[kj] R&R Magazine / Radio & Records September 19,2003
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R&R Magazine / Radio & Records September 19,2003
No.12 MAX PIX : KILLING JOKE "seeing red" (Epic)
-Cyndee Maxwell,Active Rock/Rock Editor
ACTIVE INSIGHT
artist Killing Joke
label Red Ink/Epic
by Frank Correia/Rock Specialty Editor
Twobassists,a guitarist,a former member of Nirvana and a reclusive =
genius=20
walk into a bar......
No,it's not the start to some bad joke,just the recipe for one of modern =
music's more brilliant comebacks.In this case,the group is the highly=20
influential Killing Joke,who've returned to form thanks to help from=20
longtime fan Dave Grohl.He jumped at the chance to play drums on the=20
group's latest effort,Killing Joke,perhaps that settles Nirvana's debt =
to=20
Killing Joke,after all-Cobain and company's "come As You Are" just =
slowed=20
down the riff to Killing Joke's "Eighties."But the influence hardly ends =
there.Everyone from The Cult and Faith No MOre to Nine Inch Nails and=20
Metallica(who covered "The Wait" on Garage Days Revisted) owe frontman =
Jaz=20
Coleman and company a debt of gratitude.Having formed Killing Joke in =
1978=20
with drummer Paul Ferguson,guitarist Geordie Walker and bassist=20
Youth,Coleman and his crew built a core following atop their musical and =
lyrical heaviness,beginning with their debut EP,Turn To Red.Tracks like=20
"Wardance" and "Eighties" solidified them as a force to be reconed=20
with,while controversial images (tour posters with the pope blessing =
Nazis)=20
and blackly humorous lyrics earned them the ire of the Establishment.
The Group flamed out spectacularly with 1982's aptly named =
Revelations,when=20
Coleman,who had become obsessed with the occult,was convinced that=20
Armageddon was at hand and split for Iceland,accompanied by=20
Walker.There,they worked with Icelandic bands,including a group that=20
evolved into The Sugarcubes,Sp,Yes,they're responsible for Bjork too.
While the group re-formed several times with myriad lineup's,they never=20
recaptured the magic or their audience.But with KILLING JOKE,Coleman and =
walker prove they're at the top of their game,providing the perfect=20
soundtrack to a world gone mad with war.Coleman's apocalyptic visions =
are=20
fully intact in the burning "Asteroid," while the undeniable guitar =
groove=20
of "Blood On Your Hands" provides an urgent background to Coleman's=20
anto-corporate rants.
The Lead single,"Seeing red," shows a new generation how to rage against =
the machine,as Coleman warms,"They're dropping bombs again/And they're=20
doing it in your name.""The world is on a knife edge right now,and you =
want=20
to hear music that reflects that," Coleman says."Right now,the world =
needs=20
Killing Joke more than ever." With an album this good,the Joke will =
slay'em.
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KILLING=20
JOKE "seeing red" (Epic)<BR>-Cyndee Maxwell,Active Rock/Rock=20
Editor<BR><BR>ACTIVE INSIGHT<BR>artist Killing Joke<BR>label Red =
Ink/Epic<BR>by=20
Frank Correia/Rock Specialty Editor<BR><BR>Twobassists,a guitarist,a =
former=20
member of Nirvana and a reclusive genius <BR>walk into a =
bar......<BR>No,it's=20
not the start to some bad joke,just the recipe for one of modern =
<BR>music's=20
more brilliant comebacks.In this case,the group is the highly =
<BR>influential=20
Killing Joke,who've returned to form thanks to help from <BR>longtime =
fan Dave=20
Grohl.He jumped at the chance to play drums on the <BR>group's latest=20
effort,Killing Joke,perhaps that settles Nirvana's debt to <BR>Killing=20
Joke,after all-Cobain and company's "come As You Are" just slowed =
<BR>down the=20
riff to Killing Joke's "Eighties."But the influence hardly ends=20
<BR>there.Everyone from The Cult and Faith No MOre to Nine Inch Nails =
and=20
<BR>Metallica(who covered "The Wait" on Garage Days Revisted) owe =
frontman Jaz=20
<BR>Coleman and company a debt of gratitude.Having formed Killing Joke =
in 1978=20
<BR>with drummer Paul Ferguson,guitarist Geordie Walker and bassist=20
<BR>Youth,Coleman and his crew built a core following atop their musical =
and=20
<BR>lyrical heaviness,beginning with their debut EP,Turn To Red.Tracks =
like=20
<BR>"Wardance" and "Eighties" solidified them as a force to be reconed=20
<BR>with,while controversial images (tour posters with the pope blessing =
Nazis)=20
<BR>and blackly humorous lyrics earned them the ire of the =
Establishment.<BR>The=20
Group flamed out spectacularly with 1982's aptly named Revelations,when=20
<BR>Coleman,who had become obsessed with the occult,was convinced that=20
<BR>Armageddon was at hand and split for Iceland,accompanied by=20
<BR>Walker.There,they worked with Icelandic bands,including a group that =
<BR>evolved into The Sugarcubes,Sp,Yes,they're responsible for Bjork=20
too.<BR>While the group re-formed several times with myriad =
lineup's,they never=20
<BR>recaptured the magic or their audience.But with KILLING JOKE,Coleman =
and=20
<BR>walker prove they're at the top of their game,providing the perfect=20
<BR>soundtrack to a world gone mad with war.Coleman's apocalyptic =
visions are=20
<BR>fully intact in the burning "Asteroid," while the undeniable guitar =
groove=20
<BR>of "Blood On Your Hands" provides an urgent background to Coleman's=20
<BR>anto-corporate rants.<BR>The Lead single,"Seeing red," shows a new=20
generation how to rage against <BR>the machine,as Coleman warms,"They're =
dropping bombs again/And they're <BR>doing it in your name.""The world =
is on a=20
knife edge right now,and you want <BR>to hear music that reflects that," =
Coleman=20
says."Right now,the world needs <BR>Killing Joke more than ever." With =
an album=20
this good,the Joke will slay'em.<BR></FONT><A=20
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