[kj] your first "punk" gig..... The Pack

[Robert Martin]

Pat
I love "King Of Kings"/ "Number 12"
and "Heathen / "Brave New Soldiers"

Number 12 and Heathen are 2 of my favourite tracks ever.

If anyone out there has any interest in this subject and wants to know
more, have a look here:
http://www.trakmarx.com/2003_05/170_pack.htm

You've got to say more about this Boy George link, although I am aware
that Kirk is gay - as it seems most of the best artists are!

Regards
Rob

Quoting gathering-request at misera.net:

> Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:54:30 +0100
> From: iPat <pmdavies at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] your first "punk" gig.....
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> 
> it was my first gig scrap, a crass gig when the nf kicked off.
> However, if 
> you read Penny's book the NF saw them as their band to begin with!
> St Theresa was a great song by The Pack. A link between the two
> bands 
> mentioned, when the pack first moved into London they stayed at
> Pete's (from 
> Crass) flat.
> Kirk was in aberdeen the other week and although i missed it my
> mate was 
> saying his voice is still teh same and his ego has calmed down.
> Still wont 
> talk about boy george though!!! lol
> 
>  On 6/30/05, Robert Martin <robmartin at bluebottle.com> wrote: 
> > 
> > Pat
> > I can't seriously believe you want to get back to doing some work
> when
> > there's some serious nostalgia going on here.
> > Crass - that was an experience. The regular skinhead anti-Crass
> > meeting was in a pub very close to the gig and funny enough, when
> we
> > came out of the gig, there was a couple of 7 foot tall skins
> behind
> > us. We were about 15 and shit scared - thinking that we were
> about to
> > get knifed. They were talking to us and must have bottled out
> doing it
> > but probably went back to their mates and said they'd 'done' us.
> > 
> > Then you mention Theatre of Hate. Excellent band although I think
> Kirk
> > Brandon's earlier band was even better - The Pack. The raw
> guitaring
> > on some of their tracks still does as much for me today as it did
> 25
> > years ago. As for Kirk Brandon's voice - awesome!
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Rob