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

[Alex Smith]

I seem to remember hearing that the Cult and KJ had toured together back in the day, no? 

Billy may have sported the pompadour prior to Geordie, though (who had more of a metalhead shag at first). Duffy's days in Theatre of Hate were all pomp-tastic.

Alex in NYC



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>From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net>

>Sent: Oct 14, 2008 11:39 AM

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

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>I thought the same thing when I saw that video as well, but I never bothered

>to look into who was first with that look and sound. 

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

>hollowbodies

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>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

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>>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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