[kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

[Alexander Smith]

Can you make YOUR guitar sound like an army of bagpipes, Steve?

Thought not.

Alex in NYC


On Apr 8, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Steve Hackett wrote:


> any list with Stuart Adamson is null and void IMO/IMV...

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

> From: ade

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

> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:03 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>

> Fucking AWESOME list.

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

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

> ]On Behalf Of Alexander Smith

> Sent: 07 April 2009 20:51

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>

>

> There are a million other things I should be doing like sending out  

> cover letters or re-tooling my resume or scouring the job sites for  

> new opportunities, but I can't concentrate on that right now, so  

> here is my list of worthy guitarists (who crucially didn't make the  

> cut on this inane list)

>

>

> Great guitar playing -- as far as I'm concerned -- has less to do  

> with musical chops and more to do with individual style.

>

> Geordie K. Walker of Killing Joke

> Andy Gill of Gang of Four

> Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd.

> Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers

> Ron Asheton of the Stooges

> John McGeogh of Magazine/Banshees/PiL

> Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd of Television

> Billy Duffy of The Cult

> Ivan Julian of Richard Hell & the Voidoids

> Daniel Ash of Bauhaus/Love & Rockets

> Wayne Kramer/Fred "Sonic" Smith of the MC5

> Stuart Adamson of The Skids/Big Country

> Jon Spencer/Judah Bauer of the Blues Explosion

> Dr. Know of Bad Brains

> East Bay Ray of Dead Kennedys

> Greg Ginn of Black Flag

> Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols

> Johnny Thunders of the New York Dolls/Heartbreakers

> Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins

> Sterling Morrison of the Velvet Underground

> Fast Eddie Clark of Motorhead

>

> and

>

> Dave Gedge of The Wedding Present (can you play that fast for an  

> entire show? I thought not).

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>

> On Apr 7, 2009, at 3:35 PM, melinda grant wrote:

>

>> yeah there follow up album sucked big time,it was a total let down ; 

>> ( i think they should now pack it in lol and i dont know how they  

>> got on that list- there were alot of cheap editions on there,so  no  

>> suprise they got in!

>>

>> milindafgrant ps and where was steve jones  ;D))))) ?obviously to  

>> good for that list!

>>

>> From: choonyfish at biftas.co.uk

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:21:19 +0100

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>>

>> I’ll agree with that.  (I would.)  Second one was shit.  Not  

>> bothered after that.

>>

>> Still no room for them in a top 50 of anything decent list.

>>

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

>> ] On Behalf Of melinda grant

>> Sent: 07 April 2009 19:53

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>>

>> im with you there darren-the killers first album-hot fuss is  

>> suprisingly good ;)

>>

>> milindafgrant

>>

>> From: dpeace at bigfoot.com

>> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:34:22 +0100

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>> Outtakes : http://gallery.qthemusic.com/gallery/thekillers/Default.aspx

>>

>> Some of the photo-shoot : http://covers.q4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=6117&year=2009

>>

>> Tools.

>>

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

>>

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

>> ] On Behalf Of Darren A. Peace

>> Sent: 07 April 2009 19:21

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>>

>> That photo is one of the less ludicrous from a shoot that was  

>> published in Q magazine in the UK. They all looked like total  

>> knobs, especially Brandon, who will always be a little altar boy to  

>> me, spiv moustache or no spiv moustache. I’ll see if I can find a  

>> link to the pictures, as they’re hysterical.

>>

>> Actually, I quite like some Killers tracks, mostly from the first  

>> album (the second Springsteen-esque one was an abomination), but  

>> they don’t half look daft.

>>

>> Darren

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

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

>> ] On Behalf Of Brendan Quinn

>> Sent: 07 April 2009 18:03

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>>

>> And they fucking look like this:

>>

>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/2304846/The-Killers-apologise-to-Christchurch

>>

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

>> ] On Behalf Of folk devil

>> Sent: Wednesday, 8 April 2009 02:35

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>>

>> I cannot listen to them, ever since the end of 'Control' happened..

>> They seem to spend half their life suing people, too..

>>

>>

>> From: fatpotanga at gmail.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:31:53 +0100

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O/T 50 guitar legends

>> On 7 Apr 2009, at 17:26, folk devil wrote:

>>

>> why are the killers mentioned here?

>>

>> they're on the radio & play guitars & looking at that list it's a  

>> wonder McFly aren't in there :)

>>

>> Actually - try & play the intro to Mr Brightside - sounds simple  

>> but it's a - erm - killer.

>> Actually #2, I think the guitar in that song is fantastic as is the  

>> song.

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