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Tuesday, February 04, 2003 |
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| Topics for Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1 - Great to be back - =?iso-8859-1?q?johnny=20boy?= 2 - If you don't like Guaranteed - Pete Willis 3 - Almost There 2002 - Richard Maybury 4 - Are you Hearing VIDEO - Dan Nesselroth 5 - Re: Annie - Benedict Poole 6 - Annie McCaig ! - Brian Bridges 7 - LIAPW - Jeff Mahoney 8 - Deacon Blue - mikethepom 9 - Level 42 Digest MARKETPLACE for 2/4/2003 - Level 42 Digest MARKETPLACE 10 - The Music Of Chance - Andrew Goodwin |
| 1 - Great to be back |
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| From: | =?iso-8859-1?q?johnny=20boy?= <johnnyboy442 @ yahoo.co.uk> |
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| Date: | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 13:54:48 +0000 (GMT) |
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| Can I just say how great it is to see the digest back. I stayed pretty much silent over the years that I used to subscribe to the old digest but I used to look forward to it reading it when I had five minutes at work. I never bothered the web version because I just didn't have enough time. One day I checked an old email account that I no longer used that much and discovered about 50+ emails from the digest. It's great to have the digest back and to see so many familiar names still contributing. The last few weeks have been like slipping on an old shoe. All the best to y'all John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com | ||
| 2 - If you don't like Guaranteed |
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| From: | Pete Willis <peteburywillis @ hotmail.com> |
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| Date: | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:22:50 -0000 |
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Well that's fair enough who am I change your mind,
just skip this post as I will bore you!!
What I would suggest for anyone else though is
to maybe use that program button on your CD player because a number of the
earlier tracks maybe will put you off going any further.
Now I'm not great with words or a musician with all
the correct lingo but this is what I think
1. Guaranteed.
The title track is just not the right mix in my
mind. The lyrics deserve much better. The sound just comes across wishy washy
and can't understand how they were satisfied enough with this to release it as a
single either.
2. Overtime
I like this, a simple but effective tune with
a great middle eight (i think they call it, you can tell I don't play an instrument myself!) which goes into a terrific instrumental bit.
3. Her Big Day.
A plodding song which is OK but doesn't quite
excite me though I don't dislike it.
4. Seven Years
Great song, great tune and well put together. I
suppose if your not into songs like 'Leaving Me Now' etc. then maybe this will
pass you by too but I like it a lot
5 . Set Me Up
No, this just doesn't work for me as good
enough for an album. It's one of those you do and then leave for the later
editions to put on as additional tracks!
6. The Ape
Ah what a classic....mistake. This is one you do
and leave for later editions and then say 'no it's the worst thing we've done,
let's leave it alone forever'!
Did the lads really have so few songs that this had
to go on the album.
7. My Father's Shoes
Now were back on track. A great upbeat
pop song with a nice little story in the lyrics if you like that type of
thing.
8. A Kinder Eye
Now this album is really happening, I love this
track. The music has been brilliantly arranged on this and is a classic album
track to me. No chorus or catchy hook but just a tune that builds up beautifully
throughout.
9. She Can't Help Herself.
The great tunes just keep on coming now. I
particularly love the false ending that then goes into that superb final part of
the song.
10. If You Were Mine.
Should have been a single instead of Guaranteed. It
reminds me of earlier stuff like Almost There and the drumming is manic and
brilliant on this (oh how I wish I'd kept my drum kit and stuck at
it!)
11. Lasso The Moon
Superb atmospheric song sung brilliantly by
Mike, his voice is just made for this song.
12. With A Little Love
Not a bad song but not one of my favourites and
after 5 superb tracks this doesn't just keep the pace of those for
me.
I'm not trying to push Guaranteed as equal or
better than the earlier albums but I do think it has some great songs on it
which don't deserve to be buried in the 'this album is useless' catergory as
mentioned on here many a time.
I'm not into hero's like Loz mentioned, I just
judge each album as i hear it and try not to worry who were the musicians till
later.
However Level 42 are more than just a good pop
group or whatever was mentioned on here recently, they are up there with the
best.
cheers
Pete
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| 3 - Almost There 2002 |
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| From: | Richard Maybury <rsmaybury @ tiscali.co.uk> |
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| Date: | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 20:24:35 -0000 |
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Check out the above at my L42 website at
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You'll need a copy of Real One Player......
