From: Level42-request @ worldmachine.com (Level42 Digest)
Subject: Level42 Digest V2000 #144

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Level42 Digest                                          Volume 2000 : Issue 144
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Today's topics:
   MIKE LINDUP'S CHANGES                             
   Niacin, etc                                       Winston Walker
   RE: Level42 Digest V2000 #143                     Martin Brindley
   A Pack o' Lips Now                                alex.friesen
   Holdsworth/Husband/Johnson                        DonZipf
   Harmonix and Tapping                              Cymrusmc
   CD Videos                                         Nigel Cox

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Subject: MIKE LINDUP'S CHANGES
From: "" <dean_osborn @ hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 03:36:28 PDT

In Resposnse to Norman's enjoyable post yesterday about Mike and the De-Lata
gig, made me remember that, in addition the the English Polydor CHANGES, and
the Resurgance version of CHANGES, I have also got the AUSTRALIAN version of
CHANGES (Polydor), which has a different design on the front of the CD
itself, and mentions AUSTRALASIA on the back of the case.
Anyone else got this version ?

TCOY
Dean

P.S  Message for Mark - Can't wait ' to be with you again ' in November !!!
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Subject: Niacin, etc
From: "Winston Walker" <winman42 @ home.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:49:08 -0400

In response to Jimbo's mention of Billy Sheehan, i must admit that I've
never had the chance to hear much of his playing. I've always heard of
what a good player he was. Recently I picked up a CD from his side
project, NIACIN. This trio consists of Sheehan, John Novello on keys,
and Dennis Chambers on drums. In a word this band is awesome. Serious
funky jazz fusion grooves. They do a great cover of 'Birdland' with
Sheehan carrying the melody. They also have a very cool live concert
on DVD titled 'Blood, Sweat and Beers. Check it out, you might enjoy it.

Norman, thanks for the info on the DaLata gig. Sounds like fun, cant
wait till they arrive in NYC.

tcoy,

Win

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Subject: RE: Level42 Digest V2000 #143
From: Martin Brindley <martin.brindley @ mccint.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:01:21 +0100

got my tickets! going on the Sunday! In reply to Christien talking about the
bouncers, it is normal that photography isn't allowed at a concert, and for
very good reason. It is distracting to the artist and people in the audience
around you. Perhaps someone could liase with the venue or with Mark about
taking 'official' photos for the fans so there is just the one camera there
and then we can all order copies? joust a thought.

All the bass

Tino

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Subject: A Pack o' Lips Now
From: alex.friesen @ sickkids.on.ca
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:46:35 -0400

>Subject: Apocalypse Now
>From: "Andrew Goodwin" <nightfly83 @ hotmail.com>
>
>>Subject: Finding a Husband in Boston
>>From: BHConrad @ aol.com
>
>PS Gold star to whoever gets the link between the Subject and the quoted
>text.

Easy: Joseph Conrad wrote _Heart of Darkness_, upon which the excellent
_Apocalypse Now_ is based.  Where's me star?

     ...Alex...

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Subject: Holdsworth/Husband/Johnson
From: DonZipf @ aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:26:37 EDT

Who is planning to attend the Holdsworth/Husband/Johnson gigs in NY besides
me and Winston?  I have booked my ticket for the first show, first day.

Just curious about the head-count  -  Z.

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Subject: Harmonix and Tapping
From: Cymrusmc @ aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 18:51:34 EDT

In a message dated 7/13/00 3:05:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Level42-request @ worldmachine.com writes:

<< Harmonics
 ===
 There are 126 harmonics on one bass string, so there's scope for all of us
 (I think I've found about twelve!).  My fave piece with harmonics in is
 still "Portrait Of Tracy" by Jaco Pastorius, but Michael Manring is a bit of
 a monster on the subject as well. :o) Thinking about it, Steve Bailey can do
 some pretty hot six string bass harmonic things as well - bit of a chord
 monster is Steve.  I'll leave false harmonics for another day....... :o)

 Mark does some lovely harmonic things in Love Games, my fave technique is
 firing off a harmonic and bending the string behind the nut, raise it a
 tone.  Try it with chords.  Love Games and the intro to "She Can't Help
 Herself" use it nicely.

 Tapping

 Like it or loathe it, it's here, there and dare I say everywhere.  The
 history of where and why is a bit shadey, the guitar tapping goes back in to
 the fifties but Emmett Chapman still shines out as a monster tapper (he
 taught Stanley Jordan for a while) and then invented the Chapman Stick to he
 could tap with two hands independently.
 As bass tapping goes then I would still go for Michael Manring.  Victor
 Wooten shines out on this stuff, Bela Fleck albums are just awesome.

 Anyway, enough of my yakking.....
 Regards
 Jase
  >>
And I've forgotten to mention Jaco and "Portrait Of Tracy"! I believe he did
Beethoven's Fifth in all harmonics on some album, too. He's the prototype for
all harmonics!

I wasn't aware that there were THAT many harmonics on one single string. Is
that the same number on all four (or six, or eight, or twelve, or whatever
number of strings they've gotten up to this week!)? Do you also agree that
Mark's bassline on "The Chinese Way" sounds much like Jaco's bass from "Teen
Town", or was that "Donna"?  Manring is fabulous, but I'd be hard-pressed to
try and catch up with his abilities! And Victor Wooten is a trip on his bass!
The Flecktones are alright, but I tend to tune the rest of the guys out and
listen to Wooten. I'm a bass fan, after all.

And I wasn't aware there WERE any harmonics on "Love Games". I've never
really noticed at all. Guess I'd better listen a little more closely. Bass
chord harmonics are simply so pretty! I could go on for days about harmonics,
but I won't!

Fred, The Two-Bit Bassist

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Subject: CD Videos
From: Nigel Cox <ncox @ rri.com.au>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:19:42 +1000

Apologies if this has been asked before. I have 3 Level 42 CD Video singles
which have audio tracks and 1 video track according to the sleeves. I recall
years ago you needed a special "CD Video" player to view the video but with
today's technology and wiz-bang computers I'd love to know if there is
another way of viewing these tracks. I'd appreciate any help.
Thks