[kj] You guys are kind of bumming me out

[GREG SLAWSON]

Good points. I was pretty indifferent to the new album at first, but I think it does represent a good overview of their career (with the exception of the bad albums of the late 80s). It's got the heavy sound most of us love, the layered, chimey guitar sounds, the dark, slow crunchers (like many of the tunes on WTF), and of course near remakes of the danceable Change/Dominator (WWG), the punked out songs reminiscent of Asteroid/Wardance (Lightbringer), the orchestral Intravenous (Majestic), and several new songs (HossanASS, Tribal Antidote, Implosion) that sound like better versions of many groups that are popular now.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: S. Sorensen<mailto:kingofpotassium at yahoo.com> 
  To: gathering at misera.net<mailto:gathering at misera.net> 
  Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 10:01 PM
  Subject: [kj] You guys are kind of bumming me out


  I don't know, all this bashing of Hosannas- are we
  listening to the same album? I am seriously loving
  this album and find it is an amazing soundtrack for
  physical exertion. It's a great record to move your
  old bones to, with those repetitive, crunchy grooves.
  I also think there is more of the classic KJ sound on
  this than we've heard in ages, especially the dance
  grooves in WWG and Lightbringer (which reminds me a
  lot of Wardance). Not only that, but I would put
  "Judas Goat" up alongside the very best the band has
  ever produced. That song is pure magic. Along with the
  new Mission of Burma album, I am in post-Punk heaven.

  Is everybody down on the band because Raven left? I
  like his playing, but I've never thought he's
  irreplacable. In fact, most people probably don't even
  notice the difference. If he wants to play with
  Ministry, more power to him. Give the new guy a
  chance. At least he has the look!

  As for Jaz and Geordie being a couple of flaky old
  nutters- is this something new? I think Jaz is more
  lucid than he's been in ages.  And don't forget-
  they're musicians. Musicians are by nature the most
  annoying people on the planet, and the better the
  musician, the more annoying they tend to be.

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