What's THIS For...!

Infobox Album
Name = What's THIS For...!
Type = studio
Artist = Killing Joke


Released = Start date|1981|6|
Recorded = London, UK
Genre = Post-punk
Length = 42:04
Label = E.G. Records
Producer = Killing Joke
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bnd9kext7q7b link]
*Robert Christgau (B) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=2061&name=Killing+Joke link]
Last album = "Killing Joke"
(1980)
This album = "What's THIS For...!"
(1981)
Next album = "Revelations"
(1982)
Misc = Singles
Name = What's THIS For...!
Type = studio
Single 1 = Follow The Leaders
Single 1 date = Start date|1981|5

"What's THIS For...!" is the second studio album by Killing Joke. It was released in June 1981 on EG Music. A remastered version with bonus tracks was released on EMI in 2005.

One single was taken from the album. The 7" vinyl version had "Follow The Leaders" b/w "Tension". The 10" version included "Follow The Leaders (Dub)". [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Killing+Joke Killing Joke at Discogs.com] ] It did not chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Killing Joke.
# "The Fall of Because" – 5:12
# "Tension" – 4:33
# "Unspeakable" – 5:20
# "Butcher" – 6:11
# "Follow the Leaders" – 5:37
# "Madness" – 7:43
# "Who Told You How?" – 3:37
# "Exit" – 3:42
# "Follow the leaders" (dub)* – 4:06
# "Madness" (dub/unreleased)* – 7:28
# "Brilliant"* – 3:58(*) Bonus tracks on the remastered version released in 2005 on EMI.

Personnel

*Jaz Coleman - vocals, synthesizer
*Kevin "Geordie" Walker - guitar
*Martin "Youth" Glover - bass guitar
*Paul Ferguson - drums, vocals

Legacy

Paz Lenchantin listened to the album during the recording of Zwan's "Mary Star of the Sea" in 2003. She is seen holding up the CD in the accompanying DVD footage.

External links

* [http://www.killingjokeremasters.com Remasters Website]
* [http://headwideopen.blogspot.com/2006/10/whats-this-joke.html "What's THIS Joke...!"]

References