Killing Joke - Adorations (EG)

Moving from strength to strength, Killing Joke have surpassed the twisted power of "Love Like Blood" and come up with their most immediate single to date. "Adorations" has a smiliar feel to their previous hit but with greater depth of sound - there's still the threatening, distorted guitar, but this time it's blended with a synthesizer and the vocal is sung not shouted. When you look into Jaz Coleman's eyes you know he means business. And this is the business. Single Of The Week. 5/5 (Frank Hopkinson, No 1, August 9, 1986)

I think Killing Joke would like baggy jumpers, too; plenty of room to ruminate. This is the usual pitch black mood, thumped out with straight faced no-nonsense seriousness. But is it really that serious, boys? (Jim Reid, Record Mirror, August 9, 1986)

'Courage and cowards move heroes to ecstasy, welcomes of war and wounds, vigil and victory.' Cor! Real swashbuckling Boy's Own stuff this. The same sort of enormous, swirling sound as "Love Like Blood" but without the power and strength which made "Blood" such a sturdy compelling noise. "Adorations" is very nearly a pop record. (Simon Mills, Smash Hits, August 13, 1986)