Killing Joke - Madness Lyrics

You got nothing on this, Suggs.

Listened to this album over and over and over again along with Are You Receiving? SO36 and New Day.... Fucking A

For years, I didn't used to like this, now I just love it. That guitar and bass are just awesome.

one of my all time kj tracks -was invited to the studio w/nash the slash to hear the final mix/playback for this lp

Je me souviens les avoir vu en '84/86... Premier (et dernier :-)) festival punk de ma ville... Panike dans les rues!!! Excellent groupe...

Man, that's a scary album cover. I never noticed those creepy heads.

Hahahaha!!!!!!

play it loud on Friday :)

This album was my introduction to Killing Joke, and this song was the first one that hooked me:) Thanks for the reminder!

Top 10 80's Bands The Cure , Talk Talk , Killing Joke , REM , The Comsat Angels , The Dream Syndicate , Echo & The Bunnymen , The Church , The Chameleons & The Sound.

My top 10 would include Wall Of Voodoo and Mission Of Burma

@Trainy Wall Of Voodoo are 😎 ! " Lost Weekend " & " 2 Minutes To Lunch " my favorites. Great LA band.

The Angst is Amazing ! This is Madness !! 😠 😠

I like this song too I see what you guys are raving about

LONG LIVE THE JOKE!!!

Jaz Coleman and Paul Ferguson swapping vocals.
Youth's Rickenbacker bass.
Geordie Walker's guitar.

This album to me is only championed by their previous debut album.

Utter masters.

If a gun was held to my head and I had to give my all-time favourite album THIS WOULD BE IT...
From the moment I heard Tension on the radio back in 1981 I was hooked!

no NIN bored guy?

killing joke still hit all the right notes I just love em.the bass and drums are so different and then there,s jazz his madness,what more does a man need!

MyMelody - WERE ????? They are constantly evolving band and continue to produce music that just gets better, recent work such as Absolute Descent, MMX11, Pylon

Eat your heart out, Manson.

I love the lyrics "If this is today, well what the fuck is tomorrow?"

TheArrow1987 This record is brilliant. No filler.

Colossal. One of the scariest songs ever.

peru ubu,kiem,de div,neu,a flock of seagulls,death in june,devo,anne clark,arbeit adelt,b-52's,bauhaus,brian eno and david byrne,the fall,DAF,de kreuners,department s,depeche mode,new order,joy division,einsturzende neubauten,fad gadget,ficher z,frank zappa,captain beefheart,front 242,grauzone,kraftwerk,tc matic,nick cave,nine inch nails,minimal compact,tuxedomoon,yello,psychedelic furs,psychic tv,red zebra,the residents,,rheingold,the shirts,u2,simple minds,sister of mercy,uk subs,sonic youth,ultravox,the sound,test department,stranglers,talking heads,warsaw,W.A.T.,the wedding present,wire,

the screaming to the end

I had never heard of them but on a whim by the art work and song titles I picked it up and have been enjoying their music
 ever since

Nice one, Cristina...

BEST BAND EVER!!!

The bass seems to have had a small influence on Primus. damn that bassline is good

That bass with the synth is killer.

I remember when this first came out, 1980s, I was a teenager and loved every minute of it, and still do.

i’m pretty sure joke came out before Primus

reminds me of scoff

Neil the bass line sounds like negative creep

One of the best KJ songs. Awesome.

Killing Joke are one of my favorite bands by far.. They were the real thing.

Echo and the Bunnymen, Pseudo Echo, Scritti Politti, The Smiths, The Cars, Ultravox, King Crimson esp early 80's stuff, Simple Minds, Cocteau Twins, The Church, Adam and the Ants, The Cult, Twelfth Night, Marillion, IQ, Human League, Gary Numan, Tubeway Army, Husker Du, Voivod

Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Cure Soft Cell Visage

Big Black and Shellac

@Andrew Pearson Steve Albini ! There's Kerosene around !

Bands people like us know:  Killing Joke, Gang of Four, Ministry, Paul Collins Beat, The Jam, New Order, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Sex Pistols (of course), Dead Kennedys, Stranglers, Lords of the New Church, Rammstein,  Omph, Ian Dury, Duran Duran, New York Dolls, Nina Hagan, Sub Humans, Fear, The Vibrators......Please feel free to add to this list.

80s New Model Army, Godflesh, Swans, Samhain

Joy Division,Bauhaus,Magazine,The Fall,Tuxedo Moon,Sound,Clash and Virgin Prunes

Chrome.

Au Pairs

Fred P Misfits, UK Subs, Television, Crass... so many.

Awesome sauce!

I'm a fan of KJ and think this a cool post punk song, but it should be a little more up tempo and aggressive and keep the chorus the same.

killing joke, the sound of the earth vomitting indeed!!!!!!!!!!!

Great song, though a bit too irreligious sounding for me. Hey, i can live with ''this comment has recieved too many negative votes''. I do love the music though

great song, but not as good as my pregabalin ;-)

No man, that was Revelations (I think the follow up to this) but awesome production eh? sounds way ahead of it's time

Geordie and Youth...Guitar and Bass Hero :-)

No, this is GENIUS!

IS this thee CONNY PLANK STUFF? bloody BITCHEN!

That was Revelations with The Hum as opening track.

the change to chorus s amazing

An actual STARGATE/PORTAL-THING was captured on film. The footage can be found within the short-film entitled "SUDDEN PORTHOLE", which is currently parked at the PROJECT CAMELOT YouTube page (it's under the George Noory video).

I'm not selling anything...I'm just trying to spread the word about the unseen-dimensions we find ourselves embedded in.

My BLOG contains the peripheral data regarding the movie and is where I reply to the "debunkers" (use search words "Sam Zurick" & "BLOG"). THANKS!!

@CrazyAnimatorOfDoom No, this is Patrick!

No, this is SPARTA.

@Oni64 Geordie told me about it personally last week when I asked him to resolve a youtube thread debate about his early guitars and amps. More detailed quotes from Geordie found in the comments of 12 videos I've uploaded to youtube from "Prague 2010 Killing Joke" show. Oct. 4, 2010.

@Satyagrahaha Yes, I noticed a brief pause a change to a thicker tone. How did you find out about this?

Geordie says his Les Paul broke during the recording of Madness when he was leaning into his amp to get feedback. He had to finish the rest of the song using a 1962 Gibson SG Junior. Listen closely from 4:58 !

I love comments like these, thank you!

Great anecdote! I can't unhear the change now

One Of My Fave Joke Tracks Off Arguably My Fave Joke Album. Very Primal.

This is unusual - for the bass and the drums to lead - it really has a uniquely primal primitive power!

Only the righteous kiss those lips
Too much guessing too much "need to believe"
This is madness madness

Why should i suffer when i can't see your eyes?
Whose truth is your truth?
What brain can you pick? what bones?
This is madness

When did living start being a sin?
If this is today - well what the fuck's tomorrow?
Whose fashion is your fashion?
What passion can you buy?
When you know god is dead
And you are god?
This is madness

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