[kj] Manchester University

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I can't agree that KJ sold out on BTATS no Nighttime. I think they were trying to change their sound. If BTATS hadn't been mixed with the keyboards to 11, then it would have sounded like a different album. Although NWOBFG was a bad live release it did have a particularly good (and almost instrumental) version of chessboards which shows that with the keyboards lower in the mix BTATS came off pretty good. 
 
From,
Will 
 
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Sent: Mon, 8 May 2006 11:32:27 -0400
Subject: RE: [kj] Manchester University


Alex,

They certainly became lighter on Brighter (and indeed lighter still on OTG) but 
Night Time was definitely the album where they started to seek commercial 
success. (I'm not sure I agree that KJ ever "completely sold out" though - I 
think they tried to become more accessible, whilst still purveying the end of 
the world lunacy that we know and love.)

Regarding the commercialism of Night Time - you've surely experienced the "is 
this U2" moment with LLB?

Jamie




Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> writes:

>They may have been attempting to stream-line their sound, but they still sound 
plenty weighty and relatively inaccessible next to the chart contenders of the 
day (UB40, Simply Red, Style Council et. al.)
>
>It was on BTATS where they completely "sold out" and chased the hit.
>
>Alex in NYC
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>>From: Jpwhkj at aol.com
>>Sent: May 8, 2006 9:04 AM
>>To: gathering at misera.net
>>Subject: RE: [kj] Manchester University
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>>If you think what KJ were like up to 1983 (i.e. Fire Dances), and what the 
music scene was like in 1985 when Night Time came out, there was absolutely no 
doubt that Night Time was an attempt at gaining commercial success.
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>>That said, it's one of my top 3 KJ albums.
>>
>>Jamie
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>>Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> writes:
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>>>NIGHTTIME may be more accessible than the albums that preceded it, but it's 
hardly "commercial". Can't say the same for BTATS, though (a fine album it 
remains, however). Alex in NYC
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