From: Automatic digest processor To: Recipients of SOMMS digests Subject: SOMMS Digest - 6 Aug 1999 to 7 Aug 1999 Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 2:01 AM There are 46 messages totalling 1693 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Chris Cornell Article 2. Random news and musings 3. How to retire your fork (2) 4. chriscornell.com mailing list 5. Can4t change me...... 6. blow up the outside- unlisted track 7. Good Traffic Jam and I am more screwed then you!! (2) 8. Can't Change Me MP3 up? 9. MP3 is up 10. live broadcast 11. MP3 URL 12. The Day I Tried To Live 13. Jane interview (2) 14. oh, the darkness..... 15. Can't Change Me (3) 16. My take on the song 17. video (2) 18. Publishing Company... 19. Chris's song, info, more thoughts.. 20. El Rey shows (2) 21. you Can't Change Me.... (3) 22. Chris Cornell can do no wrong, the slick bastard 23. Alrighty then! 24. one meeeeeellion ........ emails? 25. A litle info for for ya! 26. alrighty then! 27. CcM 28. Is it going to change the world 29. Can't Change My Mind This Song Rocks 30. Fw: Alrighty then! 31. My own thoughts 32. Sorry guys.... 33. Traffic Jams and I am more screwerd than you!! 34. CCM 35. Chris' Subject Matter, catagorizing, more.. (3) To UNSUBSCRIBE from SOMMS, send email to LISTSERV@MITVMA.MIT.EDU with the following in the body of your message: SIGNOFF SOMMS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 23:36:16 PDT From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Chris Cornell Article This article was in SonicNet today, thought you might want to read it. The URL changes, so I'm going to copy the relevant points to talk about..my thoughts on it. Well, its a great article cause I listened to cCm 6 hours before its released...on ReavAudio. And Jimmy (who is his manager) is like, his unofficial spokesman. ass. my thoughts on cCm? Beatle-esque. I hate the "yeah" at the end of "what could she want with me". But I can see the whole Beatles influence. No Pink Floyd or Jeff Buckley influences, but pure Beatles. Anyway, heres the article Chris Cornell Single Leaked To Radio Will Be Free Via MP3 Song from ex-Soundgarden singer's upcoming album will be available for download Friday (August 6) on radio websites. Senior Writer Gil Kaufman reports: Less than two weeks after a handful of U.S. radio stations received letters ordering them to stop playing the new single by ex-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, many of the stations are preparing to debut the track on the Internet Friday (Aug. 6). A&M Records, Cornell's label, ordered 25 radio stations to stop playing "Can't Change Me," the psychedelic-pop single from his upcoming solo debut, Euphoria Morning (Sept. 21). The cease-and-desist letters came even as some of those same stations were readying the song for a free download in the controversial MP3 format from their official websites. The stations had broken the air date for the song by nearly two weeks, according to Cornell's manager, Jim Guerniot. "Tom Petty did 168,000 downloads in two days with no promotion," Guerniot said. "We're hoping to get one million. If we do, then we have that many e-mail addresses a month before the album comes out, and we can get [the fans] excited about [the album] before it's released." Forty-three of the leading alternative-rock stations across the U.S. will post the song at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, allowing fans to download "Can't Change Me" (RealAudio excerpt) in near-CD quality for an undetermined number of days. Among the participants are WXRK in New York, KROQ in Los Angeles, Q101 and WXRT in Chicago, KITS in San Francisco and WFNX in Boston. The song doesn't officially go to radio until Monday. Cornell joins a group of major artists, including singer/songwriters Jewel and Tom Petty, who have used this kind of free MP3 download over the past year to promote new singles. "I think it's a really smart move," said Mike Peer, music director for New York alternative powerhouse WXRK KROCK (92.3 FM). "In this Internet age, this is probably a step in the right direction to get people interested in buying the whole album or downloading it when its available, especially since the album's not out for another four weeks." Both Peer and Pat Ferrise, music director for Washington, D.C., alternative station WHFS (99.1 FM), said their stations have been promoting the download on the air since Monday, garnering dozens of phone calls from interested fans. A group known as the Secure Digital Music Initiative a consortium of record labels and tech companies is working to establish protective measures that will encourage music companies to sell music online as soon as possible. Since February, when an SDMI committee began debating the standards, the decision over whether SDMI-sanctioned players would accept current MP3s thousands of which are passed throughout cyberspace illegally had been a contentious issue. Earlier this week, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Alliance of Artist and Recording Companies reached an out-of-court settlement with Diamond Multimedia over that company's production of the portable Diamond Rio MP3 player. Guerniot said he isn't afraid that free MP3s of Cornell's music will take a bite out of the rocker's album sales. "The Offspring [whom Guerniot also manages] had 20 million downloads [of their songs]," Guerniot said. "And they've sold nine million copies of their record [Americana]. Are you going to tell me that they would have sold 29 million? I don't think so. This can only help." After a nearly two-year absence from record stores, Cornell will return Sept. 21 with an album that draws inspiration equally from late-period Beatles experimental rock, psychedelic pioneers Pink Floyd, and the emotionally resonant, baroque pop of Cornell's friend, the late singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley. Using Cornell's soaring vocals as their focal point, the 12 songs on Euphoria Morning expand on the grunge rock pioneered by Soundgarden, adding swirling, psychedelic washes of sound, snatches of programmed drums, and funky wah-wah guitar into the mix. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:51:27 EDT From: A Lytt Subject: Random news and musings There's a mention of "grunge Adonis" Chris and his long-awaited (that phrase again!) solo debut in the new Vanity Fair (Sept.'99, pg. 270). He's quoted as saying it gives him "the chance to do what I never did before", described in the item as "showcase his Beatles-inspired, singer-songwriter rock and commanding voice". -- oh yeah...there's a pic! In the Ticketmaster listing of Town Hall (N.Y.) shows, there's no mention of Chris or a concert on 9/14. But there Is a 9/23 show called "a Night with Secret Garden". Hmmmm.......