[kj] RE: Hosannas.....sneak peak ..loose cannon anyone?

[fluw]

yes he did a fine job but not what one might idealize when first hearing 
he would produce the joke.
it sounds like a good indy producer but nothing particularly amazing or 
noteworthy or maverick as is his rep

Alexander Smith wrote:

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> I thought Andy Gill did a fine job, actually.
>
> Alex in NYC
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>
> On Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 10:36 AM, fluw wrote:
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>     paul not good things to hear:
>
>     *the album is very busy* - other than mathematics of chaos, KJ do
>     not do "busy" well. they are best when jaz talks or sings and the
>     band twang, howl, chime, echo, bounce, thump, and groove out
>     mysterious morphing tension.
>
>     *it sounds on a whole like medicine wheel meets asteroid* - there
>     could be a least optimal combination i 'spose (try america meets
>     you're being followed meets loose cannon) but, yuck. i could do
>     without this combination.
>
>     *vocals mixed low, guitar mixed high* - seems like a good thing as
>     an all geordie album seems more appealing than an all jaz album
>     but this can't be a good thing for a congruent band sound.
>     although i've been wanting more geordie in the mix since 1983.
>
>     *doesn't have the power and hooks of 2003* - that is ok, as the
>     adolescent hooks of 2003 were regrettable
>
>     *as for kj needing a producer *- connie is dead, john porter has
>     bigger fish to fry and andy gill didn't live up to what one would
>     expect to be an ideal combination.
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>
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>     Paul McDonald wrote:
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>     Implosion is very indicative of the album. I've sat with it for a
>     day and have these initial comments.
>     -the album is very busy and dense, it sounds on a whole like
>     Medicine Wheel meets Asteroid...with one exception being the token
>     Eastern Song ala Communion.
>     -Vocals are mixed very low at times and Geordie is VERY loud over
>     the whole album.
>     Initailly I was stoked with this album but it doesn't have the
>     power and hooks of 2003. It's not produced as well as 2003 either,
>     sorry KJ, you need a producer.
>
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