[kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair andhollowbodies

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For sure Billy don't get the respect he deserves for the early Cult material.

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
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Sent: 14 October 2008 16:23
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] For those who miss the old Geordie sound/ blonde hair
andhollowbodies



I recently saw a gretsch guitar company interview with billy duffy and he
mentioned brian setzer with the stray cats in the UK in '79 as being his
influence to pick up a gretsch.  

As far as comparison of sound and look of billy to Geordie - it is a
question - I am not sure the gathering as ever been able to answer. 

Does anyone remember when billy first pick up the gretsch and combed his
hair in a blonde pompadour? Was it before 82 when Geordie returned from
Iceland with his similar new sound and look?  


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BTW, I'm probably stating the obvious, but did Billy Duffy of The Cult ever 
-cite Geordie as a big influence because he certainly nicked Geordie's basic

tone down to playing a somewhat similar kind of guitar (Gretsch) and maybe 
even Geordie's look during The Cult's Dreamtime/Love era.

T.B. 


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