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

[n0153 jr]

the only one I am failing to love right now is Depthcharge, all the others
are excellent IMHO.
some being future classics indeed!



On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:58 PM, <LONESTYLE at aol.com> wrote:


>  Those too are great songs indeed.

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> ~ LB

>

>  In a message dated 9/11/2010 11:28:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

> gregslawson at msn.com writes:

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> Yes, WOrld Hell is probably the only real dud on the album. I think Honour

> the Fire, Singularity, Great Cull, Raven King, and the title track are all

> future classics.

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> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

> Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 06:06:41 -0400

> To: gathering at misera.net

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

>

>

> 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.

> Here's a bold thread. Least favorite song on new album?

>

> I'll say "Honour the Fire."

>

> Yours?

>

> 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

>

> 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

>

> 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

>

>  <<<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...

>

> 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). :)

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

> wrote:

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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.

>

> 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

>

>

> 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

>

>  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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