[kj] BTAS- Hosannas

[GREG SLAWSON]

I see what you're saying--BTATS and the song Majestic do have that mystical, almost (to me) unsettling feel. I don't know if it's the minor keys/modes or what. 
And yes Hossanas does have too long songs--they should have been (and have been from the days of Sinatra to Elvis to Supremes to the early Clash/Ramoes been 3 minutes or
less in length) shorter, but an 8 minute version of The Wait wouldn't necessarily make it a shit song either...I still think the songs on BTATS, while good in some ways, don't 
really go anywhere either.
 


From: Devacor at aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:02:35 -0500
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] BTAS- Hosannas









BTATS has some mystical quality to it (to me) - 
KJ albums if I listened to them through a couple times in a row they pull me in different directions/mixed bag of emotions, but BTATS I always feel good, inspired and uplifted. It always has reminded me of summer/sun drenched - well when I came out I just graduated HS and I played it all summer at the beach- when im in LA I play the hell out of it- just one of those things. I wouldn't say its their best, but if I had to pick one album from here on out and one only (not a comp) , it would probably be that one..
*(that might be a good topic- if you only could listen to one KJ album ever again from here on out, what would it be- it may not be the one you think is the best...) 
 
Hosannas, for me, the issue is half or more those songs just have so much dead space in them- Implosion, Lightbringer, Judas Goat, Walking with the Gods, Invocation (missing a few im sure)- its like someone said to them "hey I know these songs are 3-4 minutes, but you have to stretch them out into 8-10 mins"- those songs all have some redeeming qualities, but  the length and dead space doesn't do it for me. 
Hosannas I actually like but a bit long winded..
I will say I really do like Majestic- It doesn't really fit on that album, but it has some mystical/otherworldly sort of mood to it. I remember hearing a sample of it (bf album was released) right before I went to India, and it haunted me the whole time I was there- needed to hear it again. Its up there in the classics for me.  
 
AD, to me ,has more misses then hits, but the misses are near misses (not by much)- Some are growing on me... I do love Ladbroke Grove (instant classic) and looking forward to an ESS remix/redo. 
The topics they cover lyric wise are strong and does help to make up for some of the tracks- Like I know people who would love (lyrically) AD, but if I passed that particular track onto them they would be like what the hell is this...
 
I'm really hoping they hit it right with 2012- I have a feeling they will...
 
 
Adam
 
 


In a message dated 2/20/2011 10:34:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, vassifer at earthlink.net writes:
BTATS is worth re-discovering, I'd suggest, especially the re-release.  
OTG, meanwhile, remains as bad as you remember it (but it's still  
better than HOSANNAS).

Alex in NYC

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