"For children are innocent and love justice; while most
of us are wicked and naturally prefer mercy"
-- G.K. Chesterton
nr: Tristan Egolf, _Lord of the Barnyard_
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Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 15:01:39 -0500
From: ssmith36@sprynet.com
Subject: Re: Re: recommendation request
Most of my personal Ra favorites, interestingly enough, are live sets.
'Nothing Is' is my favorite of his ESP discs - I return to it much more than to either volume of 'Heliocentric.' 'It's After the End of the World' on the German MPS label has some mighty wiggy synth excursions. 'Live in Montreux' is a long out-of-print 2LP set on Inner City that's worth the price if you find it - an extraordinary latter-day set that perches on the precipice between the earlier wildness and the latter day novelty swing band. 'Sunrise in Different Dimensions' on hat Art is similiar, if more conservative - though there's some incindiary alto from Marshall Allen, naturally - and might prove an ideal introduction for the newcomer (it certainly did for me).
Lucky me, I saw the Arkestra twice in the late '80s. The first time, I drove a buncha hours from San Antonio to Ft. Worth to see the band. You could talk your way backstage at the Caravan of Dreams pretty easily back then, so I did. Ra was holding forth for a crowd about the malleable nature of time. During a lecture at Harvard the previous week, he informed us, he stopped all of the clocks on campus simultaneously using the strength of his mind.
I grabbed one of the club's cheap-ass promo posters and got it signed by Ra, Gilmore, Allen, Pat Patrick, Danny Ray Thompson... treasured.
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
NP - Snoop Doggy Dogg, "Murder Was the Case (Remix)," 'Death Row's Snoop Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits' (Death Row)
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Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:02:02 -0500
From: "Sean Westergaard" <seawes@allmusic.com>
Subject: RE: Re: recommendation request
Live at Montreux IS killer, and I've seen repressings recently on ebay for
decent prices. sean
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Subject: Re: Re: recommendation request
Most of my personal Ra favorites, interestingly enough, are live sets.
'Nothing Is' is my favorite of his ESP discs - I return to it much more than
to either volume of 'Heliocentric.' 'It's After the End of the World' on the
German MPS label has some mighty wiggy synth excursions. 'Live in Montreux'
is a long out-of-print 2LP set on Inner City that's worth the price if you
find it - an extraordinary latter-day set that perches on the precipice
between the earlier wildness and the latter day novelty swing band. 'Sunrise
in Different Dimensions' on hat Art is similiar, if more conservative -
though there's some incindiary alto from Marshall Allen, naturally - and
might prove an ideal introduction for the newcomer (it certainly did for
me).
Lucky me, I saw the Arkestra twice in the late '80s. The first time, I drove
a buncha hours from San Antonio to Ft. Worth to see the band. You could talk
your way backstage at the Caravan of Dreams pretty easily back then, so I
did. Ra was holding forth for a crowd about the malleable nature of time.
During a lecture at Harvard the previous week, he informed us, he stopped
all of the clocks on campus simultaneously using the strength of his mind.
I grabbed one of the club's cheap-ass promo posters and got it signed by Ra,
Gilmore, Allen, Pat Patrick, Danny Ray Thompson... treasured.
Steve Smith
ssmith36@sprynet.com
NP - Snoop Doggy Dogg, "Murder Was the Case (Remix)," 'Death Row's Snoop
Doggy Dogg Greatest Hits' (Death Row)
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Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 12:16:36 -0800
From: Skip Heller <velaires@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: recommendation request
> Live at Montreux IS killer, and I've seen repressings recently on ebay for
> decent prices. sean
>
Also, gotta recommend the post-humous SOUND OF THE SUN, with the Arkestra
under the direction of Marshall Allen, produced by Terry Adams, who knew
what he was doing.
skip h
np: more live caetano (god, this guy is terrifying)
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Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 12:18:24 -0800
From: Skip Heller <velaires@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: recommendation request
On the Elliot Sharp tip, nobody has mentioned BOOTSTRAPPERS, which pairs him
with one of my fav rhythm sections of all time (Watt and Hurley). Not a
killer all the way through, but enough moments to keep you interested.
<DIV>I quite like the album, actually. Its got the patented old-school reverb so present on many Bungle and Bungle-related Cds, which may or may not be good, depending on preferences. The production is detailed but dark, with a general murkiness that serves the album well, I think. Its pretty menacing, not always in an obvious way. It rocks pretty hard, too. Its a grower, to be sure; I wasn't too into it the first time, but that's definitely been changing. Just don't expect Fantomas or Bungle - though I'm sure everyone will.</DIV>
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<DIV>It IS about 5,000 times more interesting than Faith No More, but that isn't really too hard; I do think they were one of the most overrated bands ever. About 10,000 times more interesting than the new Tool album, which is a conservative rating on my part. I find though, that most new rock music (not talking extreme metal here), that is, 'song-oriented' music, for the lack of a better term, falls pretty short these days.</DIV>
