[kj] Never a new topic OTG

[Alex Smith]

Here's a silly question: Who here would buy -- let alone wear -- an OTG t-shirt?

Alex in NYC



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>From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>Sent: Sep 22, 2011 5:35 PM

>To: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Never a new topic OTG

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>He was arguably the only one that could have genuinely saved it, alas.

>Alex in NYC

>

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

>>From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>

>>Sent: Sep 22, 2011 4:51 PM

>>To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Never a new topic OTG

>>

>>It really is a crime that Geordie was mixed out of that record. 

>>

>>On 22 Sep 2011, at 21:47, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>>> True, but there was still vital, interesting music being made in that same era -- just not commercially VIABLE music, which KJ (or at least Jaz) seemed intent on making at the time. 

>>> 

>>> Alex in NYC

>>> 

>>> 

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

>>>> From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>

>>>> Sent: Sep 22, 2011 4:35 PM

>>>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Never a new topic OTG

>>>> 

>>>> I think it's the production rather than the songs. 

>>>> That period was bad for music. 

>>>> All sounds like they were trying to make the songs have the audio equivalent of those Dynasty style shoulder pads!

>>>> 

>>>> On 22 Sep 2011, at 20:56, Agni Deva <devacor at aol.com> wrote:

>>>> 

>>>>> OTG  songs (well besides maybe one step ahead) all sound serviceable if you listen to the 15 second Itune clips or something as such...-- but if you listened all the songs the whole album through, well not so much (to me at least)

>>>>> 

>>>>> my love of this land I can listen to and feel ok about...

>>>>> 

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

>>>>> From: ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com>

>>>>> To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>

>>>>> Sent: Wed, Sep 21, 2011 2:29 pm

>>>>> Subject: [kj] Never a new topic OTG

>>>>> 

>>>>> As I have mentioned more than once I would love to see Obsession played

>>>>> live

>>>>> 

>>>>> Marc,

>>>>> Spot on brilliant track, another example of an archetypal kj track.

>>>>> 

>>>>> No many people admit to liking Otg

>>>>> I'll rate it now

>>>>> America 10

>>>>> love of this land 10

>>>>> Stay One Jump 5

>>>>> Ends of Earth 8

>>>>> Calling 8

>>>>> Obsession 9 

>>>>> Tiuhanco 2

>>>>> OTG 7

>>>>> 

>>>>> Sick of saying imagine if this was re-recorded.

>>>>> 

>>>>> The only track that you should leave alone is My love of this land as thats fine

>>>>> as it stands

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