Killing Floor

Killing Floor

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Reissued 1970 album. Powerful, late 60's British blues band, who supported Ten Years After and Jethro Tull on their travels. Here is their 1970 debut album-featuring guitarist Michael Clarke and singer Bill Thorny Craft on 12 action packed rockers. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Woman You Need Love
Nobody by My Side
Come Home Baby
Bedtime Blues
Sunday Morning
Try to Understand
My Mind Can Ride Easy
Wet
Keep on Walking
Forget It!
Lou's Blues
People Change Your Mind

Album Description

Reissued 1970 album. Powerful, late 60's British blues band, who supported Ten Years After and Jethro Tull on their travels. Here is their 1970 debut album-featuring guitarist Michael Clarke and singer Bill Thorny Craft on 12 action packed rockers.

Customer Reviews:

Great British Blues!.......2002-09-18

Make sure you order the album with the jail cell covered in blood, if you want 60's British blues. I got the other one by mistake. Industrial rock is not my bag. I apologize for the one star review. I think I was just frustrated at getting the wrong Cd. I don't know enough about that style of music to comment accurately.

you're both confused.......2002-05-11

the reviews for both KILLING FLOORs are displayed under each album. the other two reviewers should note this before arguing. the KILLING FLOORs are good bands. you can both spread your hate elsewhere... feel ashamed

You must be VERY confused!.......2002-04-10

To the reviewer below that said that I was mistaken regarding this being (or not being) the British blues band - the album cover pictured is EXACTLY the same as are the song titles. I still have this album on vinyl and this IS the one. No industrial stuff here. Sorry but YOU'RE mistaken.

Wha...?.......2001-11-09

I am sorry to say this, but the other reviewer is completely wrong. Not in terms of opinions, but the basic facts: Killing Floor (at least the Killing Floor who produced this album) are not a British blues/rock band, but a San Francisco industrial-rock band. Very much different. Also, if one looks closely at the cover and the liner notes, the album's title is "/dev/null". That said, I shall continue.
Killing Floor has a similar appeal to bands like 16 Volt and (to draw a very generic and obvious connection) Nine Inch Nails. They lay down a lot of samples, guitars, and keyboards and really mix it up with the help of Consolidated's Mark Pistel on a few tracks. There are a couple of tracks that are unlisted on the back of the CD but are mentioned in the liner notes, namely another mix of "Ecosystem" and a live version of "Glass" that segues into a cover of Motörhead's "Ace of Spades". Overall, this is a pretty good album in the guitar-driven industrial genre.

Cool obscure British blues/rock.......2000-09-09

This was an influencial album on my own guitar playing when I was a kid. The production on this is pretty shabby, but the guitar work of Mick Clarke is not to be missed. Mick is now fronting the Mick Clarke band with several good albums under his belt now. Also noteworthy is the piano work of Lou Martin who went to play with Rory Gallagher. The band is solid, the rhythm section is great. The only downside is the vocalist/harmonica player, Bill Thorndycraft who is not a particularly great singer or harp player. The lyrics are also lame in spots as well, but the musicianship makes up for it. Despite the downsides, I consider this a must have for any fan of British blues.

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Thirty-two years of great fun for me
The Return of the Legend
A great CD that I wouldn't part with, but seldom listen to.
Guitar Players Rejoice!
A Primer on the 'Bentonia' Approach to Delta Blues

Hardtime Killing Floor Blues
Skip James
Manufacturer: Biograph
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003HLW
Release Date: 1992-09-24

Tracks:

Hardtime Killing Floor Blues
Sick Bed Blues
Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
Devil Got My Woman
Illinois Blues
I Don't Want A Woman To Stay Up All Night Long
Cherry Ball Blues
Skip's Worried Blues
Cypress Grove Blues
Catfish Blues
Motherless & Fatherless
All Night Long

Customer Reviews:

Thirty-two years of great fun for me.......2003-06-17

I remember buying this record in the spring of 1971. Like another reviewer said, it stays with you. You play it now and again, but it stays with you for years.
The music here is more approachable than the original recordings from the 20s. The new songs are interesting and plaintive and they say something about life, now and then, they aren't just museum pieces.
The falsetto voice and the tenderness with which he sings and plays guitar and piano is striking. This is music to sit with a glass of good wine and listen to and think and learn about life.
If you play guitar you will continue to think about playing the tunes even if you never try the modal tunings and dropped E, Skip uses. I'm learning to fiddle, and I cannot wait to try he's a good man but a poor man on the fiddle.
There is no conflict between this and the original music. Even though many of the songs are the same, the power of the different recordings and the artistry of Skip James are such that they are different, unique and lasting, each with its own power.

The Return of the Legend.......2002-10-24

The legendary Nehemiah "Skip" James made his first recordings with Paramount in the 1930s shortly before the label folded. Most of these have been tracked down on 78s and collected on "The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James", an essential album for blues aficionado.

