From: somms@mit.edu To: somms-digest@mit.edu Subject: Soundgarden Digest, Tuesday, 4 Feb 1997 Reply-To: somms@mit.edu Date: Tue, 04 Feb 1997 02:56:28 EST Sender: saperl The Soundgarden Digest: Tuesday, 4 Feb 1997 listadmin: saperl@mit.edu list archive: http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/archive/ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: email saperl@mit.edu Today's Topics: THE SONG Snap, Crackle, Pop........ SMOKE!!! endorsement by kim and chris.... Recent Soundgarden Concert Re: None caryn rose : Re: caryn rose : Re: Hi evreybody. and I feel like I'm tied to the railroad track... favorite SG lyrics 1st song Perth BDO & Soundgarden Threads... Happiest song.......? Is kevin stoned? Question fresh deadly rarities Thanks... painted blue across my eyes... Re: painted blue across my eyes... Alive In The Superunkown Bluem81014, 4th of july made me feel the same. weeeeeeeerrrrrrdddddd Re: painted blue across my eyes... Re: 97 US tour?????? Re: painted blue across my eyes... Re: painted blue across my eyes... thread Re: Hi evreybody. Re: Rockin' till age 40 Re: painted blue across my eyes... Re: Special songg.. Re: Hi evreybody. songs we hate Fan Club Re: songs we hate SG going off in Sydney tour dates some sg ramblings... just can't listen to... Re: songs we hate Re: painted blue across my eyes... songs we hate What the hell did ben say? soundgarden Re: thread another -iest thread... Re: thread Someone is going to see SG this year! new proud owner of Somms! Re: superunknown pic BHS dedication? SOUNDGARDEN FANS RULE!!! Songs we hate/laugh at ------------------------------------------------------------ From: The Guitarist-2001 Subject: THE SONG in response to "the song that turned me to Soundgarden" (something like that) thread... ...surprisingly enough it was NOT Spoonman... 'twas actually 4th of July... I hadn't heard much Soundgarden yet then, only BHS and the intro to My Wave (which was what made me decide that they might be worth listening to..) and maybe a couple others... but when I heard 4th of July I instantly decided that it must be the greatest song around (or at of them)... just the atmosphere/lyrics/emotion/tone/etc.... it took actually most of the rest of Superunknown (Superunknown itself=97the song=97to get me to buy the TAB)= before I really got into them, but 4th of July was the starter) ... Spoonman was 2nd place, of course... and actually what really turned me into the SG fan I am today was: SOMMS! Yes, this very mailing list! I actually didn't even have any SG CD's when I joined (I listened to my friend's), just the TAB for Superunknown... it took you folks to make me the demented psychotic Soundgarden-worshipper I am today! THANX! this mailing list doesn't just support SG fans, it CREATES them! mostly, The Guitarist-2001 "Dying words I bury everyday" - Nothing To Say, Soundgarden, Screaming Life/FOPP ------------------------------ From: GeekGirl@aol.com Subject: Snap, Crackle, Pop........ SMOKE!!! Well guess who.... ya its me.... I am the bearer of news... so listen up...cuz after this message it's back the closet for me... Shroom asked if I would mail all of you to let you know that she fried her computer this weekend.... so if you may not hear for her for awhile ( that may be a blessing depending on who you are ) She said that she is gonna get it fixed VERY soon..... It just may take her a little bit to return email. /shutting the closet door behind her Bye all.. Dena :)~ Blessed SOMMS Goddess *** just to let anyone know... if you have mailed me in the last month or so.. and havent heard back from me.. you will.. I am getting mail taken care of ( there is alot...) so hang in there.... Ill explain later! ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: endorsement by kim and chris.... just got home from seeing the mighty Gashuffer play their last date before going off on tour -- of Australia and Japan! this band was featured in Hype! and Kim & Chris played their video when they were on 120 minutes last year... if you live in either of those places, go go go see them, they are a lot of fun. ;-) um. soundgarden content. i heard that kim and matt have a side project called haler or something like that? anyone know about this? - --caryn ------------------------------ From: "Julian Curwin" Subject: Recent Soundgarden Concert I too have recently been to a concert in Australia. It was the first Soundgarden concert I've been to, and one of the greatest concerts I've been to (and I've been to a bundle). I would have to say that Soundgarden certainly know how to mix up the material. Even though they're promoting DOTU, an even amount came from the last three albums, and a few assorted songs from the earlier releases. Highlights for me? 1. Hearing a great version of My Wave after the band had just warmed up on Spoonman and Let Me Drown. 2. Chris doing a quiet yet brilliant solo version of Black Hole Sun, and then the band running on near the end of it and ripping straight into a perfect performance of Outshined. 3. The encore which included an excellent Jesus Christ Pose and also Mailman, which absolutely rocked! Julian ------------------------------ From: amy dowler Subject: Re: None At 02:54 p.m. 31/01/97, you wrote: >Welcome Amy! > >You could never bored me talking about your experience at a SG concert! >Especially with it being your first time! PLEASE write and tell us everything! >(I'm sure others on the list would agreed with me.) I love reading all the >posts about the concerts. I know that each person will have something >different and unique to share. ok well, i can't even remember the setlist, cos the whole concert was like a dream, it was just a blur. it was pretty similar to the one described in that legendary concert review, done a week or so ago. well, my friend and i got to festival hall about an hour early and just sat around. we could hear the soundchecks of sg and you am i. anyway, the doors opened around 7:30, and we came in to hear this band playing, i don't even know who they were. then you am i came on. i like them quite a bit, but it was so hot in there i just wanted them to finish so sg would come on, cos i knew once they came on, i wouldn't care about the heat. after you am i we went to get as wet as possible in the toilets. we were attempting to buy a drink, when they came on, my friend wanted to wait and get a drink, but i dragged her into the crowd. we didn't get into the mosh pit, cos frankly i'm too wimpy. i don't want to die at a concert. have you ever noticed that sg fans are tall, it's so annoying! i could still see cc though. they only did the one encore, but he said they didn't do any at the bdo. i thik that's all i write, amy. ***** http://www.angelfire.com/sd/amydowler/index.html ***** ------------------------------ Subject: caryn rose : Re: caryn rose : Re: Hi evreybody. From: gotee1@juno.com (Kevin A Stapleton) - --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: caryn rose To: gotee1@juno.com (Kevin A Stapleton), somms@MIT.EDU Subject: Re: caryn rose : Re: Hi evreybody. Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 22:15:06 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970201221741.2527fea2@mail.nwlink.com> At 11:31 PM 2/1/97 EST, Kevin A Stapleton wrote: > >does anybody know of a really good soundgarden web page? or a really >good >band history? > >i really think there should be a soundgarden faq. maybe we should write >one? > >and does anyone here think that chris cornell is really sexy? i'm sure >i'm >the only one. > > >--------- End forwarded message ---------- >I know two that I think are really good. >oneis the unofficial web page ( which I think is the best ) and the other >is the official web page. >http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/ >and >http://www.imusic.com/soundgarden/ > >or you can go to yahoo at www.yahoo.com and search soundgarden yahoo? search? what's that? - --caryn go to www.yahoo.com and it is a page that lets you type a word and search the whole www. you just type Soundgarden and it finds every page that has something to do with them. Kevin - --------- End forwarded message ---------- ------------------------------ From: eliza Subject: and I feel like I'm tied to the railroad track... o.k., time to start getting rid of some of the stuff i got in atlanta.. i am gonna do one thing at a time to keep my sanity...The first thing for sale is a copy of BMF/SOMMS...it is not in the package any more but it looks in great condition to me...I got it for $20 - add a few for postage and that's it...Email me if you want it and i will pick tomorrow night. eliza -leslie's coughing up blood oh, i also want to say that i have about 300 emails to get thru so i am not ignoring anyone, but everyone who asked for the stuff i got, i am going to do random drawings for most of it... and Gene - got your mail - it is going out tomorrow :) **************************************** I walk these streets alone, shadows hide my face My sins are etched in stone, never to erase My fears unshakeable, if I could believe I'd trade these wings of gold, for what I really need - --CC ------------------------------ Subject: favorite SG lyrics From: wildare@advant.com (Dare, Paul) >>what SG lyrics are most powerful to you? Well..some of the most powerful lyrics to me are definitely from MAILMAN -hello you don't know me i'm the dirt beneath your feet. i am the most important fool you forgot to see. i've seen how you give it now i want to recieve./i know i am headed for the bottom but i am riding you all of the way. Mailman is one of my very favorite SG songs along with BUTOW, PN, and louder than love:) thanks for listening to me babble:) keep smiling Amber ------------------------------ From: KENNY BECKWITH <"beckwith@gte.net"@gte.net> Subject: 1st song HI Everyone. First Song that I heard that turned me on to Soundgarden? Well the first soundgarden song I ever heard I think was Spoonman when I was about 11 or 12. Whenever it would come on MTV I would turn my TV all the way up and jump around my house like I was an idiot. Hey I as only 12. OK I admit I'm 16 now and whenever I hear Spoonman I still get the urge to jump around. It depends on rather or not I am alone if I give into that urge. Even though I loved Spoonman I still wasn't a fanatic. That didn't come into play till a good friend of mine let me borrow his SU. I was in love from that moment on. I went straight out and bought BMF-my favorite CD to date, and then all of the past and present CDS. I'm still searching for LOUDEST LOVE!! Any one that has any info on where I can find this PLEASE I BEG OF YOU let me know. Lisa Beckwith ------------------------------ From: Georgia Kennedy Subject: Perth BDO & Soundgarden Hi all. I've just returned home from the farce that was the Big Day Out. After going to the Big Day Out every year (except the first, because it went to Sydney only), todays effort was really disappointing. All I can say about it is that I'm glad there'll be no more, because I wouldn't go again. At previous BDO's in Perth, they've limited admission to about 12 - 15 000 people. Today, there was no door limit, and we heard Offspring say there was over 30 000 people there today. And that was the problem. We decided that there were so many kids and virile young men there today, that it'd be safer and more comfortable to stay at the back - and anyway, we have tickets for the Tuesday night show at the Superdome with You Am I. Anyway, down to the important issue - How were Soundgarden? They were pretty good. It took the boys about half their set to warm up, but once they did, they were really great. Offspring were playing on Stage 2 beforehand, so my friend and I wandered into the Stage 1 area to get a good vantage point for the boys. So we got a good spot, waited for Offspring to finish, and by the time SG came on, I reckon the whole 30 000 people were pouring into where we were - it was incredibly uncomfortable, and really dangerous at times. The set opened with (surprise, surprise) Spoonman, which sounded pretty good. They then kicked into SWMGEC, which was, unfortunately, not great. There just didn't seem to be any spark happening there, which was hardly surprising, because of the heat. Then came Let Me Drown and Pretty Noose, which were Okay, then My Wave, which wasn't good. Ty Cobb was next, and it was from here that things started firing up a bit! Chris did BHS solo next, and, unfortunately, opened with the line "Lets put this one to bed", which is I recall what he has said at previous shows (according to some of the fantastic reviews sent by other Aussies). Other than that, BHS was the highlight - it was performed perfectly, sounding incredible in the still, hot evening. Outshined next, Rusty Cage (really good), BUTOW (fantastic), Search and Destroy (great), and finally, Slaves and Bulldozers, which was incredible. Finally, trying to get home. Nightmare. 'Nuff said about that. Otherwise, Roll on Tuesday! Thanks for indulging me, I know this isn't a great review, but it's all I can muster after standing on my feet in 40 degree heat all day. georgia. ------------------------------ Subject: Threads... From: "Shawn David Kennedy" Well, I figured I better get in on at least a couple of these threads that have been going around on the list. For the "Song that did it for me" thread, I would have to say it was "Rusty Cage" that really got me hooked. The first Soundgarden song I ever heard was "Hands All Over", and I thought that it was really cool, but it wasn't until "Rusty Cage" that I really REALLY got into them. And on the "Sexiest Song" thread, I would have to agree with Lance and say "All Night Thing". That is just a really smooth song. But for just a hardcore SEXiest song, I would have to say "Big Dumb Sex". Even though the song is a parody of a sex song, it still has just a raw, primal quality to it that makes you feel DIRTY. (and that is a good thing!) Well, I just thought I would throw my ideas at 'cha. ------------------------------ From: PenCapChu1@aol.com Subject: Happiest song.......? well amid all that spooky/scary/sexy song thread, didn't someone ask what they thought was the 'happiest' song? no song is really happy, and they all have a mostly dark kind of mood to all of them, but does anyone agree that the few songs on the Fopp EP are the 'happiest'.. or just the peppiest, and most upbeat.. meant to add this in a while ago, but owell.. - -pencapchew yeh i was foppin and rockin, had the whole house boppin.... will Mr. Kevin somebody ever get it? ------------------------------ From: Slave4cc@aol.com Subject: Is kevin stoned? Well, the question might be: Kevin (gotee) are you stoned or just....stoned? It was a JOKE!! Load another bong!! (just kidding ;) Hey, who the hell was Jason? Shroom, I just listened your call in on rockline....they never did really reply to your question, did they? And Chris's response when you told him you loved him was either a groan or a mmph! Geez! This proves my point that there is nothing original to say to them cuz theyve heard everything before 100 times. Vinyl, vinyl somebody with a heart please....colored vinyl for Slave4cc. She really needs it. Eliza, heres hoping. Q2: Where is the interview that talks about them reading this list?? Couldnt find it on Shroomy's page. Next week, I will learn to play some Temple of the Dog songs!! (yayyyee) They are easy to play so my most excellent teacher, (who could be a famous rock star himself ) tells me...of course he would say that!! Do you guys agree? I know 30 seems old if your young, but now im almost 30, im still young and it doesnt seem old....they are not old!!!!! I bet there is 3 more albums at least. For all of your kisses, turned to spit in my face..mailman Spit it out loud, into my face..no attention. Do you friends think your obsessed? Over and out. Carol (the "obsessed" SG "freak", I have been called both;) ------------------------------ From: KENNY BECKWITH <"beckwith@gte.net"@gte.net> Subject: Question Hello again fellow Soundgarden Worshipers... I have a question. What does ETCHED DIGIPACK mean? I see these two words and I am clueless. If someone would enlighten me on this I will be forever greatfull. And another question. Does anyone have any other links to Soundgarden import merchandise? I have tried both SouthLand CD and the one from Seths Page(can't think of the name now) and found alot of great things. But I most have more. Lisa Beckwith ------------------------------ From: Imitated@aol.com Subject: fresh deadly rarities Does anyone know of a place on the net where I could buy the fresh deadly rarities bootleg? I used to have it on tape but it got eaten by my cassette deck. Thanx! ------------------------------ From: "Steven Russell Jr." Subject: Thanks... Memo: 02.02.97 Under the cola coloured skies.... Hey List! I'd like to personally thank every one of you that sent me Birthday Wishes yesterday and a special thank you to a certain someone :-) Thanks! You are the best! :-) As for SG content...the defining SG moment in my life was listening to Badmotorfinger the first 18 :-) times...which is exactly what I did from 6pm the tuesday it was released until that friday/saturday night :-) (I can't quite remember which day) The early 90's are such a blur :-) Full On, steve - - "It's no secret that a conscience can sometimes be a pest It's no secret that ambition bites the nails of success Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief" ------------------------------ From: blind dog Subject: painted blue across my eyes... On Fri, 31 Jan 1997 atnadzri@vax1.tristate.edu wrote: > i gotta queation for u guys...how long do u think SG will last.. i they arent > teenagers anymore..do u think they will stay rockin till the age 40?? all things being equal, I think soundgarden will be around for a very long time. age is not a factor. > and..what do u guys think about the next SG album?do u guys think they > should pursue a diiferent direction...or just go back to the days of > UMOK..u know..that raw dirty sound.... the most recent interview with chris has him saying that there is no way to tell what their future albums will sound like, considering that all four members write and listen to widely varying music. he made clear that there are never any pre-conceptions of what a new record will sound like before they go into the studio. he also pointed out that a the chances of a concept album were very close to being nil :) your resident soundgarden nerd and blabbermouth justin ----------------------------------- a thousand doors, a thousand lies rooms a thousand years wide - words by kim thayil ----------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... At 12:32 PM 2/3/97 +1000, blind dog wrote: > the most recent interview with chris has him saying that there is >no way to tell what their future albums will sound like, considering that >all four members write and listen to widely varying music. he made clear >that there are never any pre-conceptions of what a new record will sound >like before they go into the studio. he also pointed out that a the >chances of a concept album were very close to being nil :) so that means our chances of a triple album about a young prodigy who converts all to his religion (sg) by his amazing html abilities and draws attention to himself through his boxing ability... oops, wrong concept album, seth isn't blind or deaf (yet). how can ANY band that is made up of true artists tell you where they are going next... if you're an alterna-band in a can of course you can state with firmness what your next record will sound like because it's PRODUCT, not art. peter buck from r.e.m. has been saying that their next album will have "more guitars" for over ten years now, in answer to similar questions from the media. ;-) i don't need to know what it will sound like... i just want there to be more albums, one a year will do nicely, i'll listen to whatever soundgarden have to say. may not like it, may love it, but art is unpredictable at best. thank goodness for that. ;-) - --caryn ------------------------------ From: Betty Anne Redson Subject: Alive In The Superunkown I just bought the cd rom Alive In the Superunknown, and really liked it. But I bought it for $24. I have other cd roms that are just as good, that I bought for $12. Is this the regular price for this? Did everyone else pay this much? - Marie ------------------------------ From: Peter Taylor Subject: Bluem81014, 4th of july made me feel the same. Hey everyone, despite be a fan of soundgarden since badmotor finger. I only just became a part of this mailing list as I was only hooked up recently. Great digest. Bluem81014 I just wanted to tell you, that like you 4th of july really hit me to in a heavy kind of way, and like you it made me cry for reasons I don't even know. Naked in the cold sun Brething life like fire. THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE BUT THAT WAS JUST A LIE. By the way I saw SG last Saturday at the BDO and they were wicked. But a billion times better the next night at festivel hall in Melbourne. I hope those of you with there picks realise how lucky you are. ------------------------------ From: CL Miller Subject: weeeeeeeerrrrrrdddddd my favorite sg song. . .difficult to say. . .it would be like if i had kids and someone asked me which was my favorite. . .i really don't know. . . i'd have to say. . . flutter girl by the way. . .i have most of the song figured out (chordwise) for a guitar in standard tuning. . .if you would like to know what it is, let me know here or you can e-mail me personally. . .i usually relearn songs in standard because i hate busting my strings while trying to retune. (p.s. anyone know "bimh" in standard? i've tried. . .) seth, i'm sending you the clip of weird al for the site this week. . .please gimme a few days. btw, whoever's birthday it was ;) happy birthday ;) many more ;) !!! does anyone know where i can get fresh deadly rarities any cheaper