[kj] Another positive review:

[Phillipps Marc]

>Stop me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Jaz say this about *EVERY* new KJ

album?

 

Has anyone heard him say "2010 is the year of the Joke" yet? 

 

 

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
On Behalf Of Alex Smith
Sent: 30 September 2010 15:18
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!); Gathering
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Subject: Re: [kj] Another positive review:

 

""it is the single most important work that Killing Joke has ever done".

Stop me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Jaz say this about *EVERY* new KJ
album?

Alex in NYC



	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Rheinhold Squeegee 
	Sent: Sep 30, 2010 9:39 AM 
	To: Gathering Gathering 
	Subject: [kj] Another positive review: 
	
	
http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/29-september-cd/1411-killing-joke-a
bsolute-dissent-spinefarm-records-uk.html
<http://www.uberrock.co.uk/cd-reviews/29-september-cd/1411-killing-joke-
absolute-dissent-spinefarm-records-uk.html> 
	 
	Sitting down to review an album by a band that is fundamentally
larger than life itself is never an easy task.  When said album also
marks the first recordings of the band's original line up in 28 years
you know you're going to have to be on the top of your game with your
arguments if anything is not quite right with the band's outputs.
	 
	Thankfully for me, 'Absolute Dissent' the all new twelve track
album from post punk legends Killing Joke is a staggeringly brilliant
shot of 'no shit' post punk rock that sounds as vibrant and urgent as a
band a fraction of their age. Produced by the band themselves and mixed
by Clive Goodman, the album sounds like a thunderstorm in your head, the
relentless riffing sending your brain into overdrive.  Just be careful
if listening to the album on headphones on public transport, as
incidents of 'Scanners-like' head explosions could soon be widespread.
	 
	Following the sad passing of latter day bassist Paul Raven the
original line up of bassist Youth, guitarist Geordie Walker, iconic
frontman Jaz Coleman and drummer Paul Ferguson found themselves thrown
back together once again and touring the world.  Recording 'Absolute
Dissent', the classic line up have already stated that "it is the single
most important work that Killing Joke has ever done".
	 
	So what of the songs?  Well, album opener and title track
'Absolute Dissent' is the sort of anthemic yet claustrophobic rock the
band were playing around with at the time of their 2003 self titled
album. And this formula flows neatly into 'The Great Cull' and 'Fresh
Fever From The Skies', both having huge choruses that turn your stomach
over like a post punk roller coaster ride.
	 
	'In Excelsis' and (the album's lead single) 'European Super
State' are for me the point where the album really takes a leap out of
what might be seen as the norm, by both dipping their prospective toes
into potential hit single territory.  I'll state openly right here that
'European Super State' is one of the most infectious songs I've heard
this year and this track alone should be the catalyst that sparks a
million and one chicken dance revivals in the heads of those old enough
to know what I'm talking about.
	 
	'This World World Hell' and 'End Game' showcase the heavier end
of the Killing Joke spectrum of sound, but are also thankfully
immediately memorable, and is that really Jaz sounding not unlike a
certain Lemmy Kilminster on the latter track? Next up the band's lament
to Paul Raven 'The Raven King', opens with a fantastically gentle intro
before developing into a throbbing, tower of melody.. The Raven himself
couldn't have written a more fitting epitaph.
	 
	Perhaps it is the mention of Paul Raven that suddenly makes me
think that 'Honor The Fire' and 'Depthcharge' could have sat neatly on
the recently released 'Mob Research' album, such is the fire and
ferocity they are delivered with, you can almost see Jaz stood stage
centre eyes popping and forehead throbbing as he cries out the refrain
of 'Depthcharge'......Priceless stuff, and classic Killing Joke.
	 
	Having been converted to Killing Joke around the commercial high
of their  'Night Time' album it's certainly nice to hear Geordie
reclaiming the  guitar sound of that era for the stampeding 'Here Comes
The Singularity'.  Whilst closing down 'Absolute Dissent' is the dub
heavy 'Ghosts On Ladbroke Grove' that skanks with just the right amount
of pent up frustration Jaz always seems to bring to the Killing Joke
mix.
	 
