[kj] So new album..where does it stand
Alexander Smith
vassifer at earthlink.net
Sat Sep 11 07:49:55 EDT 2010
Are there lyrics to "The Raven King" floating around out there? Anyone?
Alex in NYC
On Sep 11, 2010, at 6:06 AM, LONESTYLE at aol.com wrote:
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> I think This "World Hell" is terrible! It is a bit repetitive and
> far too long., They better not do that on the tour for it is real
> weak song.
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> Dig most of the album otherwise.
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> "The Raven King" after listening to it brought tears to me and my
> wife's eyes. The lyrics are deep and the song grows more and more
> on you listening to it a few times.
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> ~ LB
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> In a message dated 9/10/2010 1:18:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, vassifer at earthlink.net
> writes:
> I like "Depthcharge," but it did seem a bit reminiscent of, say,
> "Asteroid." Not a bad thing, but no ground broken.
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> Here's a bold thread. Least favorite song on new album?
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> I'll say "Honour the Fire."
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> Yours?
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> Alex in NYC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: GREG SLAWSON
> Sent: Sep 10, 2010 3:07 PM
> To: gathering
> Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
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> 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)
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> 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
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> Has anyone else got rather emotional listening to The Raven King?
> Unexpectedly so?
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> I will be buying this.
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> 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
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> <<<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...>>>
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> I’ll agree with that 100%.
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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ] On Behalf Of n0153 jr
> Sent: 10 September 2010 12:15
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
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> 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...
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> And, again, Big Paul puts Dave Grohl's drumming on 2003 to shame...
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> These are happy days for us KJ fans (provided you didn't buy tickets
> to some of their gigs). :)
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> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 8:08 AM, jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk
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> Haven't listened to it - still in a Mardy/Angry huff over the Warsaw
> cancelled gig.tossers.
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> 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.
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> From: j at jlancaster.info
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:23:34 +0100
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> Subject: Re: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
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> <<< But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and
> the fact that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!>>>
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> 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.
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> 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. ;-)
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> Cheers,
> Janean
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> 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
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> I think it mostly sits in with 2003 personally. It's got an uptempo
> vibe - nowehere near as dark as Hosannas.
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> 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).
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> Don't see much in the way of Revelations/Fire Dances in there. The
> drums are not very tribal.
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> But it's a great album - really enjoying the melody in there and the
> fact that Jaz sings on some of the tracks!
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> Good work fellas!
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Hackett
> Sent: 09/10/10 08:48 AM
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)
> Subject: [kj] So new album..where does it stand
>
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> stylistically?
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> Early days but for those who've downloaded it, what do you reckon it
> harks back to??
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