Killing Joke has to be the most uncompromising band to have ever signed a record contract. Their albums, especially the first four, are so dissonant that they're almost unlistenable. Of course, that's the Joke's charm. They've remained themselves and continued to influence bands as huge as Nirvana, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Soundgarden, to name a few. This CD is an ideal introduction for anyone not familiar with the Joke. A few of the tracks are rare gems that one would be hard pressed to find elsewhere (Pssyche, Sun Goes Down, Turn To Red). The rest of the songs give the listener a fairly sweeping example of this band's wonderful career. Give the songs "Requiem" and "Follow The Leaders" a spin and then marvel over the fact that these pulsating quasi-industrial pieces were written as long ago as 1980 and 1981, respectively. As a bonus, the cover of the CD is a famous photo of a Catholic priest fraternizing with Nazis. Killing Joke put this picture on a flyer for a show in Glasgow- and were consequently banned from playing the gig by the furious club owner. Don't hesitate on this one- Killing Joke was and is a musical phenomenon. This disc will reaffirm that notion.

This is a good collection of Killing Joke tunes. Definately good for any new-comer to the group. It has some classics such as "Eighties", "Wardance", "Follow The Leaders", and "Wintergardens". There's also some rare tracks such as "Turn To Red", "Sun Goes Down" and a live version of "Pssyche". Even though there are quite a few great songs left off such as "Let's All Go (To The Fire Dances)" and "A New Day", this is still a great collection. Pick up a copy today.

Since Killing Joke have had a long and varied career. Some new to the game ( me being one of them for a while ) found it hard where to go first. I picked this up because it had Love Like Blood ( which I think is just gorgeous ) and it had an overview on their material from 1979-1990. I have not been disappointed with this release as it has made me buy even more of their material if and when I can. It's interesting to note that the cover was one of the first flyers the band had used for a gig and caused a lot of controversy for what you see on the cover ( A priest giving the Nazis his blessing ) that the organizer refused to let them play at the venue!

Overall a very good introduction to Killing Joke but I do find the last track to be somewhat out of place with the rest of them. But some of you may disagree with that view. However, buy this compilation and soon you may be buying more Killing Joke records than you would have thought possible

Love the song called 80's! It's a must have if your a Killing Joke fan. All Stars on this album! 1334

download it now. or at least what you don't have yet. geordie really is a unique guitarist...not that this is a comparison, but he is his own style just as brian may is...admirable, inspiring...

just the fine balance of dissonance and regal wall-of-sound chords...add to that the everpresent tribal thump and shamanistic-jester intonations of jaz...

recommended to fans of meshuggah...