Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Sat, 2 Jan 1993 16:14:49 -0500
From:         mjferzig@MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU
Subject:      Marsha tries Bloom's method - mondopost!

Bob Crispen writes:

>Also heard some Poulenc choral pieces.  Very unimpressed.  Typical
>Robert Shaw emasculated-basses sound.  Between him and Dale Warland,
>it's a miracle a "manly" sounding chorister can get a job!  The
>Poulenc shouldn't have been done like an opera chorus, but it
>shouldn't have been done like this, either.  Definitely soporific.

Which pieces? I don't know much Poulenc, but I performed his _Gloria_ a
while back and love it! It's murder on the altos and tenors, and if you
don't have a few years of music theory you can't sing it, but I think the
sound is incredible! If you have't heard it, don't judge yet, OK? If you
have, what did you hate about it?

____________________________________________________________________________
____

Tom Frenkel writes:

>Don't know how many Bach lovers are on this list, but *if you are* and are
>in radio range of N.Y. City, I heartily recommend the Holiday Bach
>Festival that has just started on WKCR-FM (89.9).  NO commercials and JUST
>Bach, including so much of the vocal music that many stations seem
>reluctant to play.

AAAAARGH! Now you tell me!!!! I just got back from NY andwould've loved to
hear this! What vocal music are you referring to?

____________________________________________________________________________
____

Larry McWilliams writes:

>On the way to work this morning, I heard the funniest song on the
>radio, sung to the tune of 'GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN'.

>It went something like this ...

>THE RESTROOM DOOR SAID GENTLEMEN,
SO I WENT RIGHT INSIDE,
BUT WHAT TO MY SURPRISE
THERE WERE SOME WOMEN THERE INSIDE.

>Does anybody know where I can get the words to this
>tune?

LArry, I'ts on one of those cheapo christmas CD's - I think It's Dr.
Demento's Chritsmas novelty records one. Check your local record store for
"funny christmas" CD's. I heard this song too. If you get desperate, my
future step-dad has the CD.....

____________________________________________________________________________
____
Bloomdido writes:

>From:         Another message from Rosemary! <RWARREN@TOPAZ.CONCORDIA.CA>
>Subject:      Re: Glass and Christmas music (not related!!! Ugh,
              what a thought! )

>Why shouldn't Glass be used as Xmas music? One of the things that drew me
>to minimalism in the first place was that it sounded kinda churchy...

Bloom, I started that subject - don't blame Rosemary....I really can't
stand Glass. I don't have anything against minimalism, but everything I've
ever heard by Glass gives me a headache. Since I love X-mas music and hate
Glass music, I figured it'd be a bad combo for my tastes. If you want to
hear it.....go for it! Oh, and I never found him very churchy at all...
____________________________________________________________________________
____
Tim writes:

>  Whoa!  Gary, don't take this personally, but the difference between
>Poison and Queensryche isn't nearly as great as the difference between
>Beer Jazz and Marsha A Capella.
                        ^^^^^^^
Tim, I'm not so sure about that.....I'm not sure if Beer listens to a
specific kind of Jazz, but a cappella takes a lot of style from jazz and
vocal jazz is great stuff too - a cousin of a cappella.

Oh, BTW - once and for all - it's spelled A CAPPELLA. OK? Two P's, 2 L's.
Just wanted to set the record straight.

____________________________________________________________________________
____
Bloom writes, about types of "metal" music....
>I can (sometimes) tell these apart, but dollars to doughnuts Marcia can't,

Bloom, I don't know if you're referring to me, but my name is spelled
Marsha, if you are. You're right, I can't tell them apart. But the thing
is, I don't like metal music very much. Now, you could probably find a band
loosely described as metal that I WOULD like, but the thing is, it's  just
not my cup of espresso. I've never much cared for division of types of
music. There are many types of a cappella music - "choral" (any high school
chorus doing "church type" music), "religious" (Take 6), "causal" (Sweet
Honey in the Rock, The Flirtations), "classic" (The Persuasions),
"progressive" (The Nylons), "weird" (The Bobs), "college"
(self-explanatory...) "jazz a cappella" (Manhattan Transfer, Bobby
McFerrin)...... I think you get my point. Many people couldn't tell them
apart either. I think that's good. People should just hear the stuff - be
exposed to it! Play me some metal that I'll like! Find a country singer I
want to listen to! Force me to call a rap thing "music"!!!! Whip me, beat
me, make me write bad checks!!!!!




That's all for now folks. I'll post separately with my views on the
compilation......

Happy new year everyone!!!!
Marsha

Marsha J. Ferziger
University of Chicago School of Law
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU