[kj] Demos

[Alexander Smith]

Sorry, late to be weighing in with these.

They're both interesting snapshots, if you will, but I think the chorus 
of "Silent Rage" is really quite weak. "Future Shock" is a bit meatier, 
but both lack the intensity of the tracks that ended up on the album. 
It may seem like a bizarre comparison, but I find them a bit like 
Michael Moore's book, "Stupid White Men" in that since they were 
conceived, written and executed *BEFORE* September 11, 2001, they don't 
have as much impact (pardon the pun) as they might've had they been 
executed post-event (like the rest of the album).

They sound very much like what they are....unfinished sketches, and owe 
more to "Our Last Goodbye," "Drug", "Hollywood Babylon" and "Mass" than 
to the material that ended up on the album (which, incidentally, I'm 
finding myself spinning regularly again...it *does* age well).

Just my two cents.

Alex in NYC


On Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at 09:01 AM, Jokers Pub Café wrote:

> I´ll have to agree with Bob, this song is powerful andf had grown on 
> me too
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> better than Loose Cannon or You´ll never get to me
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