From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 15 Apr 1999 to 16 Apr 1999 Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 2:01 AM There are 18 messages totalling 626 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. ToTD help 2. pale in the flarelight... 3. Dear SOMMSters 4. More music (10) 5. first i heard it in my room... (3) 6. 20? 21! 7. an interesting find To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:44:46 -0700 From: "J.C." Subject: Re: ToTD help Go to the Temple of the Dog website. They have full video's online of TotD peforming both Hunger Strike and Reach Down at Irvine Meadows. The URL is: http://ten.shocking.com/totd/ I've only found the time to download the Hunger Stike one in RealVideo format. It's poor quality but still VERY cool to see. :o) Jay. --- Sassy * wrote: > hey sommsters, > > I was wondering if anyone had any audio or video > copies of the > following Temple of the Dog shows: > > 13/11/90 - Offramp, Seattle > 6/10/91 - Palladium, Hollywood CA > 13/9/92 - Amphitheatre, Irvine Meadows > > Are there copies around or are they one of these > rarities that I've > got no hope of finding. I'd really like to be able > to see them live > and I'll beg/borrow/trade/buy/plead/do anything to > get my hands on a > copy. Any help greatfully appreciated. > > Sassy > > P.S. Does anyone have the Soundgarden font? > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at > http://www.hotmail.com > === 'Our audience is pretty diverse. Originally, most of our fans were art students or punk rockers, and then we started getting skaters and metal kids and even some people with no particular haircut whatsoever' -Chris Cornell, Soundgarden (1989) 'Were you born worthless, or did you have to work at it?' -Sgt Hartman (Full Metal Jacket) 'I have done the vilest things, the foulest things, but I have done them, superbly.' -June Miller (Henry and June) 'Oh forgive me for prattling away and making everything all oogy.' -Annie Wilkes (Misery) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:11:36 +1000 From: justin nicholls Subject: pale in the flarelight... On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Ben Timberlake wrote: > I can't remember if anyone mentioned it, but a brief writeup on Queens of > the Stone Age appears in Magnet No. 39, April/May '99. Brief mention of > Matt and this quote: "... the early Queens work features hallmarks of the > Kyuss sound: distortion-laden guitars and drumming that would make John > Bonham appear a limp-wristed creampuff in comparison." just to make sure everyone knows, matt does not play on any official queens recordings. (I'm sure you knew this, ben) justin ------------- q: is it easy kicking so much ass? a: yes, because there is so much ass to be kicked out there. -matt cameron, 1998. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:04:34 -0700 From: "Barbara L. Strong" Subject: Re: Dear SOMMSters < And to Barb, Christi and Catherine. If I fantasize you all a show in LA...I'm also working on an invite to someone's house or apartment and a chauffeured ride to the show! And being that service is provided at the Loud Love Motel I will expect nothing less! HEY CHRIS!!! We have a room reserved for you!! Just give us a call! toni > Actually Toni, The Loud Love Motel is booked solid, so I am afraid Chris will have to stay in my room ;) And if Chris comes to LA, you are ALL invited to my house for the celebration!! Barb ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:40:57 EDT From: Evan Frees Subject: Re: More music My top 20 would be (in order, more or less): 1) Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger 2) Soundgarden, Superunknown 3) Alice In Chains, Dirt 4) Metallica, Master of Puppets 5) Soundgarden, Down on the Upside 6) Screaming Trees, Sweet Oblivion 7) Pearl Jam, Ten 8) Temple of the Dog, Temple of the Dog 9) Alice In Chains, Jar of Flies 10) Soundgarden, Screaming Life/Fopp 11) Metallica, Ride the Lightning 12) Mark Lanegan, Whiskey for the Holy Ghost 13) Alice in Chains, Facelift 14) Metallica, ...And Justice For All 15) Soundgarden, Louder Than Love 16) Mad Season, Above 17) Screaming Trees, Dust 18) Jerry Cantrell, Boggy Depot 19) Soundgarden, Ultramega OK 20) Pearl Jam, Vs ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:26:09 EDT From: Kathleen Burrows Subject: first i heard it in my room... hey kiddies. wow. i had the strangest experience the other day. i coulda sworn on my shamrok shurt that i heard CHRIS. now i know, "duh kathleen, they play soundgarden, totd, AND sunshower on the radio too" but this was a NEW song. i had never heard it before. and the fact that i'm even more convinced it was chris is because this song was ACOUSTIC. didn't someone who posted about Silvr Mgt. say that his album WOULD be more acoustic, eh?? well... i didn't get to hear who it was, or what the song title was (damn radio station), but hey, maybe it was ?? i dunno... has anyone else heard a song pertaining to these characteristics??? just a