SOMMS Digest - 18 Jul 1998 to 19 Jul 1998 [ Message/RFC822 15KB. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] There are 13 messages totalling 407 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. rok out with the band members of... 2. Chris solo & Eleven (2) 3. the band 4. chris's backing band 5. Oh ye of little faith and something more 6. Miscellaneous stuff 7. Oh ye of little faith (3) 8. drumming 9. Irony 10. SOMMSters who have AOL or IM To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 02:42:10 EDT From: Kathleen Burrows Subject: rok out with the band members of... WAHOO!! FANTASY ISLAND!! LOL... well anywhoski... ahhs... everyone seems to have a general idea of what the "band" would be like... ya knows?? things seem to subconciously clik with everyones fantasy chris band eventhough we almost say everything different, but here's my crap... okays... when i first saw deborah's post... i was havin a hay day!! three cheers to deborah for including imagination (which ive been TRYIN to do for a while here *grind*) to this damn list!! FINALLY!! but ANYwhoski, when i first read the post, the first person to be in this "band" was David Silveria from KoRn... but then i was like, "fuk it. thing wise kathleen, he wouldnt ever been good bakup material..." but then i thought. remember kids, when jerry cantrell did his first solo thing?? Leave Me Alone from the Cable Guy soundtrak?? damn... that was a GOOD song... but when i first heard it i was all, "who is the guy on drums??" *okays, so i couldnt pick up on sean kinney's drumming that well* but just a few ago i was like, "yeah!!" and for all who read my longwinded posts, it would have to be sean kinney. think about it?? it WOULD happen... then the bass player would be Jonny from Far (anyone heard of them?? local band from sacramento... real good, chek em out!!), but he would be the bass player, cause he doesn't stand out TOO much... he wouldnt steal the show... craps... the guitar player would be a HARD one to choose, but probably Eric from Hole... so for all you kids who just scroll through the posts heres the lineup: Chris: duh Sean Kinney: drums Jonny from Far: bass Eric from Hole: guitar whew!! now THAT is a lineup... hehs... chat yall up later!! adios and keep on truckin!! peace, love, hope, faith, soup and s o u n d g a r d e n always groovy, kathleen : )) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 05:13:14 EDT From: Mike Smith Subject: Re: Chris solo & Eleven In a message dated 98-07-17 14:01:52 EDT, Gallagwar@AOL.COM writes: << I can't stand Eleven. They suck. >> dam, guess theres no eleven fans on this list.... well, i just wanna say, i think they rock!! and i look forward to hearing from them AND chris. mike. "trying though i know its wrong" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 19:25:04 +1000 From: Cronky Subject: the band Chris (vox and whatever else) Jack Endino (Skin Yard) - guitar; Clint Hyndman (Something for Kate) - drums; John Collins (Powderfinger) - bass. ---------------------------------------------- - Simon Cronk (Cronky) - - E-mail: scronk@ecr.mu.oz.au - - http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~scronk/ - ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:30:14 +1200 From: Jeremy Nolan Subject: chris's backing band > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 01:26:29 -0400 > From: inri > Subject: Re: Oh ye of little faith > > >Hmmmmmm, this could be fun. > > agreed > > vox/rhythym : chris (duh) > lead : frank zappa > someone who's alive..........reeves gabrels > bass : Tony Levin > drums : phil collins (if he decides he wants to make music, instead of > money) > if not.........dave grohl > keyboards(yes....a keyboard player!), etc : cEvin key > > now.......THATS a band! > > ------------------------------ > > End of SOMMS Digest - 17 Jul 1998 to 18 Jul 1998 > ************************************************ ok.. here goes... chris... vox, rhythym, and!!! Drums... (this is more for a recording scenario) bass.... Billy gould(fnm)... drums ...danny carey from tool lead guitar.. thurston moore now that would be an awesome experience to witness live!! c-u jerm -- "i am ahead, i am advanced, i am the first mammal to wear pants" -Eddie Vedder Germ@xtra.co.nz Jerm667@hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 14:31:32 +0200 From: Anders B-N Nergaard Subject: Oh ye of little faith and something more Can't let this opportunity pass... C. Cornell: Lead vocals, guitar Jim Martin (ex-ex-Faith No More): Lead Guitar Billy Could (ex-Faith No More): Bass