[kj] 1995 UK Openers: Yikes

[Nick Scott]

I would think the best, if not the most successful openers for KJ
would be The Chameleons, Cocteau Twins, Heather Nova and Skunk Anansie

On 4 January 2012 23:43,  <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:

> Not sure I'd rate them if I listened again, but I liked them back in 1983!

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

> From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>

> To: gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:45

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> I hear Danse Society have run out of royalt...reformed.

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> To: vassifer at earthlink.net; gathering at misera.net

> From: jpwhkj at aol.com

> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 17:43:19 -0500

> Subject: Re: [kj] 1995 UK Openers: Yikes

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> Ten good KJ openers in the 20+ years I've seen the Joke:

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> 1. Play Dead

> 2. Danse Society

> 3. Big Black

> 4...

> 5.  er....

> 6. That's it

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

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

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

> Gathering Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:54

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> No one really opens for KJ and survives, but some other notably questionable

> choices were Aztec Camera and Doctor & the Medics.

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> Then, of course, Killing Joke opened to Motley Cure not too, too long ago,

> so let's all be kind.

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> Alex in NYC

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

> From: Rheinhold Squeegee

> Sent: Jan 3, 2012 2:50 PM

> To: Gathering Gathering

> Subject: [kj] 1995 UK Openers: Yikes

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> And I thought Stabbing Westward in the states were painful.

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> I believe there are some Skunk defenders on this list but i thought they

> were just an image in search of songs. Shootyz Groove were purveyors of

> interminable sub-Chili Peppers white boy funk that gave me frequent dry

> heaves.

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> Q: Who puts a seemingly disparate bill like this together?

> A: The label

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