[kj] more on Seeing Red/Crue.

[Alexander Smith]

Agreed. "Seeing Red" was (a) more timely and topical (b) retained 
elements of 'classic' Killing Joke (c) was certainly more melodic and 
(d) expressed a sentiment that was a great deal less BANAL than "Loose 
Cannon".

Why it wasn't the first single, I'll never know.  Why "Loose Cannon" 
was *EVER* a single (first or last or whatever) is also beyond me.

"Seems like they just sort....walked away from it...."

I think it was the management they (wisely) walked away from. And so 
too then the album and its subsequent promotion.

That all said, I don't think it's their NEW management's (whomever they 
might be) idea to tour with Motley Crue. I'm inclined to think that has 
more to do with Raven's friendship with Nikki Sixx (and Sixx's 
supposedly fanatical fandom of the Joke).

Incidentally, I heard the new Crue single yesterday. It's godawful. The 
Crue shouldn't try to be anything their not. They're a stupid metal 
band, and so they should stay. Introspection and youthful angst does 
not suit them. Big haired idiocy, libido and hollow exhortations of 
rebellion does.

Alex in NYC


On Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at 01:12 PM, FlumeDC at aol.com wrote:

> While most of us had to take a few spins to get comfortable with KJ03, 
> as discussed here - it was painfully clear to me that Seeing Red had 
> all the IMMEDIATE impact that we love about the best elements of KJ 
> and it delivered it all in that track.  Why that one wasn't exploited 
> and promoted to the hilt just mystifies me.  It was a total winner in 
> every possible way...everyone I played it for loved it: from skeptical 
> KJ veterans to the uninitiated beginners, the reaction was the same.  
> It's a gem and stands tall in their repetoire...sez me anyway.
>
> Seems like they just sort of ...walked away from it....
>
> Go figure.
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