[kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

[Leigh Newton]

California is a fantastic album but the first self-titled one changed my life forever. Dead Goon, My Ass Is On Fire, Slowly Growing Deaf and Travolta in particular. Apart from Girls of Porn, that album is untouchable. I've never heard such dense production before or since. Recorded a good 4 years before Mike Patton would turn into a total douchebag.

Leigh



----- Original Message ----
From: Tim Bucknall <tim.bucknall at googlemail.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:05:17 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

to tell you the truth, i get the impression that the later stuff is much better, but all i could find in my shitty local shop  was the first album, i still intend to check out the later stuff when i get the chance


On 10/10/2007, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote: 
A lot of it is like a bunch of kids at kindergarten on acid...freeform
chaotic nonsense...I don't pretend to understand the method behind the 
madness. Haven't yet replaced my 'California' CD since I left it on top of
the car and drove off, half (but not totally) destroying it...didn't even
rip it to mp3 beforehand. Sigh...who knows, may have made it sound better 
;)


> hmm i guess, i could have probably overlooked the lyrics if it wasn't for

> the horrible slap bass and

> the bits that sound like the demo function on a cheap child keyboard!

>

>

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> On 09/10/2007, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

>>

>> That's all part of Mr Bungle's schtick though, surely that's obvious... 

>>

>> > worst lyrics i've heard  recently are the first mr bungle album:

>> squeeze

>> > me

>> > macaroni

>> > a 12 year old with a lavatorial obsession could have written them 

>> >

>> > also special mention for hilariously bad lyrics : suck by pigface ,

>> what

>> a

>> > pretentious tosspot trent is

>> >

>> >

>> > On 09/10/2007, Brendan < bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10468816

>> >>

>> >> Was enjoying that until they derided Robert Plant. Fair call though.

>> I

>> >> think they miss the point with some lyrics which are perhaps a bit 

>> >> tongue

>> >> in cheek or playful, childish, fanciful, CREATIVE...whatever.

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