[kj] Geordie/EVH

[Leigh Newton]

I'd say the HA! version of Sun Goes Down or Pandys.

Leigh


--- Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


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"specific KJ track that you would cite as being
Geordie's definitive trademark sound"

If you conducted a Gathering poll, I dare suggest
you'd probably get about thirty different answers to
this question. If I had to point to one single track,
though, that encapsulates Geordie's trademark sound
I'd probably cite....maybe "Chop Chop" or even
"Harlequin".

But that's me.

 

Alex in NYC

 

 

 



-----Original Message----- 
From: Carl Stephens 
Sent: Apr 5, 2006 1:13 PM 
To: gathering at misera.net 
Subject: Re: [kj] Geordie/EVH 


Hi Alex,
 
Interesting observation concerning Geordie/EVH. I'm
just wondering if there is any specific KJ track that
you would cite as being Geordie's definitive trademark
sound? This might help in getting to the bottom of
this?
 
FLUW makes some interesting points, but I don't think
he's entirely cornered it yet ;-)
 
One obvis thing that springs to mind is that both of
'em "Move a lot of air" with genuine quality amps (no
nonsense involved!) AND both have had a smidge of
stereo delay as part of their sound much of the time,
I *suspect*. Also both used analogue effects only in
the early days. Geordies trademark was, I believe, a
Bell Labs ADT Echo pedal (watch the ebay prices go up
now, if you can find one!! LOL!)
 
OK Alex, more data please monsieur!
----- 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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