Title: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: ODH on January 09, 2024, 08:36:24 AM
Post by: ODH on January 09, 2024, 08:36:24 AM
Geordie Walker - guitarist and cofounder of Killing Joke - was lost to us near the end of 2023.
KJ were a big thing for me growing up.
I found out that Geordie used fat strings and tuned his guitar down two steps and coincidentally that's how my HB Les Paul is configured (after my Chop Suey cover). For crimbo I had a tiny plastic practice Amp (https://amzn.eu/d/8fOSoYi) which turns out packs a mighty wallop. The guitar track here is played on that with the phone mic next to it (and a dash of chorus to taste)
KJ were a big thing for me growing up.
I found out that Geordie used fat strings and tuned his guitar down two steps and coincidentally that's how my HB Les Paul is configured (after my Chop Suey cover). For crimbo I had a tiny plastic practice Amp (https://amzn.eu/d/8fOSoYi) which turns out packs a mighty wallop. The guitar track here is played on that with the phone mic next to it (and a dash of chorus to taste)
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: Zoltan on January 09, 2024, 09:39:50 AM
Post by: Zoltan on January 09, 2024, 09:39:50 AM
Your reverence towards the band truly shows here as it's among your best, if not the very best cover you've done so far!
Superb!
Superb!
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: Pete C on January 09, 2024, 01:17:38 PM
Post by: Pete C on January 09, 2024, 01:17:38 PM
This is a great cover Nick, I love the guitar tone from that little amp. Top vocals too ! Good start to the Fest !
Pete
Pete
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: StephenM on January 09, 2024, 02:56:10 PM
Post by: StephenM on January 09, 2024, 02:56:10 PM
the guitar sounds wicked good.... interesting way to record it too... sure thing those small amps up close to the speaker kick major butt...
interesting introduction to the band... sure thing it rocks... love your guitar work and vocals on this... it is clear and clever and the bass sounds great too.
interesting introduction to the band... sure thing it rocks... love your guitar work and vocals on this... it is clear and clever and the bass sounds great too.
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: Farrell Jackson on January 11, 2024, 09:08:32 AM
Post by: Farrell Jackson on January 11, 2024, 09:08:32 AM
I'm not familiar with Geordie Walker or his band Killing Joke but I recognized that opening guitar riff immediately. I thought it was the same or very similar to Nirvana's opening riff on "Come as You Are". So I did some research and found there was a threat of a lawsuit by KJ for plagiarism. I guess it never happened but I have to agree with KJ that they were ripped off and should have been compensated for it!
On to the song, after listening to the original, Nick you've done an excellent cover of this song!!!!!! The small plastic practice amp rocks big time!
On to the song, after listening to the original, Nick you've done an excellent cover of this song!!!!!! The small plastic practice amp rocks big time!
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: Mike_S on January 11, 2024, 03:53:08 PM
Post by: Mike_S on January 11, 2024, 03:53:08 PM
Brilliant Nick... some great playing in there. I saw Killing Joke about 10 years ago or maybe a bit more. They were excellent. They really had their own sound. This is a killer version. Vocals sound brilliant too.
Mike
Mike
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: cuthbert on January 12, 2024, 01:16:01 PM
Post by: cuthbert on January 12, 2024, 01:16:01 PM
Great cover, Nick. Guitars and vocals capture the vibe well.
I was a big Killing Joke fan back in the early Eighties, but I haven't heard this song since at least that decade. ;D Listening now, it is striking how close the main riff was to the one in the much later 'Come As You Are', as Farrell mentioned.
I was a big Killing Joke fan back in the early Eighties, but I haven't heard this song since at least that decade. ;D Listening now, it is striking how close the main riff was to the one in the much later 'Come As You Are', as Farrell mentioned.
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: StephenM on January 13, 2024, 12:16:04 PM
Post by: StephenM on January 13, 2024, 12:16:04 PM
better now than the other day, and I loved it then.
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: Ted on February 04, 2024, 11:01:43 PM
Post by: Ted on February 04, 2024, 11:01:43 PM
That riff grabbed me. It's not often that the first 3 seconds of song can correctly predict that I'm going to love it! Great cover, performed with love and energy.
Title: Re: Eighties - Killing Joke - Lost in 2023
Post by: kenny mac on February 05, 2024, 02:03:42 AM
Post by: kenny mac on February 05, 2024, 02:03:42 AM
Cool riffage
Loved killing joke.
This takes me right back.
Guitar sounds awesome.
Nice bass line in there as well.
Excellent cover.
Loved killing joke.
This takes me right back.
Guitar sounds awesome.
Nice bass line in there as well.
Excellent cover.