[kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

[Alexander Smith]

Now you're cutting on Adam Ant?

Alex in NYC


On Oct 10, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Brendan wrote:


> Idol is like a (bad) male madonna. I always thought those two would be

> perfect for each other. To me he was a cynical, corporate,  

> conglomeration

> of plagarised traits, the Lydon sneer, Village People gay biker  

> gloves,

> and the rest of his outfit looked like he'd taken a wrong turn and got

> trapped in Adam Ant's dressing room.

>

> I thought he was more believable when he did stuff like Eyes Without A

> Face, straight eighties pop with a standard vanilla guitar  

> solo...at least

> it was more believable.

>

>> Heh! Made me laugh. Although I really don't like Pearl Jam AT ALL,

>> "Bleach"

>> & "In Utero" are great (my Albini fixation may be slightly relevant,

>> however). Whitesnake? "Still Of The Night" is great (and I even  

>> bought a

>> CD

>> single of theirs to get hold of that song), but I really don't  

>> need to

>> hear

>> 1500 other versions of the same track. And Billy Idol is, was, and  

>> will

>> always be an unmitigated tosser, despite Generation X and having  

>> therefore

>> paid John McGeoch some cash. I remember getting thrown out of a  

>> nightclub

>> for physically attacking the PA when "Mony Mony" came on.

>>

>> Darren

>>

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

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>>

>> Give me Billy Idol and Whitesnake over Pearl Jam and Nirvana *EVERY*

>> day of the week.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

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