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

[Steve Hackett]

I was there..
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  From: ade 
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
  Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:27 AM
  Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hairandhollowbodies


  That is the gig that did it for me - one of the best live recordings EVER! People haven't a clue...
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    From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Michael Garcia
    Sent: 15 October 2008 04:06
    To: Alex Smith; 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 hair andhollowbodies


    I have the cult live at Lyceum (1983???) . Pre Love hair black wearing all leather hoisting his gretsch white falcon. One hell of an imressive night from Duffy


    Michael


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    From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
    To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
    Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:35:33 AM
    Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair and 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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