From: Digestifier To: Subject: Dead-Flames Digest #698 Dead-Flames Digest #698, Volume #48 Fri, 28 Oct 05 09:00:02 PDT Contents: Re: shes gone ("Ray") Re: Rove gets pass???? (John Doherty) Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 (crashedlevee@yahoo.com) Re: I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. (John Doherty) Comes a Time No B,No P offer ("jvanwin212@aol.com") Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? (Jeff) Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 ("Bradish") Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? (The Lord of Eltingville) November download ("Deke_Rivers") Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 (Ken Fortenberry) Jerry Does Dylan permavine ("jvanwin212@aol.com") Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? ("Tim Ujin") Re: New England Skiers!!!! (The Lord of Eltingville) Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 (JC Martin) Re: Are you on or near Cape Cod Massachusetts? ("The Iron Muffin") Re: Bob Wier Ibanez guitar hmmm (Jeff) Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? (JC Martin) Re: Jerry Does Dylan permavine ("jvanwin212@aol.com") Re: I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. (ba ba booie) Re: Condi v Hillary 2008? (memory705@hotmail.com) Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? ("DevsVult") ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Ray" Subject: Re: shes gone Date: 28 Oct 2005 07:50:48 -0700 kpnn...@yahoo.com wrote: > Ray wrote: > > Ray wrote: > > > kpnnews@yahoo.com wrote: > > > > I am telling y'all, we all always underestimate GWB. Is he just a > > > > bumbling and a fumbling through this second term? > > > > > > Three words: Social Security 'reform'. > > > > > > Two more words: Hurricane Katrina. > > > > > > One more word: Iraq. > > > > > > > You have got to remember who we > > > > are dealing with; these folks are players at the national/world level. > > > > > > If we are talking about Bush's advisors and not Bush himself, agreed. > > > However they are now distracted by potential criminal indictments. > > > > > > Nonetheless: > > > > > > > This ain't over yet, but I have a feeling at the end GWB, > > > > Limbo, Hannity, etc, are going to be looking at the left and saying > > > > "you got served ." > > > > > > Limbaugh, Hannity, and their ilk may indeed end up gettin what they > > > want here, dunno. (However whether Bush himself is one of 'their ilk' > > > is debatable.) > > > > > > > This ain't over. > > > > > > Nope. We're just on to Round Two. > > > > BTW: Kurt, if you think that the attack on Miers from the right was > > planned by the White House then I think you are incorrect. Much of the > > right finally openly broke ranks with the White House over it, and as a > > result Bush has been severely weakened. It's possible that Bush may > > come back from this -- especially if, say, a there was another > > terrorist attack for him to exploit -- but he lost a lot of political > > clout on this one. > > Look at Miers. The right broke away in rebellion? Much of it did - without doubt. > The only nominee that > would have sparked more dissent would have been Daffy Duck. The > response, > IMHO, was predictable and debatably planned. That's all I am saying. George Will's response to the Miers nomination is an example of major conservative players in open rebellion with the White House: __________________ [Bush] has neither the inclination nor the ability to make sophisticated judgments about competing approaches to construing the Constitution. Few presidents acquire such abilities in the course of their pre-presidential careers, and this president particularly is not disposed to such reflections. Furthermore, there is no reason to believe that Miers's nomination resulted from the president's careful consultation with people capable of such judgments. If 100 such people had been asked to list 100 individuals who have given evidence of the reflectiveness and excellence requisite in a justice, Miers's name probably would not have appeared in any of the 10,000 places on those lists. In addition, the president has forfeited his right to be trusted as a custodian of the Constitution. The forfeiture occurred March 27, 2002, when, in a private act betokening an uneasy conscience, he signed the McCain-Feingold law expanding government regulation of the timing, quantity and content of political speech. The day before the 2000 Iowa caucuses he was asked -- to ensure a considered response from him, he had been told in advance that he would be asked -- whether McCain-Feingold's core purposes are unconstitutional. He unhesitatingly said, "I agree." Asked if he thought presidents have a duty, pursuant to their oath to defend the Constitution, to make an independent