(?) Did anyone else here get a kick hearing the Buzzcock's "What Do I Get?" in that SUV commercial? Wonder if in 20 years we'll hear "Kickstand" or "Ty Cobb" in a Volantor (don't ask) ad. Anne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:31:22 GMT From: -The Cat- Subject: How to retire your fork >From: Ryan Parks >Reply-To: MrMtPants1@AOL.COM >To: SOMMS@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: [SOMMS] the fork >Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 20:47:32 EDT > >oh don't tell me it's impossible...i've had one around my neck for about a >year now. >it's funny, i got drunk one night, went into my dorm cafeteria and grabbed >2 >forks...the first one made it...i used the string from my desk lamp (the >dorm >kind) and it hasn't been taken off since. > >i'm thinking of retiring it....maybe when i finally get to see chris >perform...we'll see...it's sorta been a part of me. > >ryan I have an idea. You know how female Tom Jones fans used to throw panties onstage during his concerts? I say, if you're thinking about retiring your forks, why not do it in a memorable manner? We can emulate Tom Jones fans and throw our custom twisted forks onstage! )\._.,--....,'``. /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' -The Cat- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://come.to/askthecat/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:49:36 GMT From: -The Cat- Subject: chriscornell.com mailing list Does anybody know if this is one of those mailing lists that just notifies you news regarding Chris, or if it's one that allows people to post messages (like this one)? I'm hoping it's the former.... )\._.,--....,'``. /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' -The Cat- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://come.to/askthecat/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 03:04:57 -0700 From: "J.C." Subject: Re: How to retire your fork > I have an idea. You know how female Tom Jones fans > used to throw panties > onstage during his concerts? I say, if you're > thinking about retiring your > forks, why not do it in a memorable manner? We can > emulate Tom Jones fans > and throw our custom twisted forks onstage! Now now. It's all fun in games until Chris loses an eye. _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 04:22:56 PDT From: Kenny Bungss Subject: Can4t change me...... Hey Sommsters..... I4ve just downloaded "can4t change me" And it kicks major ass !!! The verses are awesome and everything is just so beatyfull..... I allmost started to cry when I heard it...... Reminded me of how much that guy means to me...... Take care..... Kenny I4M LOOKING CALIFORNIA, AND FEELING MINNESOTA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:39:08 +0800 From: Raven Nation Subject: blow up the outside- unlisted track fellow bleeders, anyone in here knows what the the band was playing in the boot cd "blow up the outside" [from kts]? the track listing says it is just "boot camp" but they did another song before going into "boot camp". plus can you kindly include the lyrics to that "unlisted" song... - killyrbf http://fly.to/bfkill ' a fallen angel is still an angel ' --- killyrbf ***** Tagline 98 - V 1.1.29 Beta for MDaemon 2.7 ***** Protect Press Freedom, Support Phil. Daily Inquirer ***** Tagline 98 - V 1.1.29 Beta for MDaemon 2.7 ***** Free Dial-Up Connection and E-Mail Address http://teammail.dynip.com:8082 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 08:51:29 -0500 From: tonerkin Subject: Re: Good Traffic Jam and I am more screwed then you!! At 12:14 AM 8/5/99 -0400, you wrote: >good point....i live in toronto....and chris is not coming up here (or >anywhere in canada for that matter)...at all....i guess i could go down >to boston...or nyc to catch him....but that's such a hassle...to have to >drive for god knows how many hours....get into a city you barely >know...if at all....all the time wondering whether you are going to make >it home that night....where will you stay if you don't go home...will >your car get stolen....but i think maybe to see chris it'd be worth >it...what do you think.... Well Khyaati, Let's see...I drove for 16 hours to go see Soundgarden in Atlanta in the summer of 96. The A/C in my car was broken..it was about 100 degrees, I didn't have tix when I got there. The Olympics were going on so everything cost 10x more than normal and the traffic in Atlanta was a joke. I stood out in the HOT Georgia sun for hours to get in to the world's most weirdest concert venue. Stood for another two hours waiting for Soundgarden to come on. Was it worth it??? OF COURSE it was worth it!!! One must sacrifice blood, sweat and tens when you are a fan of a band!! Toronto to NYC piece of cake!!! Chicago to DC....American Airlines ought to have it's A/C working!!! And about Chris's fork....I'm hoping it stays home back in the silverware drawer. I give you credit Ryan for wearing one, working on an oil rig and trying to explain it to your co-workers that must be a tough crowd to convince!!! toni ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 22:17:04 -0230 From: Marc Hollett Subject: Can't Change Me MP3 up? I checked the site, but still no go, and some guy said he got it already. I reloaded a few times, but nothing.....Can anyone explain? Cheers -------------------------------------- Marc Hollett mhollett@mindless.com Webmaster of "Temple of The Garden" http://soundgarden.musicpage.com ICQ #: 10063637 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:06:41 EDT From: Igor Nepomnyashchiy Subject: MP3 is up One reload it isn't... next reload it is!!!! Yey!! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:17:22 -0400 From: DeeDee Kamp Subject: Re: Good Traffic Jam and I am more screwed then you!! I drove 7 hours to see them in Altanta the winter of 96. Got a speeding ticket that cost me over $400.00. Definately worth it. Also, flew to Chicago to meet and stay with some pycho SOMMS Hootchies that I had never met risking life and limb. Luckily, they were all groovie chicks :). That trip cost a bundle too. Again, it was worth it. My brother in law is flying all over the country this year to see his fave performer. If you have the means to do so, do all that you can to see the bands you love. The memories are irreplaceable and they are stories to tell the grandkids. I plan on doing anything possible to see CC in DC. I had a chance to see SG in DC the last time they were there and passed on the opportunity. I kick myself now doing that. I am hoping there will be a Chicago SOMMSFest reunion in DC. --dk > At 12:14 AM 8/5/99 -0400, you wrote: > >good point....i live in toronto....and chris is not coming up here (or > >anywhere in canada for that matter)...at all....i guess i could go down > >to boston...or nyc to catch him....but that's such a hassle...to have to > >drive for god knows how many hours....get into a city you barely > >know...if at all....all the time wondering whether you are going to make > >it home that night....where will you stay if you don't go home...will > >your car get stolen....but i think maybe to see chris it'd be worth > >it...what do you think.... > > Well Khyaati, Let's