[kj] SOAD Drummer

Thu Mar 2 10:04:29 EST 2006

I think the musical aspect got better as time went on.  BUT Mike Patton 
became increasingly more annoying as time went on also.

Chris

>From: Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>Subject: Re: [kj] SOAD Drummer
>Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 06:06:04 -0800 (PST)
>
>No waaaaaaaaaay! Well, yes, what he played was pretty
>standard, but the songs weren't guitar driven when he
>was in the band. It was all the instruments meshing
>together in a big stew. You could tell that the songs
>were written without much input from Jim and that he'd
>sort of add his stuff at the end of the process. It
>all made for an amazing sound. The stuff they did
>after was a lot more guitar driven and sounded a lot
>more generic. Plus, i think Angel Dust was the last
>album where they all really gave a shit. The next 2
>just sound like going through the motions. Especially
>Album of the Year. There's a couple of amazing songs
>on there, but you can just hear the ambivilence
>inbetween the notes. Plus, shit like Collision and
>Mouth to Mouth and Carhalo Voador and Take This Bottle
>and Coocoo for Caca are all unforgiveably bad.
>
>Leigh
>
>
>--- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > Meh. It was standard metal power-chordage. Their
> > work got
> > significantly more interesting once he was gone.
> >
> > Alex in NYC
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 1, 2006, at 10:03 PM, Leigh Newton wrote:
> >
> > > The only good FNM stuff was the Jim Martin stuff.
> > > There was nothing wrong with his playing at all.
> > It
> > > was beautiful in its simplicity.
> > >
> > > Leigh
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I believe FNM felt in retrospect that Geordie was
> > >> very much into his own style, which was different
> > >> from their own. FNM didn't turn him down; both
> > >> parties felt the union wouldn't be best for them.
> > >>
> > >>   Jim Martin was tolerable at best, but neither
> > as
> > >> talented or interesting as Trey Spruance or Jon
> > >> Hudson.
> > >>
> > >> Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >>       You could be right. A bit rich of FNM to
> > claim
> > >> that Geordie could only play in one style. I'd
> > >> hardly call Jim Martin a virtuoso by ANY stretch
> > of
> > >> the imagination.
> > >>
> > >>   Alex in NYC
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Mike Cooper
> > >> Sent: Mar 1, 2006 3:58 PM
> > >> To: Alex Smith , "A list about all things Killing
> > >> Joke (the band!)"
> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] SOAD Drummer
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>       I always thought Geordie had a audition /
> > or
> > >> even joined FNM for a short while but they
> > claimed
> > >> he could only play in one style and wasn;t
> > suitable
> > >> - but I could be wrong - lnog time ago.
> > >>     ----- Original Message -----
> > >>   From: Alex Smith
> > >>   To: James Osborne ; A list about all things
> > >> Killing Joke (the band!)
> > >>   Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:29 PM
> > >>   Subject: Re: [kj] SOAD Drummer
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Geordie was briefly rumored to have been mulling
> > >> over an invitation to join Faith No More when Jim
> > >> Martin left.
> > >>
> > >>   Ale xin NYC
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: James Osborne
> > >> Sent: Mar 1, 2006 2:21 PM
> > >> To: Alex Smith , "A list about all things Killing
> > >> Joke (the band!)"
> > >> Subject: Re: [kj] SOAD Drummer
> > >>
> > >> Geordie and Faith No More...what?
> > >>
> > >>
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