[kj] So new album..where does it stand

[n0153 jr]

One thing I meant to say and forgot is that even the song In Excelcis, which
I wasn't crazy about upon listening to it in the single, fits and works
perfectly in the context of the album...
And, again, Big Paul puts Dave Grohl's drumming on 2003 to shame...
These are happy days for us KJ fans (provided you didn't buy tickets to some
of their gigs). :)



On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:08 AM, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk>wrote:


>  Haven't listened to it - still in a Mardy/Angry huff over the Warsaw

> cancelled gig.tossers.

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> From: j at jlancaster.info

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:23:34 +0100

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> Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand

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>  <<< But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and the

> fact that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!>>>

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> Agreed, it is a bloody great album!  Fave tracks at the moment are ESS and

> The Great Cull.  And Endgame.  The Raven King is quite moving, as expected.

> Needs a few more listens before I can rank it with the others.

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> Only got to play it twice through last night: I rushed home, fired up the

> laptop, and was about to press play when “the missus” came home from work

> and wanted to talk about her day.  Women – they can be so selfish. ;-)

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> Cheers,

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> *On Behalf Of *Rob Moss

> *Sent:* 10 September 2010 08:56

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand

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> I think it mostly sits in with 2003 personally. It's got an uptempo vibe -

> nowehere near as dark as Hosannas.

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> But I can definitely see the pre-first album influences there, mainlu the

> guitar, as well as a couple of Night Time and even BTATS references (The

> Raven King reminds me a bit of Sanity).

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> Don't see much in the way of Revelations/Fire Dances in there. The drums

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> But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and the fact

> that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!

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> Good work fellas!

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

> From: Steve Hackett

> Sent: 09/10/10 08:48 AM

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

> Subject: [kj] So new album..where does it stand

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> Early days but for those who've downloaded it, what do you reckon it harks

> back to??

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