than $28? i found it in an ad in a guitar magazine, but i wanted to check and make sure that it wasn't available elsewhere cheaper. . .thanks also, check out my store's site. . .it'll be ready soon! http://www.moviestop.com/ tanx! chris "the lives we make never seem to ever get us anywhere but dead. . ." ~~c. cornell ------------------------------ From: KAISERVRBL@aol.com Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... (caryn rose) writes: << i don't need to know what it will sound like... i just want there to be more albums, one a year will do nicely >> Which brings up an interesting topic. Which would you prefer from Soundgarden if you had a choice (which none of us do thank god) A- 10 more *premium-fan-fucking-tastic* Soundgarden albums, BUT "NO MORE" tours period (save the occasional surprise appearance) OR B- Two or three more albums and lots of touring? Personally, I'd take A. I only get to see them once every 3 or 4 years (approx) but I listen daily. Therefore, anything they would provide to soothe through my speakers would be a Godsend and a blessing. I love what they do, & all I ask for is more. Besides, SG's worst productions are 100X better than everybody elses best effort. Just a thought. Lance "They run to hunt you down" ------------------------------ From: Roseemisst@aol.com Subject: Re: 97 US tour?????? In a message dated 97-02-01 16:32:30 EST, you write: > "a trip for two to see Soundgarden anywhere on their '97 U.S. tour" > I don't know about you but I smell a TOUR!!!!!!!! > Pleeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzeeeeeeeee! > Dear Susan, > Let me make a suggested tour stop or two. Chicago(SOMMSfest II..the > slumber party returns), Las Vegas(SOMMSvention), and Oklahoma(SOMMSstock) > and maybe Indianapolis and Milwaukee(close enough for a road trip). Thank > you!!! toni > seems like Chris is hinting all over the place! He was in LA in December, and while on a radio interview said hey MAY do more touring. That would be great! I wonder if he'd stick to the smaller venue-thing, or do arenas. SG really doesn't like to do arenas, tho(that's whut chris said; DO NOT flame me). So let's hope they will 'turn back around' in the direction of the States again--I have been deprived enough of not seeing SG play in the flesh. RoseeMisst# 1, the fanatic ------------------------------ From: Roseemisst@aol.com Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... In a message dated 97-02-03 01:59:35 EST, you write: > Which would you prefer from Soundgarden > if you had a choice (which none of us do thank god) > > A- 10 more *premium-fan-fucking-tastic* Soundgarden albums, BUT "NO MORE" > tours period (save the occasional surprise appearance) > > OR > > B- Two or three more albums and lots of touring? > > Personally, I'd take A. I only get to see them once every 3 or 4 years > (approx) but I listen daily. Therefore, anything they would provide to > soothe > through my speakers would be a Godsend and a blessing. I love what they do, & > > all I ask for is more. Besides, SG's worst productions are 100X better than > everybody elses best effort. > > Just a thought. > > Lance eeeww. Ten more albums? Unless they can be *extremely* creative, and I really stress that, then I'm for it. I'm not for any 'greatest hits' albums, tho. I'm the lister who's never seen SG play in my life, so I wouldn't mind only a few more albums--as long as I had lots of chances to see them play. This has been one of my dreams in the last few years. I WANT TO TOUCH CHRIS BEFORE I DIE!! Okay folkies, I'm rambling, but I hope you get the gist of what I'm saying. RoseeMisst#1, the fanatic ------------------------------ From: Tiffany Saint Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... On Mon, 3 Feb 1997 KAISERVRBL@aol.com wrote: > A- 10 more *premium-fan-fucking-tastic* Soundgarden albums, BUT "NO MORE" > tours period (save the occasional surprise appearance) > OR > B- Two or three more albums and lots of touring? That sounds like a false dilemma to me! Are you one of those kids that played "what would you rather do, stick a red hot needle in your eye, or have your fingernail torn off by a rabid beaver?" Anyway, if I had to choose, I'd take the 10 albums. Tiffany ------------------------------ From: kjm@mtool.com (Karen Monoker) Subject: thread Well to continue this thread.... The first song I heard by SG that got me hooked was Hands All Over, which I loved immediately. This was back in '89, my 2nd year of college and I bought Louder Than Love right away and played it over and over. LTL is still my favorite album maybe because it was my first. Then of course when BMF came out I was blown away and love every song on that album, especially mind riot and drawing flies. Same with SU. But what I want to know is.... although I love any and every song by SG because I love their sound, are there any SG songs that you just cannot listen to anymore? Not that this song is bad but I cannot listen to Spoonman anymore. I am really really sick of this song (maybe because it was and is so overplayed and it has become such a mainstream 'yeah, I know Soundgarden they play that song Spoonman right?' AAARRRRRGH!). So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you fast forward over when listening to an album? Karen ------------------------------ From: caryn rose Subject: Re: Hi evreybody. At 09:59 AM 2/3/97 -0800, Taylor Holmes wrote: >Kevin A Stapleton wrote: >> >or you can go to yahoo at www.yahoo.com and search soundgarden >> >> yahoo? >> search? >> what's that? >> >> --caryn >> >> go to www.yahoo.com and it is a page that lets you type a word and search >> the whole www. you just type Soundgarden and it finds every page that has >> something to do with them. >> Kevin > > >Heh Heh... What would we do without these newbies to fill us in? It's >really amazing how far we've gotten so far considering our ignorance... yeah, and a newbie with a JUNO account at that. HELLO?? NEWBIES??? NEW PEOPLE ON THE NET???? there are over 700 of us on this list who have been here for a WHILE now, who can quote you seth's web page address in our SLEEP, can quote you the faq by heart, and who know more about how the internet works than you will ever have the chance to FORGET. while it is of course completely out of line for me to suggest this, it is considered good internet practice to familiarize yourself with the digests of a mailing list before posting, or to wait a bit to get a feel for the list before posting -- and certainly to WAIT before posting about BASIC SOUNDGARDEN HISTORY WHICH WE ALL KNOW for your first post to the list. and since you obviously aren't getting the sarcasm -- PLEASE don't tell us who Hiro is, we know, Taylor knows, Eliza knows, and if we DON'T know we can go to seth's page, and/or ask people who know more about soundgarden than you do -- all of whom, coincidentally, are on this list! - --caryn "what does SOMMS stand for?" ------------------------------ From: Seth Subject: Re: Rockin' till age 40 Hey God, I hope Soundgarden rock until _I_ am 40!! I think that SG will keep putting out music that astounds us all for years to come for one really good reason: They are NOT trying really hard to sound like Soundgarden every time they do a new album. Aerosmith is a really unfortunate example of musicians falling into this