OFF: KIlling Joke was Re: [Hawkwind] What A hawkfan listens to

[gingoblin at EASYNET.CO.UK]

Seems like that was an off-night for them. I saw 'em in London in August,
and Glasgow in October and they were incredible both times... up there with
the best shows I've seen them do. Dublin wasn't quite so good, but that was
more the crowd than the band. It's a shame to write off a band 'cos of one
bad night, though can understand since you so seldom get to see them it
must've been very disappointing.
Anyway, to take it back the original topic...
TURBONEGRO
RADIO BIRDMAN
ROKY ERICKSON
THE DAMNED
DAVE BROCK
NEKROMANTIX

That's the last few days anyway. Oh yes, and the Exploited On Stage, but
that was for a joke so doesn't count!

Dave




At 21:31 07/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Well Stephan F - I said hi to your friend Cliff (who's a guitar tech on the
>Killing Joke tour) when he/they were in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US.
>
>This hawkfan doesn't listen to KJ anymore since the Milwaukee show was a
>disaster:
>
>Lots of posts/comments here:
>http://www.misera.net/gathering/board/
>
>Would love to know what Cliff thinks of the tour so far but I'm sure he
>doesn't have time or can't give us the nitty gritty anyway ...
>
>All I know is that I was at the Milwaukee, WI show and it was not one iota
>as good as when I saw the band over 10 years ago.
>
>There are a lot of questions about what happened at that show that haven't
>been answered.
>
>There wasn't much of a crowd first of all since it was a Sunday night with
>major football on TV ... you UKers could relate to this if you're rabid
>soccer fans ... and the sound was terrible. Partly from the venue, partly
>due to Jaz's vocals which we don't know if that was because (these are
>guesses) he *was* still sick, had no voice from being sick, did something to
>make himself sick, just plain didn't hold the mike up to his mouth ... (I
>thought he did sound OK when he did.) All I know is that I heard him say
>"F*ck them if they don't like my voice" and he just stared straight ahead
>during the whole "show" with no interaction and definitely no encore. We
>were shafted. Those few people who *did* turn out *were* true fans and
>deserved better. Blame booking management for picking a bad night and a bad
>venue, not the fans.
>
>My Killing Joke days are over. It's too bad.
>
>So ... what I will be continuing to listen to is:
>
>Mr. Quimby's Beard of course
>Kingston Wall
>Monster Magnet
>Ayreon - Arjen Anthony Lucassen
>Zomby Woof
>Blonde on Blonde [UK] Rebirth (70)
>Eloy
>Everon
>Igra Staklenih Perli
>Kopecky
>Man In Space
>Il Segno del Comando
>Ship of Fools
>Amorphis
>a little Rush (yes, Kenneth) ;-)
>
>and *anything* recommended by Aural Innovations!
>
>So there.  :)
>
>Karen