Killing Joke – Democracy (1996)

April 22, 2022

I have to say off the bat that I find Democracy underwhelming. I’ve listened to it twice now, and it just doesn’t jump out at me. It’s not bad, but it’s just very uneventful. The mix is very wishy washy and everything gets lost and buried. Kinda like the shoegaze hoover effect, but not in desired way.

Democracy, unfortunately, sees Killing Joke on auto-pilot. This is a crying shame after the return to form thay was Repressed Emotions and even Pandemonium. However, closer “Another Bloody Election” has a fair bit of go in it which leaves things on a favourable note, despite the experience that precedes it.