From: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org (sycophant-digest) To: sycophant-digest@smoe.org Subject: sycophant-digest V3 #84 Reply-To: sycophant@smoe.org Sender: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-sycophant-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk sycophant-digest Thursday, August 27 1998 Volume 03 : Number 084 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: sycophant Fwd: Lisa Germano Review [bilbo hicks Subject: Re: sycophant Fwd: Lisa Germano Review Good Point! - ---Kitimitsu@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 98-08-25 15:06:46 EDT, you write: > > << Well that was an intersting review. I think he liked it. Actually > that was the most confusing review of a record i have ever read. He > hardly mentioned the record at all. Sounds like a frustrated writer > having to write record reviews for a living. AND Slide is certainly > better than a 76!?! >> > > Well what I really liked about it was this: they gave Lisa Germano the front > spot for that day. And, you could tell he liked it, even if it was a strange > review. You can really look at it and say "hey, he didn't like it enough" you > have to look at it and say "hey! he heard of lisa germano!"-Katie > > > > ------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > unsubscribe sycophant > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:27:44 -0400 From: Tricia Holtz Subject: Re: sycophant Lisa Germano Review (fwd) Hi,I was unable to find Lisa's recording of Reptile at www.livecocerts.com. Where is it? I could not find it anywhere! Rob Hermann, Wash U, History wrote: > Hello all, > this is not about Mellencamp! I would just like to voice my frustration > with the critical music press in general at this point. I went to this > site listed below thinking "at last, a decent, thoughtful, analytical look > at my favorite record of 1998 so far and my favorite Lisa record ever > (which says a lot about where it stands, generally, in my estimation). > And what do I find? Not much really. First of all, this reviewer only > gives Slide a 78% and then proceeds to support his number with a few > paragraphs of the some of the most mind numbingly obtuse writing ever to > pass for rock journalism. But at least he paid attention to it. Rolling > Stone and SPin have both ignored it, AP gave it four stars but didn't > actually talk about the record much. On the Web, Salon (too hip for you, > gentle reader) dissed Lisa as a > "raw nerve" while giving the critical nod to Sonic Youth, who have been > going downhill for years (actually I thought they hit rock bottom with > Experimental Trash Jet Set and No Star). Ira Robbins (venerable sage of > Trouser Press fame whose opinions I generally respect) has also done this. > > what's up with these people? > > While in my heart I appreciate that Lisa is only known to us I learned > today she works in a bookstore and I felt so...bad. Sonic Youth don't > have to work in bookstores. All I know is I long for an incisive record > review. But I do have one positive thing to say: go to > www.liveconcerts.com and find lisa's recording. It's in Real Audio, so be > prepared. Her version of reptile there is amazing. > > "I do not take drugs. I am drugs." Dali > > Rob. > > Robin Hermann Office: 935-7341 > Department of History Home: 361-6634 > Washington University email:rhermann@artsci.wustl.edu > Web:www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rhermann > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "History has to live with what was here, > clutching and close to fumbling all we had-- > it is so dull and gruesome how we die, > unlike writing, life never finishes". > --Robert Lowell, "History" > > On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, jason and jill wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:53:41 -0500 > > From: Pitchfork > > To: jgreshes@netaxs.com > > Subject: Lisa Germano Review > > > > Hey-- I'm the editor of Pitchfork Internet Media. > > We just ran a review of Lisa Germano's "Slide" that > > you might be interested in. We would be extremely > > grateful for any links you could provide us with. > > > > http://www.live-wire.com/record-review/ > > -- > > Ryan Schreiber > > Publisher/Editor-in-Chief > > Pitchfork Internet Media > > http://www.live-wire.com > > > > Read Pitchfork. > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > > unsubscribe sycophant > > > > > > ------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > unsubscribe sycophant - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:09:47 +0000 From: vigfus@skipulag.is Subject: Re: sycophant Some Lisa MP3's 1. Do those mp3 files include the whole songs - or are they just samples? 2. How big should the files be? That's what I get: Children,mp3 127 KB Bud.mp3 321 KB. Mirror.mp3 65,1 KB greetings, Vigfus jwiencis@phaseforward.com on 21.08.98 16:53:08 Please respond to sycophant@smoe.org To: sycophant@smoe.org cc: (bcc: Vigfús Erlendsson) Subject: sycophant Some Lisa MP3's Content-type: text/plain; charsetÿ-ascii From the Falling From Grace soundtrack: "Bud's Theme" "Little Children" From the Red Hot + Bothered comp. "The Mirror Is Gone" go here: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/2396/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:18:58 +0000 From: vigfus@skipulag.is Subject: Re: sycophant Lisa Germano Review (fwd) I have tried several times. But I always get an error on this page. http://www.live-wire.com/record-review/ Does anybody have the text from this review? greetings, Vigfus jgreshes@netaxs.com on 25.08.98 01:59:38 Please respond to sycophant@smoe.org To: sycophant@smoe.org cc: (bcc: Vigfús Erlendsson) Subject: sycophant Lisa Germano Review (fwd) Content-type: text/plain; charsetÿ-ascii - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:53:41 -0500 From: Pitchfork To: jgreshes@netaxs.com Subject: Lisa Germano Review Hey-- I'm the editor of Pitchfork Internet Media. We just ran a review of Lisa Germano's "Slide" that you might be interested in. We would be extremely grateful for any links you could provide us with. http://www.live-wire.com/record-review/ - -- Ryan Schreiber Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Pitchfork Internet Media http://www.live-wire.com Read Pitchfork. - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:39:40 -0500 (CDT) From: "Rob Hermann, Wash U, History" Subject: Re: sycophant Lisa Germano Review (fwd) Sorry...go to the URL, then look for the ARCHIVE section of the column on the left of your screen. Click on "KCRW". Then, at the "Select A Performance" section, pop up that menu and scroll down until you find Lisa's name. Click on "go." It'll take you to a page where you can download her performance in Real Audio. Robin Hermann Office: 935-7341 Department of History Home: 361-6634 Washington University email:rhermann@artsci.wustl.edu Web:www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rhermann - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "History has to live with what was here, clutching and close to fumbling all we had-- it is so dull and gruesome how we die, unlike writing, life never finishes". - --Robert Lowell, "History" On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, Tricia Holtz wrote: > Hi,I was unable to find Lisa's recording of Reptile at www.livecocerts.com. > Where is it? I could not find it anywhere! > > Rob Hermann, Wash U, History wrote: > > > Hello all, > > this is not about Mellencamp! I would just like to voice my frustration > > with the critical music press in general at this point. I went to this > > site listed below thinking "at last, a decent, thoughtful, analytical look > > at my favorite record of 1998 so far and my favorite Lisa record ever > > (which says a lot about where it stands, generally, in my estimation). > > And what do I find? Not much really. First of all, this reviewer only > > gives Slide a 78% and then proceeds to support his number with a few > > paragraphs of the some of the most mind numbingly obtuse writing ever to > > pass for rock journalism. But at least he paid attention to it. Rolling > > Stone and SPin have both ignored it, AP gave it four stars but didn't > > actually talk about the record much. On the Web, Salon (too hip for you, > > gentle reader) dissed Lisa as a > > "raw nerve" while giving the critical nod to Sonic Youth, who have been > > going downhill for years (actually I thought they hit rock bottom with > > Experimental Trash Jet Set and No Star). Ira Robbins (venerable sage of > > Trouser Press fame whose opinions I generally respect) has also done this. > > > > what's up with these people? > > > > While in my heart I appreciate that Lisa is only known to us I learned > > today she works in a bookstore and I felt so...bad. Sonic Youth don't > > have to work in bookstores. All I know is I long for an incisive record > > review. But I do have one positive thing to say: go to > > www.liveconcerts.com and find lisa's recording. It's in Real Audio, so be > > prepared. Her version of reptile there is amazing. > > > > "I do not take drugs. I am drugs." Dali > > > > Rob. > > > > Robin Hermann Office: 935-7341 > > Department of History Home: 361-6634 > > Washington University email:rhermann@artsci.wustl.edu > > Web:www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rhermann > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "History has to live with what was here, > > clutching and close to fumbling all we had-- > > it is so dull and gruesome how we die, > > unlike writing, life never finishes". > > --Robert Lowell, "History" > > > > On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, jason and jill wrote: > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 13:53:41 -0500 > > > From: Pitchfork > > > To: jgreshes@netaxs.com > > > Subject: Lisa Germano Review > > > > > > Hey-- I'm the editor of Pitchfork Internet Media. > > > We just ran a review of Lisa Germano's "Slide" that > > > you might be interested in. We would be extremely > > > grateful for any links you could provide us with. > > > > > > http://www.live-wire.com/record-review/ > > > -- > > > Ryan Schreiber > > > Publisher/Editor-in-Chief > > > Pitchfork Internet Media > > > http://www.live-wire.com > > > > > > Read Pitchfork. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > > > unsubscribe sycophant > > > > > > > > > > ------- > > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > > unsubscribe sycophant > > > > > > > ------- > The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ > ------- > To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: > unsubscribe sycophant > > - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 12:54:33 EDT From: RocAraceli@aol.com Subject: sycophant * question about suffraggette tour hi, a friend of mine was wondering at what time do they usually start, is it an all day thing or do they go on at nite. if someone has been to one of the shows could you email me and let me know? thanx! - ------- The Ectophile's Guide to Good Music: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/ - ------- To unsub, mail majordomo@smoe.org with the message: unsubscribe sycophant ------------------------------ End of sycophant-digest V3 #84 ****************************** ======================================================================== Please send any questions or comments about the list to sycophant-owner@smoe.org