<p>Actually, I think Jobson's stint with Zappa came after his Roxy days,
although I've only got circumstantial evidence upon which to base this.
Previously a member of Curved Air, Jobson was with Roxy Music from 1973
to 1975. He then appears on the cover of (but doesn't actually seem
to play on) Zappa's 'Zoot Allures,' which dates from late 1976. Patrick
O'Hearn and Terry Bozzio are the other two musicians pictured on that cover
besides Zappa and Jobson, but only Bozzio plays on the album. I can't
actually recall ever seeing a Zappa album on which Jobson plays.
But at the very least, a connection was made between Jobson and Bozzio,
as the former drafted the latter to replace Bill Bruford in U.K. some years
later.
<p>Jobson seems to be a rather pronounced example of someone who's too
much of a perfectionist for his own good. As a result, after U.K.
he's not managed to do much of anything - a brief stint in Jethro Tull,
one fairly bad pop-prog album ('The Green Album'), one new age solo album
('Theme of Secrets'), an almost-stint in Yes around the time of '90125'
(I think he actually appears briefly in the video for "Owner of a Lonely
Heart"), and a long-delayed and finally aborted U.K. reunion album.
I think he survives by writing jingles for commercials. A shame,
because he did some fine things on those few Roxy Music albums, as well
as the side projects by Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera.
<p></anal retentive>
<p>I loved what you had to say about the Roxy albums, though. It's
got me in the mood to go pull them out tonight...
<p>Steve Smith, prog dork
<br>ssmith36@sprynet.com
<br>NP - Kevin Drumm/Martin Tetreault, 14, 'Particles and Smears' (Erstwhile)</html>
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:57:14 EST
From: JonAbbey2@aol.com
Subject: I-Sound/DJ Scud
anyone looking for a serious dose of apocalyptic electronica to close out the
millenium should check out the I-Sound/DJ Scud midnight show tonight at
Tonic. not sure exactly how to describe what they do, maybe more musical
digital hardcore. here's a review of their split EP from the May Wire by
Peter Shapiro:
<<When the only moments of calm and clarity sound like a whimpering dog being
kicked mercilessly by its owner, you know you're listening to the new Ambush
joint. A transatlantic shitstorm featuring London's Scud on one side and New
York's I-Sound on the other, this could be the best Ambush 12" yet. Scud's
opening gambit is an absolutely ferocious round of demolition derby with
drums that hit like a fist to your solar plexus, Xenakis getting the living
crap beaten out of him and a guy muttering "Show's cancelled punk" underneath
the maelstrom. The second track is all machine gun rat-a-tat and divebombing
basslines - found sound from the Battle of Midway? Scud's final track is a
Jamaican dancehall cut-up that takes the name of JA's street sweeper riddim
literally and lays waste to everything in sight. I-Sound's showcase is, if
anything, more uncompromising. Where Scud's beats at least bare some
resemblance to Techstep, I-Sound's go in several directions at once; where
Scud's noise is harnessed and channelled, I-Sound is happy for his machines
to go on EST retreats and let it all hang out. The best here is the third,
which uses the sound of someone cocking a rifle for its break. Drop the
needle and hear the damage done.>>
anyway, I'm psyched.
Jon
www.erstwhilerecords.com
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:45:17 -0600
From: Craig Rath <fripp@mn.mediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Eddie Jobson [was Re: Roxy Music]
>I can't actually recall ever seeing a Zappa album on which Jobson plays.
I think he only played on the live album "In New York", (1976-77).
>I think he survives by writing jingles for commercials. A shame, because
he did
>some fine things on those few Roxy Music albums, as well as the side
projects by
>Ferry, Mackay and Manzanera.
He has also fairly recently been doing music for TV shows, two examples
being Viper and Nash Bridges.
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:10:48 EST
From: TagYrIt@aol.com
Subject: Re: Eddie Jobson [was Re: Roxy Music]
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In a message dated 12/28/00 6:42:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ssmith36@sprynet.com writes:
> I think Jobson's stint with Zappa came after his Roxy days, although I've
> only got circumstantial evidence upon which to base this. Previously a
> member of Curved Air, Jobson was with Roxy Music from 1973 to 1975. He
> then appears on the cover of (but doesn't actually seem to play on) Zappa's
> 'Zoot Allures,' which dates from late 1976.
You're right Steve, I interviewed Jobson for Trouser Press (and I'll bet that
will jog your memory!) while he was doing the Zappa tour for Zoot Alures
(which was after Roxy). He did say that he's not actually on that album, but
was a member of the band at the time so he was included in the cover photos.
As for which Zappa albums he actually plays on....I'm not about to go digging
through the Zappa archive right now, but I'm sure it'll be bugging me enough
to soon.
Dale.
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#8080c0" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 12/28/00 6:42:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, <BR>ssmith36@sprynet.com writes:
<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I think Jobson's stint with Zappa came after his Roxy days, although I've <BR>only got circumstantial evidence upon which to base this. Previously a <BR>member of Curved Air, Jobson was with Roxy Music from 1973 to 1975. He <BR>then appears on the cover of (but doesn't actually seem to play on) Zappa's <BR>'Zoot Allures,' which dates from late 1976. </BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>You're right Steve, I interviewed Jobson for Trouser Press (and I'll bet that <BR>will jog your memory!) while he was doing the Zappa tour for Zoot Alures <BR>(which was after Roxy). He did say that he's not actually on that album, but <BR>was a member of the band at the time so he was included in the cover photos. <BR>As for which Zappa albums he actually plays on....I'm not about to go digging <BR>through the Zappa archive right now, but I'm sure it'll be bugging me enough <BR>to soon.
