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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In an age where bands churn out remastered versions of their old albums this was quite a refreshing change. Instead of remastering, Killing Joke decided to re-release their classic album in it's original format with several tracks mixed by the original producer Chris Kimsy and not with the Julian Mendelsohn mixes that have been in circulation since 1986.
This doesn't mean that the tracks are demo versions, the tracks are still crisp, identifiable and very loud. Think of it more as a new (or old, the case may be) look at the album. Whereas the JM mixes created an album that had big soundscape, the CK mixes release the individual instruments. I personally feel that the keyboards are toned down a bit in favour of the other instruments, although thankfully they don't disappear completely. It's fitting that this album is dedicated to bassist Paul Raven (who died in 2007) as the bass is particularly awesome.
Don't get rid of your original CD with the JM mixes - complete the set with this brilliant companion.
This doesn't mean that the tracks are demo versions, the tracks are still crisp, identifiable and very loud. Think of it more as a new (or old, the case may be) look at the album. Whereas the JM mixes created an album that had big soundscape, the CK mixes release the individual instruments. I personally feel that the keyboards are toned down a bit in favour of the other instruments, although thankfully they don't disappear completely. It's fitting that this album is dedicated to bassist Paul Raven (who died in 2007) as the bass is particularly awesome.
Don't get rid of your original CD with the JM mixes - complete the set with this brilliant companion.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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If you think you know Killing Joke and you haven't heard anything from this album yet, you may be in for a surprise. The material on this album is far and away the most commercial of their stuff. Now that's no bad thing and I rather like it.
All that said, the headline, Adorations, is a beautiful song and as such is the least expected of the lot. None of the harshness or anger of the earlier or later stuff and Jaz sounds like he's found a new talent as a pop singer! Love it - it justifies the entire album and it sounds good live too (Nowhere Back but Forward Go). Sanity follows on in much the same vein, albeit a slightly lesser accomplishment. Chessboards sounds much more Jokeish but still in the poppy style and Love of The Masses could have come straight off the disco floor.
There's something about Southern Sky, Victory and Wintergardens that I can't put my finger on - is it Duran Duran that I'm hearing? Aha? Depeche Mode? or at least something very similar and very familiar from that era. Infuriating! but it seems to run through the other tracks in the album and it almost shocked me when I heard it first. It's very hard to reconcile the "traditional" image of Jaz, Geordie & Raven with the music on this album. It has to be said though that Big Paul looks like he was born to play this sort of stuff!
If you're more familiar with their harder output, try it before you buy it.
"As pain and joy and sorrow mingle. Patterns we're finding, our faces raised in adorations"
All that said, the headline, Adorations, is a beautiful song and as such is the least expected of the lot. None of the harshness or anger of the earlier or later stuff and Jaz sounds like he's found a new talent as a pop singer! Love it - it justifies the entire album and it sounds good live too (Nowhere Back but Forward Go). Sanity follows on in much the same vein, albeit a slightly lesser accomplishment. Chessboards sounds much more Jokeish but still in the poppy style and Love of The Masses could have come straight off the disco floor.
There's something about Southern Sky, Victory and Wintergardens that I can't put my finger on - is it Duran Duran that I'm hearing? Aha? Depeche Mode? or at least something very similar and very familiar from that era. Infuriating! but it seems to run through the other tracks in the album and it almost shocked me when I heard it first. It's very hard to reconcile the "traditional" image of Jaz, Geordie & Raven with the music on this album. It has to be said though that Big Paul looks like he was born to play this sort of stuff!
If you're more familiar with their harder output, try it before you buy it.
"As pain and joy and sorrow mingle. Patterns we're finding, our faces raised in adorations"
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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After the commercial break through of Night Time and it's massive single 'Love Like Blood', the pressure must have been on to move forward with a more commercial sound, yet that in itself must have driven the band towards certain doom.
The internal strife of the mighty Killing Joke is well documented and forms their lifeblood in creating so many classic works.
I would certainly place Thousand Suns very much in that category.
One of my first ever CD purchases, the sound glistened from the speakers with the synth drums and more polished keyboards providing those soaring moments that were the backbone of Night Time.
Sadly, both Sanity and Adorations, the two big singles on the album just fell short of the top 40 and as a result, the album was bought predominantly by existing fans. However, the album is full of standout Killing Joke mid term classics: The two singles are superb and the flow of quality extends right up to the bonus tracks, Goodbye to the Village and on.
So, not a standard bearer like their earliest and most recent works, but still very good indeed.
The internal strife of the mighty Killing Joke is well documented and forms their lifeblood in creating so many classic works.
I would certainly place Thousand Suns very much in that category.
One of my first ever CD purchases, the sound glistened from the speakers with the synth drums and more polished keyboards providing those soaring moments that were the backbone of Night Time.
Sadly, both Sanity and Adorations, the two big singles on the album just fell short of the top 40 and as a result, the album was bought predominantly by existing fans. However, the album is full of standout Killing Joke mid term classics: The two singles are superb and the flow of quality extends right up to the bonus tracks, Goodbye to the Village and on.
So, not a standard bearer like their earliest and most recent works, but still very good indeed.
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This is one of the most perfect and complete records ever made, and it's great to finally be able to hear the original mixes, with slightly less emphasis on keyboards and more... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2008 by ippudo
Awesome!!
The mix doesn't really matter because the material is so good. However, the mix being good is a bonus!
The first two songs are two of the best ever recorded!! Read more
The first two songs are two of the best ever recorded!! Read more
Published on 16 April 2008 by C. Spear
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