[kj] Geordie's favourite KJ gig - Trafalgar Square 1980

[jpwhkj at aol.com]

My memory obviously failed me.  The vocals are mostly terrible, and the attempts to wind up the crowd are embarrassing (albeit probably successful).  But - the buzzsaw of Geordie's guitar on Pssyche is amazing, and Requiem is blinding.  Worth a listen.



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It's here:  
  http://youtu.be/NBw3W3zh-ew  
  
On Thursday, September 17, 2015, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <  gathering at misera.net> wrote:  
  
   I've got a cassette of it somewhere.  It's only 5 tracks.  As I recall, Pssyche and Requiem are particularly good.
 
 
     
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 I have a bootleg of it (or it claims it is at least).  There seem to be quite a few people that cited that particular performance of killing Joke as being inspirational.  Partly the band, the day, the mood, etc.  One in particular is Amebix.           
         
         
          
From:          werewolf68 at hotmail.co.uk          
 To:          gathering at misera.net          
 Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:11:47 +0100          
 Subject: [kj] Geordie's favourite KJ gig - Trafalgar Square 1980          
          
          
 Peter Watts recently interviewed KJ members for the September issue of 'Uncut' in Lancaster Gate. From his 'Great Wen' blog:           
            
           
           
 "As guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker recalled: "My favourite gig was the CND rally in Trafalgar Square. 80,000 people saw us play on the steps of the National Gallery in 1980. Jaz told them: "Margaret Thatcher has bought all these cruise missiles and all you can do is stand waving a fucking placard. You deserve all you are going to get. This one's called "Wardance". It kicked off. It was a killer. We never got invited back and I suspect that's why we never done Glastonbury cos it's the same hippy crowd and they remember."           
           
            
           
           
            http://www.greatwen.com/2015/07/28/killing-joke-at-trafalgar-square/           
          
          
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