Level 42 Digest for Monday, March 27, 2006

Monday, March 27, 2006

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Topics for Monday, March 27, 2006

    1.  Fagen at Pechanga - Carl & Laurel
    2.  Nottingham gig - Jules home email
    3.  live recording question - Chris Lawless
    4.  Toto, Fagen - Chris Lawless
    5.  welcome back - Stephen Whyte

1. Fagen at Pechanga
From:	Carl & Laurel <muellers @ adelphia.net>
Date:	Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:40:37 -0800	[top]
Donald Fagen at Pechanga was a great show - not a bad seat in the house (Ready Freddy Washington on bass). Mostly Dan and Nightly songs. The Hankys and us previously saw Earth Wind & Fire there. So Winston will be in San Diego in July - indeed time for a levelfest. Zak, are you there, sir? Jeff? Angel? TCOY Carl & Laurel

2. Nottingham gig
From:	Jules home email <email @ julianbest.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:00:13 +0100	[top]
I am going to the Nottingham gig. Anyone else going?? If he plays Running in the Family/Lessons In Love/Something About You "megmix" in that order at the end I will hang myself!!!! Can we suggest some proper L42 tunes?? How about: -Heathrow, Almost There etc. See you there. I am not dragging myself around the country to all the gigs as I used to in the good old days. Jules.

3. live recording question
From:	Chris Lawless <lawford42 @ juno.com>
Date:	Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:38:18 -0500	[top]
Hi all, I have a question about a couple of live recordings I have in my collection that I'm hoping someone can clarify for me. Way back when, a kind Digester (whose name I can't recall now) send me a cassette recording of the December 7th, 1990 gig at the Hammersmith Odeon that contains the following tracks: Side 1- Hot Water, Her Big Day, The Sun Goes Down, Overtime, Guaranteed, Set Me Up, If You Were Mine, The Spirit Is Free. Side 2- Children Say, Heaven In My Hands, It's Over, Man, Running In The Family, Lessons In Love, Something About You, The Chinese Way. As it turns out, the sound quality on side 1 is horrible (like I'm listening to the gig over a phone line) but side two is vastly better. Now, I also have a CD that another kind Digester (whose name I also can't recall now) made me which starts towards the end of 'Love Meeting Love', goes into 'Kansas City Milkman', then features the same material as Side 2 of the aforementioned cassette. I remember reading once in the old fan club magazine that the radio broadcast started in the middle of 'Love Meeting Love' because the new album hadn't been released yet and the radio couldn't broadcast the songs, and I noticed that all the tracks from Guaranteed were in the beginning of the set. So, does anyone know if there was a fan recording of the entire show that ended up getting spliced with the radio broadcast and circulated among collectors? That's the only thing I can think of that would account for the cassette I have. Of course with the FM broadcast being available, I can't imagine why anyone would then cut out 'Love Meeting Love' and 'Kansas City Milkman', but there you go. Later, Chris L.

4. Toto, Fagen
From:	Chris Lawless <lawford42 @ juno.com>
Date:	Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:07:25 -0500	[top]
I haven't heard the new Fagen CD yet so I can't comment. I was thinking about going to see one of the live shows until I saw the ticket prices. Frikkin' ridiculous he was getting that much... As for the new Toto CD FALLING IN BETWEEN, it just may be the best thing they've ever done. Ever. Seriously. Even better than MINDFIELDS, and that's no small feat. I was completely blown away listening to it for the first time, mainly because there's just so much going on musically. The only track I really didn't like was "A Spiritual Man", but everything else clicked with me. For some odd reason, there's one song (the title escapes me just now) that only lasts for 2 1/2 minutes, and it just starts to take off when it fades out. Kind of strange why it was done that way. These two caveats aside though, it's well worth picking up. Isn't that right Mark? ;-) Andrew, what's your take on the Fagen CD? I know he's one of your favorites. Chris L. Winston Walker <winman42 @ gmail.com> wrote: >>On another note, anyone enjoying the new ToTo album, or the new Donald Fagen solo release? The Toto is in heavy rotation on my Ipod, but i cant really get into the Fagen just yet. Might need a few more listens to grow on me, but it really sounds much too similar to all his previous releases for my tastes. It really sounds like he grabbed some recorded but unused songs from his previous solo effort, and put them on cd. What do you folks think? I know we have some Toto and Fagen fans here. <<

5. welcome back
From:	Stephen Whyte <stephen.whyte @ ascentmedia.co.uk>
Date:	Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:08:31 +0100	[top]
wow. i've been off work for a week and come back to find fireworks on the digest - it's been a while. it kept me interested enough not to miss Andrew or Doug at least, both of whom have been quiet for a while. anyway, i know that Win was asking about Fagan and Toto the other day, but sadly i can't comment on either. though i would like to ask if anyone has heard the Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins album, and is it any good? i've recently discovered Rilo Kiley - their More Adventurous album is great. 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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