[kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die
Jerry Butson
jerry at fleamusic.com
Wed Feb 7 06:30:19 EST 2007
If KJ were lawyers they'd end up sueing themselves...how about a KJ comedy
club?
On 06/02/07, Neil Perry <neilfperry at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> lol
>
> Bailiffs... or maybe lawyers
>
>
> *Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>* wrote:
>
> >If they're not making a living doing this after all this time, they're in
> the
> >wrong career.
>
> Killing Joke Removals . .
>
> Or maybe greengrocers?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Neil Perry [mailto:neilfperry at btinternet.com]
> *Sent:* 06 February 2007 16:47
> *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> *Subject:* Re: [kj] Killing Joke- Buy or Die
>
> Same here, but to back up my earlier outburst,
> I've already bought every KJ release 3, sometimes 4 times - vinyl,
> replacement copies for fucked vinyl, CD, re-issued CD, etc - so
> there you go, I've already paid for someone's free download several
> times over... generally I wouldn't do it to new/upcoming bands
> but someone as long in the tooth as KJ? No problem. If they're
> not making a living doing this after all this time, they're in the
> wrong career.
> N
>
>
> *"B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>* wrote:
>
>
> Obviously, I love KJ, or I wouldn't be here. But I'll admit that I heard
> msny of their albums illegally and unauthorized over p2p file sharing
> networks before I decided, "Okay, I am definitely a fan of this
> excellent band." A band whose oeuvre I might not've heard hadn't it been
> for Soulseek. Then I decided to collect the physical merchandise.
>
> At that point, I did proceed to track down vinyl and CD copies of the
> band's material, as well as other non-downloadable merch., like
> t-shirts, stickers, et. al.
>
> I don't think many bands realize how much mp3 downloads really HELP
> them. If a band is so insecure about its material that it wants folks to
> buy their LPs before listeners hear them and find out they suck -- well,
> then, posh on that band. A confident band would WANT to get the music
> out there, bar none, to prospective listeners, and would confidently
> assume real appreciators of the band would buy the real vinyl/CD. That's
> how many punk bands operate nowadays.
>
> I have a fine collection of KJ merch. I dunno how much of my purchases
> goes into Jaz's, Geordie's, etc, pockets, but that's not my fault. I
> download *AND* I buy. The two are not inseparable.
>
> See, for example, this picture of me with a really nice right-eye shiner
> (seizure disorder) in my very proudly-owned KJ "Requiem" t-shirt. My
> girlfriend bought it for me from England for Xmas. So, no, I am not some
> slovenly bootlegger who never buys actual KJ merch. I really do love
> Killing Joke, heart and soul. I love owning their actual, physical
> material. But I'm also a punk at heart: Music for the masses/don't quit
> your day job.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/wolfbrigade/badeye2.jpg
>
>
> Yours 'til the Aocalypse,
>
> Oliver
>
>
>
>
>
> Neil Perry wrote:
> > Bah, screw Killing Joke. Download/pirate/boot as much
> > as you like. Financial knife-edge? They'd use it to slit
> > your throat before giving you anything for free. Only if
> > Colesy is involved would I say don't do it.
> >
> > 'Servicing their fanbase'? I hope this is an example of an
> > extremely dry sense of humour. We've all been 'serviced'
> > by KJ at one stage or another.
> >
> > Take take take
> > N
> >
> > *//*
>
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