BOC: CotHM review/overview/discussion

[Mich@el B]

How do you know Dave doesn't get stoned anymore?

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----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Lindas <Lindas at MARKETDAY.COM>
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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: BOC: CotHM review/overview/discussion


> 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
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> 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
>