judgment about the constitutionality of bills and to veto those he thinks unconstitutional, he briskly said, "I do." __________________ And here's Robert Bork: "George W. Bush has not governed as a conservative... This George Bush, like his father, is showing himself to be indifferent, if not actively hostile, to conservative values." Them's fighting words, Kurt - I find it too difficult to believe that the White House would have ever planned for such scathing attacks from their base. That said, again I think you may be right that when this is over the Limbaughs and Hannitys and their ilk will have the last laugh - I think the smart money is on Bush appointing a strict constructionalist at this point, not because that was his plan all along but because at this point he has to shore up his base. Ray ------------------------------ From: John Doherty Subject: Re: Rove gets pass???? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:51:09 -0400 In article , "Don Bean" wrote: > I hear that Rove gets a pass and Libby does not.... We will see > today.......... > > All this stuff does not make up the fact that the case for war was a > joke.... If it's any consolation, Ann Coulter is describing the expected announcement of "Libby Indicted; Rove investigation continues" as the WORST possible outcome. Think about it- the White House jettisons Scooter, he may even start to do the math. They spin & attack Fitzgerald while he continues to investigate Karl. he'll be deciding whether to indict Karl as karl is coordinating attacks on his whole enterprise. Meanwhile Rove continuing to try to run things with one eye over his shoulder will continue to give us great moments like the withdrawn Meirs and Flanigan nominations. no matter what happens with Rove, this is the beginning of the end of the Bush 2 presidency. if it quacks like a lame duck... JD ------------------------------ From: crashedlevee@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 Date: 28 Oct 2005 07:53:55 -0700 This show was a smoker. The best Phil band I have seen yet. The big star IMO is David Nelson! Amazing music was played while he was up there. I love Any Naked Eye and last night's was a complete psychedelic meltdown! And Dylan's Wicked Messenger, another DNB favorite just lit the crowd up. The show finished up strong but it was while David was up there when the real magic happened. The crowd was great as is the venue. I got the feeling that Phil had never even been in the place. He seemed to love it. A real special treat for bay area heads. I have to say it again. Loud cheers for David Nelson! The man is a heavyweight and last night he threw a bunch of knockout punches at the crowd and a few good jokes to boot. The show was recorded which may explain the no taper policy. It was actually kind of nice to not have taping going on. ------------------------------ From: John Doherty Subject: Re: I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:57:08 -0400 > ba ba booie wrote: > > > > How cold is really up there? In article <1130503521.889544.163580@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Rogues Island's finest" wrote: > It's nipply today and the weather Saturday is supposed to be shit. Cold > rain and snow... "Nipply", eh? I hadn't heard that variation. I expect that's colder than nippy, cold enough to cause a reaction on this part of the anatomy? ;-) Is there some standard, for nipply? Like under a wool shirt with a T-shirt? Maybe "nutly" is even colder? ;-) JD ------------------------------ From: "jvanwin212@aol.com" Subject: Comes a Time No B,No P offer Date: 28 Oct 2005 07:57:33 -0700 I'm continuing the Comes A Time Benefit -- No B, No P offer. I'll send the dvd containing the shn and flac files to the first person who e-mails me(not the group)his or her postal mailing address and a promise to reoffer this back to rmgd in the same manner: no b, no p. You must have a dvd drive on your computer and be able to decode shn and flac files. There are a handful of shows on this besides the benefit show. They are JGB 3/18/78, JGB 7/23/77, JGB 8/15/84, JGB 9/15/84, and Taj Mahal 6/13/04. All files are on one dvd, and are mostly flacs; 3/18/78 is shn. later- The Comes a Time Benefit - For the Rex Foundation The Music of Jerry Garcia 9-24-2005 The Greek Thtr, Berkeley, CA Taper: Ian Stone (stone....@gmail.com) Source: MBHO 603a/ka200n>Sound Devices 722 @ 24bit/96khz Mics located Dead Center at the bottom of the lawn - top of bench seating Mics ORTF. (Resampled & Dithered to 16bit/44.1khz using soundforge 6.0) ***Not on recording*** David Nelson, Sandy Rothman, & Brian Godchaux 7 songs, approx. 