[kj] GEORDIE'S TRACKS AVAILABLE

[Jiri]

Like Javier, I got a Van Halen vibe.

Granting all appropriate disclaimers that it's a work in progress and 
I'll still reserve judgment to the last moment, etc., but this is sort 
of why I've never really longed for a Geordie solo work. Partly because 
I didn't know what to expect and partly because I feared the rest of the 
components wouldn't move me. But I've always been curious (and will 
remain so) for the opinions of those who've been calling for it.

I love Geordie's guitar work more than anything, but without other 
artists providing creative tension, "gone solo" works rarely move me. 
The lyrics, vocals, bass, drums, keys are all essential to the KJ 
package for me, and even when it's not quite working, I like that I can 
still feel the product of clashing artistic minds. That dynamic that 
makes great bands great (and usually also tears them apart).

Thus far this doesn't do it for me (to be fair, neither did Atkins-ized, 
Connelly-ized Damage Manual). But I hope it works out. Cheers for the 
activity.

I'm also turned off by the singer's bio (I realize it's promo-speak, but 
still ... *sigh*):
/
"Danni McCormack is a lady who isnt afraid to stand out in a crowd. A 
life-time song-writer and a life-time show-off, Danni has already 
created a stir with her evocative mix of visual stage performance, 
stunning vocal range, and a taste in fashion as impactive as her music 
on her new, self penned seven track demo CD.

With over a years gigging experience (including supporting artists such 
as Tsunami Bomb) and dedicated fan base already under her belt, Miss 
McCormack has the air of a lady who knows what she wants, and isnt 
afraid to go out and get it."/

-Jiri

Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> I feel somewhat remiss in joining the chorus of "Nay"s to the Geordie 

> tracks so far. I'd love to be able to suspend judgement until the 

> finished product is in. That all said, I've only listened to "Angels" 

> so far, and was not especially blown away (to put it mildly). The 

> guitars are nice, but as someone else said, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get 

> around the vocals/lyrics.

>

> Moreover, I can't imagine what audience this is designed for.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Nov 20, 2007, at 3:55 PM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>

>> Geordie's one of my fave guitarists ever.

>>

>> On these songs, could he crank it up ("to 11!") and drown out that 

>> woman's voice? The female vocals are in that radio-friendly, Kelly 

>> Clarkson-y category of vocals, or something. Maybe I'm endlessly 

>> biased, but couldn't they be a bit more skewed to either the 

>> punk/metal side of things (Wendy O. Williams, Bekki Bondage, Poly 

>> Styrene) or at least post-punk (Siouxsie) type stuff, instead of this?

>>

>> Still, I am the guy who said I thought it'd be neat if Killing Joke 

>> came out with dynamic CDs that let one isolate instruments' tracks so 

>> you could listen to them solely. That is, I wish KJ (or any band) 

>> would make a CD in such a way that one could listen to merely the 

>> guitar, or drum, etc. parts, in isolation, if one wanted.

>>

>> I would honestly really rather either Geordie doing his flangey, 

>> crunchy, post-punk-meets-metal, Tabazan, The Wait, Kings and Queens 

>> type stuff -- WITHOUT vocals! (If he can't get Jaz or someone like 

>> Joan jett or Sioxusie or something).

>>

>> Maybe I'm being harsh. A raw Geordie guitar solo album with no vox, 

>> but perhaps with backup musicians, would kick ass, for me.

>>

>> I'll always love Geordie anyway, of course.

>>

>>

>> -Oliver

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> T.B. wrote:

>>> "Leigh Newton" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>> Yuck.

>>

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