[kj] Poll: Worst song off OTG

[Kevin Marion]

I'm with Alex on the Hosannas album.  Absolute Dissent & MMXII are both getting a lot of play lately for me.

On All Hallow's Eve has become our definitive Halloween track.  I am happy to say I have a spouse that loves Killing Joke as well.

Thanks,
Kevin Marion

KevinMarion at yahoo.com : E-mail

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On Thu, 10/23/14, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kj] Poll: Worst song off OTG
 To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
 Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014, 9:17 AM
 
 For me, up until OTG,
 every Killing Joke record had been glorious (though I must
 admit I had my misgivings at first about BTATS, although
 those quibbles were blown out of the water later on when
 that album was compared to later records). OTG was indeed
 incredibly frustrating (“America” is a far worse single
 than “Me Or You,” I don’t care what you say). But,
 there was still something there that was intriguing. I mean,
 say what you will about it, but they were at least branching
 out and trying something else.
 
 For me, the least-listened to KJ album remains
 HOSANNAS.
 
 Alex in NYC
 
 
 
 > On Oct 23, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Nick Scott
 <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>
 wrote:
 > 
 > I actually
 do not mind OTG either, yep the keyboards and production
 > definitely have dated, but I concur with
 Fatpotanga the musical
 > structures and
 lyrics are great, and just to add so is Jaz's vocals.
 > 
 > At the time of
 release *if* it would have gone ahead a planned as a
 > Jaz Coleman project rather than forced by
 E'G into being released as a
 >
 Killing Joke album then perhaps it would have been better
 received
 > alongside Songs From The
 Victorious City.
 > 
 >
 For me also personally Democracy is the biggest mess
 songwise and
 > least played KJ album.  I
 would sooner listen to Tiahuanaco, Unto The
 > Ends Of The Earth, Outside The Gate
 rather  than Medicine Wheel,
 > Another
 Bloody Election and Prozac People any day of the week.
 > 
 > On 23 October 2014
 10:11, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
 wrote:
 >> There’s something
 disturbingly Labyrinth soundtrack about 0:41 – 1:12 of
 >> Unto the Ends, tell me I’m wrong
 (and don’t ask how I could possibly know
 >> that…)
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> Jaz as Jared in Labyrinth – now that
 would have been epic. Class of 1986
 >>
 would have needed serious therapy.
 >>
 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> To be honest, I was mainly posting
 because I found that biscuit tin comment
 >> so funny. Unto the Ends is probably
 one of the better tracks off OTG
 >>
 *shudders*
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
 On Behalf Of
 >> fatpotanga
 >> Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2014 9:49
 p.m.
 >> To: The Gathering ((the
 band!))
 >> Subject: Re: [kj] Poll:
 Worst song off OTG
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> at the risk of being buried up to my
 neck and stoned, I quite like most of
 >> OTG.
 >> 
 >> Yes, it’s all a bit cheesy and
 naffly produced, but the actual musical
 >> structures and lyrics are great.
 It’s just not been very well done.
 >> 
 >> It has dated
 horribly though.
 >> 
 >> Unto the Ends I absolutely love,
 especially the lyrics and progressions are
 >> fantastic.
 >>
 
 >> It’s a shame it was never what
 it was intended to be; a Jaz Coleman solo
 >> album as a lot of the ideas are pretty
 solid. Like I said, it’s just been
 >> badly executed.
 >> 
 >> I’d love
 to hear a lot of OTG reworked, but it’ll never happen.
 >> 
 >> Still,
 without OTG, EDAVRE to where they are now would never have
 happened.
 >> 
 >>
 
 >> 
 >> For me
 by far the worst track off it is on the CD version: Stay One
 Jump
 >> Ahead extended mix with
 Jaz’s embarrassing dad rapping.
 >>
 
 >> Quite possibly the worst Killing
 Joke song EVER produced.
 >> 
 >> Ironically, the opening guitar riff is
 one of Geordies best.
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> For me Democracy is the most
 disappointing/least played.
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> On 23 Oct 2014, at 09:27, Brendan
 Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
 wrote:
 >> 
 >>
 
 >> 
 >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfI8vtuj9vM
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> sounds like
 Sting and Peter Gabriel having a wank in a biscuit tin.
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>
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