[kj] Asteroid

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who the hell is better than Paul then?

Jesus will you Americans quit bitchin' and do something good for this planet?

Like shoot that dumb bitch Palin b4 she gets within spitting distance of the shitehouse...

As for Fluw's crap critique of 
the majestic chimin' oblivion of GEORDIE
all I can say is Fluw can't have been in
Berlin, Bruxelles or Berlin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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--- On Tue, 7/10/08, Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com> wrote:


> From: Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

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

> Date: Tuesday, 7 October, 2008, 3:05 AM

> If we're talking about technique alone, I'd say

> Benny was the best they ever had. He had all the seasoned

> chops of a really solid session man but (unlike Geoff

> Dugmore) he played the KJ material like a caveman and really

> injected some much needed life into the proceedings. 

> 

> HOWEVER, if we're talking about a signature style,

> originality and the drum patterns that helped shape the

> sound of the band just as much as Geordie's guitar,

> well......yeah, Big Paul is THE indisputable best and really

> the only guy for the job. Surely, he's not the best

> drummer in the world, but the patterns he came up with were

> incredibly strange yet totally catchy. Nevermind the fact

> that he had quite a lot of lyrical and conceptual input as

> well. Killing Joke lost so much when he departed.

> 

> Leigh 

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> ----- Original Message ----

> From: jon chapman <jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk>

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

> <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Monday, October 6, 2008 4:20:09 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> 

>  big paul ferguson the best killing joke drummer???

>  

> it's one of those questions that should NEVER EVER be

> asked. nice bloke too!

> 

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> ________________________________

>  From: karen.weil at sddt.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:16:48 -0700

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> 

>  

> Cheers to the nth degree on your comments, Matthew! Paul is

> a truly cool dude -- and we are all so glad he's back in

> the fold. 

>  

> Happy Monday,

>  

> k.w.

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: Matthew Tibbits 

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

> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 1:14 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> I completely agree. I never much liked Asteroid but when

> they played it in Brussels with Paul it gave me goose

> pimples (bumps to you yanks!). He is fantastic, an integral

> element of the Joke, in my opinion, and a true gentleman, to

> boot.

> 

> ________________________________

>  From: karen.weil at sddt.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:05:05 -0700

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> 

>  

> IMHO, Big Paul is, was and ever will be the best Killing

> Joke drummer -- and one of the best drummers, period.

> (But I confess I have a very strong Big Paul bias!) ; )

>  

> k.w.

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com 

> To: gathering at misera.net 

> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:27 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> I will I take you on your word on that one Antoni. I am

> sure Big Paul is such a great change for the band. :) 

>  

> ~LB 

>  

>  

> In a message dated 10/5/2008 10:54:06 PM Pacific Daylight

> Time, antoni at clara.net writes:

> I know were you're coming from (and I have felt

> similarly on previous tours) 

> BUT Asteroid really works well with Paul Ferguson on drums

> ... it's got a 

> different groove now, it'a an amazing transformation

> ... funny really, the 

> local listings had Killing Joke down as various different

> genres for the 

> weekend ("veteran art rock"

> and ridiculously "80's goth rockers" amongst

> them) whilst the London LITE 

> also had a large piece on Brazilian band CSS who were

> playing the Shepherds 

> Bush Empire on Friday night - disco punk, it called them

> ... oh yeah ? To my 

> knowledge, there was only one "disco punk" band

> playing in London at the 

> weekend !!!

> 

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 1:21 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid

> 

> 

> I personally think that song sucks! It is all ovef the

> place, and you are 

> right there are stronger songs on the KJ 2003 album and

> sound much better.

> 

> ~LB

> 

> In a message dated 10/5/2008 2:05:58 PM Pacific Daylight

> Time, 

> hgrey at earthlink.net writes:

> I am actually quite surprised they always seem to play

> Asteroid from

> KJ2003. Blood on Your Hands and Seeing Red are such

> stronger songs

> off that album. Just my $.02 (worth only about $.0075 cents

> now...)

> 

> Harold

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