[kj] Gathering Digest, Vol 84, Issue 106
Dominico C
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Thu Sep 2 00:20:59 EDT 2010
Millennium is one of my favorite EPs also.
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> 1. Re: (OT) Leftfield Tour (folk devil)
> 2. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (folk devil)
> 3. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (TB)
> 4. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (folk devil)
> 5. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (jpwhkj at aol.com)
> 6. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (jpwhkj at aol.com)
> 7. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (jpwhkj at aol.com)
> 8. Re: ESS: the best single in decades? (folk devil)
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> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:27:32 -0700
> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Leftfield Tour
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> Wish they'd come over here!
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> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:28:08 +0100
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> Subject: [kj] (OT) Leftfield Tour
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> For those that are interested, Leftfield are doing a short tour of proper warm, dry venues - including Brixton Academy in 3rd December - tickets on sale Friday.
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> cheers
> paul
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> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?
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> E volved?
> A tingler?
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> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:58:41 +0200
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> goosebumps every time.
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> From: "TB" <planetary at socal.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] ESS: the best single in decades?
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> countessghoulita at aol.com wrote:
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> I am with you, Jon. My apologies to everyone. I love the lyrics, but the beats are too mainstream.
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> ++++++++++
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> I too find the track mediocre, mostly because the keys sound very dated. If I didn't know better, I would have said this was something from 1984.
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> T.B.
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> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
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> Tis a very standard arpeggiation.
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> mostly because the keys sound very dated.
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> The last one that competes - for me - is Money Is Not Our God. That gets extra points for being such a blinding opener on the Extremities tour (when it seemed to alternate with Termite Mound).
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> You'll probably all flame me for this, but I loved (and still love) Sanity. I think this is the best since then.
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> Jamie
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> From: Karen Weil <karen.weil at sddt.com>
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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."
>
> Cheers,
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> KW.
> SoCal, USA
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> 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.
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> What do you guys think?
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> Javier
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> Oops, I forgot Millennium and Pandemonium, both of which rocked.
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> The last one that competes - for me - is Money Is Not Our God. That gets extra points for being such a blinding opener on the Extremities tour (when it seemed to alternate with Termite Mound).
>
> You'll probably all flame me for this, but I loved (and still love) Sanity. I think this is the best since then.
>
> Jamie
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> From: Karen Weil <karen.weil at sddt.com>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 2:02
> 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."
>
> Cheers,
>
> KW.
> SoCal, USA
>
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> 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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> Spot on, Neil.
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> Actually - now that you've mentioned FTL, that's what it reminds me of...
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> Sent: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:58
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> 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
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>
> On 31 August 2010 00:31, Javier Garcia <jagargal at lycos.com> 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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> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
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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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> From: jpwhkj at aol.com
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>
> Spot on, Neil.
>
> Actually - now that you've mentioned FTL, that's what it reminds me of...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
> 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 <jagargal at lycos.com> 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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