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Ya know mark, I'm not even sure if you're going to get to see this or not, but ya know, yer' just a fucking bully! -plain and simple. You pick fights and then tell people to go to hell when they defend themselves. Stop using this list as your personal therapy session, K? I for one, don't want to read it, -or I suppose I could go through the trouble of filtering you or unsubscribing, because you won't take responsibility for your actions. -anyway, -just my thoughts of course. Cara At 01:29 PM 8/23/03 -0700, you wrote: >Unsubscribe if you don't like it. > >Mark Sottilaro > >On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 11:46 AM, Will Brake wrote: > >> But seriously, Belew isn't looping on tour (that I was able to hear) >> and >> there are way too many people blathering on about too many topics that >> are not loop oriented. It takes lots of time to read through these and >> I'm probably not the only person that is a little tired of it. >> >> As far as the tech god pedestal thing, you put me up there. I NEVER >> said >> I was the answer to your tech prayers. In fact, I'm just a man, >> definitely NOT a god.I'm just a guy trying to do right by musicians and >> am fortunate enough to make a living doing it. Grow up a little bit and >> deflate your ego for a second. >> >> BTW - I love Belew, always have. >> >> Respect >> >> Will Brake >> Soul Fruit Electronics >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mark Sottilaro [mailto:sine@zerocrossing.net] >> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 1:15 PM >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: Re: New Adrian Belew Interview(OT) >> >> Perhaps if you got out of your "I'm the god of fixing electronic gear, >> look at me" stance you'd come across an Adrian Belew or King Crimson >> album and realize that there is looping (by he and/or his partner >> Robert Fripp) on almost every single album (including the 2 that I >> offer a counter review of) Adrian Belew has been a looper for many >> many years and I think currently uses a Repeater in his rig as well as >> a Johnson (Digitech) amp with on board looping capabilities (I've heard >> that his amps are basically Digitech 2120s with solid state amplifier >> stages and dual 12" cab all in one box) >> >> More on that here: >> >> http://www.adrianbelew.net/texnspex.htm >> >> So, before you ask a pointed question, you might take want to word it >> more like, "Is there looping on this album?" or maybe do a quick google >> search on "Adrian Belew + Loops" because a lot would have come up and >> it would have been a nice change from soldering op amps. >> >> yours truly, >> >> Mark Sottilaro >> >> On Saturday, August 23, 2003, at 05:08 AM, Will Brake wrote: >> >>> What part of this post has anything remotely relevant to looping? Can >>> we get back on topic? >>> >>> >>> >>> Respect >>> >>> >>> >>> Will Brake >>> >>> Soul Fruit Electronics >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mark Sottilaro [mailto:sine@zerocrossing.net] >>> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 3:26 PM >>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>> Subject: Re: New Adrian Belew Interview >>> >>> >>> >>> Here's the comments I submitted to the online mag: >>> >>> The Power to Repeat >>> >>> As someone who's been in love with King Crimson since I discovered >>> Adrian's work on Laurie Anderson's Mr. Heartbreak album, I'll take the >> >>> risk of disagreeing with him about TPTB. I don't think it's nearly as >>> interesting as TCOL, which, IMHO, is one of their strongest albums. >>> Part of my issues with it are the little voice synth stuff happening. >>> It totally grates on my nerves for some reason. Not sure why he's >>> dragging out lyrics from an older solo Belew tune and running them >>> through a Digitech Vocalist. Surely you could think of something new, >>> no? And eyes wide open is so sweet, I need to pass on it almost every >>> time. Maybe one of the reasons I'm bitter is that I bought this album >>> twice for some reason. First time as a "teaser" album, then almost the >> >>> identical album in a slightly different "finished" form. That was kind >> >>> of lame. I'd loved to have heard really rough stuff on the teaser, or >>> totally different mixes. Oh yeah, I also bought a lot of these tunes >>> on the Level 5 album as well. With all that said, I think TPTB is >>> still a great album and many of the songs have made it into my iPod >>> where they pop up from time to time and amaze and inspire. If you're >>> looking for an entry to KC, get one of the 3 80's albums or TCOL. I >>> think they're better representations of great song writing and >>> interesting playing. >>> >>> Mark Sottilaro >>> >> > > --- "The only things I really think are important, are love, and eachother. -Then, anything is possible..." http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar Cafe. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe