[kj] Roundhouse

[GREG SLAWSON]

Hopefully nobody knows my home address and will come to knife me, but I'm not crazy over the new cd. Sound (esp Paul) is great but songwriting to me is lazy. I can't get lost in it like many other ones. Also, at least the last 4 had diversity to keep t interesting --metal chug, synth based tunes (ESS), dark and gloomy (Judas Goat), proggy, punk, etc. But this one sounds too much like the songs were written on the spot. They can take a 2 or 3 vocal riff and make it intense (Exorcism is the best example) but I don't feel it much on this cd. 

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> On Nov 7, 2015, at 6:56 PM, Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
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> A few have said about Exorcism on this tour being fantastic, and it has been a long time ago since I myself really got 'lost' in a KJ track but certainly did at the B'ham gig, was really intense.
> 
> General consensus for this tour was bad sound, at first I thought it would be down to the venues....but it seems criticism has been drawn from just about everywhere....something must be amiss with their crew.
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>> On 07 November 2015 at 17:00 Simon Usher <louiecipher33 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
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>> Was another fantastic show , shame they dropped the Two rare tracks that were being played on the earlier dates.
>> Have to say Exorcism has been mind blowing these gigs really lost myself during that.
>> 
>> Anyone know what the 2nd intro being played on the tour was ?
>> The 1st being Suicide's Ghostrider and the 3rd and 4th obviously Blade Runner and Eyes Wide Shut.
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>> Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 11:47:41 -0500 
>> To: gathering at misera.net 
>> Subject: [kj] Roundhouse 
>> From: gathering at misera.net 
>> CC: jpwhkj at aol.com 
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>> So, the setlist:
>> 
>> The Wait
>> Autonomous Zone
>> The Fall of Because
>> Eighties
>> Beautiful Dead
>> I Am the Virus
>> Exorcism
>> Change
>> Money Is Not Our God
>> Requiem
>> Dawn of The Hive
>> Panopticon
>> Wardance
>> Into The Unknown
>> Asteroid
>> Pssyche
>> 
>> Encore:
>> Turn To Red
>> Madness
>> Love Like Blood
>> Pandemonium
>> 
>> I was seated upstairs - front seat, great view, but still slightly sad not to be getting sweaty and battered down the front.
>> 
>> The track I was most looking forward to, based on recent setlists, was Delete, so it was a bit galling that they dropped it... on the other hand, several less-recent numbers were absolute stormers, so overall no complaints!  Particularly good ones for me were:
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>> Fall of Because (the first KJ track that really grabbed me, all those years ago)
>> Eighties
>> Beautiful Dead
>> I am the Virus
>> Change
>> Pssyche
>> 
>> Contrary to expectations, I rather enjoyed Wardance and Pandemonium.  The former certainly got a large section of the crowd going.
>> 
>> The sound was a bit disappointing.  Too loud, I thought, and Geordie's guitar didn't really come through in all its glory.  Especially disappointing for LLB, which lives and dies on the guitar.
>> 
>> Best thing was probably having such a great view of the whole band, all the way back to Big Paul.  He was absolutely pounding those drums... fearsome energy all the way through.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Jamie
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