The dynamic second album from
Killing Joke set the standard by which their career is judged as a whole.
Jaz Coleman is maybe off his rocker in real life, but on record he's a focussed machine gun. Tribal drumming from the legendary
Paul Ferguson is the heartbeat. Throw in
Youth's bass lines and
Geordie Walker's echoing guitars and you have a classic that inspired everyone and everything that followed in the industrial genre. I'm not exaggerating its importance. Listen to
Ministry's
The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste (1989) after hearing
What's THIS For...! and you'll wonder why
Jaz didn't call his lawyer.
Songs of Note:
The Fall Of Because;
Butcher
4½ Killing Joke told me how out of 5
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