[kj] OT: Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon (Time Zone) - WorldDestruction (1984)

B. Oliver Sheppard bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net
Thu Nov 30 16:02:12 EST 2006


So the the heavy electric guitar powerchords in this song are also from
the Bambaataa side? Does he use those in e very song?


-Oliver


Christof hamille wrote:

> Walk This Way came out in 1986. What people may argue with World

> Destruction was that it wasn't really a crossover. John Lydon was singing

> along with Bambattaa. Where as the Aerosmith and Run DMC version that was a

> real blend of rock and rap. The only thing you MAY be able to associate in

> World Destruction besides Lydons voice is the keyboards.

>

> Chris

>

>

>

>> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

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>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

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>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon (Time Zone) -

>> WorldDestruction (1984)

>> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:39:36 -0500

>>

>>

>> I think the thing that gets my goat about "World Destruction" the

>> most is that it is CATEGORICALLY *NEVER* CITED whenever people talk

>> about rock/rap genre-blending, as folks tirelessly cite "Walk this

>> Way" by Run-DMC/Aerosmith (which "World Destruction" pre-dated, I

>> believe) as the first great crossover single.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>> On Nov 30, 2006, at 1:44 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>>

>>

>>> I'm ashamed to say I'd never seen this before the miracle of YouTube,

>>> and for the four minutes or so this video lasted, I actually had a

>>> modicum of respect for John Lydon.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon (Time Zone) - World Destruction (1984):

>>>

>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m3MXDS_wNg&eurl=

>>>

>>>

>>> -Oliver

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