[kj] It wasn't for me

Fri Nov 16 08:34:06 EST 2018

Aled Vernon-Rees, may have been one of the people Jaz was reprimanding for
being on their iPhones, before launching into Autonomous Zone ...lol

Have a listen here
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/3lmo3f6la98t0s1/Jaz%20iPhone%20Rant%20Norwich.mp3?dl=0>
(If
you get the sign up/sign in pop up, click blue link at the end to skip)

Cheers for your review too Anthony. A friend of mine caught them in Seattle
too, had a great time. That was the first show on the tour back in August,
and they've just two more to go. No doubt they're looking forward to a well
deserved rest, but I just wish it would keep going!

On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 07:59, Anthony Arena <anthonyarena68 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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)
>>       (Antoni Adamiak)
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>> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:11:26 +0000
>> 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:
>> >
>> >
>> https://www.livewire1350.com/single-post/2018/11/15/Killing-Joke-at-The-LCR---141118
>> >
>> > 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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