[kj] Singles Collection -- thoughts

[Nick Scott]

I really liked "Feast Of Fool" and hate generic raaaawk...what's wrong with
me?!


On 3 June 2013 22:08, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote:


> Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> (snip)

>

> Regardless, it's truly a pretty thing, and it's hard to argue with the

> track

> selection (although I know we all can). I'm curious to see how this

> rarities

> disc differs from the rarities disc in the box, as I've heard it does.

> We'll

> see.

>

> My question is this. I've never met Spinefarm's Dante Bonutto. I don't know

> what he does for that label. I'm sure he's an exceptionally nice guy and

> has

> remarkable taste. But, honestly, why on God's green earth would you recruit

> someone who -- by his own admission -- is only a passive late-comer to

> Killing Joke to write the liner notes?? I mean, what the fuck? Was it just

> cheaper that way?

>

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

>

> I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked this set, especially the

> singles

> 2nd disc and the Rarities disc.  Never heard the Flexidisc version of Money

> and after repeated listens, it's now my favorite version of the song.  As

> far as rarities, "Sixth Sun" should have been on AD instead of a track like

> Depthcharge.  On the other hand, they made the right choice not including

> Feast Of Fools - that's a halfhearted generic "rawk" track.

>

> T.B.

>

>

>

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