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Davey Moore · 06-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Gang of Four - Entertainment (1979)

All the great punk bands branched away from the genre about two years after they started to play it. However, in the work of Gang of Four, we see a band emerge that doesn't start out as strictly a punk band and then mutate, we see one of the first punk hybrids, a band who has all the attitude that made that big bang of a cultural movement so great, yet throws away the instruction manual saying "Idiot's Guide to solely playing 3 Chords." The result is a masterpiece.

This album tackles diverse subjects, and not just multiple songs tackling a range of subjects, but sometimes a single song and even a single verse. The song Natural's Not in It is a funky, lightning paced song shoots images out at you rapid-fire, each saying something different for different people. Here's a snippet of the song, as an example of what I mean: http://www.last.fm/music/Gang+of+Fou...%27s+Not+in+It

Political and furious in nature, it is a rare manifestation of everything that is great, sacred and perfect about some genres and scenes.

Best Tracks: Ether, Natural's Not In It

9.8/10

06-05-2009, 09:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Davey Moore The Great Disappearer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: URI Campus and Coventry, both in RI Posts: 462	Gang of Four - Entertainment (1979) All the great punk bands branched away from the genre about two years after they started to play it. However, in the work of Gang of Four, we see a band emerge that doesn't start out as strictly a punk band and then mutate, we see one of the first punk hybrids, a band who has all the attitude that made that big bang of a cultural movement so great, yet throws away the instruction manual saying "Idiot's Guide to solely playing 3 Chords." The result is a masterpiece. This album tackles diverse subjects, and not just multiple songs tackling a range of subjects, but sometimes a single song and even a single verse. The song Natural's Not in It is a funky, lightning paced song shoots images out at you rapid-fire, each saying something different for different people. Here's a snippet of the song, as an example of what I mean: http://www.last.fm/music/Gang+of+Fou...%27s+Not+in+It Political and furious in nature, it is a rare manifestation of everything that is great, sacred and perfect about some genres and scenes. Best Tracks: Ether, Natural's Not In It 9.8/10 __________________ The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. Last edited by Davey Moore; 06-05-2009 at 09:54 AM.