[kj] FW: Now Here's a Reunion Tour!

[melinda grant]

me and t.b were mainly talking about iggy stooges btw alex, i find mary 
chain boring and dated...boring ;-/



>From: "melinda grant" <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>

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

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Now Here's a Reunion Tour!

>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:54:18 +0000

>

>never seen new order live and have never been into mary chain at all.

>

>me and t.b were talking about "iggy and stooges"  alex ;-/!!!!!

>

>melinda

>

>

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

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

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>To: TB <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>,"A list about all things Killing Joke 

>>(the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] FW:  Now Here's a Reunion Tour!

>>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:30:05 -0500

>>

>>

>>I'm still quite flabbergasted that the J&MC are touring (with both

>>brothers involved, specifically). As much as I loved PSYCHOCANDY,

>>DARKLANDS and a couple of other tracks (a few off HONEY'S DEAD, and

>>some of the b-sides, notably "Kill Surf City" and "Sidewalking"),

>>I've never had a good time at a `Mary Chain show.

>>

>>I saw them in Columbus, Ohio on the DARKLANDS tour (where they also

>>employed a drum machine) and they were listless, disinterested and

>>boring. I saw them again on the second Lollapalooza in `92 or so, and

>>it seemed entirely incongruous to see the band -- all weedy, Scottish

>>and pale -- playing in the broad, sunny daylight (although at that

>>time, they *did* have a live drummer -- some dude named Monty who'd

>>also played with Curve). I saw them a final time at the Roseland

>>Ballroom, and it was sort've more of same.

>>

>>I still find their recordings pretty damn stupendous (notably

>>everything on PSYCHOCANDY), but I don't think I'd ever bother going

>>to go see them live again.

>>

>>Another great studio band, but shit live band:  New Order. Discuss.

>>

>>Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>On Feb 24, 2007, at 1:26 PM, TB wrote:

>>

>> > "melinda grant" wrote:

>> >

>> >

>> >> t.b you lucky being you  ;-)  i love iggy and the stooges

>> >> stuff ,"lust for

>> >> life "as my top track!

>> >>

>> >> last time i saw iggy play live,was at that sex pistols reunion gig in

>> >> findsbury park during the summer of 95 or was that 96? cannot

>> >> remember as

>> >> so

>> >> long ago, iggy supported the pistols ----as i was on guest list,i

>> >> did not

>> >> have an ordinary ticket like the rest of the plebs standing out in

>> >> the

>> >> field,like cattle..lol..  ;-D)))))),but some kind of purple wrist

>> >> band

>> >> thingy instead,that gave me and any one else exclusive access to

>> >> all the

>> >> guest areas ect(seeing liam galliger in there--oasis,gave me the

>> >> opportunity-- to tell him

>> >> to piss off and how crap his music is ;-D another high light of my

>> >> day--then

>> >> i went and spoke with patsy kensit,his wife at the time,plus

>> >> iggy,pistols

>> >> ect just ignored galliger--he is a real tosser!!!))

>> >>

>> >> saying "sex pistols/iggy--guest" thats what the purple wrist band

>> >> said........

>> >>

>> >> that was one of the best out door all dayers i have ever been to,i

>> >> mean

>> >> iggy

>> >>  followed by the pistols

>> >> what more can you want.....well k.j should of been on the line up!!!!

>> >

>> > I've seen Iggy and his solo band(s) a few times over the years. My

>> > first and

>> > favorite show was back around 1987 or '88 when he had Andy Mc Coy

>> > from Hanoi

>> > Rocks on guitar and the show was at the Hollywood Palladium and he was

>> > plugging the "Instinct" album. They had Social Distortion opening

>> > and it was

>> > just a kick ass show.

>> >

>> > The last time I saw him was around '95 or '96 at the even smaller

>> > Palace

>> > also in Hollywood and while it was a strong show, I didn't really

>> > care for

>> > his band.

>> >

>> > I'm pretty jazzed about this show in April, I just got a ticket this

>> > morning. However, I'm starting to hear some grumbling from people

>> > who've

>> > already heard the new album saying it's pretty much just like

>> > Iggy's last

>> > solo album and doesn't really have that raw "Stooges" sound and

>> > feel. We'll

>> > see......

>> >

>> > I'm hoping The Jesus and Mary Chain play some shows aside from the

>> > big dusty

>> > desert Choachella gig. I wouldn't mind seeing them again although I

>> > hear

>> > they're not using a live drummer but a drum machine!

>> >

>> > T.B.

>> >

>> >

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