"It's where the second wave of punk started, from the punky reggae party where Don Letts brought punk together with Bob Marley. We used to rehearse there, the Clash would be upstairs rehearsing – we didn't used to speak to each other at that stage, but later I became great friends with Joe. We used to live in squats then. It was the only way you could afford to do your music. It was an area of dissenters and thinkers, and now it's just full of bankers and wankers."
This track has become one of my favs, nice video. Shame that Red Twat's comments above are what you see first. I think that's what some do for recognition for their own sites as they have no imagination or sense of humour :)
I had never considered how they rebuilt London post WW2 in light of Nazi bergermeister body doubling, murdersquad systemology, perhaps because I was incarnated elsewhere by that time.
It's not knee-jerk. Simply walk though London and Europe and you will see Islam devouring western culture. Killing Joke and Billy Bragg could care less if England is consumed by Islam because they hate western culture. Of course, as Billy Bragg sings "Put Away The Union Jack," he lives comfortably in his his huge, multi million dollar home over looking the cliffs of England and the Atlantic Ocean.
I stayed on Kelfield Gardens for about 10 days, which was a few streets over from Ladbroke Grove. In fact, we had to walk down Ladbroke Grove Road a few blocks to reach Ladbroke Grove Train Station and it was quite a run-down street. I kept thinking, "Gee, this looks a lot like Queens, New York." What really got me down was how Islamified the neighborhood was. Quite depressing because in 20 years, Ladbroke Grove and all of London will be a Muslim dominated. What a shame.
@anduandirobot belive it or not that's what happened in iran. islam was forced through force, rape , and savagry back in 8th century! now an islamic government rules and represent the persians! go figure..
Evocative of the spirit of the area, the culture which helped give rise to KJ and the eternal power of it all. A great composition, and very inventive with their use of dub/reggae rythms and controlled metal/punk power. Love the bass, love the whispers, love Jaz's lyrics and vocs. This whole disc is a fantastic work by innovative men.
@erictheviking871 fair enough and i agree with you.i was not around in the 70's but family was and i hear it was different n such but now it is full with shitty little hood rats/gangs and etc
I lived on Ladbroke G for a year in 2001, worked in a pub called the Eagle. what a dangerous fucking shithole! was a long way from yuppified back then, which wasnt that long ago, I used to arm up to work my shifts. kids would come there moving coke deals for their parents. if its still there, dont go there!
great song, shades of massive attack or something in there without the harder edge sounds.
Thanks much aplenty to kingofpunk1977 and rhinseout for educating a Yank about some 'rock'n'roll' history. Now that I think of it, the space-metal band Hawkwind had a flat there around the time they were recording DOREMI FASOLATIDO and IN SEARCH OF SPACE (though not in that order), or so I seem to recall. I already live among a load of bankers and wankers in my neighborhood in NYC, I can sympathize. And oh, yeah, I am keeping my schedule open for the lads' New York stop. Thanks again!
Horribly mournful, but the Jokesters never do anything by half measures, do they now. Can a kind soul enlighten a dunderheaded Yank as to the significance of Ladbroke Grove? Have never been to the UK and would like a clue-in if possible. Great track, lovely melody (and on a KJ recording...); why must we wait until November for this to come out in the USA!! Thanks kindly.
@Nastyoff It's a spot in West London, where they used to live, jam, and write their early classics. It used to be far cooler than it is currently, and in Jaz's own words, is now littered with "bankers and wankers". He also claimed in a recent interview that the entire band saw some UFOs in the sky with helicopters hovering around it sometime last year whilst having a few drinks for old times' sake outside a pub in the said area...
@Nastyoff Ladbroke Grove was a spot where a lot of squats (live in unoccupied premises ) & creative minds can get together to form art poetry politics rock bands etc etc. Between the 1960s-1980s it was cheap to live there but now it is yuppified (Hugh Grant Notting Hill Film) I used to go to Portobello Market a lot to get my Killing Joke bootlegs. I hope you see them play in the USA
Anyone up for a revolution? We must end this society run by corporate financiers and property speculating scum. Back to zero. Just a thought. This is a truly great Joke track.
Love the Reggae undertones. This song has reflections of Reggae star Etana's single called August Town. What's happened to Ladbook Grove? Wat a go on in a August Town? Respect to Jazz Coleman.
The overall chord progression on this is similar to Medicine Wheel, chorus and all. You can sing Medicine Wheel to this. As much as I want to like this............that kind of bugs me. Sure it's frustrating!
