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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * AMERICAN MUSIC - January 17, 2004 * * * THE VIOLENT FEMMES Email List * * * * * * * * * * List archive online at http://www.oocities.org/violentfemmeslist ************************************************************************* TOUR DATES (*=New Dates) *05/02/04 Dublin, Ireland Olympia Theatre *************************************************************************** IN THIS ISSUE: VF at the Olympia Theatre RE:Mercy Seat Request **************************************************************************** Olympia Theatre, Dublin - 2 May 2004 Violent Femmes have just confirmed an appearance at Dublin's Olympia Theatre on Bank Holiday Sunday, 2 May 2004. True legends of their art, book now to see them unleash riotous classics like, Gone Daddy Gone, Add It Up, Blister in the Sun, and Prove My Love. Tickets on sale now. http://www.mcd.ie/venues/olympia.php3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE:Mercy Seat Request ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Mercy Seat was a side project of Gordon's. They released one album. There was a second album recorded, but never released. Has anyone ever heard this album? I believe the singer is/was Gordon's wife. The way I remember the night I saw Mercy Seat here in Milwaukee was the woman that Gordon introduced to me as his wife looked a whole lot like the woman that fronted the band. But I may be mistaken. Anyway, the music is gospel like, in a Whitney Houston kinda way. But there is a definite Femmes feel to the whole thing. Kirt Kirt.Knutsen@med.ge.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RE:Mercy Seat Request ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately I do not know where you could find a Mercy Seat recording at this point. I came accross it on Vinyl close to 10 years ago. The band is no longer together and as far as I ever know only did the one album WAY back in the mid 80's. It is very interesting and I actually think it is pretty good. Gordon only sings on two songs but plays guitar on the rest. There is a very gospel female vocalist otherwise. Most of the music is pretty upbeat gospel stuff. Very obviously Gordon's guitar work. I have not been able to transfer my vinyl to CD yet or I would help ya out. Keep searching, it's got to be available somewhere. drumgalante@netzero.com **************************************************************** To POST, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE send email to: violentfemmeslist@yahoo.com or violentfemmeslist@ameritech.net ******************************************************************* |