[kj] BTAS- Hosannas

[Devacor at aol.com]

BTATS has some mystical quality to it (to me) -  
KJ albums if I listened to them through a couple times in a  row they pull 
me in different directions/mixed bag of  emotions, but BTATS I always feel 
good, inspired and uplifted. It  always has reminded me of summer/sun 
drenched - well when I came out  I just graduated HS and I played it all summer at 
the beach- when im  in LA I play the hell out of it- just one of those 
things. I wouldn't say  its their best, but if I had to pick one album from here 
on out and  one only (not a comp) , it would probably be that one..
*(that might be a good topic- if you only could listen to one  KJ album 
ever again from here on out, what would it be- it may not be  the one you think 
is the best...) 
 
Hosannas, for me, the issue is half or more those songs  just have so much 
dead space in them- Implosion, Lightbringer, Judas Goat,  Walking with the 
Gods, Invocation (missing a few im sure)- its like  someone said to them "hey 
I know these songs are 3-4 minutes, but you have  to stretch them out into 
8-10 mins"- those songs all have some redeeming  qualities, but  the length 
and dead space doesn't do it for me.  
Hosannas I actually like but a bit long  winded..
I will say I really do like Majestic- It doesn't really fit  on that album, 
but it has some mystical/otherworldly sort of mood to it. I  remember 
hearing a sample of it (bf album was released) right before I  went to India, and 
it haunted me the whole time I was there- needed to  hear it again. Its up 
there in the classics for me.  

AD, to me ,has more misses then hits, but the misses are near  misses (not 
by much)- Some are growing on me... I do love Ladbroke Grove  (instant 
classic) and looking forward to an ESS remix/redo. 
The topics they cover lyric wise are strong and does help  to make up for 
some of the tracks- Like I know people who would love  (lyrically) AD, but if 
I passed that particular track onto them they would  be like what the hell 
is this...
 
I'm really hoping they hit it right with 2012- I have a  feeling they 
will...
 
 
Adam
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 2/20/2011 10:34:27 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

BTATS is worth re-discovering, I'd suggest, especially the  re-release.  
OTG, meanwhile, remains as bad as you remember it  (but it's still  
better than HOSANNAS).

Alex in  NYC




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