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Title: Killing Joke without Jaz
Review: Hard core Killing Joke fans might be interested in this. The rest of the band made this album in the early 90s with some other dude singing. It has a bit of an industrial sound to it, complete with lots of "industrial" sound effects in the background, like clanging metal pipes etc. The song "Murder Inc." prominently features the sounds of a dot matrix printer, a real blast from the past. Geordie gets in some decent KJ style guitar riffs but the singer just isn't Jaz Coleman. He sounds a bit like a second rate David Bowie and personally I just don't think his voice is well suited to the music. A lot of the songs seem to end very abruptly, like they were a bit hurried putting this album out. The last song, "Mrs. Whiskey Name", is an ill-conceived traditional drinking song with drumming. Give it a listen on Grooveshark.com before purchasing.
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