wonderin... ANYwhoski... about the SG font: on Mac's tis Helvectica Narrow, and on Windows 95 tis Impact (baltic), i'm prtty shure. hoped that helped!! : ) btw... SHUT UP ABOUT DAVE MATTHEWS BAND... geez... if I'M gonna get bitched at for writing about "things that don't have to do with this list", then damn it-- i'm gonna bitch to the other people who do it too. sheesh... peace, love, hope, faith, soup and s o u n d g a r d e n always groovy, kathleen : )) ps: for all who didn't know, "vivax clamorhortus" means "long live soundgarden" in latin. just a tasty tid bit i thought yall mite want to know... : ) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:40:05 -0400 From: Craig Griffith Subject: Re: More music A top 20 albums list, eh? Well, since they're not banned on this list (as they are on Ytsejam, the dream theater mailing list), I'll bite. Ranking is nearly random, because I don't really believe in it, and it would be hard to rank these albums, I believe they're so good. 1. Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick Just simply the most complete artistico-musical statement I've heard to date, and one of the reasons I decided to become a musician myself. If you ever decide to pick it up, please for the sake of music, don't automatically label it as "classic rock" due to its release date and the fact that Tull also did "Aqualung." You'll completely ruin the experience if you do. 2. King Crimson: Red If you enjoy the general mood of bands like Soundgarden and Sunny Day Real Estate, but wish for a bit more elaboration and harmonization, look no further. This is one of the few albums I consider to be completely perfect from start to finish. disclaimer: if you're a really happy person with limited experiences, you won't understand this album. 3. Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger Simply one of the most rocking albums of all time, yet it also finds time to be quite intelligent. Not much more explanation is needed here. 4. Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti Yeah, yeah. I know what you're saying. "But what about IV?" Screw IV, I say. It's a good album in itself, but I think Physical Graffiti says more about what Zeppelin about than IV, and not just because it's a double album. 5. Dream Theater: Awake One of the two best albums of 1994, if you ask me. (the other being, of course, Superunknown) Technical proficiency and emotion CAN be merged, contrary to the popular sentiment. 6. Sunny Day Real Estate: LP2 I love all three of their albums, but this one has probably had the greatest effect on me of the three. I find it emotionally and musically similar to 1973/74 King Crimson (the era from which Red came), though many might not. Great orchestration for a four piece band not containing keyboards. 7. Yes: Close To The Edge As with SDRE, Yes's output was of consistently high quality for a fairly long period of time, so it's difficult to choose just one album, but I think of this as the most perfectly crystallized statement of what Yes is about. Pure energy, emotion, and virtuosity. 8. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway A strange album, especially for those expecting AOR-inflected, pablumized "Invisible Touch"-type stuff from Genesis. This album takes you to another place entirely and makes you like it. 9. Tangerine Dream- Phaedra Those people who hate techno would do well to hear this album. It's the origin of much techno and electronic music today, yet it doesn't succumb to the "you must dance to it, so nothing too complicated" syndrome. Simply beautiful and interesting to listen to. 10. Frank Zappa: Hot Rats Even though it didn't make Guitar World's "Top ten fusion albums of all time", I think it deserves the top spot most of all the fusion albums I've heard. Some are very well structured pieces, other virtuoso jams. All top of the line. 11. Mr. Bungle: Disco Volante Another weird, but good album. Not accessible by any means, but after repeated listens, it is revealed to be a masterpiece of modern experimental rock. I await the next Bungle album with anticipation. 12. Eric Matthews: The Lateness of the Hour The best "pop" album I own. Orchestrated beautifully and written wonderfully. Not a loud guitar album (though moreso than his first album), but an excellent one. 13. Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Probably the most human Pink Floyd album I've heard thus far, but it beats out Atom Heart Mother only by virtue (or lack thereof) of the songs between the extended pieces being better than those on AHM. I'm also forming an attachment to it through something that happened recently. If I was ranking these albums for real, this one might probably rise. 14. Faith No More: King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime An album that encompasses a wide variety of moods and coheres as well. I'm not sure why this is considered by many to be the nadir of FNM's output. I love it nonetheless. 