HW: [Fwd: Sound alikes]

[Karen Kusic]

Interesting observation from the Killing Joke mailing list regarding
Hawkwind and Killing Joke.

Comments?

Karen

> Subject:
>         Sound alikes
>    Date:
>         Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:17:47 +0100

> We've all heard Nirvana doing "eighties" but another soundalike from a more
> unlikely source is a track called "Secret Agent" by Hawkwind, from an album
> called "Electric Teepee" circa '92.
> The riff is lifted straight off "Age of Greed" by KJ.
>
> You can hear echoes of the Joke on other tracks from the album, which is
> well worth a listen.  Anybody got any other thoughts on soundalikes (not
> straight covers)??
>
> On a different note, I seem to remember an interview with Jaz from the very
> early eighties when he mentioned that the only band he liked among his peers
> were Joy Division.
> Anybody else read this?
>
>
> Alan

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