This song will will mean a lot to anyone who remembers the real legacy of the legendary Ladbroke Grove. Many a life has passed, many a song was written, many a memory was forgotten almost as soon as it was made! lol Without doubt, the best Killing Joke song ever.
Still dont like it, This sounds like the clash on mirtazapine and Necastle brown ale. with there best m8 comming round who has skunk and other bad shit.
I dont want the Clash i want KJ. its strangely good tho hmmmm.
Sounds a bit like Matt Johnson (the The) got in your head M8 i heard it at the end but thats not a bad thing. Still! stop doing dub bollox , it really dont fucking suit you.
after 10 or so listetens i get it, i am a norvern manky, as you say in the saaath.
Clash BAD Is all i can see in my head now, The Killing Joke doing Dub regee ? wow Ladbroke grove? wow. ..I dont like it. Donn Letts on acid maybe . Maybe he will make the film?.. Now thats interesting. or would be. you could call it Killing Jokes Killing joke ha ha. whatever.
What's happened to Ladbroke Grove? Why not ask Anjem Choudary and his other bunch of Happy Campers that live around there? The place is an Islamic, Wahabbi Hovel!
@Loobs666 It's great to see so many KJ fans embracing diversity and humanity. Sigh. Have you checked out the Cockney Rejects mate? Might be more up your street. You might want to check out the BNP site instead of spewing out your prejudices around here. Wrong band.
@bufon63 Yer a fucking idiot... the place is an Islamic Hovel! Diversitys all very well, but when an area is taken over by a bunch of facistic bigotted Islamist twats that want to fuck all us stinking Kufirs into the grave.... i'll shout about it as much as I please, thank you very much!
@bufon63 For your information Cockney Rejects never have been involved in any racist activities. I am of mixed race myself & I have met Mickey Geggus & Gary Bushell. I suggest you read the Cockney Rejects book where the Rejects crew offer out the British Movement for a ruck & give them a seriously good hiding
@Loobs666 Stayed on Ladbroke for a week in May of 2010. All I can say is I hope you guys in London love Islamic culture because that's what will be the dominate culture. Really depressing! Aren't there groups fighting this cultural take-over or are the people of London okay with Islam?
Possibly the greatest dub song they've ever done! It's also the 1st one I've heard that had lyrics (wasn't just a mix) since the old days of the original lineup. The vid helps give perspective to those of us from across the ocean. KJ sound at least twenty years younger with this EP!
Fucking Ladbroke Grove... it's a complete Islamic Shit-tip! Whatever cultural diversity it used to pretend to have, is now a burqa drenched Islamofascist Dump!
@laughingchris I'll wait for the proof. Eagerly. What the fuck would you know? I have my ears, you have yours. Perhaps my expectations are higher having followed them since 79........ Chill........
No, I'll go one stage further and say that Coleman's vocals wreck an otherwise great track. I truly believe that he can no longer sing, only yell, (either that or the band don't challenge him), just to prove how radical he is when sometimes ("The Hum", the unheralded classic "Absent Friends" - see my favourites - not the b/s track on Democracy) invoke a majesty and beauty that this track was so close to becoming.......And I should be sound engineer at their gigs :)
This is more like it; more sensitive, textured. Jaz should be holding back a lot more on the verse parts though and only letting go when Geordie's guitar kicks in. Whatever, a vast improvement on the mindless dirge of "In Excelsis".
There are already few upload of this song. but I love your slides here. thanks for the upload. Could you tell me more about this place in london(i assume) and the theme behind this song. This is one of the best KJ release in years in my opinion. simply mesmerising!
You should understand 61 German cities were destroyed in fire storms. That is women and children cooked and burned.
It was atrocious what was done to German civilians WW2
Photonzos 4 months ago
A soldier WW2 survived battle and came home to find his whole family bombed dead and he shot himself. True story.
I am so pleased I don't live there now.
Photonzos 4 months ago
"It's where the second wave of punk started, from the punky reggae party where Don Letts brought punk together with Bob Marley. We used to rehearse there, the Clash would be upstairs rehearsing – we didn't used to speak to each other at that stage, but later I became great friends with Joe. We used to live in squats then. It was the only way you could afford to do your music. It was an area of dissenters and thinkers, and now it's just full of bankers and wankers."
Jaz Coleman.
