[kj] OT: Jane's WAS: New October File vid

[Alexander Smith]

I'd love to say "never say never," bongo but.....

Alex in NYC


On Oct 10, 2007, at 8:27 AM, bongo wrote:


> d'oh, i doubt me and you will ever be gay lovers then...

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> On 10/11/07, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>>

>> Okay, I'll concede that. Dreads on a white guy is the worst. Yeah, I

>> know Raven and Youth have both sported them at one point or another,

>> but it's just the worst look in the world, as far as I'm concerned.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

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>> On Oct 10, 2007, at 1:52 AM, Leigh Newton wrote:

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>>> With dreads though!

>>>

>>>

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

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

>>> To: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

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

>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 3:52:32 PM

>>> Subject: [kj] OT: Jane's WAS: New October File vid

>>>

>>>

>>> Sorry, as I struggle to get out of needlessly argumentative mode,  

>>> but

>>> Jane's Addiction may not have been your particular cup of tea, but

>>> calling them "LA Glam Metal" is just incorrect. Speaking as someone

>>> who owned his fair share of albums from that scene (Ratt, Motley

>>> Crue, Quiet Riot, Lita Ford, Faster Pussycat, W.A.S.P, etc.), I can

>>> very authoritatively say that they sounded NOTHING like those bands.

>>>

>>> Guns N' Roses, on the other hand, WERE crappy LA Glam Metal. Why

>>> people treat them with undue reverence as being anything OTHER  

>>> than a

>>> LA Metal band has always confounded me.

>>>

>>> Again, I'm not saying Jane's Addiction were God's fucking gift, but

>>> they weren't an LA Glam metal band.

>>>

>>> Rant over.

>>>

>>> Alex in NYC

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>>>

>>> On Oct 9, 2007, at 3:48 PM, Alexander Smith wrote:

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>>>>

>>>> You guys obviously don't know jack about LA Glam metal.

>>>>

>>>> Alex in NYC

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>>>> On Oct 9, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Brendan wrote:

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>>>>> Jane's Addiction were LA Glam metal with dreads.

>>>>>

>>>>> TESTIFY! God I thought it was just me...

>>>>>

>>>>>> Yeah, Quicksand were an awesome band. I was lucky enough to get

>>>>>> to see

>>>>>> them when they got back together in 1998 to tour with Deftones. I

>>>>>> also

>>>>>> really liked Walter's band Rival Schools which lasted from around

>>>>>> 2000 -

>>>>>> 2003 or so. Similiar to Quicksand. His most recent band - Walking

>>>>>> Concert

>>>>>> (who may or may not even be active anymore, I'm not sure) are not

>>>>>> my cup

>>>>>> of tea. Way to indie-rock sounding.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Jane's Addiction were LA Glam metal with dreads.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Leigh

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

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

>>>>>> From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

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

>>>>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:40:40 AM

>>>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] New October File vid, from upcoming LP - on

>>>>>> second

>>>>>> though, don't it sound like Quicksand?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> On second thought, this new October File song sounds a bit like

>>>>>> QUICKSAND. ANyone remember them? Early 90s post-hardcore band in

>>>>>> the

>>>>>> vein of Fugazi and Seaweed, good stuff, sometimes great, for some

>>>>>> reason

>>>>>> never captured as much success as they should have:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjBSXFPDI-A

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Good stuff! I often heard it weirdly said, when unknowing folks

>>>>>> heard

>>>>>> Quicksand back in the day, "Hey, that sounds like Tool!" But

>>>>>> Quicksand

>>>>>> had zero to do with Tool; Quicksand came out of the East Coast

>>>>>> New York

>>>>>> Hardcore scene but sounded more like Fugazi w/ maybe Jane's

>>>>>> Addiction

>>>>>> for vocals. Good formula for success -- but they got none. And

>>>>>> they may

>>>>>> have started out before Tool, at least as early as 1990.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -Oliver

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>>>>>>> October File new song: "Another Day"  (hmm..."A New Day,"  

>>>>>>> anyone?)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> New video:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_uT4GR6s0g

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