trap. A lot of old fans complained when DOTU came out because it was so different. Many of us said that we preferred a style akin to Badmotorfinger. This really got me thinking, however. Consider how much you like BMF for exactly what it is. If Soundgarden made DOTU into BMF number 2, then what good are either of those albums? The way SG's music is progressing, every album has it's own meanings, and most importantly, it's own memories. If they kept the same style, they (and we) would be ignoring that they are just average people that change, and not big glossy rock stars preserved by drugs and formaldahyde, and we would get sick of them PDQ. But this is NOT Soundgarden, and this is why _I_ like them so much, and why _we_ happily read 50 messages about them every day. I hope that Soundgarden goes on forever, and I don't predict them getting the label of dinosaur rock, but I get the feeling their retirement falls under the catagory of 'whenever they are damn good and ready.' I would be thrilled if anybody has anything to say about all this. Good news is preferred, buy hey, it's all welcome!! Later, A different Seth ------------------------------ From: Mercyhurst Prep Library Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... >Call me greedy but I'd go for albums and tours. I've only seent hem twice....right...yeah, twice, and I'd like to see more. The major problem w/ them and touring is that it gets CC run down and he falls ill, which means shows get cancelled or postponed. The one-album per year thing would be nice IF iot could be done. That was once PJ's grand idea and it didn't work. The recording process just doesn't quite work that way, not for rock albums. I have a friend who's begun doing movie soundtracks and that process seems a bit faster--he's done 2 plus an end credit song in less than a year, but he may be an exception b/c he has his own pro-level 64 track studio at home (and was once in a band that's been around for ages) It's the packaging that seems to hold things up, tho the mixing and engineering can be slow as well. What does anyone else prefer? I like to SEE as well as HEAR! > Next? later....deb > > > >> > ------------------------------ From: Mercyhurst Prep Library Subject: Re: Special songg.. >At 08:40 PM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >>(Caryn Rose) writes: >> >><< rock and roll is no longer a profession reserved for those youthful in >> numbers. as long as an artist has something to say they will say it, and >> some of them clearly have lots to say for a long time to come... so may it >> be with soundgarden. ;-) >> >> >> > >I absolutely agree with Caryn and you'll see my other comments from another post. It's amusing to me that teenagers think Sg is sooooo old. Wait until they're that age, then they'll think it's young. Age is all relative! > > >>And those of us who are "as" old as Soundgarden and getting older by the >>second, pray to God, that Caryn is right. >> >>I turn 30 in February & I'm having pre-trauma stress disorder. > >Happy b-day a bit early and just relax! Sg is clearly proof there's lots of life after 30! >ciao....USdeb > >> > ------------------------------ From: Taylor Holmes Subject: Re: Hi evreybody. Kevin A Stapleton wrote: > >or you can go to yahoo at www.yahoo.com and search soundgarden > > yahoo? > search? > what's that? > > --caryn > > go to www.yahoo.com and it is a page that lets you type a word and search > the whole www. you just type Soundgarden and it finds every page that has > something to do with them. > Kevin Heh Heh... What would we do without these newbies to fill us in? It's really amazing how far we've gotten so far considering our ignorance... Later, Taylor - -"Who's Hiro?" - -- D. Taylor Holmes Senior Quality Assurance Analyst, Automated Test Coordinator Datastream Systems Software, Inc. home: holmest@netdepot.com work: holmest@dstm.com ------------------------------ From: Caryn Rose Subject: songs we hate On 3 Feb 1997, Karen Monoker wrote: > But what I want to know is.... although I love any and every song by SG > because I love their sound, are there any SG songs that you just cannot > listen to anymore? Not that this song is bad but I cannot listen to Spoonman > anymore. I am really really sick of this song (maybe because it was and is > so overplayed and it has become such a mainstream 'yeah, I know Soundgarden > they play that song Spoonman right?' AAARRRRRGH!). > > So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you fast > forward over when listening to an album? i cannot listen to 'superunknown' because of BHS. I can't stand it, i will change the radio to listen to ANYBODY instead of hearing that song, i can't stomach it. 'fell on black days' got to me when the album was released because of overplay but now it's one of my favorites... but BHS i cannot endure under any circumstances, i wish they'd toss it out of the set and from chris' reaction at the shows i saw this year i bet he wishes he could to. (of course, those who received the dedication in chicago probably feel differently, and i can't blame them, but it'd driven me NUTS!) (if you think this is sacrilege, i never ever ever want to hear the song 'black' by pearl jam ever again either. at least live. on the album i can kinda still deal with it.) - --caryn ------------------------------ From: KENNY BECKWITH <"beckwith@gte.net"@gte.net> Subject: Fan Club KENNY BECKWITH wrote: > > Hello everyone. Well I just got my SG Fan Club Welcome Package. And I > must admit I am a tad disappointed of its content. First there is a band > bio to date(I already have it and know the damn thing by heart). Next > there is a discography(I already have that). Then there is a black and > white band photo that I had already printed out from Seth's page. The > only thing that I got that was of any purpose to me was a cool little > pin that says SOUNDGARDEN on it. I hope that the future info promised to > me by the Fan Club is worth my $12.00. If not I am going to be pissed > because that money could have went toward a SG CD. Also Kim had > mentioned in a interview that they were thinking about doing some Fan > Club only records. That would be awesome. But after tha anticipation > for this little package to arrive I was pretty disappointed. What did > the older members of the Fan Club get when they joined? I was just > wondering if I got jipped. Let me stop bitching now. > > Someone asked about what song you would create a shirt for. I would have > to pick Rhinosaur. This isn't my favorite song but everytime I hear it I > get this pretty vivid image. The shirt would have Chris riding on top > of a rino(rodeo style) and Kim Matt and Ben would be off to the side > doing something. Maybe Ben spitting on something, Matt standing there > with his pants down, Kim in his thinking mode. And Chris would be > flicking everyone off. Pretty stupid idea right. Yall asked. > > On to the next thread. The one about the SG song that got you hooked. > Wel I had already givin my two cents on this one but then I thought > about when I first heard Birth Ritual. I was already intensly into SG > when I heard it but when I did I was at home alone blasting the Singles > CD I had borrowed from a friend when it came to track #7. I had it up > really, really loud so that when it first started out and there is the > distortion and it hurts your ears a little. But then there starts the > greatest beat I ever heard. I was in shock. Literally. I just sat on my > couch and stared into space while this heavenly music and wailing voice > raged around me. When it was over I was crying. I don't know why but I > was. I felt like an ass for crying over a song that really has no > emotional background for me. > > Sorry for talking your head off with my ramblings. > > Lisa B > > Looking for Loudest Love and Louder Than Live.... Help Please!