25 minutes Disc 1: String Cheese members w/Scott Law on guitar: Approximately 30 minutes 1. Intro 2. Friend of the Devil 3. Catfish John 4. Casey Jones (also w/Jeff Chimenti) 5. Goin'Down the Road Feelin' Bad 6. Ripple 7. outro Disc 1 (Continued) The "Jerry" Band Approximately 40 minutes 8. intro 9. Cats Down Under The Stars 10. Rhapsody In Red 11. That Lucky Old Sun 12. My Sisters & My Brothers 13. *Deal 14. outro *with Warren Haynes, Merl Saunders joining Melvin Seals on keys Disc 2: Ratdog Approximately 30 minutes 1. intro 2. Mississippi 1/2 Step 3. Bird Song 4. Lazy River Road 5. Big Railroad Blues 6. outro 7.Rex Foundation speakers Annabelle Garcia, and family speak briefly Disc 3: The Jerry Garcia Tribute Band Approximately 2 hours, 50 minutes including encores 1. Olin Arageed (Hamza El Din) 5:24 2. Help on The Way (Trey) 14:13 *Power failure, house sound goes completely out for a minute or two.* (Sound was recorded from amps/monitors, and although faint i did my best to fix this in soundforge 7:20>8:38) 3. Slipknot! 1:20 4. Sugaree (Warren) 13:02 5. Loser (Bruce) 8:25 6. Brown Eyed Woman (Michael Kang) 6:11 7. crowd 0:07 8. Dark Star (Bobby) 11:10 9. Bertha (Warren) 8:08 10. Eyes of The World (Trey) 10:34 Disc 4: (Bobby intros a few folks) 1. Standing on The Moon (Bruce) 8:43 2. Scarlet Begonias (Bruce) 7:23 3. Fire on The Mountain (Mickey) 9:30 4. Stella Blue (Warren) 10:04 Disc 5: 1. The Wheel (Bobby) 6:43 2. Uncle John's Band (All) 10:09 3. He's Gone (Bobby) 11:24 4. Franklin's Tower (Trey) 7:54 5. crowd 1:13 Encores: 6. Brokedown Palace (Bobby) 5:47 7. Dark Star v.2 (Bobby) 4:04 8. Touch of Grey 7:59 9. outro/crowd Group bow 2:28 Mickey: "Take this spirit home with you..." Reply ------------------------------ From: Jeff Subject: Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:51:45 -0600 ThinCover wrote: > This is the best bad review I've read in a long time. "Aural > Velveeta," ha! And don't miss: > Unfortunately, the > tune's central motif has less bite than a geriatric without dentures. And my favorite line: > With its > overarching sentimentality and twee melodies, it sounds like Lawrence > Welk gone Windham Hill. Is he that bad? I honestly can't decide. I have a theory. Some of Kimock's droning is positively hypnotic. I think the more you listen to him, the more you convince yourself he's good. Sometimes I give a listen and enjoy it, other times it bores me to tears. I found a show I really enjoyed, and played it for a few friends, some quotes from them: "He's like Pat Metheny, without the jazz training." "Was that whole disc one song? I sort of drifted off" "I think I heard some of that in my dentist's office...or an elevator somewhere" "That makes Wonder Bread seem exotic" And my favorite: "That guy was one of Jerry's favorite guitarists? Wow, he really was using a lot of smack. Maybe if I was in an opiate-induced coma I'd like it too" ~Jeff ------------------------------ From: "Bradish" Subject: Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:59:45 GMT wrote in message news:1130509529.776555.272600@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > Olompali4 wrote: >> Ratdog > >> Eyes > Stronger than Dirt > Eyes > > That sounds interesting. It would have been interesting around 30 years ago. Now its oldies night ------------------------------ From: The Lord of Eltingville Subject: Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:37:51 -0400 ThinCover wrote: > > This is the best bad review I've read in a long time. "Aural > Velveeta," ha! > > Source: http://tinyurl.com/degsa > > STEVE KIMOCK BAND, EUDEMONIC > > E-Mail | WWW > (Sci-Fidelity Records, CD) > > There's a common term for the milquetoast noodling that > California-based guitarist Steve Kimock traffics in, and it's called > elevator music. An altogether uninspired outing, Kimock's latest > release, Eudemonic, is filled with bland jazz-lite that attempts to > pass itself off as respectable fusion. > > Kimock, who is something of a god amongst neo-jam and groove fans, is > the latest in a long line of six-string blowhards who have little to > say on their instruments but take plenty of time to do so. Backed by a > jam-by-numbers band, the guitarist substitutes technique for soul on > one cut after another for an album's worth of aural Velveeta. > [...] