Enemy Within 77 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 This is one absolutely amazing band! No two albums sound alike, yet they all sound like KJ! One of my favorite bands ever. Anyone else know this greatly underappreciated band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steevo Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yeah buddy, I love what I have heard so far, I need to check out more though. Good call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadoood Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Love em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yeah buddy, I love what I have heard so far, I need to check out more though. Good call.Glad to hear it bud. They're a unique band with a ton of great albums. Dig in! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 Love em. Yup, same here. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I know you're probably sick of this track 77 but check this awesome mix out - still gives me shivers, cranked with headphones natch http://youtu.be/dn-msIxDnAs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 I know you're probably sick of this track 77 but check this awesome mix out - still gives me shivers, cranked with headphones natch http://youtu.be/dn-msIxDnAsOne of their more commercial songs and a hit at the time, still a good song though. That was a great remix of it. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDckI5F10zo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDckI5F10zoNice pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 That mix of LLB deserved a mention, however obvious..more to follow, they're too good to ignore... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 sweet band, wouldn't expect many here to enjoy them though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 sweet band, wouldn't expect many here to enjoy them thoughThat's their loss. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 sweet band, wouldn't expect many here to enjoy them thoughThat's their loss. yep, not many bands can compete with dokken, quiet riot, and the other 80s darlings here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 sweet band, wouldn't expect many here to enjoy them thoughThat's their loss. yep, not many bands can compete with dokken, quiet riot, and the other 80s darlings here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) sweet band, wouldn't expect many here to enjoy them thoughThat's their loss. yep, not many bands can compete with dokken, quiet riot, and the other 80s darlings here Don't forget about Dream Theater and Van Halen! Edited April 10, 2013 by Enemy Within 77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Love that some here are liking Killing Joke. Steevo and bathory- figured you guys would dig it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Their last album is just as good as their old stuff. 30+ years and they're still releasing quality material- kinda like another band I like ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 http://youtu.be/naUAuptzUb4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 :bump: Since I've been listening to some Killing Joke lately I was wondering if there was a thread here dedicated to them and, lo and behold, there is! But it hasn't gotten a lot of use. Such a shame for such an influential band. The band has gone through changes in sound and in style. KJ's first four albums (1980-83) were classic post-punk. When Night Time was released in 1985 it was a little more "alternative" (that word had a different meaning in the 80s than it does now) and got some airplay over here in the US, and that's how I got turned on to them. During the latter half of the 80s KJ released some melodic keyboard-heavy albums, then moved on to metal-influenced industrial (joining contemporaries Skinny Puppy and Ministry in that realm) in the 90s, and now the band seems to have settled on their own style of guitar-based rock. I've only heard two of the five albums they've put out this century and while some songs are just a little too simplistic and repetitive for me, I find others to be great. Killing Joke may not be a band you've heard of before, but they've been extremely influential even outside their own genre(s), and have been covered by bands like Metallica, Fear Factory, Foo Fighters, and more. If you've only heard one Killing Joke song it was probably "Eighties" from Night Time: Here's "The Wait" from their first album: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 On Brighter Than A Thousand Suns they went for a more melodic sound: "European Super State" from a few years ago has this driving dance beat that's a little unusual: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 And my favourite song they'e put out in the past 30 years, "The Raven King", a tribute to their deceased bass player Paul Raven: Give them a try, maybe you'll like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchmothesnowdog Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I got to see them back in the early 90s. I want to say they played with the Revolting Cocks and I cannot recall the third band right now, but I do have the ticket in a box somewhere, with the hundreds of others. Yes, I am a stub collecting loser Eighties and Democracy still make the rotation on my Ipod over and over again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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