November 1997 - Sinister

Sinister: re: lou reed
by Andrew.Dean＠BULL.NET 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

>the subtleties of Lou Reed's >lyrics going right over his head. >Nigel speaking of which is anyone else finding the surfeit of 'perfect day' a bit strange? i mean, bbc1 are using the new version to urge people to pay their television licenses and channel 4 are using the (much better) original in order to publicise the fact that they're showing 'trainspotting' sometime this week... um, b&s content, er... looking forward to manchester (will that do?) oh, and it's 'i heard dinner went well' not 'wild'. andy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Seymour Stein
by Nigel Turner 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

I was going to say this when the song was originally broadcast, but forgot, so now that we're discussing the song again... Stevie's voice (on Seymour Stein) sounds so much to me like Doug Yule, from The Velvet Underground. It's uncanny. They both have such sweet voices. Mind you, it was said of Doug Yule that he never really understood what he was singing about - the subtleties of Lou Reed's lyrics going right over his head. Nigel xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Last night's ink polaroid
by Nick_Dastoor.BSHO＠NOTES.compuserve.com 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

A street-lit rush hour scene. Probably taken from the upstairs window of one the the seedy shops and take outs that line the the top end of Mare St. Your eyes are drawn to the double-decker bus on the far side of the road. Although the traffic lights ahead are green, it's clear that the bus is stationary. You can tell this partly because it's so closely bunched behind the car in front, and partly because it's in such sharp focus compared with the vehicles further on. It looks like it's going to miss the lights too because there's a car emerging from a side road about thirty yards on which will hold things up. Because of the vantage point from which the shot was taken, and because it's evening, you can see the scene inside the bus quite clearly, especially the top deck. It's quite empty. There are five kids at the back, one of them standing up, hanging on to a rail and leaning over the others, looking up at the roof with his mouth open. Looks like they might be quite rowdy. At the very front, sitting right above the driver, there's a boy in a suit. If the polaroid had been taken a few seconds earlier you might have seen the boy biting his lips and looking anxiously at his watch, or straining his neck to catch the cause of the delay. But that was before he spotted a shopfront just about visble in the top right of the picture. That's why he's got a broad grin on his face instead. The sign reads "B&S Support Services". It proved to be a good omen, because I got home in time for the radio session after all. I'll try not to cut it so fine tonight. Nick Dastoor nick_dastoor.bsho(a)notes.compuserve.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Last night's ink polaroid
by Nick_Dastoor.BSHO＠NOTES.compuserve.com 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

A street-lit rush hour scene. Probably taken from the upstairs window of one the the seedy shops and take outs that line the the top end of Mare St. Your eyes are drawn to the double-decker bus on the far side of the road. Although the traffic lights ahead are green, it's clear that the bus is stationary. You can tell this partly because it's so closely bunched behind the car in front, and partly because it's in such sharp focus compared with the vehicles further on. It looks like it's going to miss the lights too because there's a car emerging from a side road about thirty yards on which will hold things up. Because of the vantage point from which the shot was taken, and because it's evening, you can see the scene inside the bus quite clearly, especially the top deck. It's quite empty. There are five kids at the back, one of them standing up, hanging on to a rail and leaning over the others, looking up at the roof with his mouth open. Looks like they might be quite rowdy. At the very front, sitting right above the driver, there's a boy in a suit. If the polaroid had been taken a few seconds earlier you might have seen the boy biting his lips and looking anxiously at his watch, or straining his neck to catch the cause of the delay. But that was before he spotted a shopfront just about visble in the top right of the picture. That's why he's got a broad grin on his face instead. The sign reads "B&S Support Services". It proved to be a good omen, because I got home in time for the radio session after all. I'll try not to cut it so fine tonight. Nick Dastoor nick_dastoor.bsho(a)notes.compuserve.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Last night's ink polaroid
by Nick_Dastoor.BSHO＠NOTES.compuserve.com 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

A street-lit rush hour scene. Probably taken from the upstairs window of one the the seedy shops and take outs that line the the top end of Mare St. Your eyes are drawn to the double-decker bus on the far side of the road. Although the traffic lights ahead are green, it's clear that the bus is stationary. You can tell this partly because it's so closely bunched behind the car in front, and partly because it's in such sharp focus compared with the vehicles further on. It looks like it's going to miss the lights too because there's a car emerging from a side road about thirty yards on which will hold things up. Because of the vantage point from which the shot was taken, and because it's evening, you can see the scene inside the bus quite clearly, especially the top deck. It's quite empty. There are five kids at the back, one of them standing up, hanging on to a rail and leaning over the others, looking up at the roof with his mouth open. Looks like they might be quite rowdy. At the very front, sitting right above the driver, there's a boy in a suit. If the polaroid had been taken a few seconds earlier you might have seen the boy biting his lips and looking anxiously at his watch, or straining his neck to catch the cause of the delay. But that was before he spotted a shopfront just about visble in the top right of the picture. That's why he's got a broad grin on his face instead. The sign reads "B&S Support Services". It proved to be a good omen, because I got home in time for the radio session after all. I'll try not to cut it so fine tonight. Nick Dastoor nick_dastoor.bsho(a)notes.compuserve.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Last night's ink polaroid
by Nick_Dastoor.BSHO＠NOTES.compuserve.com 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

