[kj] The Fanatic

[first fossil]

Pedestrian? We're talking about the same one? It's way punchier and more immediate than Outside the Gate, it hit me in the right place first time I heard it. I'd say it was in the same waters as Seeing Red or Extremities (the song). 
Was it too controversial? More interesting a song speculating on martyrdom than one of those nostalgia trips.

Rob's Arse <joker at Z6.com> wrote:

Are you cock!

The Fanatic didn't get on Extremities cos it's pretty lame in comparison. The tempo and performance is pedestrian. Same goes for the original version of solitude. Maybe a bit more work might have kicked theminto shape but I would wager that they wrer writtena s a reaction to OTG but then Geordie/Jaz said "We can do better". 

 



--- "Paul Rangecroft" <killing_j0ke at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: "Paul Rangecroft" <killing_j0ke at hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 08:58:32 +0000
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: RE: [kj] The Fanatic

maybe i am thick, as i just don't hear it. in what sense is the structure 
more OTG? which songs on OTG are you thinking of in particular? which parts 
of these songs have a similar structure? it has a very simple structure, 
basic geordie spine-tingler riff (can't say that about anything on OTG, 
maybe 'obsession' at a push), chorus, middle eight. it's surely more like a 
typical NIGHT TIME track in that sense. that early version of 'solitude', 
i'd say that was more of a precursor. quite a bit of the EXTREMITIES stuff 
was written back in '88, possibly even before then. many of the songs that 
ended up on the album were played live repeatedly through '89, before the 
album was released, along with 'the fanatic'. it would have slotted in very 
neatly on ED&VRE but would have stuck out like a sore thumb on OTG. if there 
is a bridge between the two albums then it's track 11 on the latter - the 
segue from the haunting coleman composition 'kaliyuga' into defiant 
"full-stop followed by an exclamation mark" anthem 'struggle'.

todd, back me up, man! am i right or am i right?

>From: Rob's Arse <joker at Z6.com>

Cos the song structure is more OTG but the delivery is harder. It's a 
precursor to Extremities.

You thick or something?

--- "Paul Rangecroft" <killing_j0ke at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: "Paul Rangecroft" <killing_j0ke at hotmail.com>

how does it bridge the gap between OTG and EXTREMITIES?

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