Roddy Bottum (ex-Faith No More): Keyboards Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains): Drums A bit heavy on the Faith No More side, but what the hell. Of course, including three ex-members of Faith No More would make the sound pretty heavy ('metal'). FNM's original guitarist Jim Martin is a guitar god. I've only heard the stuff he has played with Faith No More (I know there's a solo album out there), but then again that's some of the coolest guitarplay I've heard (everybody go out and buy FNM;). Billy Could is totally godhead on bass as is Roddy Bottum on keyboard. (regarding their own 'genre' of course). And to finish it all I've put Sean Kinney on drums. As Matt said/wrote himself: Sean kicks ass!. Now those more observant of you will notice that I've not named anyone for backing vocals. Chris did most of the vocals on the Soundgarden albums, so I don't see why he would need any. (Live Sean Kinney could do some). If another vocalist was needed I would have to name my favourite Layne Staley. But then again he would be more of a co-lead vocalist due to the fact that he does the coolest vocals around. Perhaps even Mike Patton (also ex-FNM) could pop in for a song or two (now that would rule!), but he's not really a backing vocals type either. What really could work is to kick out Jim Martin and place Jerry Cantrell on lead guitar instead. He's got to be the perfect backing vocalist around, and his guitarplay is awesome (even though someone made the really intelligent and well-founded comment that he was better suited as a rhythm guitarist). Someone mentioned that they found the tracks on his solo-album very similar, and also very Alice In Chains. Now I won't bother how idiotic the first statement was, but the second one is true. After all Jerry has been credited for writing the music to most Alice In Chains' songs. And just look at the line-up on the record. Jerry, Sean Kinney on drums and some tracks even include Mike Inez on bass. No that seems to me to be Alice minus Layne. Isn't it odd that it would sound a bit like Alice In Chains... One last thing. Wasn't Chris considered as the vocalist for Faith No More? Well, FNM does sadly not exist anymore, but we have Phantomas (sp?), Patton's new band. I would really like it is Chris showed up on one or two of their tracks, but alas that's not very likely to happen. Andy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 08:44:36 -0400 From: Kris Subject: Miscellaneous stuff Scott Levy wrote: <> Dave Grohl is not, BY FAR, the second best drummer next to Matt. He is one of the most average drummers in the world! Sure Dave does some nice beats occasionaly (that take talent), but most of his drumming isn't unique at all... MATT CAMERON'S drumming is unique. Kris Hermansen ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 06:37:46 -0500 From: tonerkin Subject: Re: Oh ye of little faith At 08:21 AM 7/17/98 +0100, Deborah Baker wrote: >BTW does anyone have any opinions on who they'd like to see as Chris' back >up musicians? A fantasy band if you will. And DON'T say Kim, Ben and Matt, A Fantasy Band.....HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM that would be: Myself and UKDeb back up singers......we have practice at saying woohoo!! And I can bang a tambourine, she could play those wooden sticks and we could both look cute and of course add vocal texture to Chris's wonderful songs while keeping an eye on that cute little BUTT of his!! Jen Grover on bass(with Candy as back up if she would prove to me she can play the thing) Jen has every Ben move down there is I bet!! :-))) Stacy on drums (Jamie could be his drum tech) And guitar.....now that is a hard one....we may have to audition. I can't get the best player out of my head....KIM!!! (does anyone else besides me pray for July to end so we can turn the Soundgarden calendar...YIKES) toni ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 09:05:40 EDT From: Nathan Gilmore Subject: drumming Scott Levy wrote: <> Dave Grohl while a good drummer, but he is FAR away from being second to Matt. If you have paid any attention to Dave in interviews he even admits he is an average drummer who everyone thinks is awesome just because he played in Nirvana. I can hardly tell the difference when it comes to who is a good guitar player, but since I am a drummer I can tell you who can rock the drum set. There are plenty of excellent drummers out there, who are much better than Dave. In fact, comparing Dave to Matt should be a sin. Dave is nowhere close to being in Matt's league. ~Nate "the dirt beneath your feet" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:04:56 -0400 From: melanie j Subject: Re: Chris solo & Eleven well i cannot profess to know all about eleven but i saw them play once with jack irons on drums and they were pretty cool. ave maria speaks for itself! if i have to hear the eleven influence just to get to hear chris....i'll take that. evidence shows me that it has been pretty awesome so far so... just my 2 cents -shel -----Original Message----- From: Mike Smith To: SOMMS@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Saturday, July 18, 1998 5:16 AM Subject: Re: Chris solo & Eleven >In a message dated 98-07-17 14:01:52 EDT, Gallagwar@AOL.COM writes: > ><< I can't stand Eleven. They suck. >> > > dam, guess theres no eleven fans on this list.... well, i just wanna say, i >think they rock!! and i look forward to hearing from them AND chris. > >mike. >"trying though i know its wrong" > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 13:53:22 EDT From: Jeff LeAnn Subject: Re: Oh ye of little faith you guys really don't know what is good... Chris Cornell: Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar John Frusciante: Lead Guitar (if he can be dead, then I would chose Jimi Hendrix) Flea: Bass Danny Carey: Drums ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 14:36:51 EDT From: Matt Hammons Subject: Re: Oh ye of little faith This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_900787011_boundary Content-ID: <0_900787011@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I noticed some of you chose peope like Flea, and Carter Beauford, and Danny Carey to back up Chris, my only problem with them is that, while being good players in their respective elements, they do tend to somewhat "overplay". I think busy players would detract from Chris' solo efforts. Which is why I think Dave Grohl is a pretty good player in that respect. Like Bill Berry, Charlie Watts, Larry Molin etc. he seems more part of a band than an individual musician, which is basically the best kind of drummer (or any musician for that matter.) Especially when it is a solo album. Matt --part0_900787011_boundary Content-ID: <0_900787011@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: Nothng2Say@aol.com Return-path: To: Jeffi29@aol.com Subject: Re: Oh ye of little faith Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 14:34:40 EDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit I noticed some of you chose peope like Flea, and Carter Beauford, and Danny Carey to back up Chris, my only problem with them is that, while being good players in their respective elements, they do tend to somewhat "overplay". I think busy players would detract from Chris' solo efforts. Which is why I think Dave Grohl is a pretty good player in that respect. Like Bill Berry, Charlie Watts, Larry Molin etc. he seems more part of a band than an individual musician, which is basically the best kind of drummer (or any musician for that matter.) Especially when it is a solo album. --part0_900787011_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 15:43:36 -0400 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F6ren?= Franson Subject: Irony I guess you all know this by know, but I didn't so... Anyways the Presidents Of The United States Of America has disbanded, the SG connection? They're friends of SG and Kim Thayil did a little guitar on their first album and this is from their ("The Pres..") official homepage: "Columbia Records trio the Presidents Of The United States Of America has disbanded. Singer/bassitarist Chris Ballew resigned from the band to spend more time being a father and husband and to pursue other musical interests. "The band wants to thank everyone who supported us over the last four years," said guitarist Dave Dederer. When asked what prompted the breakup, drummer Jason Finn quipped, "We broke up for the same reason Soundgarden did...Chris left the band." " ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 17:35:28 EDT From: Nick Boos Subject: SOMMSters who have AOL or IM Yo Sommsters I have added a new spot on my Buddy List for SOMMSters. I will maintain a list of all of the people on SOMMS who have AOL or the IM program so sometimes we could possibily setup times to chat it up and stuff. So everyone who has this email me and i will get a list and post it to the list when the messages stop coming. -Nick aka Spackle ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 18 Jul 1998 to 19 Jul 1998 ************************************************