Killing Joke - Revelations
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Music CD Cover Artist: Killing Joke Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2005-07-11 Music Label: EMI Europe Generic Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Revelations Album
Free Music Review: A Revelation
Hit: 5 Stars
This is Killing Joke's third lp and the final one with Youth on bass for many years. The cd opens with The Hum which recalls The Requiem from their first lp. For me this is the weakest track on the cd. After that song the sonic attack picks ups the pace with Empire Song, a brilliant song which was one of the singles from this lp. The original issue of this recording closed with Dregs--a song I like but derided by some. I personally saw this song as an attack on the apathy of the youth of the day. Many saw it as a bunch of pointless lyrics strung together over a simplistic tune. You can draw your own conclusions. The remaster closes with an alternate take on We Have Joy. It would have been nice if the re-issue contained more bonus material, but sadly that is the only extra track. Most of themes of much this record revolve around the Cold War.
Tribal drumming and guitar noise are the sound of the cd. This release also showed the band maturing musically. It definately paved the way for the follow up lp--Fire Dances (my personal favorite). It was after this release that Jaz would disappear to Iceland in anticipation of the apocolypse. Youth and the band's management would find themselves fired after Jaz returned to the UK with Geordie.