[kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair and hollowbodies

[Alex Smith]

I remember first seeing the video for "She Sells Sanctuary" -- feat spikily bequiffed Duffy wielding a big, thick-body Gretsch and *IMMEDIATELY* thought he was ripping of Geordie. 

Alex in NYC


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>From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net>

>Sent: Oct 14, 2008 11:22 AM

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

>Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair and	hollowbodies

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>I recently saw a gretsch guitar company interview with billy duffy and he

>mentioned brian setzer with the stray cats in the UK in '79 as being his

>influence to pick up a gretsch.  

>

>As far as comparison of sound and look of billy to Geordie - it is a

>question - I am not sure the gathering as ever been able to answer. 

>

>Does anyone remember when billy first pick up the gretsch and combed his

>hair in a blonde pompadour? Was it before 82 when Geordie returned from

>Iceland with his similar new sound and look?  

>

>

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>BTW, I'm probably stating the obvious, but did Billy Duffy of The Cult ever 

>-cite Geordie as a big influence because he certainly nicked Geordie's basic

>

>tone down to playing a somewhat similar kind of guitar (Gretsch) and maybe 

>even Geordie's look during The Cult's Dreamtime/Love era.

>

>T.B. 

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