Errors-To: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Reply-To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Sender: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Precedence: bulk From: owner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org To: tmbg-digest@tmbg.org Subject: tmbg-list Digest, Volume 43, Number 27 tmbg-list Digest, Volume 43, Number 27 Friday, 27 July 2001 Topics: Re: TMBG: Boss of Me UK CD offer. Re: TMBG: Mink Car - 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty' Re: Re[2]: TMBG: DAS mysery solved TMBG: Twistir TMBG: The Daily Show/Losers Lounge TMBG: I'm Impressed! RE: TMBG: Mink Car - 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty' TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Re: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic RE: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic TMBG: Re: I'm Impressed! Re: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Administrivia: For all administrative issues, such as change of address, withdrawal from the list, etc., send a message to the following address: ÁÁowner-tmbg-digest@tmbg.org The views expressed herein are those of the individual authors. tmbg-list is compiled with Digest 3.7b (John Relph ). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:33:27 +0100 From: "Richard Hilton" Subject: Re: TMBG: Boss of Me UK CD offer. Message-ID: Dear all You may remember that a few weeks ago I offered to buy and airmail the UK single of Boss of Me for people on the list. Well the single is out as it's as a chart hit (!) the price is a bit lower that I originally posted. So the deal is as follows; you email me off list telling me what you want based on prices below (and please include you full name and address!). I send it to you. It arrives safely. You then send me money. I'm happy to have low domination dollars as I often buy from Ebay, although I do have a PayPal account. The combinations are as follows:- (A) CD only 1)Boss of Me 2) Reprehensible 3) Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty Cost |2.99 plus postage |1.32 = |4.31 = $6.16 = $6.00 (B) Cassette only 1)Boss of Me 2) Reprehensible Cost |0.99 plus postage |1.15 = |2.14 = $3.06 = $3.00 (C) CD and Cassette Cost |3.98 plus postage |1.49 = |5.49 = $7.85 = $8.00 If you want other permutations just ask and I'll work out a cost for you In the above I'm assuming an exchange rate of $1.43 / |1 and rounded to the nearest dollar. As mentioned before please don't send money now - I trust and would prefer you to send money when stuff arrives safely. Kind regards Richard ~ Your TMBG Ambassador to the UK _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 17:56:20 +0100 From: "Richard Hilton" Subject: Re: TMBG: Mink Car - 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty' Message-ID: I wonder if this is the same version of Mr. Excitement as the version on the UK CD Boss of Me single being the third track and listed as 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty'? Richard >>> Amy Greenlese 19/07/01 18:09:56 >>> So I'm sitting here listening to my advance copy of Mink Car that a friend got for me. It's different, but I really like it! I haven't been keeping up with the mp3's so most of the songs are new to me, including Mr. Xcitement. I was listening to it and it was reminding me of a song that was just out of reach of my mind - I hate when that happens. But I've finally figured it out: it reminds me of that Bloodhound Gang song, "The Bad Touch"I think it's the cadence of the lyrics more than anything else. _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp or alternatively call Star Internet for details on the Virus Scanning Service. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:22:03 +0000 From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: Re[2]: TMBG: DAS mysery solved Message-ID: Karin: >John Ferrer sez: > >But maybe they set it up wrong last time somehow (no clue what I'm >talking about here, bear with me) and it somehow just picked up what he was >saying when the song was over as a message. Then maybe the Johns heard it, >thought it was funny, and just put it up? I just can't help feeling that it >wasn't just somebody talking during a song and that did so much. > > > >Well, isn't that basically what happened with that famous message that made >it onto an album? That was even weirder, two people talking to each other >after the songs ended, the whole conversation got recorded. It was a >classic, maybe the Johns thought it would be fun to try it again & see what >they caught. Either