Killing Joke

[Stephe Lindas]

They should be touring the USA this month. THe dates are on the website. I'm
hoping to see the Cleveland gig. Cheers Stephe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Medford" <nickmedford at HOTMAIL.COM>
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 8:05 PM
Subject: OFF: Killing Joke


> Saw KJ at the Astoria on Saturday night- I know quite a few on the list
> have a healthy appreciation of the Joke (and maybe some people were
there?)
> so here's a brief report- excellent gig, very intense at times. Jaz
Coleman
> still has that uniquely strange stage presence. Emphasis was on the
> faster/harder/heavier stuff- lots of pounding tribal rhythms. Line-up was
> Jaz, Geordie, Raven, plus a drummer and keyboard player, neither of whom I
> recognised, though I think the drummer may have been Ted Parsons (who
> played with Raven in Prong). They were augmented by a violinist on the
> opening number and the encore, neither of which were familar to me, but on
> this evidence I need to plug the remaining holes in my KJ collection as
> these were among the highlights. The encore was a soaring,
Arabic-flavoured
> song- can anyone reveal what this was?
>
> Unlike most bands, KJ select the records played over the PA prior to the
> gig themsleves- building up to the gig with the Sensational Alex Harvey
> Band's Faith Healer was an inspired choice- mucho atmosphere generated.
> Once they came on they kicked off with the aforementioned unidentifiable
> (by me) opener and then the set went something like this:
>
> Requiem
> Total Invasion
> Wardance
> Blood On Your Hands
> Empire Song
> The Wait
> The Fall Of Because
> Tension
> Seeing Red
> Kings And Queens
> Frenzy
> The Death And Resurrection Show
> Dominator
> Pssyche
>
> plus the encore as above
>
> There were a few other songs played, none of which I can name off the
> top of my head- I'd love a full setlist if anyone's got one. I was
slightly
> disappointed they didn't play The House That Pain Built, my favourite
track
> off the excellent new album, indeed one of the best songs they've ever
done
> IMHO, but then again, the new numbers they did play didn't sound as strong
> live as I'd expected. The older material, however, came over very
> powerfully. The sound could have been better at times (as per usual at the
> Astoria).
>
> KJ are still out on tour I think. Incidentally, do they vary the setlists
> from gig to gig? I saw a review of the Leeds gig a few days before this
one
> which mentioned them playing Asteroid and Follow The Leaders, neither of
> which were aired on Saturday.
>
> Nick