[kj] BP blog post video

[Karen Weil]

I prefer the "old-skool" Jaz vocals myself, but yes, a little roar would be 
acceptable -- just a little. ; )

Karen
SoCal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] BP blog post video



> My fear is that this upcoming LP will be like "Democracy," or "Brighter 

> Than a Thousand Suns," following their pattern of ending a decade of 

> heavier stuff by releasing a lite LP.

>

> :((

>

> And yet the live versions of "Time Wave" and "Fresh Fever From the Skies" 

> (which I assume will be on this new LP??) have sounded fairly heavy. "Time 

> Wave" - live - sounds like a Motorhead worship song, to me, a la 

> "Implosion" off Hosannas from the Basements from Hell. That's cool with 

> me. I really hope Jaz plays with his vocal dynamics, switching between the 

> posh Brit post-punk style he is good at and then using his dinosaur roar 

> to good effect. If it is all posh "Love Like Blood"-type vocals with no 

> "This Tribal Antidote" roaring, I'll be pissed.

>

> --Oliver

>

>

>

> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>> What brief clips I saw I'd describe as -- semi-hard (-ish), semi-melodic 

>> post-punk?  But that's just going off Geordie's guitar.

>>

>> I haven't seen a clip of Jaz's vocals or any drumming, just Geordie doing 

>> guitar. It's like listening to his solo tracks but with no drums. I can't 

>> get any idea how it will all sound in the end. I do hope it is a "heavy" 

>> or at least aggressive album. It doesn't have to be 'heavy'' in the sense 

>> of "Total Invasion," but I would be stoked if it was full of more songs 

>> like "The Wait" or "Universe B." Unfortunately what I heard does not 

>> sound like that. But what the vid shows is way too brief to draw broad 

>> conclusions.

>>

>> --Oliver

>>

>>

>> Floren Luke wrote:

>>>  How would you describe the music though?

>>> Which category is it in ?

>

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