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Gang Of Four Reuniting In January

Gang Of Four, one of the most influential post-punk groups of the late 1970s, has bowed to ongoing pressure from fans and industry supporters and will reform with its original lineup. The band has confirmed five U.K. shows so far, beginning Jan. 23 in Manchester.

The quartet of Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar and vocals), Dave Allen (bass) and Hugo Burnham (drums) have not worked together in that combination since 1981, by which time its place in the vanguard of the British new wave had been established thanks to the 1978 debut EP "Damaged Goods" and the albums "Entertainment!" and "Solid Gold."

Since then, Gill has become an in-demand producer of such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Killing Joke and the Futureheads. He and King launched a new version of Gang Of Four in the '90s, releasing the albums "Mall" (1991) and "Shrinkwrapped" (1995).

This year, Gang Of Four has been the subject of renewed interest thanks to the success of Scottish rock act Franz Ferdinand, to whom its music bears a strong stylistic resemblance.

Here are Gang Of Four's tour dates:

Jan. 23: Manchester, England (Academy)
Jan. 24: Leeds, England (Leeds University)
Jan. 25: Bristol, England (Academy)
Jan. 27: Birmingham, England (Academy)
Jan. 28: London (Shepherd's Bush Empire)

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sadržaj:	[quote]a nakon solid gold smo očajnički tražili debi album kultnog benda koji nas je počastio svojim gigom u okviru muzičkog bienalla, Entertainment! je nešt što se plačalo suhim zlatom Gang of Four - Entertainment! - 1979 by: shrinkwrapped Saturday 10 May 2003 “He fills his head with culture… he gives himself an ulcer.” ~ At Home He’s a Tourist Gang of Four are everywhere. You wouldn’t notice if you didn’t know what to look for, but their influence can be heard clearly in bands who have formed over the years since their groundbreaking debut ‘Entertainment!’, including Fugazi, Quicksand, Rage Against the Machine, Q and Not U, Sonic Youth, REM, U2, and um…The Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Naming themselves after the Maoist 'Gang of Four' group of political/cultural revolutionaries, the band’s initial lineup consisted of Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar and backing vocals), Hugo Burnham (drums) and Dave Allen (bass). This was the line-up who produced the album in question. Sonically, Entertainment! is both instantly accessible and uncomfortable to listen to, although not taken to the extreme of their second LP, 'Solid Gold'. Meticulously planned bass and drum patterns will have the listener involuntarily caught up in the rhythm of each track, but will find themselves startled out of nod-along complacency by jarring guitar riffs, feedback and repetitive off-key melodica chords (Simian this ain’t). “The problem of leisure. What to do for pleasure. Ideal love a new purchase. A market of the senses.” ~ Natural’s Not In It Lyrically and thematically, Entertainment! is also in a league of its own. The front sleeve is adorned with the scene of a cowboy befriending an Indian in order to exploit him, while inside are television images captioned by phrases such as “however unsavoury, events are shown in a palatable way”. Because of their name and, to be fair, the themes of the majority of their early material, Gang of Four are considered a ‘political band’, but they didn’t see it like that. Instead, as Andy Gill said in an interview with Jason Gross (see links), Gang of Four were simply “singing about elements of everyday life in certain ways. It's quite observational.” Entertainment! is a collection of observations about the modern consumer life – observations that, if anything, ring just as true today as in 1979. Their approach to the commodification of sexuality is as refreshing and exciting as the angular but rhythmic - even quirky - tone of the music, while many of the lyrics are as uncompromising as the guitar work. "It's not made by great men... The past lives on in the books at home. No weak men in the books at home. History lives on in the books at home." ~ Not Great Men The album remains invigorating after many repeated listens, and continues to astound when the year that it was recorded is taken into consideration. It makes a lot of what passed for punk at the time – and today - sound unimaginative and lethargic, leaving the listener to question once again why Gang of Four are not as well known today as The Sex Pistols, Joy Division or REM - the latter regularly supporting them for a time. Perhaps it was because of their refusal to be commodified – or because their later work was absolute drivel. Luckily, interest in the Gang of Four appears to be picking up, and it is now possible to find Entertainment! in some of the larger high street music retailers. But in keeping with the spirit of the album, check in some of the smaller indie shops first, yeah [/quote]	Oznaèite ako želite dodati vaš potpis (sig).

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