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Re: Sinister: List crushes - seeing other people (I wish)
by James Masente 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

the lovely and talented barzy(a)networkmags.com (Madame Cholet) wrote: >I think you're on crack...but hey...everyone has their own (and valued) >opinion...It's one of my favourites ever...."Weak" ain't a word i'd use to >describe any of their songs...even Semour Stein...and I can't stand that >guy. I think that should be a B side or something, and on the LP, put >"Modern Rock Song" in it's place..that one kills me. Yeah, I'll second that. Modern Rock Song is my current fave B&S track. Why, dear God why, was this left off in favor of 'Sleep the Clock Around' and 'Seymour Stein'? Both are tremendously inferior, IMHO. I mean, how can you beat lyrics like "I put my arm around her waist, she put me on the ground with judo?" ~James, who says, "release MRS as a single, now!!! Um, pretty please?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: List crushes - seeing other people (I wish)
by barzy＠networkmags.com 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

>And onto Seeing Other People - I have yet to find anyone who agrees with >me, but I reckon that apart from the words, it's perhaps the weakest B&S >song by quite a long way. The melody just doesn't grab me, I think the >piano at the beginning is the wrong instrument, it just doesn't have, >for me, the magic that pervades pretty much every other song. Sorry. > I think you're on crack...but hey...everyone has their own (and valued) opinion...It's one of my favourites ever...."Weak" ain't a word i'd use to describe any of their songs...even Semour Stein...and I can't stand that guy. I think that should be a B side or something, and on the LP, put "Modern Rock Song" in it's place..that one kills me. As for list crushes..i'd never *publicly* say...sheesh....I don't wanna embarrass the poor guy.... beth :D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: a dreaded sunny day
by debbie 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

at t in the park on Saturday, Rodddd went to see: >THEAUDIENCE >RIALTO >ULTRASOUND > Alan Parker - Urban Warrior >SPIRITUALISED >ASH aaaaaaaargh! so did i! help, i'm being stalked! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! anyway, the mudfest that was Sunday afternoon was the best time i've had at a festival EVER. this was due to the two reasons i went in the first place: BERNARD BUTLER and GARBAGE, who where the best things in the whole wide world and i will love them for ever and ever and ever and ever. so there. michael jones wrote: >Quite fond of the Brian May-isms on 'Shoplifters of the World Unite'. this is my favourite song this week because of that sexy guitar solo. tho its not as sexy as Bernard Butler with a big electric guitar, thrashing around on stage. mmmm, i could watch him do that forever... Northy (i think) wrote something about whether there were 5 Smiths albums. Well, there's only really 4 'proper' ones, but heres a list of the ones they've released that i can remember: 1. The Smiths 2. Hatful of Hollow (b-sides, sessions etc) 3. Louder than Bombs (singles, b-sides etc i think) 4. Meat is Murder 5. The Queen Is Dead 6. Strangeways Here We Come 7. Rank (live tracks) 8. The World Wont Listen (kind of a 'best of' comp. but not really) and then there's those 'Best of...' 1&2 and the Singles one which were released much later. i think thats about it, but i've probably forgotten something... love, Debbie (pissed off that the manics are only playing Dundee AND have grown crap beards. not that there are any good beards, mind you... urgh.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Sinister: Major Crisis
by Nick Dastoor 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

I spouted: >> 5. It storms in and kicks bugle ass after the gay boy foppery of >> "Seeing Other People". So Drain-boy Evans spurted: >Oh no..oh no oh no no oh no non nein never.... > This is without doubt the best track on the album and completely > unfortunate that it is track two...as Gl**n H*d*le says, you don't > want to peak too early....Seeing Other People is the premature > ejaculation amongst all album tracks. Ah-ha - but you've fallen into my trap. I never said that gay boy foppery was a *bad* thing, did I? That's just you and your rampant homophobic gloss. It's just you can have too much of a good thing, so I am happy to let rough boy Major come riding into town on his big strong horse. I love the slow R1 session version of 'Seeing Other People' too, in which Belle and Sebastian manage to recreate the halcyon sound of the Velvet Underground circa 1968. But it must have its detractors too as it only scores about 6 in the voting booth. I bet there's a whopping great Standard Deviation, though. I'm going to start a campaign for you to bring back Standard Deviation to the voting booth, David. And add some regression analysis whilst you're about it. No, 'If You're Feeling Sinister' (when was the lsat time someone spelt that out in full, eh? You lazy lot) is flawless. Except *coughs* I do have a slight problem with the last track. I think it's the name Judy. If only it were called... 'Morag and the Dream of Horses'. No, still no good. Maybe it's the horses. 'Morag and the Dream of Newts'. Yes, much better. Nick, who has not been called Nick Dastardly since primary school. xx _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: so lets go where we're happy
by debbie 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

MWaggner wrote: >If there is truth to the rumor that they'll be playing boats, or floating >venues in the UK, well, where better than RI to continue the theme in the New >World? You can't swing a dead carp in RI without hitting some nautical shit >or other. hey! they could do a gig on a barge on the Union Canal. It flows right past my house. That would be so cool, we could all sit on the bank and watch them. Or walk along beside the barge- they're not exactly the fastest things in the world... just a thought. debbie x ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Vote Rhode Island
by MWaggner＠aol.com 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

ok, I don't come from R.I., I would hate to have to drive all that way from CT to see the band there (soo please they have to play in NY as well, or maybe on my front lawn). But. Years back I used to spend far too many weekends in Narragannsett (please put in the correct number of n's and r's and t's), and I was even sober sometimes, and I can definitely see them playing Rhode Island. Picture them at one of the Newport Mansions -- wow. OK, for that alone you have to vote for RI. If there is truth to the rumor that they'll be playing boats, or floating venues in the UK, well, where better than RI to continue the theme in the New World? You can't swing a dead carp in RI without hitting some nautical shit or other. Narragannsett itself has (had) that lovely archway down by the beach -- by the big town green. That would be lovely if the weather is nice. I can't speak for Providence as I've never gotten off the highway there -- and might I add it is one of the nastiest pieces of highway I've ever travelled over? -- but it does have that organized crime thing happening, yes. And, RI is the smallest state and deserves some attention for being so wee. That's all I can think of right now, but I did want to lend some support as a fellow New Englander. --michele ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: top tens
by Lamba, Sanjeet 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

