[kj] The Fall vs Killing Joke

[Alex Smith]

I think what's hepled the Fall stay true is the refreshing absence of regard for fashion/style/trend. They've almost existed in a vacuum in that capacity. While Killing Joke would love to make such a claim, simple record covers tell a different story (not least their fans among the style-obsessed Goth community). The Fall are a blazer & cardigan band and completely couldn't care less about their sartorial/tonsorial presentation. 

I'm not suggesting that the `Joke are big haired clothes-horses, but they're not The Fall in that race either.

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message-----
>From: rob <rob at westwoodassociates.co.uk>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2006 11:47 AM
>To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: RE: [kj] The Fall vs Killing Joke
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>There is a fascinating interview with Smith in this month's Mojo - he's run
>a very tight ship (songwriting wise) since inception....staying true to
>ideals I'm not convinced (you can take working class Manc out of Manc but...
>etc.), I'd rather think he's not capable/inclined to do anything other than
>what's kept him going, tight indie tunes across a whole range of influence
>but with a voice that precludes any hope of mainstream success. I'm sure
>that's the biggest difference between the two bands, the fact that KJ
>are/were more capable of a stint in the charts. 
>I don't think KJ have strayed too far from what got them going in the first
>place, we're still here aren't we?
>
>horbag 
>
>
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>Subject: [kj] The Fall vs Killing Joke
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>The Fall have stayed true to their original ideals.*
>
>Killing Joke haven't.
>
>Discuss.
>
>* Some UK radio DJ asked Jaz and Raven in '85 whether they'd stayed true to
>their original ideals. The (abbreviated) answer was "Yes".  Shortly
>afterwards the DJ was found bound, gagged, and slightly nauseous after a
>lunch of raw meat and maggots.
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