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Title: Flawed but Beautiful
Review: Killing Joke have never been ones to tone down their angry political views, but never before have they been brought to the forefront as on this record. Democracy opens with the brutal "Savage Freedom" picking up steam until the ear-shattering climax. This sets the stage perfectly for the rest of the album: violent, shredding guitar, vicious percussion and above it all, the hoarse shout of Jaz Coleman's vocals. The biggest suprise is the title track, which begins with sparkling acoustic guitar and reaches anthemic heights with the classic chorus, "Sorry, democracy is changing." Of course, it doesn't always work, as on the overlong "Prozac People" and the simplistic "Intellect," but these are small nits to pick on an otherwise violently beautiful album.
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