[kj] the essence

[Leigh Newton]

I dunno, I find it hard to get through their last album. It seems so half-hearted. I'll give it another listen though. Sky Valley has the best shit, I think. 100 Degrees, Demon Cleaner, Whitewater, Space Cadet mmmmmmmmmmmm. Good stuff indeed. 

Leigh



----- Original Message ----
From: Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2007 4:01:58 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] the essence


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…. 
 



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.  
 



From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: 06 September 2 007 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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