ewing@se-sd.NCR.COM (David Ewing) (01/04/90)
As many of you have mentioned, MTV has been highlighting Kate lately along with a few other artists (I can't remember how they are categorizing them). One of the artists grouped with Kate is Michael Penn. Talk about synchronicity ! I used to see a great band from L.A. called Doll Congress (circa 1982-84) playing occassionally down here in San Diego. The band was led by Michael Penn and included a wonderful female singer named Gabriel Morgan. They sounded somewhat like Slapp Happy, only much more interesting. After the first show of theirs that I saw, I was talking to the keyboard player (Patrick Warren, who is apparently the only remaining musician from Doll Congress still with Penn). I asked what music he had been into lately, and he strongly recommended "The Dreaming". I purchased it shortly thereafter, and became a Kate fanatic. MTV had a little spot on Michael Penn about a week ago. It was a brief interview with Penn and Warren. Among other things they discussed Warren's old Chamberlain keyboard (a great instrument, the precursor to the mellotron). I haven't heard Penn's new album, but I STRONGLY recommend any old Doll Congress material that you can find. I believe they put out at least two EPs on Enigma. I may purchase the record just as a partial repayment for turning me on to Kate Bush. I discovered years later that Penn is Sean Penn's brother. His band (not Doll Congress) appeared on Saturday Night Live when Sean Penn hosted it a few years ago. They didn't sound as good as Doll Congress, but it was just one quick listen. Dave Ewing ewing@se-sd.sandiego.ncr.com
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In article <2269@se-sd.NCR.COM> ewing@se-sd.SanDiego.NCR.COM (David Ewing) writes: >I haven't heard Penn's new album, but I STRONGLY recommend >any old Doll Congress material that you can find. My editor gave me a copy of Penn's new album (titled "March") and I find it to be rather unremarkable. There's one decent song on it ("No Myth" - which mentions Heathcliffe - can this be MORE THAN JUST A MERE COINCIDENCE? I say NAY!) but the rest is sorta dullish Beatlesesque-cum-Bob-Dylan pop with very little new to say. "No Myth" has some great hooks, though I got bored of it pretty darn quick. In my review I said, "It's by no means appalling. There are a million worse things you could spend your money on, and probably a million better things as well." Let me take this opportunity to tell plug one of my preferred million better things - Negativland. Their latest album, "Helter Stupid" is a brilliant collage of noise indicting the media and pop music. Don't be dumb! Buy or die! +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "Suck on this, | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | planet of noise bimbo!" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
tracyr@UUNET.UU.NET (The one wearing wax lips) (01/05/90)
In article <9001032129.AA11786@GAFFA.MIT.EDU> gaffa!jsd (Jon Drukman) writes: > >My editor gave me a copy of Penn's new album (titled "March") and I > > [.. not to impressed with album ..] > Jon, does this album contain a song that has a chorus like "maybe all she wants is somebody to dance with" (or something like that)? I heard this song on KITS once, and really liked it--I believe the DJ said it was by Michael Penn (or something that rhymed with Penn, anyway). When it first started, I thought it was a new upbeat song by Squeeze... Thanks to Dave Datta for solving the mystery about that very pretty Sinead O'Conner song! 3 more days of being in my twenties. Tracy, uunet!sco!tracyr, tracyr@sco.com P.S. Where is IED? -- "I only wrote _some_ of Elvis' songs." --rr
jsd@GAFFA.MIT.EDU (Give me back myself for I am held by something else above) (01/05/90)
In article <4295@scolex.sco.COM> tracyr@uunet.uu.net (The one wearing wax lips) writes: >In article <9001032129.AA11786@GAFFA.MIT.EDU> gaffa!jsd (Jon Drukman) writes: >>My editor gave me a copy of Penn's new album (titled "March") and I >> [.. not to impressed with album ..] > >Jon, does this album contain a song that has a chorus like "maybe >all she wants is somebody to dance with" (or something like >that)? I heard this song on KITS once, and really liked it--I >believe the DJ said it was by Michael Penn (or something that >rhymed with Penn, anyway). When it first started, I thought it >was a new upbeat song by Squeeze... Er, yeah, that's "No Myth" by Michael Penn all right... The only decent song on the album, as I mentioned in my earlier article. If you like the song that much, get the single - avoid the album. Actually, if you really want it, I'll sell you my CD... >3 more days of being in my twenties. Happy birthday to yoooooooo... +---------------------- Is there any ESCAPE from NOISE? ----------------------+ | | |\ | jsd@gaffa.mit.edu | "Suck on this, | | \|on |/rukman | jsd@umass.bitnet | planet of noise bimbo!" | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+