The Being There Mailbag


With any sort of "best of" list there is always debate sparked, and a lot of "what about so-and-so?" fallout.  I thought most of the covers chosen were good choices and I'm glad most of them were accessible.  It makes no sense to me to choose things that are so obscure no one will have heard of them, and I find it to be a bit of a cop out.

I was very happy and surprised to see Genesiss' cover The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway made the list.  The photos on the cover and throughout tell the story of the album, and perhaps more than any other cover, link the images to the lyrics.  Isn't that the idea behind the cover in the first place?   As far as concept albums go, it is the best cover going.  The Who's Tommy cover is pretty weak in comparison.

I'm going to assume that your offices are located in Toronto, in which case it would be a mistake for any fan of the The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway to miss the performance this Saturday of The Musical Box.  They will be performing the entire album live, and certainly do it justice, recreating the experience of the show from 1974-75.  Not to be missed!

M. Gilman

Toronto



RE: Destroy The Computers

In response the A.M. Anklewicz's editorial, I think that computers are a
wonderful technology and I don't understand what his problem is. I can chat
with friends around the world, make as many typos I want without having to
use white-out, and can find information on any topic in seconds (though not
always accurate).

Oh, and can I get someone to fix this DAMN COMPUTER? It keeps freezing up
on me!!!

S.R.A., Toronto







Hi,

The first thing I see is an interview with Jolie Holland, I just bought her new cd and I've been recommending it to family and friends. The first thing they ask is "What kind of music is it?" Then I immediately go blank because she can't be neatly placed in any one musical genre. So I say to them "Well its kind of roots-folk-country-jazz kind of music". Then when their eyes become uncrossed I just put the cd on and let them decide for themselves.

The next article I read was Aaron Licht's editorial on zombies. I love zombie movies. I think they're probably the scariest of all horror genres. The one thing I was thinking about after seeing the re-make of Dawn of the Dead was, what's going to happen when all the people are gone? Are the zombies going to starve to death like in 28 day later? What happens to the person's soul when they become a zombie? Are they in a purgatory of some sort or does their soul go to where its going and the body is just a zombified shell?? These are important questions that need to be discussed.

Cheers,

Stephen Gill



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