This album, however, includes some of the studio recordings made after his rediscovery on the 1960s. These are dramatically different than his early works, but to say that his musical ability diminished over the years is ludicrous.

Most noticably, his voice changed. He sings with even more intimacy and heartbreak than before (although, after hearing the early recordings, that just doesn't seem possible!). His falsetto is more fragile, his moans are more painful, his words are sung with added meaning. Want to make your blood curl? First listen to the original "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" from the 1930s. This is one of the most powerful blues songs ever recorded, fully documenting the poverty, murder, and horror of the Depression-era deep south. Then listen to the version of the same song on this album...the pacing is slower, the words are almost whispers, the guitar work is eerie and crawling, his voice is more fragile. He sounds broken. Thirty years of living penniless in the Mississippi Delta will do that to a man.

James revisits all of his famous songs--"Killing Floor", "Devil Got My Woman", "Cypress Grove", "Cherry Ball"--all of which are very different from their original recordings. And it's all guitar work; James had apparently retired from piano playing by the time of his rediscovery. He includes a unique rendition of the folk-blues classic "Catfish Blues". He also gives us some new tracks--most outstanding are "Washington DC Hospital Center Blues" and "Sick Bed Blues", both of which are about his long battle with cancer, which ultimately claimed him just a couple years after these recordings.

Some would argue that Skip James reached his peak in the 1930s and these later recordings are of lesser quality. I beg to differ--I'd say that he never lost it. He only grew older, and his music changed with him. Not only was his musical genius as strong as ever, he had lived through thirty years of hell--thus giving him the uncanny ability to drive the blues into your soul like a stake through the heart.

A great CD that I wouldn't part with, but seldom listen to........2002-10-09

Haunting. I love this CD, oddly enough, I don't listen to it a whole lot because it sticks with me and has such an effect on my mood.

Guitar Players Rejoice!.......2001-02-05

There is no doubt that Skip James is not for everyone. His songs are sad, full of woe, and are unrelentless in honest singing. But listen a second time and you hear one amazing guitar player and overall musician put it all together. John Fahey write his Master Thesis on James, and the connection is clear. For those guitar pickers out there, listen to Skip, figure out what he's doing, and then try and play it. You might be surprised. Great music.

A Primer on the 'Bentonia' Approach to Delta Blues.......2000-04-04

Nehemiah Curtis 'Skip' James is credited as the founder of the 'Bentonia school' of Delta blues. In reality, James was the full embodiment of this idiom, and Biograph's 'Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers' is an excellent overview. The CD contains 12 songs James recorded in one sitting at Falls Church, VA, on December 16, 1964. These were the first recordings James had made since being 'rediscovered' in a Mississipi hospital earlier that year. On the track list are six works from the early days of Skip James' career, including the classics 'Hard Time Killing Floor Blues,' 'Devil Got My Woman,' 'Cherry Ball Blues,' and 'Cypress Grove Blues.' The remaining songs are either reworked Delta standards or newer material written by James. The listener will not be disappointed; the digital transfer of this recording is as impressive as the performances. 'Hardtime Killing Floor Blues' is considered by some as the penultimate Depression era song, and James' eerie performance here suggests what could be the lament of the downtrodden for all ages. His aged voice soars in a lonely falsetto against the backdrop of ominous bass string lines and nervous upper string picking. The guitar work throughout maintains this constant tension between low register anger and high-pitched fear. James' voice sounds as if it seeks escape from theses dark extremes. Unlike other Delta artists, James did not use a slide. His was an elaborate finger-picking style more akin to Piedmont bluesmen like Brownie McGhee and Cephas & Wiggins. He was also fond of using drop E tuning and dissonant solos to heighten the tension of his music. 'Sick Bed Blues,' written after James was diagnosed with cancer, contains passages where his guitar intentionally gallops away off-key, dramatically suggesting the artist's reaction to learning of his terminal illness. 'Greatest of the Delta Blues Singers' is not for the faint of heart. If genuine, painful blues is what the listener wants to experience, it doesn't get more brazen than this. Skip James was not simply the purveyor of a unique style; his music in many ways reflects the darkest shades of human nature.

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Killing Floor - Produced by Peter Buck (REM), Mark Heard, & VOL
Intense
A powerful, haunting fusion...
"I've been cleaning my guns a lot this fall."
Go Get It!

