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fretless warr guitar
by Eriedell＠aol.com 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

I haven't yet picked up King Crimson's latest EP, "Happy with what you have to be happy with;" however, something on the back cover caught my eye. Apparently Trey Gunn is now playing fretless warr guitar. Is it just me or does that not sound like the hardest instrument to play ever. I don't play guitar, much less warr guitar, but it seems pretty damn difficult to me for some one to be able to finger tap on a fretless instrument. By the way, has anyone picked up this EP--is it worth it? andy

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Re: magazines
by Steve Smith 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 17:34:27 GMT Parry Gettelman <parry(a)macconnect.com> wrote: > I'm partial to Time Out New York -- even tho > it's a more general > entertainment publication, those pithy little > listings blurbs have turned me > on to some great stuff, like Antibalas. I'm partial to Time Out because my paycheck is always on time, and because they're the only magazine I can think of that lets the classical music editor also write about Robin Holcomb, Dimmu Borgir, Nile and Sigh... Other than that, my only MUST read is the Wire. I skim Jazz Times, Jazziz (increasingly pathetic) and Signal to Noise. I buy Blender, Revolver and Metal Maniacs from time to time. depending on who's covered. I'd love to have more time to spend reading things online, as that seems to be where the biggest boom in underground coverage has migrated. As it is, I read Perfect Sound Forever and Metal Judgement religiously. And some of my very favorite music writing of all hails from John Darnielle at Last Plane to Jakarta. One review a week... but WHAT a review. Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 6 - WDR Symphony/Barshai (Brilliant)

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Painkiller / Live in Nagoya
by Phil Plencner 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

Hey, Any thoughts/reviews yet on the new Live Painkiller CD? How does it compare to the live CD included in the Collected Works? I've been enjoying that a lot lately and I'm wondering if the new live CD is worth checking out.... ***************************************************************** Phil Plencner - MrPhilP(a)ameritech.net Drummer, Percussionist, and All Around Great Guy ***************************************************************** http://www.mp3.com/Phil_Plencner/ http://www.mp3.com/stations/PhilsPicks/ http://www.phils-picks.com/ "I'll bump into people who say 'Aw, I used to play the drums, but I sold my set.' And I think, 'How can you do that? Are you insane?'" - Dave Grohl *****************************************************************

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Mojo and Uncut
by Tosh 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

Overall I think Mojo is great - and the writing is good. But I too am a little bit tired of the trainspotting articles on the Beatles. But my guess is that there is a business reason to do 'Beatles features.' A Beatles feature with a cover of course probably sells the magazine more than a 15 page spread on Miles Davis or Arthur Lee. But still, the magazine is great. They had great articles on obscure blues figures, rockabilly artists, and the British invasion. Awhile back they had a great series of articles on British pop before the Beatles. That was fascinating. Also when you think about it - Mojo's average reader age must be in the 30 to 60 age bracket. Also I want to mention UNCUT, which is sort of the sister magazine to MOJO. That's another good one. -- Tosh Berman TamTam Books http://www.tamtambooks.com

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magazines
by Parry Gettelman 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

I'm partial to Time Out New York -- even tho it's a more general entertainment publication, those pithy little listings blurbs have turned me on to some great stuff, like Antibalas. I wish I could still afford Mojo, even though they don't seem to have as many articles that interest me as they used to, when I flip through it at record stores. Parry

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RIP: Pulse magazine
by Lang Thompson 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

>From: EPulse(a)marketing.towerrecords.com >Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:59:46 -0800 > >Last week, Tower Records announced the closure of Pulse! magazine, after >19 years of continuous publication. The final issue of Pulse! will be >December 2002, due in Tower stores on the last Friday of November. Guess it's a victim of both Tower's financial troubles and declining print circulations (even for a freebie). Wish I could be sadder but Pulse has definitely been declining over the past two or three years. There's still something of interest but the eccentric 'n' half-demented columns, reviews of things like Euro-improv or obscure indies, and of course nearly all classical coverage are long gone. I even wrote a few pieces for them (Marshall Crenshaw on rock movies, Chuck Jones interview, Peter Stampfel, punk buyers guide, trivia questions back when they ran contests) and it was always a blast having editors like Marc Weidenbaum who were really enthusiastic and open-minded. Well I guess we've still got Blender, right? LT ----------------------------- "It's people like us who took a mass medium and made it what it is today--a subculture." Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons The Funhouse Journal http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/blog/journal.htm

