KT and the Head Bangers

[nstar!bluemoon!bsbbs!nrc@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu (N. Richard Caldwell)]

evan@castle.ed.ac.UK (E Welsh) writes:

> My impression of HM fans (good grief I'm married to one!) is that they are
> no less open-minded than the next person (not that you implied they're
> not open-minded). KaTe's releases are _always_ reviewed in the HM press and
> in my experience they are just as likely to dedicate a whole article on KaTe
> as the rest of the music press. The reviews are rarely unsympathetic I might
> add. In fact they are usually raves.

I do seem to recall that "RAW" and "Kerrang" both gave significant 
exposure and positive reviews to _The Sensual World_ when it was 
released.

I think that good rock music and good Kate music (isn't the latter
a redundant phrase?) are both a very visceral thing so there's bound 
to be some overlap.  Of course, Kate supplements the gut impact by 
touching your heart and mind while most metal bands will settle for a 
good swift kick in the stomach.

Whether or not one can appreciate both probably comes down to the 
patented Drukman Five Functioning Brain Cells Test.  Of course, vigorous 
head banging can cause problems with this test over time. 


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                 I keep a busy schedule trying to fit them in
                 I'm proud to be a glutton and I don't have time for sloth
                 I'm greedy and I'm angry and I don't care who I cross"

                             -- Warren Zevon "Mr. Bad Example"

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