Addybook 10 Music Talk 1
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MUSICSCENE ISSUE 5, ADDYBOOK NUMBER 10 !
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yeeeaaaaahhhh! finally here is addybook
number 10!! i really hope you like the
new outfit and vote for us like hell!
by the way, this is MR.MOUSE at the keys
here and i am going to have a whole lot
of text here! i have got some music from
you guys and i must say thanks for
sending! i guess you all thought that
BLAZE had died or something. well, we
didn't!! and we have returned from our
summerbreak. thanks to some very cool
dudes in blaze we've got this nice
outfit and i would like to point out
that i am just a writer for addybook;
yes, i know i make music, but i think
those other members are the ones who
make addybook alive: coders, graphicians
and swappers! and of course musicians.
(heheheh!) anyway, let me tell you what
i got for you this time:
REVIEWS:
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*MATEUS/t.o.m./trash
*TOP SECRET/t.o.m./trash
*ANDRE/antic/sunrise
*GUY SHAVITT/scs
*GASTON/tia
METAL NEWS:
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*new megadeth album
*accept rejoined
*kiss is back with "revenge"
*new black sabbath album
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so, i think that is enough. let us begin
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handle : ANDRE
real name : andre
group : antic and sunrise
sex : male
age : ?
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before i go off talking about his music
i'll give some personal info about him.
he started about 6 months ago and it was
very difficult, because as he claims he
was busy as a painter and megaswapper
too. so his songs as he said were very
bad at first. but after a while he
finally understood how to work with
VOICETRACKER. according to him he tought
himself the rules of voicetracker.
as we all did, i think. but ok, enough
crap about that.
he send me some songs which were brand
new, or at least i may expect so,
because i am not allowed to release them
as thay are exclusively made for various
groups. so the song that is added to
this addybook is not his latest tune.
but first i want to talk about the un-
released sounds. from the 5 tunes about
3 songs are build on the same notes:
a, f, g and e. the basspatterns are very
alike and just basic c64 voicetracker
patterns. the solosounds are also basic
voicetracker sounds. i think he should
try and invent original sounds.
now when the bass plays a "g" for
example, the other instruments play a
"g" too. he forgets that there are more
notes in a chord! so using the same
notes on all tracks at the same time is
just a save way of not being false!
but i think that is not the correct way.
variety is not to be found. when you've
heard one tune, you've heard them all.
what about the rhythm? let us take the
song made for excess.
pattern number 03 is rhythmetic faulty.
this is a short piece of it:
faulty: better:
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ins.02 ins.02
g-1.03 g-1.03
g-1.03 g-2.03
g-2.03 ins.01
ins.01 a-1.03
a-1.03 ins.02
g-1.03
both lenghts are: 80
but the snaredrum(snd.01) should be on
the 3, not the 4. the same goes for a
song composed for oxyron:
normally(basic loop) you would have this
(*=bass -=hihatt &=snare):
* - - - & - - -
1 2 3 4
but andre has:
* - - - - & - -
1 2 3 4
now if he would have done this on
purpose he should have made the other
patterns fit for it.
so, overall i can say that andre must
improve on soundediting, variety in
patterns and solo and he should improve
on originality how difficult this may be
to all of us. so andre, nothing is lost!
continue and you'll become better!
you CAN do it.
ANDRE/antic percent average
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introability 58%
longplay 50 52.50
rhythmetic 50 -----
melody 52
address of this fellow:
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next review
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handle : MATEUS
real name : ?
group : t.o.m. and trash
sex : male
age : 19
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this dude works on the music assembler
version 1.3 as i am told and started his
own music group: TORTURE OF MUSIC.
let's hope the name is not what it
sounds like!! i'd hate to see good music
turned into a mess!
they set up t.o.m. because the group
TRASH needed an own musicsection. so
mateus got busy on becoming a musician.
then they made a few collections (2).
i got send some music from PINA of trash
and i shall review it now.
so first mateus.
let's talk about SCORE #33 from t.o.m.
the intro is okay and there are some
nice sounds. the basspattern is nice and
you get to hear a nice rhythmetic change
during the song. but the basspattern
stays the same, that means not that
varied. the solosound should have been
more modern, it is a bit too simple.
and the accompanying sounds could have
been more varied too. but overall this
song is okay.
now ZAK 4 TRIAD 1. very nice intro with
an excellent atmospheric solosound.
it fits real good to the chordsounds
which accompany the bass and solo.
there is variety in solosound and the
solo itself. it doesn't take long, but
it has got a good change of chords,
nice drumsound. i think this is a very
nice song indeed and perfect for a game.
last song: ZAK 4 TRIAD 2. intro is okay
and the sound too. the solo which
repeats itself now and then is also nice
to listen to.
the basspattern however contains the
snare drum at one point and because the
basssound uses a filter and the snare
doesn't you get an irritating "tick!"
whenever the filter is switched on/off.
there is only one solo.
the song is atmospheric and it is above
average so it's okay.
