[kj] my two cents on the album

[Alex Smith]

Okay, quick gripe:

Is Jaz shouting "GO PSYCHO!" during the title track. Most unfortunate if so.  I consider Jaz and Co. to reasonably erudite, learned men....couldn't they come up with something a bit more eloquent?

ALex in NYC


-----Original Message-----
>From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 5, 2006 11:53 AM
>To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] my two cents on the album
>
>On 5/1/06 16:29, "Alex Smith" wrote:
>
>> And I'm concerned for Jaz's voice. Sing that way for too long and you're not
>> going to have much of a voice left to speak of.....pardon the pun.
>
>
>I had (a very pleasant I might add) lunch with the mighty Sir Blobbert of
>Moss today and we were discussing the very same thing. As Rob said after 3
>years of touring and whatnot his voice was/is fucked & his only option was
>to shout it which I can believe. It sounds very raw does it not? Like he's
>swallowed glass.
>I also blame all them there cigars ;) You should never stick anything in
>your mouth that's big enough to stick up your arse, let alone set fire to
>it. Well, that's my motto.
>Anyways, I can understand why he's had to cancel dates.
>
>I'm only on my second listen, but I think this is going to be a real grower.
>To my mind this is the album that should have followed Pandemonium.
>Many of the choruses are heeeughe anthems.
>Is it me or is it almost a pastiche of classic Killing Joke - does that
>makes sense?
>Invocation IS communion for example. (which I think would be stunning live)
>Walking With Gods is basically Change - a good bouncer :)
>
>Is it me or could that jangly bit in Hosannas be The Smiths...?
>
>Like a brook, I babble....
>
>
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