[kj] Extremities

[sade1]

Now that's a point i don't think i've heard mentioned here before: who's idea was it after all to go "metal" on Pandemonium? 
 

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[looking at the current state of things..]
 
'Who has the fun.. 
  ..is it always a man with a gun...? 
    Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat" 




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From: GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com>
To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 11:31:07 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

I think the metal aspect of Pandemonium overshadows any trance/dance elements. I barely notice that there is a drum machine or any dance elements at all when listening.
 
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:28:49 -0700
From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities


Is it me or does it help to also like trance/dance to further get into Pandemonium? hmm..
 

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[looking at the current state of things..]
 
'Who has the fun.. 
  ..is it always a man with a gun...? 
    Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat" 




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From: TB <planetary at socal.rr.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 8:52:40 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

folk devil wrote:

Extremities to me sounded like some of the boys had been hanging out with Pigface, Murder Inc. et al. Oh wait a minute, they had
been....I think I'd heard to many bad albums from the Atkins camp at the time; I was listening to very different sounding music at
the time of its release, too.
Pandemonium was a much more 'contemporary' album for the time, and  I find the production a lot more solid.
The production of Extremities stinks of alcohol.
 
Folks who like Pandemonium typically like Democracy. Those who like Extremities, do not. This could go on forever, music's
subjective! :)

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Despite Extremities signaling the band's welcome move to an edgier, harder sound, I've always found it to be one of my least
favorite KJ albums and I agree with your overall opinion of it.  While I think Pandemonium's production is quite muddy, overall that
album still ranks among my top 5 KJ albums in their entire catalog.

T.B.


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