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ From: endless_nameless@prodigy.com (GRRL NIKI FREER) Subject: Re: songs we hate Caryn wrote: >> So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you fast >> forward over when listening to an album? > >i cannot listen to 'superunknown' because >of BHS. I can't stand it, i will change the >radio to listen to ANYBODY instead of >hearing that song, i can't stomach it. wow, i still love BHS a lot. it's not by any chance my most listened to song in any way, but i do love it. it's just a beautiful sad song, and the version played during the 96 tour was just amazing and blows away the LP version by a few thousand miles. it can make me cry still . yeah, CC does seem quite sick of the song and if i was them, i think i'd be damn sick of it too, but i still love it. but the one song i can't take listening to would have to be....... hmmmm.... i don't really like Karaoke much at all, and Into The Void is just annoying. good cover of the Sabbath music, yes, but i don't like the way CC sang the Sealth letter. a good message with the song, but it just didn't work for me... and i don't much care for Somewhere either... just kinda bothers me. (sorry jamie! i think it's you who loves this song!) later guys... mind riot - -- "who's scott sundquist?" = ) ____ and if i'm condemned let me rest on my pillow and dream of those moments so few and if i'm blessed i'll be chasing your shadow there i go...nowhere... nowhere but you... ------------------------------ From: Mandy Crook Subject: SG going off in Sydney Well kiddies Im back at work and my computer after a full week of rock and roll, or more specifically a week of Soundgarden, `when too much Soundgarden is barely enough!!!'. I had the Sydney Big Day Out last Monday, then a train trip up to Newcastle for Wednesday night and back to Sydney for Thursday night. What can I say? Chris took his shirt off! That just about did it for me, since the last time they were here he didnt take his shirt off at all. Perhaps a bit more detail is in order. The Big Day Out went off! I had a great time, it was the only sunny day of the whole week, the BDO Gods were doing their thing yet again. Soundgarden were on about 9.00pm after a pretty full day and they rocked. The only thing wrong was that the sound was shit! not loud enough and the mix wasnt really up to scratch when you could hear it. Got pretty close, 35,000 people, damn hard to get near the front. although my sister managed it, she's younger and taller than me though. I wasnt going to let the sound destroy the whole experience though, I rocked out none the less. Now as far as setlists go Ive got a shitty memory for that sort of thing so I wont attempt it, someone else may have a better memory. OK Newcastle, a pretty small venue so got pretty close and this time I stood right under the speakers, because I was going to bloody well hear it this time. Could see the whole stage right throughout the set. They were pretty awsome, had a fantastic time, no surprises however, though I was beside myself when they did Hands All Over, what a song! Poor Chris, the only thing I remember him saying was something like `I dont know where the hell I am, in the middle of nowhere...' I had to feel for him because I didnt know where the hell I was either. Now the one the went right off..... Sydney Hordern. My god this is what I was hanging out for, this is what they had been like the last time they were here. Highlights in no particular order.... Mailman, Rusty Cage was amazing, Slaves and Bulldozers, and a fantastic cover song that I didnt recognise, I really enjoyed hearing a song I didnt know. Overall comments.....Chris took his shirt of all three times, Kim wore a Corrosion of Conformity Teeshirt one night, cant remember the other nights. at the BDO Kim played the end reverb stuff of JCP with his bottle of beer (what a guy!), in Newcastle Kim was drinking Crown Lager according to my sister who got right up the front, Ben seemed the happiest in Sydney where he did reverb improvisation stuff with Kim at the end of JCP, oh oh and then he threw his bass into the crowd, my god I just remembered that, I think the big bouncers/security guys got it back though, could see them just barrelling through the crowd at the end. I think thats enough for now, three times in one week! as far as Im concerned, that not enough. Cheers Mandy ------------------------------ From: 057_kartran@nhusd.k12.ca.us Subject: tour dates I am sooooooo looking forward to seeing Soundgarden live in person. So if anybody has any info on Soundgarden tour dates in California, PLEASE e-mail me asap. THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ From: "Valerio Morettini" Subject: some sg ramblings... Vincent wrote: >What song of Soundgarden's, upon hearing it, made you realize that SG >was not just "another" band and that they were something special? I think Black Hole Sun (i was really into Bryan Adams before...don't flame me!), may look i'm exaggerating but it really changed my life (thing that DOTU did not...). I spent literaly hours listening to it, i was getting mad...the first times i just skipped the other songs, i just wanted BHS! But then it happened me to listen to the whole album...and lightning crashed... i started to like TDITTL like mad, then Limo Wreck, then all the other songs...after two weeks i had ALL sg albums, and i liked them... This brought to my mind a thought...well, we ALL know BHS is the most "commercial" (and notice the inverted comas...) sg song.I don't mean Chris and co. did it to sell many records or go worldwide..they just felt like doing such a song, and it turned out to be a great success.Everybody likes it (even my brother, who's into Italian COMMERCIAL music a lot...) and millions of people in the world know sg thanks to it (and maybe spoonman)... If Chris hadn't create it, i would not have spent this last two years looking for sg stuff, i would not have spent days listening to them, and wondering how could it be possible to do such a perfect music, how could it be possible that i liked EVERY song so much... So i was wondering that maybe there are lots of groups that i would like as much as sg (i doubt...) if i only had the occasion to listen to...and, at least here in Italy, you get this occasion when a group makes a commercial song...i mean ... i can't go buy tons of cds without knowing there are good songs in, i'm not that rich for God's sake! Here the radio is non-existant (they air only shitty italian music and maybe the Fugees...), the only means to hear a good song is on tv...and they JUST DON'T air music that's not widely liked... So the *big* question...is it right for a group to do a commercial song (even if it was not created ON PURPOSE to be sold in millions copies) to enlarge their