[kj] So new album..where does it stand

[GREG SLAWSON]

My take on the album (listened to on crappy computer):
Great, except for--
This World Hell & Depthcharge: kind of dull (mostly tuneless metal sludge)
Ghost of L.G.--quite dull (not as good as "Another Cult Goes Down" in terms of Joke-reggae)
 


From: paulwady at hotmail.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:24:28 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand




Has anyone else got rather emotional listening to The Raven King?  Unexpectedly so?  


I will be buying this.  




From: j at jlancaster.info
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:36:52 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand









<<<One thing I meant to say and forgot is that even the song In Excelcis, which I wasn't crazy about upon listening to it in the single, fits and works perfectly in the context of the album...>>>
 
I’ll agree with that 100%.
 




From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of n0153 jr
Sent: 10 September 2010 12:15
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Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
 
One thing I meant to say and forgot is that even the song In Excelcis, which I wasn't crazy about upon listening to it in the single, fits and works perfectly in the context of the album...

And, again, Big Paul puts Dave Grohl's drumming on 2003 to shame...

These are happy days for us KJ fans (provided you didn't buy tickets to some of their gigs). :)

 

 

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:08 AM, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

Haven't listened to it - still in a Mardy/Angry huff over the Warsaw cancelled gig.tossers.   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


  


Life is like a movie,if you've sat through more than half of it and its sucked every second so far,it probably isn't gonna get great right at the end and make it all worthwhile.
                                                                        No one should blame you for walking out early.


 
 



   




From: j at jlancaster.info
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:23:34 +0100


Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand

<<< But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and the fact that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!>>>
 
Agreed, it is a bloody great album!  Fave tracks at the moment are ESS and The Great Cull.  And Endgame.  The Raven King is quite moving, as expected.  Needs a few more listens before I can rank it with the others.
 
Only got to play it twice through last night: I rushed home, fired up the laptop, and was about to press play when “the missus” came home from work and wanted to talk about her day.  Women – they can be so selfish. ;-)
 
Cheers,
Janean 




From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Rob Moss
Sent: 10 September 2010 08:56
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
 

I think it mostly sits in with 2003 personally. It's got an uptempo vibe - nowehere near as dark as Hosannas.
 
But I can definitely see the pre-first album influences there, mainlu the guitar, as well as a couple of Night Time and even BTATS references (The Raven King reminds me a bit of Sanity).
 
Don't see much in the way of Revelations/Fire Dances in there. The drums are not very tribal.
 
But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and the fact that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!
 
Good work fellas!
 
 
 
 

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Hackett
Sent: 09/10/10 08:48 AM
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Subject: [kj] So new album..where does it stand 


stylistically?

 

Early days but for those who've downloaded it, what do you reckon it harks back to??
 

 
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