Kurt Cobain stated that Nirvana started as "a Gang of Four and Scratch Acid ripoff". Biography by Mark Deming. was ranked 13th in Kurt Cobain's list of his 50 favourite albums in his journal The original members were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham. Gang of Four 77-81 The UK post-punk pioneers’ influence always outshone their popularity, but a new box set makes a convincing case that stardom actually was within their reach. Content 2011 $1.50. The biggest song of 2021 so far has been streamed a monumental 84 million times! is a music album by Gang Of Four released in 1979. Solid Gold, an Album by Gang of Four. This album appears in 574 charts and has received 35 comments and 650 ratings from BestEverAlbums.com site members. The band’s debut album, 1977’s Pink Flag, is a landmark album of the genre — one of those eye-opening experiences that turns a listener’s worldview upside down. Studio Albums (10) *Post-Punk *Dance-Punk *Punk Rock *Art Punk *Funk *Alternative Dance *New Wave *Synth Pop *Electronic. is the debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four, released in September 1979. All The Official Albums Chart Number 1s Ben Howard's Collections From The Whiteout debuts at Albums Number 1 Lil Nas X scores second Irish Number 1 single with Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Its most notable albums include Damaged Goods (1978), Entertainment! Product Details. Gang of Four are an English post-punk group, formed in 1977 in Leeds. Their debut album, Entertainment!, ranked at Number 483 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and is listed by Pitchfork Media as the 8th best album of the 1970s. Geschichte. Released 9 March 1981 on EMI (catalog no. Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty, Ian Dickson/Redferns/Getty, Dick Barnatt/Redferns/Getty Gang Of Four is ranked number 328 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 6,444. Albums include Entertainment!, Solid Gold, and Songs of the Free. Die Band wurde 1977 in Leeds gegründet. Killing Joke? is ranked 345th in the overall chart, 88th in the 1970s, and 5th in the year 1979. Natural's Not in It. Show all 22 Bootlegs / Unauthorized releases, Official Live Recording: The Barbican, London, Live at Bournemouth Town Hall, Bournemouth, UK: 22nd Nov 1979, Live at Nashville Ballroom, London, UK: 24th Feb 1979, Live at Ole Man Rivers, New Orleans, LA, USA: 2nd Nov 1980, Live at Peppermint Lounge, New York City, NY, USA: 20th Jul 1982, Live at Pier 84, New York City, NY, USA: 14th Jul 1982, Live at Roseland Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA: 29th Dec 1981, Live at The Edge, Toronto, ON, Canada: 25th Aug 1979, Live at The Long Horn, Minneapolis, MN, USA: 10th Sept 1979, Live at The Second Chance, Ann Arbor, MI, USA: 30th Jun 1981, Live at Toronto Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada: 7th Sept 1979, Live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands: 5th Feb 1980, Live on BBC Radio 1 With David "Kid" Jenson: 12th Aug 1982, Damaged Goods / Love Like Anthrax / Armalite Rifle, At Home He's a Tourist / It's Her Factory, Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time / He'd Send in the Army, Lord Make Me a Cowboy / Black Balloons Drop, I Love a Man in a Uniform / The World at Fault, The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, Left of the Dial: Dispatches From the '80s Underground, Artists I've seen live - updated very recently, Live shows that I saw in 2005, 2004, 2003, Top 100 Punk Bands as voted by MusicianForums.com Punk Forum users, The Top 10 Tripled Up! Most influential: Public Image Ltd. vs. Gang of Four are a British post-punk group from Leeds, England. Gang of Four Albums. Gang of Four's debut album Entertainment! Rated #146 in the best albums of 1981, and #8078 of all-time album.. EMC 3364; Vinyl LP). Traveling to New Orleans, Woodstock, Dublin and England for inspiration and recording sessions, Robertson enlisted the help of U2, Gil Evans, Maria McKee, the BoDeans, Peter Gabriel, two … Entertainment! Gang of Four 2011 in Chicago. The best album credited to Gang Of Four is Entertainment! Availability. Gang of Four sind eine britische Post-Punk-Band, die 1977 in Leeds gegründet wurde. Return the Gift 2005 $2.10. Green Day, the Ramones, Patti Smith and more make the punk album list. R.E.M. Gang of Four sell their own blood to fund album Post-punk veterans offering box set complete with vials of blood and scratch and sniff book. Albums include Entertainment!, Solid Gold, and Songs of the Free. Genres: Post-Punk, New Wave, Dance-Punk. Happy Now 2019 $1.50. Entertainment! Like everyone from the Velvet Underground to Nick Drake, Gang of Four are one of those musical acts whose initial record sales didn't come close to equaling either their initial excellence or … There have been many different line-ups including, among other notable musicians, Sara Lee and Gail Ann Dorsey. … / Yellow EP 1995 $2.40. Check out Gang of Four on Amazon Music. Gang of Four discography and songs: Music profile for Gang of Four, formed 1977. Entertainment! 