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LEEMail
Give me some of that
yum-yum, before I sleep tonight.
Did you all watch the
kick-ass one-two punch of "Buffy" & "Angel"
Tuesday night? Whatta night of fantastic TV. And did you
see the nautica.com ads with the great music? Whatever could
it have been? Hmmm, maybe OWSLEY?! And who told you
about Owsley MONTHS AGO? Lil' ol' me. That's who.
SO GO BUY IT!
LEE on TV This Week©:
Has anybody seen this "Power Team" show? I like to
call it the "Breaking Shit For Jesus" show. It's
these muscle guys who break slabs of concrete, or tear full soda
cans in half, or smash burning stacks of wood with their arms - and
then they preach about stuff. The second part is pretty
boring, but MAN, I'd still be going to church if they were breaking
foot deep ice slabs between readings...
LEEnk Of the Week©
www.demonbuster.com
Hooray! Kudos
to Capitol. Finally, someone, somewhere does something right.
There's a group of re-issues out there (much like the Stones things
from a couple years back...without the cumbersome bigass plastic
things on them) of classic Capitol releases on CD and LP!
Here's the gig, CD's are in mini-LP sleeves which are gorgeous.
'We're An American Band' in a gold foil unipack - complete with
stickers; 'Exile' in a unipack - with postcards. 'Live
Bullet' in a gatefold. 'Sticky Fingers' has the zipper.
They're cool, and at a decent list, too. The LP's also have
all of the cool stuff (picture sleeves, posters, stickers,
gatefolds, etc.) they had upon original issue. 'Band On The
Run' is a 2 record set (with the 2nd LP being the anniversary
reissue 2nd CD). 'We're An American Band' is even on gold
vinyl. Man, are they groovy. Now the list on these is
really salty, but for collector's scum and vinyl lovers like
me...WHO CARES! Buy before they're gone. Word has it
that the CDs will be around for a while...but the LPs lifespans are
anybody's guess. Don't say I didn't warn yer.
Speaking of Capitol, pick up Paul McCartney's 'Run Devil Run', which is a whole mess o' fun. The new songs are great, and the arrangements on the classics make them seem like new songs. Ginchy. The only problem is that it makes you wish Lennon was still alive, because it sure would have been swell to hear them harmonize on a couple tracks. It also made me realize that I'll probably never listen to 'Rock 'N Roll' again (not like I ever really did...but you've got to have the whole catalog, right?)
Happy Birthday To
Thee From LEE This Week©:
10/08/49
Hamish Stuart
10/09/40
John Lennon
10/09/44
John Entwistle
10/10/24
Ed Wood, Jr.
10/11/28
Ennio Morricone
10/11/48
Daryl Hall
10/12/35
Sam Moore
10/13/41
Paul Simon
Favorite Song Of All
Time This Week©: "Babs & Babs" - Daryl Hall.
GodDAMN people buy the re-issue of 'Sacred Songs'.
Hey, dig the new Chris Cornell record "Euphoria Morning" [A&M]. Now, I was down (on the upside) with the 'garden as much as anyone, but this is a great SOLO record in every sense of the word. His signature hooks and riffs are there, but they're sweeter. It's really great to hear the major songwriter for a band do a solo record that doesn't sound like the follow-up to their band's last record. It took a few spins to really get into it (because it ain't what you'd expect), but now I'm hooked. Great help from Alain Johannes, too. Favorite Album Of All Time This Week© 'What Is This' - What Is This
HistoricalLEE
Speaking This Week©:
10/09/99
Everybody goes out and buys XTC's 'Homespun: The Apple Venus, Vol. 1
Home Demos" [TVT/Idea] CD.
Garthbrooksaschrisgaines News©: My favorite review line so far, "It's unlikely that die-hard admirers will take to this career transformation and most will see this as one big alter-ego trip." [Michael Speier, Variety] I'll be anxious to see the sales figures. It only took Puff Daddy 2 weeks to fall out of the top 10...
LEE on DVD This Week©:
1. 'Barry Lyndon' [WHV] I think that I will never see, as boring a fucking DVD. Oh - if he would have only died before this one and saved me three hours... 2. 'The Matrix' [WHV] Nice special effects, but I'd rather watch a Gap commercial - same 360 degree camera shot crap, no Keanu Reeves (somebody PLEASE explain the appeal of him to me), & about as much plot.
Question Of The Week©:
'Imagine' or 'Plastic
Ono Band'? (We miss you, John. Happy Birthday.)
©1999 Lee M. Lodyga
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