[kj] ESS

[n0153 jr]

the weakest in Hosannas is without a shadow of a doubt the blend drumming
throughout it all!
I could have done a better job myself!
that said: I like the album still... apart from OTG, it's their weakest to
date, but still has some nice tunes therein.




On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 1:35 AM, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:


>  I've always thought of Hossanas as the real "KJ for Beginners". It sort of

> covers lots of the bands sounds and styles (w/the exception of their late

> 80s New Romanic wannabe phase), with a couple of

> decent nu-metal tunes thrown in (I think Implosion and the title track are

> pretty good). True, the songs are too long and many are ripoffs of older

> songs (Walking With Gods was the new Change, Majestic the

> new Intravenous, Invocation the new Communion, and Lightbringer sounded

> like a bunch of them). But I think it's pretty representative of the band,

> as is the new album, which also repeats older stuff a bit. And the 2 songs

> everyone likes,

> Judas and Gratitude, bring back some of the uneasy weirdness of

> Revelations, and with a bigger sound. I think the main weakness of both

> Hosannas and KJ2003 are the lack of emotional depth of some of the earlier

> stuff.

>

> > From: planetary at socal.rr.com

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:59:10 -0700

> > Subject: Re: [kj] ESS

>

> >

> > Alexander Smith wrote:

> >

> > Listened to it on the way home from work today -- and, by george, you're

> absolutely right. Better than I remembered as well.

> >

> > That said, I also listened to HOSANNAS in its unwieldy entirety quite

> recently too. Sadly, my impression of it has not softened with

> > age. While I like bits of "Implosion" and "Majestic," I still think it's

> my least favorite album. Better than COURTAULD TALKS , I

> > suppose, but less intriguing than OTG (the myriad flaws of which still

> compel me to re-visit).

> >

> > Alex in NYC

> >

> > +++++++++++

> >

> > Interesting in that I've been giving Hosannas as well as Democracy

> listens lately during long drives (I can't even listen to OTG)

> > and aside from Judas Goat and Gratitude, and if anything, my attitude

> towards HFTBOH has hardened. There's really nothing I can say

> > I like about the album aside from those two tracks which aren't that

> great to begin with. And every time I hear Lightbringer, I

> > laugh - it's one of the band's goofiest songs and recalls that YouTube

> video of the long haired guy pretending to be Jaz.

> >

> > T.B.

> >

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