[kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die

Jerry Butson jerry at fleamusic.com
Wed Feb 7 06:30:19 EST 2007


If KJ were lawyers they'd end up sueing themselves...how about a KJ comedy
club?


On 06/02/07, Neil Perry <neilfperry at btinternet.com> wrote:

>

> lol

>

> Bailiffs... or maybe lawyers

>

>

> *Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>* wrote:

>

> >If they're not making a living doing this after all this time, they're in

> the

> >wrong career.

>

> Killing Joke Removals . .

>

> Or maybe greengrocers?

>

>

>

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

> *From:* Neil Perry [mailto:neilfperry at btinternet.com]

> *Sent:* 06 February 2007 16:47

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die

>

> Same here, but to back up my earlier outburst,

> I've already bought every KJ release 3, sometimes 4 times - vinyl,

> replacement copies for fucked vinyl, CD, re-issued CD, etc - so

> there you go, I've already paid for someone's free download several

> times over... generally I wouldn't do it to new/upcoming bands

> but someone as long in the tooth as KJ? No problem. If they're

> not making a living doing this after all this time, they're in the

> wrong career.

> N

>

>

> *"B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>* wrote:

>

>

> Obviously, I love KJ, or I wouldn't be here. But I'll admit that I heard

> msny of their albums illegally and unauthorized over p2p file sharing

> networks before I decided, "Okay, I am definitely a fan of this

> excellent band." A band whose oeuvre I might not've heard hadn't it been

> for Soulseek. Then I decided to collect the physical merchandise.

>

> At that point, I did proceed to track down vinyl and CD copies of the

> band's material, as well as other non-downloadable merch., like

> t-shirts, stickers, et. al.

>

> I don't think many bands realize how much mp3 downloads really HELP

> them. If a band is so insecure about its material that it wants folks to

> buy their LPs before listeners hear them and find out they suck -- well,

> then, posh on that band. A confident band would WANT to get the music

> out there, bar none, to prospective listeners, and would confidently

> assume real appreciators of the band would buy the real vinyl/CD. That's

> how many punk bands operate nowadays.

>

> I have a fine collection of KJ merch. I dunno how much of my purchases

> goes into Jaz's, Geordie's, etc, pockets, but that's not my fault. I

> download *AND* I buy. The two are not inseparable.

>

> See, for example, this picture of me with a really nice right-eye shiner

> (seizure disorder) in my very proudly-owned KJ "Requiem" t-shirt. My

> girlfriend bought it for me from England for Xmas. So, no, I am not some

> slovenly bootlegger who never buys actual KJ merch. I really do love

> Killing Joke, heart and soul. I love owning their actual, physical

> material. But I'm also a punk at heart: Music for the masses/don't quit

> your day job.

>

> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/wolfbrigade/badeye2.jpg

>

>

> Yours 'til the Aocalypse,

>

> Oliver

>

>

>

>

>

> Neil Perry wrote:

> > Bah, screw Killing Joke. Download/pirate/boot as much

> > as you like. Financial knife-edge? They'd use it to slit

> > your throat before giving you anything for free. Only if

> > Colesy is involved would I say don't do it.

> >

> > 'Servicing their fanbase'? I hope this is an example of an

> > extremely dry sense of humour. We've all been 'serviced'

> > by KJ at one stage or another.

> >

> > Take take take

> > N

> >

> > *//*

>

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