Spiderhead1000 5 months ago
danger! danger! it's getting stranger!
itchy8me 5 months ago
This track has become one of my favs, nice video. Shame that Red Twat's comments above are what you see first. I think that's what some do for recognition for their own sites as they have no imagination or sense of humour :)
TheTerrorcouple 5 months ago
@TheTerrorcouple cheers,Red Twats comments duely removed.
scherzomortale 5 months ago
I miss London!!!Long live killing Joke!!!!
666Nightshift 5 months ago
I had never considered how they rebuilt London post WW2 in light of Nazi bergermeister body doubling, murdersquad systemology, perhaps because I was incarnated elsewhere by that time.
Lieu3C4 6 months ago
seen killingjoke live,mindblast..
tomahawkbungle 7 months ago
It's not knee-jerk. Simply walk though London and Europe and you will see Islam devouring western culture. Killing Joke and Billy Bragg could care less if England is consumed by Islam because they hate western culture. Of course, as Billy Bragg sings "Put Away The Union Jack," he lives comfortably in his his huge, multi million dollar home over looking the cliffs of England and the Atlantic Ocean.
anduandirobot 9 months ago
whats this song about?
kevinleft 10 months ago
@kevinleft it's about Shepherds Bush
scherzomortale 10 months ago
@kevinleft ithink its where they came from.
tomahawkbungle 7 months ago
@kevinleft
You?
ErileMatan 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Killing Joke
In my humble opinion, the greatest band ever.
captainwungf 1 year ago 2
I stayed on Kelfield Gardens for about 10 days, which was a few streets over from Ladbroke Grove. In fact, we had to walk down Ladbroke Grove Road a few blocks to reach Ladbroke Grove Train Station and it was quite a run-down street. I kept thinking, "Gee, this looks a lot like Queens, New York." What really got me down was how Islamified the neighborhood was. Quite depressing because in 20 years, Ladbroke Grove and all of London will be a Muslim dominated. What a shame.
anduandirobot 1 year ago 2
@anduandirobot belive it or not that's what happened in iran. islam was forced through force, rape , and savagry back in 8th century! now an islamic government rules and represent the persians! go figure..
houmanDMD 1 year ago
@anduandirobot i am here in London and i see it every day.
BalazsDeathstar69 1 year ago
@anduandirobot That kind of knee-jerk prejudice is the exact opposite of what Killing Joke's music is about. For shame.
DrSmyth1 10 months ago 2
This guitar could only be Geordie , Master of the low, the chords , the loose strings and the high neck positions ! The best ever !!
Eric22 1 year ago
Paul Raven, Paul Gray, Malcolm Owen, Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Dimebag
You gave us real music
R.I.P
cisco9x 1 year ago
@cisco9x Did Sid Vicious give us REAL music SERIOUSLY????
scherzomortale 10 months ago 7
@scherzomortale No. No he didn't. The fucker couldn't even play bass.
InfiniteWhizBang 8 months ago
@cisco9x Sid Vicious? The guy could barely play his bass - and that was when he was sober.
anduandirobot 9 months ago
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erictheviking871 1 year ago
Evocative of the spirit of the area, the culture which helped give rise to KJ and the eternal power of it all. A great composition, and very inventive with their use of dub/reggae rythms and controlled metal/punk power. Love the bass, love the whispers, love Jaz's lyrics and vocs. This whole disc is a fantastic work by innovative men.
GardnerGoldsmith 1 year ago 2
ladbroke groves not that bad
PITCHSHIFTER666 1 year ago
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erictheviking871 1 year ago
@erictheviking871 fair enough and i agree with you.i was not around in the 70's but family was and i hear it was different n such but now it is full with shitty little hood rats/gangs and etc
PITCHSHIFTER666 1 year ago
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erictheviking871 1 year ago
I lived on Ladbroke G for a year in 2001, worked in a pub called the Eagle. what a dangerous fucking shithole! was a long way from yuppified back then, which wasnt that long ago, I used to arm up to work my shifts. kids would come there moving coke deals for their parents. if its still there, dont go there!
great song, shades of massive attack or something in there without the harder edge sounds.
Cranners1974 1 year ago
I know how they feel - they same thing has happened to the East Village in NYC.
