[kj] Roundhouse

[nicholas fitzpatrick]

I had a great night, good to meet some Gatherers in The Monarch, great to see the band, great to leave Reason at the door and join in the tribal frenzy. What a great medicine man Jaz is!

On the negative side, true about the sound. It was just a noise. It even took me a while to recognise what they were playing at times, and I couldn't tell you whether or not they played In Cythera. 

To be honest, I think ESS is a crap opener. The 'Eyes Wide Shut' intro tape creates one sort of atmosphere, and ESS has a totally different atmosphere. It's not a seamless link.

But by and large it was a superb gig. My pal had not seen them before. He's a part-time fan who owns Pandemonium and a couple of other albums. He shifted back to the bar after a bit so I thought he wasn't into it and, again, I think if you're unfamiliar with the band the sound might have been an issue. But after the gig he spent a good ten minutes ranting over a pint about how mesmeric Jaz was and how this "mystical punk" was uniquely apocalyptic and powerful. 

So he enjoyed it then. 

Not their best, but it was a good gig.



To: gathering at misera.net
From: jpwhkj at aol.com
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:15:55 -0500
Subject: Re: [kj] Roundhouse






Seconded.


 


Great to see the usual suspects... and to meet a few new ones.


 


Given the rumour about Jaz recovering from a virus, I'm not surprised that he was quieter than usual, and that we didn't get In Cythera.  The latter was the only disappointment in an otherwise storming gig.


 


Musical highlights for me were:


 


European Super State


Sun Goes Down (not one of my favourite tracks, but always massive live)


Chop Chop


Unspeakable (what a great track this is)


Rapture (as Neil says - monstrous live)


Pssyche


 


Jamie








-----Original Message-----

From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>

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

Sent: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 2:27

Subject: [kj] Roundhouse





Late night thoughts...

Great to meet the gatherers in the Monarch, however brief it might have been,

and an even more fleeting moment with the mighty Colesy.

Great gig, really enjoyed it, sound a bit muddy until I moved into the knitting circle from

the side, just in time for The Wait and Pssyche. To the chap in front of me who shouted

'30 fucking years I've been doing this! I can't take it any more!' (or words to that effect) - I salute you.

Of all the new songs, the one I least expected to like was Rapture but it was a fucking stormer live.

No In Cythera, sadly, but otherwise no great surprises. Sun Goes Down and Chop Chop were just

fucking immense and gave me chills down my spine. 



nighty night, old man must rest aching limbs now




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