[kj] New Stooges

[Alex Smith]

I was sorry to read that Albini was handling the production (or "recording"...sorry, Steve). I can't say I've ever appreciated what he's done for bands -- the finished product always sounds so blunted and muddled. I hated what he did to SEAMONSTERS by the Wedding Present (a band I'm sure many of you despise to begin with). He dulls the inherent chime of a guitar. And I wasn't especially wowed by his work on Murder Inc.

And, y'know, "L Dopa" was a big Killing Joke ripoff (as I've labouriously pointed out before).



Alex in NYC



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

>From: gingoblin at easynet.co.uk

>Sent: Mar 1, 2007 11:28 AM

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: [kj] New Stooges

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>Anyone got opinions on the new Stooges album?   Played it about 4/5 times 

>now... pretty good, not outstanding, but standing up to repeated plays. 

>Production isn't all it could be... Iggy would be better having to do his 

>utmost to cut through the cacophony... maybe needs a slightly nastier 

>sound, but after all these years I gotta say I'm pretty impressed.  Lots 

>seem to be very very disappointed though.

>

>They're gonna be great in April, that much I can say for sure!

>

>Dave

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