[kj] Undersung KJ songs

[Will E Scheipers]

Democracy has some definite gems on it. Aeon, Democracy, Absent Friends,
Medicine Wheel, Intellect, Savage Freedom. However throughout the album
Jaz seems to be in a lyrical rut. 

From,
Will

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:07:19 -0800 (PST) Alex Smith
<vassifer at earthlink.net> writes:
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> For me. "Aeon" is *ALL* about Geordie's riff, which sounds like 
> planet-sized
> church bells. Pity about the production, though, busily muddling the 
> track with 
> technoey tweaks, indistinguishable percussion and needless rumbling, 
> which all but
> renders Jaz's lyrics incomprehensible.
> 
> As Rob suggest, it is *DYING* for a remix. Preferrably a simple one. 
> Strip away 
> Youth's bong-addicted filigree.
> 
> Alex in NYC
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gregslawson at aol.com
> Sent: Mar 28, 2005 10:40 AM
> To: vassifer at earthlink.net, gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Undersung KJ songs
> 
> Actually, Alex, my faves are "Intellect" and "Medicine Wheel"--both 
> remind me of old classic KJ stuff. I also like the lyrics to 
> "Democracy" and "Bloody Election". I didn't really like "Aeons" 
> until I named my 40th birthday party the "TAPping into the Aeons" 
> party (it was held at a bar with about 100 taps--no joke!). 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
> <gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:08:55 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
> Subject: [kj] Undersung KJ songs
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> On the way to work this morning, my iPod set to a random selection 
> of `Joke 
> tracks, the melifluously malevolent strains of "Savage Freedom" 
> filled my 
> `phones. I'm not a big supporter of the DEMOCRACY record, but 
> **OOF** does this 
> track ever cook. Sure, it's a bit busy (was the acoustic guitar 
> necessary?), but 
> with the possible exception of "Aeon," it's the best thing on the 
> album. 
> 
> Agree? Disagree? Others to discuss?
> 
> Alex in NYC
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