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I ■ I I The Del Arnitri Co111panion Issue 6 November 1997 EDITORS' NOTES: They've had a hard time breaking the Deis to the next level in the U.S. for some unknown reason that has nothing to do with NASHVILLE, USA • Things are still going great here at l&P how talented they believe the band to be or how nu:h they Ama's at <:N6f 400 Slbscribers in the UK /Eu~ and I'm at want to sl.ppOrt the band He knows that fans blame the labet about 250 from the U S /Canada (and a few others from for the Deis not breaking bigger 1n the US , and even said he aromdthev«>r1dl takes the blame himself, which I thought was gracious but By far the best thing f()( me in this issue 1s that this is the first undeserved. time we've had one of the band mermers participate k. you'll It's dfficult for fans to understand that no matter how nu:h the see, Justin judged our lyric contest and was so wonderlul in lci>el may want to support a band with as many resources as writing in to explain how he Judged the Sli>missioos and why possible, it must follow a certain path that is responsible from a he picked the winning entry. And to add to the excHemen~ we business pernpective. So I guess my <µ35tion to all the have the excellent interview with Deis Production Manager naysayers out there is ... "If you don't like A&M (and if you Derek McVay by Karen Nesbitt and Lori Royal-Gordon don't, have you checked out the success of their current roster Thanks so much to both Justin and Derek f()( their time and lately?), what label would you rather see Del Amitri signed Sl.W(Xtofl&P. with?" Hit me ... tear my opinions apart. .. I can take it! A! you11 see in the reader's letters section, fans didn't buy my defense of A&M in a past issue and are consistently writing us to e,cpress their frustrabon. The two letters shown are from the News Update .... U.K., but I get my share over here too. So, I'm back on the defensive again Medicine Del Amitri decided to withhold the release of the single In earty August, I ran into Larry Weintraub • A&M VP of Artist Medicine • which was ciJe out in Septembel' • following the Development (US) at a Deis show at The Roxy in Atlanta. death of Princess Diana. From OIi' brief conversation I learned that "Not Where It's Ar <id not do well at rado or in testing, so they needed to move It had come lo the band's attention that certain lyrics on. The second single was a tougher decision. The consensus contained in the song might be deemed insensitive and was that they've never worl<ed the ballads very well and i~ate at the time, and thus they had no hesitation in wanted to try and break a ballad ... so they decided to go with pulling the single's release "Whal I Think She Sees" New Single Many fans in the U.S. cort"4)1ain that A&M doesn't care about The new UK single from Del AmitJi is Some Other SUckets the Deis and doesn't do a good joo ... and as most of you know Parade. Due for release on 24 NOYember, it will feature the from my previous writing, I don't agree (I will change my mind on that if they don't release "Medicine" here and work it VERY live tracks recorded in Leeds Town & Country Cllb in July had to radio when the band comes back over... blah, blah, 1997, originally scheciJled as b-sides to Medicine: blahl). I mentioned the complaints lo Larry and he said that Driving With The Brakes On, Move Away Jimmy Blue they are doing the best they can but that he knows some The Ones That You Love Lead You Nowhere rristakes have been made. Hatfu/ Of Rain, Here And Now, stone Cold Sober Roll To Me, Some Other Suckers Parade Cover Photo: Colunt>us, Ohio, 1997 © Bobbi Richardson Always The Last To Know ~""-''''"""'"''"'-"''~''"''"'"'""'""'""'"''""'"""'"'~''""''~"'''''''"''''''''"''''''"''''"'"''''''''''''''-~ ~ About Infidels & Popstars: i I I ! The Editors of this Delzine are: ~ I I I I ~ Kelli Smith. Nashville, Tennessee, USA musiclaw@copilolcom ~ : Anna B.trwlck • Bournemouth, England [email protected] j ,,, ~ :" Darren Holmquist • Portland, Oregon, USA [email protected] i1 : Please feel free to contact Srfr/ of us at the e-mail addresses above or al either of the stbscription acxlresses found on II i , page 23. For more information on Del Amilri please VISII the Infidels & Popstars Woo Site at : ~ http://www.copilotcorn/delzfne/ and most I"1)0rtantly f()( the most COfTl)(8hensive Del Amllli intoonalion on : ~ the WWW please visit Alison Bellach's official Del Am1tri Wfb Site at http://del-amitri.linex.com You can rcw ; : access both sites, the A&M site and the Del Amitri On-Line Mailing List through the main page ; I I !, http://www.delamitri.com ~II 1 C> 1997 Infidels & Popstars , 111 ~- '"""''-"'1111'1'\111'1, ....,"'"'"~''"~''"' ............ ,,"""'''''''~1111,--'"""'"'"".. ''"--"'"''''"'""'" '"''''''"'""' ... "'''''""'''''"'""' ... ' Page 2 Transcript of a telephone interview with Justin Those Depressing Deis • Lyrics Quiz from Phoenix Arizona August 27th .... Part IV Excep~ ft wasn't Justin on the phone, it was Quinner. Very obviously. He's back!II Try out your knowledge d Del Amitri lyncs KZON: Justin Cume of Del Amitri, of course, 1n town tonighl. with latost ~iZ. this time focusing uh receiprent of the "wemie award' earlier, 'cause we ... Doug Brown's on because you weren't here... you ddn't stqi by our studio, what's the less than positive lines in thelr songs ... l4) with that? "Justin". We tried to get through before, but, um ... KZON: Oh . .fMKY OON and again, I gotta go to the bathroom and 1. Look who's got a prnsent for sweet little you stuff . "Justin": Yeah there was no answer. KZON: Well, thanks for calling, I am . I can't tell you how crushed I am that you're not 2. I ain't ever seen the city look so grey ooming by I am your biggest fan in Arizona. "Justin": Fantastic! 3. And you can be a has-been without having been KZON: to ... you you Yeah. I mean I go back ex, remerrber when anything played hem, like, 1990 in that little ch.b? "Justin": In the earty days, aye KZON: Yeah. I booked that clt.b. "Justin": Oh, you 4. In an errpty house full of ashtray dolbts Your formless dd? KZON: So, I go way back with you guys. •Justin" · Fantastic! Mure floats KZON: And. I'm just so excited that you're here, and I'm just 5. And I'm cold and I'm bored and I've wasted all my food 'crushecf that you're not in my studo today. But, you're going to be CX>ing that show at Zia Records ... • Justin": That's correct 6. I'm talking to nothing but time KZON: Have you all set l4) there already? And, gettin' ready to 7. Felt like I was in a field looking for a pin go? "Justin": The craw went over... 000... a wee while ago ... 8. Yeh I wanna cie, I wanna cry but it's too late KZON: Uh-huh "Justin": We're going over in about, half an hour.. KZON: Uh-huh. Well, I love "Some Other Sucker's Paradise" 9. And from jwenile delinquents came the gangs that run •Justin": (laughing) Oh, fantastic. KZON: I think it's a great this town album. And it seems like you turned around raally ~ick from 10. We get the dog's life, ti<i>its train us Twisted. "Justin": Yeah. Well we decided we'd get in and hurry it When fN8fY heavy just erTl)lies your fate all (4). KZON: And ex, what l4)? "Justin": Huny it l4). KZON: 11. sky on Hurry it l4). I love the Scottish ( meaning accent, but said ? ) 12. And so long to everything What's been, uh, most fun on the road this time around? 13. Love's got a knack of ci~ring • Justin": Uh ... we had a great lime in Chicago KZON: Uh-huh. • Justin": LA was pretty fun... KZON: Uh-huh. "Justin": and, 14. With all the cirty tricks and hypocrites you cheat on me uh... normally everywhere we play is pretty good. KZON: Yeah, 15. And you're sitting there wishing you'd never been born you guys ex, a great show. And finally, I think ... one of the things I was so surprised is ... um ... that you guys are... are Scottish you're 16. They ctained the pool while you ciowned in the cteam not,... um... you're not American. Because you write great 17. But fN8fY new cisguise is just another lie to run from American pop songs. "Justin": Yeah, well the two new guys are 18. You get deeper in debt fN8fY you take on your English. KZON: Uh-huh. "Justin": But the resl.. KZON: I won't step lactier of lifelessness hold it against them ... "Justin": No, we don't KZON: Now, tell me, as... as I listen to your lyrics, ya know, over the years, you 19. When Ol/8f the road there hangs those springtime seem like you're getting a little sharper, and you're getting a lynching trees little ... uh ... ya know. ..just uh.