But you never know... the GAP store that squatted on St.Marks and 2nd ave is gone. Maybe we'll reclaim the rest, too.
zzGRENDELzz 1 year ago
Thanks much aplenty to kingofpunk1977 and rhinseout for educating a Yank about some 'rock'n'roll' history. Now that I think of it, the space-metal band Hawkwind had a flat there around the time they were recording DOREMI FASOLATIDO and IN SEARCH OF SPACE (though not in that order), or so I seem to recall. I already live among a load of bankers and wankers in my neighborhood in NYC, I can sympathize. And oh, yeah, I am keeping my schedule open for the lads' New York stop. Thanks again!
Nastyoff 1 year ago
Get used to it at 4:00 Kufirs!
Loobs666 1 year ago
Horribly mournful, but the Jokesters never do anything by half measures, do they now. Can a kind soul enlighten a dunderheaded Yank as to the significance of Ladbroke Grove? Have never been to the UK and would like a clue-in if possible. Great track, lovely melody (and on a KJ recording...); why must we wait until November for this to come out in the USA!! Thanks kindly.
Nastyoff 1 year ago
@Nastyoff It's a spot in West London, where they used to live, jam, and write their early classics. It used to be far cooler than it is currently, and in Jaz's own words, is now littered with "bankers and wankers". He also claimed in a recent interview that the entire band saw some UFOs in the sky with helicopters hovering around it sometime last year whilst having a few drinks for old times' sake outside a pub in the said area...
rhinseout 1 year ago
@Nastyoff Ladbroke Grove was a spot where a lot of squats (live in unoccupied premises ) & creative minds can get together to form art poetry politics rock bands etc etc. Between the 1960s-1980s it was cheap to live there but now it is yuppified (Hugh Grant Notting Hill Film) I used to go to Portobello Market a lot to get my Killing Joke bootlegs. I hope you see them play in the USA
kingofpunk1977 1 year ago
Anyone up for a revolution? We must end this society run by corporate financiers and property speculating scum. Back to zero. Just a thought. This is a truly great Joke track.
bufon63 1 year ago
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its good to hear that early influence of dub/reggae/dance with the industrial rhythms
oseanac 1 year ago
its good to hear that early influence of dub/reggae/dance with the industrial rythmums
oseanac 1 year ago
The bass really shines in this song...Youth, you nailed the spectral heart to this!
Slaprougefun 1 year ago 8
Love the Reggae undertones. This song has reflections of Reggae star Etana's single called August Town. What's happened to Ladbook Grove? Wat a go on in a August Town? Respect to Jazz Coleman.
coolyjojo 1 year ago 2
Haunting, mysterious and elusively powerful! This would make a great soundtrack for a movie.
Slaprougefun 1 year ago 16
@Slaprougefun Spot on. An incredible track.
GunslingerSCFC 11 months ago
The overall chord progression on this is similar to Medicine Wheel, chorus and all. You can sing Medicine Wheel to this. As much as I want to like this............that kind of bugs me. Sure it's frustrating!
pinkydeluxe01 1 year ago
This song will will mean a lot to anyone who remembers the real legacy of the legendary Ladbroke Grove. Many a life has passed, many a song was written, many a memory was forgotten almost as soon as it was made! lol Without doubt, the best Killing Joke song ever.
StarshipOverflow 1 year ago 3
Still dont like it, This sounds like the clash on mirtazapine and Necastle brown ale. with there best m8 comming round who has skunk and other bad shit.
I dont want the Clash i want KJ. its strangely good tho hmmmm.
Chaos1977uk 1 year ago
Sounds a bit like Matt Johnson (the The) got in your head M8 i heard it at the end but thats not a bad thing. Still! stop doing dub bollox , it really dont fucking suit you.
Chaos1977uk 1 year ago
after 10 or so listetens i get it, i am a norvern manky, as you say in the saaath.
Clash BAD Is all i can see in my head now, The Killing Joke doing Dub regee ? wow Ladbroke grove? wow. ..I dont like it. Donn Letts on acid maybe . Maybe he will make the film?.. Now thats interesting. or would be. you could call it Killing Jokes Killing joke ha ha. whatever.
Chaos1977uk 1 year ago
One of the best Killing Joke track in many years!
tipvanbob 1 year ago
@tipvanbob agreed 100 percent.
houmanDMD 1 year ago
What's happened to Ladbroke Grove? Why not ask Anjem Choudary and his other bunch of Happy Campers that live around there? The place is an Islamic, Wahabbi Hovel!
