BOC: CotHM review/overview/discussion

[Mich@el B]

Our Dave doesn't lie - we all know that - so there it is

Thanks

Michael B

----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Lindas <Lindas at MARKETDAY.COM>
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:57 PM
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> HE Admitted it in an interview unless he was lying!! STEPHE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mich at el B [mailto:michaelangelo68 at OZEMAIL.COM.AU]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 8:35 AM
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>
> How do you know Dave doesn't get stoned anymore?
>
> Mb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stephen Lindas <Lindas at MARKETDAY.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: BOC: CotHM review/overview/discussion
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>
> > Maybe dave is mellowing out because he's not stoned anymore. If so, I
sure
> > hope he doesn't go in the direction of dave mustaine.STEPHE
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Mather [mailto:paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU]
> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:52 AM
> > To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> > Subject: Re: BOC: CotHM review/overview/discussion
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, Ted Jackson wrote:
> >
> > => '...Ah feel yer pain...' But you guys on the other side of the pond
got
> > => the new Monster Magnet a month or so before we did, and our
> > => version doesn't include the best song they did, 'Down in the
Jungle...'
> >
> > I picked up _God Says No_ last week in the used bins.  Mine says on the
> > back it includes a bonus track, "Silver Future."  Does this mean the USA
> > version has that but the European one doesn't?
> >
> > I noticed one bizarre thing when buying it.  There were three copies in
> > the bin, and one of them was the "clean version."  "Monster Magnet clean
> > version" seems the ultimate oxymoron to me.  I never knew they pandered
> > to that loathesome practice.  The only apparent thing to differentiate
> > the two versions outwardly was the presence of the "Parental Advisory,
> > Explicit Content" label in the bottom right of the "unclean" version.
> > Luckily, the Record Exchange had thoughtfully put a hand-written "This
> > is the clean version" warning sticker on the front of the "clean" copy.
> > I would probably have missed this had it not been pointed out.
> >
> > I have to admit, I was a might intrigued at what a "cleaned up" Monster
> > Magnet album might sound like.  Do they just bleep out the naughty bits,
> > or do they actually record different lyrics (kind of like how they
> > heavy-handedly dub "clean" words over "unclean" ones in films, and hope
> > the audience doesn't notice the mouth is saying something entirely
> > different to what is emitting:)?  However, even $3 seemed a bit steep at
> > the time... :-)
> >
> > For those that don't know, I believe this "clean version" bandwagon got
> > started by huge retailers like Wal-Mart, who wanted to maintain the
> > facade of a good, wholesome "family friendly" image (whilst sticking it
> > to those same families by destroying their local small businesses >:).
> >
> > As for the album itself, I enjoyed it well enough, but it seemed very
> > slick and mellower compared to previous outings.  I got the impression
> > Dave was trying to expand musically into the mainstream.  But, I'm a
> > _Spine of God_ and _25.....Tab_ fanatic, so feel free to ignore all
> > that.  However, I much prefer the direction Ed Mundell is taking in his
> > solo project (even if it might be less original) to the current Monster
> > Magnet.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
> >
> > "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
> >  deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
> >         --- Frank Vincent Zappa
> >