[kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

[Alexander Smith]

Really? I can't say I ever recall Idol dressing like a pirate, an  
Indian brave or a dandy highwayman.

Alex in NYC



On Oct 10, 2007, at 6:12 PM, Brendan wrote:


> Not at all. Adam Ant was the first artist I was ever interested in  

> that I

> remember. I mentioned that Billy Idol looked like part of his image  

> came

> from AA...plagarism.

>

>

>>

>> Now you're cutting on Adam Ant?

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>> On Oct 10, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Brendan wrote:

>>

>>> Idol is like a (bad) male madonna. I always thought those two  

>>> would be

>>> perfect for each other. To me he was a cynical, corporate,

>>> conglomeration

>>> of plagarised traits, the Lydon sneer, Village People gay biker

>>> gloves,

>>> and the rest of his outfit looked like he'd taken a wrong turn  

>>> and got

>>> trapped in Adam Ant's dressing room.

>>>

>>> I thought he was more believable when he did stuff like Eyes  

>>> Without A

>>> Face, straight eighties pop with a standard vanilla guitar

>>> solo...at least

>>> it was more believable.

>>>

>>>> Heh! Made me laugh. Although I really don't like Pearl Jam AT ALL,

>>>> "Bleach"

>>>> & "In Utero" are great (my Albini fixation may be slightly  

>>>> relevant,

>>>> however). Whitesnake? "Still Of The Night" is great (and I even

>>>> bought a

>>>> CD

>>>> single of theirs to get hold of that song), but I really don't

>>>> need to

>>>> hear

>>>> 1500 other versions of the same track. And Billy Idol is, was, and

>>>> will

>>>> always be an unmitigated tosser, despite Generation X and having

>>>> therefore

>>>> paid John McGeoch some cash. I remember getting thrown out of a

>>>> nightclub

>>>> for physically attacking the PA when "Mony Mony" came on.

>>>>

>>>> Darren

>>>>

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>>>> On

>>>> Behalf Of Alexander Smith

>>>> Sent: 10 October 2007 20:38

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

>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: worst lyrics awards

>>>>

>>>> Give me Billy Idol and Whitesnake over Pearl Jam and Nirvana  

>>>> *EVERY*

>>>> day of the week.

>>>>

>>>> Alex in NYC

>>>>

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