[kj] For those who miss the old Geordiesound/blondehairandhollowbodies

Brendan bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Fri Oct 17 22:40:24 EDT 2008


You could always invest in a merkin, in fact I have a 2nd hand one I no
longer need, email me offlist.


> The baldness.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

> Behalf Of Steve Hackett

> Sent: 17 October 2008 18:41

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old

> Geordiesound/blondehairandhollowbodies

>

>

> so how come you look much older than me...

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: ade <mailto:ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the

> <mailto:gathering at misera.net> band!)

> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:47 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie

> sound/blondehairandhollowbodies

>

> How dare you!!! Lucky bastard ;) Ha, I was 11 at the time.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

> Behalf Of Steve Hackett

> Sent: 16 October 2008 18:54

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

> blondehairandhollowbodies

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>

> I was there..

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: ade <mailto:ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke <mailto:gathering at misera.net>

> (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...

>

> -----Original Message-----

> 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

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> 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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