[kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

[Alexander Smith]

I'll be honest -- I never heard TWO (didn't care to, honestly). I just  
knew they were on Reznor's label (and had a gloomy album cover), so  
did the math.

Even if they were industrial, Halford came scurrying back to his  
comfortable perch in by-the-numbers metal with all speed, so it didn't  
amount to much.

Alex in NYC


On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:52 AM, Jim Harper wrote:


> TWO weren't an industrial band. They were straight-ahead-metal, but  

> the label decided they'd be cool and hire Reznor to 'remix-stroke- 

> produce' it. I'm not saying it was better before that, but tarring  

> Halford with the industrial-to-be-cool brush is a misservice (not  

> that Alex was doing that).

>

> Jim.

>

> --- On Tue, 14/7/09, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>

> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net 

> >

> Date: Tuesday, 14 July, 2009, 12:42 PM

>

>

> Moreover, the guy they brought in to replace him -- Ripper Owens --  

> was plucked from a Judas Priest cover band. It's that rags-to-riches  

> story that inspired the dubious Mark Wahlberg film, "Rock Star."

>

> Halford went and did a couple of solo records and forged the project  

> TWO -- an industrial band for Trent Reznor's NOTHING label. None of  

> this mattered.

>

> Halford went onto rejoin Priest and they recently released a double  

> concept album about the life of Nostradamus. That may sound silly --  

> and it is, really -- but it's certainly no sillier than OUTSIDE THE  

> GATE.

>

> My question: Where is Ripper today?

>

> Alex "Hell Bent for Leather" in NYC

>

>

> On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:36 AM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>

>>

>> Rob Halford was never fired from Judas Priest. He quit of his own  

>> free will. They all knew he was gay. It's the worst kept secret in  

>> metal.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>> On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, sade1 wrote:

>>

>>> Purist. But I welcom the opportunity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hpUx05hyHY

>>>

>>> That's true, the original singer is Rob Halford, the only singer  

>>> who could prolly eat Jaz Coleman alive and not miss a hight note.  

>>> This other guy was brought on (and a good job too, btw) after they  

>>> fired Rob Halford for finding out he was..... gay!! Bastardly, i  

>>> think.

>>> They brought on the 2nd singer, did well with him, but in the end  

>>> they made up with Rob and shook hands, and now are touring  

>>> California soon.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>>>

>>> [looking at the current state of things..]

>>>

>>> 'Save me...

>>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>>     I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> From: GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com>

>>> To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>

>>> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:41:21 PM

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>>

>>> I thought the singer from JudeASS Priest was an oldish guy w/white  

>>> hair (I'm ignorant about metal). Is this a new version of the  

>>> band? (It's pretty hard to change lead singers and still have the  

>>> same band, unless it happens early in their career a la ACDC,  

>>> Buzzcocks (very early) or Dropkick Murphys, and all 3 of those  

>>> bands had a 2nd singer that sounded exactly like the first).

>>>

>>> Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:20:07 -0700

>>> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>>

>>> After enduring that crab butter, this

>>> should clear the palate: http://www.youtube.com/watch? 

>>> v=4lx2rhsMzhI (play loud for 6 min., relax; repeat)

>>>

>>> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>>>

>>> [looking at the current state of things..]

>>>

>>> 'Save me...

>>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>>     I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net 

>>> >

>>> Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:37:50 PM

>>> Subject: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Here's what's wrong with kids. It's not that they don't wanna  

>>> rock, it's that -- evidently -- they don't know how to do it  

>>> properly (said like the stuffy old man I truly am). Witness these  

>>> two examples of the new subgenre thus dubbed "crabcore." If I have  

>>> my facts right, they combine elements of emo, metal, teen pop and  

>>> eurovision song contest crapola. You MUST watch these. They are  

>>> truly brain frying. Don't miss the choreography on the first one,  

>>> and hold out for the inexplicable Eurodisco big finish.

>>>

>>>

>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQVpITyOdc8

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Oh, and evidently they're all creepy Christians. ONCE AGAIN, JESUS  

>>> RUINS EVERYTHING.

>>>

>>>

>>> And if that's not enough, check out their pals in Confide as they  

>>> butcher the Postal Service's "Such Great Heights"....

>>>

>>>

>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LRKw_eLSko

>>>

>>>

>>> Again, the mind fucking reels!!!

>>>

>>>

>>> Alex in NYC

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