[kj] Viva Jester! - G hates S&D

[fluw]

 <<Jaz introduced Song and Dance as
something Geordie hates to play>>

but why,?! i'd be interested to know. 



Graeme Rowland wrote:

>This is my recollection of the day Killing Joke played
>a benefit at Camden Barfly for Jester. 
>
>Just about drifting off to sleep on Saturday night and
>I'm kept awake by police helicopter choirs of ugliness
>and exit dogs conspiring against shut eye. At least I
>can get a bit of kip on the coach to London the next
>day!
>
>I saw no sign of Islamic Extremities letting off bombs
>between Victoria and Camden, but maybe they were all
>busy hiding their weapons of mass destruction? The
>papers that morning reported that the family of the
>Brazilian shot dead by London police after being
>mistaken for terrified were a bit upset at the small
>amount of money they'd been offered for his lost life.
>They were quoted as saying that the British
>authorities thought they could fob them off as they
>were just stupid poor people.  
>
>I found a couple of CDs for less than the price of a
>pint in Reckless records closing down sale:
>
>Charger - Confessions of a Man (mad enough to live
>among beasts) / www.peaceville.com
>
>Silver Ray - New Love / www.brokenhorse.co.uk
>
>After scoring a Democracy CD single in Record
>Exchange, found the Enterprise just after 6pm and
>there met Gatherers Loose Gannon, Brian, Woody 2Shoes,
>Bob Barathy, Robs Arse and the drinking began.
>Actually Lisa had already downed a bottle of red wine
>on the train from Preston. Jaz was at the bar and Lisa
>was talking to him for a while, and at one point
>pointed me out to him and it seemed to me from across
>the pub that she was shouting, "Chessboards!" which
>seemed a little odd, but in fact she was saying I was
>from Manchester. Jaz seemed in a very good mood.
>
>Most people were setting off to the Barfly, but I was
>still waiting for Dave Gingoblin to arrive from
>Edinburgh, as I was getting his spare ticket. A pink
>haired woman told me that the support was a Punch and
>Judy show, which Dave and I missed. Peter West was
>rushing about in the street trying to get rid of a
>spare ticket, but only had the one head. At the Barfly
>saw Anthony Adamiak and Jane Shadforth but said little
>more than hello, and introduced myself to Juliet
>Pleming and Jester.
>
>Raven walked past as I was getting rid of my leather
>jacket at the cloakroom. It was the thirteenth Killing
>Joke gig I'd been to, and my cloakroom ticket was
>number 13.
>
>Pretty soon after we got upstairs Killing Joke kicked
>into Wardance and the sound was superb. Nick Walker
>has gone and been replaced by a keyboard player who
>I'm told is from the band Inertia. Jaz was in his
>civvies, with no warpaint visible from where I was
>standing waving my arms about like some drunken fool.
>Primitive had seemed a bit too epic and overblown at
>their Motley Crue stadium support in Manchester, but
>was now back in more familiar hunting grounds. Sun
>Goes Down was as tribal and inspiring as ever, and I
>cannot repeat enough how thrilled I am that they've
>resurrected possibly the finest 'B-side' ever recorded
>by any band. Unless of course that's Pssyche, which
>they played later, a song that could get cripples out
>of wheelchairs such is its momentum. Asteroid caused
>more of my beer to go on the floor than down my
>throat. Are You Receiving stormed past in a flash of
>pure adrenaline. Jaz introduced Song and Dance as
>something Geordie hates to play. Complications sounded
>the most apocalyptic I've ever heard it and The Wait
>was as wired as ever. Jaz looked quite pleased with
>the Frenzy singalong, whereas usually he seems
>derisive of the Gathering's attempts. I'm pretty
>certain they played Bloodsport too, but have no
>recollection of Requiem being played, although that
>doesn't mean it wasn't.
>
>Change was the final song, which considering Jester's
>illness, seemed highly appropriate lyrically.
>
>TV Smith and Gaye Advert of the Adverts were at the
>gig and I talked with TV Smith for a while downstairs
>after the gig. I'd recently bought the reissue of Cast
>of Thousands and it seems in retrospect to be
>lyrically along similar lines to some Killing Joke
>songs. Also said hello to Geordie and his hat. Thats
>the last thing I remember.
>
>
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