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Gang of Four
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post-punk, new wave, punk, indie, 80s… see all
Leeds, England (1977 – 1984, 2005 – present)
The group had a single in the British Top 60 with “At Home He’s A Tourist” in 1979, which was blacklisted by Top Of The Pops for its use of the relatively innocuous term “rubbers”. Storming, Doc Marten-booted and fueled by a heady cocktail of Gramsci, Marx and lager, out of the Leeds art-school scene that produced The Mekons and Delta 5, they played a stripped-to-the-wire, funk-fueled permutation of punk rock. This is best exemplified by the dry production and forceful polemic of debut effort Entertainment! - Gang of Four’s later albums (Songs Of The Free and Hard) found them softening some of their more jarring qualities, and drifting towards disco.
Critic Stewart Mason has called “Love Like Anthrax” (their first single, later re-recorded as “Anthrax”) not only the group’s “most notorious song” but also “one of the most unique and interesting songs of its time”; it’s also a good example of Gang of Four’s social perspective. After a minute-long, droning, feedback-laced guitar intro, the rhythm section sets up a funky, churning beat, and the guitar drops out entirely. In one stereo channel, King sings a “post-punk anti-love song”, comparing himself to a beetle trapped on its back (“and there’s no way for me to get up”) and equating love with “a case of anthrax, and that’s some thing I don’t want to catch.
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Cadillac
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gang of four i love a man in uniform(yeah yeah yeahs remix)
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Gang of Four - Paralysed
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Gang Of Four - Independence (Audio)
Top Albums
Shoutbox
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Android42 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Josef+K. New Josef K group
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frederickallen wrote:
Your mother ripped off joy division.
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Conatz wrote:
this MIGRAINE GIVES ME SHOUTBOX
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nicoinfurs wrote:
THIS SHOUTBOX GIVES ME MIGRAINE
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firengines wrote:
SikTh ripped off Mr. T...and in trouble da big modafucka
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antoniozgz wrote:
buen disco! Entertainment!
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SikTh wrote:
ripped off joy division
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carol_s wrote:
fuck i love this band
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teckendecken wrote:
Great new rock band that is very inspired by the punk/post-punk era. Listen please! http://www.lastfm.se/music/The+Phonographics
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Tizianojian wrote:
this one is the music of the future, isn't?
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cyrod wrote:
putain, c'est plein d'anglophones ici, damned...
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lewisco_91 wrote:
paly hometown show
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void__ wrote:
Down on the disco floor!
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fliegen5 wrote:
!_DOGS IN SPACE_! check out the movie // GoF is on the soundtrack.
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IanCurtis13 wrote:
Amazing live, i've seen them twice now and damn, Jon King rivals Iggy as insane lead singer over 50
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IanCat87 wrote:
Entertainment! is easily a fucking phenom.
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Lyrradsemaj wrote:
Entertainment is EASILY in my top 10 albums of all time.
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austinonfire wrote:
A-LIX: wtf?
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A-LIX wrote:
I first listened to US band Radio 4, and then discovered the original version, Not Great Men... by Gang of Four. There must be someone before them but still great music.
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tupelosoul wrote:
This band could enjoy your fans : http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Tupelo+Soul
News
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19 Sep 2008 | from www.gangoffour.co.uk
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Hard - Digital Download Now Available
29 Jul 2008 | from www.gangoffour.co.uk
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