[kj] review of new tunes

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:22:14 +0200

see you in germany and holland..... two dates in three days, damn... I still 
have to practise!
dirk

>From: Matt <matt2@chello.nl>
>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>To: <gathering@misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] review of new tunes
>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:22:41 +0200
>
>just rearranged my holiday, i'm gonna see
>FOUR KILLING JOKE SHOWS IN 5 DAYS!!!
>I'M OUT OF MY HEAD, I'M OUT OF MY MIND ETC....
>(hope to see some of you in belgium/germany/holland)
>MATT
>
>From: "fluw" <fluwdot@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 12:21:49 -0500
>To: <gathering@misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] review of new tunes
>
>
>nicholas,
>
>you're right i am a fan of the what's this for, revelations, fire dances,
>night time, era more than say pandemonium or any of the metal leanings
>killing joke has, i know you don't expect it to sound like the early
>stuff...but this record definitely has more in common with exdirt (a
>borrowed bridge), pandemonium (general style) and the first record 
>(stripped
>down meter oriented riffing) than any of the prime 81-85 stuff.
>
>the guitar tone on this record is of the one dimensional type in 
>comparison.
>not much of the bells of horror and grace, or howling harmonics, or throaty
>longing wails of a four story prehistoric beast looking for a mate - the
>licks rarely go anywhere near the complexities of that said 'prime' era or
>even democracy for that matter. geordie does show some yummy new sounds and
>styles on this record  but overall his playing is more interesting from a
>meter perspective.
>
>and the drums ? well, they are excellent, great tones, crisp playing and
>state of the hard rock art, yet they mirror the guitar and follow the 
>guitar
>as if that is all he had in his head phones. the skins show signs of
>invention grounded in very clever technique, not one trying to take the
>listener to another reality like big paul does.
>this a record that was created by pros tracking at different times and 
>never
>having had the alchemical stirring exchange of ideas, that is obvious.
>
>this will be a good record live, it will be fun to pit to. but i have my
>reservations about whether it will get as much play on my stereo come 2005
>as say fire dances does.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: nicholas fitzpatrick <mailto:gasw30@hotmail.com>
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:09 AM
>Subject: Re: [kj] review of new tunes
>
>
>
>Well, speaking as someone who's not heard a single note of any of the new
>stuff yet (including Loose cannon) I find your review very comforting. This
>is particularly the case as - I think - you are a bit of a 
>'Revelations/Fire
>Dances' Joker like me rather than a 'Pandemonium/Dirt...' one. (Don't know
>why I think this - must be something you said once). It's not that I'm
>expecting KJ2 to sound anything like the early stuff though.
>
>I never really liked 'Dirt...' (I'm not a Metaler) and although Pandemonium
>is good and has its great moments, I've been waiting for years for KJ to
>deliver something that has the 'F- me factor', as John Peel would say. 
>Going
>by what most people seem to be saying on the Gathering, this is it!.
>
>
>
> >From: "fluw" <fluwdot@earthlink.net>
>
> >Subject: [kj] review of new tunes
>
> >must start off by stating that technically, from the musicians and the
> >production, so far this record is nothing short of flawless
> >but................
> >
> >ok:
> >
> >loose cannon - very well executed rhythmically, menacing even,,,,  yet
> >rather unimaginative until the little bridge bit gives it a whole other
> >feeling, which was very very nice but not quite enough to save it. 
>although
> >with some cornrows, "vibe magazine" style scowl and strut, it could be a
> >hit? not!
> >
> >td&rs - sucks gooey donkey knob until the chorus, which is monstrous
> >verging on tremendous. still not quite
> >
> >asteroid  - kinda fun, once. this is filler, plain and simple. would be 
>the
> >best tune on a ministry album but considering it is killing joke this is
> >pure crap. absolute toss
> >
> >seeing red -  a really good tune! exciting, with energy, vitality and a
> >great bridge via extremties, yet a total fuck off for the blink 182 type
> >guitar tone on the verse and an ending that goes flat. (damn)
> >
> >implant - is a whole song ..it resolves and sounds like a band who worked
> >together to come up with something as opposed to professionals doing 
>their
> >job very well.
> >
> >zennon - wow ! fucking hell! where did that come from? a classic, tone,
> >riffs, sounds, arrangements and the ghost of hooky. that's two 'whole'
> >songs so far
> >
> >dark forces - has nice space, great drums, production, killer bass 
>grooves
> >and some welcome orchestration ( very slight hints of symphonic killing
> >joke maybe in the future). vocals are original and interesting. epic tune
> >almost
> >
> >total invasion - wow! sad but true sample of the middle class college non
> >comittal pseudo activist chicky. great vocals, great lyrics, very
> >effective. this song is what pandemonium could have been with a youthless
> >production. chorus has hints of classic geordie, ringing power riffs, 
>minus
> >the tone of course. sounds like geordie had a filter in the signal path
> >very cool...an electric mistress maybe?,,,wah set to position?
> >
> >the score so far: 5 killer songs, 2 gallant near misses  &
> >1 complete tosser
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> >"I must Create a System or be enslav'd by another Man's.
> >I will not Reason & Compare: my business is to Create."
> >-William Blake
>
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