Surely
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (1986) was the
Joke's nadir, right? Wrong. I'm fucking weeping inside. The only positive thing I can say about
OtG is that it wasn't supposed to be a
Killing Joke album. It was originally a
Jaz Coleman solo album, but got jumped on by a greedy record label with no morals. It's like stamping a
Rolling Stones label on a
Mick Jagger album. No one wants that shit.
Bass player
Paul Raven and drummer
Paul Ferguson quit the band to get away from the awfulness. Guitarist
Geordie Walker remained but he plays second to some weak synth. Even if they repackaged it with free bank notes in place of liner notes, it wouldn't be worth buying.
Song of Least Fail:
Outside the Gate
1 empty, empty place out of 5
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