Revelations (Killing Joke album)
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| Studio album by Killing Joke | ||||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | Cologne, Germany | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock[1] | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Conny Plank | |||
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Revelations is the third studio album by English rock band Killing Joke, released in May 1982 by record label E.G.
Recording
Revelations was recorded in Cologne, Germany. It is the first Killing Joke album not to be produced by the band themselves; Conny Plank took over production duties.
Release
Revelations was released in July 1982 by record label E.G.. It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
Two singles were released from the album: "Empire Song" and "Chop-Chop". "Empire Song" was performed on Top of the Pops, but without singer Jaz Coleman, who had recent departed for Iceland fearing nuclear holocaust.
A remastered version with one bonus track was released in 2005.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Austin Chronicle |  [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 5/5[5] |
Revelations has received a mixed-to-favourable reception by critics.
In his retrospective review, Alex Ogg of AllMusic cited the album as "the epitome of the 'difficult third album syndrome'" which "manifests itself in [a] lack of cohesion and direction".[3] Trouser Press wrote that the album "suffers from an uninvolving lethargy".[6] Nick Lancaster of Drowned in Sound praised the album, calling it "a less individual work – record company pressures and an outside producer necessarily toning down the band's nihilistic excesses – but it's all the better for it."[5] Christopher Gray of Austin Chronicle called it "faster" and "sleeker" than previous albums.[4] Fact put the album at no. 11 on their list titled "20 best: Goth records ever made".[7]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Killing Joke (Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Martin "Youth" Glover and Kevin "Geordie" Walker.
| Side A | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "The Hum" | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Empire Song" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "We Have Joy" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Chop-Chop" | 4:19 |
| 5. | "The Pandys Are Coming" | 4:27 |
| Side B | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Chapter III" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Have a Nice Day" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Land of Milk and Honey" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Good Samaritan" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Dregs" | 4:57 |
| 2005 CD reissue bonus track | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 11. | "We Have Joy (Alternate Mix)" | 4:21 |
Personnel
- Killing Joke
- Jaz Coleman – vocals, synthesizer
- Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
- Martin "Youth" Glover – bass guitar
- Paul Ferguson – drums, vocals
- Technical
Charts
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 12[2] |
| France | 33[8] |
References
- ↑ "20 best: Goth records ever made". Fact.
- 1 2 "Killing Joke | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 Ogg, Alex. "Revelations – Killing Joke | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 Gray, Christopher (16 December 2005). "Review: Killing Joke, What's THIS For ...?, Revelations, Ha! – Music – The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 Lancaster, Nick (11 July 2005). "Album Review: Killing Joke – Reissues / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Killing Joke". Trouser Press. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "Discographie Killing Joke". lescharts.com. Retrieved on 2010-07-05.
External links
- Revelations at Discogs (list of releases)
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