[kj] chicago?

[Alexander Smith]

Ahh, that's quite nice.

Alex in NYC


On Oct 17, 2008, at 11:19 PM, Cliff Livingston wrote:


> Hiya Ok guys just got this from Invisible Records latest  

> newsletter.Looks like Martin Atkins and the guys got on well in  

> Chicago,i'm very pleased to hear this.Peace,Cliff

>

> Killing Joke

>

> Sometimes you can find buckets full of reasons why not to do  

> something.  And my god, I certainly had a few buckets worth of  

> reasons not to go to the Killing Joke Tuesday night in Chicago.  A  

> bucket load of kids at home, a bucket full of jet lag from China,  

> buckets full of other things to do,  and a bucket full of emotions  

> ( good and bad) about the band, the music, the people, and the  

> memories.

>

> But, nothing except a bucket full of good came out of my trip to the  

> show Tuesday.  The band was tight.  Paul Ferguson was rock solid and  

> hammered all of the songs in the set (which was made up of mostly  

> early material).  I hadn't seen Youth play bass since Hammersmith in  

> 1981; he was terrific.  Geordie was, well…..Geordie.  I still don't  

> fully get how he makes that noise so effortlessly when three other  

> guitarists and a computer work station would be struggling to come  

> close.  The swagger, the smirk, and the ease just underline his  

> unique vibe.  And, as many times as I found reasons in the past to  

> slag on Jaz, he was leaner than I think I have ever seen him, on  

> form, and hitting all the notes he needed to hit.  The show was a  

> triumphant statement of what this band is and was, and what music  

> can be.  It captured the unique chemistry that I was fortunate  

> enough to be part of.

>

> I sang along with most of the songs.  I don't know if Jaz dedicated  

> "Love Like Blood" to Raven, but the words of the chorus punched me  

> in the throat as I thought about absent friends.

>

> I hadn't spoken with Jaz since leaving the band over 10 years ago….   

> Dressing rooms after a show, (especially the last show of a world  

> tour) can be difficult places for difficult relationships to find  

> peace and reconnections.  I was welcomed and made to feel, for a  

> little while, like a part of this very cool, twisted family, happy  

> to celebrate its ups and downs in an atmosphere where past mistakes,  

> outbursts, indiscretions, or even flat out fights are accommodated  

> and passed over with a raised eyebrow, a smile, or simply,  

> thankfully just hanging out.

>

> Where a hole had existed inside of me for a while (too important to  

> ignore, maybe too difficult to confront head-on) there's now just a  

> bucket full of something else sloshing around.  I don't know what it  

> was – the music, Raven's passing, or maybe that we're all getting  

> older and don't know if we're going to see each other soon or  

> again.   But, I feel better, more resolved, prouder of my work as a  

> small part of the family of Killing Joke, and looking forward to the  

> next time.  THANK YOU, Jaz, Geordie, Youth, and Big Paul.

>

>

>

>

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> wrote:

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