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Re: @@@the violet burning (a bit long, if you arent interested in the violets, don't open...)



Eric Schumacher wrote:

> it's storytime, kids!
>
> i'm not sure if i have the 'newest' new violet burning or not... what i
> have is a copy of a demo they put out a couple of years back when they were
> shopping for a label.

If I'm correct, that was 'round about '93 and it's the ep called _You Wouldn't Understand
Anyway......_ that also was included on the self-titled CD. All of the songs except one - "The Dance
of the Whooping Llamas" - which is a shame cuz that song rocks hard.

> [snippage]



> anyway, any of you that have heard any of the violet burning haven't heard
> anything like what is on this tape. it's one of the most raw (in many ways)
> recordings i've ever heard. the beauty they are known for in both their
> music and lyrics was exchanged for gut-wrenching honesty and angry,
> distorted guitars. one of the songs even features mike pritzl screaming
> "i'm ready to fall apart... it breaks your f@#king heart..."   quite a long
> way from 'there is no-one like you' or 'song of the harlot...'

Yeah. "Fever" is definitely raw.

> Dave played the demo for me in the studio and when this song started, he
> looked at me and said, "yeah, i guess mike just went through a pretty messy
> divorce, so... um... i guess he's a little pissed off..."

Is that what happened? I knew _something_ pretty earthshaking had to have been happening right
around then.

> anyway, as far as the lineup goes, last i heard, shawn tubbs (guitar) and
> lonnie tubbs (drums) had left the band and were doing other things now.
> strangely enough, i caught a couple minutes of the stone temple pilots
> unplugged on MTV a year or so ago and saw them on stage with STP! wierd...

That's pretty cool. One of them is doing Vineyard Music stuff, I know. i don't remember which one,
though. He's on that _Late Late Service_ CD that came out not too long ago with Tim Taber of the
Chain among others...

> anyway, i guess that's enough. sorry to pollute the list with a post
> devoted entirely to the violet burning, but several people had asked...
> plus, i gave everyone fair warning in the subject line...  ;-)
>
> enough for now,
> eric.
>
> np: the ocean blue | the ocean blue

So... do you still have any of those copies of _Strength_, Eric?


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