[kj] O.T.: Ministry in NYC

[Alex Smith]

Belated welcome back & seeya in NYC to Elana.

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message-----

>From: Elana Mojica <elana_mojica at yahoo.com>

>Sent: May 1, 2008 12:43 PM

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] O.T.: Ministry in NYC

>

>oh, i fully get why people are pissed off. BUT with it being the LAST tour, i had to be there, the show was great, not as great at the rio grande tour with revco, but.. still good. im satisfied. 

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>--- On Thu, 5/1/08, T.B. <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com> wrote:

>

>> From: T.B. <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>

>> Subject: Re: [kj] O.T.: Ministry in NYC

>> To: elana_mojica at yahoo.com, "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>> Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008, 11:33 AM

>> "Elana Mojica" wrote:

>> 

>> 

>> >I was at the Austin show and will be at one of the

>> Chicago shows.

>> >

>> > Yes, they do play alot of new stuff, but Burt does an

>> excellent job on 

>> > Theives and So What, and the show is hands down

>> amazing.  Alot of people 

>> > are bitching on the pissarmy boards about the set

>> list, and then see the 

>> > show, and they are happy. Yes alot of old great stuff

>> is not played, but 

>> > its still an amazing show!!

>> 

>> I think what a lot of the hardcore fans are rightfully

>> pissed about, is the 

>> fact that nearly a year ago this was advertised as going to

>> be a 

>> all-encompassing retrospective of the band's history

>> over a 2+ hour show. 

>> Tickets were sold on that premise months in advance of the

>> tour.  Once the 

>> first show's barely 90 minute setlist was revealed

>> along with the 

>> circumstances the encores were done (No Al, 3 covers),

>> yeah, I think a lot 

>> of people had valid reasons to bitch. I guess a big warning

>> sign was the 

>> major selling point right before the tour was they were

>> bring back "the 

>> fence."  Big fuckin' deal.

>> 

>> Along with the reasons already brought up which I agree

>> with as to why to 

>> avoid this tour, I thought the last tour I caught was

>> pretty substandard as 

>> well - especially whoever they had on drums, which was

>> enough to keep me 

>> from going this time around.

>> 

>> T.B.

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