[kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

[Brendan]

Was I'm Afraid of Americans Bowie and Trentnor? Cos I actually dig that a
lot...but a lot of the rest of NIN seems like that funky diggity muppets
kinda boppy low fi riffy funk rhythm....the exact same one, remixed to
death on everything he's ever done.


>

> i think seeing nin/bowie on halloween is real cool,when i saw them in

> lill/zurich/genieve, it was mid-feb freezing cold and snow everywhere

> outside obiously,yes like a picture postcard of xmas,but so cold ;)

> btw,gigs were awsome obviously so that made up for it;D

>

>

>

> milindafgrantps saw bowie/nin also in  france-metzs,renn,clermont

> ferran,paris,holland-amsterdam,rotterdam,milan,northan

> spain-madrid,zarragotha,(vienna,prague-where i met bowie) all in 97-ok i

> will shut up now-im bragging  lol ;D

>

>

>

> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 14:48:50 -0700

> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Wow, France sounds a much better setting than where i saw them, in

> Inglewood (near LAX) at The Forum for Halloween [Oct. 31], 1996.  It was

> a toss up between NIN/Bowie or Oingo Boingo's final farewell gig. I think

> i chose unwisely.

>

>

>

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

>

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

>

> 'Save me...

>   save me from Tomorrow..

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

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> From: melinda grant <hollytree1961 at hotmail.com>

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:07:10 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>

>

>

> hay sade1,i saw nin-supporting david bowie in 97 in lill in northan

> france,were you at that gig ;)? if i remember the venue was called-the

> zenith

>

> milindafgrant

>

>

>

> Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 13:59:29 -0700

> From: saulomar1 at yahoo.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>

>

>

>

>

>> I have always TRIED to like NIN

>

> Same here...

>

>

>> but never found a reason to,

>

> ..same here.  After "Pretty Hate Machine" and "The Downward Spiral" i

> don't

> think there was ever a real reason to like NIN much.

>

> btw, I just heard "Hurt" for the 1st (or at most, the 2nd) time ever, as

> sung by Johnny Cash...  let's

> just say it should've been Johnny's - and only Johnny's - song all along,

> from the very beginning.

>

> I never got into Johnny's music, but I can tell he is a million times

> better and 'deeper' singer than Reznor

> ever will be. He made NINny's version soond like shit in comparison. Same

> for when I saw NIN open for

> David Bowie in '96 when Bowie and Trent shared the stage for the last note

> of the last song of NIN's set - which may have been "Hurt" also, IIRC.

>

>

>

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

>

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

>

> 'Save me...

>   save me from Tomorrow..

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

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> <gathering at misera.net>

> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:56:00 PM

> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>

> Nah it was cos he didn't acknowledge the crowd at all until he said that

> it was the last time they'd be playing NZ...no 'thanks for coming &

> supporting us' or anything...he was boo''d for that, it was quite a $hit

> vibe actually. Not the worst transgression in the world, he just came

> across like a dick the way he did it. Then stormed off with no encore.

> Other than that I have always TRIED to like NIN but never found a reason

> to, after really trying hard, and forking out for 2 tix to see that...I

> was pretty slutted. So it's partly my fault, setting myself up to fail,

> going out on a limb trying to like something that I honestly feel is

> pretty luke warm...NIN's lyrics I find pretty embarassing. And Trentnor

> really just rubs me up the wrong way...not as bad as Kiedis or anything

> but on that scale. It's probably quite irrational to be honest. Just how

> he claims being responsible for the 90s alt thing and all that...ugh. I

> remember watching Perfect Drug on tell back in the day, wondering what

> everyone was so interested in, it bored me silly.

>

> I can't actually fault him for taking the pi$$ outta Cornell though,

> seeing as I feel the same.

>

> Oh and I was talkin about the reviewer not knowing anything in my

> mini-rant there, not Ade (think it was his post I was replying to...?)

