[kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs

[Rob Moss]

It can be horrendous. Others can be fine. 
Depends on the original key I find. 

On 22 May 2013, at 21:43, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> How big a deal (musically, artistically) is detuning songs to a full step down? 

> Like a year ago I saw a vid of Allison Moyet making note of having to detune 1/2-step down Yaz songs if she were to sing them live again. 

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> From: The Gathering <sandstorm_mg at yahoo.com>

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

> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:08 PM

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> From what I remember on the dreamshow DVD, the songs were detuned at least a full step down to make it easier for her to sing since she has lost her range. Even at that she seems to be constantly behind the beat and flat. Even on the 7 year itch video. A shame because those 2 vids could have been fantastic since the band was in top form. I can't even listen to them. 

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> Michael

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> On May 22, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Paul Wady <paulwady at hotmail.com> wrote:

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>> I told y'all about seeing her at a gig in Hyde park only a few years ago.  She ambled on like a little old lady and did a faultering Israel.  By the end of the set she did a standing up yoga style 180 degree splits.  She was putting it on!  Great to see the old Siouxsie moves in her dancing too.

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>> Sioux was full of beans and it was a cracking set.  She apologized she only had an hour.  Yeah, I'd gladly go see.  But a few things on my mind. 

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>> God, I loved her in 1978...xxx

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>> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37:00 +0100

>> From: jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs

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>> Indeed. at the time I was saddened to see that it didn't actually get a great deal of publicity.

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>> Jim.

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>> From: Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>

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

>> Sent: Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 19:28

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs

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>> He's pushing up daisies sadly Michael he died in his sleep, retrained as a nurse and in 1995 was doing some writing music for television.

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>> On 22 May 2013 19:13, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

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>> I'm not much of an SATB fan, but I do love John McGeoch's guitar work where it is. 'Spellbound' is magnificent. Siouxsie and co (and the guy from Radiohed) seem to be one of the few who actually rate McGeoch's work. Most people just criticize him for not being Keith Levene.

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>> Jim.

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>> From: The Gathering <sandstorm_mg at yahoo.com>

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

>> Sent: Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 18:46

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>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs

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>> Johns guitar work was way under rated. In the siouxsie tribute band I play in, learning sone of his material from tinderbox has been way more difficult than imagined. I wonder what he's up to now. 

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>> Michael

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>> On May 22, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

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>> Whoops -- my bad, that's wrong. It was former Banshee John Carruthers, not Knox. I'm a dolt. ignore me.

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

>> From: Alex Smith 

>> Sent: May 22, 2013 1:13 PM 

>> To: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs 

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>> Trivial footnote: Knox Chandler played in band with Big Paul Ferguson dubbed Crush. On vox was a guy named Fred Schreck who used to sing for a gothy band called The Ancients. On bass was this dude named, I think, John Miccio, who now lives next door to some friends of ours (fellow parents at my kids' school). Small world.

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>> Alex in NYC

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

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

>> Sent: May 22, 2013 1:07 PM 

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs 

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>> Should be Geordie really, shouldn't it. They'd go great together (musically, if not personality-wise...)

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>> On 22 May 2013 18:35, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

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>> I've caught Sioux on the past few go `rounds (Mantaray and the Seven Year Itch era), as well as several times back in the 90's. I'm curious that she's pairing up with Budgie again (didn't they acrimoniously divorce?) Wonder what Steve Severin thinks.

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>> Regardless, she's a complete legend (regardless of whether Jaz likes her or not ... let's remember, Jaz likes Sarah Brightman, so he's COMPLETELY capable in lapses of taste).

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>> Curious as to how fleshed out the band will be and ... more importantly... who'll be on guitar.

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>> Alex in NYC

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

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

>> Sent: May 22, 2013 11:38 AM 

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

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Siouxsie comeback London gigs 

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>> Heh, good timing - perhaps she heard that Savages album and thought she'd show

>> the young whippersnappers how it's done.

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>> On 22 May 2013 12:18, Were Wolf <werewolf68 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>> Siouxsie and ex-Banshees drummer Budgie will be playing 2 rare live shows with a new backing band, with support from Viv Albertine at the Southbank Centre, London on Saturday 15th June 2013 (sold out) and Monday 17th June (tickets selling fast!).

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>> I'm looking forward to this as I never saw her and the Banshees the first time around.

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>> I don't think Jaz liked them, but some of the other KJ members such as Big Paul liked a few of their songs.

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>> http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/siouxsie-74924

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>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9otg_Cm50RE

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

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