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

[Alex Smith]

In the wake of the 20th anniversary re-mastered edition of Paul's Boutique, I recently wrote this needlessly wordy paean to its greatness. Give a click if you give a damn:

http://vassifer.blogs.com/alexinnyc/2009/03/back-to-the-boutique.html

Alex in NYC


-----Original Message-----

>From: Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>

>Sent: Mar 12, 2009 11:49 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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>

>I'll definitely give you the "were" part of that cuz Paul's Boutique? Holy fuck. Non-stop genius. 

>

>Not that they suck now, but y'know. 

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

>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

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

>Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 7:13:57 AM

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

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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

>

>

>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.

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>>> From: Rheinhold  <mailto:kjlist at live.com> Squeegee

>>>

>>> To: Gathering  <mailto:gathering at misera.net> Gathering

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>>> 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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