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *heh* That ranks right up there with the comedian who referred to Billy Joel as "the iceburg lettuce of rock and roll." ------------------------------ From: "Deke_Rivers" Subject: November download Date: 28 Oct 2005 08:02:17 -0700 Not sure if this has been posted yet. November's download(Vol. 7) from the official site is 9/3/80. Pierre ------------------------------ From: Ken Fortenberry Subject: Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:03:35 GMT crashedlevee@yahoo.com wrote: > > ... It was > actually kind of nice to not have taping going on. And it is *very* nice to have someone say so here on rmgd. Don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are tapirs, but some tapirs are really obnoxious prima donnas who act like they are the only true uber-deadheads and everyone else is just in the way of their sacred taping. -- Ken Fortenberry ------------------------------ From: "jvanwin212@aol.com" Subject: Jerry Does Dylan permavine Date: 28 Oct 2005 08:04:00 -0700 Hello, ive got these discs to reoffer.First to email me your address will get them. Ill have them out as soon as possible..Have a good day. Jimmy Jerry Does Dylan A Compilation DISC ONE - ACOUSTIC 1. When I Paint My Masterpiece (9:42) (Garcia & Kahn, Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY, 11/27/84) 2. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes ATrain To Cry (5:47) (Garcia & Kahn, Boston Opera House, 6/28/82) 3. Little Sadie (3:14) (Garcia, Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/10/82, Early Show) 4. Going, Going, Gone (4:19) (Garcia & Kahn, Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, 8/23/82, Late Show) 5. She Belongs To Me (5:56) (Garcia & Grisman, The Warfield, San Francisco, 5/92) 6. Simple Twist of Fate (10:42) (Garcia & Kahn, Boston Opera House, 6/28/82) DISC TWO - ELECTRIC 1. When I Paint My Masterpiece (13:39) (JGB, 7/27/80, Palace Theatre, Albany, NY) 2. Tears of Rage (10:44) (JGB, 1/31/91, The Warfield, San Francisco) 3. Forever Young (8:38) (JGB, 8/24/91, Goldcoast Concert Bowl, Squaw Valley, CA) 4. Wicked Messenger (10:19) (Legion of Mary, 4/11/75, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Late Show) 5. Positively 4th Street (9:51) (JGB, 10/31/75, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Late Show) 6. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (7:37) (JGB, 8/30/87, The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA) 7. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (6:22) (Garcia & Saunders, 7/10/73, The Keystone, Berkeley, CA) DISC THREE - ELECTRIC 1. Going, Going, Gone (12:00) (Garcia & Saunders, 11/16/74, Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, Early Show) 2. Tough Mama (8:18) (JGB, 7/8/77, Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY, Early Show) 3. Senor (7:56) (JGB, 11/7/93, USAir Arena, Landover, MD) 4. Simple Twist of Fate (14:19) (JGB, 7/24/80, Bushnell Auditorium, Hartford) 5. I Shall Be Released (8:42) (JGB, 9/1/90, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA) 6. Tangled Up In Blue (12:20) (JGB, 8/8/90, The Warfield, San Francisco) ------------------------------ From: "Tim Ujin" Subject: Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? Date: 28 Oct 2005 08:04:40 -0700 The reviewer is obviously going a bit over the top, looking to score some points. But the truth is, Kimock is a lot like sterile, bland elevator music. You can't listen to it without experiencing those associations. His music had absolutely no balls whatsoever. ------------------------------ From: The Lord of Eltingville Subject: Re: New England Skiers!!!! Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:39:22 -0400 Rogues Island's finest wrote: > > This shot was taken yesterday at Killington: > > http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/mark33/killington.jpg > > That'll put a pup tent in your gore-tex! Alas...all it does is make me look at my bad (and presently achey due to the weather) knees and curse a bit. ------------------------------ From: JC Martin Subject: Re: Bob Set/Phil Set 10-27 Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:08:08 GMT Ken Fortenberry wrote: > crashedlevee@yahoo.com wrote: > >> >> ... It was >> actually kind of nice to not have taping going on. > > > And it is *very* nice to have someone say so here on rmgd. > Don't get me wrong, some of my best friends are tapirs, but > some tapirs are really obnoxious prima donnas who act like > they are the only true uber-deadheads and everyone else is > just in the way of their sacred taping. Dooood, you are so stuck in the 80's mon. -JC ------------------------------ Reply-To: "The Iron Muffin" From: "The Iron Muffin" Subject: Re: Are you on or near Cape Cod Massachusetts? