In a message dated 4/1/2003 2:20:18 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... No kidding, John. 'Tis the season of mania for sure! Get in the schwing with Spring ; ] I'm...
Here's a little note about Ibanez's new replacement for the RG570. It seems that Ibanez has decided to eliminate the single coil pickup from the new model,...
I have an RG 570 and really love it. I haven't looked at the new Ibanez too closesly, but I was struck with how thin-line the new bodies are. Pete ... From:...
Pete Wulforst
alesis1@...
Apr 1, 2003 1:52 pm
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SPACED OUT NEW ALBUM & LIVE GIGS Dear friends, This is to inform you that the new Spaced Out – SLOW GIN album is now released and available thru various prog...
Hey Gentlemen (in particular, Dave & Scott), I reckon between you, you have bracketed the oldest and the newest types of top class, jazz rock fusion performers...
Richard Heath
r.j.heath@...
Apr 2, 2003 12:40 pm
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Hi Richard You are absolutely spot on. I have seen both Nils Petter Molvaer and his guitarist Eivind Aarset (also on Bugge's Jazzland label - check out ...
Dick's most welcome post on Scandanavian jazz rock and fusion would not be complete without mentioning Terje Rypdal (who needs no introduction) and a couple of...
KOCH Helmut
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Apr 2, 2003 1:45 pm
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Whew, Helmut. As an ECM fan, how could I have neglected to mention him myself? Just got his latest, Lux Aeterna, which continues his fascination with ...
Isildurs Bane, Janne Shaffer, Pekka Pohjola, Jukka Tolonen (guitarist for TP), Finnforest, Kebnekaise, Jan Akkerman, Secret Oyster and two vastly underrated...
... Heard last week two different gigs by Erik Truffauz and Nils Peter Molvaer on radio broadcast. Erik was accompanied by Michel Benita on the bass and an...
Message 8164 ".....Jan Akkerman, Secret Oyster and two vastly underrated bands, IMO, Finch....." minor correction: Akkerman and Finch are from the Netherlands,...
Helmut Koch
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Apr 2, 2003 5:06 pm
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... Strictly speaking, Finland is not part of Scandinavia either. Jimi n/p Christian McBride Band : Vertical Vision...
In a message dated 4/2/03 12:08:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Granted, but the feel of the music of those artists seems so acutely Scandinavian rather than...
In a message dated 4/2/03 12:25:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... My understanding was that the area referred to as Scandinavia encompassed the countries of...
surreal to say the least. the host of the evening was Bowzer from sha-na-na. made for an annoying interlude when they insisted on playing hand-jive 2 o the 3...
Peoplemike@...
Apr 2, 2003 6:36 pm
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... French ... although many ... if you ... earlier Blue ... import. ... Molvaer on ... and ... spelling. ... Marcello, Was this Holdsworth meets Nguyen Le...
It would be the same guitarist as on Mantis. Erik has two groups that he tours with interchangeably. This guitarist, Manu Codjia, is amazing. And it's...
Other than Erik Truffaz's Mantis, nothing I know of. Truffaz' next release, out in Europe now and Canada late April, features his piano-based quartet, but...
I heard this is a decent fusion CD so I lucked up and found one for $5.24 at Half.com and I thought I tip you fusion folks off to some more copies still there...
Thought we'd get slightly off topic here and I'd wade in with my feelings on this. I have an Ibanez lock-down wang bar thing that I put some nice Seymour ...
In a message dated 4/2/2003 1:48:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... Hi Pete, it doesn't make any sense except that Ibanez is saving money by doing this. I don't...
G'day all It's about time I did a big web purchase and I've been doing a lot of listening to the different things you all have been suggesting for a couple of...
I think Erik's piano group is excellent, Bending New Corners was one of the best new releases of last year. It's got all the fantastic farty keyboard sounds of...
I am sharing the following from the shawnlane e-group where I was stirring up things as usual: From: Bill Oliver <idigthisband@y...> Date: Tue Apr 1, 2003...
... I would agree that Tasavellan P. is influenced by Tull and Traffic both. Or vice versa - who knows? ... Mind Vol 2 has been ripping my face off lately.-...
In a message dated 4/3/03 11:16:03 AM Central Standard Time, trogotagel@... writes: << I've seen him play some dreadful guitars through some awful amps...
Hi all, All these new talk re:European, Scandanavian jazz\rock\fusion is making me curious and want to find out more. Where can I get hold of music from some...