ber@gummo.UUCP (02/04/84)
Summary of net.music for week: Fri Jan 27 through to Fri Feb 3. Sean Byrne garfield!sean There were about 67 articles. Batman's Theme: Who has done it and on what albums. Debate over whether Michael Jackson's video is in black and white or color (remember Boris Karloff's "Thriller series"?). Rumor of a Pink Floyd concert tour end of February. Comments on Yes and one of its founding members. Debate on 'pop' music as opposed to good music. Discussion over the manner of death of various famous musicians. Subject: merger of net.music/net.records yes: 2 no: 0 subgroups of net.music: yes: 2 no: 3 Wanted: Any MIDI Users/Hobbyist Out There? (4 replies) Guitar Synthesizers Piano teacher in Holmdel, NJ Yamaha Electric Piano For sale: Stage Microphone B-flat clarinet Comment: Hey! Let's liven things up a bit !?
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (02/13/84)
Summary of net.music for week: Fri Feb 4 through to Fri Feb 10. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 85 articles. (that's 19 more than last week!) Big Debate: To Split or Not to Split Net.Music - Final decisions are being made on this issue. There were seven articles in support of spliting and three opposed. The issue is to split net.music up into subgroups. Continuing discussions: MIDI, popular/real music, the group 'Haircut 100'. Start of discussion on: "Do you prefer live bands?", Opera on TV, "Twentieth Century Classical Music Primer", Yamaha Keyboards, "Heavy Metal Poisoning". Wanted information on: Harpsichords Kurzweil digital keyboard (1 reply) Yes Concert Dates Group known as 'Pearl Harbor and the Explosions'. For sale: Allan digital theatre organ.
ber@gummo.UUCP (03/03/84)
Summary of net.music for weeks: Fri Feb 17 through to Fri Mar 2. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 86 articles. Start of discussions on: "Mannheim Steamroller" "Dual careers, musician and programmer" "Sound and vision - why we watch videos and listen to music that we don't really like." "Country ``Music'' - an opinion" "Christopher Cross's song, `Laura's Song'" "Grateful Dead Spring Tour" "Frank Zappa's father: `Mr. Green Jeans?'" "Is `The Band' back?" "Classical music vs. Classical Period" "Grammy Awards" "Police/UB40 concert critiques" "List of Classical Records" "Addresses for mail order CD's" "Review of `Sparkle in the Rain' by Simple Minds" Continuations: "What is a Lyricon?" "Split of net.music net.music" "20th Century Classical Music" "Heavy Metal Poisoning" For sale: "Leslie 147 amp, pre-amp, speakers" Wanted: "Men without Hats records" "Moody Blues Song Book" "Info on MIDI users group/newsletter"
ber@gummo.UUCP (03/19/84)
Summary of net.music for weeks: Sat Mar 3 through to Fri Mar 16. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 100 articles. Start of: Pazz and Jop Poll (Pop and Jazz Poll) Shillinger, Gershwin, and Ravel Records [Classical] Summaries I, II, III - list composers, works, and performers of classical music. Videos - are they just another fad? Viennese School reference - the VS were the composers active in Vienna during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Discussions of strange goings-on at the Grammys. Many flames on the attempted comeback of "Yes" CD's and New Music Yes, Stevie Ray Vaughn still exists. - played guitar on "Let's Dance" by David Bowie - played Palo Alto last summer. "Lost in the supermarket", by Mr. Mincemeat. New "Ralph Bulletin Board System (BBS)" for music information - (415) 546-0881 works for 300, possibly 1200 baud Summary of music transcription systems. Continuations: The controversial split of net.music Reviews: Concerts: Long Ryders in Seattle Records: "Smell of Female", The Cramps "Subject to Change", The Faith "The Arf Arf Compilation", various "Title in Limbo", Residents + Renaldo and the Leaf. "Mister Heart Break", Laurie Anderson Groups: Kraftwerk King Crimson Duran Duran Mike Oldfield Yes Camel Bay City Rollers (?) Peter Gabriel Weird Al Yanovitch For sale: PAIA polophonic synthesizer. Wanted: Anything about 'Alan Bevan' in the Cleveland/Ohio area. Is Elvis Costello playing Rochester, NY? Looking for translator of Norwegian lyrics. Looking for a Jean Ritchie song. Inquiry about composer Bax
