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

[fluw]

Or worse yet, that duffy got the look from setzer and Geordie got the look
from duffy?! Is that possible?

 

Then again so many bands had pompadours and big hollowbody guitars in the UK
at the time, it was everywhere like the ants, bow wow wow,  haircut 100, the
smiths, everywhere.  

 

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Hmmmm..... good point. Could it be that Geordie -- -shudder- -- appropriated
HIS aesthetic from Duffy?

The mind reels.

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message----- 
From: folk devil 
Sent: Oct 14, 2008 11:47 AM 
To: gathering at misera.net 
Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hairand
hollowbodies 

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. 

> >>

> >>

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