15. Yes: Going For The One Said by some to be a "second The Yes Album" in that it's supposedly got a lot of good songs, but none rises significantly above the rest of their 70s oeuvre, I think it's an amazing album, especially the closing "Awaken" which, in my opinion remains one of the most energetic pieces of rock music ever. 16. Fates Warning: A Pleasant Shade Of Grey Quite a moody concept album that is low-key but doesn't bore, and if you've ever had an ambiguous love relationship, you'll be able to relate to the sentiments, at least. 17. Genesis: Selling England By The Pound Directly preceding The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, it's very nearly as good. It's not a concept album, but it does have a theme running through it: the mundanity and conformity of modern life. 18. Jethro Tull: A Passion Play I seem to be stuck on concept albums, but with good reason: I believe these are at least among the best, if not the best. This is a little more "left of the middle" than Thick As A Brick, but every bit as musically sound. Quite honestly, which of the two I think is better depends on which I'm listening to at the moment. 19. Soundgarden: Superunknown Top quality diverse rock from the masters. 'Nuff said. 20. Gentle Giant: Gentle Giant It's a toss-up between the 3 GG albums I own as to which is the best, but this is the one I listen to the most often. Complex, intelligent rock. -- Craig Griffith: High school student, guitar player, King of Craigland http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/8509/ Music page: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/2398/index.html "I may make you feel, but I can't make you think" -Ian Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 20:42:06 -0400 From: Craig Griffith Subject: 20? 21! 21. King Crimson: Lizard Earlier than Red, but every bit as good in its own way. Symphonic rock and jazz fusion sort of concept album about the absurdity of modern and medieval life. I also have an emotional connection to it. -- Craig Griffith: High school student, guitar player, King of Craigland http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Dell/8509/ Music page: http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Opera/2398/index.html "I may make you feel, but I can't make you think" -Ian Anderson ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:26:00 -0700 From: "J.C." Subject: Re: first i heard it in my room... Hum us a few bars will ya? But seriuosly... Maybe it was Seasons off the Singles soundtrack. Can you remember any of the lyrics? Jay. === 'Our audience is pretty diverse. Originally, most of our fans were art students or punk rockers, and then we started getting skaters and metal kids and even some people with no particular haircut whatsoever' -Chris Cornell, Soundgarden (1989) 'Were you born worthless, or did you have to work at it?' -Sgt Hartman (Full Metal Jacket) 'I have done the vilest things, the foulest things, but I have done them, superbly.' -June Miller (Henry and June) 'Oh forgive me for prattling away and making everything all oogy.' -Annie Wilkes (Misery) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 19:37:06 -0700 From: "J.C." Subject: Re: More music Skunk Anansie is a damn good band that should appeal to most Soundgarden fans, with their chunky riffs and wailing vocals. Probably the best British band going at the moment IMHO. They have a new album coming out sometime around now too. Jay. === 'Our audience is pretty diverse. Originally, most of our fans were art students or punk rockers, and then we started getting skaters and metal kids and even some people with no particular haircut whatsoever' -Chris Cornell, Soundgarden (1989) 'Were you born worthless, or did you have to work at it?' -Sgt Hartman (Full Metal Jacket) 'I have done the vilest things, the foulest things, but I have done them, superbly.' -June Miller (Henry and June) 'Oh forgive me for prattling away and making everything all oogy.' -Annie Wilkes (Misery) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 23:59:10 EDT From: Michelle Herndon Subject: Re: More music were comin out of the woodwork arent we? (lurker) Michelle ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:04:35 EDT From: Kevin Chang Subject: Re: More music Here are my top current however many I can think of at the moment: 1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace 2. Metallica - ...And Justice For All 3. Soundgarden - Superunknown 4. Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What! 5. Alice In Chains - Facelift 6. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction 7. Joe Satriani - The Extremist 8. Metallica - Master Of Puppets 9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 10. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill Kevin p.s. - Have any of you gotten anything from the fan club recently? I'm not sure if I'm even a member. I sent in $2 for the info, but then I never got any; just fan club stuff. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:48:00 -0400 From: Kim Subject: Re: More music My top 20 list (in no particular order): 1. