[kj] Thoughts on the remasters

[Mik]

I've said it before but I'll say it again

OTG was fantastic when it came out. It was he Joke and anything by the Joke
was rare and beautiful. I still like it. Not the greatest of their works but
happy memories. And god I need those right now.

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
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Sent: 11 February 2008 02:37
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Thoughts on the remasters

"Christof hamille" wrote:

Fire Dances - Mighty.  The original vinyls was okay at best.  You'd 
typically have to blast it to appreciate the nuianuances on vinyl.  The tape

mwas awful and the  CD was worse.  Grade A

Night Time.  I hear a difference but it was pretty good to begin with.  The 
bonus' are the real gems.

BTATS - Wow.  I have a new appreciation for this release.  The original on e

never bothered me but thus mix really breathes new life into it.  I do agree

that comparing the original to the remaster would be nice.

OTG - It still sucks.  Does it sound better? Absolutely.  Is it worth 
anything? No.  The only thing I appreciated from it was the innards.  Beyond

that it still stinks

++++++++++

I picked up all four cds last week at the local Virgin Megastore and during 
my spare time listened to them the past few days.

This may be a surprise, but I'd never owned or even heard Outside The gate 
before this week.  Up 'til now, it was the only KJ album I've never bought 
because of it's notoriety as a piece of crap.  I have to say, it still is.

Like others have said, the new version of BTATS is a vast improvement over 
the original release but I'm glad I held on to my original cod.  I think 
Fire Dances is the one of the 4 remasters that has brought me back to that 
respective album.  Night Time doesn't sound like a big improvement sonically

over the original release but the bonus tracks make this my favorite of the 
bunch.

T.B. 


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