[kj] Thread closed: move along, nothing to see here

[Rob Moss]

Killing Joke are not metal. 

Behave!

On 20 Oct 2011, at 00:50, "Brendan Quinn" <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:


> Killing Joke are a metal band, perhaps listen to THEIR LATEST ALBUM if you’re in any doubt. Or their first.

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> Therefore you should all stop waffling about which of these naff pop bands are less shit than the rest, go out and get a few litres of bourbon, don your black jeans (paint your corduroys black if the black jeans don’t fit anymore), go over to your album collection and pick out something with a jet black album cover, and crank it to 11.

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> The only ‘pop’ band worthy of mention on this list is Queen, because as we all know, Queen invented thrash metal in 1974. Before breakfast.

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> No further warnings will be issued; swift action will follow any transgressions.

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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFRjg07YZ4w

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Paul Rangecroft

> Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:28 a.m.

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] Stone Roses Reform

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> Stone Roses the album is great apart from the backwards one and 'Scarborough Fair' cover. 'I am the Resurrection' one of my favourite songs. Love 'Mersey Paradise' and 'Elephant Stone' too. Then they completely lost it. Not interested and the tour as Brown's vocal inadequacies cruelly exposed live but will give new material a listen.

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> Don't like Oasis music at all but have time for Noel in interviews. Liam's a knob'ed.

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> Didn't like Primal Scream or Happy Mondays. Black Grape were ok. Cast: Beat Mama! Catchy as hell but yeah Britpop a load of old retro tosh in the main. Never felt a part of it at the time. Killing Joke the pertect antidote.

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> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> True -- there's a DIRECT line from the Stone Roses to Oasis, a band the Stone Roses shit on from a great, brown splattery height.

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> NEVER understood the appeal of Oasis. Absolutely never. I mean, competent? Sure. But better than average? N E V E R.

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> Alex in NYC

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

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

> >Sent: Oct 19, 2011 12:23 PM

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

> >Subject: Re: [kj] Stone Roses Reform

> >

> >Stone Roses first album and Fools gold are still great works. The production is great. The guitar playing is fantastic and the drumming is astounding. An excellent album then and now. Yes. It all went plop but that's what hype does!

> >Agree with the comments that the Roses pissed on Happy Mondays. Terrible band!

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> >Post Roses- no one has done anything that comes close. brown has made some very questionable choices regarding his behaviour from airline threats to spitting at fans. Not a nice man in my opinion. Squire disappeared after that shocking seahorses band and the only one who did owt of merit is Mani. A great bassist and a bit of a lad too.

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> >Glad they patched it all up.

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> >Unfortunately all that stuff did pave the way for the arrival of Beatles wannabes and a plethora or worse than average bands that made up Britpop.

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> >Come on. Cast can never be justified can they?

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