What A Joke

Deliverance | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Intense Records
• ASIN: B000008EZ8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #192,130 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Prophet of Idiocy

2. Psuedo Intelluctual

3. What a Joke

4. Chipped Beef

5. After Forever

6. It's the Beat

7. A Product of Society

8. Pray

9. Silent Night

10. J.I.G.

11. Purgatory Sandwich With Mustard

12. Attack

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars A solid but underrated album by the big D, June 20, 2011

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Kevin Nazario Bartolomei "Sazabi" (Ponce, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What a Joke (Collector's Edition) (Audio CD)

Most people are way to harsh with this album, sure is not as powerful as the previous but, co'mon Deliverance released two gems in a row, few bands ever do that. Even when they themselves have said that it was "rushed" is still very good. Many dont like the 5 second "songs" and the references to food and cooking but is just the band been silly and goofy. Other have done it before, i remember an album called Bedtime for Democracy by Dead Kennedys I heard eons ago, it had like 30 tracks and most were just scraps of noise, drumming and the band making jokes mixed with punk rock.

This released contains the original album completely remastered, i have a 20 year old tape, I can tell you the sounds is way better.To close it up, if you like Deliverance get it, is a worthy successor to their previous albums.

5.0 out of 5 stars An underated classic!!, March 19, 2011

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Chris Rush (Everett, wa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What A Joke (Audio CD)

This is by far my favorite Deliverance disc.I like the odd song bits they throw in.This is a very bold CD as far as the message,challenging the non Christian worldview head on with no mercy,basically calling it "the joke".This is very aggressive thrash musically ,and the vocals are the heaviest of any of their CDs.The band changed their sound a lot after this one,so this the last we get of this approach.Some people think this CD is too Quirky at times (with the little short silly tunes),but I think it breaks up the seriousness of some of the songs nicely.I miss how fun the Christian thrash scene was in the late 80's early 90's.Vengence Rising,Tourniquet,Believer and Deliverance were all a blast at the time. I think every thrash fan should own this one.

4.0 out of 5 stars Deliverance is no joke, July 25, 2009

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Beastman (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What A Joke (Audio CD)

I have to defend this album because absolutely no one got the joke. This album was made to be intentionally off the wall and eccentric while maintaining solid music and intense lyrics the band was known for. People that take everything literally to heart and have no sense of humor have and will ridicule this album unrelentingly. The title is What A Joke yet people aren't bright enough to get it. The humor at points is clever and thought provoking while the actual songs are very good. This was Big D's heaviest and fastest album by far, they go balls to the wall with this one. Prophet of Idiocy is a thrash holocaust. I bought this album when I was 12, I loved the heaviness and was smart enough to understand the humor. Anyone who is anti-Christian will definitely be infuriated when hearing this album for it's boldness and goofiness. This album is worth checking out if you are a fan of fast chunky thrash, you will not hear albums like this anymore. Municipal Waste and Warbringer don't have 1/10 of the quality this band had, What A Joke......