[kj] Old News: I did not know this...
Alex Smith
vassifer at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 12 08:54:19 EDT 2009
I could point out that they pre-date both by a decade, but whatever.
Alex in NYC
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>From: Rob's Arse <joker at Z6.com>
>Sent: Mar 12, 2009 8:06 AM
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
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>Vanilla Ice was so much better.
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>As, indeed was Snow.
>
>They taught the Beasties EVERYTHING
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>www.iamscuzzy.com www.myspace.com/scuzzywear
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>--- vassifer at earthlink.net wrote:
>
>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" <gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:13:57 -0400
>
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>Beastie Boys were, are and quite possibly always shall be: brilliant.
>
>My opinion, of course. Maybe it's a New York thing.
>
>Alex in NYC
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>
>On Mar 12, 2009, at 3:23 AM, Brendan wrote:
>
>> Beatsie Boys, the little yin circle in the big yang spermy shape
>> (correct
>> me if I got the colours wrong...).
>>
>>
>>>> white-funk-rap.
>>>
>>> Have you noticed how rap isn't 'good' rap unless it's black?
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> 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
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rheinhold Squeegee
>>> Sent: Mar 11, 2009 3:20 PM
>>> To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk, Gathering Gathering
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _____
>>>
>>>
>>> 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!)
>>> Subject: Re: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: Rheinhold <mailto:kjlist at live.com> Squeegee
>>>
>>> To: Gathering <mailto:gathering at misera.net> Gathering
>>>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:03 AM
>>>
>>> Subject: [kj] Old News: I did not know this...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...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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