Level 42 Digest for Monday, April 26, 2004

Monday, April 26, 2004

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Topics for Monday, April 26, 2004

    1.  YCB Query-Answers - SharminHall @ aol.com
    2.  Something in 4/4 Time - jt
    3.  Re: Y-Chromo-Boyz - DonZipf @ aol.com
    4.  Diran - Green, Laurence
    5.  Revision in 7/8 - jt
    6.  RE: Y-Chromo-Boyz - Rob Nieuwenhuis

1. YCB Query-Answers
From:	SharminHall @ aol.com <SharminHall @ aol.com>
Date:	Sun, 25 Apr 2004 05:20:41 EDT	[top]
Nicklas, Please see your emails. Please do reply back to me and i can sort this out for you as Phils MSN account has a problem at the moment hense why you haven't had a reply to your query and hes been run of his feet with trainning and recording, so i apologise for any mix up here. If anyone else has the same problem, please mail me on Sharminhall @ aol.com or YCBManagement @ aol.com and i can sort things out for you but also remember Phil has been really busy lately as i said so if you want to place a pre-order for the new album or just want a question answered please do mail me directly. Best Sharmin YCB Manager

2. Something in 4/4 Time
From:	jt <jtraci @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Sun, 25 Apr 2004 07:30:26 -0700 (PDT)	[top]
-...Alex... > And, crikey!, that > dude with the four strings? it's freakin' > unbelievable how he sings and > plays at the same time! Yikes! Not to downplay it, but all it takes is practice. (and if learning, certainly start with something like "Love Meeting Love" and not "True Believers," or Rush tunes, or Primus tunes) Just as some may find it pretty darn difficult to figure out of to hold wooden sticks in your hands and pedals under your feet -such as yourself- and utilize different attacks, let alone different time signatures (if desired). Now come on, we're generally bored here, fess up and tell us why it took you 4-5 years to watch the damn thing... j(ay) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash

3. Re: Y-Chromo-Boyz
From:	DonZipf @ aol.com <DonZipf @ aol.com>
Date:	Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:14:08 EDT	[top]
> Anyone ever ordered CD's from Phil Jarvis in YCB? If > so, did you ever receive them? I ordered their triple > album several weeks ago. The payment has been deduced > from my account but the CD's have not arrived yet. I > mailed Phils Jarvis about this and he wrote back > saying he sent them and that they probably had gone > missing in post and that he would send them again. > This was about 2 weeks ago. I mailed him again last > week but no reply. I live in London and it seems very > unlikely that two mailings would disappear! Phil Jarvis is a straight-up bloke, don't doubt that for a moment. Are you absolutely certain you gave him the correct address? Z

4. Diran
From:	Green, Laurence <Laurence.Green @ carillionwsp.com>
Date:	Mon, 26 Apr 2004 08:16:03 +0100	[top]
>I can't help but wonder. Right now, is there a Duran Duran digest full of people bitching and complaining about how the band only plays their hits and not the obscure material? The difference is Duran Duran are comprised of their original members. Try reading old copies of the digest when Level 42 was still together – the environment was quite different. L()Z Laurence Green Senior Structures Engineer CarillionWSP 0114 2942553 This email is confidential to the named recipient(s). If you have received a copy in error (1) please destroy it, (2) copying, distribution or other use of the information is strictly prohibited, (3) it has no contractual or other legal implication.

5. Revision in 7/8
From:	jt <jtraci @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Mon, 26 Apr 2004 01:00:15 -0700 (PDT)	[top]
I should probably expound a bit on my 'just takes practice' comment (see, I try to be short-worded but it usually doesn’t work); that was partially cross-pollinated from a like-themed thread on the Web-Thing. Reading it alone here it probably just comes off as a ‘jay just hates MK.’ All I meant was that if one can find harmony within one’s voice and has the ability to play an instrument, merging the two should not be so difficult. Some say learn both at the same time in slow-mode, I’d say learn (in this case) the bass line so that it’s a second nature thing; you don’t have to think about what you’re playing. Add vocs, which you also have already worked out solely. Many, like Geddy Lee started out in youth bands probably first working their way through fairly easy thing ("Louie Louie" anyone?) and work their way up. One can even see the complexity changes throughout the their careers. Compare "Love Meeting Love" with "To Be With You Again" or "Working Man" to "Driven." In MK’s case, already having drumming knowledge, as I cited in my shorted post, this kind of thinking certainly must help. And as be bass-icly became singer by default, he did jump to it quite quickly. And again back to Alex, I think it would be a bit weirder if Simon Lebon (sp?) was touring with a bunch of mediocre blokes (ok, ok, we’ll give him an excellent drummer too, but pathetically bury him in the click), calling himself "Duran Duran", pathologically spitting out different answers to the same questions AND touring solely "hits." But that's pretty bloody seedy... Also, the chap (sorry, forgot name) who has the new Tears For Fears, who did they use as a drummer? And they certainly did get that project together pretty quick, just months ago they announced the reunion, no? j(ay) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash

6. RE: Y-Chromo-Boyz
From:	Rob Nieuwenhuis <rob.nieuwenhuis @ planet.nl>
Date:	Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:04:39 +0200	[top]
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Yes, I ordered all their stuff and received it within 4 days (and I’m living in the Netherlands!) signed too! So, either it has been lost in the post 2 times or you’re trying to build up a little YCB collection… Just wait, they will arrive. Rob

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