Re: Philosopher Kings
Jakub Kulesza (jkulesza@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca)
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 08:50:21 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, Matthew Robert Chicoine wrote:
> Umm, no offense Kristin, but we were given some of those promotional CDs
> to give out at our night in Ann Arbor and, well, they stunk. Now, I've
> never seen them live, so I can't criticize, but the CD was, to put it
> nicely, over-produced pop drivel. And they look like an ad for
> Levis 501. Acid-jazz turned alterna-mainstream.
> No disrespect meant, I just had to say something. Just
> an opinion. Peace-
>
> On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, Kristin wrote:
> > I had the great opportunity last night to check out the Seattle meet-n-greet
> > performance type thing by The Philosopher Kings.
> >
> > I'm not sure if this band has been posted about...but if you ever get a
> > chance to check the KIngs out I would definitely recommend. Their live
> > perfomance is 10X better than the album (as many jazz performances prove
> > time and time again) and their really a band that will earn their support.
> >
> > for more info on the Philosopher Kings (Sony/Columbia) email me directly
> > and i'll give you the DL.
I've seen the Philosopher Kings live twice, and they definitely put on a
very funky show and are well worth checking out live. I don't have the
promo CD, but I borrowed the album from a friend once, and it's total
crap. Matthew's "over-produced pop drivel" description is about as
accurate as you can get. So the moral of the story is go see them live,
but don't spend a dime on the recorded material.
Jakub.
% jkulesza@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca