[kj] Poll anyone ?

[Leigh Newton]

"Elektrik, from The Power To Believe:

deadly track. A shining moment on an otherwise fairly dull album.

"NoMeansNo. Fucking fantastic live band, despite being nearly as old as me."

I got to see them late last year. The still got it in spades. Played an awesome set. Lots from their latest album, a suprising amount from Worldhood and tons of classics as well. 

Leigh


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From: Darren A. Peace <dpeace at bigfoot.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2007 7:28:11 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Poll anyone ?


 
Who are you ?
 
An elderly prog rock fan with very little tolerance for other people
 
Where are you ?
 
Small village in Berkshire, near Hungerford, where tourists still flock to take photographs of themselves where Michael Ryan’s shooting victims died.
 
How are you ?
 
Tired, and fed up that I’ve broken my bass. Can’t finish off this track with an octave-dropped lead guitar. Will have to go shopping tomorrow. Bugger.
 
Heard anything good lately that you’d like to share ?
 
Can’t stop listening to Fear Of A Blank Planet, by Porcupine Tree. In a 5.1 surround mix. See? Unapologetic. The self-titled from Emigrate (Rammstein guitarist project) is really funny; there’s a peculiar pidgin spoken by many native German singers using English that I like. Always think of Kraftwerk’s Showroom Dummies – you’d have thought someone might have told them that “We are standing here, exposing ourselves” wasn’t the best translation to use.
 
Where do you stand on the great ‘Hosannas’ debate ? 
a)     it’s a flawed masterpiece – classic KJ
 
I still rank Judas Goat as one of my top five favourite KJ tracks ever, and was really disappointed they didn’t try it live. That really would have been one of those pressure behind the eyes experiences for me. Because KJ are a riff-based band, I don’t really mind the lazy lack of editing, although the vocal style grates after a while. The b-sides were great too.
 
If KJ were to do one of those one off gigs where they play one of their classic albums all the way through, which one should they do ?
 
I’d really love to see them do Outside The Gate all the way through. Honestly. Apart from personal reasons for being fond of the album, it would be so different from many KJ gigs I’ve been to. You know, I could do without Wardance & Pssyche every once in a while, in favour of (say) Chapter III. But the OTG title track is fundamentally a great piece of music roundly vomited on with absolutely rank arrangement and production decisions. Oh, and lyrics, but I’ve never thought lyrics were a KJ strong suit anyway. Would be really funny to hear Jaz’s new gargle voice (it’s like he is only now capable of doing the noise at the start of the LP Wardance) have a go at Tiahuanaco.
 
Favourite 3 KJ album covers……………….?
 
What’s THIS for...!
Revelations
ED&VRE
 
Least favourite KJ album cover 
 
KJ2003. I’d like to say something more controversial, but honestly. I reckon Limp Bizkit would have rejected that one.
 
Which is it to be – King Crimson or Queen ?
 
a)King Crimson
 
all the way. Hate Queen. But I also like Rush, on the third Thursday in May of each leap year. Apart from those dreadful squealy vocals.
 
Which Queen song would you like to see KJ cover ?
 
Thank God It’s Christmas. Or Flash (aa-aaaa).
 
And which Crimso tune ?
 
Elektrik, from The Power To Believe
 
Whats Geordie’s solo album going to sound like ?
 
Hopefully not like the outro to OTG, or that Bollock Brothers LP. An instrumental Murder Inc-style result would make me happy, but I hope he’ll do something different.
 
Got any good gigs coming up ?
 
NoMeansNo. Fucking fantastic live band, despite being nearly as old as me.
 
Where do you stand on the great ‘Democracy’ debate ? 
 
a)     it sucks a big fat one
 
It’s the KJ album with the least number of tracks I really like on it. Even OTG has the title track, My Love Of This Land, the (unextended) Stay One Jump Ahead – I think it’s a great riff, so fuck off. 
 
Peter West – is he 
 
f) a tick, oozing Lyme Disease. The sad thing is I think he is capable of sensible conversation, but prefers to show off with his schizo multiple personalities (not the green kitchen, Sybil). It’s sometimes like watching a baby playing with its own faeces. He occasionally makes me laugh, though, although I suspect not on the occasions when he is trying to be funny.


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