[kj] Rating the Perceptions

[Jiri]

Interesting idea. I'm not sure the remasters change things for me; I 
already rated Democracy high despite its faults. If BTATS is reissued 
well, it will vault up my list. I agree w/ your take on the remastered 
Pandemonium.

But this exercise always puts me in a quandary: I reach for Revelations 
more often than I do Extremities, yet I usually skip the second half of 
Revelations (sorry, I do) whereas I sit through all of Extremities. So 
which do I rate better? And I'll play Democracy till my death for Savage 
Freedom/Aeons/Pilgrimage/Medicine Wheel alone, whereas I rarely play 
KJ80--clearly a better whole-package album--possibly because I play the 
live versions of its songs so often. And WTF! is like the perfect 
antibiotic for a bug I get every so often--absolutely necessary but 
unhealthy to consume every day of the year. I consume FD like water, yet 
Dominator and Lust Almighty irritate my bowels.

Anyway, by the frequency I play them (no matter how many songs on each I 
skip):
1. Fire Dances
2. Revelations
3. Democracy
4. Extremities
5. Night Time
6. Hosannas (too early but I expect its play frequency somewhere around 
here...for addictive Antidote/Gods/Majestic alone)
7. WTF...!
8. BTATS
9. KJ2003
10. KJ1980
11. Pandemonium
......
......
12. OTG

Christof hamille wrote:

> All right.
>
> So there has been 6 reissues now and a new release.  Everyone is 
> yicking at Firedances is better...etc.  If ou were to rate the albums 
> now would the REMASTERS count?  Or would it have to be off of the 
> original release?
>
> Before remasters
>
> 1. Extremities
> 2. Revelations
> 3. Nighttime
> 4. s/t 1980
> 5. Firedances
> 6. s/t 2003
> 7. Pandemonium
> 8. What's This For
> 9. Hossanas
> 10. Democracy
> 11. Brighter
> 12. Outside
>
> I am not counting live, hits and/or collections
>
> After remasters
>
> 1. Revelations
> 2. s/t 1980
> 3. Extremities
> 4. Nighttime
> 5. Firedances
> 6. s/t 2003
> 7. Democracy
> 8. Hossanas
> 9. What's This For
> 10. Pandemonium
> 11. Brighter
> 12. Outside
>
> That's right.  I think Democracy is a better album.  Stronger song 
> writing.  Revelatons is so rejuvenated.  If Firedance and Nighttime 
> gets a proper remaster it will be at the top.  I think Pandemonium was 
> fine the first time.  And actually I do not like the version of 
> Pandemonium that is on there.  Before it was a technoy, chaotic 
> storm.  Now it feels more like a metal chunker with a sequencer.
>
> Chris
>
>
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