[kj] GEORDIE'S TRACKS AVAILABLE

[Alexander Smith]

Here's her MySpace page...

http://www.myspace.com/dannimccormack

Alex in NYC


On Nov 20, 2007, at 5:40 PM, Jiri wrote:


> 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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