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by Toronto Bob
Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WTMN part 2?
Replies: 50
Views: 21116

Re: WTMN part 2?

Not sure if I care for doing album sequels but saying that, WTMN is a special Alice album and I can see why the idea would be considered. A couple of thought about what made that album so great - great song writing (OWB,WTMN, Cold Ethyl) - wide variety of sounds and styles - monster riffage from DW ...
by Toronto Bob
Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1970 EA era
Replies: 13
Views: 7994

Re: 1970 EA era

As far as demos of EA - not sure what's circulating widely - the only thing I've ever been able to get is an alternate recording of Below Your Means. I've heard of acetate recordings or monitor mixes of EA but never heard them and don't know anyone who actually has them. Collecting early Alice is di...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Original version of "Escape"
Replies: 13
Views: 6733

Re: Original version of "Escape"

KISS must have bought King of the Nighttime World outright, because IIRC, Stanley has the writing credit on that one. HA HA Kiss - what a scam they were. Actually he only has co-writing credit (along with Bob Ezrin, Kim Fowley and Mark Anthony) and in all fairness the KISS version is a bit rewritte...
by Toronto Bob
Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Original version of "Escape"
Replies: 13
Views: 6733

Re: Original version of "Escape"

I'll have to give Down the Line a listen - I can't recall a similarity.

KISS must have bought King of the Nighttime World outright, because IIRC, Stanley has the writing credit on that one. HA HA Kiss - what a scam they were.
by Toronto Bob
Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kig Biscuit help
Replies: 5
Views: 4096

Re: Kig Biscuit help

I'm not an expert but I don't know if true radio promos state things like "Limited Edition" or state numbered copies. Those kind of things are meant for a buying public. Same as coloured vinyl. I'm not saying legit promos are never #'d or are on coloured wax, just that it's usually a consumer produc...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Rhino re-releases
Replies: 1
Views: 1950

Rhino re-releases

Sorry, I know it's a dated topic but I haven't been here much in the last year, so I wanted to get opinions and any news on these. While I think it's great that some of the elusive titles on cd (PFY, EA, MoL, L&W and FTI) are now readily available to the folks who don't have them yet, I can't help b...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So, I listened to Zipper Catches Skin this morning...
Replies: 36
Views: 15852

Re: So, I listened to Zipper Catches Skin this morning...

Love ZCS and this weird era for Alice. If I had to rank them 1 Dada 2 ZCS 3 SF 4 FtF I was in HS at the time of their release and only 1 or 2 other dyed-in-the-wool Alice fans knew of their existence, these albums got virtually no recognition (save for Clones and I think I actualy heard WDYTWA once ...
by Toronto Bob
Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: zappa recording which mentions alice
Replies: 5
Views: 3193

Part of Zappa's MO was something called lyrical mutation. Kind of on-the-spot change of lyrics that referenced something that happened during the day, maybe a conversation that happened before the show - whatever. In this case FZ was playing the Fillmore East about a week or so before the closing an...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice in TO @ the Youth Pavilion Aug. 1968! 1st hand account
Replies: 6
Views: 4790

Alice in TO @ the Youth Pavilion Aug. 1968! 1st hand account

Saw this at Nash the Slash's site. He has a bunch of nice photos and humorous write ups of the shows he saw back in the day. Excellent stuff "August 1968. The Canadian National Exhibition (aka CNE, The Ex) is a yearly late-summer event in Toronto and features a midway, plus pavilions full of food an...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B$B DVD Audio question
Replies: 5
Views: 5509

Well I guess i should of laid out all the scenerios. Yes I 4 different players - all of them with DVD Audio capabilites and no luck. I can access the Elected video (sort of - it plays back corrupt) but again no photo gallery and no audio interview. If no one else has this issue, I beleive I have a d...
by Toronto Bob
Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:07 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: B$B DVD Audio question
Replies: 5
Views: 5509

B$B DVD Audio question

Well it's been awhile since I posted but I'm back and hope people can help out with some info. Regarding the B$B DVD audio disc. I can't get the top menu and can't get to any interviews or image gallery. I've tried to play the disc in numerous players and even in the computers' dvd player but all I ...