[kj] [OT] Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

[Steve Hackett]

I stood behind the mixing desk, in a red Stooges t...can't grow a moustache, 
I'd struggle to perm anything too!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren A. Peace" <dpeace at bigfoot.com>
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Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds



> Just so long as you're not 6'7" with a permed mullet and a Paul Calf 

> 'tache!

> Think you're right about it bettering the Orpheus dates, although Ellis 

> was

> mixed right down, I thought. I was in an Extremities shirt - didn't spot 

> any

> other KJ regalia. We were mid centre standing. Didn't notice the Stagger 

> Lee

> fuckup - too busy leaping around. Good to know about Barry Adamson, 

> although

> I've thought he's a top bloke since meeting him after a Magazine concert.

> Speaking of which (sort of) - finally listened to the BBC "Spellbound" 

> radio

> documentary about John McGeoch, and hadn't registered that the Banshees

> considered asking Geordie to join before McGeoch accepted. That would have

> been weird, and entirely wrong.

>

> Darren

> Hungerford, UK

>

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> On

> Behalf Of Steve Hackett

> Sent: 07 May 2008 18:46

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

>

> I went on Monday too - much better than the Orpheus tour IMO and that was 

> a

> corker - he fucked up Stagger Lee too went straight from The Bucket of 

> Blood

>

> to 50 good pussies before saying "Fuck me that aint right" and going back

> about 5 verses.

>

> If I'm honest you were lucky to miss Barry Adamson, too much Richard 

> Cheese

> for my liking

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> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:20 AM

> Subject: [kj] [OT] Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

>

>

>> Just FYI:

>>

>> If anyone has the slightest interest in Nick Cave, you really should take

>> whatever steps are necessary to see them on the latest batch of dates

>> (London tonight, Thursday & Friday), as I saw them on Monday in 

>> Birmingham

>> and they were absolutely superb! Long set, peppered with welcome choices

>> ("Your Funeral, My Trial", "Tupelo", "Straight To You", "Papa Won't Leave

>> You Henry", "Deanna", "Get Ready For Love", "Into My Arms", "The Ship

>> Song")

>> and all the tracks you'd expect from the new album. Finished with a 

>> killer

>> "Stagger Lee". Droll banter, and he totally fucked up the vocal pitch at

>> the

>> beginning of "Straight To You" (although he's never been the most pitch

>> perfect singer!), stopped the song, apologised engagingly and got it 

>> right

>> the second time.

>>

>> It was good enough for me to hopefully be going again on Friday - only

>> downside was that travel problems meant I missed Barry Adamson's support

>> set.

>>

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

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