[kj] Old News: I did not know this...

Karen Weil karen.weil at sddt.com
Thu Mar 12 13:17:37 EDT 2009


"Cookiepuss" forever! ; ) (Yes, I actually do love that tune)

k.w.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alexander Smith" <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
<gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...



Beastie Boys were, are and quite possibly always shall be: brilliant.

My opinion, of course. Maybe it's a New York thing.

Alex in NYC


On Mar 12, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Brendan wrote:


> Beatsie Boys, the little yin circle in the big yang spermy shape (correct

> me if I got the colours wrong...).

>

>

>>> white-funk-rap.

>>

>> Have you noticed how rap isn't 'good' rap unless it's black?

>>

>>

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

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

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

>> Behalf Of Darren A. Peace

>> Sent: 11 March 2009 20:16

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

>> dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

>>

>>

>>

>> Oh, OK. If it’s late nineties, I understand the hideous hairjob a bit

>> better.

>>

>>

>>

>> And if he knows his music that means extra points.

>>

>>

>>

>> However, “Lemonade & Brownies” is nearly as lame as “Chocolate

>> Starfish & the Hot Dog Flavoured Water”, isn’t it?

>>

>>

>>

>> West-Coast white-funk-rap. Hmm. No, not spiking the interesteometer.

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks for the explanations. “Whoa! That was a powerful-ass lyric”

>> don’t impress me much, though.

>>

>>

>>

>> Darren

>>

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

>>

>>

>> From: Alex Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]

>> Sent: 11 March 2009 19:40

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

>> dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; Gathering Gathering

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

>>

>>

>>

>> This is all ancient, ancient history, isn't it? To be fair, McGrath

>> *really* knows his music (ever see him on Vh1's Music Jeopardy? He's

>> cleans up -- real geeky music head, god bless'im). Sugar Ray may not be

>> much to write home about, but they started off as an Orange County metal

>> band. First record (Lemonade & Brownies -- geddit?) has some alright

>> moments (notably the afore-mentioned "Danzig Needs a Hug"). Still, if I

>> never heard "Fly" again, that'd be just fine with me

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

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

>> From: Rheinhold Squeegee

>> Sent: Mar 11, 2009 3:20 PM

>> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk, Gathering Gathering

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

>>

>> Cheesy West Coast white-funk-rap from the late 90's, a la Smashmouth.

>> First album had a decent song called "Danzig Needs A Hug." Appeared in

>> "Scooby Doo 2". Lead singer is now a contributor to "Access Hollywood",

>> such as it is. I believe they were virtually unknown in the UK, but were

>> quite popular in Japan, Finland and Latin America.

>>

>> http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg

>> <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1>

>> &sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNpJ2f0n4c

>>

>>

>>

>> _____

>>

>>

>> From: dpeace at bigfoot.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:33 +0000

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

>>

>> Crikey. Who’s he? He looks like a right knob.

>>

>>

>>

>> Darren

>>

>> Hungerford, UK

>>

>>

>>

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

>> On Behalf Of Karen Weil

>> Sent: 11 March 2009 18:28

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

>>

>>

>>

>> Oh, wow -- I don't care for Sugar Ray whatsoever, but I'll McGrath for

>> using a great lyric for inspiration! (And for asking having the good

>> taste

>> to listen to KJ!)

>>

>> Interesting post, Rheinhold. : )

>>

>>

>>

>> k.w.

>>

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

>>

>> From: Rheinhold <mailto:kjlist at live.com> Squeegee

>>

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

>>

>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:03 AM

>>

>> Subject: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

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>>

>>

>> ...and I am just sick about it.

>>

>> from Rollingstone.com (2005)

>> http://www.rollingstone.com/news/behindthelines/story/8719087/mark_mcgrath_on_fly

>>

>>

>>

>> "All around the world statues crumble for me"

>>

>>

>> MARK MCGRATHPosted Oct 31, 2005 3:36 PM

>>

>>

>>

>> (FROM "FLY")

>>

>>

>>

>> I was sitting in our old house -- we all used to live together in

>> Hancock

>> Park in Los Angeles -- and I was looking through my records, and I

>> happened to see a Killing Joke record. They have a song called "Sanity"

>> with the lyric "all across the scenes, the statues crumble." Whoa! That

>> was a powerful-ass lyric, and I took it from there. I wish it was a life

>> story like I was walking lonely in Rome, but it's not that romantic --

>> we

>> have Killing Joke to thank for that line.

>>

>>

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>> _____

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>> it out.

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