Killing Joke anyone???


So I've always been a fan of theirs, but never bought anything by them.  I finally bought a few of their CDs a few weeks ago, among them, Hosannas.  Because of time constraints, I couldn't find the time to get to my main rig, until last night.   I had an idea what I would be in for on Hosannas based on what I heard in the car.  But no, I wasn't even close. I was so far off.  The amount of sound and dynamics and energy and literally visceral impact was something I hadn't experienced before from my main rig that I thought I had experienced with other CDs.  But clearly, not like this. My eyes and my ears were at odds with each other because the equipment I was looking at, I thought, was not capable of producing that type of enormity.   It was a giant wall of music that made me feel like I was at one of their concerts, only better.  I felt like I was punched in the face at the very opening of the first track.  I sat back and took the best beating of my life because it only got better.   What a recording.  I was left open-mouthed and dumbfounded.  I'd love to hear anyone's similar experience, regardless of artist.
shtinkydog

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LJ:  funny you mentioned the word polished.  right after hossanas, I threw on Depeche Mode's lie to me, just so my ears would adjust and unplug, recover, if that's the right word.  I swear it sounded like soooper dooooper clean syrup or something.  I had to laugh.  hossanas earfukt me like no other.   :)
57:  I bought Absolute Dissent recently also.  I haven't gotten into that one yet.  But I'm really looking forward to hearing it, that's for sure.
I don't remember where I read it, maybe here, but supposedly that guitar riff that Nirvana took from KJ, KJ took from the Damned.