	Taking you back to my introduction and my opening "larger than
life itself" gambit regarding the band.  If that had you simply
thinking, "what the fuck is he on about?" Then take a look at the deluxe
edition of 'Absolute Dissent' that comes with a second CD full of other
bands paying tribute to the influence Killing Joke have had on their
careers. Amongst the list of bands are a few you may have heard of, Fear
Factory, Amen, Helmet, immediately jump out of the tracklisting oh and
then that are the smaller names like Foo Fighters and Metallica.
	 
	'Absolute Dissent' is an essential purchase for existing Killing
Joke fans worldwide, but is also an album strong enough to open up the
band's twisted world to a whole new generation yet to discover their
appeal.
	 
	 
	 
	 

Killing Joke - 'Absolute Dissent' (Spinefarm Records) 

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CD Reviews 

Written by Johnny H    

Monday, 27 September 2010 05:00 

Killing_JokeSitting down to review an album by a band that is
fundamentally larger than life itself is never an easy task.  When said
album also marks the first recordings of the band's original line up in
28 years you know you're going to have to be on the top of your game
with your arguments if anything is not quite right with the band's
outputs.
 
Thankfully for me, 'Absolute Dissent' the all new twelve track album
from post punk legends Killing Joke is a staggeringly brilliant shot of
'no shit' post punk rock that sounds as vibrant and urgent as a band a
fraction of their age. Produced by the band themselves and mixed by
Clive Goodman, the album sounds like a thunderstorm in your head, the
relentless riffing sending your brain into overdrive.  Just be careful
if listening to the album on headphones on public transport, as
incidents of 'Scanners-like' head explosions could soon be widespread.
 
Following the sad passing of latter day bassist Paul Raven the original
line up of bassist Youth, guitarist Geordie Walker, iconic frontman Jaz
Coleman and drummer Paul Ferguson found themselves thrown back together
once again and touring the world.  Recording 'Absolute Dissent', the
classic line up have already stated that "it is the single most
important work that Killing Joke has ever done".
 
So what of the songs?  Well, album opener and title track 'Absolute
Dissent' is the sort of anthemic yet claustrophobic rock the band were
playing around with at the time of their 2003 self titled album. And
this formula flows neatly into 'The Great Cull' and 'Fresh Fever From
The Skies', both having huge choruses that turn your stomach over like a
post punk roller coaster ride.
 
'In Excelsis' and (the album's lead single) 'European Super State' are
for me the point where the album really takes a leap out of what might
be seen as the norm, by both dipping their prospective toes into
potential hit single territory.  I'll state openly right here that
'European Super State' is one of the most infectious songs I've heard
this year and this track alone should be the catalyst that sparks a
million and one chicken dance revivals in the heads of those old enough
to know what I'm talking about.
 
'This World World Hell' and 'End Game' showcase the heavier end of the
Killing Joke spectrum of sound, but are also thankfully immediately
memorable, and is that really Jaz sounding not unlike a certain Lemmy
Kilminster on the latter track? Next up the band's lament to Paul Raven
'The Raven King', opens with a fantastically gentle intro before
developing into a throbbing, tower of melody.. The Raven himself
couldn't have written a more fitting epitaph.
 
Perhaps it is the mention of Paul Raven that suddenly makes me think
that 'Honor The Fire' and 'Depthcharge' could have sat neatly on the
recently released 'Mob Research' album, such is the fire and ferocity
they are delivered with, you can almost see Jaz stood stage centre eyes
popping and forehead throbbing as he cries out the refrain of
'Depthcharge'......Priceless stuff, and classic Killing Joke.
 
Having been converted to Killing Joke around the commercial high of
their  'Night Time' album it's certainly nice to hear Geordie reclaiming
the  guitar sound of that era for the stampeding 'Here Comes The
Singularity'.  Whilst closing down 'Absolute Dissent' is the dub heavy
'Ghosts On Ladbroke Grove' that skanks with just the right amount of
pent up frustration Jaz always seems to bring to the Killing Joke mix.
 
Taking you back to my introduction and my opening "larger than life
itself" gambit regarding the band.  If that had you simply thinking,
"what the fuck is he on about?" Then take a look at the deluxe edition
of 'Absolute Dissent' that comes with a second CD full of other bands
paying tribute to the influence Killing Joke have had on their careers.
Amongst the list of bands are a few you may have heard of, Fear Factory,
Amen, Helmet, immediately jump out of the tracklisting oh and then that
are the smaller names like Foo Fighters and Metallica.
 
