[kj] Killing Joke Interview

[Alexander Smith]

Yeah, that's classy.

Alex in NYC


On May 2, 2008, at 7:29 PM, Bette Dillinger wrote:


> 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.

>

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>

> ----- 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 Cooper

> Sent: 02 May 2008 23:15

> To: 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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