[kj] Pinter Droll

[Darth E. Vader]

Interpol????

More mincing D. Bowie impersonators!

NOT MY TEA!


--- Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
wrote:


> It seems like this has all been said before.  My 2

> cents that'll mean 

> nothing to anyone.

> 

> There are a ton of post-punk cop/influenced bands.

> 

> In my opinion it seems like it took a long time for

> these bands to crop up.  

> But now you can't avoid them.  BUT it seems like

> these bands acknowledge 

> their appreciation for Joy Divison, Gang of Four,

> Killing Joke, blah blah 

> blah etc etc etc.  from what little I've paid

> attention to them.  I am not 

> bothered.  I'd rather hear a clone of one of the

> above than a horrendous 

> Metallica (who lately is ripping off others),

> Nirvana, add whoesever name, 

> whatever, but-don't-admit-it band that has polluted

> for so long.

> Honestly as much as the Killing Joke name gets

> dropped I haven't heard it 

> yet.  BUT if 1919 started today (they seem the most

> obvious to me) I'd 

> rather hear them than another fucking Shit Charlotte

> or Limp DickZit.

> I like Interpol.  Lyrics are submoronic but I can

> usually blur most bad 

> lyrics out (there are more bad than good out there).

>  I can listen in 

> passing to most of the other ones.  Killers, for

> whatever reason, bug the 

> fuck out of me but I think I have an ex tie also.

> 

> Chris

> 

> 

> >From: "ade" <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>

> >Reply-To: ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk,"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] Top 10, post-Y2K

> >Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:05:17 +0100

> >

> >YES INDEEDY!

> >

> >The whole obviousness of the retro thing going on

> these days is a total 

> >turn-off for me. "Ooh, why don't you

> >like Interpol?" Erm, maybe because they're such an

> obvious rip-off that it 

> >makes me cringe. Ian Curtis

> >vocals anyone? Editors, Killers, blah blah, on & on

> & on.....

> >

> >I love post-punk - the modern rip-off merchants

> aren't really celebrating 

> >as much as trading on old glories

> >of pioneers. Pioneers that I never thought would

> get a listen, but I guess 

> >a few Editors fans will manage

> >to find 'Unknown Pleasures' & find out what the

> real deal is. Also, many of 

> >these retro c0cks just stick to

> >the poppy side of post-punk/alternative/indie,

> instead of making music that 

> >MEANS something. Get those

> >sale figures up, boys!

> >   -----Original Message-----

> >   From: gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> >[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of

> Javier Garcia

> >   Sent: 04 April 2007 20:33

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

> band!)

> >   Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10, post-Y2K

> >

> >

> >   You're so very right! One good example in my

> case is Motherwolf, which 

> >is a pretty good band but not original at all: one

> song sounds like Black 

> >Sabbath, the other like Led Zeppelin, another like

> Jethro Tull... a lot of 

> >young people love them for sure, and i like them,

> but as a "grown up" is 

> >just barely above any good 70's cover band.

> >   And even when i like many of their songs, i just

> hate that retro-music 

> >tendency. No talking when those bands are seem like

> "authentique bands"... 

> >There are good examples of being retro but still

> add some originality to 

> >the music, that's nice for me; but with bands like

> Motherwolf -even when 

> >they're very good- is just like a waste of time,

> they're entertaining, but 

> >they're not adding nothing new to the musical

> panorama.

> >

> >

> >   My two cents

> >

> >   Javier

> >   mexic city

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >     ---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------

> >

> >     Subject : Re: [kj] Top 10, post-Y2K

> >

> >     Date : Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:34:37 -0400

> >

> >     From : "A. Madani"

> <a.madani at anirrationaldomain.net>

> >

> >     To : "A list about all things Killing Joke

> \(the band!\)" 

> ><gathering at misera.net>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >     >>I would be very interested in seeing those

> lists. I don't think I've 

> >picked up on any bands that formed from 2000 on. I

> am into rock which sadly 

> >seems to be dominated by emo and 80s inspired acts

> that have, so far, left 

> >me cold. <<

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >     That was largely my problem too ... well, that

> and having less and 

> >less income for exploring new music! Online stuff

> has helped, but getting 

> >the time is another challenge.

> >

> >

> >

> >     The main problem with reaching a "certain age"

> is that it's more 

> >difficult to find something that sounds fresh,

> since the minute I hear 

> >something that's supposed to be "new," I can almost

> immediately tell who 

> >they were influenced by, so I think I might as well

> go ahead and listen to 

> >the influencer rather than the influencee.

> >

> >

> >

> >     So seeing the recommendations here should be a

> big help. Cheers all.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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