1995 $2.25. Popular Gang of Four songs Damaged Goods About Gang Of Four. This album was released on EMI in the UK and on Warner Bros. in the US.The music on the first album shows clearly the influence of punk, yet also incorporates funk and less-obvious influences of … Yours for just £45! Gang of Four, British rock group known for its Marxist politics and danceable fusion of rock and funk. Information on Gang of Four. Learn more about the band in this article. Genres: Post-Punk, Art Punk. Tom Morello, Shea Diamond, Dan Reynolds. Featured peformers: Andy Gill (guitar, vocals, producer, design), Jon King (vocals, producer, lyrics, design), Dave Allen (bass, producer), Hugo Burnham (drums, producer), Jimmy Douglass (engineer, producer), Keith Breeden (layout). Genres: Post-Punk, New Wave, Dance-Punk. After the third album Hugo Burnham also left and got replaced by Drum Programming. which is ranked number 345 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 5,846. Gang of Four are widely considered one of the leading bands of the late 1970s/early 1980s post-punk movement. Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) Throbbing Gristle's third album is a manifestation of … Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon. Als 2015 das Album "What Happens Next" erscheint, wars dann nur noch einer: Andy Gill ist das letzte Originalmitglied der Gang Of Four. and 72 other albums. Complete discography, ratings, reviews and more. Dave Allen (5) left shortly after 'Solid Gold' was released and was replaced by Sara Lee. frontman Michael Stipe cites Gang of Four as one of his band's chief influences; Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has stated that Gang of Four were the single most important influence on his band's early music. [3] David Fricke of Rolling Stone described Gang of Four as "probably the best politically motivated band in rock & roll." Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1985, The Snuts win close race to score Number 1 debut album, Official Charts' Pop Genius Quiz: 2021 so far, Apella enters the Official Irish Albums Chart at Number 2, Lil Nas X’s Montero holds at Official Irish Singles Chart top spot, One to watch - Olivia Lunny: 'Meticulously crafted alt-pop', Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2021 so far, This week's new releases: Years & Years, Doja Cat x SZA, Taylor Swift. (1979), and Songs of the Free (1982). It’s somewhat of a clichéd pick, but this is without a doubt the best album in their discography. Sie wurde vor allem durch einen charakteristischen, treibenden, dem Funk entlehnten Rhythmus und politische Songtexte bekannt. Entertainment! Shrinkwrapped 1995 $1.65. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Gang of Four. Entdecken Sie die Biografie und die Diskografie, und reden Sie mit bei den Kundendiskussionen über Gang of Four What Happens Next 2015 $1.50. by Gang of Four is a seminal post-punk/experimental album recorded in 1979 that drew inspiration from punk, dub, and Marxist ideology. Entertainment! Find Gang of Four bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - Influential, politically conscious U.K. post-punk… In 1984 the band broke up until 1990 when King and Gill started working together again with interruptions. Im Gang of Four-Shop bei Amazon.de finden Sie alles von Gang of Four (CDs, MP3, Vinyl, etc.) "The focus is more on universal issues, like how individuals behave in certain ways or how our world is constructed, than local issues or current affairs," described guitarist Gill. Gang of Four's album, "What Happens Next", released February 2015, is their first since the departure of previous vocalist Jon King. Gang of Four's music fused tough funk rhythms, jagged shards of metallic guitar, and lyrics that filtered Marxist theory through the realities of daily life into a sound that bore little resemblance to any other group when they released their debut album, Entertainment!, in 1979. Entertainment! Hard 1983 $1.35. English post-punk group from Leeds, formed 1977. Bands where you rate the guitarists more than the vocalists, Artists that never topped their debut album, Artists who are clearly very talented musically but are terrible songwriters, Favorite artist from the 50 largest European cities. The top rated tracks on this album are I Found That Essence Rare, Damaged Goods and Natural's Not In It. Genres: Post-Punk, New Wave, Dance-Punk. Gang of Four influenced a number of successful alternative rock acts throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Hell, it’s one of the… Influential, politically conscious U.K. post-punk band known for … ~ Dead Ringer for Love, Bands whose classic lineup reunited but subsequently replaced members, Name artists/bands/music you wished you liked but don't, Artists you’ve seen live who are no longer with us. Listen to music from Gang of Four. Gang of Four discography and songs: Music profile for Gang of Four, formed 1977. 250px Gang of Four in 2014; from left to right: Andy Gill and John "Gaoler" Sterry Gang of Four Background information Born Birthname Birthplace Died Deathplace Also known as Occupation(s) Origin Leeds, England Genres Post-punk dance-punk funk rock Members *Andy Gill Thomas McNeice John "Gaoler" Sterry Tobias Humble Former members *Jon King Hugo Burnham Dave Allen Busta "Cherry" Jones Sara Lee Mark Heaney Jonny Finnegan Years active 1977–1984, 1987–1997, 2004–present Bac… Original personnel were singer Jon King, guitarist Andy Gill, bass guitarist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham.They were fully active from 1977 to 1984, and then re-emerged twice in the 1990s with King and Gill. Songs Of The Free 1982 $1.65. sowie weitere Produkte von und mit Gang of Four (DVDs, Bücher usw.). [4] Contents. 1977 in Leeds debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four are British... 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