[kj] OT: The Spectres

[Brendan Quinn]

Killing Joke original lineup isn't a throwback though, in the pure sense.
It's the real deal.

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Sent: Monday, 24 March 2008 6:39 a.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: The Spectres

Well, some of the earliest posts I made on this list bemoaned that we're 
in the "throwback era" of music, where every band is judged in terms of 
what they're a throwback to. I feel the same way you do -- I crave 
originality -- but also, how many people were creaming their pants that 
THE ORIGINAL LINE UP of KJ would be re-uniting to play the 1st two LPs, 
etc.

I have mixed feelings about new bands that sound like old ones. On the 
one hand, you cannot make rock and roll that is free of influences. 
Period. Having said that, there is a certain sound I like, and just as 
you'll find people playing the blues nowadays that sounds like it hasn't 
changed much since the 1960s, I also like the subgenre of post-punk, 
which does have a certain discernible sound that is bound to be compared 
to prior bands.

-Oliver

ade wrote:

> Very convincing.

>

> I gotta say, I don't really understand why a band would copy another band

so closely, let alone such pioneers. I crave originality so much that I find
them distasteful! I guess I'd rather just chuck Unknown Pleasures on.

>

> But then, I've *never* got on with obvious copyist bands.

>

>

>   


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