[kj] their finest hour(s)

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Fri Jan 6 11:30:09 EST 2006


I read in a 2003 interview, however, that Geordie was the one who asked Jaz to "come do Killing Joke" again, so maybe looks are deceiving! 
 
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From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [kj] their finest hour(s)



Raven at least looks like he enjoys himself. So does Ben, for that matter. To 
look at Geordie, you'd think he'd rather be elsewhere, doing his taxes or having 
a root canal or having a colonoscopy.

Alex in NYC


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>From: bluce ree <bluceree2003 at yahoo.co.uk>
>Sent: Jan 6, 2006 10:21 AM
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] their finest hour(s)
>
>Youth's basslines on Revs and WTF are amazing which is
>why those albums are as good as they are (although I
>suspect Geordie may have written some of them
>basslines!).  
>
>His plodding, shabby, predictable lines on Pand and
>Democracy were poor though and I prefer a sleek,
>no-nonsense KJ to a shambling drugged up hippy
>version.
>
>Raven IS Killing Joke's stage presence most of the
>time (what with Geordie not looking quite as cool now
>that he wears silly hats and just looks annoyed all
>the time and Jaz looking more and more like Ozzy every
>year) and his basslines, whilst being more predictable
>than early KJ, are perfectly suited to latter day KJ.
>
>
>--- Michael Head <mickhead at beeb.net> wrote:
>
>> "IMHO Youth is far more replaceable than Big Paul.
>> While each  
>> successive drummer has, to a greater or lesser
>> extent, struggling to  
>> match the impact and ability of BPF, Raven has on
>> many occasions  
>> proven himself to be at the very least an equal to
>> his predecessor.  
>> If we compare Democracy and Pandemonium to
>> Extremities, there's no  
>> competition; Raven has kept his edge infinitely
>> better than Youth.
>> 
>>    Jim."
>> 
>> you're dead right about Raven having the edge now
>> Jim, but the  
>> chemistry between the original 4 that created the
>> first 3 albums and  
>> the way Youth tapped into the techno vibe circa
>> Pandemonium have been  
>> KJ's finest hours (imho). can't wait to see the big
>> man on the boards  
>> with Ministry - a perfect fit if ever there was.
>> Mick. 
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