Audio CD review:
Killing Joke - Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!

Killing Joke - Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!

Band: Killing Joke Title: Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! Rating: Release Date: 18 September, 1992 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Turn To Red 2: Pssyche 3: Requiem 4: Wardance 5: Follow The Leaders 6: Unspeakable 7: Butcher 8: Exit 9: The Hum 10: Empire Song 11: Chop-Chop 12: Sun Goes Down 13: Eighties 14: Darkness Before Dawn 15: Love Like Blood 16: Wintergardens 17: Age Of Greed

Customer Reviews Unspeakably solid start for the beginner Some new to the game ( me being one of them for a while ) found it hard where to go first. Since Killing Joke have had a long and varied career. I picked this up because it had Love Like Blood ( which I think is just gorgeous ) and it had an overview on their material from 1979-1990. I have not been disappointed with this release as it has made me buy even more of their material if and when I can. It's interesting to note that the cover was one of the first flyers the band had used for a gig and caused a lot of controversy for what you see on the cover ( A priest giving the Nazis his blessing ) that the organizer refused to let them play at the venue! Overall a very good introduction to Killing Joke but I do find the last track to be somewhat out of place with the rest of them. But some of you may disagree with that view. However, buy this compilation and soon you may be buying more Killing Joke records than you would have thought possible. Brilliant overview of the band's earlier period. It covers the band's history, but rather than making any attempt at evenness between releases, it picks tracks based on value and importance. "Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!" is a superb compilation of material from Killing Joke's work from 1979 through 1990, with a track listing that I probably could have picked myself. Admittedly, there's substitutions I'd make, but any fan would say this of any compilation-- you've got the essentials on this one and get a good vision of the bands evolution, from its early days as a post-punk genre blending monster singing about the coming armaggedon scenerios ("Wardance", "Unspeakable") to the later, smoother, more disenfranchised with the modern era feel of the later material ("Sun Goes Down", "Eighties"). To top it off, you even get a blazing live version fo "Pssyche" from the long unavailable "Ha!" EP. As an introduction to the band, this is probably the way to go-- for fans, this is less essential (barring the aformentioned "Pssyche"). The sky is turning grey... Definately good for any new-comer to the group. This is a good collection of Killing Joke tunes. It has some classics such as "Eighties", "Wardance", "Follow The Leaders", and "Wintergardens". There's also some rare tracks such as "Turn To Red", "Sun Goes Down" and a live version of "Pssyche". Even though there are quite a few great songs left off such as "Let's All Go (To The Fire Dances)" and "A New Day", this is still a great collection. Pick up a copy today. . You can see a complete list of all Killing Joke discography, or go back to the Killing Joke tabs