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

Tue Mar 29 18:17:45 EST 2005

It may of been the best show that they ve ever played,But as they were
notorious for playing badly first time around ,this isnt surprising.
    But the Pistols were bigger in 77 ,than when they had their reunion in
96??.This is with-out a doubt.
                PW


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> and at the risk of Derisive laughter from the list
> i got a bootleg of a pistols show from 2002 that (seriously!) is the
> best show they ever played!
> if i could transfer vinyl to cdr i'd share it about
>
> billy idol eeeeugh!
>
> Stephen Robinson wrote:
>
> >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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> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>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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