[kj] October File banner ad w/ pic of Jaz on it

[Alex Smith]

I'd say that the cover of NIGHTTIME is miles better than FIRE DANCES. I'll take a shot of the band over a shot of a pyromaniacal mime any day of the week.

Alex in NYC

-----Original Message-----

>From: Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>

>Sent: Aug 30, 2007 10:03 AM

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] October File banner ad w/ pic of Jaz on it

>

>Really are any of Killing Jokes album titles good.........

>

>s/t - okay it's the first official record

>

>What's This For? - Uh I don't know.  Maybe the best one out of them all.  

>But still for the uninitiated it seems a bit...presumptuous, confusing, not 

>sure.  Something.

>

>Revelations - Good but kind of cheesy.  "Look at us we will show you the 

>light" kind of thing

>

>Fire Dances - It seems like they are assuming they are the (fire) gods of 

>tribal, electronic whatever.

>

>Night Time - Same as above. And the cover stinks.

>

>Brighter than a Thousand Suns - Look above.  We are sooooooooooooooooooo 

>great.

>

>Outside the Gate - Same as the previous  ones and the album stinks.  And the 

>cover is worse

>

>Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions - I like it but it would work 

>better as a book title.  It sucks having tot try to spill all of that out.  

>So then you try to tell your friend which albums to buy and you have to 

>fumble through all of that.  Especially after you've had a few.  But it is 

>unique and it is not a song title.  Some thought may have been put into it.

>

>Pandemonium - It'll work.  Bit of a phone in.  Let's pick a song title.

>

>Democracy - Same as above.

>

>s/t 2003 - Lazy.  Pure laziness.  I'd rather have a song title.  And the 

>argument that Peter Gabriel did it 3 times doesn't help.  And the cover 

>stinks.

>

>Hosannas from the Basement of Hell - Another long one that you have to slur 

>out.  And it's not good.  I don't care what it means.  It sounds silly.  Are 

>they a garage band?  Maybe they are so "underground" deep and brooding.  

>Either way pick something else.  The cover would have been fine if Jaz 

>didn't do the lettering with his crayons.

>

>When going to comps, etc

>

>Ha! - it's fine.  Again are they laughing at you for buying it?  Or maybe 

>for not being there?  Or maybe for not getting it.

>

>An Incomplete Collection - Phone in.

>

>Laugh? I Nearly Bought One - It's fine.  Maybe poking fun at themselves.

>

>Wilful Days - Another phone in but it'll work.

>

>No Way Out But Forward Go - Look at Extremities.  Say this three times fast. 

>  I would almost bet that Colsey came up with it.  It's cool but damn.

>

>Unperverted Pantomime - I like it but again I would bet that Colsey came up 

>with it.

>

>Chaos for Breakfast - look above

>

>25th Gathering Let Us Prey Live - It is fine.

>

>At this point in the day work is slow and I'd rather mull over album titles 

>than Amy Winehouse - who I've never even heard of until yesterday-

>

>Chris

>

>

>>From: "Phillipps Marc" <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] October File banner ad w/ pic of Jaz on it

>>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:09:49 +0100

>>

>> >CHEERS Oliver, stupid title for an album innit?

>>

>>See also Hosannas from the Basements of Hell (good album, crap title)

>>

>>

>>

>>-----Original Message-----

>>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>>[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Rob Horan

>>Sent: 30 August 2007 13:04

>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>Subject: Re: [kj] October File banner ad w/ pic of Jaz on it

>>

>>

>>CHEERS Oliver, stupid title for an album innit?

>>

>>-----Original Message-----

>>From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

>>On Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard

>>Sent: 30 August 2007 12:56

>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>Subject: [kj] October File banner ad w/ pic of Jaz on it

>>

>>At their MySpace page blog entry here:

>>

>>

>>http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=11772626

>>&blogID=301428158

>>

>>

>>Still no songs posted with his vox, though.

>>

>>-Oliver

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