'Absolute Dissent' is an essential purchase for existing Killing Joke
fans worldwide, but is also an album strong enough to open up the band's
twisted world to a whole new generation yet to
approved_image_lrgdiscover their appeal.

	 

Killing Joke - 'Absolute Dissent' (Spinefarm Records) 

Print

E-mail

	 

CD Reviews 

Written by Johnny H    

Monday, 27 September 2010 05:00 

Killing_JokeSitting down to review an album by a band that is
fundamentally larger than life itself is never an easy task.  When said
album also marks the first recordings of the band's original line up in
28 years you know you're going to have to be on the top of your game
with your arguments if anything is not quite right with the band's
outputs.
 
Thankfully for me, 'Absolute Dissent' the all new twelve track album
from post punk legends Killing Joke is a staggeringly brilliant shot of
'no shit' post punk rock that sounds as vibrant and urgent as a band a
fraction of their age. Produced by the band themselves and mixed by
Clive Goodman, the album sounds like a thunderstorm in your head, the
relentless riffing sending your brain into overdrive.  Just be careful
if listening to the album on headphones on public transport, as
incidents of 'Scanners-like' head explosions could soon be widespread.
 
Following the sad passing of latter day bassist Paul Raven the original
line up of bassist Youth, guitarist Geordie Walker, iconic frontman Jaz
Coleman and drummer Paul Ferguson found themselves thrown back together
once again and touring the world.  Recording 'Absolute Dissent', the
classic line up have already stated that "it is the single most
important work that Killing Joke has ever done".
 
So what of the songs?  Well, album opener and title track 'Absolute
Dissent' is the sort of anthemic yet claustrophobic rock the band were
playing around with at the time of their 2003 self titled album. And
this formula flows neatly into 'The Great Cull' and 'Fresh Fever From
The Skies', both having huge choruses that turn your stomach over like a
post punk roller coaster ride.
 
'In Excelsis' and (the album's lead single) 'European Super State' are
for me the point where the album really takes a leap out of what might
be seen as the norm, by both dipping their prospective toes into
potential hit single territory.  I'll state openly right here that
'European Super State' is one of the most infectious songs I've heard
this year and this track alone should be the catalyst that sparks a
million and one chicken dance revivals in the heads of those old enough
to know what I'm talking about.
 
'This World World Hell' and 'End Game' showcase the heavier end of the
Killing Joke spectrum of sound, but are also thankfully immediately
memorable, and is that really Jaz sounding not unlike a certain Lemmy
Kilminster on the latter track? Next up the band's lament to Paul Raven
'The Raven King', opens with a fantastically gentle intro before
developing into a throbbing, tower of melody.. The Raven himself
couldn't have written a more fitting epitaph.
 
Perhaps it is the mention of Paul Raven that suddenly makes me think
that 'Honor The Fire' and 'Depthcharge' could have sat neatly on the
recently released 'Mob Research' album, such is the fire and ferocity
they are delivered with, you can almost see Jaz stood stage centre eyes
popping and forehead throbbing as he cries out the refrain of
'Depthcharge'......Priceless stuff, and classic Killing Joke.
 
Having been converted to Killing Joke around the commercial high of
their  'Night Time' album it's certainly nice to hear Geordie reclaiming
the  guitar sound of that era for the stampeding 'Here Comes The
Singularity'.  Whilst closing down 'Absolute Dissent' is the dub heavy
'Ghosts On Ladbroke Grove' that skanks with just the right amount of
pent up frustration Jaz always seems to bring to the Killing Joke mix.
 
Taking you back to my introduction and my opening "larger than life
itself" gambit regarding the band.  If that had you simply thinking,
"what the fuck is he on about?" Then take a look at the deluxe edition
of 'Absolute Dissent' that comes with a second CD full of other bands
paying tribute to the influence Killing Joke have had on their careers.
Amongst the list of bands are a few you may have heard of, Fear Factory,
Amen, Helmet, immediately jump out of the tracklisting oh and then that
are the smaller names like Foo Fighters and Metallica.
 
'Absolute Dissent' is an essential purchase for existing Killing Joke
fans worldwide, but is also an album strong enough to open up the band's
twisted world to a whole new generation yet to
approved_image_lrgdiscover their appeal.
 
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