[kj] Top 10 bands (Shaun)
Alexander Smith
vassifer at earthlink.net
Sat Mar 31 12:39:51 EDT 2007
Cheers, Shaun -- I'll have to check Porcupine Tree out now!
There's some great stuff in your Old Days list.... I played that
first Gaye Bykers album (Drill Your Own Hole) to death -- much to the
pronounced chagrin of my roommates at the time. And COME DOWN HEAVY
by Thee Hypnotics was an amazing record too.
Alex in NYC
On Mar 31, 2007, at 9:40 AM, shaun wrote:
> Hi Everybody, I don't post here as much as i like, but thought i'd
> find some
> time to post me top10
>
> Alex,
> you asked about Porcupine Tree, I've seen them play about five
> times over
> the 15-20 years, they don't seem to play their home country as
> often as they
> do everywhere else.
> they are a great outfit and can certain;t put on a good show. When
> I first
> saw them, they had a sound
> which sorta crossed from Pink Floyd to Fields Of the Nephilm IMO,
> today they
> are edgeing towards sounding a bit along the lines of Tool.
>
> Ok Me Top 10
>
> Killing joke (they have to be at the top as they are the only band
> I've come
> come close to hero whorship)
> NIN
> The Cooper Temple Clause
> Muse
> Pig Face
> The Mars Volta
> Rammestien
> The Horrors
> The Klaxxons
> The Rapture
>
>> From THe old days
>
> Bauhaus
> Sioxsie and the Banshess
> The Cult
> Janes Addiction
> Gaye Bikers on Acid
> The Hypnotics
> THe Cardiacs
> Adam and the Ants (Original)
> Creaming Jesus
> The Bolshio
> Zodiac Mindwarp
>
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> 1. Re: Top 10 bands (Geoffrey ODonoghue)
> 2. Re: Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in 50'
> laser-firing robot (n0153 jr)
> 3. Re: Top 10 bands (Brendan Quinn)
> 4. Re: Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in
> 50'laser-firing robot (Brendan Quinn)
> 5. Re: Top 10 bands (Alexander Smith)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:31:47 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Geoffrey ODonoghue <go1845 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)"
> <gathering at misera.net>
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> I have found it difficult to find post 70s and 80s music that I have
> embraced as wholeheartedly as my early favourites. It's probably
> due to the
> difference between discovering music as a teen/young adult as
> opposed to
> discovering it after age 25. The music that you embrace in your
> early years
> will probably always have something special about it. That said - my
> collection includes the following 90s acts:
> Chroma Key
> OSI
> Failure (Sadly defunct. They just missed my top 10)
> The Mars Volta (also out of the 10 by a whisker)
> Opeth
> NIN
> Radiohead
> Rammstein
> Stone Temple Pilots (or did they start in the late 80s?)
> QOTSA (I prefer them to Kyuss - more variety)
> Porcupine Tree (more about these guys in a later post Alex)
>
> Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> In terms of the new bands, I quite like:? The Horrors (I know, I
> know, I'm
> sorry), Secret Machines (thought their guitar player just quit),
> Brand New,
> The Sword and Mastodon.
>
> Has anyone heard Porcupine Tree? They certainly sound promising.
>
>
> Alex in NYC
>
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2007, at 8:34 PM, Mik Raven wrote:
>
> Much as I love a lot of the bands on most of the top ten
> lists from
> you all, I do get the feeling that most of the stuff is 80?s music.
> What
> about today?s bands?
>
>
>
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> From: "n0153 jr" <nomeanswhat at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in 50'
> laser-firing robot
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> the robot would be modeled after the white or the black period?
>
>
>
> On 3/30/07, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> He probably wanted to transform into a racecar because it was the
>> only way
>> he could get Vin Diesel to sit on him ;)
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-
>> bounces at misera.net]
>> On
>> Behalf Of P Bernardi
>> Sent: Friday, 30 March 2007 2:29 p.m.
>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in 50'
>> laser-firing robot
>>
>> hahaha that is freakin hilarious. Does anyone remember the new
>> stories
>> of Jackson wanting to do a movie where he would play Edgar Allen
>> Poe or
>> the other movie where he would transform into a race car? I shit
>> thee,
>> not!
>>
>> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:
>>
>>> Michael Jackson wants Vegas robot
>>>
>>> 03/27/2007 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
>>> Dotmusic
>>> Michael Jackson is in discussions about creating a
>>> 50-foot robotic replica of himself to roam the Las
>>> Vegas desert, according to reports.
>>> The pop legend is currently understood to be living in
>>> the city, as he considers making a comeback after
>>> 2004's turbulent child sex case.
>>> It has now been claimed that his plans include an
>>> elaborate show in Vegas, which would feature the giant
>>> Jacko striding around the desert, firing laser beams.
>>> If built, the metal monster would apparently be
>>> visible to aircraft as they come in to land in the
>>> casino capital.
