[kj] Band-o-rama

[bongo]

my take.........   =)




System Of A Down -   love the first album, and toxicity...  i ignored
them for years after first hearing about them, because i had seen an
album advertised on tv and thought that any band who done that was
beneath my lofty tastes... (i'm sure a few of us here are as
superficial as this? i cant be the only one!!!)  anyhoo, when i
actually listened to that first album, i fuckin loved it, great
driving music, and working music... toxicity was in the car one
summer, great surfing/driving music...

Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - not heard


Marilyn Manson - catchy tunes, not got any tho... doesnt bother me either way


Nine Inch Nails -   i actually remember seeing a record of theirs at
groovy records on queen st, in AK when we was really young and hip...
took an instant dislike to that cover and that band, and have never
had my mind swayed...

The Prodigy - quite like some of it, just got the first album again a
few days ago



The Police - not bad, not my thing, but have the odd good memory of hearing them


Sting - no real comment


Bush -  yeah i like bush   =)


Queen -  not bad... my mrs has a few tracks on the mp3 player in the
car... believe it or not, they come right after 'wilful days' and 'the
wait' .....

Ladytron - heard of but not heard


Les Rita Mitsouko - not heard of

David Bowie - some great tracks, and some fucking lame tracks...   saw
the vid for 'dancing in the streets' the other week... ACK!!!!!


Bauhaus - love them...


Aphex Twin - never got into them, never cared


=)



On 8/29/08, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

> SOAD are a bit hard to get your head around at first (for a mainstream

> band)...I found the lyrics especially so, but I'm sure most of us have had

> to stretch further to get across something that eventually turned out to

> be gold...just my 2c worth. I'm a moderate fan, have three or four albums

> (albeit got them on sale ;p). I think I get the vocals now...they are a

> bit of a critical parody of the Shitstem, as Lydon calls it, and the

> lyrics can be interpreted in that way. For example the track Aerials

> doesn't have that sarcastic mocking element that Sugar does. Really

> annoyed me at first and I thought they were a bit of a waste of talent,

> but I got over it.

>

> Aerials, Sugar and BOAB are good tracks to start with IMO. I reckon SOAD

> are for real. I always wondered whether their reference to 'small mind' in

> Aerials was anything to do with Zen / Buddhism...

>

> I LOVE the metal treatment of classic Albanian folk music, have seen a few

> docos involving Albanian folk music recently and I can certainly pick it

> up in SOAD.

>

> Sorry if this email is a bit of a ramble, just had a boozy lunch ;p

>

>> Excellent point, Steve.

>>

>> k.w.

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

>>   From: Steve Hackett

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

>>   Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:28 AM

>>   Subject: Re: [kj] Band-o-rama

>>

>>

>>   I agree with you - but if they only make one in a thousand stop and

>> think about world politics or read a book rather than a comic then its a

>> good thing.

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

>>     From: Alex Smith

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

>> all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>     Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:21 PM

>>     Subject: Re: [kj] Band-o-rama

>>

>>

>>     Fair enough -- but quiz your average Rage ATM fan about the politics,

>> history or even NAME of Che Guevara, and they'll invariably stare at

>> you blankly.

>>

>>     And most System fans probably couldn't find Armenia on a map.

>>

>>     I'm a bitter old poop.

>>

>>     Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

>>

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

>>       From: Steve Hackett

>>       Sent: Aug 27, 2008 2:15 PM

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

>>       Subject: Re: [kj] Band-o-rama

>>

>>       

>>       Surely System and RageATM have done more than most bands in

>> recent(ish) years to bring politics via their music to a massive

>> audience - for that they deserve some respect

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

>>         From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

>>         To: gathering at misera.net

>>         Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:00 PM

>>         Subject: Re: [kj] Band-o-rama

>>

>>

>>         System Of A Down - System of A Clown? I can't stand them! That

>> singer looks and sings on my nerves. I had a friend tell me once

>> years ago he sounded like Jello Biafra! I was what the fuck? Them

>> and Rage Against The Machine should hold hands and jump off a real

>> tall bridge.

>>

>>

>>         Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - Who???

>>

>>         NIN - They had their moments back in the days, but to be honset I

>> have not listened to them since 1992ish?

>>

>>         The Prodigy - Lame.

>>

>>         The Police -  Were good when I was a kid. Many moons ago.... :)

>>

>>         Sting - Gay!

>>

>>         Bush - A ripoff of trying to be another being Nirvana and thay

>> stil suck. Oh! And Gavin Friday's wife Qwen sucks even more! That

>> is a matchmade in Heaven of complete suckness!

>>

>>         Queen - Are hit and miss with me. But I do like some of their

>> stuff. No more... "We Will Rock You!" That song is the most played

>> out song to this day! Or I am going to write a song called We Will

>> Sock You! :)

>>

>>         Ladytron -  I have heard of the name not the tunes.

>>

>>         Les Rita Misuko - Who?????

>>

>>

>>         David Bowie - He is like old suit in a closet that will never go

>> away. If that means anything? ;)

>>

>>         Bauhaus - Rule!

>>

>>         Apex Twins - Strange, especially their videos need to be in a

>> mental aslyum.

>>

>>

>>         ~ LB

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>         In a message dated 8/27/2008 10:32:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

>> karen.weil at sddt.com writes:

>>           My take on these bands:

>>

>>           System Of A Down - Not a big fan, but love their passionate

>> spirit, their melodic ways and speaking out on Turkey's role in

>> the Armenian genocide.

