[kj] The apocalyptic philosophy of Killing Joke

[Jpwhkj at aol.com]

Fair points, Tim.

My feeling is that Jaz was a great performer. He helped to write some great tracks. He was part of the best band of the early eighties - a band that seemed to pass the boundaries of what a band could mean. But that doesn't mean that he actually has much to say that's coherent or relevant.

Jamie


"Tim Bucknall" <tim.bucknall at btinternet.com> writes:

>this is prob a cop-out, but i find Jaz's apocalyptic ramblings to make more sense if you accept the spirit of  them (ie: the world is fucked) rather than, forensícally examining them.
>it's possible to say he got a lot of stuff right if you look at the post-911 world.
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>obviously i completely ignore all his post pandemonium rantings after he became a bloated rock star cliche
>but i think that in 79-90 he had something worth saying.
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>then again listening to his early pronouncements can fill one with a terrible sense of disappointment ie: in 1979 he said he wanted to destroy the christian religion, in 2005 he can manage nothing more revolutionary than touring with motley crue
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>  Jpwhkj at aol.com wrote:
>    (a) Do you really think that Jaz's ramblings can be dignified with the term "philosophy"?
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>    Yes, why not?
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>    (b) Do you take anything he says about the world seriously? Jaz's analysis of world events is like a rather simplistic comic book.
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>    I'll say I have agreed with much of his sentiment over the years. It's one of the reasons I like KJ.
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>    :)