[kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

[Brendan]

I had a friend who's not into hard-out music at all absolutely rave about
Seeing Red, and not that into LLB, which is my usual propaganda track.
Strange but true.

Agree with you about Jaz's voice on ESS, that's about the only thing I
like about it.


> Hm yes, I agree. The best single in ages. Obviously, a single is a

> promotional tool - it's meant to reach people that are not familiar

> with the band. I did like Hosannas, but was it a good single? No way.

> Seeing Red? No way. Loose Cannon was ok I guess. I really like this

> one - good idea to show off Jaz can actually sing...

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>>    1. Re: OT: Downloading and converting video files help (phil)

>>    2. ESS: the best single in decades? (Javier Garcia)

>>    3. Re: nice Absolute Dissent review: (Javier Garcia)

>>    4. Re: nice Absolute Dissent review: (Javier Garcia)

>>    5. Re: nice Absolute Dissent review: (folk devil)

>>    6. Re: nice Absolute Dissent review: (Brendan)

>>    7. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (jon chapman)

>>    8. Re:  (Karen Weil)

>>    9. Re: nice Absolute Dissent review: (folk devil)

>>   10. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (Leigh Newton)

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>>Message: 1

>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:28:05 +0100

>>From: phil <phil.tofield at virgin.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Downloading and converting video files help

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)"

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>>try this

>>http://hotfile.com/dl/59585555/51c80f6/Youtube_Downloader.rar.html

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>>or this

>>http://rapidshare.com/files/332115501/Streaming.Video.Recorder.v2.0.7.regged-GAOTD.rar

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>>On Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:34:21 +0100, you wrote:

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>> >Can anyone help me download and convert Queens Of The Stone Age live

>> from

>> >Reading off the BBC site please? Ideally to DVD. Thanks:

>> >http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/festivals/readingandleeds/2010/artists/queensofth

>> >estoneage/

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>>From: "Javier Garcia" <jagargal at lycos.com>

>>Subject: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>From: "Javier Garcia" <jagargal at lycos.com>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] nice Absolute Dissent review:

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>>From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

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>>I'm sure all the others made up for it, Javier? ;)

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>>Damn! I went directly to the last one! For me it?s like the worst

>>track ever!!! >:/ grrrrrrrr

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>>From: "Brendan" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

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>>At least Rick Ghastly didn't need pitch control like a lot of today's

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>>Yes, I just defended Rick Astley.

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>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:48:17 +0000

>>From: jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>European Superstate is crap.

>>I don't want it on the radio either.

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>>Have i said it enough?

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>>Life is like a movie,if you've sat through more than half of it and

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>>No one should blame you for walking out early.

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>>From: jagargal at lycos.com

>>To: gathering at misera.net

>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:31:39 -0400

>>Subject: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>Have listened European Superstate almost daily, this track grows

>>prety fast on me. I think it?s really an awesome song. And beyond

>>that I think Killing Joke may have the best single in many, many ages.

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>>It's Killing Joke at their best -ok not so much guitar, but still it

>>has great ingredients- and is also very radio-friendly.

>>Great they?re planing to release it a a single but they will have to

>>pressure the record company in a serious way so they make a nice

>>effort promoting this track; if they don?t do it they will be

>>wasting a pretty good opportunity to put a song with good rotation

>>on the radio, and who knows? maybe a hit.

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>>What do you guys think?

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>>Javier

>>mexico.city

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>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:02:37 -0700

>>From: "Karen Weil" <karen.weil at sddt.com>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>Best single in ages? Not sure about that.

>>However, I agree it has a hypnotic quality to it, and is highly

>>listenable, yet still heavy. I give it an "A."

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>>Cheers,

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>>KW.

>>SoCal, USA

>>   ----- Original Message -----

>>   From: Javier Garcia

>>   To: gathering

>>   Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:31 PM

>>   Subject: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>   Have listened European Superstate almost daily, this track grows

>> prety fast on me. I think it?s really an awesome song. And beyond

>> that I think Killing Joke may have the best single in many, many ages.

>>

>>   It's Killing Joke at their best -ok not so much guitar, but still

>> it has great ingredients- and is also very radio-friendly.

>>   Great they?re planing to release it a a single but they will have

>> to pressure the record company in a serious way so they make a nice

>> effort promoting this track; if they don?t do it they will be

>> wasting a pretty good opportunity to put a song with good rotation

>> on the radio, and who knows? maybe a hit.

>>

>>   What do you guys think?

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>>   Javier

>>   mexico.city

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>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:33:03 -0700

>>From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

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>> > To: gathering at misera.net

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>>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:37:18 -0700 (PDT)

>>From: Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>Best single since.....Pandemonium, maybe. Or Money is?Not Our God.

>> Definitely

>>the best in a long while. The competition isn't exactly stiff.

>>Millenium, Jana,

>>Democracy, Loose Cannon, Hosannas. There's also Seeing Red which is

>>very good.

>>But I like this much better. Good call, Javier.

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>>Leigh

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>>From: Javier Garcia <jagargal at lycos.com>

>>To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>

>>Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 6:31:39 PM

>>Subject: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

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>>Have listened European Superstate almost daily, this track grows

>>prety fast on

>>me. I think it?s really an awesome song. And beyond that I think Killing

>> Joke

>>may have the best single in many, many ages.

>>

>>

>>It's Killing Joke at their best -ok not so much guitar, but still it

>>has great

>>ingredients- and is also very radio-friendly.

>>

>>Great they?re planing to release it a a single but they will have to

>> pressure

>>the record company in a serious way so they make a nice effort promoting

>> this

>>track; if they don?t do it they will be wasting a pretty good

>>opportunity to put

>>a song with good rotation on the radio, and who knows? maybe a hit.

>>

>>

>>What do you guys think?

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>>Javier

>>mexico.city

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