Buthchieman wrote: "Such nihilistic ideas couched in such compelling music. Kind of a shame."
My comment: Got a problem accepting the music, on it's own terms? Hint:
The music wouldn't be compelling without all of those messy ideas you mislabel as nihilistic. The music and artistic statement are one and the same thing. There's a whole boatload of "non-nihilistic" bands who will shamelessly pander to your ideological specifications to become your favorite band. Go4 is nobody's pet band.
@matowana ... y the fuck would u do that. thats literally disrespecting the arist. andy gill and theothers would be ashmed to kno u were a fan of their music while mocking critiques of society. what would society be if ppl didnt question it? exactly what THEY would want it to be, and wed be slaves (but we wouldnt know it)
Saw them in Gent (Belgium) when their 'I love a man in a uniform' just came out. A hall full of "punks", expecting them to play the early Entertainment and Solid gold stuff, where quite hostile towards Gang of Four... I saw one of the best concerts ever...
Gang of Four tell it like it is...no wonder they`ve been sporadically banned and constantly sidelined by "everything is sooo lovely " escapist mass culture. They,XTC and The Bad Plus, ROCK !
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TheFatyBella 9 months ago
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saucilio1 9 months ago
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Buthchieman wrote: "Such nihilistic ideas couched in such compelling music. Kind of a shame."
My comment: Got a problem accepting the music, on it's own terms? Hint:
The music wouldn't be compelling without all of those messy ideas you mislabel as nihilistic. The music and artistic statement are one and the same thing. There's a whole boatload of "non-nihilistic" bands who will shamelessly pander to your ideological specifications to become your favorite band. Go4 is nobody's pet band.
NunzOnDrugs 1 year ago
best 4ever
okica87 1 year ago
Love this band! Saw them live several times back in the day and they rocked, best shows ever! It was amazing how they worked the audiences live!
apgresearch 1 year ago
oaaw,cool version.like it!!
renta2ify 1 year ago
loved these guys live! Punk/Funk with a scratchy guitar...GREAT!
MyAlicerose 2 years ago
screw the visionry lol
PixelPwner 2 years ago
I love goat cheese!
ChicagoGreenBuilder 2 years ago
Great live band, amazing song!
superbawestside1 2 years ago
Brilliant and original funk punk. Just ignore the hegelomarxoadornodespairocriticowankerist bullcrap in the lyrics.
matowana 2 years ago
you dont have to agree with it
but you also dont have to call it bullcrap
AndaleyAndaley 2 years ago
Okay, sorry. It's goat cheese, not bullcrap.
matowana 2 years ago
´-.-`
AndaleyAndaley 2 years ago
@matowana ... y the fuck would u do that. thats literally disrespecting the arist. andy gill and theothers would be ashmed to kno u were a fan of their music while mocking critiques of society. what would society be if ppl didnt question it? exactly what THEY would want it to be, and wed be slaves (but we wouldnt know it)
metric09 1 year ago
Such nihilistic ideas couched in such compelling music. Kind of a shame.
butchieman 2 years ago
thats not a shame
thats human weakness
we all have it sometimes
AndaleyAndaley 2 years ago
Saw them live some months ago, great band really.
Tubemytune 2 years ago
There's such honesty in the words, vulnerability too. Gotta respect it.
alejandro15187 2 years ago 2
Gang of Four refers to Mao's wife....they were the last to be executed by "death of a thousand cuts"...
lesleyblood1 2 years ago 2
no. their sentences were commuted to imprisonment for life and 20 years but all were released. mao's widow killed herself.
055697 2 years ago
@lesleyblood1 The lingchi was outlawed in 1905, the last years of the Qing Dynasty.
unfathomablej 1 year ago
Saw them in Gent (Belgium) when their 'I love a man in a uniform' just came out. A hall full of "punks", expecting them to play the early Entertainment and Solid gold stuff, where quite hostile towards Gang of Four... I saw one of the best concerts ever...
luckystriker888 2 years ago
"History is the reason I'm washed up."
Written 30+ yrs ago, applies today.
peterma5 2 years ago 9
Great band, great song... without words....
Sadlovers44 2 years ago 4
golden 80' !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nomadtrsh 3 years ago 2
Saw this band many times in the 80's great shows ................ Classic tune
CPVNYC 3 years ago 2
Gang of Four tell it like it is...no wonder they`ve been sporadically banned and constantly sidelined by "everything is sooo lovely " escapist mass culture. They,XTC and The Bad Plus, ROCK !
stylophobia 3 years ago
Great band of the 80's. A band with something to say other than boy meets chuffin' girl ad nauseum. Loved Andy Gills guitar sound too.
ds23efi2cv6 3 years ago 4
One of the best songs of the 80s. Gang of four are not forgotten!
BruthaVito 3 years ago 2