see...I drove for 16 hours to go see Soundgarden > in Atlanta in the summer of 96. The A/C in my car was broken..it was about > 100 degrees, I didn't have tix when I got there. The Olympics were going > on so everything cost 10x more than normal and the traffic in Atlanta was a > joke. I stood out in the HOT Georgia sun for hours to get in to the > world's most weirdest concert venue. Stood for another two hours waiting > for Soundgarden to come on. Was it worth it??? OF COURSE it was worth > it!!! One must sacrifice blood, sweat and tens when you are a fan of a > band!! Toronto to NYC piece of cake!!! > Chicago to DC....American Airlines ought to have it's A/C working!!! > > And about Chris's fork....I'm hoping it stays home back in the silverware > drawer. > > I give you credit Ryan for wearing one, working on an oil rig and trying to > explain it to your co-workers that must be a tough crowd to convince!!! toni > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 01:29:40 +1000 From: Greg Dunbar Subject: live broadcast this isn't exactly soundgarden related...isn't at all actually but anyways if you've got nothing to do rock on to www.ballarat.net.au/big/liveindex.htm to see some really cool bands right at this moment and then US Eastern time 8 o'clock AM on Saturday bye ----------------------------------------------- I think it's time to listen.to/overblown ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:50:46 EDT From: Igor Nepomnyashchiy Subject: MP3 URL I noticed some people were having trouble getting to the mp3 (i think its because of browser incompatibility) . Here's the URL to D/L it directly: http://www.chriscornell.com/downloads/01_Cant_change_me.mp3 Enjoy- its a great song -Igor ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:54:27 EDT From: Mike Stevenson Subject: The Day I Tried To Live I recorded TDITTL last night on VH1's Rock Show. Hey I went to the Chris COrnell website and it just has the coming soon thing and I can't get into the site. Anyone know why? -Mike "If this isn't making sense, it doesn't make it lies" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:31:43 EDT From: Ryan Parks Subject: Re: Jane interview you know what's funny about this...it took me a minute to remember, but last week i was watching the e-channel an they were doing a ben stiller show marathon. well, i don't know if it was a part that was played often, but i saw ben's little skit called "The Grungies". It was hilarious, and i swear that Ben was trying to imitate and actually look like Chris. He had the long dark hair and the facial hair and the clothes were very circa '91/'92. This is so funny now that i've made this connection. Anyone else seen "the grungies"? It was on the episode with that doctor guy from "Northern Exposure" ryan ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:38:31 EDT From: Matt Hammons Subject: Re: Jane interview My Ben Stiller/Soundgarden connection has always been from the Cable Guy. Matthew Broderick's friend shows up to go to "the concert." He is of course wearing a Superunkown T-shirt. I always thought that was awesome. Cable Guy, by the way, was way better than people said it was. How could it not be great with two die hard Soundgarden fans (Ben Stiller & Jim Carrey)? I wonder if one turned the other on to them? Matt The Official Well Behaved SOMMS Posterboy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:51:39 EDT From: Niki Freer Subject: oh, the darkness..... " Art Direction & Design: Jeri & John Heiden for SMOG/LA " anyone else notice this listed in the "album credits" at the bottom of the lyrics page? well, for gods sake, now we know the reason the website is so dark and dingy!! mindriot ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:01:25 EDT From: Mike Gallagher Subject: Can't Change Me Ok, i just heard the song. i creamed my pants. oh wait, i shouldn't have said that. it's fuckin' awesome. not as good as seasons, but great. i'm stopping any further comparisons though. that just spoils it. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:10:18 EDT From: Matt Hammons Subject: Can't Change Me When it's over I want to play it again. I guess that's a good sign. Not as good lyrically as Seasons in my opinion, but a good solid song. One thing that troubles me is this: If it wasn't chris writing it, I probably wouldn't give the song as much credit. Is it right to like a song better because it is Chris Cornell? (I am talking just about writing and stuff. Of course Chris' voice will make a difference in the end product.) Matt The Official Well-Behaved SOMMS Posterboy ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:09:21 -0500 From: Mike Liacone Subject: My take on the song I like the song. It makes me wonder what the rest will sound like. If there's a song like this, but also a song like Fluttergirl, it will be an interesting mix. The beginning gives me a Wellwater Conspiracy feel. I don't like the chorus. Seems to redundant to me, singing "She's going to change the world" over and over. But in general, it's a good song. Like many of you, I wonder if i would like it if it wasn't Chris, but it is, so who gives a shit. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 14:52:32 EDT From: cool guy Subject: video has anyone heard of chris making a video of cant change me??? that would kick ass if there was. -andy _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:53:32 -0700 From: Andrew Snodgrass Subject: Publishing Company... Anyone else notice that Chris has changed his publishing company name from You Make Me Sick I Make Music to Disappearing One Music???? What is up with that. I think He and Kim had the best publishing names of all time. You Make Me Sick I Make Music and In One Ear Out Your Mother. hahahaha -- -AS mailto:asnod@home.com http://members.home.net:80/asnod/ |---------------------------------------------------------------| | "Everybody likes my stuff! Everybody knows that I can rock! | | Everybody knows that I can whip a horse's ass! | | Everybody in my general time knows that I can rock good. | | And as I rock well, I'm going to rev it up!" | | | | - Wesley Willis | |---------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:01:27 PDT From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Chris's song, info, more thoughts.. Hey y'all, Here's some stuff I discovered while getting the mp3. * In the liner notes of ED, CC gives thanks to the following : The Soundgarden family, brothers forever. Susan Silver, for love, space, time, and environment. Pure & complex. Special thanks to the Soundgarden fans. You made my decade. Brothers forever. He really loves her too..Sweet. And Chris, no, thank YOU :) You made my decade.. * The lyrics are VERY poetic...very symbolic and Chris seems to rely heavily on poetic imagery. A wise step for a former "grunge" rocker. * If you press Alt-3 in Winamp for the MP3, you learn the MP3 was made in June, and the album was untitled. Also, the genius who encoded it