[kj] O.T.: Ministry in NYC

[Elana Mojica]

oh, i fully get why people are pissed off. BUT with it being the LAST tour, i had to be there, the show was great, not as great at the rio grande tour with revco, but.. still good. im satisfied. 


--- On Thu, 5/1/08, T.B. <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com> wrote:


> From: T.B. <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>

> Subject: Re: [kj] O.T.: Ministry in NYC

> To: elana_mojica at yahoo.com, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

> Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 11:33 AM

> "Elana Mojica" wrote:

> 

> 

> >I was at the Austin show and will be at one of the

> Chicago shows.

> >

> > Yes, they do play alot of new stuff, but Burt does an

> excellent job on 

> > Theives and So What, and the show is hands down

> amazing.  Alot of people 

> > are bitching on the pissarmy boards about the set

> list, and then see the 

> > show, and they are happy. Yes alot of old great stuff

> is not played, but 

> > its still an amazing show!!

> 

> I think what a lot of the hardcore fans are rightfully

> pissed about, is the 

> fact that nearly a year ago this was advertised as going to

> be a 

> all-encompassing retrospective of the band's history

> over a 2+ hour show. 

> Tickets were sold on that premise months in advance of the

> tour.  Once the 

> first show's barely 90 minute setlist was revealed

> along with the 

> circumstances the encores were done (No Al, 3 covers),

> yeah, I think a lot 

> of people had valid reasons to bitch. I guess a big warning

> sign was the 

> major selling point right before the tour was they were

> bring back "the 

> fence."  Big fuckin' deal.

> 

> Along with the reasons already brought up which I agree

> with as to why to 

> avoid this tour, I thought the last tour I caught was

> pretty substandard as 

> well - especially whoever they had on drums, which was

> enough to keep me 

> from going this time around.

> 

> T.B.



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