it was on purpose, or They have never replaced the >machine in all this time. Which, come to think of it, I wouldn't put past >them.... They've replaced the machine several times since then. Remember when the Johns were looking for a new phone machine? They've also mentioned that they've used several models, and that the machines will no longer take messages. Either there was some flaw in the programming (or an intentional reprogramming by the Johns) that allowed the machine to take messages again, or this guy hacked the machine. Nathan _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 14:51:35 EDT From: CallMeDoctorWorm@aol.com Subject: TMBG: Twistir Message-ID: Can anyone identify all the songs used in the "Twisitr" medley on twistid.com? I can't figure out what they all are, and I really like the sound of some I don't know. Appreciate it. Doc Rick Worm TMBG Ambassador to Ohio ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 01:34:48 +0000 From: "Dan Brosnan" Subject: TMBG: I'm Impressed! Message-ID: Hi all, Well, well, well.... www.theymightbegiants.com has been updated with a little message for the Uk fans. It says that "Boss of Me" is the UK's #20 single! That is amazing. Almost too good to be true. So i decided to do a little research and came across the "Official Uk Singles Charts" and its all true. You can see yourself at http://www.worldpop.com/charts/uk_singles_1-25.htm Its quite incredible the amount of success "Boss of Me" has had in the UK. If only it were more like that in the States. Anyway, congats to the Giants and hopefully it will continue to rise up the charts. Dan p.s. I think having "Boss of Me" on Mink Car would be awesome. I know many people don't agree but It would without a doubt help the record sales. But It isn't gonna happen. Just thought i'd through in my 2 cents. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:01:06 -0400 From: Amy Greenlese Subject: RE: TMBG: Mink Car - 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty' Message-ID: I wonder if this is the same version of Mr. Excitement as the version on the UK CD Boss of Me single being the third track and listed as 'Mr. Excitement featuring M Doughty'? Richard *************** I believe it is, Richard - it certainly isn't either John singing in the Mink Car version. Amy :) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:23:41 -0400 From: scratch Subject: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Message-ID: <3B60D0AD.9E021983@the-pentagon.com> Organization: They Might Be Giants, Unofficially http://www.tmbg.org I don't know if you got the new one, but I just downloaded it and it's the LTW version... -scratch > John Ferrer wrote: > > Whooooa, what? The new This Week At EMusic offers the new version of > "Older" > as a free track, and there's a blurb about Mink Car and how EMusic > will have > it for download August 1st, "while the rest of the world waits for it > to > come out in stores." This begs a question I asked earlier: are > Unlimited > subscribers going to get their promised signed copies early? I realize > there's some other work to do, but September 11th still seems a bit > much > seeing as how the master's been done for nearly over a month already. > Of > course, this is assuming EMusic is planning to give them to us at all. > > >From: "EMusic" > >To: aceduke@hotmail.com > >Subject: This Week at EMusic > >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:53:28 MDT > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: This Week at EMusic > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:53:28 MDT > From: "EMusic" > To: aceduke@hotmail.com > > [Image] > [EMusic.com] > > > Summer is just starting to heat up and what better way to [Image] > get your groove on than with hot Latin jazz from EMusic. > Download tracks from artists like Poncho Sanchez, Tito Puente, > Gilberto Gil and others. How? Test drive EMusic for one month and > we'll give you 100 FREE MP3s. If you decide it isn't for you, > cancel before your month is up and keep what you've downloaded, > without paying a penny. Muy caliente! TRY EMUSIC FREE. > > [Image] [Image] > > Various Artists "Older" is from TMBG's forthcoming album, > Twisted Willie Mink Car. We'll have it primed for > (Rock/Pop) download on August 1st while the rest of > the world waits weeks for it to be > Mixmaster Mike available in stores. > Anti-Theft Device > (Urban/Hip Hop) Artist Name: Track Name: Download: > Alkaline Trio They Might Be Older [download] > Maybe I'll Catch Giants > Fire > (Alternative/Punk) e d i t o r ' s p i c k s : > Various