[kj] RE: Hosannas.....sneak peak ..loose cannon anyone?

[fluw]

paul not good things to hear:

*the album is very busy* - other than mathematics of chaos, KJ do not do 
"busy" well. they are best when jaz talks or sings and the band twang, 
howl, chime, echo, bounce, thump, and groove out mysterious morphing 
tension.

*it sounds on a whole like medicine wheel meets asteroid* - there could 
be a least optimal combination i 'spose (try america meets you're being 
followed meets loose cannon) but, yuck. i could do without this combination.

*vocals mixed low, guitar mixed high* - seems like a good thing as an 
all geordie album seems more appealing than an all jaz album but this 
can't be a good thing for a congruent band sound. although i've been 
wanting more geordie in the mix since 1983.

*doesn't have the power and hooks of 2003* - that is ok, as the 
adolescent hooks of 2003 were regrettable

*as for kj needing a producer *- connie is dead, john porter has bigger 
fish to fry and andy gill didn't live up to what one would expect to be 
an ideal combination.



Paul McDonald wrote:

> Implosion is very indicative of the album. I've sat with it for a day 
> and have these initial comments.
> -the album is very busy and dense, it sounds on a whole like Medicine 
> Wheel meets Asteroid...with one exception being the token Eastern Song 
> ala Communion.
> -Vocals are mixed very low at times and Geordie is VERY loud over the 
> whole album.
> Initailly I was stoked with this album but it doesn't have the power 
> and hooks of 2003. It's not produced as well as 2003 either, sorry KJ, 
> you need a producer.
>
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