#102
March 1985
Killing Joke
Night Time
Genre: New Wave/Post Punk
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Darkness Before Dawn
Kings and Queens
Eighties
Boy, it’s been a while since I liked anything Killing Joke put out. But this…this is great. Moody, pounding, pulsing, intoxicating.
It’s goth rock but it’s upbeat and energetic and reminds me of late 70s new Wave bands with the almost tribal drumming. This is a raw hedonistic fever dream of dance rock.
The best Killing Joke album since their debut.
If you listen to just ONE track, make sure it’s “Eighties”, a song from which Kurt Cobain stole the entire riff for “Come As You Are” and his estate should have to pay royalties.
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