[kj] Killing Joke's career

[The Exorcist]

BTW, hearing some of the songs played live can 
bring a total change of opinion as well.

Many times the "soul" (due to lack of a better 
word) of a song doesn't quite come across well on albums.

At 11:24 AM 12/22/2008, Brendan Quinn wrote:

>Intravenous

bloody hard song for me to 

>categorise. It swells and changes quite a lot 

>(which I love). Geordie’s guitar work is 

>absolutely standout, but to me it’s let down by 

>the vox and chorus. Let down meaning doesn’t hit 

>the epic status it would if it was all at the 

>level of the guitar work. It has a cool dynamic, 

>the opening is beyond brilliant, the guitar is 

>on another planet altogether

actually I’m 

>listening to it on loop now and it’s sucking me in big time.

>

>Vox aren’t doing it though, it’s almost spoken 

>word. Staccato rapid-fire instrument-esque sure, 

>but the effect isn’t that impactful to me

I love 

>the perpetual scream in the background.

>

>A superior KJ track overall, but not one that 

>I’d regularly interfere with myself to.

>

>MINOG

>

>EVIL fucking intentions and I love that. Opening 

>hoik and cough is classic

signifies the 

>following is a spit in the face. Huge opening 

>bass-driven riff, perfect momentum, perfect 

>tone

then perfect mix of restraint and emphasis 

>in the vox

tension / release. Masterful. The 

>whole song is champing at the bit to explode. 

>Perfect summation of the past few years, yearning to release



>

>Yeah MINOG is huge. Choruses have been better though.

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