Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!
Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! | ||||
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Compilation album by Killing Joke | ||||
Released | 18 September 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1979–1990 | |||
Genre | Post-punk, new wave | |||
Length | 79:19 | |||
Label | Caroline | |||
Producer | Killing Joke, Chris Kimsey, Martin Rex, Conny Plank | |||
Killing Joke compilation album chronology | ||||
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Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! is a compilation album by English rock band Killing Joke, released in 1992 by record label Caroline.
Content
The album contained tracks from every album Killing Joke had released to that point except Fire Dances and Outside the Gate. It also featured a previously unreleased mix of "Wintergardens" and several non-album tracks.
The album's cover image of a priest blessing Nazi soldiers was previously used by the band for a concert poster in the early 1980s. Because of its theme, it caused quite a stir and the band were banned from playing a concert in Glasgow, Scotland. Contrary to popular belief, the priest in the picture was not Pope Pius XII, but German Nazi abbot Alban Schachleiter.
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "not the best compilation that could have been assembled [...] Laugh? is still a reasonable overview of the first decade of Killing Joke and its checkered [sic] but still important history".[1] Trouser Press called the album "commendable", but "a few obscure tracks take the place of more essential choices".[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Turn to Red" (from Turn to Red) | Jaz Coleman, Kevin "Geordie" Walker, Martin "Youth" Glover, Paul Ferguson | 4:01 |
2. | "Pssyche (Live)" (from Ha!) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 4:44 |
3. | "Requiem" (from Killing Joke) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 3:43 |
4. | "Wardance" (from Killing Joke) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 3:45 |
5. | "Follow the Leaders" (from What's THIS For...!) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 4:54 |
6. | "Unspeakable" (from What's THIS For...!) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 5:18 |
7. | "Butcher" (from What's THIS For...!) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 6:10 |
8. | "Exit" (from What's THIS For...!) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 3:39 |
9. | "The Hum" (from Revelations) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 4:56 |
10. | "Empire Song" (from Revelations) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 3:17 |
11. | "Chop-Chop" (from Revelations) | Coleman, Walker, Glover, Ferguson | 4:17 |
12. | "Sun Goes Down" (from Birds of a Feather EP) | Coleman, Walker, Paul Raven, Ferguson | 4:17 |
13. | "Eighties" (from Night Time) | Coleman, Walker, Raven, Ferguson | 3:49 |
14. | "Darkness Before Dawn" (from Night Time) | Coleman, Walker, Raven, Ferguson | 5:18 |
15. | "Love Like Blood" (from Night Time) | Coleman, Walker, Raven, Ferguson | 4:23 |
16. | "Wintergardens (New Mix)" (original version from Brighter than a Thousand Suns) | Coleman, Walker, Raven, Ferguson | 4:47 |
17. | "Age of Greed" (from Extremities, Dirt and Various Repressed Emotions) | Coleman, Walker, Martin Atkins | 7:26 |
Personnel
- Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
- Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar on tracks 1 and 3–11
- Paul Raven – bass guitar on tracks 2 and 13–17
- Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals on tracks 1–16
- Martin Atkins – drums, vocals on track 17
References
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Laugh? I Nearly Bought One! – Killing Joke | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Killing Joke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 February 2015.