[kj] OT: sisters of mercy
Alexander Smith
vassifer at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 17 08:36:40 EDT 2011
Bahahaha.
On Mar 16, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Phillipps Marc wrote:
> Is that the gig where you can hear Eldritch saying “Where’s Brian?”
> on the bootlegs?
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ] On Behalf Of Brian Whitehead
> Sent: 16 March 2011 11:40
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: sisters of mercy
>
> I bought tickets for the recent Leeds shows and as soon as I had
> ordered them I sat there completely bemused as to why I had done so.
> Didn't go and didn't get rid of the tickets.
>
> Brian.
>
> On 16 March 2011 11:16, Simon Abinett <louiecipher33 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> To my misfortune i have only seen them 1990 onwards
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:54:40 +0100
> From: 65snoopy at gmail.com
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: sisters of mercy
>
> I used to love The Sisters. I saw them three times in 84/85 and the
> gigs were a blast - ridiculous
> to be sure, but defiantly so! I saw them twice at the Lyceum and the
> 'final' gig at the Albert Hall
> (the end of the Hussey/Adams/Eldritch line-up). The Lyceum gigs were
> played almost entirely in
> a massive cloud of smoke - you could see Eldritch in silhouette and
> the occasional hat or guitar neck
> sticking out of the gloom... hilarious. But the sound was superb -
> nothing like a well-employed drum machine -
> and they really did rock (Temple of Love, Alice, Adrenochrome etc).
> And I always thought their choice of cover versions was superb -
> Gimme Shelter,
> Sister Ray, Emmaline, Jolene.
>
> I should have made do with my happy memories but was stupid enough
> to go and see them
> in the 90s. Eldritch had decided to "rewrite" - ie ruin - some of
> the old stuff, so all the crowd
> favourites had weirdly changed guitar riffs and sometimes different
> rhythms. It was horrible.
> Never been tempted since.
>
> n
>
> On 16 March 2011 01:10, Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> I have to agree. The Sisters and KJ are pretty disimilar, unless
> we're assuming that all forms of goth, post-punk, metal, industrial
> etc etc were created by Killing Joke. As influential as KJ have
> been, the Sisters were quite obviously not brought into existence
> purely through the Joke.
>
> Jim.
>
>
> --- On Tue, 15/3/11, Aleph Kali <blazingstar418 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> "...and of course they wouldn't exist w/o the Joke (and I guess
> Bauhaus too"
>
> The Sisters started out in 1980 and were contemporaries of both KJ
> and Bauhaus, but certainly have never listed either group as an
> influence.
>
>
> "The band cited Leonard Cohen, Hawkwind, Gary Glitter, The Velvet
> Underground, The Stooges, Motörhead, Suicide, The Birthday Party,
> Pere Ubu and The Fall as among their influences"
>
> How do you figure that they wouldn't exist without KJ, considering
> they sound *nothing* alike?
>
> A L P
>
> ~Love Me Like A Reptile~
> www.myspace.com/thereptilehaus
>
> On Mar 15, 2011, at 3:38 PM, GREG SLAWSON <gregslawson at msn.com> wrote:
>
> There was always something phony and corny about the Sisters to
> me...and of course they wouldn't exist w/o the Joke (and I guess
> Bauhaus too)
>
> From: blazingstar418 at yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:13:17 -0700
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: sisters of mercy
>
> Outside the Gate? ;)
>
> ~Love Me Like A Reptile~
> www.myspace.com/thereptilehaus
>
> On Mar 15, 2011, at 2:11 PM, jpwhkj at aol.com wrote:
>
> Jaz, pompous, what are you thinking? <grin>
>
> I thought the early Sisters stuff (Temple of Love etc) was pretty
> good but no more than that. Whereas Killing Joke have got something
> to be pompous about...
>
> Jamie
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blazingstar418 <blazingstar418 at yahoo.com>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net
> >
> Sent: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:16
> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: sisters of mercy
>
> "More" certainly isn't their finest.
