From: 'Jens Peschke' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 11:31 pm Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > > Of course not. As I am running a JMJ fan club, I am used to all sorts of reviews. > Reviews like the one you mentioned have been expected. Ahh, so you've already been prepared and had sort of marketing strategy? ;-) Take care Jens From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 12:08 am Subject: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >Ahh, so you've already been prepared and had sort of marketing strategy? ;-) I am not sure what you are talking about here, but bad reviews of the forhcoming JMJ album was expected because its so different. glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19504 Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM DJS Wed 12/1/1999 1 KB 19505 Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM DJS Wed 12/1/1999 1 KB 19532 SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN) Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19533 SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN) Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19539 Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM Gustavo Jobim Thu 12/2/1999 2 KB From: DJS Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 3:09 am Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ Jens Peschke wrote: > > From: 'Jens Peschke' > > > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > > > > Of course not. As I am running a JMJ fan club, I am used to all sorts of > reviews. > > Reviews like the one you mentioned have been expected. > > Ahh, so you've already been prepared and had sort of marketing strategy? ;-) > Heh, hilarious Jens. Actually, he 'did' pretty much shred the worst albums of JMJ (anyone who liked Waiting for Cousteau? You're a freak! ;-) ). But, to consider Oxygene 7-13 a failure is ludicrous. It's one of the best EM albums to be released in the 90s. Most of the others came from much lesser known (but better!) european artists such as Pickford, Corporation & Bekki Williams. Personally, I don't think JMJ puts out enough albums in a decade to warrant a fan club...but whatever. -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html From: DJS Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 3:17 am Subject: Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' wrote: > > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > > >Ahh, so you've already been prepared and had sort of marketing strategy? ;-) > > I am not sure what you are talking about here, but bad reviews of the forhcoming JMJ album was expected because its so different. Or because it's bad, heh. Come on dude, you can say it. Come oooon, saaaaaay it. It suuucks. Even fans can express negative opinions...doesn't mean you hate the band, just the release. -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html From: DJS Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 3:18 am Subject: Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' wrote: > > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > > >From: DJS > > (About JMJ) > >He lives in a castle > > Which is of course entirely untrue. He lives in a ordinary house. A big house, but definitely not a castle. Of course. They must have only rented the castle and fooled Robin Leach during the interview of LOTR&F (no it doesn't stand for lord of the rings & frodo). -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 3:33 am Subject: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >Of course. They must have only rented the castle and fooled Robin Leach >during the interview of LOTR&F (no it doesn't stand for lord of the >rings & frodo). What interview are you referring to? I am not familiar with Leach or LOTR&F. I have been to JMJ's place and seen myself what kind of house he has. glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19507 SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN) Wed 12/1/1999 1 KB 19508 Re: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? ne DJS Wed 12/1/1999 2 KB From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 3:37 am Subject: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >Or because it's bad, heh. Come on dude, you can say it. Come oooon, >saaaaaay it. It suuucks. Even fans can express negative >opinions. Sure. But I dont think it sucks, so I cant say that. But its not my favourite album either. However, I have been around Jarre reviews long enough to see the difference between a review which says the critic doesnt like it because of his taste, and a review were the critic doesnt like it because the album supposedly is bad. There is a difference, you know. The album does not have to be crap because you dont like it. If you dont like the taste of Coca Cola, it doesnt mean there is something wrong with it. Geddit? :-) glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19508 Re: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? ne DJS Wed 12/1/1999 2 KB From: DJS Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 4:15 am Subject: Re: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' wrote: > > If you dont like the taste of Coca Cola, it doesnt mean there is something wrong with it. Geddit? :-) So in other words: 'If you dont like the taste of dog doo, it doesnt mean there is something wrong with it. Geddit?' Which translates that if one guy likes dog doo it's okay to eat it? Even though the majority of the population would look in disgust there are still those few who think it has an appealing taste. Heh, I think your opinion is not universal. Mine is though. If I don't like it, it's caca...even if it's only my opinion...to me it's crap. That applies to everyone. ;-) Dano (who had to reread his reply to make sure it makes sense...heh...does it?) -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html From: 'Yensen, Stephen' From: 'Simon Slator' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 9:38 am Subject: More problems regarding 'Cold Sun' and MP3.COM Remember what happened to 'Gamma 1' when they falsely accused me of plagiarising TaDream? Well now they don't like the odd Star Trek sample I used on the 9min version of 'First Contact'. Unfortunately, it would have meant delaying the CD release by about 2 weeks. Mainly because I've got a week's paid leave next week and won't be able to keep an eye on the DAM CD. So, what I've done is removed the 9min version and replaced it with the 4min radio edit, thus keeping the full version for its official UK release in January. The remaining songs, thankfully including the 20min title track, remain intact. The CD should be ready by tomorrow at the earliest. If you don't see the 'Cold Sun' CD on my page at http://www.mp3.com/simonslatorproject or, when you click on it, you don't see the appropriate artwork - leave it until the following day. Thanks again, Simon Slator. Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19513 Re: More problems regarding 'Cold Sun' and MP3.CO DJS Wed 12/1/1999 2 KB From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 12:21 pm Subject: SV: SV: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >From: DJS >'If you dont like the taste of dog doo, it doesnt mean there is >something wrong with it. Geddit?' So you think music and dog doo and Coca Cola is the same. OK, your problem. How about seriously discussing something, rather than throwing mindless crap (no pun intended) around? glenn From: 'Heiko Heerßen' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 12:35 pm Subject: Kraftwerk live recordings Hi Gang, I'm looking for live recordings (cassettes/cd's/cdr's) of Kraftwerk. Anyone who's interested in a trade against some music from my collection (mainly TD) can contact me at 'heiko.heerssen@h...'. Best regards, Heiko From: DJS Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 5:22 pm Subject: Re: More problems regarding 'Cold Sun' and MP3.COM Simon Slator wrote: > > Remember what happened to 'Gamma 1' when they falsely accused me of plagiarising TaDream? > > Well now they don't like the odd Star Trek sample I used on the 9min version of 'First Contact'. Heh, just clear it with Paramount first (which I can tell you their answer now: no). You wouldn't believe how copyright happy they are. When I worked at SC/ST we had business cards made for the store that had the Star Trek insignia on them to promote the ST stuff we sold. Would you believe a cease & desist letter a few months later? If you sample something just make sure to distort it enough to where it becomes your own work. -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 4:27 pm Subject: Le Parc Hey, I am now playing le Parc, the album. However, I am not sure from the liner notes if this is a collection if tracks from different projects, or if the songs were written specifically for this album. all the best, glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19528 Re: Le Parc Thomas Thu 12/2/1999 2 KB 19535 Re: Le Parc TOMX01@xxx.xxx Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19536 Le Parc PW098@a... Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19547 Re: Le Parc Jens Peschke Fri 12/3/1999 1 KB 19551 Re: Le Parc twosheds Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 27443 Le Parc Duncan Mckee Sat 6/16/2001 2 KB 30369 Re: Le Parc Owens, James Mon 12/3/2001 2 KB 30374 Re: Le Parc John Vertical Tue 12/4/2001 4 KB 30376 Re: Green Desert TheInfection Tue 12/4/2001 3 KB From: 'Thomas' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 5:31 pm Subject: SV: Le Parc >From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > >Hey, > >I am now playing le Parc, the album. However, I am not sure from the liner notes if this is a collection if tracks from different projects, or if the songs were written specifically for this album. > >all the best, >glenn Hi Glenn! (Kjempegott å höre fra en Norge-gutt!) The 'Le Parc' album contain only songs written for the album, except the title track, which is a variation of the TV series soundtrack 'Streethawk'. 'Le Parc' was by the way the first album by TD that I was exposed to, and it made me love them! Great album, not mentioned often enough in my opinion. In fact, I don't believe I've ever heard it mentioned here on this list before, and it makes me sort of curious about what you guys think of it... or should I perhaps wait until it's time to review it??!!.. Hope this helps! Thomas Helsingborg, Sweden Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19516 SV: Le Parc Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN) Wed 12/1/1999 1 KB 19525 Re: SV: Le Parc Steven Le Vine Thu 12/2/1999 2 KB 19527 Re: SV: Le Parc Gustavo Jobim Wed 12/1/1999 1 KB 19545 Re: SV: Le Parc Steven Le Vine Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19546 Re: SV: Le Parc TOMX01@xxx.xxx Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19554 Re: SV: Le Parc Michael A Jean Fri 12/3/1999 1 KB From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 5:59 pm Subject: SV: Le Parc >From: 'Thomas' >Hi Glenn! >(Kjempegott å höre fra en Norge-gutt!) Thats great. Hihi, your Norwegian is close, but no cigar!) >The 'Le Parc' album contain only songs written for the album, except the title track, which is a variation of the TV >series soundtrack 'Streethawk'. Thanks for the info. I too think it is a great album, although when I played it today it felt very short inspite of 41 minutes. Perhaps because the songs are relatively short. all the best, glenn From: 'joe shoults' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 8:35 pm Subject: RE: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine Keyboard Magazine feature: http://tadream.copfer.com its time for a change on the homepage, so might as well use this article until I put up the new one... Joe > -----Original Message----- > >I got somebody that is going to post the TD article as soon as I > email it to > him. Thanks to everyone that responded. From: Bennett Cookson Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 9:48 pm Subject: RE: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine Article mentions: 'Very special live events' So does that mean they may do a live concert over the internet from their studio? (Perhaps we could get together and network everyone in for crowd noise and create a more live feel.) --Bennett np - what a blast From: Sean Montgomery Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 9:46 pm Subject: RE: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine > (Perhaps we could get together and network everyone in for crowd noise and > create a more live feel.) Nah, they'll probably just draw from their 'crowd noise' sample collection, like they usually do. ;-) SEAN MONTGOMERY Animator T O P I X / Mad Dog http://www.topix.com/~sean From: 'Jens Peschke' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 9:53 pm Subject: Re: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine > Nah, they'll probably just draw from their 'crowd noise' sample > collection, like they usually do. ;-) I bet they'll put it into VST so that they can hit the play button and walk out during the gig having some pizza and beer. ;-) On another note: That mentioned choir/orchestra + synth thingy sounds pretty darn interesting to me. Honest. It should be called bits for Gigasampled choir, orchestra and bobs, though. ;-) Thanks for putting it up, joe ! :-) Best Regards Jens From: 'joe shoults' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 10:07 pm Subject: RE: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine well, I believe they already did an internet broadcast, back when Goblin's Club was released. I say another is long overdue. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Bennett Cookson ... > Article mentions: 'Very special live events' > > So does that mean they may do a live concert over the internet from their > studio? > (Perhaps we could get together and network everyone in for crowd noise and > create a more live feel.) > From: 'joe shoults' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 10:07 pm Subject: Mars Polar lander lands Friday I didn't realize the Mars Polar lander was this close- it lands Friday! http://www.msnbc.com/news/304520.asp -Joe From: 'Erik Sanborn' Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 9:45 pm Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >From: DJS > >Jens Peschke wrote: >> >> From: 'Jens Peschke' >> >> > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' >> > >> > Of course not. As I am running a JMJ fan club, I am used to all sorts of >> reviews. >> > Reviews like the one you mentioned have been expected. >> >> Ahh, so you've already been prepared and had sort of marketing strategy? ;-) >> > >Heh, hilarious Jens. Actually, he 'did' pretty much shred the worst >albums of JMJ (anyone who liked Waiting for Cousteau? You're a freak! >;-) ). But, to consider Oxygene 7-13 a failure is ludicrous. I liked Waiting for Cousteau AND Oxygene 7-13. Guess that makes me a Super-freak! :-) Back to lurk mode... -Not Rick James np: TD - What A Blast From: 'Steven Le Vine' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 12:37 am Subject: Re: Tangerine Dream in Keyboard Magazine ---------- > From: Bennett Cookson > > Article mentions: 'Very special live events' > > So does that mean they may do a live concert over the internet from their > studio? & charge $500.00 a head. LOL Hey guys, don't freak on me but you have been going on & on about off topic JMJ that I want you guys to reccomend a CD for someone who does not think he ever heard any JMJ. Be gentle :), siberkat From: 'Steven Le Vine' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 12:58 am Subject: Re: SV: Le Parc Hey Thomas, Le Parc is EXCELLENT! It was one of the CDs that turned me into one of you guys :) That & Optical Race. Zen Garden just rocks my world! Someone has a version playing on there web page but am unsure who. I like FM to so I cannt be that bad. :) siberkat > From: 'Thomas' > > The 'Le Parc' album > 'Le Parc' was by the way the first album by TD that I was exposed to, and > it made me love them! Great album, not mentioned often enough in my > opinion. In fact, I don't believe I've ever heard it mentioned here on this > list before, and it makes me sort of curious about what you guys think of > it... or should I perhaps wait until it's time to review it??!!.. > > Hope this helps! > > Thomas > Helsingborg, Sweden > > > Please practice listserv etiquette by appropriately editing original > messages in your replies. TO UNSUBSCRIBE (be removed from this list), send > a blank e-mail to tadream-unsubscribe@o... > Website: http://tadream.copfer.com > > From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 9:50 pm Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >anyone who liked Waiting for Cousteau? You're a freak! >;-) ). I think I'm half-freak; I liked the first half of Waiting for Cousteau, the three Calypsos. I really don't like the 47-minute ambient title track. > But, to consider Oxygene 7-13 a failure is ludicrous. It's one of >the best EM albums to be released in the 90s. It IS a failure, seeing from the point that JMJ, as I said before, tried to recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere, which IMO is impossible. But it is a very good EM album! As all his albums have been throughout these 23 years. >Personally, I don't think JMJ puts out >enough albums in a decade to warrant a fan club...but whatever. It's a pity to have to wait so much time for a new JMJ STUDIO album, but the wait has been rewarding. >-- >Dan J. Schulte gfj --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Wed Dec 1, 1999 10:19 pm Subject: Re: SV: Le Parc The only track I have from Le Parc is Le Parc, and I like it. gfj Great album, not mentioned often enough in my opinion. In fact, I don't believe I've ever heard it mentioned here on this list before, and it makes me sort of curious about what you guys think of it... or should I perhaps wait until it's time to review it??!!.. > >Hope this helps! > >Thomas >Helsingborg, Sweden --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Thomas Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 4:17 am Subject: Re: Le Parc Hey Steven! Glad to hear you think both 'Force Majeure' and 'Le Parc' is excellent! I understand you like the newer stuff better otherwise... but on the other hand, both LP and FM must be really, really good then! :o) LOL As always - best intentions, Thomas Helsingborg, Sweden Steven Le Vine wrote: > From: 'Steven Le Vine' > > Hey Thomas, > > Le Parc is EXCELLENT! It was one of the CDs that turned me into one of you > guys :) That & Optical Race. > > Zen Garden just rocks my world! Someone has a version playing on there web > page but am unsure who. > > I like FM to so I cannt be that bad. :) > > siberkat > > > From: 'Thomas' > > > > > The 'Le Parc' album > > 'Le Parc' was by the way the first album by TD that I was exposed to, and > > it made me love them! Great