>>

>>           Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - Ehhh...

>>

>>           Marilyn Manson - No; that train has sailed

>>

>>           Nine Inch Nails -- Powerful; important

>>

>>           The Prodigy - Overrated.

>>

>>           The Police - Never a massive fan by any means, but saw them in

>> concert

>>

>>           Sting - Not really

>>

>>           Bush - The band and president are both massive disappointments

>>

>>           Queen - Hey, it's Queen! What more can you say?

>>

>>           Ladytron - Too chilly for my tastes

>>

>>           Les Rita Mitsouko - Don't know them.

>>

>>           David Bowie - He's a legend for a reason.

>>

>>           Bauhaus - A few great songs, but they owe a lot to Bowie

>>

>>           Aphex Twin - Groundbreaking, if occassionally painful to listen

>> to.

>>

>>

>>

>>

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

>>             From: Christof hamille

>>             To: Alex Smith ; A list about all things KillingJoke (the

>> band!)

>>             Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:11 AM

>>             Subject: Re: [kj] Tasty

>>

>>

>>             System Of A Down - I appreciate them as a band and what they

>> say.  But the fans are asses.

>>             Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - Neva heard of 'em...next!

>>             Marilyn Manson - Again, the fans annoy me more than the actual

>> artist.  But I have no reason to ever listen to him.

>>

>>             Nine Inch Nails - Early record are good.  Why bother now.

>>

>>             The Prodigy - I can enjoy them but I would not miss them

>>

>>             The Police - Yes. But from years of classic rock stations I

>> don't care if I ever hear Roxanne ever again.

>>

>>             Sting - Fuck off and take your kids to soccer practice while

>> drinking a double chai latte.  In other words he sucks

>> personally and musically.

>>

>>             Bush - Are they still around?  Are they worth mentioning?  Is

>> it even worth commenting?  Isn't there only current claim to

>> fame is being married to someone else more famous?

>>

>>             Queen - Always enjoyable.

>>

>>             Ladytron - I like them.  Saw them once.  But hasn't drawn me

>> in to buy anything or become a "fan".

>>

>>             Les Rita Mitsouko - Who? What? Where? Why?

>>

>>             David Bowie - Will always love Bowie.  Even in his lows.

>>

>>             Bauhaus - Everything was splendid until the reunion.  And then

>> the last record came out.....

>>

>>             Aphex Twin - I really don't know him well enough to comment

>> but every time I listen it seems different then the time

>> before.  I understand why people like him/them.

>>

>>

>>

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>>             Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:53:10 -0400

>>             From: vassifer at earthlink.net

>>             To: gathering at misera.net; gathering at misera.net

>>             Subject: Re: [kj] Tasty

>>

>>             Okay, I'll play too:

>>             System Of A Down - I like a few tracks, but they're ultimately

>> too silly for me.

>>

>>             Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - I am not familiar with their

>> work.

>>

>>             Marilyn Manson - Not very original and SLAVISHLY overrated,

>> but a smart gent to be sure.

>>

>>              Nine Inch Nails - Love the early records, but can't be

>> bothered now.

>>

>>             The Prodigy - They lost me at "Baby's Got a Temper"

>>

>>             The Police - Love them.

>>

>>             Sting - Apart from "Fortress Around Your Heart," he's a

>> fatuous douchecake.

>>              Bush - Ridiculously indefensible, bad music.

>>

>>             Queen - Will always love them.

>>

>>             Ladytron - I should be more famililar with them than I am. I

>> do love their cover of "Oops Oh My" by Tweet.

>>

>>             Les Rita Mitsouko - Not for me

>>

>>             David Bowie - up to 1.Outside

>>

>>             Bauhaus - Yes, of course.

>>

>>             Aphex Twin - He's made a lot of unlistenable stuff, but made

>> loads of amazingly original music as well.

>>

>>             Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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

>>               From: folk devil

>>               Sent: Aug 27, 2008 11:46 AM

>>               To: gathering at misera.net

>>               Subject: Re: [kj] Tasty

>>

>>               System Of A Down - not a fan

>>

>>               Phillip Boa & The Voodoo Club - will revisit

>>

>>               Marilyn Manson - not too keen on the music, but a very nice

>> chappy

>>

>>                Nine Inch Nails - in small doses. until it becomes a whine

>>

>>               The Prodigy - absolutely!

>>

>>               The Police - no comment

>>

>>               Sting - why?!!!

>>

>>               Bush - no

>>

>>               Queen - oo tight pants

>>

>>               Ladytron - some

>>

>>               Les Rita Mitsouko - pass

>>

>>               David Bowie - up to scary monsters

>>

>>               Bauhaus - yes

>>

>>               Aphex Twin - YES!

>>

>>

>>

>>

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>>               Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:16:44 +0000

>>               From: crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk

>>               To: gathering at misera.net

>>               Subject: [kj] Tasty

>>

>>

>>                       Ahem the only band she lists that I rate highly is

>> Aphex Twin and he ain't on band.

>>                       Ladytron are quite good.

>>

>>

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

>>                         From: judithmuehlenbeck at freenet.de

>>                         To: gathering at misera.net

>>                         Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 2:47 PM

>>                         Subject: Re: [kj] KJ ticket

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