> Longtime fans know you can divide (post-)punk vets
> Killing Joke into 4 distinct eras: 1) Their first and
> arguably best/most influential era began in a British
> unemployment line in 1978 and lasted 'til about 1984.
> During those years the Joke were part of an
> interesting post-punk milieu that included Gang of
> Four, UK Decay, Joy Division (a band KJ toured with in
> Joy Division's final year, incidentally), early PiL,
> and The Pop Group.
>
> That's my favorite period of rock music history! I
> love early PiL, before Lydon turned into a
> self-parody. You left out the Cure, Echo and the
> Bunnymen and Bauhaus though. For shame! :)
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lists, lists, lists, always incomplete...
so i'll add au pairs, and on this side of the pond, mission of burma... mh