[kj] In Cythera Down By The River with MMXXII (Alexander Smith)

[Jim Harper]

I've been able to give MMXII it's first real run-through over the past few days, and there are parts that didn't initially thrill me that I've definitely warmed to. I'm still not sure about Pole Shift and FEMA Camp, and I don't much like Rapture and Trance. The rest of it is quite excellent however, and 6 great tracks out of 10 still ranks pretty damn highly. It's worth bearing in mind that I can count the number of albums I like all the way though on one hand; MMXII isn't quite up there with 'Exile on Main Street', 'Album', 'Rumor and Sigh' and 'Haus der Luge', but it's still the best Joke album I've heard since Pandemonium, and that's more than enough to make me very happy indeed!


Jim.
 

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From: ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com>
To: "gathering at misera.net" <gathering at misera.net> 
Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2012, 11:48
Subject: [kj] In Cythera Down By The River with MMXXII (Alexander Smith)


Hey Alex,
I'd give in.
I had the same intentions as you but had time off and as the weather was unseasonably hot sat in the garden opened the cider and HAPPY DAYS!!
You'll never please all gatherers and if you wanted to be picky you could say that parts of glitch sound exactly the same as Intravenous/Majestic, but its the first joke album since extremities that you can turn on and not want to fast forward till its over.
There are many highlights but its up to you to decide!!












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