thinks its "blues". * Notice the BBS and Chat features on chriscornell.com? How about CCTV and Cornucopia section too? I still think Deb's site is the better one, but its a shame that chriscornell.com has direct access to the man himself. Deb, its ok to steal :) * Chris uses a harmonica in Can't Change Me...I can't hear one, can you? * If you have the Great Expectations ST, Chris' publishing company is simply "Chris Cornell Music". Now its "Disappearing One Music"....make up your mind Chris. :) * The lyrics of Wave Goodbye are very sad, and bring tears to my eyes. Jeff is a great influence on me, and to hear Chris sing about him, with simple lyrics which hit deeply is something to feel for yourself. If you don't have a Jeff Buckley album, buy one today.More or less, it'll probably prepare you for ED. * My thoughts on Can't Change Me? Very Beatle-esque, as I said before. But the lyrics. I don't know how many people here have been in a relationship, a controlling one at that, but this song makes me look back at mine. Same thing with Sunshower. But this one makes me think of the women I've loved, and when a songs makes ONE person think like that, I think its a good song. Peace Out. I sure hope this makes a nice thread or two. Dave ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:24:14 PDT From: lee allison Subject: Re: video Hi all... In reply to Andy's question I think I remember reading that the single and video would be released on the 9th? Can anyone confirm or deny this?? Elyse >From: cool guy >Reply-To: cool guy >To: SOMMS@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >Subject: video >Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 14:52:32 EDT > >has anyone heard of chris making a video of cant change me??? that would >kick ass if there was. >-andy > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 21:01:42 +0100 From: Deborah Baker Subject: El Rey shows I've been told the El Rey theater in LA say their dates (21/22.9) will be confirmed by Monday 9th August and tickets are available only from Ticketmaster (don't tell Eddie :-) Deborah ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:17:12 -0700 From: Andrew Snodgrass Subject: Re: El Rey shows Deborah Baker wrote: > > I've been told the El Rey theater in LA say their dates (21/22.9) will be > confirmed by Monday 9th August and tickets are available only from > Ticketmaster (don't tell Eddie :-) Ok... here is a little preview of the El Rey.. inside and out. The picture inside is kinda old, they don't got the bars up anymore if i remember correctly. enjoy http://www.goldenvoice.com/Elrey.html -- -AS mailto:asnod@home.com http://members.home.net:80/asnod/ |---------------------------------------------------------------| | "Everybody likes my stuff! Everybody knows that I can rock! | | Everybody knows that I can whip a horse's ass! | | Everybody in my general time knows that I can rock good. | | And as I rock well, I'm going to rev it up!" | | | | - Wesley Willis | |---------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 20:25:03 GMT From: -The Cat- Subject: you Can't Change Me.... I love the song, which is saying alot for the first listen. Someone brought up the question whether they only like it because it's Chris....well, I think I might but I'm not sure. The drumming style is great (it's nice to see Chris has a good drummer), the way the song sounds is great, the guitaring at the end is nice (the guitar scratching). Of course, I probably look for this things nowadays because of Soundgarden, but hell, it's in there. One of the things I like about the song is that it doesn't sound like anything else out there at the moment. It stands out pretty well....although it's a little on the short side :). The only negative side (and this is a big one) will be the teenyboppers. I'm not sure if I like seeing a bunch of 12-year old girls going ga-ga over Chris, his looks coming first and his talent second. I can imagine the kind of concerts.... I wish the best success for Chris but at the same time I hope his music isn't -that- accessible. Does anybody else feel the same way? )\._.,--....,'``. /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' -The Cat- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://come.to/askthecat/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Oh yeah, and here's an idea for the Can't Change Me video: have Chris being chased by crazy teenage girl fans. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:36:50 -0500 From: Mike Liacone Subject: Re: you Can't Change Me.... as far as the teeny boppers go, im not sure they will be too present. it seems like more of an "adult alternative" to me ----- Original Message ----- From: -The Cat- To: Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 3:25 PM Subject: you Can't Change Me.... > I love the song, which is saying alot for the first listen. Someone brought > up the question whether they only like it because it's Chris....well, I > think I might but I'm not sure. The drumming style is great (it's nice to > see Chris has a good drummer), the way the song sounds is great, the > guitaring at the end is nice (the guitar scratching). Of course, I probably > look for this things nowadays because of Soundgarden, but hell, it's in > there. > > One of the things I like about the song is that it doesn't sound like > anything else out there at the moment. It stands out pretty well....although > it's a little on the short side :). > > The only negative side (and this is a big one) will be the teenyboppers. I'm > not sure if I like seeing a bunch of 12-year old girls going ga-ga over > Chris, his looks coming first and his talent second. I can imagine the kind > of concerts.... > > I wish the best success for Chris but at the same time I hope his music > isn't -that- accessible. Does anybody else feel the same way? > > > )\._.,--....,'``. > /, _.. \ _\ (`._ ,. > `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.' -The Cat- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > http://come.to/askthecat/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > Oh yeah, and here's an idea for the Can't Change Me video: have Chris being > chased by crazy teenage girl fans. > > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:39:20 EDT From: W Q Subject: Chris Cornell can do no wrong, the slick bastard Soundgarden is my favorite band, but I do listen to mellow shit occationally (like old David Bowie, Phil Collins, Pearl Jam [I'm joking], etc...- I promise this is relevant). Can't Change Me is a great song, but I agree with Matt- "it isn't Soundgarden." I feel sorry for those on this list who can't appreciate this new material. As for myself, BRING ON THE ALBUM DAMNIT! ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:47:50 -0500 From: Rebekah Henderson Subject: Alrighty then! I've spent most of my day trying desperately to successfully download and listen to "Can't Change Me" and I am finally victorious! Someone asked earlier about whether or not we would like the song if it wasn't Chris. I can say with all honestly that I, personally, cannot answer that question. :) However, I do want to throw a question out there for all of you to intellectually gnaw on. A couple of people have sorta already answered this question in their reviews of the song, but it hasn't really been asked. It was the first thing that popped into my mind when I heard the song: If you did not know Chris's past musical history, i.e. Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, CDC Boys (remember them?), and various solo songs, would you think "Can't Change Me" is rock? If not, what exactly would you say it sounds like? Feel free to make up words in your answers. :) May Soundgarden be with you. Rebekah ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:54:01 EDT From: Charlie Mccutcheon Subject: Re: you Can't Change Me.... In a message dated 8/6/99 4:26:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the_cat17@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > The only negative side (and this is a big one) will be the teenyboppers. I'm > not sure if I like seeing a bunch of 12-year old girls going ga-ga over > Chris, his looks coming first and his talent second. I can imagine the kind > of concerts.... i don't know if we should really worry about that. teenyboppers go for the boybands because a) they're "cute young boys" b) they aren't percived as sexually agressive. maybe sexual but not truly agressive. chris has 10 years on most of those guys and definitely has a more experienced mein about him. not to say he's being marketed from a sex angle like the boy bands often are, but that i think he's percieved as more psychl ogically agressive. in short (too late), he's too smart for the teeny boppers who wouldn't know music if it bit them on the collective ass. thanks charlie ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:40:18 EDT From: Niki Freer Subject: one meeeeeellion ........ emails? Be prepared... :) First, i want to say that I gushed over the thank you to the Soundgarden fans listed in the album notes. thank YOU chris, your Band made me realize so many things and nothing can take that away, not even a crappy solo album. "One Million email address".....is this all that matters? man, i hate to rain on everyones euphoric parade here, but i cannot stand this Manager of cornell's. Dave George sent us most of a pretty intriguing article at SonicNet.com [as of right now, the article is linked from the front page] and in it, Jim G says: "Tom Petty did 168,000 downloads in two days with no promotion," Guerniot said. "We're hoping to get one million. If we do, then we have that many e-mail addresses a month before the album comes out, and we can get [the fans] excited about [the album] before it's released." and then later: "The Offspring [whom Guerniot also manages] had 20 million downloads [of their songs]," Guerniot said. "And they've sold nine million copies of their record [Americana]. Are you going to tell me that they would have sold 29 million? I don't think so. This can only help." alright alright, hold the bus here. the mp3 thing IS a good idea, i will say that. god knows it's hard to get a song taped from the radio anymore without some jerk DJ babbling over the first three lines. Thank you to cornell.com for posting it. However, i dont know, this whole thing just smells so.... LA to me. I mean, the buying the house in "southern cali" and the photos i'm seeing of him [i mean, is Dave Navarro the epitome of the annoying LA rock star or what?] Especially the one on SonicNet! this whole "new image" is either really really what he's wanted to do all along OR its being perpetrated by Interscope. "ya gotta move here to do the album, you're already recordingin LA with eleven, promo tour [ps- where the hell is Seattle?], etc etc etc." but it all sounds and smells like Numbers to me. i smell Smog. In that ben stiller interview chris said: " None of the other [Seattle] bands had much in common, except for what we left out, which was a lot of what was going on in the late '80s -- where the songs weren't as important as a video where you're flying in on a helicopter surrounded by supermodels." But, uh, I guess times have Changed you? [NO i'm not saying he's going glam-rock or will look and act like sammy hagar!!] but what in hell is CCTV?? Cornucopia? i only HOPE thats not a bad joke/pun on "cornell." "New Photo Day" what is this--- seventeen magazine?? I dont know. What i want to hear, mainly, at this point, are the tribute to Buckley and the one with Cameron on the drums. I think i trust Matt not to play drums for low-quality music, and this is what keeps me thinking "well... you never know..." And some of the lyrics arent as atrocious as the ones for "cant change me." So after listening to "Cant Change Me" a couple zillion times.... I grabbed my copy of Superunknown and killed my eardrums with it, screaming along the whole time. I'm a Soundgarden fan, but i dont know if i am with Cornell on this ride. mindriot ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:52:51 PDT From: Pretty Noose Subject: A litle info for for ya! something a litle cool to read. The Song just is breathtaking....I've waited 2 years for this!!!!!!!!!! >-------------------------------------------------------------- Less than two weeks after a handful of U.S. radio stations received letters ordering them to stop playing the new single by ex-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, many of the stations are preparing to give the track its Internet debut Friday (Aug. 6). A&M Records, Cornell's label, ordered 25 radio stations to stop playing "Can't Change Me," the psychedelic-pop single from his upcoming solo debut, Euphoria Morning (Sept. 21). The cease-and-desist letters came even as some of those same stations were readying the song for a free download in the controversial MP3 format from their official websites. The stations had broken the air date for the song by nearly two weeks, according to Cornell's manager, Jim Guerniot. "Tom Petty did 168,000 downloads in two days with no promotion," Guerniot said. "We're hoping to get one million. If we do, then we have that many e-mail addresses a month before the album comes out, and we can get [the fans] excited about [the album] before it's released." Forty-three of the leading alternative-rock stations across the U.S. will post the song at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, allowing fans to download "Can't Change Me" (RealAudio excerpt) in near-CD quality for an undetermined number of days. Among the participants are WXRK in New York, KROQ in Los Angeles, Q101 and WXRT in Chicago, KITS in San Francisco and WFNX in Boston. The song doesn't officially go to radio until Monday. Cornell joins a group of major artists, including singer/songwriters Jewel and Tom Petty, who have used this kind of free MP3 download over the past year to promote new singles. " think it's a really