[kj] Extremities

[Wessidetempest]

I consider Extremities lp more punk than metal. There's no chuggy  
chuggy metal riffs and the drumming is pretty much straight 4/4 with  
bridges

Pandemonium has the chuggy chuggy riffing.

I always wondered if it was Geordie or Raven that brought the metal to  
Killing Joke. If you really insist on using that term

Chris

On Mar 18, 2010, at 7:14 AM, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:


> Yes, that's it, thank you - Ministry - far more accurate than my  

> lazy thrash tag.

> I think my dissatisfaction with Extremities came from the fact that  

> for the first time

> I thought, Hmm, that sounds like [insert band here] - something I'd  

> never done before with Killing Joke.

>

> We can blame it on the drummer can't we.

>

> N

>

> On 18 March 2010 07:21, Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Extremities is fantastic. Certainly the fast part in the Beautiful  

> Dead and parts like it have that Ministry "Mind is a Terrible Thing"  

> vibe and sound dated as hell now but I think it was just a matter of  

> them trying to "keep up with the joneses". Trying to stay relevent  

> to the kids while still retaining their own unique sound. I think  

> it's a nice blend and I love that they attempted it. I don't think  

> it's the first time they deviated from their standard sound and  

> tried to take on different contemporary styles. Pretty much  

> everything from Nighttime and on sees them melding their style to  

> what was current at the time. The idea of Killing Joke absorbing the  

> musical climate at any given time, putting it through their own  

> filter and spitting it back out is one that I'm totally into. I'll  

> take that from most bands, actually. Pandemonium and Democracy both  

> have standout tracks but are also lousy with filler. Extremities is  

> a much more solid album. I think it's the last really relevent thing  

> they did, although KJ2003 comes close.

>

> Leigh

>

>

> http://www.nightruiner.com

> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>

>

> From: Matthew Burke <marsboy1 at msn.com>

> To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 8:56:37 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> i think extremities is one of the most complete and perfect things  

> they ever did, the recording style merely reaffirmed the "punk" in  

> their post-punk pedigree.

>

>

>

> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:48:50 -0700

> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> I found DMCRCY was a welcome tack in a lighter direction after the  

> intensity

> of the "Extremities.. - L?IMBO - Pandemonium" sequence.

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> [looking at the current state of things..]

>

> 'Who has the fun..

>   ..is it always a man with a gun...?

>     Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat"

>

>

> From: n0153 jr <nomeanswhat at gmail.com>

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

> >

> Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 4:35:22 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> love 'em both... that's it.

> even like democracy a lot.

>

>

> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:27 PM, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've always thought that "Extremities.."(the song) went a little too  

> "Pink Floyd-ish" at parts.

> I think Jaz is the Pink Floyd fan of the group.

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> [looking at the current state of things..]

>

> 'Who has the fun..

>   ..is it always a man with a gun...?

>     Someone must have told him if you work too hard... you can sweat"

>

>

> From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>

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

> >

> Sent: Wed, March 17, 2010 2:28:19 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> Yeah I know its a lazy phrase... I'm listening to Extremities now  

> and I chiefly meant

> the fast section slapped into the middle of Beautiful Dead for  

> absolutely no reason that ruins what would

> have been a fantastic song, the horrible mess that is Struggle and  

> sections of the title track.

>

> But Geordie's guitar sounds fucking incredible - was this the last  

> time that sound we all

> know and love was in evidence on a KJ record?

>

> Sorry Jel, no more analysis, promise

>

>

> On 16 March 2010 16:24, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com> wrote:

> "bad thrash metal stuff on Extremities"

>

> This has been levelled at Extremeties in the past and to be honest I  

> cant see it? May be as I don't listen to a lot of thrash metal.

>

> Following Jon's footy analogy, it's 4-2 to Extremeties for me with a  

> Geordie hat-trick.

>

> Brian.

>

>

> On 16 March 2010 13:12, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well I think both albums are games of two halves, Alan

>

> Always hated the bad thrash metal stuff on Extremities but some of  

> the guitar

> work still stands as some of Geordie's finest - and Termite Mound is  

> always in

> my KJ top ten. Except that Termite Mound was very unrepresentative  

> of the

> whole LP - wish it was more like this. I just don't think KJ do fast  

> very well,

> and are far more menacing when they slow it down

>

> Where as Pandemonium had some filler, agreed, but the good stuff was

> great - and I include Communion, the title track, Black Moon and the  

> original mixes of

> Millennium and Mathematics (cheating I know, but...)

>

> And I like Jana.

>

> It goes to penalties, and Pandemonium wins.

>

> Still getting me coat, Jamie hold the bus

>

> n

>

>

> On 16 March 2010 13:19, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk>  

> wrote:

> Pandemonium was ruined for the poor version of Mathematics,the shite  

> that is Jana,Pleasures of The Flesh and i've grown to hate Communion.

>

> Extremities wasn't ruined.

>

>

>

> Extremities wins on the away goals rule.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> From: gregslawson at msn.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:12:30 -0400

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

>

> Extremities may be a better album--certainly more original, and no  

> real weak songs--but Pandemonium is better to just sit there and  

> rock out to!

>

> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:30:44 +0100

> From: rob.moss at gmx.com

> To: vassifer at earthlink.net; gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> Quite right.

>

>

> Looks likes its boys one side of the room and girls the other then!

>

>

> So that's it, if you prefer Pandemonium to Extremities, you are a  

> girl. Period.

>

>

>

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Alex Smith

> Sent: 03/15/10 05:15 PM

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!), 'A list about  

> all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> PANDEMONIUM has more filler than EXTREMITIES.

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Brendan

> Sent: Mar 15, 2010 11:59 AM

> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'"

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

> I don’t mind it but Pandy pisses all over it. Ade agrees with me.

>

>

>

>

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering- 

> bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Neil Perry

> Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2010 2:52 AM

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Extremities

>

>

>

>

>

> I never really liked Extremities.

> Too thrashy. I give Termite Mound and North of the Border a blast

> now and again.

>

> I'll get me coat

>

> N

>

>

>

>

> On 15 March 2010 16:00, n0153 jr <nomeanswhat at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>

> except Hosannas isn't as terrible as OTG... I actually like it a lot.

>

>

>

>

> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com> wrote:

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>

> Been a while since I gave this a listen and was blown away by just  

> how good this one really is.

>

>

> I remember the sense of anticipation when this one came out after  

> the way that OTG was perceived.

>

>

> This ticked all the boxes at the time.

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>

> Kind of feel the same about the new one!

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