Addybook 08 Musikscene
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MUSICSCENE ISSUE 3, ADDYBOOK NUMBER 8.
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yoooooo folks outthere!! MR.MOUSE is at
it again: the reviewing!
what have i got for you? well, let us
see:
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-THE GEE (musician without group)
-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
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is that promising or what?
righto folks, before i go off remember
to spread the READ YOU ALL!-note!!!
ok. let me begin:
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handle : THE GEE
name : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
age : 18
group : none, but wants one.
sex : yes, er.. male.
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this fellow comes from the netherlands
and is composing for half a year now.
he started when i gave him voicetracker.
now he would like his music reviewed.
(i pushed him a bit)
anyway, let's talk about his music.
it is build on rhythm and bass and it's
nice. he says he finds it difficult to
get a solo in(it sure ain't easy) so he
get's the main background music first.
i've heard a few songs with a solo and
although they contain some false notes
here and then, the melody is clear.
he is somewhat inspired by REYN OUWEHAND
and by the music he likes very much
namely: techno, house etc.
you sometimes hear these styles in his
zax. he gave me some 15 tunes to check
out and i must say that some of them
are nice to listen to.
that means he is good for music for
intro's, but possibly for longplay too.
the rhythm is well coordinated, no
rhythmetic faults, only that sometimes
because he puts bass and drums on one
track the beat is gone.
that is a shame. it's always difficult
to preserve the beat in a song.
i think JEROEN TEL is good at that.
but were are not talking about jt but
about THE GEE here.
some songs are build on one basspattern,
but most of them have many variations.
this is good.
what about the solo? well, i said that
the gee has false notes in his music
here and then, but he'll learn. i mean,
it is quite possible that me myself
make false music! there are a lot of
musicians around that make false music
and still people love their music!
strange isn't it? but nobody seems to
care!!
he sometimes rips sounds from other
musicians, but is programming sounds
himself, too.
so this is about it, i should give him
some grades now. but first: CONTACT HIM!
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THE GEE percent
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introability : 70
longplay : 50
rhythmetic feel: 65
melody : 60
comment: this dude would like a group.
so people: let's do it.
his address is:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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the netherlands
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on to the next review: normal music.
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group : RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
title : BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK
label : warner bros. records
released : early 1992
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yes ladies and gentlemen, that new one
of the red hot chili peppers is out some
time and i'll inform you about it.
the album contains 17 tracks and has
78 minutes of music.
the complete type of music could by
discribed as FUNK. some people might say
that funk is not so hard, but this is
a mixture between funk and jazz, with
some rock songs.
let's take the song: BREAKING THE GIRL.
this is a somewhat SYMPHONIC lovesong.
symphonic is something completely else
than funk, but they can do it.
i'm not sayin' they are symphonic in the
style of PINK FLOYD for instance, but in
their own way. if you like funk you
should check out the songs IF YOU HAVE
TO ASK, SUCK MY KISS, GIVE IT AWAY and
MELLOWSHIP SLINKY(IN B MAJOR).
it are heavy funky songs with text that
them peppers always write: about women,
love, sex, sex, and women...
but they've got feeling too as you can
hear in the song: FUNKY MONKS, showing
love in it's true reality.
a friend of mine, the solo-guitarist
of the band in which i play, told me he
get's goosebumps all over, when he hears
the guitarsolo in I COULD HAVE LIED.
remarkable is the fact that the songs
(when you listen to the cd) are put to-
gether very closely; when one song has
just finished, the other one plays.
i must say that these guys are magik
indeed. it's incredible what they can
do. of course is my opinion not your
opinion, so that means that you'll have
to check it out for yourself.
if you look at the members of this band
you might say: jezus, some punks these
guyz are!! you're right when you say
that they've got a lot of tatoes, long
hair and dress weird, but that's just
how they are! the guitarist of the band
lives in a very large village in a very
RICH neighbourhood, he's got his own
pool, lives in a cool summer-sea-swim
area and loves to fuck... bringing lots
f girls. and inviting his pals over...
strange indeed. but hey, isn't that what
we all would wish? just to party all
day, lying in the water, coctails at the
ready, drink lots of other booze too and
screw around? well, it may be vulgair or
perverse to some of you, but that's just
the way humans are! but he doesn't have
time to do all those things, because
he's got to compose! to be on tour!
to record! so his life is almost
complete... he just needs that one true
girl.
do you think i am talking a lot of crap?
ok,ok. but it is true!
back to the review. they got the title
of their album from the song BLOOD SUGAR
SEX MAGIK. nice song indeed.
if you like good basslines, you get to
hear a whole wide variety of basslines
in this album, very heavy basslines!
this is just one of those albums that
should please almost everybody.
even rappers.
so, go out and buy it NOW!
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by the way, ACTIVE of PROXYON told me he
totally agreed with my review of his
music. i'm glad. i've heard a recently
composed zax from him and yes he's
getting better!! (issue 2, addybook 7)
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this chapter will NOT be transferred
into a feedback chapter, ok!!