A street-lit rush hour scene. Probably taken from the upstairs window of one the the seedy shops and take outs that line the the top end of Mare St. Your eyes are drawn to the double-decker bus on the far side of the road. Although the traffic lights ahead are green, it's clear that the bus is stationary. You can tell this partly because it's so closely bunched behind the car in front, and partly because it's in such sharp focus compared with the vehicles further on. It looks like it's going to miss the lights too because there's a car emerging from a side road about thirty yards on which will hold things up. Because of the vantage point from which the shot was taken, and because it's evening, you can see the scene inside the bus quite clearly, especially the top deck. It's quite empty. There are five kids at the back, one of them standing up, hanging on to a rail and leaning over the others, looking up at the roof with his mouth open. Looks like they might be quite rowdy. At the very front, sitting right above the driver, there's a boy in a suit. If the polaroid had been taken a few seconds earlier you might have seen the boy biting his lips and looking anxiously at his watch, or straining his neck to catch the cause of the delay. But that was before he spotted a shopfront just about visble in the top right of the picture. That's why he's got a broad grin on his face instead. The sign reads "B&S Support Services". It proved to be a good omen, because I got home in time for the radio session after all. I'll try not to cut it so fine tonight. Nick Dastoor nick_dastoor.bsho(a)notes.compuserve.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Seymour Stein chords...
by ***Rob B*** :) 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

I don't know if this has been sent in before, but it's not on the website, so I presume not. Seymour Stein ------------- D / Em7 / D / Em7 (introduction) D Em7 D Seymour Stein Em7 D I've been lonely Em7 A Caught a glimpse of someone's face G D It reminded me I'd been crying Em7 D Half a world away Em7 D Ticket for a plane Em7 A Record company man G D I won't be coming to dinner (?) Em7 D My thoughts are far away Em7 D And I'm working all the day Em7 A North country girl I think she's going to Am Bm C Bm promises of fame, promises of fortune Am Bm C Bm LA to New York, San Francisco back to Boston C D North of Scotland has he seen C D Won't he hire a limousine C A Seymour send her back to me <instrumental interlude> --- D, Em7, D, Em7, D, Em7, A, G --- D Em7 D (???????????) - sorry, don't have a clue what he sings here! Em7 D You like Chris's jacket Em7 A He reminded you of Johnny G D Before he got electronic Em7 D Seymour Stein Em7 D Sorry I missed you Em7 A Have a nice flight home G D It's a good day for flying Em7 D Seymour stein x4 Em7, D..... ad infinitum ---------------------------------------- (Em7 is <022033> I think, as least that's how I play it) I hope I got most of the lyrics right. Love to all, Rob xxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: The Capeman
by Mark 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

I just got Paul Simon's new LP, "Songs From The Capeman" and it's fantastic. If you like the cinematic quality of Stuart Murdoch's lyrics then you'll be into this.(Unless you came here from the indie-pop list in which case you'll hate it because it's clean, polished and a superb piece of work) Mark ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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re: Sinister: This isn't goth (!)
by Andrew.Dean＠BULL.NET 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

Sinister: This isn't goth (!) >***Rob B*** : (rewb2(a)hermes.cam.ac.uk) >Mon, 24 Nov 1997 20:22:36 +0000 (GMT) >Just heard Seymour Stein on the Evening Session on Radio >One. Great introduction from Steve Lurpak (over the first >few bars of guitar, in his usual inimitable style): "This >isn't goth either, this is Belle and Sebastian". Hmmmm... grrrr. yes, he does this all the time. spends the first 3/4s of the program plugging the session, hyping it up and all and then goes and talks over the intro / outro. the bastard. actually, i recorded it from when they played it live into the show from maida vale(?) and he kept his trap shut on that occasion. >Followed directly by Trembling Blue Stars NOOO!!!! it wasn't was it? i turned the radio off directly after the b&s track having gotten really pissed off by the 90 minutes i'd already had to listen to... shit, i've been waiting to hear that for ages... andy a radio freak in a storm... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: indie pop record auction for a poor college kid (it's back up!)
by Whispes＠aol.com 25 Nov '97

25 Nov '97

hi! for those of you who had looked at the web site for my auction, my account on aol was in a little trouble so to make a long story short, I lost all bids that were in and all the web pages that were on that account :( there's a new page up at http://members.aol.com/Whispes/Auction_Frame.htm and for those of you that hate frames go to http://members.aol.com/Whispes/Sale.htm and for those of you that don't know, i am putting on a big record auction to help me move for college. please look at the list at either of the above addresses and don't hesitate in bidding, i just didn't know how to price all of these records! thanks alot for your patience...and for those of you who bid, please please bid again! there's some good stuff from sarah, elefant, bus stop, harriet, slumberland, etc etc and some rare goodies too! thanks again! larry bonk ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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