[kj] Top 10, post-Y2K

[Christof hamille]

It seems like this has all been said before.  My 2 cents that'll mean 
nothing to anyone.

There are a ton of post-punk cop/influenced bands.

In my opinion it seems like it took a long time for these bands to crop up.  
But now you can't avoid them.  BUT it seems like these bands acknowledge 
their appreciation for Joy Divison, Gang of Four, Killing Joke, blah blah 
blah etc etc etc.  from what little I've paid attention to them.  I am not 
bothered.  I'd rather hear a clone of one of the above than a horrendous 
Metallica (who lately is ripping off others), Nirvana, add whoesever name, 
whatever, but-don't-admit-it band that has polluted for so long.
Honestly as much as the Killing Joke name gets dropped I haven't heard it 
yet.  BUT if 1919 started today (they seem the most obvious to me) I'd 
rather hear them than another fucking Shit Charlotte or Limp DickZit.
I like Interpol.  Lyrics are submoronic but I can usually blur most bad 
lyrics out (there are more bad than good out there).  I can listen in 
passing to most of the other ones.  Killers, for whatever reason, bug the 
fuck out of me but I think I have an ex tie also.

Chris



>From: "ade" <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>

>Reply-To: ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk,"A list about all things Killing Joke 

>(the band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)'"<gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10, post-Y2K

>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 22:05:17 +0100

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>YES INDEEDY!

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>The whole obviousness of the retro thing going on these days is a total 

>turn-off for me. "Ooh, why don't you

>like Interpol?" Erm, maybe because they're such an obvious rip-off that it 

>makes me cringe. Ian Curtis

>vocals anyone? Editors, Killers, blah blah, on & on & on.....

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>I love post-punk - the modern rip-off merchants aren't really celebrating 

>as much as trading on old glories

>of pioneers. Pioneers that I never thought would get a listen, but I guess 

>a few Editors fans will manage

>to find 'Unknown Pleasures' & find out what the real deal is. Also, many of 

>these retro c0cks just stick to

>the poppy side of post-punk/alternative/indie, instead of making music that 

>MEANS something. Get those

>sale figures up, boys!

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>[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Javier Garcia

>   Sent: 04 April 2007 20:33

>   To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>   Subject: Re: [kj] Top 10, post-Y2K

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>   You're so very right! One good example in my case is Motherwolf, which 

>is a pretty good band but not original at all: one song sounds like Black 

>Sabbath, the other like Led Zeppelin, another like Jethro Tull... a lot of 

>young people love them for sure, and i like them, but as a "grown up" is 

>just barely above any good 70's cover band.

>   And even when i like many of their songs, i just hate that retro-music 

>tendency. No talking when those bands are seem like "authentique bands"... 

>There are good examples of being retro but still add some originality to 

>the music, that's nice for me; but with bands like Motherwolf -even when 

>they're very good- is just like a waste of time, they're entertaining, but 

>they're not adding nothing new to the musical panorama.

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>   My two cents

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>   Javier

>   mexic city

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>     Date : Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:34:37 -0400

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>     From : "A. Madani" <a.madani at anirrationaldomain.net>

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>     To : "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" 

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>     >>I would be very interested in seeing those lists. I don't think I've 

>picked up on any bands that formed from 2000 on. I am into rock which sadly 

>seems to be dominated by emo and 80s inspired acts that have, so far, left 

>me cold. <<

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>     That was largely my problem too ... well, that and having less and 

>less income for exploring new music! Online stuff has helped, but getting 

>the time is another challenge.

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>     The main problem with reaching a "certain age" is that it's more 

>difficult to find something that sounds fresh, since the minute I hear 

>something that's supposed to be "new," I can almost immediately tell who 

>they were influenced by, so I think I might as well go ahead and listen to 

>the influencer rather than the influencee.

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>     So seeing the recommendations here should be a big help. Cheers all.

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