[kj] Roundhouse

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Good to hear it was so good.
I've enjoyed reading all these gig reports on here and fb.
Heartbroken that on their 40th anniversary, and on such good form, personal
circumstances meant I couldn't see them. Sigh.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2018, 11:08 Andreas Misera via Gathering <
gathering at misera.net wrote:

> It was a spectacular gig indeed - one of the best (if not THE best) KJ
> gigs I‘ve ever been to.
>
> And yes, meeting many old (and also some new) Gathering friends was a big
> part of the joy I had last night.
>
> I hope this will happen again in a few years or so. :-)
>
> Cheers,
> -Andy
>
>
> > Am 18.11.2018 um 09:21 schrieb Paul Rangecroft <
> paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>:
> >
> > Glad you made it (never in doubt) and weren't disappointed. They're
> > quite a good band, aren't they?
> >
> > I enjoy reading the gig reports - looking forward to hearing what Alex
> > has to say.
> >
> > A triumphant tour by all accounts. I hope they presently enjoy a
> > well-earned rest but have enough fire in their bellies to not want to
> > leave it too long before the next one. As John Robb said, the world
> > needs Killing Joke now more than ever.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >> On 11/18/18, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <gathering at misera.net> wrote:
> >> That was monstrous.
> >> Reading everyone's comments throughout the tour, I had high
> expectations.
> >> They were met.
> >> Unspeakable is a great track anyway - but what a fantastic opener.  The
> >> eerie keyboards, the hard-edged guitar, the lyrics steeped in the
> mystery of
> >> the early Joke - but underpinning it all, the driving dance-funk of Big
> Paul
> >> and Youth.  As they launched into it, I was watching Youth, and the
> rhythm
> >> seemed to flow into him, through him, out of him...
> >> Following that with European Super State was a great choice - another
> dance
> >> number, but from the other end of the Joke catalogue.
> >> Other highlights were FTL (another hard-edged dance number), the brutal
> and
> >> bleak Butcher (possibly the song that for me encapsulates Killing
> Joke), and
> >> Loose Cannon.  I don't think I've seen them play LC before, and it
> really
> >> worked - a terrace chant like so many Joke tracks from years gone by.
> And
> >> Pssyche of course.
> >> In the encore, SO36 was full of its customary menace, and Pandemonium
> was a
> >> rousing, stomping finale.  Lovely to watch Big Paul and Jaz sharing a
> hug at
> >> the end, with Youth like a pixie taking photos.
> >> Afterwards, who I should bump into but - in order of appearance -
> Andreas
> >> Misera (long time!), followed by Antoni, Brian, and Mik.  Great to see
> >> y'all.
> >> Till next time.
> >> Jamie
> >>
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