[kj] the essence

[Alexander Smith]

No shame in liking King Crimson -- Big Paul Ferguson's a fan, I know  
that much. "21st Century Schizoid Man" and "Sleepless" are among my  
all-time favorite songs.

The central riff of "Fight From the Inside" by Queen was lifted  
wholesale by Trent Reznor for "Last" by Nine Inch Nails (Trent's a  
big Queen fan, as is Dave Grohl for that matter).

Alex in NYC



On Sep 5, 2007, at 6:05 PM, Darren A. Peace wrote:


> Heh. Yes, I'd rather listen to Queen than Dylan. Actually, I'd  

> rather have

> chillis rubbed into my eyes than listen to Dylan. Saw the fucker  

> live once,

> completely unintentionally I might add, and lost at least 10 years  

> of my

> life.

>

> Have just listened to "Fight From The Inside", and although there's  

> some

> interesting riffage, I suppose those bluesy runs are a little too  

> much for

> me. Don't like more than about 6 Zep tracks either. And they're not  

> all ones

> Jaz massacred.

>

> However, I have to hold my hand up to liking King Crimson  

> enormously (at the

> very least, "Red" and "Thrak" should be owned by EVERYONE), so that

> immediately depth-charges any credibility I might have had.

>

> Darren

>

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

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> Sent: 05 September 2007 22:50

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

> Subject: Re: [kj] the essence

>

> Well, I'm not going to get all red in the face attempting to defend

> Queen here. Much like their US counterparts in Kiss, I heard them

> before I ever layed ears on anything even remotely punk. Queen were

> DELIBERATE in their pomp-rock ridiculousness, but at least they

> didn't take themselves so dreadfully seriously (i.e. those gents in

> E.L.P, Yes, etc.) And, they made some absolutely fantastic music

> along the way. Sure, "Bicycle Race" is vaudevillian nonsense, but

> listen to "Sheer Heart Attack," "The Prophet's Song," "Fight From The

> Inside," "Stone Cold Crazy" -- they wrote some great stuff.

>

> No matter what, they're far better than Bob fucking Dylan.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

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