[kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF FOUR

Tue May 17 13:28:06 EDT 2005

yeah i never like "re-recorded classics"
but having said that I've been enjoying "great old ones" by lubricated 
goat even though I would have prefered to Hear Kat Bjellands original 
bass track on "snap out of it"

Christof hamille wrote:

> aaahhhhuuhhhhh....re-recording classics....that is usually bad and/or 
> weak.  remixes...what is the point.  New material.  Especially from a 
> band like Gang of Four.  Shrinkwarp was good. In my opinion.  I think 
> we all learned or lesson from Wardance 2003.  Not an improvement. Filler.
>
> chris
>
>> From: "Graham Brown" <grahambrown2004 at hotmail.com>
>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>> To: gathering at misera.net
>> Subject: RE: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF FOUR
>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:24:26 +0000
>>
>>> From someone working for a recortd company on the Shriekback list...
>>
>>
>> "I am personally thrilled to let you know that the legendary post-punk
>> band, Gang of Four have re-formed and signed to V2 !!
>>
>> We will be releasing a 2-disc album in August (release date tba) which
>> will feature one disc of the newly re-formed band, re-recording
>> their "classics" and a second disc of remixes by a litany of artists
>> who have been influenced by them (just turn on the radio to hear their
>> influence). We will have many more details soon, including
>> tracklisting for both discs as well as who will be doing the remixes."
>>
>> Graham
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 00:16:25 EDT
>>> From: GregSlawson at aol.com
>>> Subject: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF FOUR
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>>> Just got back from the Boston, Mass. GOF show. How ridiculous! They 
>>> were way
>>> better than I remember them from about 1982. They did most of the 
>>> 1st album
>>> (except for the one that goes "guerilla war struggle is a new 
>>> entertainment",
>>> "Paralyzed" from Solid Gold, a much much better, speedy version of 
>>> "We Live As
>>> We Dream Alone", plus "To Hell W/Poverty" and a decent song I didn't 
>>> recognize
>>> (from Shrinkwrapped?). The sound was perfect, as was the 
>>> performance. The huge
>>> Boston audience treated them like rock gods, but their stage presence
>>> justified it--the never-smiling Andy Gill, who threw his guitar on 
>>> the floor at one
>>> point to get more feedback, Dave Allen prancing around the stage 
>>> like a 21 year
>>> old on speed, Professor Hugo's (now teaching in Boston!) precision 
>>> drumming,
>>> and Jon King gyrating like Midnight Oil's singer, jumping around the 
>>> stage
>>> like a monkey, falling over after especially serious lyrics, and 
>>> during the one
>>> song pounding a baseball bat on a metal cabinet to the beat (like on 
>>> the album
>>> version), then throwing the metal thing to the side of the stage and 
>>> beating
>>> it more, to his own rhythm. Boston audiences demand full-throttle 
>>> performances,
>>> and they got one tonight. A Mission of Burma (not one of my fave's) 
>>> member
>>> was in the audience near me, and I metioned to him that they sound 
>>> like GOF too.
>>> They're still doing shows in NYC, DC, and Philly, so go or die. I 
>>> found that
>>> essence rare.
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>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 22:03:07 -0700 (PDT)
>>> From: Thomas Kennedy <tkennedy1999 at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] URGENT: NYC, DC and Philly gatherers: SEE GANG OF
>>>     FOUR
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>>> Yes.  They were awesome here on the west coast at Coachella and the 
>>> Fillmore (S.F.).  They've dropped the artsy pretense and just rock 
>>> now.   Can't wait to see GOF again!
>>>
>>> Tom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> GregSlawson at aol.com wrote:
>>> Just got back from the Boston, Mass. GOF show. How ridiculous! They 
>>> were way better than I remember them from about 1982. They did most 
>>> of the 1st album (except for the one that goes "guerilla war 
>>> struggle is a new entertainment", "Paralyzed" from Solid Gold, a 
>>> much much better, speedy version of "We Live As We Dream Alone", 
>>> plus "To Hell W/Poverty" and a decent song I didn't recognize (from 
>>> Shrinkwrapped?). The sound was perfect, as was the performance. The 
>>> huge Boston audience treated them like rock gods, but their stage 
>>> presence justified it--the never-smiling Andy Gill, who threw his 
>>> guitar on the floor at one point to get more feedback, Dave Allen 
>>> prancing around the stage like a 21 year old on speed, Professor 
>>> Hugo's (now teaching in Boston!) precision drumming, and Jon King 
>>> gyrating like Midnight Oil's singer, jumping around the stage like a 
>>> monkey, falling over after especially serious lyrics, and during the 
>>> one song pounding a baseball bat on a metal cabinet to the b
>>>  eat
>>>  (like on the album version), then throwing the metal thing to the 
>>> side of the stage and beating it more, to his own rhythm. Boston 
>>> audiences demand full-throttle performances, and they got one 
>>> tonight. A Mission of Burma (not one of my fave's) member was in the 
>>> audience near me, and I metioned to him that they sound like GOF 
>>> too. They're still doing shows in NYC, DC, and Philly, so go or die. 
>>> I found that essence rare. 
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>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:29:16 +0100
>>> From: iPat <pmdavies at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: [kj] MD Website
>>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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>>> Nice site mike, i know a white background is more user friendly but 
>>> i miss
>>> the clock. But over all, very nice.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> iPat
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>>> contents of his
>>> own mind, through observation and not through intellectual analysis or
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