> Try either of these instead:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3frcQwZt324
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXW0WaST4z8&feature=related
>
> And, it's a good thing that Jaz never came off as pompous back
> then.... :D
>
> A L P
>
>
> --- On Tue, 3/15/11, jpwhkj at aol.com <jpwhkj at aol.com> wrote:
>
> From: jpwhkj at aol.com <jpwhkj at aol.com>
> Subject: [kj] OT: sisters of mercy
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 12:56 PM
>
> I've just watched them doing More on youtube, and was reminded of
> how utterly pompous they seemed back in the day (in particular,
> Eldritch's voice).
>
> Was I wrong? Any Sisters fans care to tell me why they were great?
>
> Jamie
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jpwhkj at aol.com
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Sent: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:02
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> "Their wry little website has been coy about things for literally
> decades."
>
> Hahaha. Doing better than the Joke then!
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net
> >; A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net
> >
> Sent: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:38
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> Weird thing about the Sisters as a live-concern these days (and
> these days means everything since the mid-90s, I guess), is that
> they continue to write and perform NEW songs, but they just don't
> exist as official releases. Sure, you can prize them as muddied
> bootlegs, but for some of us -- that's just not good enough. Their
> wry little website has been coy about things for literally decades.
> Meanwhile, is anyone going to the Mission reunion (without Mick)?
> They're recording a reunion album as well .... like the world needs
> that.
> Alex in NYC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillipps Marc
> Sent: Mar 15, 2011 11:34 AM
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> Thinking about it, being a SOM fan is a bit like being a KJ fan if
> their
> last album was Extremities . .
>
>
>
> Some may think this is a good thing :o)
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ]
> On Behalf Of folk devil
> Sent: 15 March 2011 15:32
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
>
>
> the compy..
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:09:12 +0000
> From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> >Last studio album was 1990
>
>
>
> I was thinking about A Slight Case of Overbombing
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ]
> On Behalf Of folk devil
> Sent: 15 March 2011 15:05
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
>
>
> Last studio album was 1990. A Temple of Love remix in 92 and Greatest
> hits, 1993.
> I guess they do a lot of merch? :/
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:15:06 +0000
> From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> Can a band that hasn't released anything since 1993 really be
> considered
> a band any more?
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ]
> On Behalf Of Simon Abinett
> Sent: 15 March 2011 12:07
> To: killing joke message board
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
>
>
> Don't mention the word Goth to Andy he hates it , has been known to
> pull
> out of any festival that mentions the word.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:05:19 +0000
> From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
> To: gathering at misera.net
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
> >but I wonder what the status is these days.
>
>
>
> They're not really The Sisters any more are they? More like Happy Andy
> E's 80's Goth Revival Band as far as I can see
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net
> ]
> On Behalf Of Alexander Smith
> Sent: 15 March 2011 11:49
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 - 10:
>
>
>
>
>
> I hate seeing the words "Killing Joke" underneath the word
> "Slipknot" on
> a bill. That just ain't right.
>
>
>
> Meanwhile, what's the communication like between KJ and the Sisters? I
> believe I remember Jaz slagging off the Sisters way back circa OTG,
> but
> I wonder what the status is these days.
>
>
>
> Alex in NYC
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 14, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Steve Hackett wrote:
>
>
>
> I'd read there were unlikely to be any this year...I'm so hoping
> that's
> wrong..
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: pssyche23
>
> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
>
>
> Cc: Gathering Gathering
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> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:11 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Also, Sonisphere Knebworth (UK) on July 8 -
> 10:
>
>
>
> Killing Joke headline the Bohemia stage AFTER the big four play
> the main stage on the Friday !!! Seriously hoping for single day
> tickets
> here ...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On 14 Mar 2011, at 15:15, Rheinhold Squeegee
> wrote:
>
>
>
> e-black-dahlia-murder-black-tide/>
> http://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/news/killing-joke-four-year-strong-the
> -black-dahlia-murder-black-tide/
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