Level 42 Digest for Friday, June 30, 2006

Friday, June 30, 2006

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Topics for Friday, June 30, 2006

    1.  Take 6 - Lolitaj @ aol.com
    2.  Good McKnight, Irene - Tom Foolery
    3.  Signs - Stephen Whyte

1. Take 6
From:	Lolitaj @ aol.com <Lolitaj @ aol.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:21:54 EDT	[top]
AG wrote: PS Top 5 Take 6 tracks not on their own albums. Just because I'm bored and felt like it: Ridin' The Rails (with KD Lang, from the album Dick Tracy) Straighten Up And Fly Right (with Nnenna Freelon, from the album Soulcall) It's All Right With Me (with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, from the album XXL) Revelation (with The Yellowjackets, from the album Live Wires) I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (from the album Glengarry Glen Ross) For that alone, you are the man. I thought I was the only person who ever heard that version of Straighten Up and Fly Right because whenever I mention how amazing that track is, I am always met with a blank stare. Nobody has a clue that the track exists and it is amazing. Thank you for handing me vindication... Take 6 has had its ups and downs for me. I used to be in a very good coed a capella group in college, and we actually performed several of their songs - one of my favorite performances in any ensemble over the last 20 years was a show where there were 18 of us singing Goldmine and hitting every note perfectly. Having to sing their material makes you appreciate even more how intricate their harmonies are. In 1993 to help train my ear and harmonizing skills I decided to record a Take 6 track and sing all six parts myself, which I did. I chose Mary and I have to say it came out well. I sang five of the parts with my natural voice, and the walking bassline was done by using a machine called a Vocalist, which dropped my voice an octave. I digress - back to the group. The CDs where they had too many instruments were a real turnoff for me so they lost me for a little while. As AG said, they often do their best stuff for other people - either backing them up or on other CDs. I will have to give them a fresh listen. I will say that often when I want to practice singing [something I don't do often enough] I will put on the track I L-O-V-E U and then try to sing each part in succession. That is a great track, especially the solo! Lolita

2. Good McKnight, Irene
From:	Tom Foolery <grooveyardtom @ yahoo.com>
Date:	Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:43:39 -0700 (PDT)	[top]
Hi Adam, Now, If'n Id'a known that Mr. McKnight was gonna do a concert as lead singer of KISS, that's one I woulda paid big dollars to see. :) I always make room for others whose musical tastes are different - thanks for chiming in. Honestly, I think I may have been slightly confusing McKnight with R Kelly, who I think is a pedophile or something. But all of them are better singers than I am. Hi AG, To become an American citizen, you must complete some paperwork and establish some legal residency. There is also a 100 question test on the Constitution, flag symbolism and history. I can help you with the answers to those. It also helps to bring in a marketable skill - failing that, there is a lottery where pooled applicants in low-skilled positions are randomly selected for citizenship at a rate of 1 for every 500,000,000 applicants - from such low skilled fields as agricultural farm laborers, "sweatshop" garment industry employees, and English Academicians. Your point about the morbundity of the digest of late is well taken - even Mo is quoting the entire digest in her response, just to liven things up a bit. Zing, that was a breath of fresh ammonia! And, Mikey, great news of a release date for Retroglide!!! The Level 42 marketing genius continues - probably not much else in the news on 9.11.06. I am not responsible for any of the above comments. I have snuck out of my shackles, unhooked the lithium IV, and I'm using the psychiatrist's computer while he's not looking. Clearly the man has no idea of the capacities of human nature. gotta go, -Tom

3. Signs
From:	Stephen Whyte <stephen.whyte @ ascentmedia.co.uk>
Date:	Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:32:08 +0100	[top]
>Ah, you underestimate the goodwill of this august list of 467 almost completely non-contributory funketeers. I had no less than FIVE responses, which with a swift sum I estimate to be roughly FIVE more than people normally get when they ask something. I can only put this down to either: I'm sure i'd have offered some assistance had i ever heard of Take 6. And lived in America. Not sure which is deemed to be worse... >Level 42 has signed with W14/Universal Records and the album Retroglide will be released on Monday, >September 11, 2006 in advance of their autumn tour. OK, before it even begins, let's get the whole 9/11 release date "scandal" put to bed. It's a date. The 11th of September happens to fall on a Monday this year, and albums are released on Mondays. I seriously doubt it'll make even a slight difference to sales, or lack of... I'm more interested in the fact that it will be a major label release and not another homework project for Mark. At least my copy of Retroglide will last longer than my copy of Trash. steve ps - AG, you've already used The Sixth Sense as a subject title. God only knows when, but you've definitely used it. Must try harder - 100 lines please: "M. Night Shyamalan's 'Signs' is a perfectly coherent and Oscar worthy piece of cinematic bliss." Ascent Media Group Ltd, 1 Stephen Street, London W1T 1AL web: http://www.ascentmedia.co.uk The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, copy, distribute or disclose the e-mail or any part of its contents or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message. All reasonable precautions have been taken to ensure no viruses are present in this e-mail. Ascent Media Group Ltd cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage arising from the use of this e-mail or attachments and recommend that you subject these to your virus checking procedures prior to use.

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