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"now i'm not losing my mind, at least i
don't think i'm losing my mind; last
night baby, woohhh..."
jimi hendrix, live at monterey, england
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weeeelll, guyz and gals, i'll quit my
piece now and i hope you will send me
your music!! (SIDCHIPSCRATCHERS next
time! and possibly CYBERDYNE of
TRINOMIC too! and what about THE CURE?)
before i go: yo to all the people who
know me...
send your music, concertdates and any
utility to:
MR.MOUSE/BLAZE
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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the netherlands
well, read that magic chapter of that
cool dude MR.AMMO now and vote for him
in the swapper charts!!!! vote!!!!
MR.MOUSE handing over the keyboard...
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yoo, mr.ammo here with:
- news 'n' rumours
- a preview of primal sream's
newly released music-video.
- a review of pearl jam's album
'ten'
okay, let's start with news 'n' rumours.
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- INXS headlined australia's largest
ever concert in sydney earlier this
month. 100.000 fans packed into
centennial park, raising 2 MILLION
dollars for AIDS research.
it was the only home performance of
the year for inxs, who played for free
also on the bill were CROWDED HOUSE!
- JULIAN LENNON'S new single is get a
life.
- THE LIGHTING SEEDS' debut lp is out
since april 6.
- JUGDEEP SINGH releases a single, who's
going to love you, on more protein.
- KISS OF THE GIPSY release a self
titled debut lp!
- OFRA HAZA, the israeli vocalist, has a
new single out called DAW DA HIYA!!
- INNER CITY release alchamy.
- EN VOGUE have a new lp, FUNKY DIVA.
- BILLY IDOL was fined 1600 pounds,
ordered to make a video warning about
the dangers of drink and drug-abuse
and to attend therapy for alcoholism
by a beverly hills court earlier this
month.
idol had pleaded guilty to punching a
22-year-old girl in the face.
- meanwhile, charges made against ROD
STEWART over an alleged assault of a
press-photographer have been dropped
after the parties agreed to an un-
specified out-of-court settlement.
- OZZIE OSBOURNE was slightly injured
after 600 fans swarmed an stage at a
concert in IRVING, CALIFORNIA.
- DAVE STEWART has teamed up with ex-
specials FUN BOY THREE, COULERFIELD
singer TERRYHALL in a new band
provisionally called ELECTRODUB.
they've already recorded tracks for a
projected ep.
- LAIBACH are to release a new lp,
kapital, on mute later this month.
- JASON DONAVAN, the australian soap-
opera and pop star, has been awarded
200.000 pounds in damages against uk
fashion magazine, THE FACE, which was
ruled to have suggested he was homo-
sexual and a hyprocrite who lied abou\
his sexual preferences.
- GEORGE HARRISON performed his first
solo uk concert sice the break-up of
the beatles on monday april 6 on
behalf of the natural law party, who
are fielding candidates in the british
elections.
- americans have less than one week
(until april 24) to decide which
version of ELVIS PRESLEY, the young
rockabilly or the middle aged, las
vegas cabaret star will appear on new
commorative stamps.
- PERRY FARREL, the former JANE'S
ADDICTION frontman, has announced that
his new band will be called PORNO FOR
PYROS.
- TRACEY CHAPMAN'S first material in two
years, a single called bang bang bang,
was released by elektra records on
monday april 6. a new lp is aslo due
out very soon.
- THE QUIRE BOY'S will release a new lp
bittersweet and twisted, this summer.
- CHRIS DE BURGH'S new lp will be called
power of ten. out soon.(it might be
out by the time you read this, check
your local record-shop).
- GUN have a new lp, GALLUS on a&m.
and now some reviews...
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music video review:
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PRIMAL SCREAM with
PRIMAL SCREAMADELICA
following the deserved success of their
debut aLbum SCREAMADELICA, this is a
visual feast to go with primal scream's
potent 60s eclectism.
the songs are linked by documentary
footage featuring way-out colours and
other psychedelia to go with tracks
including the superb COME TOGETHER plus
INNER FLIGHT (a track not featured on
the original album).
former JESUS & MARY CHAIN bassman
douglas hart directed this 45 minutes of
excellence.
PEARL JAM - TEN
now, this is a good one - an album that
anybody at all taken by rock should have
in their collection.
the mood and style of the songs swings
from hard metal, through indie to
psychedelia: it's best tagged as " the
thinking person's heavy metal."
pearl jam come from seattle home as
soundgarden, nirvana et al, and as the
success of their single alive, proved
they're just as popular as any other
member of the grunge gang.
the strong vocals of eddie are always
supported, never drowned, by the music.
and that's one hell of a point in pj's
favour - they're musical.
whether you prefer the likes of the slow
, almost melancholy, black or fast 'n'
heavy deep, you can't help but
appreciate the entire album's worth.
of course, pj miss the mark at times,
like wandering off in guitar solos when
everything was fine without them, but
they more than make up for this with
what is a cracking album.
okay this was it for this time.
as i'm in a hurry i can't tell you more
except for my addy where you can send
your stuff for this chapter to.
MR.AMMO/BLAZE (not on envelope)
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xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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the netherlands
phone: +xx-(0)xxxx-xxxxx
1900 TO 2100 CET on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS,
FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS.
this is for swapping, this music chapter
and some vhs. MODEM + TELEPHONE FREAX
are MORE than WELCOME.
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