[kj] OT - THE CURE: Fantastic ! (14.03 - Sportpaleis Antwerpen

[Janean Lancaster]

<<<I don't think it will. It gave the songs a freshness I found. some of
that late-80's / early-90's stuff sounds a bit dated in the keyboard
parts. Same with KJ's stuff.>>>

I like to hear the songs as they are, dated or not.  I saw the Human
League do the Dare album - no way would I have wanted them to replace
the old Linn drum machine sounds with "realistic" drums, or use squelchy
techno noises.

Same with KJ's mid-80s stuff, I want to hear it as it was, not beefed up
with the washy keys removed.

<<< Hey, they could always get Lol to re-join the band if they really
need keyboards.>>>

Then Porl would *have* to play some keys to help him out!



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Sent: 17 March 2008 10:11
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT - THE CURE: Fantastic ! (14.03 - Sportpaleis
Antwerpen

On 17/03/2008, Janean Lancaster <Janean.Lancaster at hopwood.ac.uk> wrote:

>

>

> Yeah, it's a real bummer about the no keyboards thing.  Some songs 

> need it - quite like how they handle Plainsong, but it's not as good 

> as the sweeping strings/keys.



> I know the long term keyboardist left (or more likely was pushed) but 

> Porl can play keys - he used to back when Lol was in the band - so I 

> don't see why he can't play them on some tracks.

>

> Still, I'm hoping it won't spoil things too much when I see them.


I don't think it will. It gave the songs a freshness I found. some of
that late-80's / early-90's stuff sounds a bit dated in the keyboard
parts. Same with KJ's stuff.

Hey, they could always get Lol to re-join the band if they really need
keyboards. I thought he and Robert were back on reasonable terms again?
I even saw a photo of the two of them together, maybe it was taken just
before Robert pushed Lol into a river or something.

...and if his keyboards suck they could always unplug him during the
concerts, like they apparently used to.

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