[kj] Asteroid

[Karen Weil]

Ooops, sorry Fluw:
I meant the previous message to respond to Change, not you.

Back to bed for me! ; )

k.w.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Change" <crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 2:31 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Asteroid



> 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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> http://www.perfectsoundforever.com

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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...)

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