[kj] Openers:
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jpwhkj at aol.com
Mon Dec 6 14:34:23 EST 2010
It was feckin amazing.
At that point (Sept 86 I think) I'd only heard one Big Black song, namely Kerosene, courtesy of John Peel.
I was upstairs at Hammy Palais, biding my time through the support acts. Back then, KJ support acts were uniformly forgettable, so I was expecting quite a tedious wait.
So imagine my surprise when several scrawny, tatty and very intense characters apppeared on stage, and blazed their way through a series of fantastically aggressive tracks. No one around me knew who they were - and nor did I, but I was very fuckin impressed. Then they played their last track, and it was Kerosene, and the penny dropped.
The Joke were incredible as well - the Brighter material really rocked live, and they were playing a blindingly fast version of Requiem on that tour.
Jamie
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From: Janean <j at jlancaster.info>
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)' <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:28
Subject: Re: [kj] Openers:
<<< Big Black (supporting Killing Joke) >>>
Oh Em Gee. As they say. I’m trying to imagine how fucking good that was. Not envious at all…
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of jpwhkj at aol.com
Sent: 03 December 2010 09:58
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Subject: Re: [kj] Openers:
I've seen some great support bands:
Lords of the New Church (supporting the Damned)
Play Dead (supporting Killing Joke)
Big Black (supporting Killing Joke)
...but I've also seen a lot of cack!
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From: Rob Moss <rob.moss at gmx.com>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
CC: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 7:00
Subject: Re: [kj] Openers:
Listen to you lot! ;-)
There are some fucking great local bands here in the UK.
Problem is the default position from the fans is " it's not our band so......."
Some of the "local" Oxford bands did ok I guess. Radiohead......supergrass........watch out for little fish too.
When Kj supported joy Division they would have been seen as a bunch of no hopers by some.
Go to the gig. Have a beer. Open your ears and shut the fuck up....;-)
On 3 Dec 2010, at 06:05, Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com> wrote:
Chances are, yes, they will all be godawful. All local bands being picked by the local promoters. Guarantee KJ are not hand-picking these bands. If they have any sense at all, they'll be comfortable on their bus or in the backstage area while the local yokels bore us all to tears. I swear to god, I've spent more time in my life waiting for bands to stop playing than anything else.
Leigh
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From: "LONESTYLE at aol.com" <LONESTYLE at aol.com>
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 8:02:00 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Openers:
And they all suck I gather? ;)
~ LB
In a message dated 12/2/2010 12:53:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, kjlist at live.com writes:
US openers are all locals. Interesting the label didn't send anyone, but that costs money. =
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