Chaos for Breakfast [Import]

Killing Joke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 21, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Malicious Damage UK
• ASIN: B00029R8KY
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #461,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nervous System

2. Turn To Red

3. Are You Receiving

4. Almost Red

5. Wardance

6. Pssyche

7. Requiem

8. Change

9. Requiem

10. Follow The Leaders

11. Tension

12. Follow The Leader (Dub)

13. Follow The Leaders (Original Lyrics)

14. Requiem (Demo)

15. Wardance (Demo)

16. Wardance (Demo)

17. Bloodsport (Demo)

18. Wait (Demo)

19. Complications (Demo)

20. Change (Demo)

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars greasepaint and danceable terror, September 16, 2004

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Denise Powers "philopoet0" (Rome, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos for Breakfast (Audio CD)

I had drooled over these singles in the past, but between scarcity and cost I had been unable to pick up many of them. This truly is some of the best work Killing Joke did and any fan of theirs definitely needs to hear these songs. That being said, someone mentioned that the price was too steep, and I agree. If you go on amazon's uk site however, you can order it for the equivalent of about $22, which is only a fraction of the $70 something they charge on this site. Don't ask me why their system works that way, but it did and I saved a whole lot of money.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Killing Joke!, July 27, 2004

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Harold Grey "Post-punk progressive pop junkie" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chaos for Breakfast (Audio CD)

For anyone who wants to understand why Killing Joke were such an influential group in the post-punk period, this boxed set from Malicious Damage is absolutely required listening. Mike Coles, the original graphic designer for KJ who runs the Malicious Damage record label, has painstakingly recreated the original vinyl releases from the band and remastered them on individual CDs. This package also includes all the original album artwork, plus two booklets of images that document the band's visual development. From Nervous System to the original 7-inch version of Wardance to the original version of Follow the Leaders, these are powerful songs that showcase Geordie's stinging guitar sound, Youth's pulsing bass, and Big Paul Ferguson's riveting drumming, as well as Jaz's electronic shroud and apocalyptic shrieking. However, the real hidden gem in this box is the CD of demos of songs from the first two albums. This CD alone is worth the price of the boxed set. A must for any fan of the Joke!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too bad more cd reissues of singles aren't like this!, August 20, 2004

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Troy Rexroth "DeadMouse" (Vancouver, Wa. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chaos for Breakfast (Audio CD)

I have to say, this set is just awesome. In it are faithful reproductions of the singles as they came out on vinyl. You even get little stickers and things with most of the singles. The quality is great and you also get a little folder with a bunch of vintage pix of the band. The only thing I wish it included was some commentary from the band about each single and maybe some lyrics, but thats minor compared to the overall set.

I would like to point out the one reviewer that ignorantly stated that this was a set of remixes. It is not! He obviously has not seen nor heard this set and placed his review purely on ignorance and bias towards box sets. Anywho...

This is truly a must have item for those fans of The Joke! I know I don't regret making this investment in fine music :)