[kj] 30 years of NIGHT TIME

[Nick Scott]

Definitely the album that got KJ mainstream attention...but what a bad
album Night Time really is in reflection.  I know many are not fond of the
synth laden sound of Brighter Than A Thousand Suns but at least it offered
variety.  The majority of songs on Night Time sound similar in vein.

On 5 March 2015 at 09:16, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:

> Their infamous interview and performance on the Tube in 85 was the moment
> I fell in love with Killing Joke so having a nostalgic rummage through
> EweChoob, I stumbled on Eighties from the previous year.
> I can’t believe I’ve never seen or heard this before! - Eighties on the
> Tube with different pre-album lyrics. Crumbs!
> Where on earth have I been?!
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SeYlZdVVHA
>
> I have to say, all their Tube performances are quite possibly the best
> live sound by a long mile.
> So there.
>
>
>
> On 4 Mar 2015, at 20:29, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 30 years.. jesus christ. I have very fond memories of that time - I think
> every party
> I went to throughout that year, Night Time was playing on a loop, LLB and
> Eighties
> were all over the airwaves, and the band
> were riding the crest of the wave, before it all went, well, you know.
> And in total contrast to a lot of the indie band snobbishness at the time,
> as in 'I don't want my favourite band to be discovered by the masses', I
> think
> KJ fans were excited to see them hitting the mainstream/big time - I know
> I was,
> if only because it raised the likelihood of them appearing on
> establishment TV shows
> and Jaz enraging the nation in some way.
> Although I never really liked the LP artwork... I found it a bit angsty,
> hamming it up.
> In hindsight it was certainly a sign that egos were coming to the fore.
> The Das Boot thing is
> interesting - what a metaphor for being in Killing Joke!
> Have certainly never seen any other pics from that session - would like to
> now.
>
> And good luck with the work situation Alex
> N
>
> On 4 March 2015 at 18:18, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> According to most knowledgable sources, NIGHT TIME was released thirty
>> years ago this month (although I can’t find an actual date).
>>
>> I’ve always been curious as to the cover shoot. According to Big Paul, it
>> was inspired by the film “Das Boot” … the claustrophobia of being on a
>> submarine (although that’s purportedly a backdrop the gents are standing in
>> front of).
>>
>> I’d love to see the other outtakes from the photo session. Anyone ever
>> reach out on that front?
>>
>> Your troubled, unemployed friend in New York City….
>>
>> Alex in NYC
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