#killing joke

[fuitgummybat]

Friends, as a massive new wave fan, I have developed a theory: Every new wave song is somewhere between punk, goth, and disco.

My proof:

Big thanks to @dartheritis for their help

[post-punk-author-anthony-day]

100 hours of post punk

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[undergroundrockpress]

Killing Joke, by Frank Jenkinson (1979)

[guerrilla-operator]

KILLING JOKE

[aleprouswitch]

Killing Joke were one of the few bands that could perfectly walk the line between Goth and Industrial, and a lot of that ability had to do with Geordie Walker's prowess as a guitar player. He was always sorely underrated as a guitarist, especially considering how many iconic riffs were his doing. Of course, one of those iconic riffs was the opening riff for "Eighties" that Kurt Cobain...err..."gently lifted" for Nirvana's "Come as you Are".

Geordie's passing is making me think about how there are a lot of great musicians in this world who came and went without much fanfare while they were alive, but their influence can be heard in so many musicians who came after them. No magazine covers, no Rockstar fan worship, just solid musicianship that helped to define a music genre as we know it to exist. May Geordie's soul rest in peace and his legacy continue to live on with those who appreciated him.

[apdistractions]

RIP Geordie

[musicktoplayinthedark]

KILLING JOKE

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

[vinylrecordspleasures]

Killing Joke – Killing Joke

[fancyfade]

One bit of distance I think that Babs and Jim will always have is that Jim is kind of incapable of truly moving on past Barbara's injury the same way that she is, and the way he talks about it does mean that she's always put in the position where she has to comfort him about it.

Like this is straight up stated in suicide squad 1987 (link). In Batman 451 (link) he's pressuring her to get more tests, she says shes' not dead he says but it's not the same, and he's dumping his worries of killing the joker on her. In Detective Comics Annual #5 when he calls Babs on the anniversary of her getting shot, he intends to check up on her but the narrative is still framed so that she's in the position to comfort him, and in Birds of Prey #89, he's telling Babs it's his fault she's in "that chair" and she is again forced to comfort him.

Was this probably an intentional character flaw by the writers? No (except for probably in Suicide Squad). But it still is a character flaw he demonstrates and something that I think would always affect their relationship. Babs can't really ever process around her dad b/c she always has to make sure that he's OK about her pain first.

[thisnoisemademe]

RIP Geordie Walker - a truly unique guitarist.

[ostberlinanalogue]

Killing Joke - "Eighties"

R.I.P. Geordie Walker

[post-punk-author-anthony-day]

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[undergroundrockpress]

Jaz of Killing Joke, 1980. Photo : Chris Mills.

[possible-streetwear]

Kevin “Geordie” Walker - Killing Joke, Murder Inc., So36, K-93, The Damage Manuel, The Magi

18 décembre 1958 - 26 novembre 2023

[80s-music-tourney]

Might take a bit of a break for now, just as a way to catch my breath with rounds.

In the meantime, I've just realised that the number of matches are uneven, so I think that one losing song from Round Two should be given another chance to go up against the Pet Shop Girls.