[kj] the essence

[Leigh Newton]

I'll stick up for Queen anyday. I'm not too familiar with the album Jazz but I know that Mustapha and Don't Stop Me Now are both on there so it surely can't be ALL bad. Also gotta give it up for the rockers like Now I'm Here and Keep Yourself Alive as well as the more poppy, schlocky fair like I Want To Break Free and Radio Ga Ga. 

King Crimson really came out with some amazing stuff in the 80s. The 70s stuff is ok, here and there. Same with the 90s and beyond. But the 3 Belew-era albums from the 80s are really awesome. 

Tool are completely up their own asses and have resided there for years. Opiate and Undertow are both great. It's all downhill from there. Lateralus, in particular, is such a shitty album. 10 000 Days has some decent moments. 

Leigh


----- Original Message ----
From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2007 5:49:44 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] the essence


Well, I'm not going to get all red in the face attempting to defend  
Queen here. Much like their US counterparts in Kiss, I heard them  
before I ever layed ears on anything even remotely punk. Queen were  
DELIBERATE in their pomp-rock ridiculousness, but at least they  
didn't take themselves so dreadfully seriously (i.e. those gents in  
E.L.P, Yes, etc.) And, they made some absolutely fantastic music  
along the way. Sure, "Bicycle Race" is vaudevillian nonsense, but  
listen to "Sheer Heart Attack," "The Prophet's Song," "Fight From The  
Inside," "Stone Cold Crazy" -- they wrote some great stuff.

No matter what, they're far better than Bob fucking Dylan.

Alex in NYC



On Sep 5, 2007, at 5:42 PM, Darren A. Peace wrote:


> Good to see you timed that to cut off before the Flash soundtrack,  

> but ...

> Jazz? Honestly?

>

> Queen, to me, epitomise the sort of pomp-rock nonsense I hate. I  

> acknowledge

> there's a lot of personal animus, but everything from Brian May's

> Restoration wig and stadium stance, through Mr Bulsara's pre-Borat  

> leotards,

> including Roger Taylor's mad ferret impersonation throughout the  

> Bohemian

> Rhapsody video and Deacon's OMD Brussel sprout hair repels me.

>

> When I was at school, there was a room you could book that contained a

> shitty little record player. You got twenty minutes, booked a week in

> advance, to play your 45s (wouldn't play at 33 1/3 at all, which  

> meant that

> some of my eps were not viable) to your friends. I always seemed to  

> end up

> waiting outside while some greasy fucker played Bicycle Race on  

> repeat. I

> remember finally kicking the door in, tearing the record off the  

> deck and

> smashing it to pieces against the wall. Gave him the cash to buy  

> another

> single (think he followed my recommendation and bought "No More  

> Heroes"),

> but it was enormously satisfying.

>

> Darren

> Hungerford, UK

>

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>

> Everything Queen did up through THE GAME was brilliant.

>

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