[kj] They didn't play this in London/ little angry honey beeguitar

Matthew Tibbits matt_tibbits at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 6 11:48:53 EDT 2008



I really think it depends where you are in the venue. I moved around a bit and Geordie's guitar disappeared a bit on the balcony, reappeared higher up but was probably best halfway back on the floor. In Brussels it was okay on the floor but much stronger on the balcony. Go figure. They had three engineers on it at the Forum. I do think his effects and maybe his current gear probably hinder the clarity, especially in the higher registers, that he had mid-80s to early-90s but, sadly, Mr Burman decided to call it a day a while back. He sounds really good on the Duende sessions, though, it's live where capturing his unique, devastating sound has become so elusive.

From: fluwdot at earthlink.netTo: jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk; gathering at misera.netDate: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:38:33 -0400Subject: Re: [kj] They didn't play this in London/ little angry honey beeguitar








Well that is good to hear jim, I hope you evaluation is accurate and the experience is the same for us in NYC




From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Jim HarperSent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:33 AMTo: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)Subject: Re: [kj] They didn't play this in London/ little angry honey beeguitar






I'm sorry, but I really cannot agree with this- Geordie's sound on Saturday night lacked nothing in volume or power, and his tone was far from anemic. Has anyone else heard the version of Millenium on the Spanish CD? He's lost the chuggy metal feel of the original, and replaced it with a sharper, more abrasive (and frankly godlike) guitar sound that owes more to Night Time than KJ2003 or Hosannas. His tone is much improved over the last time I saw them (October 2003 in Bristol) and on Saturday's gig the band dripped power and volume from every pore. Jaz's voice was sometimes lost in the mix and his fumbled a few lyrics here and there, but not one of them sounded anything like weak.



Jim.--- On Mon, 6/10/08, fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net> wrote:

From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net>Subject: Re: [kj] They didn't play this in London/ little angry honey bee guitarTo: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>Date: Monday, 6 October, 2008, 3:12 PM


And something I thought I would never imagine uttering, that geordie’s sound is the weakest link in this band currently. Given his tone is so anemic and the volume & punch of his instrument has been completely emasculated, it is essential that BPF and youth are back with a rejuvenated jaz.

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