album, not mentioned often enough in my > > opinion. In fact, I don't believe I've ever heard it mentioned here on this > > list before, and it makes me sort of curious about what you guys think of > > it... or should I perhaps wait until it's time to review it??!!.. From: 'upnsm0ke' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 4:28 am Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ > From: Gustavo Jobim > > > But, to consider Oxygene 7-13 a failure is ludicrous. > > It IS a failure, seeing from the point that JMJ, as I said before, tried to > recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere, which IMO is impossible. Yeah, it was impossible. JMJ wasn't recording in the same studio with the same equipment. I'm sure he was delighted with using 90s FX & synths. Oxygene 7-13 was a sequel and a nostalgia trip, sure, but at the same time it was just great, brand-new Jarre-style melodic EM. And I think he revisited the old Oxygene themes just fine. > But it is a very good EM album! One of the best of the 90s, if not 'the'... E-Man From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 4:46 am Subject: Re: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >I liked Waiting for Cousteau AND Oxygene 7-13. >Guess that makes me a Super-freak! :-) > >Back to lurk mode... > >-Not Rick James Not super-freak,maybe just freak. :) --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 4:52 am Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >From: 'upnsm0ke' > >> From: Gustavo Jobim >> >> > But, to consider Oxygene 7-13 a failure is ludicrous. >> >> It IS a failure, seeing from the point that JMJ, as I said before, tried >to >> recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere, which IMO is impossible. > >Yeah, it was impossible. JMJ wasn't recording in the same studio with the >same equipment. I'm sure he was delighted with using 90s FX & synths. >Oxygene 7-13 was a sequel and a nostalgia trip, sure, but at the same time >it was just great, brand-new Jarre-style melodic EM.And I think he >revisited the old Oxygene themes just fine. And he did that in an excellent way. gfj p.s. OK, let's kill this offtopic thread. :) --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 5:12 am Subject: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ From: Gustavo Jobim [Oxygene 7-13] >It IS a failure, seeing from the point that JMJ, as I said before, tried to >recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere, Actually, Jarre did NOT try to recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere! That is a common mistake. What he tried to do is compose with the same attitude as 20 years ago. For that reason, he also used analogue synths, but he pointed out that O7-13 is a *continuation* and not a re-creation or a sequel. Big difference. And this is not even my opinion, it is words directly from JMJ. glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19533 SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN) Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19539 Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM Gustavo Jobim Thu 12/2/1999 2 KB From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 5:17 am Subject: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ >From: 'upnsm0ke' >Oxygene 7-13 was a sequel and a nostalgia trip, sure, Nostalgia trip - probably. But NOT a sequel, but a continuation. O7-13 started were old Oxygene left (not in a literal sense tho). A sequel is supposed to copy the original because 'the original worked, we do it again'. But O7-13 only had the same attitude while composing in common with old Oxygene. Enough Jarre now? Sorry for the off-topics. I wonder how this would translate to TD? If they threw out all their computers and Gigasamplers, and twisted the knobs of their ARPs and Moogs - what would be the result today? glenn Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19539 Re: SV: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JM Gustavo Jobim Thu 12/2/1999 2 KB From: 'upnsm0ke' Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 6:10 am Subject: Re: Euroland, the kingdom of boredom ? new JMJ > From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > > >Oxygene 7-13 was a sequel and a nostalgia trip, sure, > > Nostalgia trip - probably. But NOT a sequel, but a continuation. Webster's New Riverside Ed. defines 'sequel' as: something that follows or come after; a [literary] work forming the continuation of an earlier work. I'm right. You're right. E-Man From: TOMX01@xxx.xxx Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 7:43 am Subject: Re: Le Parc I guess the thing with Le Parc is because there are more tracks on it than most TD albums there is more to dislike. High point for me is definitely the emu synth on Yellowstone Park. Also ironic in a way that Mike Oldfield is playing his Millennium concert in the Tiergarten in Berlin, no chance of cover version I suppose! Tom (Melrose) N.P. Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell ..... thumbs up from me anyway =) From: PW098@a... Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 12:46 pm Subject: Le Parc Hi Thomas, Le Parc is an excellent album and greatly under appreciated. Tiergarten is about one fav all-time tracks. It can make any any day a great day. Its also got some fine playing by (I presume) Johannes Schmoelling. Something that is missing from the current lineup. For those who like this CD, they should also buy Heartbreaker. They make for a great driving tape. Regards, Bob Fitzgerald Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19547 Re: Le Parc Jens Peschke Fri 12/3/1999 1 KB 19551 Re: Le Parc twosheds Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 27443 Le Parc Duncan Mckee Sat 6/16/2001 2 KB 30369 Re: Le Parc Owens, James Mon 12/3/2001 2 KB 30374 Re: Le Parc John Vertical Tue 12/4/2001 4 KB 30376 Re: Green Desert TheInfection Tue 12/4/2001 3 KB From: Olle.Rundgren@xxx.xx Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 1:43 pm Subject: 'D:Live [Encore]' It is really too sad that I cannot find the time to contribute to the album discussion. In most cases though, others have given words to what I feel. Partly this goes for Encore as well but I must say that I am surprised to see so few inputs on such a milestone in the career of this group. So here are a few words from me: Encore This album marks the end of the most interesting period in the history of TD (1974-1977) and it is also the last album by the most consistenly creative line-up: Froese-Francke-Baumann. To me it is a climax of all the marvellous ingredients built up and developed since the release of Phaedra. I hear parts reminding of the spacey, mellow sounds of Phaedra and the magnificent Rubycon, I hear development of Ricochet on the first two tracks: The classic build-up before the sequencer comes in leading us to a climax, followed by an epilogue tying the piece up perfectly. Actually leaving the listener where it all started but so much richer on impressions. Encore also contains traces of Stratosfear and Sorcerer, the brilliant follow-ups to the previous successes, with a stronger focus on melody-lines (also to be found partly on Green Desert but how can one put that album correctly in the chain of development?). Disc 1 is pure perfection. Cherokee Lane and Monolight are classic compositions not only in terms of TD, and electronic music in general, but they are right up there among the great masterpieces in the history of music. For me it is very rare to find a disc that I can play over and over again, year after year, without getting tired or bored with it. I only have the vinyl version and by now there are a lot of less interesting noises competing with the music when playing it. Still I would't swap it for anything. It has a live-feeling to it that I haven't heard neither before nor after in the career of TD. Whatever bothers or problems one might have, the perfect cure is to turn out the lights, lie down and listen to this disc on high volume. There is no better remedy, the only hazard being the risk for addiction but what the .... Disc 2 isn't quite as immaculate as the first one. If it had been, this would certainly have been my all time TD favourite. As it is I would rate disc 2 a five star (on a five star scale, ((no Armins here)), whereas disc one is a five star with a plus added, if You all get the picture. Desert dream is the perfect end to an album, with the slow pace and sort of distant melody-line. I like Coldwater Canyon as well, but consider it the weakest piece on the album because it lacks the perfect structure of the others. It is interesting enough but the guitar part is pushed a bit too far for my liking. (I have heard other material from this North American tour and must say that the guitar excercises sometimes were just too much, so Coldwater Canyon still is very moderate in comparison). Still, this is just a minor beauty spot on an album that no music fan can afford not to have in his/her collection. Should Encore only have been available in a 180 dollar package, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it even if the t-shirt was excluded. After all this praise, and considering the sadness I felt when Baumann left the group, it amazes at least me to say that the best album is still to come... That's all for now (tror jag) Olle Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19538 Re: 'D:Live [Encore]' Heiko Heerßen Thu 12/2/1999 1 KB 19552 Re: 'D:Live [Encore]' Patrik * Fri 12/3/1999 1 KB From: 'Heiko Heerßen' After all this praise, and considering the sadness I felt when Baumann left > the group, it amazes at least me to say that the best album is still to > come... Right you are... TANGRAM!!!! From: Gustavo Jobim From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' > >From: Gustavo Jobim > >[Oxygene 7-13] >>It IS a failure, seeing from the point that JMJ, as I said before, tried to >>recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere, > >Actually, Jarre did NOT try to recreate the original Oxygene atmosphere! That is a common mistake. What he tried to do is compose with the same attitude as 20 years ago. For that reason, he also used analogue synths, but he pointed out that O7-13 is a *continuation* and not a re-creation or a sequel. Big difference. And this is not even my opinion, it is words directly from JMJ. > >glenn That's what I was trying to say. And I know it's a continuation. But 'compose with the same attitude' using the same synths he used 20 years ago IMO is try to recreate the atmosphere. And I'm not talking about trying to recreate Oxygene, just it's old 'magic', or something. I'm getting tired of this offtopic thread, but what the hell, I'm a JMJ fan. Sorry, list! gfj --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Bennett Cookson From: 'Heiko Heerßen' Le Parc. One of my favorite albums When I first bought it in 1985 it was a little disappointment to find out that these were all shorter tracks...those 20+ minute epics seemed to have gone forever (well, they didn't...see LiveMiles) But after hearing the first song (Bois de Boulogne) I knew that this one was going to be another great album. Indeed, the Froese/Franke/Schmoelling period gave us some unforgettable music (Tangram...YEAH YEAH YEAH ;-) and are in my opinion the best years TD ever had. > Yellowstone Park is an all time favorite track. I love the cool 'horn' > sound at the beginning and how the song builds from there. It reminds me of > someone off on a far hill blowing the horn and ushering in the music. The reason I'm replying to your posting is your liking for 'Yellowstone park'. It's really strange but when I first listened to it I didn't liked it at all. It sounded way too 'commercial' for me, to simple. But last year I once again listened to nearly every album Td brought out and when I heard Le Parc I was stunned about the absolute _beauty_ of this song. Each time it gives me goosebumps all over. In fact, there are only 2 other songs who are giving me that 'out of this world' feeling: the last part from 'Festival of death', a song from The Residents...and 'Vuh', a track by the German band Popol Vuh. From: 'Heiko Heerßen' From: 'joe shoults' From: Rainer Rutka From: 'Steven Le Vine' From: 'Steven Le Vine' > > Hey Thomas, > > Le Parc is EXCELLENT! It was one of the CDs that turned me into one of you > guys :) That & Optical Race. > > Zen Garden just rocks my world! Someone has a version playing on there web > page but am unsure who. > > I like FM to so I cannt be that bad. :) > > siberkat Sorry gang! I meant Tiergarten. This song is one of the best TD songs ever! regards, sibes From: TOMX01@xxx.xxx Date: Thu Dec 2, 1999 8:43 pm Subject: Re: SV: Le Parc With these postings I listened to Le Parc again. Its better than I remembered, especially Tiergarten, which uses the same sounds as near dark. Tom (Melrose) From: 'Jens Peschke' From: TOMX01@a... > I guess the thing with Le Parc is because there are more tracks on it than > most TD albums there is more to dislike. Might be the case but I always liked it as concept album a lot, the only track I don't really like is that Streethawk thingy. Other than that a pretty fine album. > N.P. Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell ..... thumbs up from me anyway =) Say, is that one yet another Tubular Bells sequel ?? Being a huge fan of Mike Oldfield I wasn't overall impressed by TB III. In fact I already sold it again. Hopefully there's noone running an Oldfield fan club subbed here, who tries to convince me it is any good. Noone can! ;-) Best Regards Jens From: 'Marcel Engels' From: 'Heiko Heerßen' > > Hi Gang, > > I think the person who is behind 'Free System Projekt' also is a > subscriber to the Tadream mailing list. Hi...:-) Marcel Music-page :http://home.wxs.nl/~m1engels Email :fsp@w... From: 'Lawry Simm' From: 'Lawry Simm' From: 'twosheds' I am now playing le Parc, the album. However, I am not sure from the liner notes if this is a collection if tracks >from different projects, or if the songs were written specifically for this album. Since this is their 'concept' album, I would venture to say that they were all written specifically for the album. There's a track, though, that they played on the '86 tours that sounds like it was track left off the album. I was driving myself crazy trying to do a setlist for Paris '86 and trying the identify this song. I think it was a song they wrote for Le Parc but that never made it to vinyl. Scott From: 'Patrik *' From: 'Patrik *' From: 'Michael A Jean' -----Original Message----- > From: TOMX01@a... [mailto:TOMX01@a...] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 2:43 PM > To: tadream@o... > Subject: Re: SV: [tadream] Le Parc > > > From: TOMX01@a... > > > With these postings I listened to Le Parc again. Its better than I > remembered, especially Tiergarten, which uses the same sounds as > near dark. > > Tom (Melrose) > > > Please practice listserv etiquette by appropriately editing > original messages in your replies. TO UNSUBSCRIBE (be removed > from this list), send a blank e-mail to tadream-unsubscribe@o... > Website: http://tadream.copfer.com > > From: Bert.Hulshoff@xx.xxx.xx Date: Fri Dec 3, 1999 7:49 am Subject: RE: D: Live [Encore] When I read the mails I get the idea That You are wrong Lawry ,...luckly ;-) There were a lot possitive reviews. I think that Encore is the BEST live album I've ever heard, a great Ambience. I could Dream a lot with TD at this album. Greetings Bert aka Phrozenlight my Homepage http://phrozenlight.findhere.org/ (still under construction) please listen to my spacesongs and send me an review ;-) > From: 'Lawry Simm' > > Seems like not many people are interested in Encore... yet I think > it's a great album. It practically the only TD album I don't actually > own the vinyl of... late this may be, but it _is_ on topic. > > From: Bert.Hulshoff@N... Date: Fri Dec 3, 1999 7:50 am Subject: RE: D:Studio [Cyclone] I agree > ---------- > From: Lawry Simm[SMTP:lawrysimm@u...] > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 23:38 > To: Tadream Mailing List > Subject: [tadream] D:Studio [Cyclone] > > From: 'Lawry Simm' > > The first TD album with vocals... got a very mixed reaction from fans, > the majority of whom hated this 'experiment'. I quite like it! > > From: fsp@xxx.xx Date: Fri Dec 3, 1999 8:48 am Subject: D:Live Encore Previously Lawry said: >Seems like not many people are interested in Encore... yet I think >it's a great album. It practically the only TD album I don't actually >own the vinyl of... late this may be, but it _is_ on topic. Praise the >lord for that! Hmmm the people who wrote the reviews for Encore were all positive I think. >On the whole, if this album was a single, consisting of the first 2 >sides, it would be an absolute cracker. As it stands, I feel that the >second album drags the whole shebang down a bit. Overall, 3AS. ? :-) It´s all personal of course but for me if ´they´ put out a 6CD of this stuff then I would still buy it regardless of how much I have to pay for it. What I find strange is that not many people like Coldwater Canyon... Okay maybe it´s not the best composed track but for me it´s so powerful. It´s something I would wanna do live :-) And for Desert Dream I just love the parts where they play the e-piano and mellotron on top...that part is superb! Marcel Music-page :http://home.wxs.nl/~m1engels Email :fsp@w... From: fsp@xxx.xx Date: Fri Dec 3, 1999 9:06 am Subject: D:Studio [Cyclone] Cyclone... It was one the last albums I bought from the 70s, because I heard many people didn´t liked it. It just shows that I musn´t listen to other people ´findings´ :-) Just as Encore, Rubycon etc I really like this album. When I played the album for the first time I was suprised to hear the vocoder (couldn´t understand a word what Steve was saying). After that some very powerful chords and drumming. great. And Steve´s voice just nicely into the music. It does sound right in there. Nice instrumental part in the middle and just about the only album in which wood instruments don´t sound annoying! :-) Ends the same as the beginning just a little faster. Endless runner... I always skip this track. Some things are nice but it´s sounds as if they made this track in one afternoon or something (which musn´t necessarily be a bad thing). Madrigal... Great track. The sequencer are imo a bit thin sounding and not too well developed but as I would say in dutch: het loopt. which means absolutely nothing in english I guess: it walks. Great ´psycho´ woodwind things on top, lots of mellotron brasses. In comparison with what they did before (encore etc) this is somewhat less better...but imo miiiilllleeesss better then what they do now (with exceptions of some tracks maybe). between 3 and 4AS Marcel Music-page :http://home.wxs.nl/~m1engels Email :fsp@w... just as patrik said: Oby one is an Oberheim one... I´ve played it once and it certainly has a character of it´s own. It´s small and has nice white pots. From: 'Simon Slator' > N.P. Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell ..... thumbs up from me anyway =) >Say, is that one yet another Tubular Bells sequel ?? >Being a huge fan of Mike Oldfield I wasn't overall impressed by TB III. >In fact I already sold it again. Hopefully there's noone running an >Oldfield >fan club subbed here, who tries to convince me it is any good. Noone can! Personally, I found nothing wrong whatsoever with Tubular Bells III or The Millennium Bell (which, infact is NOT another TB sequel). As I see it, Mike hasn't made a crap album since 1989's 'Earth Moving'! I know quite a few people who didn't like TB3 - but then again, you see those types everywhere. The sort of people that would compare 'Mars Polaris' to the likes of 'Phaedra'. It doesn't really matter whether it's as good as the original - if the listener enjoys it, then that's all that matters. Same with Jarre's 'Oxygene 7-13'. It wasn't as good as the original 'Oxygene', but, on it's own merits, it was a good album! Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19563 Re: Oldfield - MB Richard Ford Fri 12/3/1999 1 KB 19571 Re: Oldfield - MB Michael A Jean Sat 12/4/1999 2 KB From: Marcelo Gutierrez Hi Gang, I think the person who is behind 'Free System Projekt' also is a subscriber to the Tadream mailing list. Anyway, if you want to listen to one of the best EM album from this year, go and buy the 'Pointless reminder' cd. It has been reviewed on the 'Synth Music Direct' homepage, see 'http://www.neuharm.demon.co.uk', and I agree a 100%. To quote the reviewer: 'And again, oh the melodies'. Heiko n.p.: Arcane: Gather darkness...WOW! Please practice listserv etiquette by appropriately editing original messages in your replies. TO UNSUBSCRIBE (be removed from this list), send a blank e-mail to tadream-unsubscribe@o... Website: http://tadream.copfer.com From: 'Heiko Heerßen' From: Joel Mullen From: Richard Ford Personally, I found nothing wrong whatsoever with Tubular Bells III or The >Millennium Bell (which, infact is NOT another TB sequel). I haven't heard about Millennium Bell being released. When did that happen. -- Richard Ford From: Owens James From: Owens James From: 'Steve Yensen' From: Sean Montgomery Mars Polar Lander should be down by now. Hopefully the landing went well Indeed. I was watching CNN's coverage of the event...and so far no communication has been received from the lander. SEAN MONTGOMERY Animator T O P I X / Mad Dog http://www.topix.com/~sean From: 'Erik Sanborn' From: 'Jens Peschke' > >> N.P. Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell ..... thumbs up from me anyway =) > >Say, is that one yet another Tubular Bells sequel ?? I dunno, I don't have it yet. It's supposed to have a theme loosely based on the last 2000 years of history, with tubular bells thrown in for good measure. Woo-HOO! :-) >Being a huge fan of Mike Oldfield I wasn't overall impressed by TB III. >In fact I already sold it again. Hopefully there's no one running an >Oldfield fan club subbed here, who tries to convince me it is any good. No one can! >;-) > >Best Regards > >Jens Well, I'm not a member of any MO fan club but I've been a MO fan for slightly longer than I've been a TD fan. (Don't ask how long. ;-) I happen to think TB III is the best thing MO has done in quite some time. I didn't think that when I first listened to the album but I have really grown to like it. A friend of mine found this review on the web (source unknown) that really sums it up for me: ================== >I have every reason to really hate this album: >*Another Tubular Rehash -- like MO has to name them 'Tubular Bells' in order >to sell. >*This is less a recreation of the original TB and more of a sequel. >Reviewers rhapsodize about TB themes popping up throughout this one... but >really, what's the deal? MO has hidden themes from the original TB in just >about every album since 'Platinum'. >*'The Top of The Morning' - In which MO ventures dangerously into territory >blazed (?) by John Tesh and Yanni. >*MO has been playing the same @!!* guitar solo for 20 years. >*The recurring three note theme throughout this CD is derived directly from >NBC-TV's old three-note sonic logo. >*Gratuitious pop song 'Man in the Rain' is really an uncredited 'Moonlight >Shadow II' >*Ask yourself: does the world really need a 'Tubular Bells' you can dance >to? >HOWEVER... I can't stop playing this CD because the considerable talent of >Mike Oldfield somehow makes it work in spite of itself. And besides... a >derivative instrumental Mike Oldfield is still light years ahead of the >derivative pop song Mike Oldfield. ================== Yeah, it's derivative of several musical styles that are in vogue today (and will probably be passe' tomorrow) but, it just seems to work really well, IMHO. If it were not for MO's considerable talent in orchestrating the multiple layers of sounds, the album would probably seem rather flat, musically. Just my $0.03 worth! ($0.02 + inflation) Cheers, Erik np: TD - Sonic Render Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19577 Re: Tubular Bells III (was Re: Le Parc) Gustavo Jobim Sat 12/4/1999 1 KB From: 'Carl & Jacqui Kearney' To: ''tadream'' Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 9:21 PM Subject: [tadream] Mars Polar Lander touches down today > From: Owens James > > Mars Polar Lander should be down by now. Hopefully the landing went well > and we'll get to hear what Mars sounds like (Besides TD's impressions of > Mars from 'Mars Polaris'). > It seems another $ 165 Million down the pan . They could have given me a quarter of that and I would have told them the answer. NO there is no Life on Mars. 'Orch ' From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' From: Owens James > >Mars Polar Lander should be down by now. Hopefully the landing went well >and we'll get to hear what Mars sounds like (Besides TD's impressions of >Mars from 'Mars Polaris'). Just heard on the news it touched ground one hour ago. MPL was not able to transmit video or audio yet, for unknown reasons. all the best glenn From: 'Michael A Jean' -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Ford [mailto:richard@z...] > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 1:10 PM > To: tadream@o... > Subject: Re: [tadream] Oldfield - MB > > > From: Richard Ford > > >Personally, I found nothing wrong whatsoever with Tubular Bells > III or The > >Millennium Bell (which, infact is NOT another TB sequel). > > I haven't heard about Millennium Bell being released. When did that > happen. > -- > Richard Ford > > > Please practice listserv etiquette by appropriately editing > original messages in your replies. TO UNSUBSCRIBE (be removed > from this list), send a blank e-mail to tadream-unsubscribe@o... > Website: http://tadream.copfer.com > > From: Quarlie@xxx.xxx Date: Sat Dec 4, 1999 7:44 am Subject: D: Studio [Cyclone] I ended up not writing a review of 'Encore' because I find it staggeringly dull (though I mean no offense to its fans when I say that) and I couldn't convince myself to sit down and review it. This album is a bit more interesting to me, though. As a side note, I have the 1995 Griffin edition of this album with the dunes on the cover. If anyone knows of a source for the SBM version, please let me know. --- 1. Bent Cold Sidewalk I like the spoken intro. Certainly unlike anything else TD's ever done. From the moment the music appears, it's obvious that this album is quite a departure from what came before. It's a pretty simple tune, driven by Klaus Krieger's drums rather than sequences, and Steve Jolliffe is of course singing over it. I'm among the ones who think his vocals work well here, and I agree with Lawry that the double-tracked effect is cool. I especially like the recurring theme that makes its first appearance at 1:37. I suspect it might be supposed to sound like a horn, but I'm not certain. These lyrics are pretty strange. I admit, the meaning escapes me, but I like the overall effect. At about 4:15, an instrumental segment begins. A subtle, unchanging sequence, some high-pitched pseudo-strings, and a bunch of Steve's wind instruments, with a few nice keyboard parts. Klaus taps around on the cymbals, adding to the atmosphere. Starting at about 7:33 is some more filtered speech, first whispered English and then sort of shouted nonsense (as far as I know; that's what the lyrics document at TD's site said). A second sequence, partly evoking 'Ricochet' somehow, joins in, and the flute reappears for a nice bit of frenetic improvisation. The drums return, with a keyboard lead. I didn't notice it until now (about 9:30), but a bass version of the segment's main sequence is playing at the same time. Of course, now that I notice it, it fades away. Back to the vocals and three-chord tune. After a reprise of the 'upon this key' verse, the chorus (my favorite part) begins. The lyrics are even stranger here (laying the table with dusty plates?...), but it sounds so majestic and powerful. Part of the left channel drops out during the third time through the chorus. As I recall, this also happened on the original (unremastered) Virgin CD edition. Does it happen on the SBM too? It doesn't bother me too much, fortunately. Steve returns to garbled nonsense to close the song. I suppose I could have done without that, but it doesn't detract from anything. Very interesting track, and I like it a lot. --- 2. Rising Runner Missed by Endless Sender Well, the