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Does this mean you're gearing up for some more reviews Chaney?

I'm waiting. I like the theory someone posed about his 4 album output this year: That he's taken early retirement & has more time, hence the show also. I figure in another 2 months, #40 will be out since that's the interval he's been putting them out. That means in about 7 months time, I'll have bought 40 Jandek cds. Holy freakin' crap!

Hey Chaney, #39 is out! One more to go. I bet that #40 will be the live one.

I got The Simpsons Season 5 for Xmas. Just came out on the 21st.

Maybe by then the Miles Davis Legacy series will be done!

My question is in reference to the June 1970 version. I went back & listened to the March, April & June 1970 versions & can hear the theme in March & April, but in June the theme is broken down to fewer notes & played differently. I think this is what possibly happened to the bass line & the June version is what resulted from that; it makes it sound like it's an altogether different song. I don't think I ever really knew what any book was talking about when they say Miles would use fewer notes from a melody. I believe I actually get it now.

Is this really the song Directions on the In A Silent Way box? The bass line sounds like it's from the Jack Johnson box, but I didn't find it there and it doesn't quite sound like Directions on IASW. Is that a typo or not?

I think the most important question is this: When are they going to put The Beatles Story on cd??

I started buying jazz Xmas 2001 and I chose the box set route. Eesh! That was a killer. I had a list of 5 or 6 artists I wanted to try out & if I liked them, well there goes the money. What happened was I liked some of the other musicians that played with the leaders so it kept going. Fortunately, as far as jazz is concerned, it's hit an end, but for me, I always manage to find something else to buy; be it new or remastered. As many have read the Jandek thread, though cheap at $80 for 20 cds, that's still the equivilent of a box set. This week I've been obsessed with downloading mp3s of (get this) The Monkees. I burned a cd of everything I really liked by them & cut out the crap (this was about 4 years ago). So I wanted to hear the songs I left off & guess what: "Hey, these songs aren't as bad as I thought they were." Download, download, dishes piling up, ignoring my wife & cats. Last night I thought: "Between what I have on cd & what I've downloaded, that's pretty much the albums that are out. Hell, I might as well just buy the cds used from Amazon." Yep, that's the plan. My palms are sweating as I type this. Anywho, I go from one to the next and ALWAYS manage to find something to buy or relisten to. I absorb stuff so fast it amazes me. From Jandek to The Monkees; if that doesn't show some insanity in my genetics than nothing will.

HUSKER DU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know this ain't jazz, but I bought this from the label, Scat, for $30. It's a vinyl LP, triple album, sealed and comes with a no-frills cd version of the album (listened to once) (this came with the order for an extra $5 which was what I wanted, but almost all of the songs I have on something else which I knew going into this). Anywho, it's anyone's for only $20, no shipping cost. PM me & thanks. (I tried selling this on a GBV site & no one responded)

A personal favorite of mine is Mingus Moves on Rhino.

The guy just looks at the technical, and leaves out the emotional. That's why it doesn't make sense to him. Emotional first, then look at the technical, and nothings right or wrong. He's freekin' retaaded, I tells ya.

I was just starting to get burned out then I got the dvd & it started all over again.

'Taint for everyone. Hey your member #4! I just noticed that.

How do you get picked to pick?

No. He already had left for the greener pastuers of the David Lee Roth Band. The rest is history...I mean his story. Which reminds me of the first time I got high. I was with my brother, we just gave his friend a ride home & were walking to our house (I was 16 & a virgin) and I blurted out, "Did ya ever notice how girls smell like their tampons?" He fell on the ground laughing. He also agreed (he was 22). It was a year or so later I realized what I was smelling: Aqua Net hairspray. Why did I think it was a tampon, I have NO idea, absolutely none. We still laugh about it.

Though not a drunk comment, I did do the following: I was sleeping over a friends house, this was when we were in high school in the mid-80's, and he always sleeps with the tv on. I fell asleep first and he was still awake. Evidently, I sat upright, looked at him and asked, "Is David Lee Roth still in Van Halen?" He said no & I went back to sleep. Maybe a couple minutes later I actually woke up and he's looking at me with this huge grin on his face. "Do you realize what you just asked me?" I said no. I don't remember it at all. We still laugh about it.