>>> It is the centerpiece of an elaborate Jackson-inspired
>>> show in Vegas, according to Andre Van Pier, the
>>> robot's designer.
>>> Luckman Van Pier, his partner at the company behind
>>> the proposal, claims blueprints have been drawn up for
>>> the show and seen by the star.
>>> "Michael's looked at the sketches and likes them," he
>>> told the New York Daily News.
>>> On the subject of the robot, he continued: "It would
>>> be in the desert sands. Laser beams would shoot out of
>>> it so it would be the first thing people flying in
>>> would see."
>>> http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/41620594
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> From: "Brendan Quinn" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)'"
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> For once I feel way out of my depth music-wise, reading all of the
> bands you
> guys are into, specifically those underground 80s bands etc. I'm
> class of
> '73 and kinda got raised on the radio and the stuff my folks liked,
> which
> luckily for me, not, was Elvis, Buddy Holly, Kenny Rogers, Joe
> Denver, Rod
> Stewart, Simon and Garfunkel (which is the only thing I could
> really still
> listen to out of that bunch). Radio friendly, easy listening,
> middle of the
> road. I wasn't even privileged enough to have a Beatles album in
> the house,
> sigh. My parents' idea of buying an album was a once a year thing,
> at best,
> and was usually something like The Smurfs All Star Show *cringes*
>
>
>
> Nowadays my mates take the pi$$ out of me bigtime for being into
> stuff like
> Steely Dan, because it's what their parents listened to.haha. I
> only wish my
> parents had that much taste."well you wouldn't know a diamond if
> you held it
> in your hand."
>
>
>
> The only other stuff I heard was the standard easy listening radio
> crap,
> thinking back it was like a constant stream of bloody Lionel Ritchie,
> Dancing on the Ceiling.I'm sure he's a nice chap, but I can't stand
> that
> music. Some of the radio stuff was good, like The Police, The Beatles,
> Queen, ELO, Adam Ant (an early favourite), Alan Parsons, 10CC,
> Genesis etc
>
>
>
> The punk and 80s alternative, whatever you wanna call it, stuff
> kinda passed
> me by, until relatively recently. I got into rock and metal mainly,
> the only
> other stuff I seem to have in common with some of you guys in terms
> of that
> other stuff is John Lydon, The Clash, Ramones, Misfits (was a big
> Danzig
> fan, still like them), Husker Du etc. Some of the less obscure stuff I
> suppose. It's freaky to read all these band names that I have no
> idea about,
> except the metal stuff, because I'm usually more in the know than
> most ppl.
>
>
>
> So anyway I am slowly doing my own 80s underground 101, it's pretty
> cool
> because I never really knew there was so much cool stuff going on
> while I
> was enduring Dancing on the Ceiling.Any tips appreciated, currently
> fleshing
> out Killing Joke mainly, keen to hear some more PiL etc too.
>
>
>
> Brighter than a Thousand Suns has been in my car for a few weeks
> and am
> really enjoying it.
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-
> bounces at misera.net] On
> Behalf Of Geoffrey ODonoghue
> Sent: Saturday, 31 March 2007 10:32 p.m.
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
>
>
>
> I have found it difficult to find post 70s and 80s music that I have
> embraced as wholeheartedly as my early favourites. It's probably
> due to the
> difference between discovering music as a teen/young adult as
> opposed to
> discovering it after age 25. The music that you embrace in your
> early years
> will probably always have something special about it. That said - my
> collection includes the following 90s acts:
>
> Chroma Key
>
> OSI
>
> Failure (Sadly defunct. They just missed my top 10)
>
> The Mars Volta (also out of the 10 by a whisker)
>
> Opeth
>
> NIN
>
> Radiohead
>
> Rammstein
>
> Stone Temple Pilots (or did they start in the late 80s?)
>
> QOTSA (I prefer them to Kyuss - more variety)
> Porcupine Tree (more about these guys in a later post Alex)
>
>
> Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> In terms of the new bands, I quite like:? The Horrors (I know, I
> know, I'm
> sorry), Secret Machines (thought their guitar player just quit),
> Brand New,
> The Sword and Mastodon.
>
>
>
> Has anyone heard Porcupine Tree? They certainly sound promising.
>
>
>
> Alex in NYC
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2007, at 8:34 PM, Mik Raven wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> Much as I love a lot of the bands on most of the top ten lists from
> you all,
> I do get the feeling that most of the stuff is 80?s music. What about
> today?s bands?
>
>
>
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> From: "Brendan Quinn" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in
> 50'laser-firing robot
> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)'"
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> It could be a Transformer ;)
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-
> bounces at misera.net] On
> Behalf Of n0153 jr
> Sent: Saturday, 31 March 2007 11:31 p.m.
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in
> 50'laser-firing
> robot
>
>
>
> the robot would be modeled after the white or the black period?