title isn't that weird for TD (compare it to 'The Big Sleep in Search of Hades,' for instance), but it's not the kind of phrase you'd really expect to hear someone sing. But Steve Jolliffe does sing it, along with a whole bunch of other random, bizarre things. That's all I'll say about the lyrics to this track. It's faster and more rock-like than any earlier TD piece than I can think of. I like the music, but it's hard to describe individual elements because everything is going on at the same time, rather than each layer being added individually. The vocals are performed in a suitably weird style. I preferred the singing in 'Bent Cold Sidewalk.' The drumming is quite good here, but for some reason it's rather muted. That's about all there is to say about this one. Enjoyable, but more conventional than what you might expect from TD. It's also kind of short (about five minutes), but considering the lack of variety in the song, it probably shouldn't have gone on much longer. --- 3. Madrigal Meridian Nice title. The 20:32 epic starts with some big, scary noises. After a minute or so there's a not especially music-like sequence. (On a compilation, I heard a Popol Vuh track--'Ich Mache Einen Spiegel'--which features a similar sound.) Strange though not really unpleasant noises continue, and then that repeating chord appears. Its pitch rises, with accompanying high-pitched ethereal keyboards, until a simple bass sequence appears, soon after the three-minute mark. The sequence, another keyboard line (sounds like the same instrument that played the 'recurring theme' I mentioned in track 1), and the drums all share center stage for a while. I love this part; it's very driving and intense. It goes on for a while, but I don't mind. A more complex sequence appears for just a little while at about 5:30 before giving way to a keyboard solo of sorts. Then it reappears for another little while, and gives way to some weird sound effects. I have no idea how those are made. A really fast synth part appears at about 8:20 and takes turns with some drum hits. The beat becomes steady again, and a different but equally fast bit, presumably on the same device, arrives and zooms around for a while. An intense new bass sequence fades in as the old one fades out, just in time for Edgar's guitar solo. This part rocks. No other term is appropriate. After the guitar fades away, a very violin-like sound takes the lead. It has moments when it doesn't sound like a real violin, and moments when it really does. The 'Solina string ensemble' listed under Edgar's name in the credits makes me wonder. The first bass sequence returns as the song starts to wind down. A horn-like keyboard line replaces the 'violin' for the time being. Eventually the drums depart, the 'violin' makes a brief reappearance, and some chords (sounding a bit like a harpsichord) are played for a while. A somber melody evolves from the chords as a flute joins in around 18:35. This is the only Jolliffe contribution that I can specifically determine in this track, though there were probably others. It's rather nice. As the song ends, only string sounds remain. The ending is a bit sad, but with an element of 'we'll be back next year.' --- This is an intense album. I can see why some wouldn't like it, especially the second track, but I find myself in the 'it's good but I don't listen to it very often' group. I really prefer the album that came after it. --Daniel (Quarlie) NP: the Orb--Orblivion From: 'Paul Fellows' From: 'Lawry Simm' From: 'Michael A Jean' From: Gustavo Jobim I assume Edgar is talking here about Kraftwerk? >('We are ze Robots...') is a line from one of their songs (I can't remember >which). > >James The song is The Robots, from an album called The Man-Machine. There's another one called Showroom Dummies, from Trans-Europe Express, in which they sing 'We are showroom dummies, we are showroom dummies...' gfj --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Gustavo Jobim >*'The Top of The Morning' - In which MO ventures dangerously into territory >>blazed (?) by John Tesh and Yanni. That's probably my favourite music in this album! It's very, very good! And I don't see any Yanni in there. And TB3 is excellent. gfj, playing Calypso part 2 (Waiting for Cousteau) --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: Gustavo Jobim Madrigal... >Great track. >The sequencer are imo a bit thin sounding and not too well >developed but as I would say in dutch: het loopt. >which means absolutely nothing in english I guess: it walks. Maybe you could translate to 'it's OK' or 'it works'. gfj,np Calypso from Waiting for Cousteau --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: colin_anderson@xxxxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 3:12 am Subject: Cyclone To throw in my two cents, it's definitely a love it or hate it TD album. I got introduced to td through Cyclone by my mates who were into The Who, Floyd, etc and they all thought Cyclone was one of these sort of trendy, ground-breaking albums. For me, the jury was well and truly out on the first play, not helped by mis-hearing the third line of Bent Cold Sidewalk which I thought (and still think.....) was: 'And as our dog-gie comes over' What the hell was this all about? So Cyclone got taped just in case I listened to it again), returned to my mates, who I slagged-off for wasting my time and I went back to my normal stuff. A week later, thought I'd give Cyclone another try and - whatever happened in the space of a week - all the vocoder and lyrics sort of filtered thru' and after another few plays, it all clicked into place and I've been a td-freak ever since. That Cyclone experience still holds for every td release that comes along. On first play I just don't get it, I wish it could be more accessible and that I could remember the tracks, then after a few plays they get sorted out. Ok, this is same music experience that everyone else has, but with td these days, after the tracks sort themselves out, I find that I'm hitting the 'skip' button on the cd more and more often, even tho' I much prefer the current td sound to the mid-80s and Encore-type thing. As for my mates, well, Cyclone was the only td release that ever made it for them - Force Majeure was ok, just, and I could never persuade them to get into Tangram and everything after that - they all thought, and still do, that it's robotic, German crap. Sheesh! Cheers for now, folks. C Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 23179 Re: Cyclone Chris Richards Thu 7/6/2000 3 KB 23180 Re: Cyclone Brian Stewart Thu 7/6/2000 2 KB 30152 Re: Cyclone John Marchington Sat 11/17/2001 3 KB 30158 Cyclone and Rising Runner (the meaning!) Re: [tad Gustavo Jobim Sat 11/17/2001 4 KB 30175 Re: Cyclone rubyconist@y... Mon 11/19/2001 3 KB 30154 Re: Cyclone mengels@w... Sat 11/17/2001 3 KB 31742 Cyclone John Vertical Tue 1/29/2002 3 KB 31758 Re: Cyclone orangefunk_2000 Tue 1/29/2002 3 KB 32153 Re: Cyclone Kevin Robert Ball Tue 2/12/2002 4 KB From: Synthhtnys@xxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 4:32 am Subject: Re: mis-heard lyrics In a message dated 12/5/99 3:13:44 AM !!!First Boot!!!, colin_anderson@e... writes: << For me, the jury was well and truly out on the first play, not helped by mis-hearing the third line of Bent Cold Sidewalk which I thought (and still think.....) was: 'And as our dog-gie comes over' >> *LOL!!! THAT is truly one of the funniest mis-heard lyrics I've ever read... up there with (To the tune of Smoke on the water) 'Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy' or (to the tune of 'Michelle'... the French part) 'Someday monkey play piano song' Poly Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19582 Re: mis-heard lyrics Quarlie@xxx.xxx Sun 12/5/1999 1 KB From: Klaus Beschorner Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 8:13 am Subject: Klaus is on holiday... ... from Dec. 6 to 20, and I won't be reading my email until I return. Letters and packets, even registred, will be received normally during this time. all the best klaus -- Klaus.Beschorner........................work....+49-7033-45683 Drosselweg.6............................fax.....+49-7033-45631 D-71120.Grafenau........................Mobile.+49-171-7338969 Germany.................................home....