The Living Return
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008When Killing Joke bassist Paul Raven went to the Great Gig in the Sky on October 20, 2007, a number of Joke fans–myself included–wondered what would be next for the band. Raven’s bass sound anchored the band through some of its best material, including the recent Killing Joke (2003) and Hosannas From The Basements of Hell (2006); his were clearly some big shoes to fill.
The solution, it seems, was to go back to the beginning. The original lineup–Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Martin “Youth” Glover, and “Big Paul” Ferguson–are back together for the first time since 1982. (more…)