[kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

[folk devil]

Not so sure about that. It sounded pretty um, Leftfield (sorry) at the time. Except fo certain Northern / NY 'scenes'.
 


From: jagargal at lycos.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:42:10 -0400
Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?

I could bet, at least the keyboards, in "Follow the Leaders" sounded as mainstream then as the ones in "ESS" today. 

Javier 
mxcty 








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Follow the Leader. One of my all time faves. It doesn't compare for me, bar the toe tappiness.. 







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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:03:26 -0400 

From: jpwhkj at aol.com 

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





Spot on, Neil. 



Actually - now that you've mentioned FTL, that's what it reminds me of... 











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From: Neil Perry 

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

Sent: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:58 

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





I agree. 

I have been playing it daily and it gives me goosebumps every time. I don't know why. 

But I like the return to more danceable tunes after the grunt and sludge of recent albums - sometimes Geordie 

works better with 'less is more'. And I love the fact that Jaz is singing again. But mostly I like the fact they 

can still come up with a musical leap like this, something I wasn't expecting. The Killing Joke sound was 

getting very predictable. 

Thing is, when KJ have previously tried to write a pop hit, I've detested those songs - Me Or You, A New Day etc - 

but ESS is pure genius I think. Maybe they weren't trying to write a pop hit this time? I don't think it is their 

best single by a long shot - Follow the Leader, Empire Song, Eighties, LLB, Millennium, etc etc - but 

it is probably their best chance of having a hit in a very very long time. 

I believe this could be HUGE in clubs, and consequently maybe radio, if of course there is promotion and marketing 

and all the rest. Which going by recent history, is a big IF. 



N 







On 31 August 2010 00:31, Javier Garcia wrote: 



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? 





Javier 

mexico.city 

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