[kj] Regrets fuck banshees

[Rob Horan]

<For me the best was McGeoch's first, Kaleidoscope>

 

Agreed......the first 2 have occasional brilliance and Juju sucks apart
from Nightshift!

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
On Behalf Of Brian Whitehead
Sent: 20 September 2007 15:26
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Regrets fuck banshees

 

I think her line at the end of a lot of gigs at that time was "Its been
your pleasure".

For me the best was McGeoch's first, Kaleidoscope.

Been listening to the Voices On The Air CD this week, a corking CD.

 

Brian.

 

On 20/09/2007, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk <gingoblin at easynet.co.uk> wrote: 

Oh yeah, up to a point the Banshees were great... I just think JuJu was
that point (despite having some good stuff after that). Their "you
should 
be grateful for being allowed to spend money coming to see us" attitude
used to piss me off though.

Hmm, lemme think of the bands I reckon are better than the Joke... oh,
that's my lunch ready... must dash!!! 

Dave in Edinnnnnburgh








At 09:03 20/09/2007 -0400, you wrote:


>ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT -- THAT'S ENOUGH!

>

>No more Banshee bashing! I only got to see them as late as the 

>PEEPSHOW era and beyond, and still thought they were fucking

>marvelous. I saw their 7 Year Itch tour as well, and was deplorably

>depressed -- `cos it sucked so bad.

>

>But know this: SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ARE STILL LIGHT YEARS BETTER 

>THAN MOST OF THE CRAPPY BANDS WHOSE MERITS ARE TIRELESSLY EXTOLLED ON

>THIS LIST (excluding the `Joke of course -- no one is better than the

>`Joke -- ABSOLUTELY NO ONE).

>

>RESPECT IS DUE!!! 

>

>Alex in NYC

>

>

>

>

>

>On Sep 20, 2007, at 8:55 AM, iPat wrote:

>

>>walked out of Banshess cant recall the year.

>>Walked out of the Cure as well. 

>>regret missing The Mob, have been playing their album recently and

>>still holds up with time.

>>regretted organising Death in June in Aberdeen.

>>

>>On 9/20/07, gingoblin at easynet.co.uk <gingoblin at easynet.co.uk> wrote:

>>>Saw 'em on the JuJu tour and it's still one of the best gigs I've

>>>seen... 

>>>McGeoch was fucking great. They got worse each time after that til

>>>the last

>>>time I saw 'em (89 maybe) I only recognised three songs all night...

>>>terrible. They were stuck up pricks as well. 

>>>

>>>Dave in Edinburgh

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