Killing Floor
Vigilantes of Love
Manufacturer: Fingerprint Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005BX6
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

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Anybody's Guess
I Can't Remember
Motel Room
Deep End
Sick Of It All
Sweet Fire Of Love
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Eleanor
Keep Out The Chill
Andersonville
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Odious

Customer Reviews:

Killing Floor - Produced by Peter Buck (REM), Mark Heard, & VOL.......2006-01-09

KILLING FLOOR was released in '92 and I stumbled upon it and
was hooked. RIVER OF LOVE, ELEANOR, I CAN'T REMEMBER, EARTH
HAS NO SORROW, REAL DOWN TOWN, and SICK OF IT ALL are just
some of the great highlights. ANDERSONVILLE is incredible
and Bill Mallonee's best overlooked song (IMHO).

VOL have heart and soul and can play it folky or rock out
with the best of 'em. KILLING FLOOR is one of my favorites.

Intense.......2004-02-01

This album has a strong beat. Bill Mallonee and Travis McNabb do an excellent job on drums. Killing floor was released in 1992 when the Vigilantes Of Love consisted of two members: Billy Holmes and Bill Mallonee. They play many of the instruments on this cd. Holmes was also a member during the first two records: "Jugular," and "Driving The Nails." (Mallonee lost the rights to Driving The Nails through some legalities involving Core records; the label it was released on.) Billy Holmes left the band after Killing Floor and didn't reappear until almost a decade later. (at one point in the interval he was a record producer of Death Metal bands.)

The playing on Killing Floor is fueled with so much energy that reviews of Vigilantes shows would label them as manic pop. And that has nothing to due with the speed of the songs, but more to the excited tension of the music. Mallonee unexpectly dropping to the floor on one knee and bouncing back up during a guitar riff only adds to the impression, as does the sudden slamming of his closed palm against his head in the midst of passionately sung, tense lyrics. There seems to be a nervous strain lurking behind even the slower songs.

Undoubtedly it's the music that gets your attention, but once pulled in, the lyrics take center stage. There's a psychological darkness to them that indicates an internal struggle. Mallonee's (he writes all the songs) choice of words are intellectually clever but down home enough to feel comfortable with. In fact, the silent war inside his head is portrayed in his songs using phrases and lines that we can all relate to.

"Real Downtown" is the song that got the most airplay, but other tunes not to be missed are: "Anybody's Guess," "Strike While The Iron Is Hot," "I Can't Remember," and "Sick Of It All." These songs alone, should have made this album a hit. But as Bill's 14 year musical career proves, talent can go unnoticed by the masses. As a struggling artist, he has learned that when it comes to corprate rock, it's not about "talent," it's about the bottom line - money. No matter how talented you are, if the big companys don't invest in you, then you'll be stuck in some dark corner of the market they cornered.

A powerful, haunting fusion..........1999-11-23

At a time when most artists were attemting to combine punk with noise pop, a la Nirvana, Vigilantes of Love took a different approach. On this remarkable album, the band injects the fiery energy of punk into echoes of lost southern folk music, not unlike producer Mark Heard's Dry Bones Dance before it, and the resulting concoction is frightening and beautiful. Lyrically, these songs hang their toes over the edge of depression and despair, but a perfect moment of grace and redemption always keeps the album from plunging over. Sick of It All, Motel Room, and Keep Out the Chill perfectly capture the hopelessness most people feel at some point during life (and some of us feel much more often), while the best songs here, including Earth Has No Sorrow and River of Love, shine with a unexpected grace and hope. The darkness layered throughout this disc does not make for an easy listen, but the occasionally dazzling shafts of light pull the listener through. The Vigilantes have yet to top this superior work of art, as furiously haunted as it is, but then, so have most bands. Buy now, and enjoy one of the best over-looked albums of the decade.

"I've been cleaning my guns a lot this fall.".......1999-06-02

That's from the song "Sick Of It All". Bill Malonee is a great writer. I saw them perform several times in Athens, Georgia. Bill would get up on stage 1/2 hour before the band, just so he could try out new songs. This is intelligent lyrics with passion and feeling. How many great songs have been written for a first lady? Even though the line up for VOL has changed over the years, their engine remains Bill. Another great lyric that demands individual intrepretation..."Earth has no sorrow, Heaven can't heal". Words. In the right combination, they can both enlighten or burn, the soul.

Go Get It!.......1999-01-31

If you have never listened to VOL before, You've got to buy it. This CD spent six months in my cd player before I could bear to listen to something else. The next CD in my player was VOL's next album. I guess I'm hooked!

