Audio CD review:
Killing Joke - For Beginners

Killing Joke - For Beginners

Band: Killing Joke Title: For Beginners Rating: Release Date: 2004-10-19 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: We Have Joy - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 2: Primitive - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 3: Butcher - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 4: The Fall of Because - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 5: Chapter III - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 6: We Have Joy - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 7: Fun and Games - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 8: Harlequin - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 9: Wilful Days - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 10: Tabazan - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz 11: Night Time - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz 12: Victory - Killing Joke, Killing Joke 13: Twilight of the Mortal - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz 14: My Love of This Land - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz 15: Obesession - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz 16: Night Time - Killing Joke, Coleman, Jaz

Great tunes, but an odd selection for an introduction... I think like any sort of introduction to the band, the faithful (such as myself) will have complaints about what was included, what wasn't, etc. "For Beginners" is a compilation of material from Killing Joke's EMI catalog. , and such arguements are quite honestly difficult. In this case though, there may be a point to those arguments. It looks as though they were concerned with even distribution-- two songs were pulled from each album on EG (i. e. "Outside the Gate" and earlier), with a third one from "Brighter Than a Thousand Suns", this evenness gets in the way of the track selection-- I think most folks in trying to introduce the band would emphasize their first two records and "Night Time", but regardless of that, teh track selection-- "Primitive" instead of "Wardance" or "Requiem" (I can understand "The Wait" what with Metallica covering it. . . . . ), "Butcher" instead of "Unspeakable", "Chapter III" over "Empire Song". . . the list can go on. If you're new to the band, this could be an interesting introduction, but I think I'd recommend getting "Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!" instead, which reaches one album further and has a much superior track selection. Of course, if you're a collector, there's some reason for this-- the sound quality is much better, there's a few alternate mixes (including the drum obsessed version of "We Have Joy" and a much more in-your-face "Harlequin", though that could be remastering talking), but for anyone else, look elsewhere for an intro. Great Compilation It is easy to see where Trent Reznor, System of a Down and Metallica recieved some of their inspiration from. This compilation is a great starter CD for your KJ collection. The music is a hybrid of punk and 80's alternative rock. An important segment of music history. Punk in 2004! The best album for KJ is a real punk album for 2004!Buy or die!:). You can see a complete list of all Killing Joke discography, or go back to the Killing Joke tabs