>

>> Hey Brendan

>> Â

>> Why the hate-on for Reznor? I remember you posted some rant after a

>> concert a while back ;) - Is it cos he didn't do an encore?

>> Â

>> Geoff

>>

>> --- On Wed, 20/5/09, Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:

>>

>>

>> From: Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>> To: "'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'"

>> <gathering at misera.net>

>> Received: Wednesday, 20 May, 2009, 11:39 PM

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Mentioning Trent Dickface Reznor in the same breath as Killing Joke

>> illuminates how little you know about anything. Sorry, sad but true.

>> Â

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

>> On Behalf Of ade

>> Sent: Wednesday, 20 May 2009 8:30 a.m.

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco / KJ @ ATP review

>> Â

>>

>> Respect to him !!!

>>

>> Â

>>

>> Looky here for a review from KJ @ ATP:

>> http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136820

>>

>> Â

>>

>> "If you were to ask any Killing Joke fan in the room for the best

>> couplet

>> to start the set, most wouldn’t disagree with ‘Requiem’ and

>> ‘Wardance’. Jaz Coleman meanwhile strikes a menacing pose, like a

>> mystical uncle with the shared genetics of Trent Reznor and Alice

>> Cooper.

>> Geordie’s guitar sounds are simply euphoric, an original underrated

>> master whose inspiration holds no boundaries, while the tribal rhythms

>> of

>> Paul Ferguson coupled with Youth’s elegant dubbed-up basslines are a

>> joy

>> to behold, none more so than on ‘Turn To Red’ or ‘Psyche’s

>> frenzied assault which causes the Centre Stage’s dancefloor to erupt

>> as

>> one sweaty mass. Simply awesome, from start to finish."

>>

>> Â

>>

>> Sounds like they did a good job ;)

>>

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

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

>> Behalf Of folk devil

>> Sent: 19 May 2009 23:24

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco

>> I understand Jaz is also a fan of Boney M and Abba.

>> A friend witnessed him dancing and singing along to dancing queen ;)

>> Â

>>

>>

>>

>> Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 23:22:11 +0100

>> From: ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco

>>

>> There were a couple of blokes in there - Nile Rodgers is a legendary

>> guitarist these days. Bit of a rhythm monster!

>>

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

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

>> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On

>> Behalf Of melinda grant

>> Sent: 19 May 2009 23:14

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] Prong go disco

>> ahhh but let us remember that killing joke were influenced by 1970s

>> disco

>> all girl band-chic --back in 78/79 yes,yes awful i was never into

>> chic but they certainly helped to shaped the rytham section of k.j ;)

>> Â

>> milindafgrant ps prong go disco-oh dear!

>> Â

>>

>>

>>

>> Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits.

>> Check it out.

>> No virus found in this incoming message.

>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com

>> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.35/2123 - Release Date:

>> 05/19/09

>> 17:59:00

>>

>>

>> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----

>>

>>

>> _______________________________________________

>> Gathering mailing list

>> Gathering at misera.net

>> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

>>

>>

>>

>>      Need a Holiday? Win a $10,000 Holiday of your choice. Enter

>> now.http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylc=X3oDMTJxN2x2ZmNpBF9zAzIwMjM2MTY2MTMEdG1fZG1lY2gDVGV4dCBMaW5rBHRtX2xuawNVMTEwMzk3NwR0bV9uZXQDWWFob28hBHRtX3BvcwN0YWdsaW5lBHRtX3BwdHkDYXVueg--/SIG=14600t3ni/**http%3A//au.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline/creativeholidays/*http%3A//au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset/%3Fp1=other%26p2=au%26p3=mailtagline_______________________________________________

>> Gathering mailing list

>> Gathering at misera.net

>> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

>>

>

>

> _______________________________________________

> Gathering mailing list

> Gathering at misera.net

> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

>

>

>

>

> Windows Live Messenger just got better. Find out more!

>

> _________________________________________________________________

> View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more!

> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/_______________________________________________

> Gathering mailing list

> Gathering at misera.net

> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

>