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Fire Dances

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Fire Dances
Studio album by
Released15 July 1983
RecordedFebruary–March 1983
StudioBasing Street, London
Genre
Length39:25
LabelE.G., Polydor
ProducerKilling Joke, John Porter
Killing Joke chronology
Revelations
(1982)
Fire Dances
(1983)
Night Time
(1985)
Singles from Fire Dances
  1. "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"
    Released: June 1983

Fire Dances is the fourth studio album by English post-punk band Killing Joke, released on 15 July 1983 by E.G. via Polydor Records.[1] It was the band's first album to feature new bass player Paul Raven, recorded at Basing Street Studios in London between February and March 1983.[2] According to Paul Ferguson the band's drug use contributed to the original mix of the album being "tinny".[3]

Release

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Fire Dances was released in July 1983 by E.G. Records. It entered number 29 in the UK Albums Chart, on 23 July 1983.[4]

The album was remastered and reissued in 2008, with eight bonus tracks: the non-album single "Me or You?", an alternate version of "Dominator" (B-side to "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"), an unreleased early version of "The Gathering" and four tracks from a John Peel session from 1983.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
MusicHound Rock[8]
Select[9]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Sounds[10]

Fire Dances was generally well received by music critics. NME called it "their best [album] yet, and also likely to be their biggest."[11] PopMatters and Trouser Press both qualified the album as "superb",[7][12] with the latter describing the album's mood as "brighter" and "more joyous" than previous records.[12]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Killing Joke (Jaz Coleman, Paul Ferguson, Paul Raven and Geordie Walker)

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."The Gathering"3:11
2."Fun and Games"4:05
3."Rejuvenation"4:01
4."Frenzy"3:46
5."Harlequin"3:57
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Feast of Blaze"3:35
2."Song and Dance"5:13
3."Dominator"4:28
4."Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)"3:19
5."Lust Almighty"3:50
2008 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Me or You?"3:11
12."Wilful Days"5:01
13."Dominator" (Alternate Version)5:33
14."The Gathering" (Original Version)3:25
15."Dominator" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83)5:40
16."Frenzy" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83)3:40
17."Wilful Days" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83)6:00
18."Harlequin" (John Peel Session, 12/07/83)3:56

Personnel

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Killing Joke
Technical
  • John Porter – co-producer on "Let's All Go (to the Fire Dances)", "Me or You" and "Wilful Days"
  • Nigel Mills – recording engineer, mixing

Charts

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Year Chart Peak
position
1983 UK Albums Chart 29[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 17.
  2. ^ Fire Dances (Reissue liner notes). Killing Joke. Virgin Records. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 87-88. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. ISBN 978-1912587407.
  4. ^ a b "Killing Joke | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ Jeffries, David. "Fire Dances – Killing Joke | Albums, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  7. ^ a b Begrand, Adrien (30 April 2008). "Fun & Games: Killing Joke in the Mid-'80s | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  8. ^ Holtje, Steve (1999). "Killing Joke". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (loan required). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 629–630. ISBN 978-1-57859-061-2 – via the Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Perry, Neil (July 1991). "Killing Joke". Select. p. 86.
  10. ^ Robertson, Sandy (9 July 1983). "Killing Joke: Fire Dances". Sounds. p. 25.
  11. ^ Snow, Mat (20 August 1983). "He Man and All That Jaz: Killing Joke". NME. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  12. ^ a b Grant, Steven; Sheridan, David; Fasolino, Greg; Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Killing Joke". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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