BBC in Concert (Killing Joke album)

1995 live album by Killing Joke
BBC in Concert
Live album by
Killing Joke
ReleasedOctober 1995
Recorded6 March 1985, 22 August 1986
Genre
  • Post-punk
  • industrial rock
  • gothic rock
  • new wave
Length57:33
LabelWindsong International
Killing Joke live albums chronology
Ha
(1982)
BBC in Concert
(1995)
No Way Out but Forward Go
(2001)

BBC in Concert is a live album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released in October 1995 by Windsong International Records.[1][2]

Content

Tracks 1–10 were recorded at the 1986 Reading Festival in England (on 22 August), while the final three songs were recorded during a 1985 Paris Theatre appearance (on 6 March).[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock[2]

It has been reviewed as a "better-than-average bootleg" due to the sound quality.[1][2]

Track listing

  1. "Twilight of the Mortals" – 4:47
  2. "Chessboards" – 5:36
  3. "Kings & Queens" – 4:11
  4. "Darkness Before Dawn" – 5:02
  5. "Love Like Blood" – 4:44
  6. "Sanity" – 4:48
  7. "Love of the Masses" – 4:07
  8. "Requiem" – 3:19
  9. "Complications" – 3:20
  10. "Wardance" – 3:50
  11. "Tabazan" – 4:34
  12. "Tension" – 3:50
  13. "Pssyche" – 5:26

Personnel

Killing Joke
  • Jaz Coleman – vocals
  • Kevin "Geordie" Walker – guitar
  • Paul Raven – bass guitar
  • Paul Ferguson – drums
  • Dave Kovacevic – synthesizer

References

  1. ^ a b c d Rabid, Jack. "BBC in Concert (22nd August 1986) – Killing Joke | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Holtje, Steve (1999). "Killing Joke". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (loan required). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 629–630. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2 – via the Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 109. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. ISBN 978-1912587407.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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