[kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

[Alex Smith]

I cited material from KJ's 2003 album (I made it a point that no artist on my list appeared twice), so I could have cited other KJ songs ... from that album. Honestly, there was nothing on HOSANNAS that belonged on my list. That album continues to disappoint me. I continually re-visit it to try to hear what some of you folks think is so magnificent, but as far as I'm concerned it lacks everything that I normally want from the band -- there is no focus, there is no precision, there is no clarity. It's a muddled, rushed mess.

Again, these are just my opinions.

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message-----

>From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>Sent: Apr 16, 2010 9:18 AM

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 50 songs of 2000-2010

>

>That's the thing about us Kiling Joke fanatics - we come from a lot of 

>diff. backgrounds (or  so it seems?).

>

>Me, I never gave up on underground DIY hc/punk. White Stripes, The 

>Vines, My Chemical Romance - nice. but to me Killing Joke have always 

>seemed more apropos to a kind of underground musical feel. But we all 

>bring our own tastes to the table. I am in my 30s but I don't think good 

>underground punk-inspied music stopped being made magically in the 

>1990s. It's out there NOW. KJ are still a part of it, or I wouldn't be 

>on the list. ;)

>

>-0liver

>

>On 4/16/10 8:16 AM, Janean wrote:

>> <<<  I'm sorry to hear that.>>>

>>

>> Ha!

>>

>> As Alex said: "...a good single is a good single is a good single. It's a

>> nice little pop tune, nothin' more, nothin' less"

>>

>> I can't dismiss a good tune just because the rest of a band's output is

>> crap.  I have tons of these "one hit wonders".

>>

>>    

>

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