audience?You could lose the respect of some thousands old-date fans, but how many millions will you catch up? (and i don't mean people who buys the cd to listen JUST to that song, but people who, listening to that song,and then to all the album, and then to all the albums, become your fans[just like me]).Let's take sg as an example...BMF sold 3-4 millions copies (excuse me if it's not right, but that's not important for the concept), SUPERUNKNOWN sold twice that number of copies, DOTU (until now) sold less than superunknown.Given that in DOTU there's not such a catchy song as BHS (i mean for a large audience, not for fans:-), the difference between superunknown buyers and DOTU buyers gives you about the number of the people who just bought superunknown for BHS or Spoonman, NOT turning into fans...right?.So, how can you explain that DOTU will sell more than BMF? The only logical explanation is that MANY people, buying superunknown for that two catchy songs, turned out to be new fans, REAL fans...Now, was it right that they have done BHS? And don't come tell me that they hadn't realize how good BHS was...in a recent interview on an italian music magazine(one of the few) Chris pointed out that they had cut a song from DOTU because it was too catchy...[if you like i'll translate that particular question&answer for you] Being in the music industry for years, makes you understand rapidly the songs that will kick ass! Just want to hear your opinion about it. [oh, excuse me for being too long]. Valerio "now i'm big like the sky..." really in line with the concept of the message, uhm? - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: eliza Subject: just can't listen to... >are there any SG songs that you just cannot >listen to anymore? well my answer to this thread is a bit different...there is not a song that i have to stop listening to cuz i hate it - not even BHS, and caryn you are right that the chicago meaning behind that song makes it so much more bearable now ;-) And also I just loved the solo version on the tour because it was one of the few times to really really hear chris sing during the show... BUT there is a song that i currently *cannot* listen to and that is Blow Up the Outside World. I am not exactly sure why, but it brings up so many memories of Chicago and meeting the band and the Sommsters and just all the emotion of that..I guess I instantly think of the performance of that song on stage which was so incredibly powerful, and I just want to pack my bags and spend my life following SG around on the road! Ever since I got the single, I have just listened to to the Dusty remix and that is it... eliza **************************************** I walk these streets alone, shadows hide my face My sins are etched in stone, never to erase My fears unshakeable, if I could believe I'd trade these wings of gold, for what I really need - --CC ------------------------------ From: Caryn Rose Subject: Re: songs we hate On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, GRRL NIKI FREER wrote: > but the one song i can't take listening to would have to be....... > hmmmm.... i don't really like Karaoke much at all, and Into The Void > is just annoying. good cover of the Sabbath music, yes, but i don't > like the way CC sang the Sealth letter. a good message with the song, > but it just didn't work for me... and i don't much care for Somewhere > either... just kinda bothers me. (sorry jamie! i think it's you who > loves this song!) i don't know if jamie does, but i ADORE this version of 'into the void', i'd kinda sorta agree about the vocals but the GUITAR just makes up for it... ahhh... to me it is the ULTIMATE i-am-pissed-so-i-am-going-to- blast-the-loudest-song-i-have song. ;-) i love 'karaoke' the same way i love 'mankind' from the last pearl jam album (it's the same song, same topic, just different bands ;-> ), though mankind gets away with it because it's cheesier. sg should have gone for full cheese AND let matt or ben sing it. ;-) - --caryn ------------------------------ Subject: Re: painted blue across my eyes... From: kalyssa@juno.com (Katie E Williams) >A- 10 more *premium-fan-fucking-tastic* Soundgarden albums, BUT "NO >MORE" >tours period (save the occasional surprise appearance) > >OR > >B- Two or three more albums and lots of touring? I'd have to choose A for the same reasons you did... I mean.. then I'd get to listen to a lot more of their songs more often instead of seeing them once a year.. it'd be interesting to see how their music changed too over time ~Katie ------------------------------ From: Natalie De Rojas Subject: songs we hate well,...this might sound lame, but i just can't bring myself to change the station when any song from SG comes on,..i know how bad most of the songs are overplayed, but i just love listening to that mans voice, i cant get enough! Natalie ~...hands are for shaking,...no, not tying..." SG ------------------------------ From: Rita Bonofiglio Subject: What the hell did ben say? hey all, this has been bugging me for a while now...now thanks to this list maybe you all can help...is there anyone out there who can unscramble, decode, understand one thing ben says in the truck in "motorvision"?? he does not say much but when he does i can't really make it out...this is not really important, just something i need to know so my twisted mind can rest. thanks, - ----rita music sets the sick ones free without love no one ever grows nothing ever sings ----> andy wood ------------------------------ From: 057_kartran@nhusd.k12.ca.us Subject: soundgarden It's nice to know that the guys of Soundgarden are still getting along very well after about 10 years of being together. That's what CC said in a recent magazine. To me, Soundgarden is the best band there is and it would totally suck if they broke up. ------------------------------ From: mshaw@lib.occ.cccd.edu (RoseeMisst) Subject: Re: thread >So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you fast >forward over when listening to an album? > >Karen okay, I hate to admit it, but it's BHS. I used to absolutely love that song! I still like Chris' vocals in that song though, but the song became ruined for me when radio and tv played it over and over. I guess it's a kind of song that everyone can listen to, so it becomes popular and overplayed. that really sucks. another song would be BIMH--such a great song, but ruined as in the reasons stated above. I don't necessarily skip over the songs tho. Guess I'm too lazy to choose 'skip' on the CD. In some cases, I shuffle! RoseeMisst #1, the fanatic ------------------------------ From: endless_nameless@prodigy.com (GRRL NIKI FREER) Subject: another -iest thread... guys, with all the scariest, most meaningful, happiest, sexiest, annoyingiest song threads, one crossed my mind... what do you guys think is the *funniest* or silliest song SG has ever managed to come up with? heh hehe, my vote goes to the Big Dumb Sex remix... "why aren't they singing 'take yr vitamins, be a nice person'?" it's just smart satire to the maximum. and Sub Pop Rock City is pretty comical too. = ) what else can you guys think of that i'll kick myself for not thinking of right now? mind riot ____ and if i'm condemned let me rest on my pillow and dream of those moments so few and if i'm blessed i'll be chasing your