[kj] Killing Joke Interview

[Bette Dillinger]

Cheers to the person who posted that 1981 interview by KJ.  My favorite quote is this, because it is so bizarrely funny:
 
Do you believe in equality? 
Jaz: I fucking do! It's like...yeah, course I fucking – you know, we all fucking got two arms, two legs. Unless you're a thalidomide.
 
 




 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Darren A. Peace 
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)' 
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] The Fall


I think that The Fall are a force of nature, and have loved them since “Bingo Master’s Breakout”. I go and see them as often as I can, as there’s always something entertaining going on. Recently (18 months or so ago), they turned up four hours late at the Bristol Bierkeller minus a drummer, and co-opted the drummer from the local hair metal support act, who had clearly never heard a single song of theirs – songs would pause between the verse and the chorus as band members huddled around him making human beatbox noises. Funniest gig I’ve seen in a long time. Last time I saw them, MES was wearing trousers that still had the dye-filled alarm thing pinned to them. They’re a truly great band, and MES is even more like the person you really don’t want to be sitting next to on a bus, which is a good thing in a singer, I think.
 
The new album is their best since “Country On The Click” (although I preferred the leaked mix), in my view, although “Blindness” from “Fall Heads Roll” is magnificent. I didn’t really rate “Post Reformation TLC” (which I understand sold less than 9000 copies worldwide!), but the thing about Fall albums is that if you don’t like the latest, there’ll be another one along in a couple of weeks. “Imperial Wax Solvent” has, according to iTunes, been played by me 43 times since it came out!
 
Darren
Hungerford, UK
 


From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Mike CooperSent: 02 May 2008 23:15To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)Subject: Re: [kj] The Fall
 

The new Fall album Imperial Wax Solvent is a real cracker and a real return to form after the last outing Post Reformation TLC which for me was disappointing.  The track 50 Year Old Man is vintage Smith and probably a taster of the wit in his new book which is next  the list.

 

Anyone else got views on either?

 

 



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