Killing Joke

[Ian Abrahams]

Heh! "Can't" add much to Nick's excellent review is what I really meant!

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Abrahams" <mail at ABRAHAMSI.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 7:06 AM
Subject: Re: Killing Joke


> Me & Alan Linsley saw Killing Joke at the Bristol Academy the previous
> night - can add much to Nick's excellent review of the Astoria really.
>
> Balding patch instead of the old quiff, but Geordie still looks the
coolest
> man in the universe, leaning casually on the PA and stroking the same
guitar
> he played nearly 20 years ago on The Tube (IIRC) with that air of total
> disdain during Pssyche. Raven, well you just wouldn't want to meet him on
a
> dark night. Jaz? Is this really the same guy who's produced the new Nigel
> Kennedy album? I was just chuffed to bits to have seen them at last. Very
> intense show, very violent at the front (and *very* packed house).
>
> Very touching the way they all hugged each other on stage at the end - got
a
> sense that these three guys really want to make music with each other.
>
> Richard Chadwick was there as well, btw.
>
> Ian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Medford" <nickmedford at HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:05 AM
> 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
> >
> >
>
>