[kj] It wasn't for me

Anthony Arena anthonyarena68 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 16 02:59:21 EST 2018


Response to critic:  Noone wanted you there and noone could have given a
rat's ass about what you explained...expected...or witnessed...band
definitely included.

I can say I saw this band on the 40th anniversary show and 1st song into
the tour: SO36 was completely haunting !  The venue sucked ass in
Seattle...a sardine can of sweaty leather and foul mold smelling socks.
 The sound was horrible.   Horrible in that it was so loud the keyboard
player looked like a manipulated wooden puppet underwater pulled by
fisherman's line from a sinking ship.   This was the 8th time seeing
Killing Joke.  They forecast the weather.   All of Mothernature was against
the belly of their beast.   SO36 was by far the most menacing song and
violent song I have ever heard them play or any band play with precision,
intensity,  and intent.  They were primed.   I have seen--no
hyperbole--over a thousand plus shows in my lifetime...never ever have I
felt such truth and raw stark power.  I was afraid for humanity !   Mastery
whether I liked or not!

so.. to the Mr. " IT WASN'T FOR ME"...  you obviously weren't paying
attention.  You were paying attention to everything and everyone around
you...toward the comfort of your senses which is completely a bad idea when
planning to see or "not" KILLING JOKE.   You missed the punchline !

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>    1. Re: Killing Joke at The LCR - 14/11/2018 (Live Wire)
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> From: Antoni Adamiak <antoni at clara.net>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> Subject: Re: [kj] Killing Joke at The LCR - 14/11/2018 (Live Wire)
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> quite an ?on the money? review of Turbowolf ... attenpts at audience
> participation falling flat ... Killing Joke got a few reviews like this
> back in the day by weekly rock paper hacks, probably why they took them
> down a back alley to slap them around a bit ... not his thing, no big deal
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> > On 15 Nov 2018, at 23:51, Paul <dubecho at gmail.com> wrote:
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> https://www.livewire1350.com/single-post/2018/11/15/Killing-Joke-at-The-LCR---141118
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> > Killing Joke at The LCR - 14/11/2018
> > November 15, 2018 | Aled Vernon-Rees
> >
> > Yesterday I took another risk (fans of my previous work Husky Loops at
> The Waterfront Studio know what I mean) in going to see Killing Joke, a
> band that in all honesty I hadn't heard of until deciding to go the gig. By
> the look of the demographic for the gig it's unsurprising that I'd never
> heard of them as the Norwich middle aged punks were out in force and I was
> one a very limited number of younger people in the room.
> >
> > <1.jpg>
> >
> > Unfortunately, upon my arrival it became apparent that Phobophobes had
> pulled out of the gig as their name didn't appear on the gig times. This is
> a real shame because it was them  being announced as support that made me
> decide to go the gig.
> >
> > As this was a last minute change there was no replacement so the first
> band to the stage were Bristol rock group Turbowolf. I will admit before
> this that there was a time where I was quite a big fan of the band - a key
> part of my musical rota in when I was a fresh faced year 11. However, I
> didn't get the sense of glorious nostalgia I was expecting and instead it
> was more of an uncomfortable and disappointing experience. Lead singer
> Chris Georgiadis, came across as a Russell Brand-eque showman who kept
> attempting to get a reaction from a crowd who just wanted to quietly wait
> for the main event. This lead to many attempts to get the crowd closer to
> the front, and shout the bands name which but these kept awkwardly falling
> flat. The music was equally uneventful with predicable riffs and drum beats
> that seemed to blend into one treble heavy (as the lack of bassist really
> showed) song. I could see this band doing well if they returned to a
> smaller venue in Norwich playing to their fans
>  however this was not the right gig for them.
> >
> > <2.jpg>
> >
> > Following that light crushing of year 11 Aled's music taste came the
> main show: Killing Joke. As the walk on music started people seemed to
> appear out of no where and what previously was a reasonably empty venue
> suddenly filled up. The band slowly meandered on to the stage to a very
> welcoming crowd, most of whom dedicated fans who had seen them multiple
> times. Lead singer Jaz Coleman came on donning face make up (which made him
> look like a mix between Gene Simmons and Robert Smith) and they got started
> with the set of about 20 songs. Listening to all these songs for the first
> time I was slightly unimpressed. There was nothing obviously wrong with the
> music and they delivered a much better performance than the previous act.
> The vocal delivery and performance from Jaz Coleman really captivated the
> crowd, along with the hypnotic and constantly strong delivery from the
> rhythm section. However, there was nothing in that which appealed to me.
> >
> > What was clear from their performance as this was a gig for the fans.
> The band having been around for 40 years had worked to built a strong
> almost cult following and this show gave them exactly what they wanted. A
> strong delivery of the back catalogue and putting their all into it. This
> gig will never be a memorable event for me, having been disappointed by the
> support and mildly uninterested in the main act. However, what I can say
> for certain is that for the majority of people in the room that will have
> been a special moment that will stay with them forever.
> >
> > It just wasn't for me.
> >
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