[kj] RE: Who is Killing Joke's closest relative? sticking myneck out

[Mike Cooper]

I would go with that I am a huge Amebix fan and they always said they were 
influenced by early KJ as were UK Decay another mighty fine band.  They are 
supposed to be re-issuing For Madman Only but don't know where that has 
gotto!  The Night For Celebration tape came out last year on CD but not the 
LP.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
<gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:44 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] RE: Who is Killing Joke's closest relative? sticking 
myneck out


> Killing Joke and Joy Division, two of the all-time greats. What's 
> mind-blowing is KJ are still treading uncharted musical territory and 
> refuse to remain irrelevant, one of the reasons I love them.
>
>
> Maybe a problem in finding Killing Joke's closest "relatives" is because 
> there are different sounds during different "eras" of KJ.
>
> I'd phrase it this way:
>
> *****KILLING JOKE era 1  -- 1978/79 - 1982*****
>
> Gang of Four
> Joy Division
> The Pop Group
> UK Decay (I still insist on this)
> The Ex
>
>
> There is also some latent Amebix in there, a vastly underrated band. The 
> Kj song "The Wait" is a blueprint for much of what Amebix do.
>
>
> ****KILLING JOKE era 2  bulk of the 80s****
>
> Darker new romantic stuff--
> The Cure
> Siouxsie
> Specimen
> Coma (Japanese band)
> --some others but drawing a blank
>
>
> ***Pandemonium Era****
>
> Ministry
> Lard
> Pigface
>
>
> ****Current 2003 s/t era and Hosannas era *****
>
> Motorhead (justc heck out "This Tribal Antidote and the title track)
> Venom (again, compare title song "Hosannas" w/ venom's "Sons of Satan" of 
> their "Wlecome to Hell debut LP)
> Amebix
> Axegrinder
> Ministry and KMFDM
> Zygote
> Tragedy
>
>
> My fave Killing Joke stuff is the '79 - '82 stuff, and everything from 
> 2003 'til now. The stuff in between is patchy.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> -Oliver
>
>
> Papa Lazarou wrote:
>> magazine
>> rema rema
>> adam and the ants (musically, decca tapes and transition time to jolly 
>> pirate apache dandymen, not dirk)
>>  I first saw KJ backing up Joy division....
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