ZAK 4 TRIAD 1 is added to this issue.
well, i think that mateus is an okay to
a good musician and every musician
can't always be excellent.
MATEUS/t.o.m. percent average
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introability : 70
longplay : 68 67.00
rhythmetic feel : 60 -----
melody : 70
address of mateus is not known
but contact PINA of trash:
martin pilny
k.bartose 412/43
530 09 pardubice
czechoslovakia
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next review
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handle : GUY SHAVITT
real name : guy shavitt
group : scs and the force
sex : male
age : ?
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so, i guess you all know this dude or
don't ya? you've seen him in the charts
and you've heard from him in various
programmes and scs's scores.
the thing is with some musicians,that
when they are in the charts everyone
imediately likes the new tunes they make
even if it is really bullshit.
take jeroen tel for example: during the
Maniacs Of Noise days, charles deenen
and he made good, original music.
they became worldfamous. then they broke
up and jeroen tel went solo.
and nowadays he lives from the name he
has earned, not from his good music,
because he doesn't make good music!
but when people are filling in the vote-
sheets they remember him from his good
days and they put him on the sheet!
how incredibly stupid! there are people
who make far more better music then he
does, but who don't get a chance.
therefore it was good to see a new
person in the charts. so forget about
the old generation, vote for the new
musicians!! and when you've become a
musician just to get in the charts, then
you are no real musician.
anyway, enough bullshit, let's talk
about guy.
he has made several good tunes and i am
supposed to review scs score 17 or scs
score 18. well, i choose for 18, because
number 17 is rather boring.
but 18 is a nice tune and i'll tell you
why.
it has a nice starwarsish intro with an
okay solosound.(when i talk about sounds
i mean the colour!)
there is one solo for the whole song
which repeats itself, with only a change
of solosound. the solosounds are good,
so you almost feel like there's a whole
lot to the song.
the chord-sounds accompany the solo+bass
very nicely indeed.
as does the bassline, although the sound
is a popular basscolour.
the bassline repeats itself too during
the main solo, but it is nice and simple
which means it is not in the solo's way.
after two times of playing the solo,
there's the end. the starwars-intro
repeats itself several times and fades
away.
all in all a good song, although i must
say that it is not an original style;
i'd almost say it is commercial!!
but guy knows what he is doing and i've
heard he recorded in a studio recently
just like reyn ouwehand or me!
anyway, i'll round up this review.
GUY SHAVITT/scs percent average
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introability : 78
longplay : 60 69.50
rhythmetic feel : 70 -----
melody : 70
address of guy:
guy shavitt/scs
p.o. box 39057
ramat-aviv
tel-aviv
israel
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next review
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handle : TOP SECRET
real name : ?
group : t.o.m.
sex : male
age : ?
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well, well, this is the second person
from t.o.m. and i don't know much about
him. but he makes music and i'll review
one song. it is called HIGHWAY and it
is also added to addybook.
i always make some notes while i listen
to the music to review and for this
song i noted: "this is a very excellent
intro song". it is done with music
assembler, i assume. there's a nice
intro. the overal effects are nice, too
although they're from the good ol' days.
it has got a good atmosphere, this is
also due to the drum sounds. the solo-
sound is good, but the solo itself
however could have been better.
there is no excellent fantastic solo,
but it is a perfect intro sound and even
a demopart i'd think.
i haven't heard much from top secret so
i'll just leave it to that and would
somebody please pick up the phone?
what? oh, it's the end of highway...
TOP SECRET/t.o.m. percent average
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introability : 75
longplay : 60 64.00
rhythmetic feel : 60 -----
melody : 65
all in all a good music group.
address of top secret is not known.
contact PINA of trash:
martin pilny
k.bartose 412/43
530 09 pardubice
czechoslovakia
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last review
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handle : GASTON
real name : ?
group : tia
sex : male
age : ?
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as you all may know, tia has been turned
into a musiclabel and they kicked the
non-musicians out. THE SYNDROM is the
leader of tia and his fellow musician
is GASTON. you all know the syndrom by
now, but what about gaston? well, the
syndrom asked me to review his music,
which i got from tia collection 2 and
i will do so.
i have heard three songs from gaston and
i picked that song which i think is the
best.
it is released in survive, a demo by
tia. let us say, the last demo by tia.
i think the particular song is very
ATMOSPHERIC. there are some cool sounds
and there's good use of them. the bass
line is very well formed. although there
is not much variety in solo, the solo's
that DO exist are very nice to listen
to. they represent the whole feel of the
song. the shitty thing about it is that
the song is too long, because there is
not much solovariety. when you listen to
it at first you can be very astounded,
but because of the fact that it takes
too long, you won't be interested for
long. that is really a shame, because
the song is of good quality! well,
despite that minor fact, i like the
song. and although the songs from the
syndrom are more or less close to this
one sometimes, you can hear that gaston
is different. we all know that the
syndrom is a cool musician, but i think
it won't take long for gaston to reach
that point too.
well, enough talked, let's hit it.
