[kj] KJ IN NYC 2008

[sade1]

That was very well put. Many will agree.
 
Which 2 songs (from "Hosannas...") do you wanna hear live?
 

 
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[looking at the current state of things]

'Save me...
  save me from Tomorrow..
   I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'   

--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Christof hamille <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kj] KJ IN NYC 2008
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 1:37 PM




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I have to be honest the prospects of them performing this or that albumin its entirety does not thrill me at all.

1. They typically play a lot of stuff off s/t and a good number of wtf anyway.  And while I like Pandemonium playing the entire album again (they practically did for the tour) isn't necessary.  If you want I'd rather hear Democracy.  never heard any of it live.

2. There are plenty of great albums that get ignored all together.  Extremities.  People.  How long have we been bitching about not hearing any of it.  And while I didn't care, much, for Hosannas I would like to hear the live translation of 2 songs (TOPS).

3. Couldn't/shouldn't they play proper homage to Raven?  Yeah I know this tour exists because of him.  And yeah you'll probably hear Love Like Blood and maybe Kings and Queens or Eighties.  But really.  Lets pay proper respect and play something other then the obvious hits.  Paul played plenty of Youth tracks that weren't hits.

4.  Killing Joke, in my opinion, were never one of those bands that had to rely on 2-3 records to sustain their career.  Maybe I am too big of a fan.  But If I had to give someone a single KJ album to give them an idea of how they sound I couldn't.  Bands are doing this type of thing all the time.  Sometimes it is to celebrate an album anniversary.  Sometimes it is to remind the public of how they became famous.  Or sometimes the album, by itself, is a defining moment (ala Sgt Peppers).  roger Waters did it with the Wall.  Cheap Trick did it with the first 3 lps.  Melvins with Houdini.  etc etc etc.

The one advantage that I see of this rather lax schedule is that Jaz shouldn't have an issue of his "voice".  I never read that Geordies fingers hurt

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