shadow there i go...nowhere... nowhere but you... ------------------------------ Subject: Re: thread From: kalyssa@juno.com (Katie E Williams) On 03 Feb 1997 09:59:15 GMT kjm@mtool.com (Karen Monoker) writes: >So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you >fast >forward over when listening to an album? ok.. not that I like to say that I dont' like a Soundgarden song.. but I absolutely can't stand Kickstand... I've never liked the song...it sounds much too mainstream for me.. plus it doesn't seem like the kind of style that Soundgarden sounds right with (don't flame me for this) ~Katie ------------------------------ From: Toni M Roark Subject: Someone is going to see SG this year! >Adam wrote: > Regarding Rock 103.5, I believe Toni mentioned a summer tour but I >heard the >new ad where you get to attend a SG show in Seattle, which does not >neccesarily mean the will travel the country again. Rock 103.5 here in Chicago had the Soundgarden contest today. I heard the person win it while I was in my car(around 7:30p) with no cel phone. Does me a lot of good sitting home in the charger!!!! Anyway the prize he won was a trip to anywhere in the US to a Soundgarden concert on their 97 US tour. I heard it with my own ears and I may be old BUTT I am not senile or deaf!! SOUNDGARDEN 97US TOUR!!!! Everyone keep their eyes and ears open! On the songs you fast forward or skip thread. I have to admit I was sick of BHS. I am not sick of it now because that is one of the songs I was on stage at the Aragon and also the dedication so it will always be special. BUTT I have a compilation of songs from a radio show in my car and I always skip..... Come Together it has the whiniest guitar parts that would make my dog, Peggy howl. Sorry Kim! but it's the truth! toni ------------------------------ From: eliza Subject: new proud owner of Somms! and the winner is.....Dave Miller!!! One of our beloved Chicago sommsters, who we never got to meet ;-) Congrats Dave - email me...and thanks to everyone... next item i need outta my house - Supermainstream...it is in good condition...got it for $20..same deal, add a few for postage and it is yours...this is one of my fav. SG cd's of all time...email me if you are interested - i will pick wednesday morning... eliza - -the sommster formerly known as LLBean@one.net **************************************** I walk these streets alone, shadows hide my face My sins are etched in stone, never to erase My fears unshakeable, if I could believe I'd trade these wings of gold, for what I really need - --CC ------------------------------ Subject: Re: superunknown pic From: kalyssa@juno.com (Katie E Williams) On Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:22:30 -0500 DONALD HOLROYD >Sorry to bug you again...I checked out the ultimte band list to look >for >the picture on the superunknown t-shirt, but it lists seth's site >first. >and then something occurred to me - i don't think superunknown was >released as a single, so the picture wouldn't be on the cover of a cd >single. I've been searching (with my good eye closed?) hi and lo in >various other sites, but to no avail. Would you be able to help in >any >other way? I REALLY WANT this picture. > no problem... it is on seth's homepage... the single is called alive in the superunknown...here's the address... http://www.sgi.net/soundgarden/images/alive.jpg the only thing is that it has this little "CD NOW" thingy in the corner so you'll have to edit that out in paintbrush .. otherwise it looks kinda bad with it in..and if you want to know how to get the jpg into paintbrush.. just go to edit and say "copy".. then go to paintbrush and go to edit and say "paste".. then you can edit the image and save it as a bitmap so it'll be able to be a wallpaper... if anyone knows an easier way to do this PLEASE tell me.. it is kinda time consuming and frustrating.. oh yeah.. one more thing.. so that you don't get the whole background of the screen in the paintbrush on your wallpaper.. just drag your cursor so you select what you want to show up as your wallpaper.. then say "copy to" and you can save only that portion so you don't end up with a wallpaper with a weird border around it.. ok? go ahead and e-mail me if you have any more problems..hope I said all that right... ~Katie ------------------------------ Subject: BHS dedication? From: kalyssa@juno.com (Katie E Williams) ok.. I'm clueless.. would someone please explain the BHS dedication to Chicago..is that right so far? ~Katie ------------------------------ From: AJCorsi@aol.com Subject: SOUNDGARDEN FANS RULE!!! To everyone that's been so nice as to welcome me immediately and put up with my newbie crap, a big THANKS! As for SG stuff, I recently just bought SL/F, Alive in the SU, Songs from SU, and Flower b/c finding these cd's are a great feat for my record stores up here. I thought that they, especially "Toy Box", and a whole crap load of songs on SL/F were awesome! I know everyone tells me to get SG bootlegs in used CD stores, but we have one in my town, and for at least a year now they've known me as the SG maniac. They have my home phone # to call me whenever a new SG cd, etc. comes in. Last time I was in there, I bought Ultramega Unknown. It was $27 something with tax, and I only had $25 and change. She knew how bad I wanted it, so she fixed the register so it would come out so I could afford it. God bless that woman!!! Next time I'm in Syracuse, I'm going to check out their used cd stores to see what I can scrounge up. Two more newbie questions: 1. Is it worth it to join the fan club? 2. Where can I buy Louder than Live, etc.? (I have Motorvision) Thanks everyone!! love, lissa =) ------------------------------ From: psyche Subject: Songs we hate/laugh at Karen wrote: >So what song are you sort of sick of by SG? What song, if any, do you fast >forward over when listening to an album? I have to agree with some sommsters, and say BHS. I didn't mind the song, when I first heard it on SU. But radio stations here have played it continuously since 1994 (and they haven't stopped). I don't listen to radio stations that much anyway, so I shouldn't care, but this also happens to be the most covered SG song. The worst was, when I had a summer job, working at a hotel; they somehow managed to change BHS into elevator music, a weird instrumental version they played every half hour (along with FNM's 'Midnight Cowboy' and Tschaikovsky). So by the end of the week, I couldn't stand that song anymore. But I think it's getting better now..... at least I can listen to BHS without thinking of 'Swan Lake'... Niki wrote: > what do you guys think is the *funniest* or silliest song SG has >ever managed to come up with? > >heh hehe, my vote goes to the Big Dumb Sex remix... "why aren't they >singing 'take yr vitamins, be a nice person'?" it's just smart satire >to the maximum. and Sub Pop Rock City is pretty comical too. = ) what >else can you guys think of that i'll kick myself for not thinking of >right now? umm..... Exit Stonehenge? I always thought SG might be poking a little fun at certain death/thrash metal groups with that one. And the 1989 version of 'Heretic' makes me crack up.... but I think that's just me :) sabrina ------------------------------ End of somms Digest [Volume 3 Issue 30] ***************************************