[kj] the essence

[Brendan Quinn]

One Inch Man is another classic off And the Circus Leaves Town.but then
there's way too much fluff in the middle. But those two would almost make
the whole album worthwhile. Agreed with Sky Valley, esp Space Cadet.

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Leigh Newton
Sent: Friday, 7 September 2007 8:35 a.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] the essence

 

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.. 

 

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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 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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