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

[Alexander Smith]

Are there lyrics to "The Raven King" floating around out there? Anyone?


Alex in NYC


On Sep 11, 2010, at 6:06 AM, LONESTYLE at aol.com wrote:


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> 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.

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> Dig most of the album otherwise.

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> "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.

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> ~ LB

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> 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.

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> Here's a bold thread. Least favorite song on new album?

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> I'll say "Honour the Fire."

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> Yours?

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> Alex in NYC

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

> From: GREG SLAWSON

> Sent: Sep 10, 2010 3:07 PM

> To: gathering

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

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> 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

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:24:28 +0100

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

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

> Unexpectedly so?

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> I will be buying this.

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> From: j at jlancaster.info

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:36:52 +0100

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

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> <<<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...>>>

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> 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

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

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

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> 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...

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> And, again, Big Paul puts Dave Grohl's drumming on 2003 to shame...

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> These are happy days for us KJ fans (provided you didn't buy tickets  

> to some of their gigs). :)

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

> > wrote:

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

> cancelled gig.tossers.

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> 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

> 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,

> Janean

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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 are not very tribal.

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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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>

> stylistically?

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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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