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

LONESTYLE at aol.com LONESTYLE at aol.com
Sat Sep 11 06:06:41 EDT 2010



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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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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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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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
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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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