[kj] Fire Dances

Tue Aug 14 20:07:31 EDT 2018

Song and dance was played on 25th anniversary & throughout out 2005. One of my all time favourites.

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Like Night Time, I much prefer the songs live, so possibly production-based problems for me. Totally of it's time though. What have we had live in recent (ahem) decades... Frenzy? Something at the 25th anniversary gigs? Would be interesting to hear more. I think I'll start holding my breath...

Dave in Edinburgh

On 14/08/2018 14:35, Alexander Smith wrote:
FIRE DANCES is easily in my top three favorite KJ albums. Geordie’s guitar has never sounded better than on this selection of tracks. Yes, it’s a bit treble-heavy, but I’ve always loved it.

-Alex in NYC.

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On Aug 14, 2018, at 10:21 AM, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk<mailto:gingoblin at easynet.co.uk> wrote:

Absolutely loved Fire Dances at the time. Was a big hit with us young punk rockers. Would always take the LP along to local kids disco and get various tracks played (same with Eighties when it came out, and that one actually persuaded the "normal" people to hit the dance floor after a few weeks of it being played). The LP is pretty much of it's time for me... totally takes me back to those days, but very very rarely gets played. Relegated to the lower league of KJ LPs, perhaps unfairly... in fact, I'll give a go right now!  Let's see...

Dave in Edinburgh

On 14/08/2018 02:36, The Stranger via Gathering wrote:
Totally agree, David.  I’ve always associated the two

I think the dangerous playfulness of the lyrics (as well as the maniacal squeals, screams and laughter of Jaz) blend perfectly with the melodic scariness of the music to form a brilliant representation of humanity as an out of control pack of juvenile beasts with too much energy - unleashed and unwatched on an unsuspecting world.  Playing with power the way a child would play with fire. A child of folly!

And Geordie’s tone is so sublime on that album....

And Paul’s rhythms, like a fun explosion..

Fire Dances is an absolute masterpiece.

Lord of the Flies is a damn good read as well.

A

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On Sunday, August 12, 2018, 11:49 AM, David Nicholas via Gathering <gathering at misera.net><mailto:gathering at misera.net> wrote:

Ostensibly you haven’t read Lord of the Flies.

All will be revealed once you do.

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Been listening to this album tonight and have such a love/hate relationship with it. The first album post-Jaz Iceland meltdown and the first new songs without Youth. Some great riffs by Geordie and great drumming by Paul, but the lyrics and song titles leave me flat and seem juvenile. Fun and Games? Song and Dance? Let's All Go to the Fire Dances?? Who were they trying to appeal to with this album? Lust Almighty gets the award for best tune with worst lyrics. Still looking forward to seeing them in SF in Sept...

Harold
San Jose, CA
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