[kj] Ha

Sun Oct 29 14:28:51 EDT 2017

Yeah, they're one of those bands that's largely unknown in their homeland but quite acclaimed elsewhere. My tastes run more to oddball metal, industrial and post-pink bands my Japanese gf has never heard of. One of them was memorably described as "Dream Theater on estrogen" by one Gatherer. Can't remember who ;)

On Sun, 29/10/17, Adrianwason <adrianwason at btinternet.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kj] Ha
 To: "Jim Harper via Gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
 Date: Sunday, 29 October, 2017, 18:49

 Bo Ningen are good, uum, maybe based
 in London? 

 Sent from my Sony Xperia™ smartphone

 ---- Jim Harper via Gathering wrote ----

 Since I'm hoping t relocate to Japan next year, I think
 I'll have to give up the luxury of being able to see KJ
 every time they tour. I know I'll be able to see my
 favourite Japanese bands, but it's still a kicker. I
 think the last time they played Japan was back on the
 reunion tour- the first two nights if I'm recalling
 correctly? 

 Jim.

 On Sun, 29/10/17, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
 wrote:

  Subject: Re: [kj] Ha
  To: gathering at misera.net
  Cc: jpwhkj at aol.com
  Date: Sunday, 29 October, 2017, 18:19

  Can't remember the address, but
  Manchester International II, if memory serves.  Followed
 by
  the Kilburn Ballroom in London a couple of nights later.

  And yeah, it was feckin amazing.

  Nostalgic Jamie

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  Message-----

  From: Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>

  To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>

  Sent: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:13

  Subject: Re: [kj] Ha

  Jamie,

  Was the Manchester gig the one at the International on
  Plymouth Grove. Best KJ gig I've seen.

  Brian.

  On 27 October
  2017 at 09:58, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
  wrote:

  Not sure where it would go, but I'd find it a
  home ;-)  I know you love Extremities, but there are a
 few
  tracks that don't really do it for me.

  The two gigs in question were pretty mental anyway (the
  Manc one in particular featured an ongoing battle between
  two local gangs).  Basically, we'd all suffered our
 way
  through 1988 and Outside the Gate, and the Joke apparently
  imploding... and suddenly here they were, with a load of
 new
  tracks that stood up alongside the old material.  I for
 one
  was massively relieved!

  The Manc gig was also the scene of one of my favourite
  KJ moments.  Most of you have heard it before (probably
  several times) but I'll mention it briefly.

  I hitchhiked up to Manchester, and was lucky with my
  lifts so got there mid-afternoon.  I found the venue, and
  the doors were all open so I wondered in and found the
 Joke
  doing their soundcheck.  They played something as a band
  (Frenzy, perhaps?) and then Jaz came and stood at the back
  and listened while Geordie played Night Time on his own. 
  Jaz was obviously entranced, and so was I.  There were
 bits
  that I'd previously assumed were keyboards that were
  actually guitar.  Hearing Geordie on his own was
  incredible.

  Jamie

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  From: adrianwason <adrianwason at btinternet.com>

  To: A list about all things Killing Joke \\(the
  band!\\) <gathering at misera.net>

  Sent: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:21

  Subject: Re: [kj] Ha

  I
  love the Fanatic!

  Where would you place it on Extremities though?

  Never saw it live, I imagine it was mental!

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  message----

  From : rob.moss at gmx.com

  Date : 26/10/2017 - 11:29 (GMTDT)

  To : gathering at misera.net

  Cc : jpwhkj at aol.com

  Subject : Re: [kj] Ha

  Never got the Fanatic. I think it’s one they were
  right to keep back. Like Feast Of Fools I find. A bit
  generic. 

  I think their quality control

  Is pretty damn good on the whole. 

  On 26 Oct 2017, at 11:21, jpwhkj--- via Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
  wrote:

  In fact
  it's even pretty rare for them to play something and
 it
  not appear on an official studio release (other than
  retrospectives etc).  Only ones I've personally seen
  are the Fanatic (which I saw at those two UK gigs in
 spring
  89) and Timewave (London).  Always liked the Fanatic
 &
  couldn't understand why it didn't make the album -
 I
  think it's better than some of the tracks that did.

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  From: Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>

  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>

  Sent: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:12

  Subject: Re: [kj] Ha

  No, I don't think so. Sorry if I caused confusion by
  appearing to

  suggest that. I was trying to illustrate how relatively
 rare
  it is for

  songs to be dropped (either entirely or from albums) at
 the
  live stage

  without any sort of studio version or demo. So far the
 only
  example

  anyone has been able to come up with (other than 'Take
  Take Take'

  obviously) is 'The Hive', which was a precursor. I
  guess there are

  also those very early crap ones like 'You're Being
  Followed'. I think

  there was an early live version of 'Solitude' that
  bore absolutely no

  relation to the album version too.

  On 10/25/17, T.B. <planetary at socal.rr.com>
  wrote:

  > 4 Stations Of The Sun has been performed live?

  >

  > -----Original Message-----

  > From: Gathering [mailto:gathering-bounces at mise
  ra.net] On Behalf Of Paul

  > Rangecroft

  >

  > Yes, 'The Hive' never saw any kind of
 official
  release but it was a

  > precursor (to 'Harlequin'?). 'The
  Fanatic' has a studio version. So does

  > 'Sun Goes Down'. '4 Stations of the
  Sun' does too. Well, a demo, anyway. I

  > guess it's just a convenient coincidence that Ha!
  was released with an

  > exclusive track, fancy that.

  >

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