From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #194 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Wednesday, August 9 2000 Volume 05 : Number 194 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: UK Alloy! Anyone in London 11/23-26? [Robin Thurlow Subject: Re: Alloy: UK Alloy! Anyone in London 11/23-26? Melissa, I can't believe your luck! Wish I could accompany you to even *one* of your glamorous destinations this year!! xxx Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 11:20:12 -0700 From: Kathleen Presser Subject: Alloy: Re: alloy-digest V5 #193 I have to say, I absolutely love Jon's comments on the 'List' on VH1. As a teenager growing up in the eighties in the high desert of California, I had not a clue of what was really defined as 'New Wave' and what was defined as 'New Romance'. I made my own choices as far as defining music. Never thought Duran Duran was a New Romance group. Gee, I always thought the New Romantics were about the only group (maybe Prince also) that were New Romance. Oh well, shows how ignorant I was a teenager. Eh, what do ya expect?? About the song of the week. I really like the Valley of the Mind's Eye. It's one of the best love songs ever written. A very intelligent and 'romantic' piece of music. Kate;-) Mother to be for the third time, but feels so much like the first time. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 23:41:13 -0400 From: Robin Thurlow Subject: Alloy: Re: Song of the Week: Valley of the Mind's Eye This song means a lot to me not only because of its beauty musically, but lyrically also because it reminds me of my father. The ideas in the song come across to me as being very close to those my own father expressed when he was alive. He valued the unique point of view each person has as an individual in this world, over and above any kind of 'earth-shattering event' you might see in news headlines. No matter what might be going on in the world or how small you might feel in the face of it, nobody can experience it through your unique viewpoint - which is one of the things that makes people as individuals absolutely irreplaceable and precious to one another. The imagery of the song as a road is just beautiful, the song being a means for someone to be with his love, even though they are physically far apart, as my father and I now are. The promise in the song: and I will be with you and I will stay with you and I will dream with you if you need me to anytime, anywhere in the corner of your mind's eye is something I always feel comforted by because it reminds me of the steady warmth of my father's company. After eleven years I still feel his presence very strongly in my life. I'm always calling up my memories of him to help me through hard times, or when I see something beautiful he would have loved to see. I'm probaly the only person on earth who hears this song, which so many describe as romantic, and thinks of her *dad* :) Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:25:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Elaine Linstruth Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: Song of the Week: Valley of the Mind's Eye On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Robin Thurlow wrote: > I'm probaly the only person on earth who hears this song, which so many > describe as romantic, and thinks of her *dad* :) > > Robin T Actually, Robin, no you're not the only one. My experience with this song is also not traditionally romantic -- I sing it to Anna when I'm rocking her to sleep! I know it sounds corny, but I realized one day that the themes are more universal than strictly between lovers. Having kids puts a person into a completely different sphere, emotionally and spiritually. Themes such as "I will be with you, if you need me to" are heart-gladdening ideas, when you're talking about this teeny tiny little thing whose greatest joy in life is eyeing you while you sing and rock back and forth, dancing around the room with them in your arms. :) Well, that and knocking her sister's block tower creations down, but that's another story. It also makes me think how I'll feel when she's all grown up and gone -- I'm sure I will want to "ride through the night" to her then, too. Some other things worth mentioning (I guess it's okay if I ramble, no one else seems to be forthcoming with their 3 cents): I've thought more than once how much I'd love to know the inspiration for this song. I'm also glad it's more "in my range" than some of his other songs. I can actually sing along! I remember someone (speak up) that called the back bass line "classic Dolby" -- that Bong, bong, bonng, bonnnnnnnnnnng.. with the lyrics over it, kinda lightly waving in the background's breeze. I totally think of that. Who said that? It was an Alloyite.. I also think Thomas must be so happy with it. If he isn't, I just wouldn't be able to contemplate that. It's just.. beautiful. - -- Elaine Linstruth Palmdale, CA (USA) On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Robin Thurlow wrote: > I'm probaly the only person on earth who hears this song, which so many > describe as romantic, and thinks of her *dad* :) > > Robin T ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #194 ***************************