[kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.

[Tim Bucknall]

thing is Jaz has always claimed to hate Rock'n'roll and portrayed kj &
himself as something outside/above "rock"

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Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.


> You want
> RESPONSIBILITY
> from a rock singer?
>
> That's funny!
>
> --- Jiri <unspeakable at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Thus spaketh Alex in NYC:
> >  >In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings, this
> > would be a fair
> > postulation, but in an (arguably) candid >interview
> > on the DVD? No.
> >
> >  >Alex in NYC
> >
> > Exactly. In a candid interview setting, now you're
> > just getting
> > ridiculous and sounding like an idiot. For such a
> > smart (right?) man, he
> > sure is an idiotic blowhard and an incompetent
> > communicator. I can even
> > potentially conceive, in ways similar to what iPat
> > has said, what Jaz
> > might even be after when he says $hit like this, but
> > it's a big, big
> > stretch. And for someone as worldly as him, he sure
> > expresses himself
> > poorly and lazily (also see the taxes etc. part in
> > the Bruce interview).
> > It's all fine and good to stir $hit every now and
> > then--that's the rock
> > n' roll way, ha ha--but again, he just does it so
> > lazily and
> > irresponsibly...it really waters down the occasions
> > when he actually
> > does have something interesting or well-thought-out
> > to say.
> >
> > Which reminds me of an area of disappointment for me
> > on the last few
> > albums: the lyrics. I actually share and/or enjoy
> > quite a lot (though
> > certainly not all) of the sentiment in the lyrics on
> > both 2003 and
> > Democracy, but he could've done a lot better in
> > terms of articulately
> > expressing them. Whereas on BTATS (whether you like
> > it or not), he had
> > some pure poetry; and on ExtremitiesDVRE, he had
> > some well-expressed
> > rage, and on the first 4 or 5 albums, some great
> > minimalist expression.
> > I know he's always talked out of his arse in
> > interviews and such, but on
> > the last few albums this sort of laziness has
> > infiltrated his lyrics, I
> > think, regressing to the sort of Jaz-by-numbers
> > routine. F*ing babbling
> > old man. Damn I like the music though.
> >
> > Alexander Smith wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings, this
> > would be a fair
> > > postulation, but in an (arguably) candid interview
> > on the DVD? No.
> > >
> > > Alex in NYC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 11:43 AM, Papa
> > Lazarou wrote:
> > >
> > >     Maybe Jaz was just assuming a character role,
> > in light of current
> > >     events, where suicide bombers appear to be
> > coming out of the
> > >     woodwork everywhere....thanks George.
> > >
> > >     Tackhead sang about being Airborne Rangers, I
> > doubt they meant it....
> > >
> > >     */nicholas fitzpatrick <gasw30 at hotmail.com>/*
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >     How about if we write an open letter to Jaz
> > from the Gathering,
> > >     expressing
> > >     our disappointment at his recent comments.
> > Perhaps we could all
> > >     sign it and
> > >     send it to the website or the record company.
> > >     This is a proposed draft:
> > >
> > >     Dear Jaz
> > >
> > >     We think you are a twat.
> > >
> > >     Sincerely
> > >     The Gathering.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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