bertrand Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 Or better yet, an automatic translator into English. Bertrand. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 Or better yet, an automatic translator into English. Bertrand. Any kind of language would do actually. Quote
JSngry Posted February 20, 2005 Report Posted February 20, 2005 I assume Pete LaRoca Sims, Pettifogger, is ANTI-war & that this is his fucked in the head form of protest. My assumption as well. Quote
RDK Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 Ray-- whatchu talkin' 'bout, Son? I assume Pete LaRoca Sims, Pettifogger, is ANTI-war & that this is his fucked in the head form of protest. If you reread my comment, that's why I am challenging his anti-war bona fides. Also, while never underestimating human stupidity, the # of people who'd even know of this record's existence who'd also take "offense"-- for what possible reason?!-- has to be so small as to be virtually ZERO & believe me, I spend PLENTY o' time around dipshits with flag stickers, yellow ribbons, goddamn jesus fish on their cars & trucks. Also folks w/What Would Bubba Do? & Save a Mouse, Eat Pussy, etc. bumperstickers-- the south is a muy colorful place. Side note: "Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia" dvd FINALLY out in a month or so... (when do we get "Pat Garrett"?) No Basra, No Peace! No Basra, No Peace! warren oates jr. jr. new iberia, louisiana Not only do I understand Clem's post, but I think I agree with it entirely! Stop the world, I wanna get off now! Quote
wolff Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 Clem's my favorite poster, though I need to to read his posts 3 or 4 times. And then, I only get about half of it. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 21, 2005 Report Posted February 21, 2005 I'm with you Ray. I'm with you Ray and Lon! The south isn't the only colorful place anymore. You see that same crap in California. I also agree that no one who would have bought this reissue is going to be so stupid to be offended by the title. If he was anti-war, Sims missed a golden opportunity to share his feelings with the reissue of this album. All he had to do was dedicate it to the people of Basra to make a statement Quote
Soulstation1 Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 WTF why doesn't blue note have any music clips for the rvgs? you have to go elsewhere and could find a better price..... ss1 Quote
John Tapscott Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Received Hi Voltage today. I'm now listening to this music for the first time ever, and man oh man, this is GREAT stuff. Beautiful sound, solid playing, everything just right. Heartwarming and soul stirring. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Received Hi Voltage today. I'm now listening to this music for the first time ever, and man oh man, this is GREAT stuff. Beautiful sound, solid playing, everything just right. Heartwarming and soul stirring. High Voltage was the first Hank lead outing I bought--on vinyl. You're absolutely right, John--hearing that for the first time just knocked me out. It was probably the fifth or sixth record I got (after Blue Train, Takin' Off, and a couple of others). The spirit (only way to describe it) was high the day they recorded High Voltage, no question! Quote
DatDere Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 I bought "Basra" today, my local record store had it prominently displayed in the 'new releases' section. I don't think anyone takes offence at the title over here in Europe... I had never heard this record before (I'm pretty new to jazz), but I'm listening to it right now, and I really like what I'm hearing. Quote
sidewinder Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Basra is an all-time BN classic. If it had been released as a Joe Henderson session it would have been much better known. This situation with release OK in Europe but not the US is just beyond belief ! Quote
mgraham333 Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 I would definintely agree with that, sidewinder. Joe Henderson certainly makes his presence known on that one. I was listening to Candu and had that theme stuck in my head for a couple of days. Lazy Afternoon is another favorite from that album. Simply beautiful. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Basra is an all-time BN classic. If it had been released as a Joe Henderson session it would have been much better known. This situation with release OK in Europe but not the US is just beyond belief ! You know... Why don't they just change it to a Joe Henderson album... I bet his family wouldn't get all uptight... It's not like it hasn't been done before... There's that Cecil Taylor session that became a Coltrane album... Problem solved. (Just kidding ) Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 23, 2005 Report Posted February 23, 2005 Why don't they just change it to a Joe Henderson album... I bet his family wouldn't get all uptight... It's not like it hasn't been done before... There's that Cecil Taylor session that became a Coltrane album... Problem solved. (Just kidding ) Actually... I'm just joking. I would never want to see something like this happen to an artist's work. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 There will be some Joe Henderson CD from an Andoranian label soon, I'm sure ... wonder what might have happened had I taken my Basra LP cover to the anti-Bush demo at Mainz on Tuesday and waved it toward the Pres ... Quote
Claude Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 The Basra RVG (copyprotected) will be released in Germany on March 7, unless this is based on old information. The cover print seems to be ready. http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00076NYB4/ As far as the dicussion on the title is concerned, I completely fail to see how the reissue could create a controversy. How could it possibly be seen as a political comment or insensible act? Even if the artist himself wanted it, the decision to delay or rename the release is just stupid. Quote
sheldonm Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 I spend PLENTY o' time around dipshits with flag stickers, yellow ribbons, goddamn jesus fish on their cars & trucks. ...why are they dipshits? Quote
David Ayers Posted February 24, 2005 Report Posted February 24, 2005 John Cage's 4' 33" in Fallujah has been pulled for similar reasons, I believe. Quote
kdd Posted February 25, 2005 Report Posted February 25, 2005 Basra is an all-time BN classic. If it had been released as a Joe Henderson session it would have been much better known. This situation with release OK in Europe but not the US is just beyond belief ! You know... Why don't they just change it to a Joe Henderson album... I bet his family wouldn't get all uptight... It's not like it hasn't been done before... There's that Cecil Taylor session that became a Coltrane album... Problem solved. (Just kidding ) It's happened to Pete before, Turkish Woman at the Baths was re-issued as a Chick Corea album "Bliss" Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 25, 2005 Report Posted February 25, 2005 Basra is an all-time BN classic. If it had been released as a Joe Henderson session it would have been much better known. This situation with release OK in Europe but not the US is just beyond belief ! You know... Why don't they just change it to a Joe Henderson album... I bet his family wouldn't get all uptight... It's not like it hasn't been done before... There's that Cecil Taylor session that became a Coltrane album... Problem solved. (Just kidding ) It's happened to Pete before, Turkish Woman at the Baths was re-issued as a Chick Corea album "Bliss" Ouch! I was only joking... I think it would be really sad if such a thing happened. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 25, 2005 Report Posted February 25, 2005 I spend PLENTY o' time around dipshits with flag stickers, yellow ribbons, goddamn jesus fish on their cars & trucks. ...why are they dipshits? No one knows; it's probably genetic... Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted February 25, 2005 Report Posted February 25, 2005 As far as the dicussion on the title is concerned, I completely fail to see how the reissue could create a controversy. How could it possibly be seen as a political comment or insensible act? Exactly. Who could possibly be offended?? People who were for the war?? People who were against?? I have yet to see any explaination, that in any way clarifies how anyone could be offended. Quote
jazzbo Posted February 25, 2005 Report Posted February 25, 2005 Me either. If this is Sims' idea/notion/action I don't understand it. I'm glad the company WANTED to reissue it. . . . Quote
BruceH Posted February 26, 2005 Report Posted February 26, 2005 Basra was the re-issue (in this crop) that I was most curious about, in that I've never heard it before. Oh well.... Quote
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