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Out of Uranus
Killing Floor
Manufacturer: Cool Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0008GIUOE
Release Date: 2004-04-28

Tracks:

Out of Uranus
Soon There Will Be Everything
Acid Bean
Where Nobody Ever Goes
Sun Keeps Shining
Call for the Politicians
Fido Castrol
Lost Alone
Son of Wet
Milkman

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

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Killing Floor
Killing Floor
Manufacturer: Reconstriction
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Ecosystem [Monkey House Mix]
Strand
Two Dimes
Prelude
Never Go Right
Glass [Shards Re-Edit]
What Is the Truth?
In Decline
Ecosystem [Procreation Dub]
Glass/Ace of Spades [Live]

Album Details

24bit Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork

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Great British Blues!
you're both confused
You must be VERY confused!
Wha...?
Cool obscure British blues/rock

Killing Floor
Killing Floor
Manufacturer: Reconstriction
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Out of Uranus
Growers of Mushroom
Mountains
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Volcanic Rock

ASIN: B000001WXX
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

Ecosystem (Monkey House Mix)
Strand
Two Dimes
Prelude
Never Go Right
Glass (Shards Re-edit)
What Is The Truth?
In Decline
Ecosystem (Procreation Dub)
Glass (Live)

Album Description

Customer Reviews:

Great British Blues!.......2002-09-18

you're both confused.......2002-05-11

You must be VERY confused!.......2002-04-10

Wha...?.......2001-11-09

Cool obscure British blues/rock.......2000-09-09

Average customer rating:

Faulty liner notes and inferior sound

Killing Floor
Howlin' Wolf
Manufacturer: Charly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005INN
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

Highway 49
Dust My Broom
Rockin' the Blues
Forty-Four
Do the Do
Little Red Rooster
All My Life
I Didn't Mean to Hurt Your Feelings
Howlin' for My Darlin'
Commit a Crime
Wang Dang Doodle
Built for Comfort
Killing Floor
Poor Boy
Worried About You
Goin' Down Slow

Customer Reviews:

Faulty liner notes and inferior sound.......2004-06-22

Faulty liner notes on this CD, hence only two stars. The notes claim it was recorded in Bremen, Germany in 1964, but half the cuts are outtakes from the "London Sessions" of 1970. And the sound on this is somewhat inferior to "Howlin' Wolf: Live in Europe 1964" on the Sundown label. Get that CD if you can to hear a good reproduction of what Wolf sounded like on his first European tour, backed by Hubert Sumlin, Sunnyland Slim, Willie Dixon, and Clifton James.
-Mark Hoffman
Co-author of "Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf"

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Killing Floor
Killing Floor
Manufacturer: Akarma
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007KMLM
Release Date: 2002-10-11

Tracks:

Woman You Need Love
Nobody By My Side
Come Home Baby
Bedtime Blues
Sunday Morning
Try To Understand
My Mind Can Ride Easy
Wet
Keep On Walking
Forget It
Lous Blues
People Change Your Mind

Album Description

Reissue of ultra rare debut album by British blues rockers killing floor, originally released on Spark in 1969. The original British cover art (used for reissue), depicting a jail cell covered in blood was changed for its US release making the original album an immediate collector's item. The band released only one more album in 1970 before going their separate ways. Blues pianist Lou Martin went on to play with Rory Gallagher and guitarist Mick Clarke went on to form Salt in 1974. Miniature LP sleeve. Akarma.

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A Quality Single From a Quality Artist
Puro Iron Maiden !!!

Killing Floor
Bruce Dickinson
Manufacturer: Victo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000GBO7
Release Date: 2004-01-20

Album Description

Japanese edition of the first single from the former IronMaiden leader's 1998 solo album, 'Chemical Wedding'. It'sbacked with 'Real World' & 'Conjeos'. Slimline jewel case.1998 Victor release.

Customer Reviews:

A Quality Single From a Quality Artist.......2001-07-11

This Japanese release from Bruce is well worth the money if you are into Bruce B-sides, because these two go above and beyond the call of duty. Along with the Chemical Wedding album cut, you get Real World, a slightly more upbeat rager with some killer vocals, and Confeos, a different type of song than the rest of this Chemical Wedding era, where Bruce describes the "story of one strange night in Japan". It moves along to the halty chug of a guitar as Bruce winds and wisps his way through the tale. I love both of these songs. You can see why they were left off of the CW album, not because of their quality, but because of their different moods, as compared to the tracks that made the record. Since Bruce's fabled B-sides collection, Catacombs, may never see the light of day, and seeing as these tracks have not made the tentative list of the double Bruce Best of and rarities double disc due out in September of 2001, do yourself a favor and get this if you really are into those juicy Bruce rarities.

Puro Iron Maiden !!!.......1999-04-05

A melhor musica do cd é Realworld que lembra muito a era Maiden, seguida de Confeos que puxa mais para Deep Purple!!! Realmente muito bom.

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"Dust My Broom On The Killing Floor"

Manufacturer: Fourmat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H3XBUQ

Product Description

The tracks are: 1. Killing Floor, 2. Ain't Superstitious, 3. Little Red Rooster, 5. Shake It For Me, 6. Goin' Down Slow, 7. Highway 49, 8. Poor Boy, 9. Wang Dang Doodle, 10. Built For Comfort, 11. My Mind Is Ramblin', 13. I Waled From Dallas, 14. Howlin' For My Darling, 15. Louise.

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