GASTON/tia percent average
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introability : 58
longplay : 76 68.00
rhythmetic feel : 66 -----
melody : 72
address of gaston:
tia
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germany
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well, well, that has been quite a bit of
text and there's more!!
if anyone of those who are reviewed do
not agree with my ratings, then please
send your declarations of war, hired
guns or just threatening letters to me.
don't take the reviews too personal.
right. before i go on with the news
especially for our metal fans, i just
like to greet a few people.
HENRY of faces: it has been a cool
meeting and i liked it.
anytime again.
if you could send some
pictures of us 4, send
them, please!
greetings to you friend!
and fuck it, partytime!
SLICE of shine: hetzelfde voor jou!
volgende keer maar geen
trein meer missen!
goed, extra groeten uit
addybook van mij!
ACTIVE/xentax/: hoe is het, pal!
varsity ik hoop goed!
tot ziens!
THE STRANGER/ : how are ya dude!
xentax/f4cg special greetings to ya!
THE GEE/xentax: hahaaa! wie is koning?
uiteraard! ik!
uitstekend! captain,
all weapons armed.
excellent, lut. worf...
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METALSECTION
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yes, here we go with news on the new
MEGADETH album.
name: countdown to extinction
the new album is a record which
imediately kicks your ears, then
disapoints you, but which is all in all
a fantastic album at last.
the song "skin o' my teeth" is the first
on the album and you'll swing your shoes
off when you listen to it.
it is really something else than
the album "rest in peace", more subtle.
but it has got as much to offer as that
album. tempochanges in "symphony of
destruction" and the megaheavy
"this was my life" are very brilliantly
done. the songs are that good composed/
arranged that they lock on at eachother
very easily! the titletrack and the song
"foreclosure of a dream" are a bit on
the commercial side, but hey who cares.
the old fashion mean "psychotron",
the superterrifying "captive honour" and
the epic "ashes in your mouth" are the
last three masterpieces on the album.
megadeth is still megacool. buy or die.
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ACCEPT rejoined!
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after being split up for 6 years accept
has taken the step to rejoin again.
they broke up in 1986 which set all
accept fans in tears(well, nearly).
why did they rejoin? because of all the
fans they had and still have.
they broke up and the amount of fanmail
from acceptfans kept coming in and the
rockjournalists kept talking about
accept when they had the chance to talk
to one the former-accept members, which
had all formed other bands!
they were really sick of it.
to make a long story short, the four
acceptmembers decided after 6 years of
begging from the fans to rejoin.
UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, WOLF HOFFMANN,
PETER BALTES and STEFAN KAUFMANN.
they had played whith all kinds of
people in the non-accept days, but the
right stuff was never there. those
people were very good indeed, but not
the same as the accept formula.
slowly and surely they became aware of
the fact that ACCEPT had always been
something special and they longed for
eachother.
when they finally played together in
a rehears-area they imediately loved it.
none of them regrets this step.
but if it weren't for the fans, they
would have never rejoined.
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KISS is back with "REVENGE"
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the promise that this latest album would
be heavier than ever before is most
certainly realised!
PAUL STANLEY is very proud of the album.
in the American Billboard top 100 the
album has newly entered on place 6!!
paul claims:"it is good for us to
realise that we really can do better
than we thought we could.
there have been times that everything
went shit and that we just didn't do
our best. but during the last stage of
"revenge" we realised that this album
would beat all other kiss-albums.
we hope that the fans will agree."
he also says that kiss can make good
albums in their sleep, but to make
top-albums is the only acceptable goal.
if they would fail to be as good as
in the earlier days, they might aswell
quit.
producer is again BOB EZRIN. after they
checked if bob had not changed in way
of thinking kiss, they started working
on "revenge".
paul has written some songs together
with former kiss-guitarist VINNIE
VINCENT. but only because they can
write good songs together, not because
he likes the person.
as you can hear in his songtext, paul is
(as we all) a man with different
personalities. he loves hard, hot and
sweaty sex, but he also claims there is
nothing more perfect then a good
relationship.
let me round op this crap with saying
that kiss is still a very professional
band and uptodate! after 20 years!
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now LOAD please MUSIC 2 to read the rest
of this chapter!!!!