smart move," said Mike Peer, music director for New York alternative powerhouse WXRK KROCK (92.3 FM). "In this Internet age, this is probably a step in the right direction to get people interested in buying the whole album or downloading it when its available, especially since the album's not out for another four weeks." Both Peer and Pat Ferrise, music director for Washington, D.C., alternative station WHFS (99.1 FM), said their stations have been promoting the download on the air since Monday, garnering dozens of phone calls from interested fans. A group known as the Secure Digital Music Initiative a consortium of record labels and tech companies is working to establish protective measures that will encourage music companies to sell music online as soon as possible. Since February, when an SDMI committee began debating the standards, the decision over whether SDMI-sanctioned players would accept current MP3s thousands of which are passed throughout cyberspace illegally had been a contentious issue. Earlier this week, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Alliance of Artist and Recording Companies reached an out-of-court settlement with Diamond Multimedia over that company's production of the portable Diamond Rio MP3 player. >Guerniot said he isn't afraid that free MP3s of Cornell's music will take a >bite out of the rocker's album sales. "The Offspring [whom Guerniot also manages] had 20 million downloads [of their songs]," Guerniot said. "And they've sold nine million copies of their record [Americana]. Are you going to tell me that they would have sold 29 million? I don't think so. This can only help." >After a nearly two-year absence from record stores, Cornell will return >Sept. 21 with an album that draws ispiration equally from late-period Beatles experimental rock, psychedelic pioneers Pink Floyd, and the emotionally resonant, baroque pop of Cornell's friend, the late singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley. Using Cornell's soaring vocals as their focal point, the 12 songs on Euphoria Morning expand on the grunge rock pioneered by Soundgarden, adding swirling, psychedelic washes of sound, snatches of programmed drums, and funky wah-wah guitar into the mix. The singer is best known for his 12-year stint fronting multiplatinum Seattle band Soundgarden, who produced such alternative-radio staples as "Blow Up the Outside World" (RealAudio excerpt) and "Pretty Noose" before breaking up in 1997. On the new album, the ambient-acoustic ballad "Preaching the End of the World" features Cornell singing in a fragile falsetto, backed at points by pinging electronic effects and acoustic guitars. Similarly, expansive tracks such as the midtempo "Flutter Girl" and the dark "Follow My Way" mix drum-machine sounds, shimmering layers of acoustic and electric guitars, and Cornell's muscular rock vocals. During a planned five-date prerelease club tour tentatively scheduled to kick off Sept. 13 at the Sanders Theater in Boston, Cornell will be joined by guitarist Alain Johannes and keyboardist Natasha Shneider, two members of the Los Angeles rock band Eleven, who appear on Euphoria Morning. Johannes co-produced the album with Cornell. Johannes and Shneider backed Cornell on his first solo venture, "Sunshower," (RealAudio excerpt), which appeared on 1998's soundtrack album for the film "Great Expectations." Also backing Cornell on tour will be bassist Rick Markman and drummer Greg Upchurch. In further breaks from Soundgarden's bombastic-rock sound, the new album's "When I'm Down" features Cornell crooning over a jazzy piano, while "Wave Goodbye" is propelled by an elastic, funky guitar line and gospel-like vocals. The full track listing for the album is: "Can't Change Me; "Flutter Girl"; "Preaching the End of the World"; "Follow My Way"; "When I'm Down"; "Mission"; "Wave Goodbye"; "Moonchild"; "Sweet Euphoria"; "Disappearing One"; "Pillow Of Your Bones"; and "Steel Rain." Lovin' it, The original pretty noose _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:51:17 EDT From: Mike Gallagher Subject: Re: Can't Change Me In a message dated 8/6/99 1:11:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Nothng2Say@aol.com writes: << When it's over I want to play it again. I guess that's a good sign. Not as good lyrically as Seasons in my opinion, but a good solid song. One thing that troubles me is this: If it wasn't chris writing it, I probably wouldn't give the song as much credit. Is it right to like a song better because it is Chris Cornell? (I am talking just about writing and stuff. Of course Chris' voice will make a difference in the end product.) Matt The Official Well-Behaved SOMMS Posterboy >> i don't think there's anything wrong with liking something just cuz it's chris cornell. i feel the same way. i'll listen to any soundgarden song over any song by any other band, just cuz it's soundgarden. i think every soundgarden song is great. i don't think they ever made a bad song. the main reason that this is ok is because there simply isn't anyone out there like chris... or kim, or matt, or ben. enough said. --Mike-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 00:03:05 +0100 From: alan ball Subject: Re: alrighty then! This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEE068.39745B20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When people ask you what music you like, do you say rock? What I do is, = I name bands/artists I like, and let them form an opinion on what I = like. So in answer to your question, who cares if its called rock or = whatever else??? It's Chris Cornell. He's making music with instruments he can play, or likes the sound of, = and what comes out at the end, is his music. What he's done in the past, has no bearing on what he's doing now, He's = doing what he feels he wants to do, we're just here to listen. Oh, and about the qusetion 'would you like the song if it wasn't Chris = Cornell', well you could ask that question about every band/artist you = like, NOTHING is totally original these days, so just listen, if you = like, enjoy!!!! Just be open to new music and sounds, I think its sad = if a person just like one type of music, the more types you like the = more chance you have of liking this new song. If you don't like it, move on, but you can still be a fan of Chris and = Sondgarden. And stop with the comparisons to other bands (it sounds like this, it = sounds like that........), do a little more listening, and less = analysis. SO all in all, what I'm trying to say is forget about ALL other music, = listen to Chris with an open mind, and hopefully, ENJOY!!!!! --Alan. ------=_NextPart_000_0056_01BEE068.39745B20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
When people ask you what music you like, do = you say=20 rock?  What I do is, I name bands/artists I like, and let them form = an=20 opinion on what I like.  So in answer to your question, who cares = if its=20 called rock or whatever else???  It's Chris Cornell.
