[kj] Democracy

[n0153 jr]

I don't love Hosannas, but I don't hate it either... it's a solid effort to
say the least. Some great tracks in there...



On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Janean <j at jlancaster.info> wrote:


>  I love Democracy too.

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> <<< Aeon, Savage Freedom, Pilgrimage, Medicine Wheel... and I love

> Lanterns too. And even Another Bloody Election ain't that bad>>>

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> Yep, love all those – great songs.  I also like the acoustic guitar on that

> album.

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> Mind you, I love Hosannas too.  Someone has to.

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

> *On Behalf Of *n0153 jr

> *Sent:* 14 September 2010 15:18

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Democracy

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> I always loved Democracy since the day it was released.

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> This past weekend I played it while slouching for hours on the couch, at

> top volume, and I couldn't grasp why so many here seem to dislike it. It has

> all the essential stuff we want in a any KJ release, it has awesome riffs,

> it has some pretty effective tribal drumming (perhaps the last KJ album to

> sport it), the lyrics are almost spot on and I even like it's mix.

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> I get that many might've been put off by the acoustic guitar, but me, I

> like it quite a lot... I guess we have to be permissive with artists trying

> new stuff, we are not forced to like it, but at least respect it.

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> There are some excellent songs in there, Aeon, Savage Freedom, Pilgrimage,

> Medicine Wheel... and I love Lanterns too. And even Another Bloody Election

> ain't that bad... it's far better than, say, Dregs. :P

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> I guess, for reasons other than just the music, Democracy is the KJ album

> that marked me the most, for the moment I was going through in life when it

> was released and a bunch of crap like that... I really love it, rate it

> among their best and, as Marc said, I like it better and better the older I

> get.

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> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:46 AM, fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> I always loved it but Democracy is an album I listen to more and more the

> older I get…

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

> *On Behalf Of *Phillipps Marc

> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:31 AM

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

> *Subject:* [kj] Democracy

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> So, I decided to put Democracy on in the car this morning . . I probably

> haven’t listened to it in two years

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> It really isn’t a bad album is it . . . a lot better than I remembered

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