[kj] Manchester University

[gingoblin at easynet.co.uk]

Jeez, if anything shows the differences in opinion we can have on one band, 
this discussion is it!  Vive la difference!

For me, some of the stuff is STILL coloured by the feelings it brought up 
on the release.  I keep saying I'm gonna have to properly try BTATS again 
as enough people seem to reckon it's a good 'un... but fucking hell, the 
disappointment when I first heard it... still not quite recovered. That 
tour was the only time I've seen KJ not be good (though some may say I saw 
'em not be good in Glasgow just the other week... only I never noticed!). 
Tepid is the word that sums up that period for me. That mid to late 
eighties period fucked up a number of my top bands... horrible!

Still like A New Day!  Still don't really like Me Or You. And to these 
ears, Hosannas is great! However, I don't think it's really possible to put 
a new album in the KJ rankings 'til it's had a fair while to sink in. Some 
albums are great for 6months, but just don't live up to expectations when 
you come back to 'em long after.

Dave in Edinburgh




At 08:43 09/05/2006 +0100, you wrote:
>Seeing as you think that Hosannas is the best thing ever, your 
>condemnation of Me Or You and New Day doesn't carry much weight! <grin>
>
>
>Jamie
>
>In my view it's the best album they've made since Revelations, with which 
>I would put it on a par. Me Or You sounds like it was written in 20 
>minutes, and recorded in one take. It's that vacuous and lightweight. I 
>initially liked A New Day (I was heavily into wizz at the time), but now I 
>find it unlistenable. It has an irritating quality I can't define and is 
>worse, even, than the bulk of OTG and Democracy. As regard BATS, I totally 
>agree mate. 'Uncompromising' is the word I would use too. I quite like 
>Southern Sky though.
>
>I'll go and see the fuckers when Raven's back and they do the new album 
>justice live. I've seen them too many times to put up with drunkeness, 
>stand ins and repetitive set lists. The Joke are the biggest musical force 
>of all time. Sadly, like all genius, they don't always live up to it, and 
>we shouldn't appease them in that. That's our task as I see it.
>
>bob
>
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