[kj] FW: Now Here's a Reunion Tour!
melinda grant
hollytree1961 at hotmail.com
Sat Feb 24 14:25:45 EST 2007
me and t.b were mainly talking about iggy stooges btw alex, i find mary
chain boring and dated...boring ;-/
>From: "melinda grant" <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the
>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>
>To: gathering at misera.net
>Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Now Here's a Reunion Tour!
>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:54:18 +0000
>
>never seen new order live and have never been into mary chain at all.
>
>me and t.b were talking about "iggy and stooges" alex ;-/!!!!!
>
>melinda
>
>
>>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the
>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>
>>To: TB <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>,"A list about all things Killing Joke
>>(the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>>Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Now Here's a Reunion Tour!
>>Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:30:05 -0500
>>
>>
>>I'm still quite flabbergasted that the J&MC are touring (with both
>>brothers involved, specifically). As much as I loved PSYCHOCANDY,
>>DARKLANDS and a couple of other tracks (a few off HONEY'S DEAD, and
>>some of the b-sides, notably "Kill Surf City" and "Sidewalking"),
>>I've never had a good time at a `Mary Chain show.
>>
>>I saw them in Columbus, Ohio on the DARKLANDS tour (where they also
>>employed a drum machine) and they were listless, disinterested and
>>boring. I saw them again on the second Lollapalooza in `92 or so, and
>>it seemed entirely incongruous to see the band -- all weedy, Scottish
>>and pale -- playing in the broad, sunny daylight (although at that
>>time, they *did* have a live drummer -- some dude named Monty who'd
>>also played with Curve). I saw them a final time at the Roseland
>>Ballroom, and it was sort've more of same.
>>
>>I still find their recordings pretty damn stupendous (notably
>>everything on PSYCHOCANDY), but I don't think I'd ever bother going
>>to go see them live again.
>>
>>Another great studio band, but shit live band: New Order. Discuss.
>>
>>Alex in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>On Feb 24, 2007, at 1:26 PM, TB wrote:
>>
>> > "melinda grant" wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> t.b you lucky being you ;-) i love iggy and the stooges
>> >> stuff ,"lust for
>> >> life "as my top track!
>> >>
>> >> last time i saw iggy play live,was at that sex pistols reunion gig in
>> >> findsbury park during the summer of 95 or was that 96? cannot
>> >> remember as
>> >> so
>> >> long ago, iggy supported the pistols ----as i was on guest list,i
>> >> did not
>> >> have an ordinary ticket like the rest of the plebs standing out in
>> >> the
>> >> field,like cattle..lol.. ;-D)))))),but some kind of purple wrist
>> >> band
>> >> thingy instead,that gave me and any one else exclusive access to
>> >> all the
>> >> guest areas ect(seeing liam galliger in there--oasis,gave me the
>> >> opportunity-- to tell him
>> >> to piss off and how crap his music is ;-D another high light of my
>> >> day--then
>> >> i went and spoke with patsy kensit,his wife at the time,plus
>> >> iggy,pistols
>> >> ect just ignored galliger--he is a real tosser!!!))
>> >>
>> >> saying "sex pistols/iggy--guest" thats what the purple wrist band
>> >> said........
>> >>
>> >> that was one of the best out door all dayers i have ever been to,i
>> >> mean
>> >> iggy
>> >> followed by the pistols
>> >> what more can you want.....well k.j should of been on the line up!!!!
>> >
>> > I've seen Iggy and his solo band(s) a few times over the years. My
>> > first and
>> > favorite show was back around 1987 or '88 when he had Andy Mc Coy
>> > from Hanoi
>> > Rocks on guitar and the show was at the Hollywood Palladium and he was
>> > plugging the "Instinct" album. They had Social Distortion opening
>> > and it was
>> > just a kick ass show.
>> >
>> > The last time I saw him was around '95 or '96 at the even smaller
>> > Palace
>> > also in Hollywood and while it was a strong show, I didn't really
>> > care for
>> > his band.
>> >
>> > I'm pretty jazzed about this show in April, I just got a ticket this
>> > morning. However, I'm starting to hear some grumbling from people
>> > who've
>> > already heard the new album saying it's pretty much just like
>> > Iggy's last
>> > solo album and doesn't really have that raw "Stooges" sound and
>> > feel. We'll
>> > see......
>> >
>> > I'm hoping The Jesus and Mary Chain play some shows aside from the
>> > big dusty
>> > desert Choachella gig. I wouldn't mind seeing them again although I
>> > hear
>> > they're not using a live drummer but a drum machine!
>> >
>> > T.B.
>> >
>> >
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