Loobs666 1 year ago
@Loobs666 It's great to see so many KJ fans embracing diversity and humanity. Sigh. Have you checked out the Cockney Rejects mate? Might be more up your street. You might want to check out the BNP site instead of spewing out your prejudices around here. Wrong band.
bufon63 1 year ago
@bufon63 Yer a fucking idiot... the place is an Islamic Hovel! Diversitys all very well, but when an area is taken over by a bunch of facistic bigotted Islamist twats that want to fuck all us stinking Kufirs into the grave.... i'll shout about it as much as I please, thank you very much!
Loobs666 1 year ago
@bufon63 For your information Cockney Rejects never have been involved in any racist activities. I am of mixed race myself & I have met Mickey Geggus & Gary Bushell. I suggest you read the Cockney Rejects book where the Rejects crew offer out the British Movement for a ruck & give them a seriously good hiding
kingofpunk1977 1 year ago
@kingofpunk1977 Good to know :)
bufon63 1 year ago
@Loobs666 Stayed on Ladbroke for a week in May of 2010. All I can say is I hope you guys in London love Islamic culture because that's what will be the dominate culture. Really depressing! Aren't there groups fighting this cultural take-over or are the people of London okay with Islam?
anduandirobot 1 year ago
@anduandirobot looks like they okay with them.
BalazsDeathstar69 1 year ago
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Loobs666 1 year ago
Possibly the greatest dub song they've ever done! It's also the 1st one I've heard that had lyrics (wasn't just a mix) since the old days of the original lineup. The vid helps give perspective to those of us from across the ocean. KJ sound at least twenty years younger with this EP!
XChanceXReactionX 1 year ago
I can't wait for the tour!!!!!!!
AzInBlack 1 year ago
this is good, was very disappointed with endgame....the other tracks are great!
production on the others is still too 'thick' and muddy, like basements, someone tell the band!!!!!
they haven't lost it...best band ever
jaz is a total inspiration with his knowledge seeking and spreading of ideas
diminisheddj 1 year ago
I loved his vocals on Brighter & Extremities. Sweet. I miss that.
MCNOISE666 1 year ago
The Joke are back , no other young band makes this vital kind of music. Sadly !
TUTTEFRUTTEBOLLEKAS 1 year ago
Fucking Ladbroke Grove... it's a complete Islamic Shit-tip! Whatever cultural diversity it used to pretend to have, is now a burqa drenched Islamofascist Dump!
Loobs666 1 year ago
Chill boy :)
bufon63 1 year ago
p.s. Really nicely done video by the way scherz
laughingchris 1 year ago
Bufon you are a bafoon! I sat listening to Jaz singing next to me only a couple months ago and I tell you this ... YOU KNOW NOTHING! Fool!
Sorry but you pissed me off!
laughingchris 1 year ago 2
@laughingchris I'll wait for the proof. Eagerly. What the fuck would you know? I have my ears, you have yours. Perhaps my expectations are higher having followed them since 79........ Chill........
bufon63 1 year ago
@bufon63 what the fuck would I know? You've got no fucking idea pal. And don't tell me to chill!!
laughingchris 1 year ago
I meant "Solitude" (Repressed Emotions) not "Absent Friends"! Scherzomortale will understand my innocent mistake :)
bufon63 1 year ago
@bufon63 Ha ha, you might be suprised on the new album,he does actually 'sing' on it :)
scherzomortale 1 year ago
@scherzomortale Really LOVE this bro..........x
bufon63 1 year ago
@bufon63 the dub version is great too!
scherzomortale 1 year ago
@bufon63 That's the one I want to hear! No vocals :) Get it on here! x
bufon63 1 year ago
No, I'll go one stage further and say that Coleman's vocals wreck an otherwise great track. I truly believe that he can no longer sing, only yell, (either that or the band don't challenge him), just to prove how radical he is when sometimes ("The Hum", the unheralded classic "Absent Friends" - see my favourites - not the b/s track on Democracy) invoke a majesty and beauty that this track was so close to becoming.......And I should be sound engineer at their gigs :)
bufon63 1 year ago
This is more like it; more sensitive, textured. Jaz should be holding back a lot more on the verse parts though and only letting go when Geordie's guitar kicks in. Whatever, a vast improvement on the mindless dirge of "In Excelsis".
bufon63 1 year ago
There are already few upload of this song. but I love your slides here. thanks for the upload. Could you tell me more about this place in london(i assume) and the theme behind this song. This is one of the best KJ release in years in my opinion. simply mesmerising!
houmanDMD 1 year ago