[kj] AMG "AD" review is up:

[Ana Madani]

" the rock equivalent of life-extinguishing meteors"  I love that phrase.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever sent a 'Joke CD to a radio station
and asked them to play it?  I know there are very few stations left here in
the States which are locally owned and operated - we had a great one around
here that went bust a few years ago - but even getting in touch with one
that broadcasts online could be challenging.



On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Rheinhold Squeegee <kjlist at live.com> wrote:


> http://www.allmusic.com/album/absolute-dissent-r2047776/review

> Review

>

> by Phil Freeman

>

> Killing Joke <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killing-joke-p4677>'s 2010

> release sees the band's lineup returning to its earliest incarnation, with

> vocalist Jaz Coleman <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jaz-coleman-p65590>and guitarist Geordie

> Walker <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/geordie-walker-p431443> (the only

> two constant members) rejoined by bassist Youth<http://www.allmusic.com/artist/youth-p21545>and drummer Paul

> Ferguson <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-ferguson-p151841> for the

> first time since 1982. They're playing at full strength, with the rhythm

> section pumping hard on the opening title track and the three that follow

> it. But on track five, "European Super State," the album takes a surprising

> turn toward retro, synth-driven disco-pop, sounding like an outtake from

> Laibach <http://www.allmusic.com/artist/laibach-p13451>'s NATO<http://www.allmusic.com/album/nato-r206555>.

> They recover quickly, though, with "This World Hell," one of the heaviest

> and ugliest tracks on the entire album. There are a few other surprises (the

> soft and kinda catchy "Honour the Fire"; the ballad "The Raven King,"

> dedicated to late bassist Paul Raven<http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-raven-p117208>;

> the dubbed-out "Ghost of Ladbroke Grove"), but for the most part, this is a

> monolithic slab of Killing Joke<http://www.allmusic.com/artist/killing-joke-p4677>at their most forceful, focused, and aggressive. It's not totally surprising

> -- their self-titled 2003 album and 2006's Hosannas from the Basements of

> Hell<http://www.allmusic.com/album/hosannas-from-the-basements-of-hell-r819696>,

> particularly the latter, have practically been the rock equivalent of

> life-extinguishing meteors -- but it's damn nice to hear a band still

> operating at this level after more than 30 years into its career.

>

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