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (03/26/84)
Summary of net.music for week: Sat Mar 17 through to Sat Mar 24. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 43 articles. Start of: First of in-depth discussions of the various types of music. - this week: punk Continuations: Even Tempered Scales - turning into debate over modern instruments and old instruments Mahavishu Orchestra Announcements: Piano Concert in NJ. ? what does this have to do with us in the rest of the known world? Utah Philips Farewell Concert in Champaign, IL Reviews: Concerts: Yes Records: Anarchy Peace and Freedom - a review of New Music "Ajoo", King Sunny Ade "Soul Mining", The The "White Lines", Grandmother and Melle Mel "Sparkle in the Rain", Simple Minds "Rock the House", "Cutting Herbie", B-Boys "It's Like That", "Sucker MC's", "Hard", "Jam Master Jay", Run-DMC "The Flat Earth", Thomas Dolby" "Mr. Heartbreak", Laurie Anderson Groups: Captain Beefhart (discography) For sale: Electro-Harmonix 14-band Vocoder KORG KPR-77 programmable drum machine Wanted: Directory of "Traditional Music Festivals" Anything done by "Ambrosia" lately. Anything done by "Tracey Ullman" Anything done by "Monroes" Lyrics to "Snow It Melts the Soonest". Information for piano-buyers
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (04/05/84)
Summary of net.music for week: Sat Mar 25 through to Sat Mar 31. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 64 articles. Start of: First of in-depth discussions of the various types of music. - punk & techno-pop. What is music? - a discussion of alien cultures. Canadian Bands: - Rush, (B)Loverboy, Saga, Guess Who, Nash the Slash, The Payolas, Men Without Hats, DOA, Forgotten Rebels, The Ugly, Martha and The Muffin, Rough Trade. Some more music quizzes. Words to Neunundneunzig Luftballons. Getting Older? - who out there has outgrown rock and roll? Continuations: Even Tempered Scales More on Yes What's a Lyricon? Reviews: Groups: Big Country - they were on Saturday Night Live. (did Big Country & Fields of Fire) Wanted: a recent song, about a man's life (doesn't know the name/title) Looking for a guitar kit.... Reviews of "Talk Talk", Madness, and Joe Jackson. Wanted (desperately) someone who has a Rhodes Chroma synth. Eight note canons.
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (05/08/84)
Summary of net.music for weeks: Fri Apr 20 through to Fri May 4. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 288 articles (in two weeks! thats 20 articles/day!). Start of: The Monkey - does the monkey have any special significance in reggae music? - of course this went on to become a discussion of the group "The Monkees". Favorite bass/guitar player + flame (from me) to stop all this name dropping. - 2nd and 3rd of the motion seemed to bring a stop to this. "no wave" vs. New Wave More music quizzes. Why do people listen to Michael Jackoff? "pan flute" music: Zamfir, sort of review Is 4/4 common, or 6/8, or 7/4, or ... Sales comparisons: Thiller - MJ and Dark Side of the Moon - PF. Gamelan music: an explanation Punk Rock & Wavopop: more labels to stick of musics people Attacks on Rush, Loverboy, Journey, The Rolling Stones, Supertramp. - attack and defence by fans. pretty unproductive. Count Basie is dead, long live Count Basie. BIG FLAMES: net.music.classical - has been created - lot of mixed (strong) opinions Marvin Gaye: How did he die? - his father killed him. Usual attacks on Rich Rosen. - yep, time for a net.music.rosen Classical vs. Rock Musics: - just who are the snobs here? Absolute Pitch: - do you have this ability or only relative pitch like us mortals. Continuations: THE SPLIT Reviews: Concerts: The Cramps in Santa Cruz. Records: "Fresh Fish" Mason Williams Groups/People: Steve Hackett Peter Gabriel Jethro Tull John Cage (review + discussion) For sale: Nothing. Wanted: Looking for "Dragnet" and "Totally Wired" by the Fall. Searching for "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams. English translation of "Der Komissar" Trying to form a band in NJ area. Lyrics to "Plastic Jesus" Looking for guitaist in SF-Bay area: Terry Haggerty Looking for group who did "We're all Boat People"