Re: (TV) Geez, it's been quiet - did I break the list again?

["Brian Young" <raggedglory57@hotmail.com>]

> So how's everyone doing?

Fine, Joe- how about you? I'm a little jetlagged from spending the past week 
on the East Coast, but other than that, everything is ducky. But I wouldn't 
write just to say that, of course.

This past week I listened to 2 groups from long ago, The Slits and The 
Waitresses. Both fronted by women as you all probably know, and both very 
different.  I hadn't listened to the Waitresses in a long time. I originally 
bought the album because Billy Ficca was the drummer. The album I just 
listened to was the live show at My Father's Place from 2/13/82.  Billy 
played great.  His powerful, perfect drumming was one of the big differences 
between these two for me. The Slits drumming was good but less audible and 
less precise. The Slits album I listened to was In the Beginning, also a 
live show evidently.  To compare and contrast these two, the Waitresses were 
bright, upbeat and cynical, well-arranged, and it sounded like a big band. 
Chris Butler's songs- funny and provocative. The Slits were darker, more 
edgy, powerful but rudimentary. It seemed like the members of the Waitresses 
were better players and had more command of thier instruments than the 
Slits, although I love the primitive emotional impact of the Slits music.  
Two very different bands, but I enjoyed hearing both of these. My thanks to 
the Amazing Lipster for sending these my way.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Cheers,

Brian

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