[kj] Old News: I did not know this...

ade ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk
Wed Mar 11 17:06:20 EDT 2009



> white-funk-rap.


Have you noticed how rap isn't 'good' rap unless it's black?


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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Darren A. Peace
Sent: 11 March 2009 20:16
To: 'Alex Smith'; 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'; dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk
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Oh, OK. If it’s late nineties, I understand the hideous hairjob a bit better.



And if he knows his music that means extra points.



However, “Lemonade & Brownies” is nearly as lame as “Chocolate Starfish & the Hot Dog Flavoured Water”, isn’t it?



West-Coast white-funk-rap. Hmm. No, not spiking the interesteometer.



Thanks for the explanations. “Whoa! That was a powerful-ass lyric” don’t impress me much, though.



Darren

Hungerford, UK



From: Alex Smith [mailto:vassifer at earthlink.net]
Sent: 11 March 2009 19:40
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk; Gathering Gathering
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This is all ancient, ancient history, isn't it? To be fair, McGrath *really* knows his music (ever see him on Vh1's Music Jeopardy? He's cleans up -- real geeky music head, god bless'im). Sugar Ray may not be much to write home about, but they started off as an Orange County metal band. First record (Lemonade & Brownies -- geddit?) has some alright moments (notably the afore-mentioned "Danzig Needs a Hug"). Still, if I never heard "Fly" again, that'd be just fine with me

Alex in NYC



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From: Rheinhold Squeegee
Sent: Mar 11, 2009 3:20 PM
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Cheesy West Coast white-funk-rap from the late 90's, a la Smashmouth. First album had a decent song called "Danzig Needs A Hug." Appeared in "Scooby Doo 2". Lead singer is now a contributor to "Access Hollywood", such as it is. I believe they were virtually unknown in the UK, but were quite popular in Japan, Finland and Latin America.

http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg <http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1> &sql=11:hjfqxqehldae~T1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNpJ2f0n4c



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From: dpeace at bigfoot.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:33 +0000
Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...

Crikey. Who’s he? He looks like a right knob.



Darren

Hungerford, UK



From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Karen Weil
Sent: 11 March 2009 18:28
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
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Oh, wow -- I don't care for Sugar Ray whatsoever, but I'll McGrath for using a great lyric for inspiration! (And for asking having the good taste to listen to KJ!)

Interesting post, Rheinhold. : )



k.w.

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...and I am just sick about it.

from Rollingstone.com (2005)
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/behindthelines/story/8719087/mark_mcgrath_on_fly



"All around the world statues crumble for me"


MARK MCGRATHPosted Oct 31, 2005 3:36 PM



(FROM "FLY")



I was sitting in our old house -- we all used to live together in Hancock Park in Los Angeles -- and I was looking through my records, and I happened to see a Killing Joke record. They have a song called "Sanity" with the lyric "all across the scenes, the statues crumble." Whoa! That was a powerful-ass lyric, and I took it from there. I wish it was a life story like I was walking lonely in Rome, but it's not that romantic -- we have Killing Joke to thank for that line.




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