[kj] Roundhouse

[PHIL TOFIELD]

Unspeakable from last night

http://youtu.be/tvrxuYPCMsk

On 9 March 2012 13:57, Daniel Corvo <danielcorvo at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:


>  Last night was brilliant, pretty good (long) write up about it here.

>

> http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/killing-joke-roundhouse?page=0,0

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> From: paulwady at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:20:44 +0000

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> Subject: Re: [kj] Roundhouse

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> I heartily support the tabled motion herein.  Perfect little gig.  Boys on

> form and Chop chop!  Unspeakable?  I did not know it was my birthday??

> Thought that was later in the year.

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> Very good company in the pub.  I hope to see the gathered Gatherers again

> sometime.  Did not have the nerve to introduce myself to Mr. Coles but

> stood within range of the great art-man.  Good to see Dave strong and

> roaring, despite the big blows life has thrown at ya!

>

> YEAH, some cool company that night.  Even singingalonga Dad's mosh-pit was

> great.  I was saying that the band have kept track of our generation with

> their own life-experiences, so rather than mid life crisis, it is mid-life

> reality only roaring and proud and defiant in the face of time.

>

> You all know who you were, and you were brilliant to meet. xxx

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> From: gasw30 at hotmail.com

> To: gathering at misera.net

> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:06:36 +0000

> Subject: Re: [kj] Roundhouse

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> I had a great night, good to meet some Gatherers in The Monarch, great to

> see the band, great to leave Reason at the door and join in the tribal

> frenzy. What a great medicine man Jaz is!

>

> On the negative side, true about the sound. It was just a noise. It even

> took me a while to recognise what they were playing at times, and I

> couldn't tell you whether or not they played In Cythera.

>

> To be honest, I think ESS is a crap opener. The 'Eyes Wide Shut' intro

> tape creates one sort of atmosphere, and ESS has a totally different

> atmosphere. It's not a seamless link.

>

> But by and large it was a superb gig. My pal had not seen them before.

> He's a part-time fan who owns Pandemonium and a couple of other albums. He

> shifted back to the bar after a bit so I thought he wasn't into it and,

> again, I think if you're unfamiliar with the band the sound might have been

> an issue. But after the gig he spent a good ten minutes ranting over a pint

> about how mesmeric Jaz was and how this "mystical punk" was uniquely

> apocalyptic and powerful.

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> So he enjoyed it then.

>

> Not their best, but it was a good gig.

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> To: gathering at misera.net

> From: jpwhkj at aol.com

> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 05:15:55 -0500

> Subject: Re: [kj] Roundhouse

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>  Seconded.

>

> Great to see the usual suspects... and to meet a few new ones.

>

> Given the rumour about Jaz recovering from a virus, I'm not surprised that

> he was quieter than usual, and that we didn't get In Cythera.  The latter

> was the only disappointment in an otherwise storming gig.

>

> Musical highlights for me were:

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> European Super State

> Sun Goes Down (not one of my favourite tracks, but always massive live)

> Chop Chop

> Unspeakable (what a great track this is)

> Rapture (as Neil says - monstrous live)

> Pssyche

>

> Jamie

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> Sent: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 2:27

> Subject: [kj] Roundhouse

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> Late night thoughts...

> Great to meet the gatherers in the Monarch, however brief it might have

> been,

> and an even more fleeting moment with the mighty Colesy.

> Great gig, really enjoyed it, sound a bit muddy until I moved into the

> knitting circle from

> the side, just in time for The Wait and Pssyche. To the chap in front of

> me who shouted

> '30 fucking years I've been doing this! I can't take it any more!' (or

> words to that effect) - I salute you.

> Of all the new songs, the one I least expected to like was Rapture but it

> was a fucking stormer live.

> No In Cythera, sadly, but otherwise no great surprises. Sun Goes Down and

> Chop Chop were just

> fucking immense and gave me chills down my spine.

>

> nighty night, old man must rest aching limbs now

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