[kj] Haus Ja?

[Darth E. Vader]

Always thought Bauhaus sounded like a bunch of mincing
D. Bowie impersonators

--- Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


> 

> I managed to see Bauhaus on their *first* reunion

> tour (ugh, talk about sounding "wrong" -- reunion

> tours should be a one-time-only thing, I think).

> That was amazing (it was the show that ended up as

> the entirely superfluous live album, GOTHAM). They

> played everything I needed to hear, did it

> beautifully, looked fantastic and everything. If

> only they'd left it at that.

> 

> Honestly, the only band I need new material from

> these days is the `Joke.

> 

> Alex in NYC

> 

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> >From: "B. Oliver Sheppard"

> <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

> >Sent: Apr 9, 2007 1:36 PM

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

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

> >Subject: Re: [kj] O.T. Stooges in NYC

> >

> >On a similar note, my gf and I went to see Bauhaus

> *open* for NiN last 

> >Summer (ahem -- *open*? In a just world it'd be the

> opposite). We were 

> >part of a small island of Bauhaus fans in the

> middle of a sea of the 

> >sort of nu-metal suburban jocks that seem to be

> attracted to NiN mostly 

> >now. (Yeah, there are exceptions, but a lot of

> times it's bro-ville and 

> >shirtless frat dudes into nu-metal that are lately

> en masse at NiN 

> >shows, or dudes in way oversized black shirts and

> massive black pants -- 

> >sorry, just my observation ). We just went to see

> Bauhaus and left after 

> >they exited the stage. They did not play "Bela,"

> which I can understand.

> >

> >Still, Peter Murphy would announce, like Johansson

> of the New York Dolls 

> >in '05 (I mistakenly said '06), "This is a new song

> we wrote," and I 

> >would, again, cringe, and Bauhaus would play ... a

> new song. I don't 

> >know why. It just seems ... wrong.

> >

> >-Olver

> >

> >

> >

> >Alex Smith wrote:

> >> Honestly, I get out to shows so infrequently

> these days (having two little kids'll do that to ya)

> that I'm just happy they're showin' up. But yeah --

> given the option, I just want to hear "Down on the

> Street," "Loose," "TV Eye," "Dirt," "1970," "Search

> & Destoy," "1969" and "Penetration". If I get half

> of those, I'll be happy.

> >>

> >> Alex in NYC

> >>

> >>   

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