Artists [ ] Joe Strummer and > Rockabilly Gene the Mescaleros > Vincent Tribute [Click To Hear It!]Global A Go-Go > (Country/Folk) After the 10-year > DJ Spooky gap between > Songs Of A Dead previous solo > Dreamer albums, Global A > (Electronic) Go-Go's timing > (just 18 months on > Ken Nordine the heels of Rock > Word Jazz: A Art and the X-Ray > Transparent Mask Style) is a sign > (Soundtracks/Other) that the former > Marian McPartland Clash leader and > Ain't Misbehavin' his new band, the > (Jazz) Mescaleros, are > hitting their > John Rusnak stride. The > Chopin: Complete album's swirling > Etudes guitars, ethnic > (Classical) percussion and > Kenny Brown hints of > Goin' Back To electronica play > Mississippi with the > (Blues) listener's > expectations. > Ronnie Drew > Guaranteed Dubliner [ ] Frank Zappa > (World/Reggae) Cucamonga > Suzanne Ciani [Click To Hear It!]This collection > The Velocity Of features Frank > Love Zappa's "wild > (New Age) years" from > 1963-64. Greasy > Various Artists low rider R&B, > Free At Last: west coast > Gospel Quartets doo-wop, surf > (Inspirational) instrumentals, and > > All New Arrivals comic novelty > songs populate > this wacky set, a > [Image] mother lode of > pre-Mothers of > Invention > [Image] recordings. > > [Image] [ ] Apples in stereo > Let's Go > [Click To Hear It!]This EP combines > two versions of > "Signal in the > Sky," written for > the Cartoon > Network's > Powerpuff Girls > animated series > (whose creator > loves the band so > much that he based > an episode on the > song) with the > Beach Boys' > classic "Heroes > and Villains," an > acoustic version > of "Stream Running > Over" and the > brand new "If You > Want to Wear a > Hat." > > [ ] Hydra Rendezvous > In Space > [Click To Hear It!]Falling somewhere > between pure space > music and ambient > techno, this > hidden gem on Blue > Flame will not > disappoint anyone > looking for a > journey to a place > where outer- and > cyberspace merge. > Choral chants meet > phaser flux while > androids pray to > distant suns. > > f e a t u r e d : > [Image] > > t h e m i x : > Ennio Morricone: With a heavy emphasis on > music from legendary film composer > Morricone's spaghetti western days, this > collection includes "Se Seir Qualcuno E' > Colpa Mia" from the film My Name Is > Nobody, a track heavily reminiscent of > his work from For a Few Dollars More and > Once Upon a Time in the West. Fans of > Fistful of Dollars should check out > "Mucchio Selvaggio," also from My Name Is > Nobody. The version of "The Good, the Bad > and the Ugly" here is a somewhat > satirical remake that nevertheless > captures the spirit of Morricone's > original. > > Artist Name: Track Name: Download: > Incantation On Earth As It [Hear It!] > Is In Heaven > (The Mission) > Ennio Sighs and Sighs [Hear It!] > Morricone (Phantom of the > Opera) > Ennio Buona Fortuna [Hear It!] > Morricone Jack (My Name > Is Nobody) > Ennio Tradimento [Hear It!] > Morricone Secondo (Blood > and Guns) > Ennio Se Sei Qualcuno [Hear It!] > Morricone E' Colpa Mia > (My Name Is > Nobody) > Ennio Mucchio [Hear It!] > Morricone Selvaggio (My > Name Is Nobody) > Ennio Cinema Paradiso [Hear It!] > Morricone > Ennio Estasi Del [Hear It!] > Morricone Miracolo (A > Fist Goes West) > Ennio Duck You Sucker [Hear It!] > Morricone > S.W.A.T. The Good, the [Hear It!] > Bad and the > Ugly (indie > rock remake) > > KEY download full MP3: [download] | > hear RA sample: [Click To Hear It!] > > To receive a text version of this newsletter instead of an HTML > version, send a message to emusic_general-text-on@ reply.emusic.com. > > You are signed up for this newsletter at the following e-mail address: > aceduke@hotmail.com. To stop receiving the newsletter, simply reply to > this e-mail with the word "remove" in the subject line or by sending a > blank e-mail message to emusic_general-off@ reply.emusic.