[kj] KJ tours, the good the bad

[Hopkins, Richard C]

I saw them a couple of weeks back and they were pathetic. No atmosphere,
dull plodding songs and half the crowd crawling up Albarn's arse. Avoid


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> Sent: 15 February 2007 21:18

> To: 'Alex Smith'; 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

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> It's as if they just have any old drummer - weird.

> 

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> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Alex Smith

> Sent: 15 February 2007 20:12

> To: jerry at fleamusic.com; A list about all things Killing Joke (the

> band!)

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> 

> Damon's definetely the queen....and a sleepy sounding one at that.

> 

> Simon Tong's a boring guitar player. Sorry, Transmission, but 

> it's true. His work here is equally yawnsome.

> 

> And for all that talk of African rhythms -- given the 

> presence of Fela's drummer on the project -- several tracks 

> seem to have no obvious percussion at all. It's all pretty 

> downbeat and, well, dull.

> 

> Alex in NYC

> 

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> >From: jerry at fleamusic.com

> >Sent: Feb 15, 2007 2:04 PM

> >To: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>, "A list about all things 

> >Killing

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

> >Subject: Re: [kj] KJ tours, the good the bad

> >

> >Definitely agree on that. Don't get me wrong, i rate much 

> material by 

> >both bands but i can't get excited about this collaboration. 

> Which one 

> >d'you think's the queen?

> >

> >On 15/02/07, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

> >>

> >> I do like select Blur moments, but they're certainly *WAY* 

> overrated.

> >>

> >> I've always liked the Clash, so shan't speak ill of them -- though 

> >> they certainly recorded their fair share of mediocre 

> material as well.

> >>

> >> Alex in NYC

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

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

> >> >From: jerry at fleamusic.com

> >> >Sent: Feb 15, 2007 1:48 PM

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

> >> <gathering at misera.net>

> >> >Subject: Re: [kj] KJ tours, the good the bad

> >> >

> >> >Both blur and clash had their moments but, is it just me 

> or are both 

> >> >desperately over-rated?

> >> >

> >> >On 15/02/07, folk devil <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> >> >> I gave the Good, the Bad & the Queen a listen. Actually didn't 

> >> >> mind

> it. A

> >> >> couple of tracks jarred. In places it reminded me of 

> 'Taking tiger

> >> mountain'

> >> >> by Eno. Reminded only though.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> >From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

> >> >>

> >> >> >

> >> >> >Also, has anyone heard the Good, The Bad & the Queen yet? I 

> >> >> >borrowed

> a

> >> copy

> >> >> >of the album off a co-worker (to rip to my iTunes). If I had to

> describe

> >> it

> >> >> >in one word, that word would be:

> >> >>

> >>

> >Bor....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

> zzzzzzzzzz

> >zzzz

> zzzzzzzzzzzz.

> >> >> >

> >> >> >Alex in NYC

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >>

> >> >> 

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