Gang of Four reform, dates to be announced
Every time you hear a band like The Rapture, Bloc Party, or the Futureheads described as having a post-punk angular sound, remember who did it best; Gang of Four:
From ManchesterAcademy.Net
"For years promoters and fans have begged them. Now Gang of Four, the definitive punk-funk, post-punk agitators, have finally acquiesced to public demand. They have reformed in their original line-up, and will play a limited number of shows around the UK in the New Year.
The band, icons and inspiration for many of the world's biggest acts (REM, U2, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers), and who perhaps more than any other, serve as direct stylistic antecedents of today’s guitar heroes (step forward Franz Ferdinand, Futureheads, The Rapture, Radio 4, Liars et al), have not been seen in this formation since 1981. Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar and vocals), Dave Allen (bass) and Hugo Burnham (drums) had by then been responsible for 1978’s epochal "Damaged Goods" debut EP, as well as the genre-defining "Entertainment" album (1979) and its follow-up "Solid Gold".
Since then there has never been a time when ‘ Natural's Not In It' and ‘Love Like Anthrax’ haven’t sounded like some of the most vital and coldly passionate records ever made, but recently the band who always sounded 20 years ahead of their time have finally found the world catching up and catching on. Consequentially, it is most timely that Andy Gill has come out from behind the producer’s chair of such globe bestriding rock behemoths as The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Killing Joke, Futureheads, Michael Hutchence, Bono, Jesus Lizard, to once again strap on his trusty Stratocaster."
If you are going to be in the UK:
January
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24 Leeds University
25 Bristol Academy
27 Birmingham Academy
28 London Shepherd's Bush Empire
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Excellent record! Amazing to me how after all these years you're starting to hear their influence. That Franz Ferdinand song sounds a hell of a lot like them as well. Looking forward to seeing these shows...
Man, this brings back some memories...
Posted by: julian | December 15, 2004 05:44 PM
I will be there. Gang of Four is my favorite band.
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