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Re: Beethoven recs
by Steve Smith 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 10:28:39 -0500 Alan Kayser <alankayser(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm wondering what the general opinion among > the more expert of you might be > concerning John Elliot Gardiner's DG cycle My preference for Norrington is almost entirely based on the fact that I heard it first. Among period-instruments afficionados, Gardiner is generally considered to be the better musician. To my ears, this is less clearly the case in their respective Beethoven cycles than in their recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, where Norrington got there first but Gardiner clearly did a better job. > How about opinions on Mahler, specifically > complete symphonic collections. > I have the EMI Tennstedt, but am partial to > Chailly's Fifth, a wonderful > rendition IMHO. I don't know if there's one single Mahler cycle that garners a unanimous vote - though Chailly's ongoing cycle may yet achieve that status, based on evidence so far. The only cycle that comes close to winning the sweepstakes is Bernstein's earlier set on Sony Classical; *some* of the versions in his later Deutsche Grammophon set are as good (and some are better), but some are definitely worse. Personally, I'm a generally fan of single-conductor cycles, since you get a unified overview of the works in question. But Mahler was such a unique and variable composer that in his case, I've made an exception, patching together favorite recordings of the various symphonies by a variety of conductors and orchestras, heavy on Bernstein and Rattle but also including alternative views by Klemperer (2), Barbirolli (5, 9), Eschenbach (1, 5) and Tilson Thomas (1, 6). Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 1 - Dumay / Pires (DG)

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Re: Pulse magazine (magazine recs?)
by Perfect Sound Forever 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

> From: "Crowmeat Bob" <crowmeat(a)hotmail.com> > > Signal to Noise ain't too bad. But I heard they were getting ready to fold. > I don't buy magazines often, but one magazine I snatched up both times I saw > it on the newstand is Experimental Musical Instruments. I don't know if > that's still around either. Actually, Pete at STN said that the opposite is happening and they're trying to expand. EMI is sadly not being published anymore- a shame 'cause it was a fine and interesting magazine: <http://www.windworld.com/emi/> Some other fine music mags I've found are: Resonance: <http://www.l-m-c.org.uk/LMCtexts.html> Cosmik Debris: <http://www.cosmik.com/> Blastitude: <http://www.blastitude.com/> Angbase: <http://www.angbase.com/> Innerviews: <http://www.innerviews.org/> Yeti: <http://nobrow.org/yeti/> (new issue out soon) Best, Jason -- Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine perfect-sound(a)furious.com http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

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Re: Pulse magazine (magazine recs?)
by Kurt Gottschalk 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

>From: "Crowmeat Bob" <crowmeat(a)hotmail.com> >Signal to Noise ain't too bad. But I heard they were getting ready to fold. i'm not really in the s2n inner circle, but i do write for them on occasion. they've gone from every other month to contain costs, and while i don't think they're rolling in money, i haven't heard that it's quite as dire as them folding. but anyone interested in helping to create a bang-up online music magazine should write me privately. i'm about a week away from a launch (you'll hear all about it here), and am looking for writers with big ears. small bits of payment available. writing samples required (tho they don't need be published). photographers also desired. we're going to be fairly nyc-centric at first, but not completely and certainly would be interested in things outside the greatest city on earth. kurt _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Masada - Guitars Frisell, Ribot, Sparks
by Theo Klaase 27 Nov '02

27 Nov '02

Anyone have a release date on this? ===== -That which is Theo "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." "to state that god is by nature, unknowable, is to pronounce knowledge of his nature - a contradiction." __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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