Killing Joke - The Hum Lyrics

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bow the head or grip the sabre

That guita riff it sounds as Geordie is fu...ng with his guitar. Amazing musician

We all hope England UK will create some day again the base of a culture to be so creative in music and sound

still ... to now, relevant!

A kind of tribute to Siouxsie &TB's sound (Join Hands era). Very nice

I swear humanity is dead. They evolved into braindead zombies with no independent thought. They LIve!

jaz slept on my couch when this lp came out and they recorded HA at larrys hideaway

Chunky.

Tripping on 5g of Good fungus with this in my headphones in a dark room is pretty fucking awesome right now

70 million on this island I live on. Population of the world doubled since the start of the Seventies. War is the necessity. Failing that Mother Earth will surely protect herself and inflict a virus on mankind, the voracious breeder / destroyer of this planet.

And it`s Studio Debut on Firedances...erm...Birds of a feather...SORRY!

Revelations and Geordie...Well this was`nt the Debut of the ES 295. As someone pointed out..."he recorded the whole Album with the SG Junior..." sounds OK...it does sound like an SG...(Tho no Guitar in Geordies hands sounds like any particular Guitar anyway.)
But Hum and the whole Album stands out for sure..as all of the first three did and still do. But for real: The Es 295 made it´s Debut on HA!
And it`s Studio Debut on Firedances...you can hear the difference! and it took him a few years to get totaly control on the beast and make it sound like it sounds today! I know what I am talking about! Bougt me one of the Re-Issues from the Gibson Custom Shop in 2013...it f...takes a while...but the result is shear amazing!

Nirvana ripped off killing joke massively...in the only they could.. but!!!...having said that...if it wasn't for KJ. Nirvana might not of existed!!!!

I always liked the lurking synth. Absolutely amazing song !

It's from another dimension. Arguably the darkest band to slither out of England's wasteland.

@ComeTheDawn 64 Together with Godflesh. Adore them both

Geordies Guitar sound is so unique. One of the best and underrated Players not only in the Punk/Underground Music. Phenomenal!

A bit reminiscent of Siouxsie's Join Hands album with John McKay on guitar.

Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as
(Parklife)

Prefered the originl album cover..This is Love Like Bloods..

Richard Whitehead sorry mate you're wrong. This is the original album cover.

Nirvana

Mon groupe fétiche ! un son inégalable !

geordie is a wagnerian guitarist, unique !

I saw this year in Chile geordie sound like open a portal was terrorific and beatiful

SAFE IN BED!!!!!!!!!

Geordie Walker's guitar tone is mental.

This recording was my introduction to Killing Joke..I remember being disappointed that the opener was so slow. The next song fixed that for me :)

punk not dead

revelations.une bombe atomique.génial.viva the joke.

Killing joke...at their best!!!!!!!!

Slowly, slowly all fall down
A blindfold dance and a 1,2,3
No mistake where they always emphasize security
Draw the curtains, shut the door, the heater's on
I couldn't ask for more
I pull the sheets right overhead
Snuggle, snuggle safe in bed

Take the weight right off my shoulder
Misery claims much too late
Bow the head or grip the sabre
Vernichten regenerate
Bright eyed young inherit all
Treading down upon the fallen
They was drawn towards the Hum
Plenty more where they come from

Slowly, slowly all fall down
A blindfold dance and a 1,2,3
Swarm upset the gentle lamb
A hive don't hold no humble bee!
Slowly, slowly, out it came
Tendencies that weren't the same
And they were drawn towards the Hum
Plenty more where We come from

"plenty more where we come from"

Hi, does anyone have all the album? It was available a few months ago, but it isn't now! I really miss it.

Best alice in chains song

it's a joke lol.alice in peeeeuuuurk

@mouzak rock yeah it was a joke. This is the best nirvana song

my highschoolfriend who introduced me to KJ has died from an overdose a long time ago, but when I hear this song, he's very much alive to me. See ya in hell, Peter!

what a jerk, certainly not a kj type

@sean soblixe Troll 📢

Where has this been all my life!?!?!😨😍😍😍😍

I KNOW RIGHT😵

так появился helmet

killing joke are one of the best bands i,ve ever had the pleaure of seeing.I saw them back in 84/85 and talk about tight they were amazing.you just gotta love jazz,s quirky genious and energy.just brilliant and roll on Liverpool 2018.

killer rhythm

Seeing Empire Song performed on live TV around '82 awakened me to the Joke. So much so that I bought this album and haven't looked back since! Songs like the Hum have just resonated with me!

O Superman.

Paul Baker Jones O mom and dad...

The Hum of my fathers Jaguar arriving home after a hard days work. That's what it means to me.

Have a wank.

This type of sound is not post punk ,or any other kind of punk, metal , rock and roll, country or any other name , it's KILLING JOKE , I would have to name it something like , " SOLAR PSYCO " because the music ,lyrics , songs are tripped out , dark, deep meaning beyond reality of this world

Every Word You Speak Emanates Into The Infinite and Expanding Universe. The Eternal Vibration of Life and Consciousness. Studying Quantum Consciousness Currently and Nikola Tesla who Invented AC Current.

The Hum of Daddies Jaguar Coming Home.

Gran Tema..

Genius. I am an eclectic music man, appreciating everything from The Carpenters to TalkTalk, but no band makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up up like Killing Joke. If I had to take one band with me into hell, they would be the one.

