[kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.

Tim Bucknall tim.bucknall at btinternet.com
Sat Nov 12 12:59:32 EST 2005 

no i want him to be as intelligent as he obviously thinks he is, he's always
saying how much his fans mean to him, he should have thought that some of
them may have been affected by the bombings
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Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.


> So you want
> RESPONSIBILITY
> from chaos then?
>
> --- Tim Bucknall <tim.bucknall at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> > thing is Jaz has always claimed to hate Rock'n'roll
> > and portrayed kj &
> > himself as something outside/above "rock"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sergt. Dregs" <crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk>
> > To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the
> > band!)"
> > <gathering at misera.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz as Suicide Bomber Part Deux.
> >
> >
> > > You want
> > > RESPONSIBILITY
> > > from a rock singer?
> > >
> > > That's funny!
> > >
> > > --- Jiri <unspeakable at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thus spaketh Alex in NYC:
> > > >  >In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings,
> > this
> > > > would be a fair
> > > > postulation, but in an (arguably) candid
> > >interview
> > > > on the DVD? No.
> > > >
> > > >  >Alex in NYC
> > > >
> > > > Exactly. In a candid interview setting, now
> > you're
> > > > just getting
> > > > ridiculous and sounding like an idiot. For such
> > a
> > > > smart (right?) man, he
> > > > sure is an idiotic blowhard and an incompetent
> > > > communicator. I can even
> > > > potentially conceive, in ways similar to what
> > iPat
> > > > has said, what Jaz
> > > > might even be after when he says $hit like this,
> > but
> > > > it's a big, big
> > > > stretch. And for someone as worldly as him, he
> > sure
> > > > expresses himself
> > > > poorly and lazily (also see the taxes etc. part
> > in
> > > > the Bruce interview).
> > > > It's all fine and good to stir $hit every now
> > and
> > > > then--that's the rock
> > > > n' roll way, ha ha--but again, he just does it
> > so
> > > > lazily and
> > > > irresponsibly...it really waters down the
> > occasions
> > > > when he actually
> > > > does have something interesting or
> > well-thought-out
> > > > to say.
> > > >
> > > > Which reminds me of an area of disappointment
> > for me
> > > > on the last few
> > > > albums: the lyrics. I actually share and/or
> > enjoy
> > > > quite a lot (though
> > > > certainly not all) of the sentiment in the
> > lyrics on
> > > > both 2003 and
> > > > Democracy, but he could've done a lot better in
> > > > terms of articulately
> > > > expressing them. Whereas on BTATS (whether you
> > like
> > > > it or not), he had
> > > > some pure poetry; and on ExtremitiesDVRE, he had
> > > > some well-expressed
> > > > rage, and on the first 4 or 5 albums, some great
> > > > minimalist expression.
> > > > I know he's always talked out of his arse in
> > > > interviews and such, but on
> > > > the last few albums this sort of laziness has
> > > > infiltrated his lyrics, I
> > > > think, regressing to the sort of Jaz-by-numbers
> > > > routine. F*ing babbling
> > > > old man. Damn I like the music though.
> > > >
> > > > Alexander Smith wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > In the instance of the "Bloodsport" musings,
> > this
> > > > would be a fair
> > > > > postulation, but in an (arguably) candid
> > interview
> > > > on the DVD? No.
> > > > >
> > > > > Alex in NYC
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 11:43 AM,
> > Papa
> > > > Lazarou wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >     Maybe Jaz was just assuming a character
> > role,
> > > > in light of current
> > > > >     events, where suicide bombers appear to be
> > > > coming out of the
> > > > >     woodwork everywhere....thanks George.
> > > > >
> > > > >     Tackhead sang about being Airborne
> > Rangers, I
> > > > doubt they meant it....
> > > > >
> > > > >     */nicholas fitzpatrick
> > <gasw30 at hotmail.com>/*
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >     How about if we write an open letter to
> > Jaz
> > > > from the Gathering,
> > > > >     expressing
> > > > >     our disappointment at his recent comments.
> > > > Perhaps we could all
> > > > >     sign it and
> > > > >     send it to the website or the record
> > company.
> > > > >     This is a proposed draft:
> > > > >
> > > > >     Dear Jaz
> > > > >
> > > > >     We think you are a twat.
> > > > >
> > > > >     Sincerely
> > > > >     The Gathering.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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