[kj] London gigs

[Daniel Corvo]

They did play empire song on 4/10 but I seem to remember Jaz getting the first few lines wrong, that might be the reason why they left it out of the cd.

To: gathering at misera.netDate: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 14:30:04 -0400From: jpwhkj at aol.comSubject: [kj] London gigsWhat a cracking pair of gigs!  Unfortunately circumstances meant that I barely made it to the pub on Friday, and not at all on Saturday, but nonetheless the Gathering was definitely out in force.Set lists:3/10/08RequiemWardanceTomorrow's WorldBloodsportComplicationsSO 36PrimitiveEightiesFall of BecauseTensionUnspeakableWho Told You How?ButcherMadnessExitFollow The LeaderThe WaitPssycheLove Like BloodChangeAre You Receiving?4/10/08The HumChangePssycheLove Like BloodEightiesWhiteoutExorcismLabyrinthBlack MoonTurn To RedCommunionMoney Is Not Our GodAsteroidTimewaveThe WaitPandemoniumencore:PandysWardance(I could have sworn that they played Empire Song, but it's not on the cd.  Anyone...?)Seeing the original line-up (plus Reza) was absolutely amazing.  All of them were on top form.  Geordie was - as usual - in another world, just him and his guitar, coaxing out that unique, unearthly noise.  Jaz was trimmed down and very focused. Big Paul was a powerhouse.  How KJ have missed his driving force!  Youth was in his element, very funky.  It hit me once again how much of a dance band Killing Joke are, even when the surface of a track is hard-edged punk / metal / whatever, underneath is this driving bass and drum.....I was reminded of the Transmission gig a while back, when I saw Big Paul and Youth together on the stage for the first time, and I was struck by the incredible link between them.  At the time, I thought that was the closest I'd come to seeing the original Killing Joke, but no...Top moments: a lot of tracks are aired regularly anyway, but I love Pssyche so much that I don't care!  It was amazing both nights - perhaps better on the second night?  But the highlights were definitely the rarer ones, primarily from WTF on the first night:  Who Told You How was a massive tribal stomp.  Butcher was stunning - one of my favourite KJ tracks anyway.  Follow The Leaders, Unspeakable, and Exit were also very powerful.Worst thing: the lighting. Don't know if it was deliberate, but it was pretty hard to actually *see* the band.  Has it been like that at other gigs?There was talk of pre-Christmas gathering.  Sounds like a good idea to me...Jamie


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