Killing Joke

[pulse]

I'm seeing the Killing Joke next week!

[pulse]

So excited and full of emotions right now. I am seeing a favorite band, since I first got into music as a kid, tomorrow evening for the very first time.

[Jord]

So excited and full of emotions right now. I am seeing a favorite band, since I first got into music as a kid, tomorrow evening for the very first time.

Hyped for you! I caught them on the Hosannas tour, and most recently on the Pylon tour. Three outstanding albums deep into the reunion and still a very very powerful live force to be reckoned with - not a lot of bands are like KJ this far into their career.

[pulse]

Mind.. Blown...

[Jord]

Mind.. Blown...

What was the setlist, anything really juicy?

[pulse]

What was the setlist, anything really juicy?

Love Like Blood
European Super State
Autonomous Zone
Eighties
New Cold War
Requiem
Butcher
Follow the Leaders
Loose Cannon
Labyrinth
Corporate Elect
Asteroid
The Wait
Pssyche

Encore:
Death and Resurrection Show
Wardance
Pandemonium

They were on fire!

[ziltoid]

I’m about to do the VIP meet and great in an few. Is there anything you guys want me to ask Jaz on your behalf?

[henryeatscereal]

I don't have tickets yet, but i'm planning to catch them next week!

[pulse]

I’m about to do the VIP meet and great in an few. Is there anything you guys want me to ask Jaz on your behalf?

Just thank the band for rewarding their U.S. fans with this tour. Oh, and also please tell them to not give up on the people that live here. Most Americans feel ashamed about our politics/government and change is coming. There is hope.

[ziltoid]

Lol, I was going to do that regardless. I might bring up Mont Sherar and the book he worked on, The Twilight of Mortals. I’ve yet to buy it.

[Jord]

Lol, I was going to do that regardless. I might bring up Mont Sherar and the book he worked on, The Twilight of Mortals. I’ve yet to buy it.

Have a good time! Ask when we can expect a new record ��

Good to see DARS, Asteroid and LOOSE CANNON!! Looks like geordie eventually relented on some more 2003 stuff

[ziltoid]

Jaz was the fucking coolest! I asked about the symphonic album and he had someone bring a luggage to him and he dugout an old MP3 player and played the Symphonic version of Absent Friends for us! He said it’s coming out soon!

[Helpmeiaminhell (is now in hell)]

I said it before and will say it again...Pandemonium is fucking brilliant.....That record needs to get more attention. One of their top 3 albums

[Prettybrokenspiral]

Let's do this..

1. Democracy
2. Hosannas
3. Night Time
4. Absolute Dissent
5. Fire Dances
6. Killing Joke (2003)
7. Pandemonium
8. Extremities
9. What's THIS For...!
10. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
11. Revelations
12. Killing Joke (1980)
13. MMXII
14. Pylon
15. Out the Gate

Pylon and MMXII are both perfectly fine, I just haven't lived into them yet as much as their other albums. Outside the Gate...yea, fuck that album lmao.

While other legacy bands like the RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool and Pearl Jam continue to embarrass themselves year after year, KJ fucking deliver with virtually every album. No band in their late 50s should be expected to make music that stands up to their prime era from 20-30 years ago, and yet this band always manages to do so just fine. Maybe only NIN can say the same..

[Helpmeiaminhell (is now in hell)]

While other legacy bands like the RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool and Pearl Jam continue to embarrass themselves year after year, KJ fucking deliver with virtually every album. No band in their late 50s should be expected to make music that stands up to their prime era from 20-30 years ago, and yet this band always manages to do so just fine. Maybe only NIN can say the same..

And Dinosaur Jr who are also making their best music ever

1. Pandemonium
2. Killing Joke (1980)
3. Killing Joke (2003)
4. Democracy
5. Revelations
6. Fire Dances
7. Absolute Dissent
8. Night Time
9. Exremities
10. Whats THIS For...
11. MMXII
12. Hosannas
13. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
14. Pylon
15. Outside The Gate (does this count as an album?)

Bear in min 7-12 are all basically equal and great.....13 is solid but was getting too close to Duran Duran territory. Pylon I havent absorbed yet....Pandemonium is their best. Full on fucking assault. The Ministry album Al Jourgensen wishes he made....2003 is also a masterpiece..Revelations is the under-rated masterpiece that gets overlooked. Honorable mention goes to their 1979 debut EP Turn To Red which is also great and would fit in somewhere between 10-12

[Shadaloo]

1. Night Time
2. Democracy
3. Killing Joke (1980)
4. Killing Joke (2003)
5. Brighter Than a Thousand Suns
6. Hosannas From the Basements Of Hell
7. Pandemonium
8. Absolute Dissent
9. Extremities, Dirt etc.
10. Revelations
11. Whats THIS For...
12. Fire Dances
13. Pylon
14. MMXII
15. Outside The Gate

Still fuming they toured with Pig and it was absolutely nowhere near me. The 2012 tour remains one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[Shadaloo]

Question for anyone who's got 'em: How do the later remasters compare to the originals? Only remasters I have are up to Brighter Than...

Much as I love Pandemonium I always felt the mix was really muddy.

[uroboros]

I found the remasters for download on mp3caprice.

[Shadaloo]

Did anyone get that RSD remaster of Absolute Dissent this year? And if so, did it come with a download?

[ziltoid]

Holy shit this brought tears to my eyes. This is so wonderful and amazing. A tasteful way to remember and honor Raven.


I can't find any physical pre-orders for Magna Invocatio all I can find are digital:

https://jazcolemankillingjoke.lnk.to/MagnaInvocatio

https://www.normanrecords.com/record...a-gnostic-mass

https://www.target.com/p/jaz-coleman...d/-/A-78652979

[imail724]

Relieved to see Pylon near the bottom of everyone's lists. I've just been really getting into Killing Joke lately and Pylon was the first album of their's that really didn't click with me. I haven't listened to them all yet, but so far I'm feeling their mid-late 80's albums the most. Need to continue listening to the rest.

[Shadaloo]

Just gonna drop this here. Been on a kick lately.



Unrelated: Walking With Gods is my jam.

[fillow]

Unrelated: Walking With Gods is my jam.

Here's an unpopular opinion: Hosannas is their best album

[Jord]

Here's an unpopular opinion: Hosannas is their best album

It's up there in my top 3 I'll give you that. So is their second self titled.
@Shadaloo thanks for posting that live gig, what a hell of an hour I had enjoying that today.

For a band who I thought were not going to come back following Raven's sad passing, they ended up reforming and over ten years later really haven't let up ever since, which is impressive in any band that's been around as long as KJ have. Long may it continue!

[caca]

Here's an unpopular opinion: Hosannas is their best album

It's probably in my top 3, along with the two self-titled albums.

[Shadaloo]

The 2003 self-titled apparently came out on vinyl this year for the first time. I need to go check my local record shop.

Looking over their recent pledgemusic history, there was an LP set which was planned but fell through. It would be nice if we were starting to the the results of those initial plans as I really don't have the funds to pay $200 apiece for basically half of their discography.

[imail724]

https://store.spinefarmrecords.com/K...e=OriginalLink

Reissues of Pandemonium and the S/T debut up for preorder here. Has anyone found these for sale anywhere in the US?

[Piko]

What's the deal with the remixes on Pandemonium? Kind of prefer they leave the songs be. Particularly Millennium.

[Shadaloo]

Reissues of Pandemonium and the S/T debut up for preorder here.

Holy shit yes. Crossing fingers they do Democracy next.

[imail724]

Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, and Peter Hook are putting out an EP next month made up of 3 tracks recorded in 1993. Preorders here.