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| 4 - Are you Hearing VIDEO |
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| From: | Dan Nesselroth <dnesselroth @ hotmail.com> |
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| Date: | Mon, 03 Feb 2003 12:40:22 -0800 |
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| I am glad there is no video for "The Chinese Way". I have always thought the song was rather dumb..at least in terms of theme. Besides, the band might have released their BEST album, but it appears the LOOKED awful in that period! I humbly direct your attention to the ARE YOU HEARING VIDEO.......Mike is wearing an Afro and ZEBRA PATTERNED JEANS!!!!!! Even for 1982 was pretty silly. Zebra print jeans....purple ones at that. Let's not forget Mark either...tight bell bottoms and looking rather uncomfortable dancing without a bass in his hand. The fact is that in the early days Mike Lindup looked like the kind of guy who stands on a street, shouting for people to enter his strip club! By the time Microkid rolled around, he lost the afro, the moustache, and the zebra pants and the band could move into something we like to call "fashion sense". _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail | ||
| 5 - Re: Annie |
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| From: | Benedict Poole <bp @ benpoole.com> |
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| Date: | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 23:12:12 +0000 |
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| GvShar said: > Does anyone remember Annie i think her second name was Mckay or > similar she did a lot of backing with L42 when they played live and > sung well with Mike. I think she is on the live at wembly video and > just wondered what she is doing now if anything as i thought she had a > good voice and it seemed to work well with Mark and Mike. Although her > name doesnt appear on any of the cedits that i have seen. I believe her surname is "mcCaig" -- don't know what she's doing now, but she did record / play live with a number of people in the 80s, including Kaja (on "Crazy People's Right To Speak"). Ta ta Ben | ||
| 6 - Annie McCaig ! |
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| From: | Brian Bridges <brian.bridges @ sympatico.ca> |
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| Date: | Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:50:28 -0500 |
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GvShar, her name is Annie McCaig and she
is credited with backing vocals on the Live at Wembley CD sleeve notes. I agree,
she complemented the voices of M & M very nicely.
Maybe other digest members know what
she's up to.
Cheers,
Drumstix, Toronto.
PS Paul Bannerman...if you are reading
this, did the Phil Gould transcription get published? | ||
| 7 - LIAPW |
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| From: | Jeff Mahoney <jeffm @ cia.com.au> |
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| Date: | Tue, 4 Feb 2003 21:29:33 +1100 |
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Thanks for the info Winston
An Impeccable Groove
Jeff | ||
| 8 - Deacon Blue |
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| From: | mikethepom <mikethepom @ yahoo.com> |
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| Date: | Tue, 4 Feb 2003 02:31:47 -0800 (PST) |
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| The Rt Hon Loz Green typed: >>I went to a concert last year by Deacon Blue...<< Great band. I've got a fab live video of theirs called The Big Picture. Ricky Ross is a real talent and what excellent songs - When Will You Make My Telephone Ring, Raintown, Love & Regret, Chocolate Girl, Your Constant Heart, as well as the more obvious Fergus Sings The Blues and Real Gone Kid. Loz, you mentioned his wife - did he marry Lorraine Macintosh (I think that's her name) who's singing on my video? I remember Ricky saying he keeps telling her to go and have a solo career but she won't leave the band! And I still can't believe they played at the Dee Why RSL (venue on Sydney's northern beaches) in '89 and I only found out after the event. Bastards! Cheers ~ Mike (Sydney City Milkman) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com | ||
| 9 - Level 42 Digest MARKETPLACE for 2/4/2003 |
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| Date: | Tue, 4 Feb 2003 05:50:40 -0500 |
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| 10 - The Music Of Chance |
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| From: | Andrew Goodwin <nightfly83 @ hotmail.com> |
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| Date: | Tue, 04 Feb 2003 10:47:32 +0000 |
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| >8 - dusting off Guaranteed >From: AltoforHire @ aol.com < > >After reading this, the question comes to mind: Why do you keep Guaranteed >in your collection then? I use it to threaten the kids. Why? Because nothing in life is absolute. From religious and political dogma to musical zealotry, I’ve always eschewed the notion of conclusiveness. People fall in and out of love, for those of you who subscribe to that preposterous notion, so it’s certainly possible that something I’ve loathed for 13 years I may yet adore in another 13. Plus on a simpler level, it’s because my record collection is a black hole into which matter can enter but never leave. No idea why, I’ve just always been that way. >Right now I'm forcing the FN album down my roommate's throat. I hope you filed down the sharp corners at least? >10 - NOT Whining >From: Laurence Green < >laurence.green @ scottwilson.com> > >Dammit does anyone listen to what I say????? Well I try, but usually drift away at the point where I start thinking "Oh dear, he's gone again". >12 - Musings >From: Laurence Green < >laurence.green @ scottwilson.com> > >I went to a concert last year by Deacon Blue (Scottish band), their lead >singer (Ricky Ross) well, the man dabbles with genius. He must be holding an extraordinarily long stick. AG _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.co.uk |
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