--------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T (by subscription only - to unsubscribe, see bottom of this message) --------------------------------------------------------------------- (#2002-99) - Topics This Issue: 1) darkly wondering ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:12:02 -0600 From: "Joey Lindstrom" Subject: Re: darkly wondering On Sun, 14 Jul 2002 18:01:32 -0600, Val & Ben Iglar-Mobley wrote: >'Dark Wonders' is the only Gary comp I've bought that didn't promise any new >music for me, the only one I nabbed just for itself. It's also the only >comp I'll listen to straight up, no programming, just to hear the songs in >the order Joey sequenced them. > >First off, it's lovely that the Numa era music is on the first disc while >the industrial music is on the second-- much more euphonic that those other >hodge-podge mish-mash discs. It opens brilliantly with "Call Out The Dogs," >and the songs build on each other rather than bounce off each other as they >do on others. The second disc picks up again with "Rip;" rather than >starting over from nothing it sounds like it's continuing on after a pause >(as in we've changed the disc in the player). And there again the songs >build off each other wonderfully. And then it all ends cataclysmically. >Records should have a flow from song to song; they should have a beginning, >middle, and end. This one does. > >Plus, hey, one of us fans got to have one of his Gary mix tapes pressed as a >commercial comp release! How cool is that? Pretty dang cool. Cool enough >that I sent my booklet to him to have it autographed. > >Thanks, Joey. Stop it, you're making me blush. :-) BTW, did your booklet make it back? I kinda got delayed in sending it. :-( / From the desk of Joey Lindstrom / / Pick two: 1)Fast 2)Right 3)Cheap 4)Windows (counts as 2) ------------------------------ End digest@garynuman.info Digest [07/15/2002 18:01] --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- T H E G A R Y N U M A N D I G E S T is produced, moderated, and distributed by Derek Langsford, Dave Datta, and Joey Lindstrom dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu, davdat@allmusic.com, Joey@GaryNuman.Info Back Issues: http://digest.garynuman.info ------------------------------------------------------------------- To reply to the messages in this list, email: digest@garynuman.info If you want to be removed, or someone wants to be added, email: listserv@GaryNuman.info and include this line as the first line of your message body: SUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) or UNSUBSCRIBE digest@garynuman.info (email address) (email address is optional but useful if you have multiple addresses) If you want to switch between receiving Digests or individual posts, again send to listserv@GaryNuman.Info and include either of these in your message body: NORMAL digest@garynuman.info or DIGEST digest@garynuman.info ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please note: this mailing list is configured to automatically unsubscribe you if mail to your mailbox goes undeliverable for any reason. If you suddenly stop receiving this list, you should assume you've been automatically unsubscribed and should then manually resubscribe. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Gary Numan Digest is produced with the facilities of the Gary Numan Info Server and The Interocitor. All of the opinions in this digest belong to the respective authors and do not necessarily agree with those of the Digest Producers. This digest is published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is governed by all applicable Canadian laws. --------------------------------------------------------------------------