He's making music with instruments he can = play, or=20 likes the sound of, and what comes out at the end, is his = music.
 What he's done in the past, has no bearing on what he's doing = now,=20 He's doing what he feels he wants to do, we're just here to = listen.
 
Oh, and about the qusetion 'would you like = the song if=20 it wasn't Chris Cornell', well you could ask that question about every=20 band/artist you like, NOTHING is totally original these days, so just = listen, if=20 you like, enjoy!!!!  Just be open to new music and sounds, I think = its sad=20 if a person just like one type of music, the more types you like the = more chance=20 you have of liking this new song.
If you don't like it, move on, but you can = still be a=20 fan of Chris and Sondgarden.
 
And stop with the comparisons to other bands = (it sounds=20 like this, it sounds like that........), do a little more listening, and = less=20 analysis.
 
SO all in all, what I'm trying to say is forget about ALL other = music,=20 listen to Chris with an open mind, and hopefully, ENJOY!!!!!
 
--Alan.
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I, personally would like to hear more emphasis on guitar than is evident on CCM. Just my thoughts, Hollywood ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:24:47 -0700 From: "J.C." Subject: Is it going to change the world Finally managed to get that damn thing downloaded and Wow, it actually did surprise me, I'll give him credit for that. BUT I'm quite dispointed by it. It's a 'nice' song, but that's it. At this stage it seems like straight pop, which really isn't what I thought Chris would do. Perhaps after a few listens something more subversive will start to appear. Everyone's trying to compare it to something, so I'll compare it to Ben Folds Five. I think structually, vocally and instrumentally (substituting piano with guitar) it's remarkably similar. Sweeping verses and catchy chorus. It even has a similar backing vocals. Now I think Ben Folds is great, but I don't really want Chris to go in that direction. Anyway, I don't expect the whole album to be like this. We were told that Can't Change Me was going to be 'infectiously catchy', and it pretty much is. So the rest of the album is still extremely promising. Oh and by the way, I can't believe some of you are seriously concerned that teeny boppers will show up to Chris's concerts. I mean, come on! Jay. _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:45:12 PDT From: Joe Franks Subject: Can't Change My Mind This Song Rocks I think the song is awesome. The other band members singing fit in which was suprising to me. But there are a few things I would have liked more of though. 1. More of that high pitched guitar. 2. Singing Lower tone of voice on the chorus. Besides that its one the best out this year. _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 19:14:56 -0600 From: Fluttergirl Subject: Fw: Alrighty then! I am so dorky! I sent it to just Rebekah instead of to the whole list! Well, here it is.... > Yet another review of Can't Change Me -- > > On my first listen, I thought this is what I had expected from Chris. > Lyrically, however, it kind of sucks. I'm just hoping that the rest of the > album stands up lyrically. Musically, it was great. My first thoughts were > that it was kind of Latin (not the Ricky Martin type) or Southwestern. Like > I can see him somewhere in the desert in Arizona, sitting on his car hood, > playing the guitar and singing this song. > > After several listens, the lyrics get catchy, and I got into the song and > was humming it and singing the lyrics (that I remembered) at work. This > song didn't exactly blown me away, but neither did some of the songs on > DOTU, which is an album that I like very much now. > > Final thought. I'm very please that Flutter Girl is on the album. I've > always loved that song, hence my screen name. I'll probably get some > serious goose bumps when I hear the new version. > > Fluttergirl > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 20:31:34 -0500 From: Rebekah Henderson Subject: My own thoughts I asked a question earlier so here is my answer to it and other thoughts. I definitely consider it a rock song. This is my *opinion*. I had no expectations for the song (none for the album either) so I was not disappointed or overly joyous when I heard it. I've never heard anything like it. It's a very new and interesting sound to me. His voice was quite strong and beautiful which, to me, is his best musical attribute and always will be. The music is hypnotizing and more instrumental than technical which I am sooo grateful for. Some of those articles I saw earlier were kinda frightening! :) Some earlier reviews called the song psychedelic which would be fitting to the music, I think. However, I've always thought that term to be "light". The music to "Can't Change Me" has some depth to it. I don't believe there is an established musical genre that this song will fit into so I'm going to do what I'm sure alot of us are going to do: I'm going to place it in the "Breaking New Ground Once Again" section in my mind. A small note to all those seeing Chris on tour: Enjoy it!!! I, like many, got the shaft on those tour dates/cities so don't be stingy with the concert experiences! :) May Soundgarden be with you. Rebekah ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 23:38:05 EDT From: Bob Blake Subject: Sorry guys.... Sorry guys. This fellow is an idiot, and somehow got Soundgarden confused with Collective Soul.(how, i dunno) He was talking about their new album. What a dork. Sorry to get everyone's hopes up. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:02:21 +1000 From: Mansel Ismay Subject: Re: Traffic Jams and I am more screwerd than you!! * Anyways, screw all of you that get to go to see Chris and are = complaining about a two hour drive, I live >in Orlando and I am more = screwed then you. Heh, is Orland closer to his tour spots than Sydney, Australia? