[kj] the essence

[Brendan Quinn]

I thought that bit was a joke, probably doesn't stand out much amongst the
sonic doomery of the song.but they definitely have a sarcastic side. For
some reason I always imagined Kyuss as the band that the mad drummer off the
Muppets would be most into.

 

PS: Any Kyuss fans agree with me that Spaceship Landing, the last track of
their last album, is their magnum opus? Josh Homme's solo(s) in that are
absolutely sublime.. 

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Janean Lancaster
Sent: Friday, 7 September 2007 12:13 a.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] the essence

 

It's the "You've been burned by my lighter / And my lighter is held down by
my thumb" which always sounds silly to me.  I never take much notice of
lyrics but that stood out.  Still - the track's a belter.  

 

Good story too.  

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: 06 September 2007 12:50
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] the essence

 

Yes!! God bless you for excellent taste. But I disagree about the lyrics - 
The first time I heard 'Thumb', the next day I went in to a job that I hated
and quit. It was hearing that first line, 'You don't seem to understand the
deal...', sat on the aforementioned monster riff, that pushed me to act.
True story.

N

Janean Lancaster <Janean.Lancaster at hopwood.ac.uk> wrote:



Back to rock anthems: Kyuss - "Thumb". Lame lyrics but what a monster
riff! That's got to be the biggest rocking riff ever.

Cheers,
Janean

 

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