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

[folk devil]

Duffy had the Gretsch in Theatre of hate, I think..> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:42:37 -0400> From: vassifer at earthlink.net> To: gathering at misera.net; gathering at misera.net> Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hairand hollowbodies> > > 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> > > > -----Original Message-----> >From: fluw <fluwdot at earthlink.net>> >Sent: Oct 14, 2008 11:39 AM> >To: 'Alex Smith' <vassifer at earthlink.net>, "'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 hairand hollowbodies> >> >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. > >> >-----Original Message-----> >From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On> >Behalf Of Alex Smith> >Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:36 AM> >To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); 'A list about all> >things Killing Joke (the band!)'> >Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hairand> >hollowbodies> >> >> >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> >> >> >-----Original Message-----> >>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> >>> >>> >>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? > >>> >>> >>-----------> >>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. > >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________> >>Gathering mailing list> >>Gathering at misera.net> >>http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> >> >_______________________________________________> >Gathering mailing list> >Gathering at misera.net> >http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> >> >_______________________________________________> >Gathering mailing list> >Gathering at misera.net> >http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering> > _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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