[kj] No Pylons in Norway

[Neil Perry]

Wasn't really including Finland as part of Scandinavia. I'm aware they've
been there
in recent times, which I guess is as close as they'll ever be, but not much
consolation!

On 26 October 2015 at 21:49, Jari Pakarinen <jari.t.pakarinen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> They've been to Finland at least 8 times in recent years after bpf joined.
> Before that was 82 or 83 so a bit of a gap there. Reason might be spinefarm.
> 26.10.2015 21.34 "Neil Perry" <65snoopy at gmail.com> kirjoitti:
>
>> So I head up to one of the two vinyl-only stores in central Oslo
>> to buy a copy of Pylon this afternoon, only to be told "It might be here
>> by Friday". Oh well, I'll try the other shop then. "Nah... we've ordered
>> a few
>> copies but haven't heard anything yet." Hmm.
>>
>> Dammit. Right then, I'll go and buy the CD in the nearest branch of the
>> main
>> music/DVD chain store.... except they haven't got it either. And they
>> don't know
>> if they will be getting it, ever, at all. But now the spending urge has a
>> grip, so I
>> go looking for the 3CD Singles Collection, which I never bought at the
>> time, but
>> meant to get around to picking up one day. Not there. In fact, no Killing
>> Joke
>> whatsoever. Not a thing. Nada. No one really knows about Killing Joke in
>> this country. (When they've come up in conversation quite a few of our
>> Norwegian friends have given me blank looks.)
>>
>> While I'm walking home I ponder on the fact that the last time Killing
>> Joke
>> played Norway was 1982, according to the gigography on the official site.
>> I don't remember seeing any of the Scandi nations included in Euro tours.
>> Someone told me their theory a while back - that it was too close to
>> Iceland
>> for comfort, considering the enemies they'd apparently made there - but
>> I never bought that, seeing as its just as easy for someone in Iceland to
>> fly
>> to Scotland as it is to fly to Norway if they were on a mission to
>> assassinate/curse/stalk Jaz.
>>
>> Anyone know why? I mean, +every+ band on the planet comes through Oslo,
>> Stockholm and
>> Copenhagen on European tours. Every damn one. Apart from Killing Joke.
>>
>> Anyway, I bought the new Clutch album instead. And mighty fine it is too.
>>
>>
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