[kj] down by the river

[Neil Perry]

I find it all very odd, but then I suppose us being asked to give Killing
Joke
more money is indeed a killing joke. We (loyal hardcore fans) are going to
buy any new album anyway, so why do we have to 'pledge' our support now?
I've been
pledging my support in one way or another for the past 32 frigging years!

I like the title, and the artwork, and will be buying possibly more than one
format when it comes out, but
I'm a bit long in the tooth now to be giving Killing Joke money up front for
anything. Good on
Geordie for giving this his all and I'm well happy that Colesy is involved
but Paul you said it -
don't patronise us!

N

On 19 September 2011 12:20, Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>wrote:


> I expect the album will be released even if the don't reach the target

> because it sounds like Geordie has put a lot of effort into producing it

> already. Plus Colesy has been helping with the artwork. It's probably just a

> way of getting some money in advance.

>

> I haven't made my mind up fully but I think I quite like the concept.

> Although Killing Joke aren't a small band like some who genuinely couldn't

> afford to release an album unless they reached the pledge amount, for which

> the system was presumably devised for in the first place, they don't sell

> huge quantities either and they do have a very loyal core following so it

> makes a bit of sense to me. I wish they wouldn't patronise us by saying they

> want the fans to get more involved, though.

>

> In general I get them impression that the current trend is for

> well-established bands to use the internet to target their long-term fans

> who buy everything they do rather than gamble and spend money on promotion.

>

> I didn't like the title at first and thought it sounded like a Jimmy Nail

> album, but it has grown on me. I suspect Geordie is behind it, as IIRC he

> doesn't care for those Jaz Coleman tombstone titles. Do we really need

> another one of those?

>

>

> On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:

>

>> My monday-morning brain is befuddled by this pledge business - isn't this

>> just a shop selling autographed stuff?

>>

>> If the pledge amount isn't reached, does this mean the LP won't be

>> released?

>>

>> I want the double vinyl but don't need it to be autographed - is this LP

>> going

>> to be available in the shops or is this the only place to get one?

>>

>> Yours, confused

>> N

>>

>> On 17 September 2011 11:34, fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>> anyone know who did the artwork for this...?

>>>

>>> been reading up on the whole pledge music thing.

>>> makes sense.

>>> It's like Jaz' commenting on Trent Reznor doing a self release.

>>> I see the mighty Fishbone are on there too.

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