[kj] Bootlegs on line

Leigh Newton gathering@misera.net
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:31:01 -0800 (PST)


Good point. Starting around the Murder Inc stuff, his
guitar playing became a lot more "generic". Songs like
Millenium and Total Invasion. Good songs! But nowhere
near as disturbing as Frenzy, Pandies, The Hum, etc
etc. 

Leigh

--- Alex Smith <vassifer@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> What I don't really fathom about this is that his
> 80's so-called "bell"
> style is *SO UNIQUE* (can you name another guitarist
> whose managed it?), yet
> practically everyone can conjure metallic crunch out
> of their guitar. You'd
> think he'd want to stick with that which sets him
> apart from the rest of the
> rabble.
> 
> 
> Alex in NYC
> 
> 
> 
> ----------
> >From: Leigh Newton <morbidflorist@yahoo.com>
> >To: gathering@misera.net
> >Subject: Re: [kj] Bootlegs on line
> >Date: Thu, Oct 30, 2003, 11:34 AM
> >
> 
> >Exactly. I think Blood On Your Hands and Seeing Red
> is
> >as close to the old school as we're gonna get these
> >days. I wonder why that is? Maybe he feels like he
> >overdid it or something? Probably just his tastes
> have
> >changed since the 80s. Oh well. The aforementioned
> >songs are MORE than enough to make up for the
> >dissonant, ringing deathbell void.
> >
> >Leigh
> >
> >--- Alex Smith <vassifer@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> "for me there seems to be a scratchier, brash
> >> quality as opposed to the
> >> smoother, multi-harmonic tone of the classic era.
> >> what do you (or anybody
> >> else) think?"
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I'd agree there, Paul. I think the days of "the
> >> Bell" may never return,
> >> alas. But, like you said, he's not just in "very
> >> metal" territory these
> >> days. I like the thick, chunky chug (not just
> >> distored...there is some
> >> smoothness there), most evident on "Blood on Your
> >> Hands" and "Seeing Red".
> >> 
> >> Alex in NYC
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> ----------
> >> >From: "pr 001" <stay_one_jump_ahead@hotmail.com>
> >> >To: gathering@misera.net
> >> >Subject: Re: [kj] Bootlegs on line
> >> >Date: Thu, Oct 30, 2003, 6:32 AM
> >> >
> >> 
> >> >>From: "fluw" <fluwdot@earthlink.net>
> >> >>
> >> >>classic, damn that tune sounds good! they
> really
> >> should be playing a new 
> >> >>day on this tour.
> >> >
> >> >yes, i agree, todd, it's a shame that one never
> won
> >> its place in the regular 
> >> >set list. then again, you could say that about
> >> quite a few tracks. certainly 
> >> >concur with those people saying REVELATIONS is
> >> being neglected.
> >> >
> >> >as you mentioned recently, '84 was the time when
> >> geordie's sound was at it's 
> >> >best (for fans of that particular style, at
> least)
> >> but how would you 
> >> >describe the new sound he's using? for me there
> >> seems to be a scratchier, 
> >> >brash quality as opposed to the smoother,
> >> multi-harmonic tone of the classic 
> >> >era. what do you (or anybody else) think? i'm
> not
> >> sure i'm that keen on it 
> >> >to be honest but at least he's exploring new
> ideas
> >> and it does work on some 
> >> >of the new tracks, just not ideal for a whole
> set.
> >> >
> >> >concerning the 'lanterns of dope' bootleg - yes,
> >> that's the amsterdam 
> >> >soundboard one from '96. good quality recording
> but
> >> poor playing. very rare 
> >> >to hear KJ so sloppy, must have really been
> caned.
> >> only a couple of 
> >> >'democracy' tracks on there.
> >> >
> >>
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