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Gang of Four's existence had as much to do with Slave and Chic as it did the Sex Pistols and the Stooges, which is something Solid Gold demonstrates more than Entertainment! Any smartypants can point out the irony of a band on Warner Bros. railing against systematic tools of control disguised as entertainment media, but Gang of Four were more observational than condescending. True, Jon King and Andy Gill might have been hooting and hollering in a semiviolent and discordant fashion, but they were saying "think about it" more than "you lot are a bunch of mindless puppets." Abrasiveness was a means to grab the listener, and it worked. Reciting Solid Gold's lyrics on a local neighborhood corner might get a couple interested souls to pay attention. It isn't poetry, and it's no fun; most within earshot would just continue power-walking or tune out while buffing the SUV. Solid Gold has that unholy racket going on beneath the lyrics, an unlikely mutation of catchiness and atonality that made ears perk and (oddly) posteriors shake. With its slightly ironic title, Solid Gold is more rhythmically grounded than the fractured nature of Entertainment!, a politically charged, more Teutonic take on funk. It's a form of release for paranoid accountants. Financial concerns form the basis of the subject matter; the hilarious but realistic "Cheeseburger" is a highlight with its thinly veiled snipe at America: "No classes in the U.S.A./Improve yourself, the choice is yours/Work at your job and make good pay/Make friends, great/Buy them a beer!" This is a nickel less spectacular than the debut, but owning one and not the other would be criminal.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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KING, Writer - Gill, Writer - Gang of Four, MainArtist - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
KING, Writer - ALLEN, Writer - Gil, Writer - Gang of Four, MainArtist - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals - Burnham, Writer
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
KING, Writer - ALLEN, Writer - Gil, Writer - Gang of Four, MainArtist - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals - Burnham, Writer
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
David Allen, Composer - Gang of Four, Writer, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Hugo Burnham, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
David Allen, Composer - Gang of Four, Writer, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Hugo Burnham, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc. / 1981 Parlophone Records
KING, Writer - ALLEN, Writer - Gil, Writer - Gang of Four, MainArtist - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals - Burnham, Writer
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Gang of Four, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
David Allen, Composer - Gang of Four, Writer, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Hugo Burnham, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Gang of Four, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
David Allen, Composer - Gang of Four, Writer, MainArtist - Jon King, Composer - Hugo Burnham, Composer - Andrew Gill, Composer - Andrew James Dalrymple Gill, Lead Vocals
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc. / 1981 Parlophone Records
Album review
Gang of Four's existence had as much to do with Slave and Chic as it did the Sex Pistols and the Stooges, which is something Solid Gold demonstrates more than Entertainment! Any smartypants can point out the irony of a band on Warner Bros. railing against systematic tools of control disguised as entertainment media, but Gang of Four were more observational than condescending. True, Jon King and Andy Gill might have been hooting and hollering in a semiviolent and discordant fashion, but they were saying "think about it" more than "you lot are a bunch of mindless puppets." Abrasiveness was a means to grab the listener, and it worked. Reciting Solid Gold's lyrics on a local neighborhood corner might get a couple interested souls to pay attention. It isn't poetry, and it's no fun; most within earshot would just continue power-walking or tune out while buffing the SUV. Solid Gold has that unholy racket going on beneath the lyrics, an unlikely mutation of catchiness and atonality that made ears perk and (oddly) posteriors shake. With its slightly ironic title, Solid Gold is more rhythmically grounded than the fractured nature of Entertainment!, a politically charged, more Teutonic take on funk. It's a form of release for paranoid accountants. Financial concerns form the basis of the subject matter; the hilarious but realistic "Cheeseburger" is a highlight with its thinly veiled snipe at America: "No classes in the U.S.A./Improve yourself, the choice is yours/Work at your job and make good pay/Make friends, great/Buy them a beer!" This is a nickel less spectacular than the debut, but owning one and not the other would be criminal.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:36
- Main artists: Gang Of Four
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US ℗ 1981 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Gang Of Four under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Ltd for world excluding US and Canada and (P) 1981 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, a Warner Music Group Company for US
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