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:16:55 -0400 Big Rhythm Wine wrote: > we had some interest last year from the Coma...see what happens... > we do play the cape alot in the summer though. Good deal. I'll watch for you guys the next time I'm in the area. > Yeah, I have a sense of humor........but it really needs to be funny.... > or at least that helps. Heh. Around here, "funny" is extremely subjective. -- The Iron Muffin DEAD FREAKS UNITE Who are you? Where are you? How are you? ------------------------------ From: Jeff Subject: Re: Bob Wier Ibanez guitar hmmm Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:02:28 -0600 RickNBarbInSD wrote: > The Iron Muffin wrote: >>http://forums.furthurnet.net/viewtopic.php?p=54039&highlight=&sid=e6a267c2a0f3bcbe91d6fc04f877a2a7 >> >>I hated that freaking thing. >> >>Come to think of it, I *still* hate it. > > Yeah, that thing's FUGLY!!!! :C > Yeah, but the guitar is so ugly, you almost don't notice. ------------------------------ From: JC Martin Subject: Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:17:04 GMT Tim Ujin wrote: > The reviewer is obviously going a bit over the top, looking to score > some points. > > But the truth is, Kimock is a lot like sterile, bland elevator music. > You can't listen to it without experiencing those associations. > > His music had absolutely no balls whatsoever. I personally think the guy is a good guitarist technically. But he's so middle of the road. His phrasing is overly precise and stiff. And he's primarily a rock based guitarist who's trying to play a type of jazz fusion. The result to my ears is an elevator-like smooth jam. Kenny G. gone jam band in a sense. I'd rather listen to Bela Fleck if I want the smooth jammies, k? -JC ------------------------------ From: "jvanwin212@aol.com" Subject: Re: Jerry Does Dylan permavine Date: 28 Oct 2005 08:20:38 -0700 Closed, look for it again soon ------------------------------ From: Jazare@webtv.net (ba ba booie) Subject: Re: I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:11:48 -0400 I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. ba ba booie wrote: I am thinking of driving up to Vermont today. The Master, is the master or just Master? Anyway the SKB is playing up there tonite and I have nothing to do this Friday, so I thought I would take a drive up north. My intentions was/is to cruise up to Boston to see the SKB @ The Paradise. Rogues Island's finest wrote: Good choice, booie. Decent room, just be very, very careful about lighting up in there. There is a blonde undercover chick who throws dozens of smokers and underaged drinkers out of there EVERY show. wyeknot108@oohay.com (wyeknot) wrote: And be forewarned that it's probably not an ideal club for taping. The "taping section" is in a cramped balcony near the ceiling of the club. The soundboard is up there too. The best sound for listening is dead center on the floor which means (a) if you're on the floor, your gear is out of sight, and (b) your mic's are not getting the best sound most likely. It is one the better clubs in Boston though. And yes, grab a setbreak brewski at the club next door. If there's a cover, your Kimock ticket/bracelet will get you in. bbb wrote: Are you guys talking about Boston or Burlington, VT? Either way, I am getting itchy. I gotta move. I have my route planned. I hope my mobile makes it. I just put on new spark plug wires and a cap and rotor for the distributor. Are there cars that still use distributors? Anyone wanna go ; ) (must be of sound mind though) booie........ .. .. .. Have you checked these sites out today? http://www.jambase.com http://www.jambands.com http://www.jambase.com/festivals .. Find out where your favorite band is playing. Pollstar (the concert hotwire) http://pollstar.com ------------------------------ From: memory705@hotmail.com Subject: Re: Condi v Hillary 2008? Date: 28 Oct 2005 08:25:37 -0700 Everybody's Gonna Be Happy wrote: > wrote in message > news:1130428676.073408.233490@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > > > Everybody's Gonna Be Happy wrote: > >> wrote in message > >> news:1130344363.586183.156800@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > >> > > >> > Everybody's Gonna Be Happy wrote: > >> >> wrote in message > >> >> news:1130340819.108824.276380@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > >> >> > >> >> > And what does not being married have to do with it? > >> >> > >> >> The primitive religionists will interpret that as being a lesbian. > >> >> > >> >> A black lesbian with a fancy college education. > >> >> > >> >> That pretty much rules her out as a Republican presidential candidate. > >> > >> > I don't think they would mind her having an advanced degree. George W. > >> > Bush not only has an advanced degree, but an Ivy League advanced > >> > degree, and not just any Ivy League advanced degree, but a Harvard MBA. > >> > >> But Bush is obviously as stupid as the American Taliban, no matter what > >> school he skated through. > >> > >> Rice is obviously very bright; a smart, well educated, black (lesbian?) > >> member of the east (and west) coast elite who goes to churches where > >> blacks > >> were bombed by good ole boys instead of a church where snakes are handled > >> and strychine drunk. > > > > They both seem equally intelligent to me. They agree on everything > > and connect very