Gang of Four: Entertainment! (Expanded and Remastered)

 

Genre: Punk

Dates: 1979

All you lovers of Bloc Party, the Futureheads, Art Brut, the Rakes (the list goes on, and on, and on, and on), come kneel and pledge fealty before this record, and hear how the followers pale in the long shadow of the original post-punk gods. Lyrics: more challenging—where else in Punkland are you gonna get a Marxist dialectic? Music: more lacerating (guitars) and funky (bass). Gestalt: more consistent, more in-your-face...well, maybe a little less fun. If you did this, check out Solid Gold, their 2nd record—dang-near as good. Inspirational lyric: "She doesn't think so/But she's dressed for the H-bomb!"

Track Listing:

1. Ether
2. Natural's Not In It
3. Not Great Men
4. Damaged Goods
5. Return The Gift
6. Guns Before Butter
7. I Found That Essence Rare
8. Glass
9. Contract
10. At Home He's A Tourist
11. 5-45
12. Anthrax
13. Outside The Trains Don't Run On Time
14. He'd Send In The Army
15. It's Her Factory
16. Armalite Rifle
17. Guns Before Butter - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
18. Contract - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
19. Blood Free - (previously unreleased, live)
20. Sweet Jane - (previously unreleased, live)