So now that I've finished reviewing for now, I'm listening all over again & something has always bugged me. I couldn't seperate Ready For The House from Six & Six since they're stylistically so similar, but finally I feel I've accomplished that and with that, I must change my ranking so here's my updated ranking of the first 5: KEEPERS 1. Chair Beside A Window PERSONAL OPINION 2. Later On 3. Ready For The House FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY 4. Living In A Moon So Blue 5. Six & Six I moved Six & Six because it's just like Ready For The House...only less so. House is tough to get through, but following it with Six & Six can be too much to some. But more songs stuck out to me on House and while a couple stuck out on Six & Six, they don't hold my attention the way the ones on House do. Though House is hard to digest, it's a must buy because as someone else in this thread said: It's the alpha! Edit the next day: (Dedicated to Chaney) I moved Moon to #4 & Six & Six to #5. I hadn't relistened to Moon when I posted this and when I did, it held my attention more than Six. His singing on Moon is all over the place & I like it whereas Six is more spoken.

I re-read the Jandek chapter in Songs In The Key Of Z and in a letter to Chusid from Smith, he states Nancy is featured in many future cuts, mostly electric. So Nancy#2 IS Nancy#1. I'm still going with the possibility of a Nancy#3 (now Nancy#2) on On The Way & Somebody In The Snow.

That's cheaper than what I paid, but like the cds, I got my DVD direct from the creators with a $5 discount I got for going to see it in the theater. So mine was $14.95 with no shipping. Not much difference (regular price anyway, good price with their sale though). The producers aren't charging shipping at all, so it's $19.95.

Chaney! I got the DVD last night in the mail. Did you get yours yet? I watched the whole thing & most of the extras. I'm assuming your on the Jandek list so look for my post that will be there today or tomorrow called DVD. You ready to review Blue Corpse yet?

Here's my ranking of the fourth set of 5: KEEPERS 1. You Walk Alone PERSONAL OPINION 2. Somebody In The Snow 3. One Foot In The North FOR COMPLETISTS ONLY 4. On The Way 5. The Living End You Walk Alone is every bit as good as Blue Corpse, but in a more enjoyable fashion. Hearing that album first could be misleading, but so could Blue Corpse, though not as much. I thought about putting Snow in the keepers, but it comes no way near the quality of Alone. Snow would be if you've heard all of my keepers and wanted more. Quite a bit of blues playing in these five which gave them more variety all around. If you wanted just one cd out of the second 10, you have to get two: Blue Corpse & You Walk Alone.

Alright. #20: One Foot In The North, starts with a song called Yellow Pages and has Jandek solo on electric tuned to an E chord. The lyrics have a small melody that catches your ear. The same follows with the next 2 songs except it's the guitar that has a small melody running throughout. Think About Your Lady changes tuning to a more Jandek style. Real Fine Movement has drums, but they are way in the background. Jandek plays both drums & guitar. It sounds like when he overdubs, the track already recorded lose a chunk of volume. Next is a change of lineup on Alehouse Blues: two guitarists playing the blues & Jandek on drums & vocals. I've never thought of it until now, but I guess it could be just one guitarist overdubbing the leads. Upon The Grandeur is (again) the same chords from I Sit Alone... off of On The Way (#17) & Pastimes off of Somebody In The Snow (#19). The main difference is there is a minor chord bit thrown in which is a nice touch. Jandek singing quietly on this (another nice touch) with the lead guitar too loud for the feel of this song. On the last 4 songs of the album, Jandek's back on electric guitar but someone else (the guitarist I'm assuming; Eddie I assume even further) is on drums as there is a constant steady rhythm going throughout the songs. The lead guitar playing is totally disconnected from the vocals and the drums, but they all sound like Jandek's style of playing. Another tape filler rounds out the album; Honey, which appeared on Follow Your Footsteps (#13). This is just a jam with the lyric from the song. Again, nothing songwise really sticks out (except for Upon The Grandeur & Alehouse Blues), though I think it's more inspired than The Living End which I said the same thing about. But there's something I like about this album. It's on the quieter side musically & lyrically. Whoever plays drums on the last few songs adds to that by keeping a steady beat mostly on the toms. Enjoyable.

I couldn't get it to work. Could be my computer though.