[kj] 'Unperverted' Review in Kerrang!

james harper gathering@misera.net
Wed, 28 May 2003 10:23:51 +0000


>
>what a shame they got the bassist wrong. raven will be gutted! still, cool 
>of them to review such a release. any photos with it?
>

Yep, it looks like one from the sleeve of TUP. It's got Geordie with his 
ludicrous backcombed locks.

Jim.

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>>From: "james harper" <mellowshipslinky@hotmail.com>
>>
>>And here it is. The most amusing part is the claim that Raven plays the 
>>bass on this stuff and the jibe at Invisible Records;)
>>
>>Killing Joke- 'The Unperverted Pantomime' 4Ks out of 5
>>
>>'Killing Joke's eponymous debut should have been a serious contender for 
>>the recent Most influential Albums poll. Not only did it have a massive 
>>impact on bands as diverse as Godflesh and Akercocke, it set the tone for 
>>the industrial aesthetic of Chicago's Invisible Records, and thanks to 
>>oddball frontman Jaz Coleman, they could embrace the apocalypse with more 
>>conviction than anyone on the face of the planet.
>>
>>For those about to discover the band through Dave Grohl's recent 
>>involvement, this collection of early rarities, live and unreleased tracks 
>>is a fascinating guide to their minimalist, dub-inflected post-punk roots. 
>>Then resembling a more subterranean PiL, their driving pulse was marked 
>>out by Raven's cranium cracking bass and Geordie's scouring pad riffs. 
>>Twenty years on, it's lost none of its harrowing power.
>>
>>Jonathan Selzer.'
>>
>>Also, one of the Kerrang! crew includes 'Democracy' on their 'currently 
>>listening to' poll.
>>
>>Jim.
>>
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