I must say that i liked most of the songs of Cydonia stuff a lot. The albums that followed IMO bored the f*ck out of me. But thats just me. R> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:12:01 -0700> From: chromatest@azburners.org> To: orb@mailman.xmission.com; timc_orb@comcast.net; ramonvink@hotmail.com; rmstringer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Orb] Louis Armstrong remixed by The Orb :-)> > I can't actually reply to the list for whatever reason which I have> yet to determine.> > Anyhow, I have two points to make.> > 1. I absolutely love the last 8 years of Orb music. There is not a> single album that I don't enjoy listening to. Sure, there are a> couple tracks here and there that don't tickle my fancy, but over all,> they're all gold to me.> > 2. The Reissues.... That's a bunch of shit from the record label. Do> people actually think that LX got a shit ton of money out of it? No> friggin way.> > On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Tim C <timc_orb@comcast.net> wrote:> > Man, some harsh replies (not just this one, others in this thread too).> > Again, just out of principle I have to weigh in here and say I still think> > The Dream is incredibly good. Just like (I know you guys love this) Rush,> > the Orb has always changed...just like some Rush fans like certain 70s or> > 80s periods the best, some Orb fans do the same for certain Orb periods too> > (early work, Terrarvm, Orblivion seeming to be commonly-enjoyed high> > points). Well, what's the price for more stuff like those periods?> > Honestly, a boring band without nearly as much longevity. And I, for one,> > would much rather have something different to listen to...for instance, I'm> > not tracking down every damn remaster and bonus disc I can because I already> > have enough various versions of Ultraworld-era stuff. I'm not sure the Orb> > is trying to "chase a sound that will never be again;" there's a difference> > between remaking an old album/sound and deciding a direction wasn't so> > interesting (Okie Dokie)(whether LX thought so or just realized most fans> > did, not sure there). I think The Dream does a fantastic job of> > demonstrating all that LX and friends have learned over the years. 8 years> > of junk, I have to totally disagree there...Cydonia and 2&3 might have been> > less-strong releases, but they're still better than 98% of all albums ever> > made.... The price of following the pattern of the first two albums is> > almost too much to bear - imagine no Terrarvm, Orblivion, Cydonia ("Turn It> > Down and Mile Long Lump of Lard = "junk"??), 2&3 (Japanese "FaD" esp NOT> > "junk"), AUGH.> >> > I think LX has had great integrity of chasing his vision instead of chasing> > expectations that are diverse and can never be realistically met. As far as> > music industry whoring, maybe there's some of that, but at least fans have> > access to material they may not have otherwise had - and I'm sure LX doesn't> > mind the royalty checks either (note, NOT an indictment).> >> > T> >> >>-----Original Message-----> >>From: orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> >>[mailto:orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of RMStringer> >>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 4:44 AM> >>To: 'What were the skies like when you were young?'> >>Subject: Re: [Orb] Louis Armstrong remixed by The Orb :-)> >>> >>> >>Face it folks. The Orb will never have the line-up that they> >>once had. We> >>like them, keep chasing a sound that will never be again. They> >>get a good track from time to time, but IMO, they are done.> >>They would have to do something really amazing to excite me. A> >>new FFWD to reunion with Krissie, something like that, not the> >>junk that they have been putting out for the last 8 years. And> >>the special "Re-Releases" just money whoring. Repackage and> >>throw a few "special" mixes that have been on the net for 10+> >>years in new packaging, Great for US YEAH. Remastered my> >>ass. Money whoring once by the music once again...> >>> >>> >>RMStringer> >>++++++++++++++++++> >>My BLOG: BOB's Thoughts...> >>Link - http://renigade.blogspot.com/> >>My Camera: Sony DSLR a200> >>My Pictures: RMStringer> >>Link - www.flickr.com/rmstringer> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message-----> >>From: orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> >>[mailto:orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Wright> >>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:40 AM> >>To: What were the skies like when you were young?> >>Subject: Re: [Orb] Louis Armstrong remixed by The Orb :-)> >>> >>Yea its one of my favorite songs of all time too.> >>> >>sigh> >>> >>then again, what would they have to work with?> >>not much i would guess.> >>> >>Steve> >>> >>> >>Dave and Ros Booth wrote:> >>> Heartache...This sounded promising.> >>>> >>> -----Original Message-----> >>> From: orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com> >>> [mailto:orb-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of marcolphus> >>> Sent: October-30-08 2:20 AM> >>> To: What were the skies like when you were young?> >>> Subject: Re: [Orb] Louis Armstrong remixed by The Orb :-)> >>>> >>> Ok, I managed to get it.> >>> I think it's crap, one of the worst Orb remixes. It's> >>minimal dub with> >>> Louis Armstrong song sampled in... Not worth getting.> >>>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________> >>Orb mailing list> >>Orb@mailman.xmission.com> >>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb> >>Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________> >>Orb mailing list> >>Orb@mailman.xmission.com> >>http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb> >>Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Orb mailing list> > Orb@mailman.xmission.com> > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/orb> > Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com> >> > > > -- > .sig> -Chromatest J. Pantsmaker> http://www.chromatest.net _________________________________________________________________ Probeer Live Search: de zoekmachine van de makers van MSN! http://www.live.com/?searchOnly=true