+49-7033-45142 ............................................http://www.caby.de From: Quarlie@xxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 8:49 am Subject: Re: mis-heard lyrics In a message dated 12/4/99 11:32:39 PM, you wrote: >THAT is truly one of the funniest mis-heard lyrics >I've ever read... up there with (To the tune of Smoke on the water) >'Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy' >or (to the tune of 'Michelle'... the French part) >'Someday monkey play piano song' From: Quarlie@xxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 8:51 am Subject: Re: mis-heard lyrics (OT) Sorry about that last message! I hit the send button by accident before I had typed my reply. In a message dated 12/4/99 11:32:39 PM, Synthhtnys@a... wrote: >THAT is truly one of the funniest mis-heard lyrics >I've ever read... up there with (To the tune of Smoke on the water) >'Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy' >or (to the tune of 'Michelle'... the French part) >'Someday monkey play piano song' My favorite has always been 'Don't chew on me, baby/don't chew on me, owwww' (to the Human League's 'Don't You Want Me?'). --Daniel (Quarlie) Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19589 Re: mis-heard lyrics (OT) Gustavo Jobim Sun 12/5/1999 1 KB 19609 Re: mis-heard lyrics (OT) Sean Montgomery Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB From: 'Marcel Engels' From: Marcelo Gutierrez > >I second Heiko's opinion!! >The CD's second track 'Amalthea' has been on perpetual repeat on my CD >player ever since I got the CD a few weeks ago, and the rest of the tracks >are just as good, well done Marcel ! >(and I am not saying this becouse we have almost the same name :) I don't believe you! You're just saying this because we almost have the same name! :-) Thanks Marcelo, I'm just doing what I do with the music. I will begin to make new material again in the new year (too busy these christmas days). Hopefully it won't take too long to have a new album (Pointless did take a bit long imo...but then again it's finshed when it's finished). Later Marcel Music-page :http://home.wxs.nl/~m1engels Email :fsp@w... From: glynnn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 2:58 pm Subject: TD 'concept' albums Hello there, >From: 'twosheds' Subject: Re: Le Parc >>I am now playing le Parc, the album. However, I am not sure from the liner >>notes if this is a collection if tracks from different projects, or if the >>songs were written specifically for this album. > >Since this is their 'concept' album, I would venture to say that they were >all written specifically for the album. There's a track, though, that they It's a bit of a reach to call _Le Parc_ a concept album. Because all the track titles relate to the same theme? By the same token, _Underwater Sunlight_, off the top of my head, is another that would fit the bill, and there are probably more. Surely _Turn of the Tides_ is a better candidate than either of these. The story is in the booklet and the track titles follow it. The music even illustrates the action in parts, as when the galley master, or whatever he's called, beats time for the slaves at the beginning of 'Galley Slave's Horizon'. Glynn P.S. This month's _Mojo_: a HUGE article containing everything you could possibly want to know about the making of Pink Floyd's _The Wall_. Great stuff. I thought that the live album was out on Wedensday but no sign of it yet, alas. np: The Beach Boys - The _Pet Sounds_ Sessions. Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19604 Re: TD 'concept' albums Craig Chambers Sun 12/5/1999 1 KB 19608 Re: TD 'concept' albums twosheds Mon 12/6/1999 2 KB From: glynnn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 3:05 pm Subject: Mis-heard lyrics >Subject: Re: mis-heard lyrics >In a message dated 12/5/99 3:13:44 AM !!!First Boot!!!, >colin_anderson@xxxxx.xxx writes: ><< For me, the jury was well and truly out on the > first play, not helped by mis-hearing the third line of Bent Cold Sidewalk > which I thought (and still think.....) was: > 'And as our dog-gie comes over' >> >*LOL!!! THAT is truly one of the funniest mis-heard lyrics >I've ever read... up there with (To the tune of Smoke on the water) >'Slow motion Walter, the fire engine guy' >or (to the tune of 'Michelle'... the French part) >'Someday monkey play piano song'Poly I was in a band years ago and one of the tracks we covered was Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust'. We listened to it over and over again, but the best we could come up with for the first line was 'Sting walks merrily down the street, with the crinkled way I look'. We played it that way and no-one ever seemed to notice... Glynn From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Sat Dec 4, 1999 8:24 pm Subject: Exit Someone said the list rarely talks about Le Parc, but I've never seen anyone saying anything about Exit. Is it that bad? Even the price of this album was lower, when I was seeing the catalog of my usual importer. Is there anything wrong about Exit? gfj --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19600 Re: Exit Attila Gyory Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB 19601 Re: Exit Synthhtnys@xxx.xxx Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB 19602 Re: Exit craig.cordrey@xxxx.xxx Mon 12/6/1999 2 KB 19623 Re: Exit Gustavo Jobim Tue 12/7/1999 2 KB 19630 Re: Exit PENFOLD Tue 12/7/1999 2 KB 19677 Re: Exit Michael A Jean Thu 12/9/1999 1 KB 20267 Exit Derk Tue 1/11/2000 2 KB 30498 Re: Exit John Vertical Mon 12/10/2001 3 KB 30499 Re: Exit TheInfection Mon 12/10/2001 3 KB From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 5:17 pm Subject: D:Studio [Force Majeure] 1978 Cyclone 1979 -----FORCE MAJEURE----- 1980 Quichotte/Pergamon Tangram Hmm. Force Majeure in one word: WOW!!!!!! Force Majeure in one sentence: It is unique, fantastic, amazing, incredible, etc. This was the 4th album I listened to, after listening to Pergamon and buying W.Eagle and Poland. (I bought Pergamon a little later) 1.Force Majeure What a shock! This intro was completely different from what I've heard before from TD. Classic alien sounds from TD in part 1, the intro. 3:50 - piano! very good! this part serves as bridge and development to part 3. 6:45 - part 3 - IMO, this is the main theme of this track. Those 2 and a half minutes are some of the best Tadream moments. 8:48 - Things slow down here, almost abruptly, like the 'falling off the cliff' moment from Phaedra. Then a bridge of more spacey Tangerinesque sounds. After sometime, the main theme seem to come back in a different version (never paid attention to confirm this.) The rest of the track is excellent. 2.Cloudburst Flight I'm sure this is one of the best tracks TD have ever done! What else can I say? WOW!!!!!!!! Fantastic! Brilliant! (just remembered the boy with the yellow cap (or yellow coat) from Fast Show...) 3.Thru Metamorphic Rocks This is the reason why I bought Force Majeure. I was curious about this malfunctioning that happened when TD was recording this track, which seems to be that 10-minute sequence from the ending. I first listened to TMR in the darkness of my bedroom before actually going to sleep. The intro was quite spooky the first copule of times I listened to it. Then, a fantastic guitar melody, and that sequence... I like this part, but somehow I feel uncomfortable listening to those 10 final minutes. But this part gives FM an endless feel. All these masterpieces, and TD was only Froese and Franke! (I know, there was Krieger, but he was only in the drums) Incredible, isn't it?! FM is 12/10. gfj p.s. Is there any TD fan who doesn't like Force Majeure? I'd like to read what he thinks about it!!! --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19595 D:Studio [Force Majeure] Steven Le Vine Mon 12/6/1999 6 KB 19597 D:Studio [Force Majeure] Greg Mon 12/6/1999 3 KB 19598 D:Studio [Force Majeure] Synthhtnys@a... Mon 12/6/1999 4 KB 19603 D:Studio [Force Majeure] James Joystick Mon 12/6/1999 5 KB 19606 D:Studio [Force Majeure] Poulton, Larry Mon 12/6/1999 2 KB 19615 Re: D:Studio [Force Majeure] Gustavo Jobim Tue 12/7/1999 3 KB 19616 Re: D:Studio [Force Majeure] Gustavo Jobim Tue 12/7/1999 3 KB 19621 Re: D:Studio [Force Majeure] Gustavo Jobim Tue 12/7/1999 2 KB 19636 Re: D:Studio [Force Majeure] Synthhtnys@xxx.xxx Tue 12/7/1999 1 KB From: Gustavo Jobim Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 5:26 pm Subject: Re: mis-heard lyrics (OT) >My favorite has always been 'Don't chew on me, baby/don't chew on me, owwww' >(to the Human League's 'Don't You Want Me?'). > >--Daniel (Quarlie) hahhahah!! just wanted to add that. --- Gustavo F. Jobim gustavfj@m... gustavofj@h... From: DJS Date: Sun Dec 5, 1999 9:02 pm Subject: Deadly Care...for $103?!? I was just perusing Ebay & I noticed that a copy of Deadly Care (arguably one of the worst TD releases ever!) was going at $103! Either these bidders are some of the most clueless TD fans in the world or someone's making a bad joke. -- Dan J. Schulte Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ Progressive Electronic Music http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 19591 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? tom george Mon 12/6/1999 2 KB 19592 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? Steven Le Vine Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB 19593 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? tom george Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB 19605 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? DJS Mon 12/6/1999 2 KB 19611 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? Carl & Jacqui Kearney Mon 12/6/1999 1 KB 19614 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? DJS Tue 12/7/1999 1 KB 19618 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? Jared White Tue 12/7/1999 2 KB 19670 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? DJS Tue 12/7/1999 2 KB 19679 Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? tom george Thu 12/9/1999 1 KB From: 'tom george' Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 2:42 am Subject: Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? hey dano, my guess is that it is a mistake. i saw that yesterday and it made me want to run home and dust off my copy and get it on ebay. i did that once with a cd that i saw going real high and i didn't even get a bid. the current high bidder only has a 3 after his name so that means he is pretty new to ebay. i will bet he meant to type in 13.50 and accidently slipped a 0 in between the 1 and a 3 and now he is home crying his eyes out. i was thinking that this cd was one i really liked