[kj] KJ2003

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I have to agree that, live, Killing Joke come off as much better than 
they do in the studio probably 90% of the time. That's why probably one 
of my favorite "albums" of theirs isn't an album of all, but that DVD. 
The songs just seem so much more imbued with an intensity and ferocity 
that doesn't always translate well across vinyl.

-Oliver

fatpotanga wrote:

> I'm playing this for the 1st time in - crumbs -  probably since 

> Hosannas came out.

>

> I'd forgotten how good an album it actually is.

>

> Maybe it's hearing it again after so long.

> Compared to the muddy production of Hosannas it sounds really fresh.

>

> Hanyhoo, it's got me thinking...

> Actually, I'm going to pretend I'm that woman on Men in Trees.

> (Yes, I am a girl, but the wife likes it & it reminds me of Northern 

> Exposure.)

>

> "Hey Elmo, me & my friend Patrick were just discussing the production 

> short falls of the ever unpopular but oh so influential beat combo 

> Killing Joke.

> Would our affections towards certain recordings be different were they 

> produced differently from the outset? Live many tracks take on a 

> totally different light.

> So my question to you Elmo is: with better production, how many 

> Killing Joke albums would we view in an entirely different light?"

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