[kj] (ot) Billy Idol.... hahahahahahahahahaha

Sun Mar 27 14:24:28 EST 2005

Throbbing Gristle were an arty beast all their own, and maybe shared a  
perverse sensibility with Killing Joke, but that's all. Gang of Four  
and the `Joke are closer linked.

Anyone read the TG book, "Wreckers of Civilization"? Been meaning to,  
but it's a touch on the pricey side.

Alex in NYC

On Sunday, March 27, 2005, at 02:18 PM, peter.west410 wrote:

> I would say that KJ have never matched the heights of Their early  
> music,Can
> anything match Wardance, Pssyche ,Requiem ect ect?.I would say not.And  
> I
> would say the other two were better musically first time around as  
> well.Even
> when they come back after a long break ,They may come back with one  
> great
> album(They ve had plenty of time to write it)But its rarely a sustained
> comeback.
>    You cant re-heat a soufflé
>
>            PW
>
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> From: "Stephen Robinson" <heiferboy at robinsonworld.freeserve.co.uk>
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>
>> Gang of 4, Throbbing Gristle, Killing joke
>>
>>
>>
>> HANCOCK:
>> "Eleven men come out on the field and two men go in to bat, and we  
>> have to
>> bowl the ball at these men, and they have to hit it, and stop it from
>> knocking all their little bits of wood over. And then, when we've  
>> knocked
>> all their little bits of wood over, we change round, and they have to
> knock
>> all of our little bits of wood over. And we do it for six hours a day,
> five
>> days a week..."
>>
>> WILLIAMS:
>> "It's a bit daft, innit?"
>>
>>
>>
>>>      Has anyone or any band ever came out of retirement and been as
>>> successful as they were when they we first about?
>>>    I cant name one
>>>
>>>               PW
>>>
>>>
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "bluce ree" <bluceree2003 at yahoo.co.uk>
>>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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>>> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 7:12 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] (ot) Billy Idol.... hahahahahahahahahaha
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>>>
>>>> You are the lock
>>>> I am the key
>>>> Climb up my lemon tree
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> "Now, I barely remember much of his earlier works but I'm pretty  
>>>> sure
>>>> he used to try and sound american like most UK rock acts did.  Well
> now
>>>> he's putting on the mockney, coupled with the fact that he really
>>>> cannot sing."
>>>>
>>>> Well, for a start, Billy was in GENERATION X, who I thought were
> pretty
>>>> damn great, so go easy there, hater!
>>>>
>>>> Secondly, like Robert Plant before him, Billy Idol cannot sing ANY
>>>> MORE, but he certainly once could.
>>>>
>>>> Alex in NYC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, March 27, 2005, at 08:57 AM, bluce ree wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> .... chortle!
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw his new video last night.... oh my god.... I dont think I'll
>>>>> ever recover.  It is without a doubt the funniest, most awful thing
>>>>> I've ever seen.
>>>>>
>>>>> The video is the usual 80s on-stage heavy rock thing, but with a
>>>>> terrible, terrible Billy singing to a woman in the crowd thing  
>>>>> going
>>>>> on (like that Springsteen video with Courtney Cox in it).
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, I barely remember much of his earlier works but I'm pretty  
>>>>> sure
>>>>> he used to try and sound american like most UK rock acts did.  Well
>>>>> now he's putting on the mockney, coupled with the fact that he
> really
>>>>> cannot sing.  He struggles throughout the song which features some
> of
>>>>> the worst lyrics imaginable.
>>>>>
>>>>> You are the lock
>>>>> I am the key
>>>>> Climb up my lemon tree
>>>>> I mean for fuck's sake... how bad is that?  Oh... not bad enough?
>>>>> Okay... try....
>>>>>
>>>>> Pretty baby in the back of my car
>>>>> Look now, you've gone too far
>>>>> Have a slice of my lemon pie
>>>>> One more will get you high
>>>>> the video ends with two more laughably awful things.  Firstly the
>>>>> camera pans out to reveal about thousands of people in the audience
>>>>> when clearly there were about 50 max and then right at the end the
>>>>> woman in the crowd passes out and when she recovers Billy is there
> and
>>>>> he says....
>>>>>
>>>>> 'are you alright, love'...
>>>>>
>>>>> it sort of all sounded like The Cult at their very worst, but even
>>>>> more shit!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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