[kj] so........Corby and this album

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Fri Jun 19 19:48:56 EDT 2015


Interesting review.  Thanks Rob... you lucky fucker!



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From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>
To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:48
Subject: [kj] so........Corby and this album


 
  
   
   
   
   
Well, it was a cracking gig.  
   
Hadn't been to the Zombie Hut before - very "cozy".  
   
   
   
The band were great. On fine form, good humour, very tight.  
   
Seen some people moaning about the boring set list on Facebook, but I don't get bored of hearing Requiem, Change, Bloodsport, Waredance, Fall of Because. How could I?  
   
Also some from D&RS as well as a brilliant Beautiful Dead and MINOG. No crap songs. Played Autonomous Zone - goes on a bit but thats what KJ seem to do these days.  
   
Ended with Fall of Because which was hypnotic. I was truly lost in it.  
   
Jaz was quiet, not much in the way of talk, Geordie was bang on it. Tight and his guitar sound was top notch. Youth was solid and very smiley.  
   
Hadn't seen Jason Bowd behind the kit before. Can't say he missed a beat and he is a thumper for sure - loads of power but he ain't Big Paul and he can't be so comparisons are rather futile.  
   
Met a couple of Gatherer's - Mick Head, Matt Tibbitts and , I think Mark Holt (was that you). Not many familiar faces though.  
   
Great gig. Very knackered today!  
   
   
   
   
   
So the album  
   
   
   
I heard a few songs. Not all of them and in alphabetical order as that is how Colesy presented them. As I said, I didn't get left a copy (so don't ask)and maybe these are not finished mixes.  
   
There are about 14 songs with 10/11 for the album. So really I heard some songs and not "the album".  
   
   
   
What can i tell you?  
   
   
   
>From my perspective, I always have to listen to a new KJ a few times to get it. I didn't like 2003 at first - took me a while to love it.  
   
And this is a little bit the same for me beacuse it is rather different.  
   
The production and mixing is excellent - very clear sound. Tom Dalgety has been doing it (Royal Blood, Turbowolf) and he's done a good job.  
   
First thing to notice is the drums. Big Paul is really on fire. Very very tribal. Some superb tom tom work. I felt that he was a bit timid on Absolute dissent due to the fact it was jammed out more, this album isn't and he lifts it.  
   
Vocals are good. Jaz in fine voice. A real mixture. Some sotfer singing, some shouting and some nicely balanced growling. Guitars. Geordie's sound has evolved and there    is a heavy metal tone to some tracks and then classic Geordie on others.  
   
Beware, there are chuggers - specially for Chapman. If I could relate it to another album, I'm going to say Hosannas. Now that will scare some of you but don't be. Hosannas was muddy. This isn't, it's crisp and light and direct. Couple of songs are too long in my opinion but that's my preferences. Stand out for me are I am the Virus, Big Buzz and Euphoria.  
   
   
   
I think it will be a grower and, as i said, I havent heard it in order and the sequence makes a huge difference to how the album will sound and be perceived,  
   
   
   
I'm sure it will raise eyebrows and provoke debate.  
   
   
   
Well, it's Killing Joke isn't it?  
 
 

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