[kj] Recent KJ trivia (and Raven)

wscheip1 at aol.com wscheip1 at aol.com
Wed May 24 14:40:19 EDT 2006


Yeah and I realized that after re-reading your email. That's what I get for being knee-jerk I suppose.
 
From,
Will 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 12:32:24 -0500
Subject: Re: [kj] Recent KJ trivia (and Raven)


I am not bringing up the merits (or lack there of) of this war to debate. I am stating POSSIBLE reasons why RAVEN could change his mind. 
 
My personal opinion is that "War is Big Business". 
 
Chris 
 
Fighting to find work in Detroit 
 
>From: wscheip1 at aol.com 
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the >band!)"<gathering at misera.net> 
>To: gathering at misera.net 
>Subject: Re: [kj] Recent KJ trivia (and Raven) 
>Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 12:47:42 -0400 
> 
>War on terror is fine, but it's good to have a goal when you start these >things. 
> 
>From, 
>Will 
> 
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com> 
>To: gathering at misera.net 
>Sent: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:10:52 -0500 
>Subject: Re: [kj] Recent KJ trivia (and Raven) 
> 
> 
>Devil's Advocate here 
> 
>People are unable to change their opinions on this hot topic? Especially in >light of news that has surfaced since 2001. Shit since last month. And >isn't it possible to be for the "war on terror" but dislike Bush? Yes. Just >as you can be a republican and not like Bush. 
> 
>Chris 
> 
> >From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net> 
> >Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the > >band!)"<gathering at misera.net> 
> >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" > ><gathering at misera.net> 
> >Subject: Re: [kj] Recent KJ trivia (and Raven) 
> >Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 11:40:39 -0400 
> > 
> >no leigh, he is promoting it, by being in the band, participating in > >interviews, and lending support of the direction in those interviews. 
> > 
> >if he had any legitimacy he would stand by the things he said in 2001 - > >2002 and be in toby keith's band earning his meal ticket but alas, raven >is >a whore, a rebel for any cause. as long as the bass playing is mind > >numbingly simple and he gets to pretend to be a rock n roll warrior, he >is >content. 
> > 
> >Leigh Newton wrote: 
> >>Raven's not promoting it, Al Jourgenson is. Raven's 
> >>just earning a well deserved meal ticket just about 
> >>the best and funnest way there is to do so. 
> >> 
> >>Leigh 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>--- fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net> wrote: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>>ironic, all the positive 'inseparable music and 
> >>>politics' talk from raven when but a few years ago he helped to >intermit 
> >>>political conversation on this forum. 
> >>> yet now he is promoting this aspect of his new 
> >>>affiliation that is railing against bush administration 
> >>>"lies,lies,lies": 
> >>>/when in 2001 - 2002/, raven was on this and joe's 
> >>>forum calling to invade and "kill'em all" "sand nigger " remarks and 
> >>>lending aid for the blurring of the lines between al queda and iraq >with 
> >>>vehement support of his forum buddy. all the while deriding and 
> >>>attempting to squelch people who *challenged* arguments *for the war* - 
> >>> 
> >>>/ in 2001/ - 2002 - so many were blinded by their 
> >>>anger and fear of recent terrorist events that the majority was 
> >>>effectively cowering at the thought of questioning invasions and war > >>>against 
> >>>"sand niggers" 
> >>> 
> >>>but now that the lies that were known then are 
> >>>accepted in the mainstream and all the war mongers are shown to be 
> >>>what they are and the majority is finally against the bush demagoguery 
> >>>machine and popstars are feeling cocky...looky here, so does big bird. 
> >>> 
> >>>what an attractive trait, constantly vacillating to 
> >>>the most fashionable insurrection...it is only fitting that a >personality 
> >>>like this breeds animals for kill sport. 
> >>>what one is capable with innocent animals, so will 
> >>>be with humans. 
> >>> 
> >>>*--------------------------------* 
> >>>nicholas fitzpatrick wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>HEADLINE: Ministry is still raging against the 
> >>>> 
> >>>machine 
> >>> 
> >>>>Pearl Jam and Neil Young may have their recently 
> >>>> 
> >>>released anti-war 
> >>>>albums, but when it comes to pure vitriolic 
> >>>> 
> >>>revolution songs, Al 
> >>>>Jourgensen and his industrial thrash band Ministry 
> >>>> 
> >>>rails against 
> >>>>George W. Bush like no one else. 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Brimming with indignant rage, Ministry's new 
> >>>> 
> >>>album, "Rio Grande 
> >>>>Blood," recaptures the revolutionary spirit of the 
> >>>> 
> >>>band's heyday (see 
> >>>>1992's "Psalm 69"). Through 10 blistering tracks, 
> >>>> 
> >>>Jourgensen and his 
> >>>>crew rant on topics ranging from corporate 
> >>>> 
> >>>corruption ("Fear (Is Big 
> >>>>Business)") to 9/11 ("Lies, Lies, Lies") to U.S. 
> >>>> 
> >>>military policy 
> >>>>("Gangreen"). 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Jourgensen takes shots at Dubya at every turn, 
> >>>> 
> >>>asking a question on 
> >>>>"Lies, Lies Lies": If the government truly has 
> >>>> 
> >>>nothing to hide / Why 
> >>>>are they afraid to answer a few questions? 
> >>>> 
> >>>>Jourgensen incorporates an all-star team of 
> >>>> 
> >>>musicians on the album and 
> >>>>the subsequent tour (stopping at the House of 
> >>>> 
> >>>Blues downtown Sunday 
> >>>>night), including drummer Joey Jordison 
> >>>> 
> >>>(Slipknot), guitarist Mike 
> >>>>Scaccia (Rigor Mortis), keyboardist John Bechdel 
> >>>> 
> >>>(Fear Factory, Prong) 
> >>>>guitarist Tommy Victor (Prong) and bassist Paul 
> >>>> 
> >>>Raven (Killing Joke). 
> >>> 
> >>>>"I think we represent the spirit of rebellion that 
> >>>> 
> >>>has been very 
> >>>>underground as far as music is concerned," said 
> >>>> 
> >>>bassist Raven. "I 
> >>>>can't tell you what all these industrial bands and 
> >>>> 
> >>>people like Trent 
> >>>>Reznor are doing. I got into music in 1977 in the 
> >>>> 
> >>>time of punk rock. 
> >>>>Music and politics has been inseparable." 
> >>>> 
> >>>>About the tour, Raven said: "We call it Ministry 
> >>>> 
> >>>on steroids, because 
> >>>>everyone says it's the best they've heard the 
> >>>> 
> >>>band. We take our cues 
> >>>>off of a lot of what the fans say. They get online 
> >>>> 
> >>>after every show 
> >>>>and dissect the show. We look at that in the 
> >>>> 
> >>>morning and take it in." 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> 
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