well on a personal level. > > LOL. > > Rice is light years smarter than the literal imbecile Bush. Condi is well > read, bright, quick, well traveled. Bush can't complete a coherent > sentence. Oh I agree that Rice is a lot more prepared when she speaks in public, but their ideas, philosophies, and overall world view is so similar that I think they are equally intelligent. If you ignore their superficial speaking styles and listen to the actual content of what they say, they both give identical answers to questions. The thought process is identical. Bush may come across as less intelligent because he was probably a party animal in his youth while Rice was a hard working academic, but the fact that they see eye to eye on such complex global issues, they both think the same way, combined with the fact that they both share the same personal hobbies (i.e. faith and football) and relate so well to one another tells me they are equally intelligent. ------------------------------ From: "DevsVult" Subject: Re: Is Steve Kimock really this bad? Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:32:38 -0400 "ThinCover" wrote in message news:1130509488.131106.268580@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > This is the best bad review I've read in a long time. "Aural > Velveeta," ha! > > Source: http://tinyurl.com/degsa > > STEVE KIMOCK BAND, EUDEMONIC > > E-Mail | WWW > (Sci-Fidelity Records, CD) > > There's a common term for the milquetoast noodling that > California-based guitarist Steve Kimock traffics in, and it's called > elevator music. An altogether uninspired outing, Kimock's latest > release, Eudemonic, is filled with bland jazz-lite that attempts to > pass itself off as respectable fusion. > > Kimock, who is something of a god amongst neo-jam and groove fans, is > the latest in a long line of six-string blowhards who have little to > say on their instruments but take plenty of time to do so. Backed by a > jam-by-numbers band, the guitarist substitutes technique for soul on > one cut after another for an album's worth of aural Velveeta. > > Eudemonic's self-titled opener is so patently sterile that it could set > guitar-based music back by at least a decade. Like the soundtrack to a > Soloflex commercial or telephone hold music, the tune pounds its > faux-funk bass line into your skull with mind-numbing repetition. > Nearly as dull, the subsequent track "Ice Cream" is redeemed only by a > tight snare shuffle and polyrhythmic cymbal work. "Bouncer" is Kimock's > attempt to hitch his wagon to a modern dance groove. Unfortunately, the > tune's central motif has less bite than a geriatric without dentures. > I'm not sure which is worse: Kimock's meaningless, single-note doodles > or his ham-fisted stabs at riffery. > > And what cornball instrumental album would be complete without a sappy > ballad? Kimock's flaccid centerpiece "In Reply" is his. With its > overarching sentimentality and twee melodies, it sounds like Lawrence > Welk gone Windham Hill. > > "Elmer's Revenge" boasts a shifting time signature that provides the > album's most compelling moments. Fleshed out by a minor-key guitar > figure, the tune's serpentine groove is fairly engrossing. However, I > soon forgot this highlight upon hearing the excruciatingly dull "Moon > People." A grievous attempt at progressive rock, the track proves that > sound effects and stero panning are a poor substitute for inspiration. > > It unsettles me that musicians such as Steve Kimock are receiving so > much attention in the jazz-jam sceen. A pinnacle of banality, Eudemonic > could be used as weapon in the War on Terror -- play this baby 'round > the clock at GitMo and detainees are bound to start talking. > > There is a good reason to attend Kimock's show at the Higher Ground > Ballroom on Oct. 28, however: A food drive hosted by the philanthropic > organization Conscious alliance with benefit Chittenden County > emergency food shelves. Now that sounds worthwhile. > Dave Kelly will be in seclusion for an indefinite term , all commenets should be directed to his Aardvark. ------------------------------ ** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ** The service addresses, to which questions about the list itself and requests to be added to or deleted from it should be directed, are as follows: Internet: dead-flames-request@gdead.berkeley.edu Bitnet: dead-flames-request%gdead.berkeley.edu@ucbcmsa Uucp: ...!{ucbvax,uunet}!gdead.berkeley.edu!dead-flames-request You can send mail to the entire list (and rec.music.gdead) via one of these addresses: Internet: dead-flames@gdead.berkeley.edu Bitnet: dead-flames%gdead.berkeley.edu@ucbcmsa Uucp: ...!{ucbvax,uunet}!gdead.berkeley.edu!dead-flames End of Dead-Flames Digest ****************************** .