>
>
>
>
> On 3/30/07, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz > wrote:
>
> He probably wanted to transform into a racecar because it was the
> only way
> he could get Vin Diesel to sit on him ;)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:
> <mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net> gathering-
> bounces at misera.net] On
> Behalf Of P Bernardi
> Sent: Friday, 30 March 2007 2:29 p.m.
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson to rampage across Vegas in 50'
> laser-firing robot
>
> hahaha that is freakin hilarious. Does anyone remember the new
> stories
> of Jackson wanting to do a movie where he would play Edgar Allen
> Poe or
> the other movie where he would transform into a race car? I shit
> thee, not!
>
> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:
>
>> Michael Jackson wants Vegas robot
>>
>> 03/27/2007 4:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
>> Dotmusic
>> Michael Jackson is in discussions about creating a
>> 50-foot robotic replica of himself to roam the Las
>> Vegas desert, according to reports.
>> The pop legend is currently understood to be living in
>> the city, as he considers making a comeback after
>> 2004's turbulent child sex case.
>> It has now been claimed that his plans include an
>> elaborate show in Vegas, which would feature the giant
>> Jacko striding around the desert, firing laser beams.
>> If built, the metal monster would apparently be
>> visible to aircraft as they come in to land in the
>> casino capital.
>> It is the centerpiece of an elaborate Jackson-inspired
>> show in Vegas, according to Andre Van Pier, the
>> robot's designer.
>> Luckman Van Pier, his partner at the company behind
>> the proposal, claims blueprints have been drawn up for
>> the show and seen by the star.
>> "Michael's looked at the sketches and likes them," he
>> told the New York Daily News.
>> On the subject of the robot, he continued: "It would
>> be in the desert sands. Laser beams would shoot out of
>> it so it would be the first thing people flying in
>> would see."
>> http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/41620594
>>
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> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
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>
> Must agree with Leigh here. Fall Out Boy are really the worst thing
> going (and *HUGE* with my job's target demographic).
>
> They're just Night Ranger with tats and hip haircuts.
>
> Alex in NYC
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2007, at 11:23 PM, Leigh Newton wrote:
>
>> Good idea, Mik. A top ten for contemporary bands only? Let's see...
>>
>> 1. Jesu
>> 2. M.I.A.
>> 3. Agoraphobic Nosebleed
>> 4. Grand Buffet
>> 5. Boris
>> 6. Zombi
>> 7. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
>> 8. SebastiAn
>> 9. TV On The Radio
>> 10. OvE NaXX
>> Leigh
>>
>> PS - How can anything beat This Ain't A Scene by Fallout Boy?
>> Well.....i don't really have a prefence as far as what you use,
>> just as long as it's a long, drawn-out and extremely agonizing
>> death. Oh man, that bass player.....needs his ass kicked.....in the
>> worst way.
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Mik Raven <mik at corvids.eclipse.co.uk>
>> To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>; A list about all things
>> Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
>> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:34:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
>>
>> Much as I love a lot of the bands on most of the top ten lists from
>> you all, I do get the feeling that most of the stuff is 80?s music.
>> What about today?s bands? Lately I have been listening to the
>> Fratellies, Mika, Fall Out Boy, Lilley Allen, Scissor Sisters etc.
>> All fantastic stuff. May or may not make my top ten in the future
>> but still good. But how can anything beat Chelsea Dagger or This
>> Ain?t a Scene? Only individual songs but not stuck in the past like
>> everyone seems to be. Only my current thoughts so don?t flame me
>> too much!
>>
>>
>> Mik
>>
>>
>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-
>> bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Alex Smith
>> Sent: 30 March 2007 22:44
>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!);
>> gathering at misera.net
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
>>
>>
>> I saw Pylon open for the Wonder Stuff and practically get booed off
>> the stage.
>>
>> "Crazy" is a great song (tho' I still prefer REM's cover of it).
>>
>> Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: GREG SLAWSON
>> Sent: Mar 30, 2007 3:34 PM
>> To: gathering at misera.net
>> Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10 bands
>>
>>
>>
>> Someone else who's heard of Pylon--thank you! Turn up the vol-ume!
>> Forget the picture--you can even dance!
>>
>> From: Per G Olsson <Per.G.Olsson at Miljonmysteriet.com>
>> Reply-To: "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 bands
>> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:31:48 +0200
>>> Shit, I can't keep lurking anymore - I just have to post my picks...
>>>
>>> In no particular order:
>>>
>>> XTC
>>> Sons of Freedom
>>> Pylon
>>> MX80 Sound
>>> Killing Joke
>>> Julian Cope (previous milennium)
>>> Fad Gadget/Frank Towey
>>> Cure (up to Pornography)
>>> Bill Nelson's Red Noise
>>> Belly
>>>
>>> Per O
>>> (Swedish west coast)
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