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

[LONESTYLE at aol.com]

I think This "World Hell" is terrible! It is a bit repetitive and far too  
long., They better not do that on the tour for it is real weak song. 
 
Dig most of the album otherwise.
 
"The Raven King" after listening to it brought tears to me and my  wife's 
eyes. The lyrics are deep and  the song grows more and more on you  listening 
to it a few times.
 
 
~ LB
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 9/10/2010 1:18:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

I like "Depthcharge," but it did seem a bit reminiscent of, say,  
"Asteroid." Not a bad thing, but no ground broken. 
Here's a bold thread. Least favorite song on new album?

I'll say  "Honour the Fire." 
Yours? 
Alex in NYC


-----Original  Message----- 
From: GREG SLAWSON 
Sent: Sep 10,  2010 3:07 PM 
To: gathering 
Subject: Re: [kj]  So new album..where does it stand 

<ZZZHT My take on the album (listened to on  crappy computer):
Great, except for--
This World Hell &  Depthcharge: kind of dull (mostly tuneless metal sludge)
Ghost of  L.G.--quite dull (not as good as "Another Cult Goes Down" in 
terms of  Joke-reggae)

 
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From: paulwady at hotmail.com
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Date: Fri, 10 Sep  2010 17:24:28 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it  stand

Has anyone else got rather emotional listening to The Raven King?  
Unexpectedly so?    


I will be buying this.  


 
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From: j at jlancaster.info
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Date: Fri, 10 Sep  2010 12:36:52 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it  stand


<<<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...>>> 
I’ll agree with  that 100%. 
 
  
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From:  gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] 
On Behalf Of n0153 jr
Sent: 10 September 2010  12:15
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Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where  does it stand
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_ 
(mailto:jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk) >  wrote: 
 
Haven't listened to it - still in a Mardy/Angry huff  over the Warsaw 
cancelled gig.tossers.    

















Life is like a  movie,if you've sat through more than half of it and its 
sucked every second  so far,it probably isn't gonna get great right at the end 
and make it all  worthwhile.
No one should blame you for walking out early.
 







 
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From: _j at jlancaster.info_ (mailto:j at jlancaster.info) 
To: _gathering at misera.net_ (mailto:gathering at misera.net) 
Date: Fri, 10  Sep 2010 09:23:34 +0100 
 

Subject: Re: [kj]  So new album..where does it stand 
 
<<<  But it's a great album - really enjoying the  melody in there and the 
fact that Jaz sings on some of the  tracks!>>>

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.

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.  ;-)

Cheers,
Janean 

  
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(mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net) ]  On Behalf Of Rob  Moss
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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.

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).

Don't see much in the  way of Revelations/Fire Dances in there. The drums 
are not very  tribal.

But it's a great album  - really enjoying the melody in there and the fact 
that Jaz sings on some of  the tracks!

Good work  fellas!



----- 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 

stylistically?



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






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