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Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:58 am
by el capitan danjou_Archive
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-07/25.shtml#karate
Sad stuff - I enjoyed almost all karate records I heard. Also, they were great live.
A shame indeed.
Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:04 am
by Peripatetic_Archive
Their later records (post 'The Bed is in the Ocean') kind of bored me, but yeah, they were unreal live.
Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:22 am
by TheMilford_Archive
Hey... sugar... use earplugs.
Earplugs.
Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:24 am
by The Kid_Archive
el capitan danjou wrote:Also, they were great live.
I saw them once, hoping to hear them play Karate songs, because I really liked the first 2 records.
What I heard was Karate pretending to be a jazz band. They did a Mingus tune, and Coltrane, and other shit that should be left to bands capable of playing that style of music.
Maybe I should have posted this in the "worst live bands ever" thread, because that was one of the worst shows I've ever seen.
Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:47 pm
by glynnisjohns_Archive
hey, at least i didn't go with ralph machio and pat morita.
Karate
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:57 pm
by Juche_Archive
The Kid wrote:What I heard was Karate pretending to be a jazz band.
Karate was a band that always sounded great when you read about it.
Karate
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:55 pm
by Yen_Archive
I am a big Karate fan. Even the jazzy stuff. This is truly sad news. I saw them live at Schuba's and thought they were great. I do have to admit that the first 2 albums kick major ass over their subsequent output.