Yes KJ can rock any nation to its core.

if thats the case, you and killing joke dont fit.......looser

The word is loser......illiterate buffoon. Go play on the live rail.

@Roger Durrant Many musicians are floored by how tight Killing Joke are. In studio , usually recorded in 1 take. Mixing is where they had fun.

These guys were revolutionary. NO ONE else sounds like them. KJ is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands with each subsequent listen.

Fucking Like It

all this trying to categorize this great music. It's simple .... this is KILLING JOKE.

Rebel Music

so dirty

Complements to Geordie, sweet guitar sound. Unique in the biz, Geordie stands out as having a very cool sound. Complements again

cool sound ... are you kidding me ? ... this is Killing Joke, Sound of the Earth Vomiting ... show some respect for fuck sakes !

This is my propers due, so f.o.

ok cool ...

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" - Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate
Magnificent...

That spine tingling guitar sound. Love it!

It was the SG Jr through all this album...

Perfect for Jaz Coleman's face paint! \V/ \V/ \V/

Pedazo de album y pedazo de cancion..¡¡¡

+Antonio Fdez. !!!!!!!!!!!!

The songs are great. But a terrible Conny Plank production. This remix is better, but still sounds weird.

"terrible Conny Plank production" is an oxymoron.

Very nice. Similar to some later Band Of Susans tracks instrumentally.... With some Wire influence possibly?

check out : Be Quiet And Drive (Deftones) : same riff

+Stolearm and Dagger by Slowdive

It's not the same riff by any means, Deftones just used a very similar albeit more modern sounding tone for the intros to "be quiet and drive" as well as "lotion". I'm surprised someone else caught this as well

Prong - Prove You Wrong

Be quiet siouxies monitor

The perfect soundtrack to the 2015 UK General Election.

Welcome to Englands industrial wasteland

ne serait - ce pas ce son ,dont a cause,certaines personnes se seraient suicidées,ou encore sessons entendu dans l hemispheres nord de la terre ?ou un probleme d audition ?

In actual fact, Revelations was where Geordie started with the ES295...you can hear the characteristic hollow sound throughout.  It helps being venerable...I caught the tour for the album in '82, and stood right in front of Geordie...guess what, he played nothing but the Gold 295 all evening.  They opened with "The Hum", and it sounded just like the record.  I don't remember Geordie looking down at his guitar all night.  Geordie still had the Burman amps at that time.  Incredible live sound.  Yeah, Les Paul w P90s for the first album, and the SG w P90s for the second.  P90s in the 295 too...kind of a pattern, eh?  :)

+John Carroll Respect mate you know your shit!

He recorded the whole " Revelations " album with the Gibson SG Jr ( that's what he told me, and I don't think he was kidding me...) ...

It's also the album where he began de-tuning his guitar.

True ! Half a tone lower on Revelations, then one tone lower -than standard- since Fire Dances with the ES295...

thanks for post havnt heard this for many a year

seeing them in melbourne in 4 weeks can't wait

Beating Primus to the punch exponentially.

michael moore is simpel himself

Helmet was def inspired by Killing Joke

and Prong

Godflesh

What's interesting, according to Wikipedia (so take with a large grain of salt), is Cobain supposedly had reservations about releasing the song due to the riff's similarity to the "Eighties" but the label went ahead and released it anyway. At that point any excusable coincidence becomes problematic - at the very least KJ should have been asked and been given a share of the royalties...and I guess the Damned as well.

If I hear one more description of kj known being punk or post punk I think I will puke. U cannot pigeon hole this band they are killing joke. End of.

Wow, just these two? they have allways hade a dark core. I cant think of a songle "happy" song that isnt full of sarcasm. could you or anyone name a song KJ has done that is happy?

Yeah, Jaz dropped the charge when, well when Kobain dropped. oh, the evil wit of us older dudes....Geordie, in my eyes, is awesome but simple.
X

two people were not drawn towards the hum.

You sound like Jaz.

You kiddin', boy? Please check the dates before writing such bs.

They got really dark and ghostly on this album and Fire Dances, probably explains why they are their best albums.

No, you hear echoes of Joke in Nirvana songs.

Crack weed And viagra?? that would blow anyones brains, plus you could fuck yourself stupid too :) ( no malice intedid)

I feel it invading my solar-plexus ...

this not punk at all
this is coldwave

Geordie says that "The best buzz EVER is going on stage and hearing the crowd go berserk on the 1st few chords!! Better than any drug"

Very nightmarish atmosphere. Swans were definitely heavily influenced by this.

pure, raw post-punk like you've never heard before. bravo

@Eric22 noted. my bad

@henkpaardevet its a gibson es 295 in actual fact, connected to a BIIG amp

conny plank should not be overlooked for his production on this album. awesome sound!!

@r3playretro it's a Gretsch (and a great guitarplayer:-))

you won't believe this: i'm 127 years old.

I hear 'echoes' of Nirvana in this song...

1980 girar Killing Joke récord

It grows on you.....

...kin excellent-stinger

love this album

@birdynumnumski i followed their 90's stuff when they went industrial. i didnt know they existed back the 80's I was into new wave then

@jedimagejoe never too late mate, try listening to thier 2003 album "Killing Joke"

wtf where was i at this is freaking brilliant music. im 43 this is my first time hearing this

Magnificent production.

@ARMINIUS44 HELL YEAH!!!

the post-punk RED a la king crimson...

thanks trollmaster, i agree

Awesome guitar tone on this song, especially the intro.