[kj] was- lengthy longnessness now drummers

[Stephen Robinson]

That's funny because I'd say there was a lot more in common between the
riff/Groove based  AC/DC and Killing Joke than whaever it is, Van Halen do.

Suppose AC/DC (named after a hoover sticker, yeah, right) and more Riff than
Groove..

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Alex Smith
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) ; A list about all
things Killing Joke (the band!)
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] was- lengthy longnessness now drummers


I'm not a musician, so I cannot supply the proper terminology, but I can
oddly hear a bit of a similarity between Geordie and Eddie Van Halen -- not
in the soloing department, obviously, but in the actual sound of their
instrument (harmonics?) Someone -- Fluw? -- might be able to corroborate
this better, but listen to, say, "Unchained" on FAIR WARNING by Van Halen
and there's a similar texture to the guitar sound there, I think.  Or not,
perhaps I'm projecting.

As much as I adore both bands, I don't hear ANYthing in common between KJ
and AC/DC, though.

Alex in NYC


-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Harper
Sent: Apr 5, 2006 12:02 PM
To: Alex Smith , "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
Subject: Re: [kj] was- lengthy longnessness now drummers


He does seem to admire some soloists. Mind you, apparently he's a Tom
Verlaine fan, though I can't see much of a connection between KJ and the
sprawling oddball theatrics of 'Marquee Moon', as marvellous as that track
is.

Jim.

Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
I can hear a bit of similarity in style between Geordie and Keith Levene.
Both are entirely uncoventional guitar players.

Funny thing about Geordie, though: he generally eschews solos and evidently
hates them (so sayeth Jaz), yet -- according to Big Paul -- he was a big fan
of Van Halen and AC/DC (two bands RENOWNED for their guitar solos).

Alex in NYC




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