[kj] ot: Throbbing gristle

[Christof hamille]

First off let me sate that I loved Throbbing Gristle.  When I was younger 
that was a major part of my music listening.

With that being said Throbbing Gristle is turning, in a alternative way, 
into a Grateful Dead or Frank Zappa.  After their demise all of these 
recordings and releases become recycled and rereleased. BUT the major 
difference between them is that Grateful Dead and Frank Zappa have a massive 
studio recorded catalog.  Throbbing Gristle do not.  6 albums.  Maybe.  
Officially.  I can't tell you how many live shows that I have that are the 
same thing.  And honestly once you have heard one good one you have heard 
most of the others.  I am imagining that Throbbing Gristle live was more of 
an experience that audio treat (like any good live rock album).

I have become slightly digusted at how Mute is trying to cash in on this and 
rarely produce the goods.   The live boxset is not necessary.  And it kind 
of goes against what Throbbing Gristle was doing at the time.  From my 
understanding they did intentionally record the majority of their shows to 
be released on cassette tape to the fans/army/followers/whatever.  Similar 
to what Legendary Pink Dots still do (but on CDR).  Meant for obessive fans 
and to remeber the date.  Not to make a living and cash in.

Get the official albums.  Get 2-4 live albums and you are done.  You don't 
need every live album and really you don't need every recorded album

Chris

>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>Subject: Re: [kj] ot: Throbbing gristle
>Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 07:47:16 -0400
>
>It looks a bit "thrown together". Didn't TG have a definitive "greatest 
>hits" album already? I seem to remember a cover shot of Cosey.
>
>Alex in NYC
>
>
>
>On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 04:34 AM, Tim Bucknall wrote:
>
>>my local indie record shop have " a taste of tg" , is this compilation a 
>>decent worthwhile introduction?
>>i see it has some live stuff
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