[kj] Play Dead etc

[Antoni Adamiak]

The first couple of John Peel sessions that Play Dead recorded (Metallic 
Smile, Pray To Mecca, Effigy, Propaganda being the first) were excellent and 
the mini-LP "The First Flower" again was pretty good. IMHO they showed 
influences of Joy Division and Black Sabbath, rather than the Joke. Whereas 
1919 were so obviously KJ influenced both in music and subject matter and 
lyrics (you can order a copy of entire works @ 
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/goth/1919.htm). There was also a London band that 
briefly surfaced in 1983 called The HeadHunters and their JP sessions is 4 
tracks of pure KJ. They also disappeared pretty quickly. Plus of the two 
other Malicious Damage bands, Red Beat had more than an element of KJ but 
also contained two of Howard Jones brothers ...

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>From: "Pat Tofield" <tofield@barak-online.net>
>Reply-To: gathering@misera.net
>To: <gathering@misera.net>
>Subject: RE: [kj] Irony: Killing Joke vs Nirvana (Eighties)
>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 01:04:13 +0200
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>* Play Dead anyone?
>
>Propaganda was half-way listenable....at the time...!!
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>Pat
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>Behalf Of mattdunn
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:07 AM
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Subject: RE: [kj] Irony: Killing Joke vs Nirvana (Eighties)
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>As mentioned earlier it is ancient history, and there are many on this list
>that were already aware of the war song. However, if i was relatively new 
>to
>KJ I'd prefer to hear this news whilst cradled in the comforting bosom of
>fellow devotees.
>
>I think it's wise to be objective and remain critical. There is very little
>i'd criticise the band for, but in the early years (which also happen to be
>my favourite KJ period) there were instances when they were derivative of
>others. For instance, I'm sure Turn To red is similar to something else 
>I've
>heard. And they did used to do a bloody awful cover of Bodies.
>
>If you put it into context though, there were so many bands that followed
>that copied Killing joke. Play Dead anyone? appalling stuff
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: 09 October 2003 22:40
>To: gathering@misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] Irony: Killing Joke vs Nirvana (Eighties)
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>On 10/9/03 4:21 PM, "mattdunn" <mattdunn@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> > yep, but worth the reminder
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>As my kids would say....Why?
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> > This is ancient history.
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