[kj] Hammersmith highlights

[Neil Perry]

'Still a sore point'...
Sir, you are the master of understatement.
Not to mention one hell of a masochist!

On 18 October 2010 21:07, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


>  I'd honestly love to hear the current line-up take a bash through OTG --

> reinvent the songs in a live setting -- but the album's probably still a

> sore point for some.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

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

> From: jpwhkj at aol.com

> Sent: Oct 18, 2010 3:00 PM

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

> No - that's my favourite track off OTG.  I'd *love* to hear it live.

>

>

>

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

> From: Matt Tibbits <matt_tibbits at hotmail.com>

> To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:48

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

>  Objection!

>

> I offer Tiahuanoco

>

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> From: jonniespatula at hotmail.co.uk

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:28:27 +0000

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

> Songs must be taken off  list if more than one person objects to it.

> i'll add European Superstate !!

>

>

>

>  >I start by offering

>

> >Victory

>

> I’ll add – Jana

>

>

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

> *On Behalf Of *Rob Moss

> *Sent:* 18 October 2010 15:07

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

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

>

> How about the fantasy nightmare setlist seeing as Halloween is coming?

>

>  Nil points to the one who says OTG in it's entirety!

>

>  Pick the worst song and add to the list.

>

>  I start by offering

>

>

>  Victory

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>  On 18 Oct 2010, at 14:53, Matt Tibbits <matt_tibbits at hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>  Absolutely!! Don't get me wrong I loved the gigs I went to and

> Hammersmith was amazing, one of the best. What I meant was we've all got

> our ideal setlists and it'll never happen for any of us. Too many good

> songs..!

>

>

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>  Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:45:16 +0200

> From: <rob.moss at gmx.com>rob.moss at gmx.com

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

> Every band concentrates on what made them famous initially don't they?

>

> Fuck what the fans think anyway! Play what the hell you like.

> If after 31 years you can't start pleasing yourself a little then it's a

> bad old job!

>

> Killing Joke 31 years young. That's worth celebrating isn't it!!??

>

>

>

>

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

> From: Matt Tibbits

> Sent: 10/18/10 02:35 PM

> To: Gathering

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

>  I don't want to raise expectations but Jaz was talking in Brussels about

> doing an Extremities based performance/gig at some point. The Revelations

> era brings back too many bad memories for Youth, sadly. We should rejoice

> that we heard The Hum at the Forum. Jaz is completely off doing anything

> from BTATS live. I think he associates it with OTG and the break up of the

> band.

>

> There'll never be a gig that pleases everyone. It's great that they are

> playing so many new songs but I would have loved Singularity. I would have

> also loved Sun Goes Down, Feast of Blaze or Dominator. Blood On Your Hands

> or something other than Asteroid from KJ2003 would have been good, too. How

> well would The Gathering go down!? You never know though. How many of us

> would have predicted three years ago that they'd be opening their set now

> with Tomorrow's World and playing Madness? Probably right about the Raven

> comment though - we're less likely to hear obscure songs from the albums he

> did.

>

>

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> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:12:46 +0100

> From: <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>paul.rangecroft at gmail.com

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] Hammersmith highlights

>

> Seems Youth is no more keen on Revelations now than he was at the time.

> Tragedy. Fire Dances is the most "Raven" of all the albums so maybe he's not

> keen to revisit that either. BTaTS wasn't the easiest album to perform live

> although they seemed to do ok on the BBC CD. OTG - forget it. ED&VRE was

> written to be performed live. Very sad that they've decided to neglect this

> one. Inexplicable and inexcusable! Democracy and HFtBoH possibly considered

> weak albums. Looks like we're doomed to hear first album, Pssyche, Change,

> plus new stuff and a few over-familiar "classics". Don't get me wrong, gigs

> are still great. When you're there the songs come to life all over again and

> even Requiem, which I lost interest in years ago (the studio version) is

> awesome. Just bit of a shame we're missing out on even better experiences.

>

> Pleased to hear talk of a new album but hope they don't rush it and we have

> another Democracy on our hands. Can't believe I'm saying it but: take you

> time, lads!

>

>  On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Neil Perry < <65snoopy at gmail.com>

> 65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

> How was the sound? And does the general euphoria of the show compensate for

> what

> I think is a slightly disappointing set list (in terms of the same old

> songs reappearing). Does

> anyone hold out any chance of our fantasy set lists ever becoming reality

> or do you think

> large chunks of the back catalogue will never again see the light of day?

> Just thinking aloud...

> n

>

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