[kj] atkins & budgie - a drummer's view

[fluw]

*if geordie would only drop by and borrow my burmans, all the guitar 
sound problems would be solved!!!
*
ade wrote:

>I really like Geordies sound on that album - still plenty of twang & not the
>massively compressed overly chug-tastic sound of more recent stuff (scoop
>them mids). The twang gives the harmonics/open strings a chance to go wild -
>on a positive note regarding Hosannas, I think Geordie is trying to
>recapture some of that sound, at least in terms of the playing style - how
>much it comes across seems compromised by his modern sound. But I guess
>that's how he wants to sound :) I think his new material is definitely back
>on-track compared to KJ2k3, even if it's not fully realised yet.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
>[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of dammit bleep
>Sent: 31 March 2006 22:53
>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>Subject: RE: [kj] atkins & budgie - a drummer's view
>
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>No one instrument on "Extremities" comes through and
>is produced better on the entire album than Atkins'
>snare. That goes for guitar, bass, synths or vocals.
>IMHO (albeit biased to a slight degree), that snare
>sound is almost as important to "Extremities" as
>Geordie's guitar.
>
>Some tracks don't capture the toms as well as I'd like
>them to. However, the overall result is a dark,
>ferocious eruption of a release that, dare I say it,
>did much to re-solodify the KJ legacy.
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