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 2. Soundgarden - Superunknown 3. Soundgarden - Down On The Upside 4. Soundgarden - Ultramega OK 5. Alice in Chains - Dirt 6. Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies 7. Alice in Chains - Facelift 8. Pearl Jam - Ten 9. Pearl Jam - Yield 10. Nirvana - Nevermind 11. Nirvana - In Utero 12. Nirvana - Unplugged 13. Metallica - Master of Puppets 14. Metallica - Ride The Lightning 15. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against The Machine 16. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire 17. Mad Season - Above 18. Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog 19. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood 20. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:53:11 -0500 From: MICHAEL APPLE Subject: Re: More music Date sent: 16-APR-1999 00:40:58 >Here are my top current however many I can think of at the moment: >1. Megadeth - Rust In Peace >2. Metallica - ...And Justice For All >3. Soundgarden - Superunknown >4. Megadeth - So Far, So Good...So What! >5. Alice In Chains - Facelift >6. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction >7. Joe Satriani - The Extremist >8. Metallica - Master Of Puppets >9. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger >10. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill You should keep in mind that the Guitar World list was only listing records from the 1990s, so I guess GNR and Metallica would be out of the running. (Unless you decided to add the Black Album or something.) My choices: 1.) Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 2.) Nirvana - Nevermind 3.) Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies 4.) Soundgarden - Superunknown 5.) Nirvana - In Utero 6.) Alice In Chains - Dirt 7.) Metallica - The Black Album 8.) Pearl Jam - Vs. 9.) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine 10.) Pearl Jam - Ten 11.) Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog 12.) Live - Throwing Copper 13.) Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 14.) Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters 15.) Local H - As Good As Dead 16.) Tool - Aenima 17.) No Use For A Name - Leche Con Carne 18.) Tool - Undertow 19.) Soundgarden - Down On The Upside 20.) The Posies - Amazing Disgrace ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "I was slipping through the cracks of a stolen jewel I was tightrope walking in two ton shoes Now somebody's talking about a third world war And the police said this was normal control The candle was burning yesterday Like somebody's best friend died And I've been caught in a mind riot" Soundgarden, "Mind Riot" <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()()() ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 01:07:25 EDT From: Kevin Chang Subject: Re: More music Hey guys, I didn't know that the records we were all naming were for the 1990's. I guess my list pretty much goes out the window then. Hmmm...there's not much to do at 12 am...I think I'm going to go to sleep now. Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:19:51 -0700 From: Liz Corona Subject: Re: More music My top 20, in no particular order: 1. SG - Ultra Mega OK 2. AIC - Facelift 3. SG - Badmotorfinger 4. PJ - Ten 5. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion 6. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog 7. Metallica - Ride The Lightning 8. Tori Amos - Boys For Pele 9. AIC - Dirt 10. Nirvana - Bleach _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 00:50:24 -0400 From: Kim Subject: Re: first i heard it in my room... > ps: for all who didn't know, "vivax clamorhortus" means "long live > soundgarden" in latin. just a tasty tid bit i thought yall mite want to > know... : ) Isn't 'clamorhortus' more like Noisegarden? For Latin class once, I wrote a poem about Soundgarden and used something to effect of 'soni hortus' (I don't remember how to decline 'sonus' properly into genitive anymore). ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:31:39 -0700 From: Liz Corona Subject: Re: More music 11. Local H - As Good As Dead 12. SG - Louder than Love 13. RATM - Rage Against The Machine 14. SG - Down On The Upside 15. Pearl jam - Vitology 16. Nirvana - In Utero 17. Mad Season - Above 18. AIC - Sap 19. NIN - Broken 20. Tool - Aenima _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:25:32 PDT From: Monnica Lewis Subject: an interesting find I was checking out some of my usual sites and came across something somewhat SG related and kind of interesting. The Seattle Weekly online as a feature article on Chris' mom Karen. She is discussing her predictions for the music industry and some predictions about Chris and Eddie Vedder. The address is www.seattleweekly.com if you want to check it out. Monnica "Hey, I only voted for the guy!" Lewis ;-) _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 15 Apr 1999 to 16 Apr 1999 ************************************************