[kj] Hebden Bridge

[Paul Rangecroft]

Sounds great. I've never really seen them in a small venue.

Their electronic beat-box got the job done on The Beautiful Dead flexi
alright. I don't think the time change on the album version adds much
but I don't hate it either.

Glad your bandmate was bowled over by what we have come to take for granted.

On 8/10/14, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:
> MINOG was great - an elongated intro by a grinning Youth holding that G for
> ages, clearly both milking & loving it.
> I must say Youth seemed to be having a whale of a time- tbh, they all did,
> relaxed & having fun despite technical hitches.
> My other fave 'elongated intro' was Youth repeatedly 'ow ow owwwing' at the
> start of Psssyche which, with each howl, failed to start to the point he
> started to take the piss with it.
> Great comedy :)
> The Beautiful Dead was good, but I STILL cringe at (& hate) that quick-step
> speeded up middle. I still maintain the flexi-disc version is better.
> While really good to hear the older stuff, it was a shame not to hear much
> of the more recent albums.
> Personally, I was secretly hoping for In Cythera and LLB (and must confess
> to every time I've seen KJ I've always crossed my fingers for Adoration
> although I know that'll never happen.)
> Still it was pounding & hypnotic and without doubt, one of the best, albeit
> strangest Joke gigs I've been to & great to finally see the original line
> up.
> When you consider these guys are in their 50's (as many of us are or are
> approaching) it was doubly superb.
> I went with the singer of my band who'd never seen them before or indeed
> heard of them until I introduced him.
> He was dumbstruck by the power of it & totally slack-jawed at Geordie.
> Couldn't believe this monstrous sound out of one man gently tickling a
> guitar.
> An evening to cherish!
>
>
> On 9 Aug 2014, at 20:09, Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks. A few treats in there after the slightly predictable start.
>> Would love to hear those Extremities tracks live again.
>>
>> On 8/9/14, Carlos Fandango <stronkle at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>> http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/killing-joke/2014/trades-club-hebden-bridge-england-6bcef226.html
>>>
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>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Hebden Bridge
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>>> Glad you got to see them for the first time in a while, Jamie. Feel
>>> like a bit of a tit missing them when Hebden Bridge is only 20 minutes
>>> from me on the train, but I was originally going to see them in
>>> Blackpool then for various reasons I couldn't make that and Hebden
>>> Bridge had sold out! Ah, well, hopefully they will play Manchester
>>> again soon.
>>>
>>> Any surprises in the set list, those who went?
>>>
>>> On 8/9/14, Jamie Hewson <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> ... What a great night. Tiny venue was like having Killing Joke play in
>>>> your living room.
>>>> A few technical hitches, the most noticeable being the lights packed up
>>>> and
>>>> Jazs mic occasionally cutting out. but otherwise superb. Predominantly
>>>> older stuff played. Jaz looking fit and dare I say rather buff?
>>>> Geordies
>>>> tone quite possibly the best I've heard it live, although admittedly
>>>> I've
>>>> not seen them since 2005. didn't recognise the amps he was using - Rob?
>>>> I couldn't really see but they weren't the Framus. Very nice
>>>> looking unbranded things - cream tolex with black grilles.
>>>> Nice to briefly see Lisa, Antoni, Mark, Mik & Jon at a distance. And
>>>> see
>>>> familiar faces milling around. Was also nice to go to a gig, look round
>>>> the
>>>> crowd and actually feel rather young for a change ;)
>>>> Buzzing!
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