From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V6 #22 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 Sunday, January 28 2001 Volume 06 : Number 022 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: mutant email account ["Robin" ] Alloy: song interp. & blast from the past ["Robin" Subject: Alloy: mutant email account If this stuff is going through somewhere on the planet, please forgive all of these 'test posts'. For reasons known only to itself my email account has begun sending my Alloy posts... only to me. here goes again... please please please!! go through this time!!!!! Robin T ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 12:45:34 -0500 From: "Robin" Subject: Alloy: song interp. & blast from the past It looks like maybe that test went through properly so here's a repeat of the post I made yesterday... again if these are being repeated to anyone I'm sorry! I'm about to begin undertaking more of the song interpretations very soon, and I'm taking suggestions on people's favorite songs - the ones that've meant the most to you over the years, or that were there for you at a rough time, or that struck you in some way musically or lyrically. All of your thoughts count so please don't hold back with any ideas! Meanwhile here's something from the Alloy archives which I thought you'd all enjoy. It's a post from Clif Brigden from the summer of '96, discussing some details of the Howard the Duck soundtrack recording (and some things about a certain football game) xxxx Robin T From: drbliss@netcom.com (clif brigden) Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 11:04:17 -0800 Subject: Alloy: RE:Howard >If anyone owns the recording of the Howard the Duck sdtrk, who does the vocals on Don't Turn Away and the rest of the songs--Cherry Bomb or dolby? Well, I don't own it, but I sure did record it. The vocals are the work of Lea Thompson, who turned out to be a pretty good singer. All that luvvy theater training, I suppose. Any "economy" in the tuning department was aided by the trusty AMS 15-80, a high_end digital delay that, at the time, was the studio standard for tweaking vocals. We recorded two versions of "Don't Turn Away". One with Thomas singing and the other with Lea - I don't recall which one made it into the movie, Tom's I think, but you all should be able to tell the difference by now. Some trivia: the track was overdubbed and mixed at Stevie Wonder's "Wonderland" studios in Los Angeles on June 5th 1987 ( I remember it because it was my birthday). Mister Stevie Wonder honoured us by playing the wicked harmonica in the instrumental. We finished the mix and flew immediately to Mexico City to see England v Argentina in the quarter finals of the World Cup. Very exciting for us football crazy Englishmen. The game, as you no doubt recall, was won by Argentina, due to an appaling ruling by the referee, who allowed a blatant Maradonna handball to stand as their first goal. Reverse angle TV shots of the incident clearly show the foul, and in the background, Mr Dolby and myself, the normally mild-mannered doctor, hurling abuse at the celebrating Argentine players. All in the best possible taste, of course. Senor Maradonna's Karma finally visited him in 1993, when he was jailed then deported from Italy for "allegedly" importing cocaine while captain of Fiorentina. Thomas bought and donned a replica USSR team shirt outside the Azteca stadium, and was from then on was referred to as "The Commie" by the England fans that we travelled back to LA with. Here endeth the first lesson. Now what else do you want to know? Forward . . . bLiss ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:33:38 -0500 From: "Melissa R. Jordan" Subject: Alloy: OT but amusing/interesting I enjoy The Smoking Gun website (http://www.thesmokinggun.com) with its interesting FOIA-type document finds. Ever wonder if the dressing room sequence in Spinal Tap was accurate as to the rant about the tiny sandwiches not being right and all that? Check out the "Gun" this week to see what many of today's top stars require in their dressing rooms in the way of food and beverages (including, believe it or not, Flintstones chewable vitamins.) Yikes! One-handed typing stinks - I need some codeine. Cranky and in pain, Melissa - -- Melissa R. Jordan Director, Compass Rose Consulting International (http://www.askcrc.com) Owner/Artist, Compass Rose Studios (http://www.crstudios.com) ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V6 #22 **************************