[kj] ESS

[Alexander Smith]

"decent nu-metal tunes"

Isn't that kind of an oxymoron?

Alex in NYC




On Sep 18, 2010, at 12:35 AM, GREG SLAWSON 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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