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 02:52:36 From: "John Ferrer" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Message-ID: Oh. No. I didn't download it, I just assumed since they mentioned Mink Car it was the new one. Good lord. What is it with Older? >From: scratch >Reply-To: scratch >To: tmbg-list@tmbg.org >Subject: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:23:41 -0400 > >I don't know if you got the new one, but I just downloaded it and it's >the LTW version... > >-scratch > > > John Ferrer wrote: > > > > Whooooa, what? The new This Week At EMusic offers the new version of > > "Older" > > as a free track, and there's a blurb about Mink Car and how EMusic > > will have > > it for download August 1st, "while the rest of the world waits for it > > to > > come out in stores." This begs a question I asked earlier: are > > Unlimited > > subscribers going to get their promised signed copies early? I realize > > there's some other work to do, but September 11th still seems a bit > > much > > seeing as how the master's been done for nearly over a month already. > > Of > > course, this is assuming EMusic is planning to give them to us at all. > > > > >From: "EMusic" > > >To: aceduke@hotmail.com > > >Subject: This Week at EMusic > > >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:53:28 MDT > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Subject: This Week at EMusic > > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 18:53:28 MDT > > From: "EMusic" > > To: aceduke@hotmail.com > > > > [Image] > > [EMusic.com] > > > > > > Summer is just starting to heat up and what better way to [Image] > > get your groove on than with hot Latin jazz from EMusic. > > Download tracks from artists like Poncho Sanchez, Tito Puente, > > Gilberto Gil and others. How? Test drive EMusic for one month and > > we'll give you 100 FREE MP3s. If you decide it isn't for you, > > cancel before your month is up and keep what you've downloaded, > > without paying a penny. Muy caliente! TRY EMUSIC FREE. > > > > [Image] [Image] > > > > Various Artists "Older" is from TMBG's forthcoming album, > > Twisted Willie Mink Car. We'll have it primed for > > (Rock/Pop) download on August 1st while the rest of > > the world waits weeks for it to be > > Mixmaster Mike available in stores. > > Anti-Theft Device > > (Urban/Hip Hop) Artist Name: Track Name: Download: > > Alkaline Trio They Might Be Older [download] > > Maybe I'll Catch Giants > > Fire > > (Alternative/Punk) e d i t o r ' s p i c k s : > > Various Artists [ ] Joe Strummer and > > Rockabilly Gene the Mescaleros > > Vincent Tribute [Click To Hear It!]Global A Go-Go > > (Country/Folk) After the 10-year > > DJ Spooky gap between > > Songs Of A Dead previous solo > > Dreamer albums, Global A > > (Electronic) Go-Go's timing > > (just 18 months on > > Ken Nordine the heels of Rock > > Word Jazz: A Art and the X-Ray > > Transparent Mask Style) is a sign > > (Soundtracks/Other) that the former > > Marian McPartland Clash leader and > > Ain't Misbehavin' his new band, the > > (Jazz) Mescaleros, are > > hitting their > > John Rusnak stride. The > > Chopin: Complete album's swirling > > Etudes guitars, ethnic > > (Classical) percussion and > > Kenny Brown hints of > > Goin' Back To electronica play > > Mississippi with the > > (Blues) listener's > > expectations. > > Ronnie Drew > > Guaranteed Dubliner [ ] Frank Zappa > > (World/Reggae) Cucamonga > > Suzanne Ciani [Click To Hear It!]This collection > > The Velocity Of features Frank > > Love Zappa's "wild > > (New Age) years" from > > 1963-64. Greasy > > Various Artists low rider R&B, > > Free At Last: west coast > > Gospel Quartets doo-wop, surf > > (Inspirational) instrumentals, and > > > > All New Arrivals comic novelty > > songs populate > > this wacky set, a > > [Image] mother lode of > > pre-Mothers of > > Invention > > [Image] recordings. > > > > [Image] [ ] Apples in stereo > > Let's Go > > [Click To Hear It!]This EP combines > > two versions of > > "Signal in the > > Sky," written for > > the Cartoon > > Network's > > Powerpuff Girls > > animated series > > (whose creator > > loves the band so > > much that he based > > an episode on the > > song) with the > > Beach Boys' > > classic "Heroes > > and Villains," an > > acoustic version > > of "Stream Running > > Over" and the > > brand new "If You > > Want to Wear a > > Hat." > > > > [ ] Hydra Rendezvous > > In Space > > [Click To Hear It!]Falling somewhere > > between pure space > > music and ambient > > techno, this > > hidden gem on Blue > > Flame will not > > disappoint anyone > > looking for a > > journey to a place > > where outer- and > > cyberspace merge. > > Choral chants meet > > phaser flux while > > androids pray to > > distant suns. > > > > f e a t u r e d : > > [Image] > > > > t h e m i x : > > Ennio Morricone: With a heavy emphasis on > > music from legendary film composer > > Morricone's spaghetti western days, this > > collection includes "Se Seir Qualcuno E' > > Colpa Mia" from the film My Name Is > > Nobody, a track heavily reminiscent of > > his work from For a Few Dollars More and > > Once Upon a Time in the West. Fans of > > Fistful of Dollars should check out > > "Mucchio Selvaggio," also from My Name Is > > Nobody. The version of "The Good, the Bad > > and the Ugly" here is a somewhat > > satirical remake that nevertheless > > captures the spirit of Morricone's > > original. > > > > Artist Name: Track Name: Download: > > Incantation On Earth As It [Hear It!] > > Is In Heaven > > (The Mission) > > Ennio Sighs and Sighs [Hear It!] > > Morricone (Phantom of the > > Opera) > > Ennio Buona Fortuna [Hear It!] > > Morricone Jack (My Name > > Is Nobody) > > Ennio Tradimento [Hear It!] > > Morricone Secondo (Blood > > and Guns) > > Ennio Se Sei Qualcuno [Hear It!] > > Morricone E' Colpa Mia > > (My Name Is > > Nobody) > > Ennio Mucchio [Hear It!] > > Morricone Selvaggio (My > > Name Is Nobody) > > Ennio Cinema Paradiso [Hear It!] > > Morricone > > Ennio Estasi Del [Hear It!] > > Morricone Miracolo (A > > Fist Goes West) > > Ennio Duck You Sucker [Hear It!] > > Morricone > > S.W.A.T. The Good, the [Hear It!] > > Bad and the > > Ugly (indie > > rock remake) > > > > KEY download full MP3: [download] | > > hear RA sample: [Click To Hear It!] > > > > To receive a text version of this newsletter instead of an HTML > > version, send a message to emusic_general-text-on@ reply.emusic.com. > > > > You are signed up for this newsletter at the following e-mail address: > > aceduke@hotmail.com. To stop receiving the newsletter, simply reply to > > this e-mail with the word "remove" in the subject line or by sending a > > blank e-mail message to emusic_general-off@ reply.emusic.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 22:58:49 -0400 From: Amy Greenlese Subject: RE: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Message-ID: >Good lord. What is it with Older? I've been wondering the same thing....it was pretty cool the first time I saw it live, where it was dark and they all came out on stage one at a time as their part started. But I guess I don't really "get it" - not that it's bad, just....not that exciting. Amy :) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 00:23:38 -0400 From: "Jon" Subject: TMBG: Re: I'm Impressed! Message-ID: <000f01c11653$e92cab80$10450241@mshome.net> The brits have great taste in music...alaways have. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Brosnan" To: Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: TMBG: I'm Impressed! > Hi all, > > Well, well, well.... www.theymightbegiants.com has been updated with a > little message for the Uk fans. It says that "Boss of Me" is the UK's #20 > single! That is amazing. Almost too good to be true. So i decided to do a > little research and came across the "Official Uk Singles Charts" and its all > true. You can see yourself at > http://www.worldpop.com/charts/uk_singles_1-25.htm Its quite incredible the > amount of success "Boss of Me" has had in the UK. If only it were more like > that in the States. Anyway, congats to the Giants and hopefully it will > continue to rise up the charts. > > Dan > > p.s. I think having "Boss of Me" on Mink Car would be awesome. I know many > people don't agree but It would without a doubt help the record sales. But > It isn't gonna happen. Just thought i'd through in my 2 cents. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 05:31:52 +0000 From: "Nathan Mulac DeHoff" Subject: Re: TMBG: Re: This Week at EMusic Message-ID: John Ferrer: >Oh. No. I didn't download it, I just assumed since they mentioned Mink Car >it was the new one. It says it's "from TMBG's forthcoming Mink Car," so it would make more sense for it to be the new version. It's the same song, though, so I guess it isn't really false advertising. If Mink Car is going to be available for download, I guess it's true that Unlimited subscribers will already have all the songs before the free copies are sent out. Unless the free copies are sent out before 1 August, that is. (And if they are, does that mean the free autographed copy of the CD will no longer be available to new Unlimited subscribers?) >Good lord. What is it with Older? I have no idea. Remember when they weren't going to put it on an album at all? While I certainly don't mind that it was released, ONE release is enough! And why they would use that song as a sample of the album is beyond me. "You're older than you've ever been and now you're even older" is hardly a good example of TMBG's lyrical prowess, and it seems as if it would be highly unlikely to attract new fans. -- May the light shine upon thee, Nathan DinnerBell@tmbg.org http://www.geocities.com/fablesto/ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ End of tmbg-list Digest #43-27 ******************************