Steve Bailey 10137...@compuserve.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SGBailey
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From: Jae...@aol.com
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 19:43:54 -0400
Subject: Re: The St. Cleve Chronicle V7 #46
Being a listenern to MANY types of music, new and old, I've noticed the
one thing that separates the bands that I listen to daily from the ones that
collect dust in the corner, is that they're constantly changing. Bands
nowadays tend to find one thing that works and then proceed to work it into
the ground, but Ian and Co. have managed to keep their music fresh. Each new
album is a completely new and different idea. From the guitar driven Aqualung
to the keyboard and synthesier featured in "A", I still enjoy these albums
over and over again.
On that least favorite song thing, this is a very hard question because
the more I listen to a Tull song, the more I enjoy it, but I must say, that
for some some reason I dislike 4 W.D.
On one finally note: Do any of you guitar players out there have the
chords/tabs and lyrics to "For Micheal Collins, Jeffery and Me"? I really
enjoy this song (I rank it just below Dun Ringill) and being a
Guitarist/Saxophonist/Mandolinist/Pianist should be able to figure it out,
right? For some reason my ear goes dead when I try. (Perhaps my ear feels
that it's sacreligious to cover such a song.)
"The more something stays the same, the less it changes."
-David
St. Hubbins <Spinal Tap>
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From: Claudio Salvo <sa...@alfa.adinet.com.uy>
Subject: First Message
Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 09:43:40 -0300
This Is my first post to the St.C.C. I wonder of anybody out there has any
video of the current tour, specially the Southamerican leg. I saw them in
Bs.As., in march and since them it seems a lot of time had passed by.
Cheers.
Claudio Salvo
sa...@adinet.com.uy
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