[kj] The KJ bit in Burgess' autobiography

[Neil Perry]

And a fourth kind of fan - those who like Dolly Parton.
(Got 2nd row seats when she played in Oslo last
year. Fantastic.)


2008/9/26 sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com>


> > What I find interesting though is there seems to be two sorts of KJ

> fans,

> > some of us that like *post punk* and others that prefer *rock &

> Industrial*

> **

>

>   Methinks there may also be a third sort of KJ fan, that prefers

> new-wave/synthpop or trance/techno/industrial-dance/etc. along with

> their serving of Killing Joke for breakfast..

> ...and some, like 'yours truly' here, just generally* like all the above*....

> Call me 'easy to please.'

>

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> *[looking at the current state of things]*

> 'Save me...

>   save me from Tomorrow..

>    I don't want to *sail **in this Ship Of Fools...'   *

>

> "Se canto que canto, canto pas per ieu,

>   Canto per ma mio, qu'e¨s alen de ieu..."

>

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Termite <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk>

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

> >

> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 1:31:22 AM

> Subject: Re: [kj] The KJ bit in Burgess' autobiography

>

> According to the lyric notes on The Chameleons website, that story

> (although I don't really get the lyrics and its story base but still) is the

> basis for the song "Paper Tigers"

>

> I wouldn't personally say that KJ and The Chameleons were worlds apart

> musically personally, at least not both bands early post punk stuff, both

> share an urgency.....

>

> What I find interesting though is there seems to be two sorts of KJ fans,

> some of us that like post punk and others that prefer rock & Industrial.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com>

> *To:* The Gathering ((the band!)) <gathering at misera.net>

> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2008 9:09 AM

> *Subject:* [kj] The KJ bit in Burgess' autobiography

>

> Yo, homos I know it was mentioned aaaaages ago but I don't know if it was

> ever posted?

> If not, here's the excerpt from Mark Burgess' autobiography that tells the

> tale of when The Chameleons were booked to play with Killing Joke...

>

> http://www.iamscuzzy.com/KJChams.jpg

>

> It's fair to say that my 2 favourite bands from yesteryear aren't friends.

> For me The Chameleons are the Yin to Killing Jokes Yang.

> Neither really got the recognition or success they deserved & although

> poles apart musically, the influence each band has had on shaping modern

> guitar music is immense.

>

> well, it's a theory...

>

> fats

>

>

>

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>

> <•(((>< ~ only dead fish go with the flow

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