but then i remembered it was 'Deadly Care'. tom >From: DJS > >I was just perusing Ebay & I noticed that a copy of Deadly Care >(arguably one of the worst TD releases ever!) was going at $103! Either >these bidders are some of the most clueless TD fans in the world or >someone's making a bad joke. > > >-- >Dan J. Schulte >Rakinik Intertype-http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dungeon/2140/ >Progressive Electronic Music >http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/12/dan_j_schulte.html > >>Please practice listserv etiquette by appropriately editing original messages in your replies. TO UNSUBSCRIBE (be removed from this list), send a blank e-mail to tadream-unsubscribe@o... >Website: http://tadream.copfer.com > > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com From: 'Steven Le Vine' Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 3:14 am Subject: Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? Hey Dan, Maybe you should e-mail the highest bidder & clue him/her? in. It ain't unheard of. Now Back to FM........... SIGH! Review to follow. np. NECTAR OF THE GODS!!!!!! =Force Majeure Tangdreaming siberkat > From: DJS > > I was just perusing Ebay & I noticed that a copy of Deadly Care > (arguably one of the worst TD releases ever!) was going at $103! Either > these bidders are some of the most clueless TD fans in the world or > someone's making a bad joke. From: 'tom george' Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 3:36 am Subject: Re: Deadly Care...for $103?!? let me clear this up. i get 2 cds confused. 'Dead Solid Perfect' which i consider a run of the mill soundtrack....a typical TD throwoff; and 'Deadly Care' which i like quite a bit because of its spooky slowmoving but interesting tunes. when i made the statement below i was thinking of DSP. so i have to disagree about DC. i can think of much worse ones like 'Three o'clock High', 'Catch me if you Can' and even 'Zoneing'. i wouldn't pay 103.00 for it though. tom -- On Sun, 05 Dec 1999 21:42:02 tom george wrote: >From: 'tom george' i was thinking that this cd was one i really liked but then i remembered it was 'Deadly Care'. tom Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com From: Chris Richards > You are correct, though I think the Prophet 5 analogy is slightly misleading, as I believe the OB-1 actually predated the polyphonic OB synths (ie the OB-X, OB-8, etc). For what it's worth, Rush's Geddy Lee also uses one on their classic Permanent Waves album. > I believe I read once that he said he ran it through a fuzz box and used it on side two of Tangram, and a lot of people mistook for a guitar. > No, it was indeed programmable, but I believe it only held like 8 programs. ===== May you never thirst! The Scuba Diver Presently Known As Chris 'You can leave me in the air age if you like But I'd really like to go back to my own time' -Bill Nelson, Be Bop Deluxe __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com From: 'Steven Le Vine' From: 'Glenn Folkvord (JMJ FKN)' From: 'Greg' From: Synthhtnys@a... Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 7:56 am Subject: D:Studio [Force Majeure] The first happy TD album? Well, the first TD album to DARE to use major scales, anyway ;-) I think it's the most fleshed out, natural (and finished) sounding TD album by the Franke/Froese combination. I have memories of playing it for friends when it came out who hadn't heard TD before that elicited comparisons to the Alan Parsons Project and Fresh Aire.... ummmm... I can't imagine that being said about earlier TD.. ;-) Force Majeure Typical abstract TD intro... I think the cello gives this section a touch of class... An actual chord progression in the string sound too!!! Then the pulsing bass and electric grand introduce a change, and I want to mention that when I first heard this part back in '79 I saw that the old TD was gone... They had morphed into a new entity that included a Disco beat, prog touches, and an almost jazz-fusion sensibility... There was MUCH more emphasis on melody and chord progressions, though they still had the trippy effects, and synth dominance that we had come to love them for. I Think Johannes Schmoelling gave them a classy touch and great keyboard skills, but this album shows that they were heading that way before J.S. hooked up with them. There is quite a shift in composing from this point on... I admit a personal preference for the Baumann years, but they clearly still have the magic here... My favorite part on this piece would have to be the sequence that starts up at about 12:00 ***GORGEOUS***!!! Force Majeure (as an album) extends the Stratosfear explorations in compositional structures with several parts, as opposed to the longer, rather unchanging moods of the earlier works. Cloudburst Flight The intro guitar is a twelve-string (not a nylon) also a reference to Stratosfear's intro, though a bit more vital and crisp in the mix. Nice touches such as the backwards cymbal/forward cymbal pan between the speakers, and a very majestic theme. At 4:19 you can hear very clearly where they were switching from one guitar in a very abrupt crossfade. Getting into kind of Proggy territory here... Another abrupt edit can be heard at 5:31, but it doesn't hurt the flow of music. At 6:00 here's a classic TD chord and melody structure that is echoed throughout the 80's. Thru Metamorphic Rock Morph is a good word to have as part of the title on this one. The part emerging at 4:45 is a beautiful example of using a vocoder with percussion for killer synth rhythms. For some reason, listening to it now, it seems like a more fully realized version of Madrigal Meridian... much more complete, but a similar tonality. One thing that strikes me is how the first section doesn't really seem to fit this later part... kind of a forced fit. This album has majestic, magical moments that IMHO proved more fully than Cyclone that they could carry on without Peter Baumann. Poly From: colin_anderson@xxxxx.xxx Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 9:49 am Subject: Cyclone mis-heard lyrics - Part 2 G'day folks, Didn't mean to start a whole 'what the hell is that they've just said' thing, but after posting my last entry re Bent Cold Sidewalk, I remembered there was another lyric on Cyclone I mis-heard first or second playing. Had another listen and it's on Rising Runner, last verse, second last line: 'Bracing hands and home-grown gnomes' Maybe td should do another Cyclone-ish vocal-set so we can keep our interest going - it'd sure beat the bland stuff like Mars P and What a B. Last word on the mis-heard lyric front. Paul Young, cover version of 'Every time you go away': 'Every time you go away.... you take a piece of meat..... with you.....' Not as good as Glyn's Queen piss-take tho'! C np - Leftfield, Song of Life, from 'Leftism' From: Attila Gyory wrote: > Someone said the list rarely talks about Le Parc, > but I've never seen > anyone saying anything about Exit. Is it that bad? > > Even the price of this album was lower, when I was > seeing the catalog of my > usual importer. > > Is there anything wrong about Exit? > > gfj > --- > Gustavo F. Jobim > gustavfj@m... > gustavofj@h... > Hi Gustavo! Don't hesitate, go get Exit. It was my first TD album, and it's a great one from the Schmoelling-era. Attila __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com From: Synthhtnys@xxx.xxx Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 10:39 am Subject: Re: Exit In a message dated 12/6/99 10:17:34 AM !!!First Boot!!!, atasoft760209@y... writes: << Hi Gustavo! Don't hesitate, go get Exit. It was my first TD album, and it's a great one from the Schmoelling-era. Attila _ >> *I just wanted to second that. 'Pilots of the Purple Twilight' and 'Network 23' are great rocking TD pieces. 'Remote viewing' has an almost contact high effect, very trippy... I've always considered Exit one of my favorite underrated albums.... Poly From: craig.cordrey@xxxx.xxx Date: Mon Dec 6, 1999 11:05 am Subject: Re: Exit >--- Gustavo Jobim wrote: >> Someone said the list rarely talks about Le Parc, >> but I've never seen >> anyone saying anything about Exit. Is it that bad? >> >> Even the price of this album was lower, when I was >> seeing the catalog of my >> usual importer. >> >> Is there anything wrong about Exit? Gustavo, Asking this list whether you should buy an album is pointless. With over 250 members, there'll always be _someone_ who thinks the album in question is a 'must have' (as per Atilla and P(oly)aul's recent posts). There will also likely be, among the 250, those who do not like the album in question. I am one of those as far as Exit is concerned. It has never worked for me, and is one of my least listened TD albums. The album has six short tracks (longest less than 10 minutes) and has quite a 'commercial'/pop feel to it in many places (Choronzon is a great pop tune, for example). If I force myself to sit and listen to this, it is okay, but it rarely gets selected as a 'random' choice. The only way to find out if anything's wrong with it is to buy it yourself. Haven't you heard enough TD yet to know that you _must_ own every album they've ever produced? 8-)) -------------------------------------------------------------- Craig R. J. Cordrey craig.cordrey@g... Senior Software Engineer 01383 828187 Alenia Marconi Systems Integrated Systems Division Donibristle, Fife, Scotland -------------------------------------------------------------- From: James Joystick