Killing Joke Album Review (For Alex In NYC)

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Typed up from Ch4 Teletext Just For Alex.

Killing Joke - Killing Joke.
Fisrt album in nearly a decade from a band whose song, Eighties, Kurt Cobain admitted to ripping off on Come As You Are. Dace Grohl belatedly pays penance by guesting as drummer here.

As returns go, it's no Janes Addiction - Loose Cannon and Blood On Your Hands try to hard to be trendy, even though bassist Youth is now a name producer.

It's not wholly awful, as Jaz remains a splendid, menacing growler and Asteroid is old-school carnage. But they sound old rather than experienced. 5/10

― Alex's Slave, Sunday, 20 July 2003 23:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm confused by the Jane's Addiction crack, cuz I'm oblivious as to whether their return was a successful one or a failure.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 20 July 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

'not wholly awful' sounds like a solid recommendation

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 20 July 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

The Janes Addiction album has had pretty much rave reviews here. Whether Alex agrees is another matter.

― Alex's Slave, Sunday, 20 July 2003 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Killing Joke never got good reviews. It's probably a great record, most of their records are. Critics hey? It takes Kurt Cobain to tell a critic how good they are. Then all those hippies fall into line.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 21 July 2003 01:03 (twenty-two years ago)

it's better than expected. it could have turned out to be nu metal.

― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Monday, 21 July 2003 06:05 (twenty-two years ago)

For a start....

(a) Reviews are generally meaningless. I could counter this review with a review in MOJO which gives the album four stars and claims it's "the best punk album in years."

(b) It's not their first album in a decade. Killing Joke's last studio album, Democracy, came out in 1996. The oversight of this simple fact further underscores how meaningless this review is (i.e. if they didn't do their homework, why should they be qualified to review this album?)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 15:30 (twenty-two years ago)

And I thought i was doing him a favour.
Guess I need new employment. What else did the Mojo review say?

― Alex's Ex Slave, Tuesday, 22 July 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hi, we're Mojo and if you've been a going concern as a recording artist for more than twenty years your four or five stars are a given. Have a nice day!"

From memory, anyway.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, Alex, your ex-slave said "nearly a decade", and I do believe 7 years qualifies as "nearly".

And, wow, Jaz sounds quite frisky (and quite, um, demonstrative, vocally speaking - is he usually this rabid?). Nice to hear Dave Grohl beat the shit out of his skins, too (as opposed to the polite drumwork essayed on that QOTSA album). I only wish the songs managed to state their respective cases in 3 minutes instead of 5 (or 6).

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

'not wholly awful' sounds like a solid recommendation
Not really. It means it's only 10% "not-awful"

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

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