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:37:22 +1000 From: Mansel Ismay Subject: CCM Heh, that song is ALL Soundgarden. When I heard it, I thought "This is something I can picture SG doing". = The drumming is a lot like Matt's style, the writing and execution of = riffs is very Chris-Kimish, and the bass is very powerful, like Ben. I = don't know where they get not like SG from... but just my opinion. -Mansel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 21:49:39 PDT From: Dave George-Cosh Subject: Chris' Subject Matter, catagorizing, more.. Hey y'all, I got to thinking. A while back, when I was getting into SG, I loved em cause they didn't write songs about girls, and sex, and what happens when the chick leaves the guy. Which in my mind is cool. Chris wrote about drug induced spells, 'Nam, dead birds, cars, and other stuff I deemed I could listen to without wincing at another girlish song. I mean, I doubt highly that there is a album released song that has Chris whining about a girl (note that Cold Bitch may be interpreted, and he didn't write I Alone). So, its a great shocker to me that he's leaving that lyrical element aside, and actually producing lyrics like Sunshower (which imo suggests love, orgasm, and passion) and now Can't Change Me (which you have to be in a cave on Mars not to get what I'm talking about). Do you think being solo is making Chris delve into other territory that he hasn't touched before? Is there time for a change? I don't really know yet, I'd have to listen to his whole album (I refuse to read the lyrics, its just me). Secondly, Chris' new catagory. Rock would be the GENERAL term to use. Folk would be another aspect. There are traces of soul, blues and even Latin influeneces imbedded in cCm. I do love Latin music. I gotta admit, I ain't sick of Ricky Martin yet. Why? Cause you can dance to that music, baby :). We really can't say yet. I'd have to listen to EM a few hundred times and get back to you. Why don't we just say Chris is in his own genre now...and I think I'm getting it. I think it was Niki that blabbed about CCTV. I think its interesting. Whatever means the fans can see and experience more of Chris, would be cool. I think we're in for a nice little pre-video or sorts. Some behind the scenes action if you will. :) And you know what, when EM comes out, let's all make our voices heard on what we all should think the next single/video should be. Why? Well, Silver Management is on this list. A&M is on this list. I'd be pretty damned sure that Rebel Waltz and Interscope are on here as well. For Jimmy to keep his finger on the pulse of music, he has to know what we like and to take that into consideration. I'm gonna be biased here and want Wave Goodbye to be the next single, cause a tribute to Jeff Buckley should be shown around the world.. I'm out. Dave ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:05:48 -0700 From: Andrew Snodgrass Subject: Re: Chris' Subject Matter, catagorizing, more.. Dave George-Cosh wrote: > Secondly, Chris' new catagory. Rock would be the GENERAL term to use. Folk > would be another aspect. There are traces of soul, blues and even Latin > influeneces imbedded in cCm. I do love Latin music. I gotta admit, I ain't > sick of Ricky Martin yet. Why? Cause you can dance to that music, baby :). > We really can't say yet. I'd have to listen to EM a few hundred times and > get back to you. Why don't we just say Chris is in his own genre now...and I > think I'm getting it. Fuck Ricky Martin... Everyone is all "He is bringing Latin Music into the mainstream." Fuck all that. What about Ozomatli, B-Side Players and all the other Latin based bands that have been doing it a lot longer and with more pation to the music than gay ass Ricky Martin???? All he does is fucking sing... these other bands are out there playing the shit live with each member of the band getting credit and stuff. if any of you saw the movie "Very Bad Things" or "Ed Tv" you would have heard one of Ozomatli's songs (played when they are leaving for vegas, and when Ed is going to Elizabeth Hurley's house respectivly). those movies were out way before Faggot Martin came along. So i would give the credit of the latin theme to these hard working bands from long ago through the present. Thanks you and good night. SG/Cornell relation: Ozomatli is on Almo records which i a side label off of Interscope, Chris' ne label. Also The B-side Players are good friend/played with Rocket from the Crypt who are also on Interscope Records, and have opened for SG. Funny how everything comes back to Rocket from the Crypt. -- -AS mailto:asnod@home.com http://members.home.net:80/asnod/ |---------------------------------------------------------------| | "Everybody likes my stuff! Everybody knows that I can rock! | | Everybody knows that I can whip a horse's ass! | | Everybody in my general time knows that I can rock good. | | And as I rock well, I'm going to rev it up!" | | | | - Wesley Willis | |---------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 01:41:49 EDT From: Heather Scott Subject: Re: Chris' Subject Matter, catagorizing, more.. << SG/Cornell relation: Ozomatli is on Almo records which is a side label off of Interscope, Chris' label. Also The B-side Players are good friend/played with Rocket from the Crypt who are also on Interscope Records, and have opened for SG. Funny how everything comes back to Rocket from the Crypt. >> Almo Sounds is actually a creation of Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (ALpertMOss? : ) get it?? ). They are also the former owners of A&M Records (Soundgarden's former label). As far as I know, Almo Sounds remains independent of the recent Interscope acquisitions. -Heather ------------------------------ End of SOMMS Digest - 6 Aug 1999 to 7 Aug 1999 **********************************************