[kj] SLF/KJ

[Hopkins, Richard C]

Well i will be seeing them again. Soon. Despite myself.

I was never a huge fan back in the day despite enjoying the first album. Probably because i heard that most of that first album was written by some Daily Express journo hack (lyrically).

So I never saw them, back then.

And then i kept reading about 'powerful' live gigs when they joined the chicken in a basket circuit which isn't so far from our beloved joke's recent career.

So i decided to schlep down the road to sunny Bilston and check them out for myself.

Fuck me, what a pile of shit. Sunny fat jake radioing in a perfomance that reeked of get it over with and back on the bus with a pizza to keep up the fatness. I'm a pretty tolerant guy, honest, but to take my money and give me a Fingers on 45 performance like that takes the fucking biscuit.

So, as i said, I'll be seeing them soon. Playing Inflammable Material as part of the meltdown festival at the southbank. But only because Mark Stewart and the Maffia are supporting. And because Sherwood is at the controls for both, and if he's got any fucking sense at all when SLF start he'll turn every knob to zero and fuck off to the pub. Like me


-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net on behalf of melinda grant
Sent: Fri 5/16/2008 5:58 PM
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] SLF/KJ
 

i would not mind seeing them again as they bring fond memories for me,but i wonder,will i be able to keep up energy wise like i did when i was 17? umm nothing a few tins of red bull carnt fix ;D))))!!
 
i am not sure if  SLF played high wycom town hall FOLKY ;),they proberly did,i just do not remember everything that far
 back back any more LOL :P


From: LONESTYLE at aol.comDate: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:53:41 -0400To: gathering at misera.netSubject: Re: [kj] SLF/KJ

I just saw them here in L.A. 2 weeks ago at HOB and they were fuckin great! I lost part of my voice singing along! The merch was all women's tees! I was bummed for they had some good looking shirts. The dude selling them said they did not get their shit together? 
 
Oh! And this terrible band with some chick singing opened up for them too called.... The Last Gang! 
 
http://www.thelastgang.com/TheLastGangPage2.htm#
 
Too bad you can't hear their crappy songs, but I think you get the picture? ;)
 
~ LB
 
 
 
 
 

In a message dated 5/15/2008 1:55:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, mik at corvids.eclipse.co.uk writes:
Saw them a couple of times early eighties I think. Good value both times!On Thu May 15 21:43 , melinda grant <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com> sent:


the last time i saw SLF  play it was 1978 ;D)))!!


From: gregslawson at msn.comTo: gathering at misera.netDate: Wed, 14 May 2008 23:25:07 -0400Subject: Re: [kj] SLF/KJ

SLF never draws more than 300 or so in Boston (and they play here every 1 or 2 years), but the shows are always sincere, loud, festive, a bit rowdy, nostalgic as well as "in the moment" and great.> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:17 +1200> From: humanhybrid666 at gmail.com> To: gathering at misera.net> Subject: [kj] SLF/KJ> > last night Stiff Little Fingers played at the Powerstation in> Auckland... it went the fuck off!> was a trip down memory lane for me returning to that venue.. after not> being to a gig there for ten years or so, it was rather emotional> (well, a wee bit) being in the place where i had seen so many bands in> my youth (fugazi/ST/shihad/buttholes/fearfactory/etcetc)> it was quite packed, near on a thousand people i'd say, or close to> it. the average age was undoubtedly over forty, and the hair style of> the night was 'grey' LOL..> they played for about an hour and 40 mins, and i done myself proud by> lasting the whole show in the pit.. a few drunk skinhead dickheads,> but generally all good fun.. bruised and deaf today thats for sure!> after the first encore, they came out for a group bow, and told how> they had just played many shows in the states and in aussie, but said> that undoubtedly the best show/audience was AUCKLAND! (you could see> the sincerity, it wasn't just cliche lip service)> which begs the question.... (from me at least ;) )> > ...why THE FUCK do Killing Joke refuse to play NZ???> it darn well pisses me off!> if the live experience of KJ is the holy grail, then it would be a> good thing to have that religious experience in a well deserving> church/venue...! if anyone gets the chance to chat with any of the> band, please mention how much NZ needs the live KJ adventure!> > right, back to recovery...........> > > =)> > > > > > > -- > > > "due to a lack of trained trumpeters, the end of the world has been> postponed indefinitely..."> _______________________________________________> Gathering mailing list> Gathering at misera.net> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

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