I noticed a similarity between a B&S song and the Charles in Charge theme song, but the song was Stars of Track and Field. The part where he sings "You never know/because you never show it/you always get your way" sounds exactly like "Charles in Charge/ of our days/ and our nights". What can I say: great theme song, great album opener. > -----Original Message----- > From: Girl Racer [SMTP:tasha@pixar.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 1998 10:43 AM > To: sinister(a)majordomo.net > Subject: Sinister: top tens > > > hi, > > just wanted to say that all these top tens are making me really glad i'm > on > this list, cause you sinister people are all soooooo funny. you really > make me > laugh. especially the "numbers top ten". :D > > also someone on the Smiths mailing list (yes, i'm an email geek) posted > that > the B&S song "seeing other people" has the same/similar chord progression > to > the theme song to the 80's sitcom "charles in charge". so i of course had > to > seek out the theme song to see for myself & in the process found this very > nice > page of 80's theme music... (you have to have real audio player though) > but > check it out. it's got commercials too. the TAB theme song is > particularly > nice. > > http://www.webhangers.com/~tvthemes/ > > well. the two songs are pretty similar, not THAT similar... > > so does anyone have a list crush on me yet? don't all email me at once > now. > > l?u?v? > > t!a!s!h!a! > > -- > Tasha Wedeen > tasha(a)pixar.com > http://www.geocities.com/~girlracer > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. > . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". > . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, > . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister > . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net > . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** > . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** > . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na > . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: top tens
by Girl Racer 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

hi, just wanted to say that all these top tens are making me really glad i'm on this list, cause you sinister people are all soooooo funny. you really make me laugh. especially the "numbers top ten". :D also someone on the Smiths mailing list (yes, i'm an email geek) posted that the B&S song "seeing other people" has the same/similar chord progression to the theme song to the 80's sitcom "charles in charge". so i of course had to seek out the theme song to see for myself & in the process found this very nice page of 80's theme music... (you have to have real audio player though) but check it out. it's got commercials too. the TAB theme song is particularly nice. http://www.webhangers.com/~tvthemes/ well. the two songs are pretty similar, not THAT similar... so does anyone have a list crush on me yet? don't all email me at once now. l?u?v? t!a!s!h!a! -- Tasha Wedeen tasha(a)pixar.com http://www.geocities.com/~girlracer ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: List crushes - seeing other people (I wish)
by Mark Casarotto 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

Firstly, list crushes. I can't imagine that there's anyone out there who doesn't have a soft spot for at least one person on this list, single, taken or involved in a huge list orgy at some airport or other (that seems to be where all the lucky so-and-sos who have got dates seem to be going - and to think I've been going to alt.sex.groupsex.tweepop all this time). Actually, that reminds me that the nicest toilets I've ever seen were at Rome's Ciampino airport - they'd be an epic setting for a bit of genuine, 1st century AD romping - all we need is Frankie Howerd. I suggest, then, that we all publicly name one list crush. Whoever gets the most votes gains the Droit de Seigneur and can arrange airport-based dates with whosoever he or she fancies. Voting for HoneyPaul, though obviously merited, should be discounted as Linda might get stroppy and anyway, if we're all his children, things might all come over a bit Greek Tragedy (are there any B&S songs that touch on incest? Not that I'm interested or anything, oh no). To kick things off, my vote goes to Nick Dastoor - my harassment campaign will not cease until he sets his dad on me or something. And onto Seeing Other People - I have yet to find anyone who agrees with me, but I reckon that apart from the words, it's perhaps the weakest B&S song by quite a long way. The melody just doesn't grab me, I think the piano at the beginning is the wrong instrument, it just doesn't have, for me, the magic that pervades pretty much every other song. Sorry. Electronic Renaissance, however, COMPLETELY works for me. The drums are just so, so great, and the chords between the arpeggioed beginning and the main body of the song (the simple warm synth chord, which goes up a perfect fourth (is that the right term?), and then does it once more, is one of my very favourite B&S moments). It's certainly one of the tunes I really look forward to hearing whenever it comes on (inevitably, if I'm with someone in my car listening to Tigermilk, I'll say "oh God, this is the greatest song ever!" 5 or 6 times as the album plays). Sorry, rambling again. A chastised Mark. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Numbers Top Ten
by Rod Begbie 15 Jul '98

15 Jul '98

1. 8 2. 12 3. pi 4. 1,000 5. 888 6. 99 7. 1 8. googleplex 9. 3 10. 4 Luv, Rod. Rod Begbie @ http://www.begbie.com | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | No golden oldies, Rolling Stones. We don't want them back. | I'd rather jack. Than Fleetwood Mac. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For unsubscribing, list rules, Tigermilk and sessions tapes, . please see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . *** B&S new LP worldwide release 7th September, tour news etc. at *** . *** http://www.majordomo.net/sinister/news.html *** . Coinini athasach ata muid - ag canuint amhrain na . coinini - nach bhfuilimid? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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