I was @ this gig (Gateshead stadium) way back in 1982 I was right down the front the line up was The Beat, Gang of Four, U2 and then The Police. I was a huge U2 fan then (they weren't touring an album so they essentially did the best of Boy+October) so it was great, I was also a big GoF fan @ the time and I've always loved Andy Gill's guitar playing, especially when he does all that really jaggy stuff.
I received an email reply from Andy Gill about his guitar effects....he said the following: "yes , correct - Carlsboro . no delay , yes chorus, I think vibrato , distortion only on the sustained bits
Why I am facinated by the way the drummer is kicking ass in the unorthodox way of playing? I have never seeen such technique. No, I am not a drummer but love that style. Is he lefty, is that why?
Nah he's not a lefty (the high hat would be on the other side if he was) he's called Hugo Burnham, that's just he's playing style, sort of jerky tribal beats.
Why I am facinated by the way the drummer is kicking ass in the unorthodox way of playing? I have never seeen such technique. No, I am not a drummer but love that style.
@brajtnerinjo & all: I have a bit of a secret = I was hanging out with Bob Fripp a bit during the run-up to League of Gentlemen (Sera Lee on bass) and the formation of Discipline era King Crimson! I was bassist in a band formed by one of RF's guitar students, so I know the tricks of the 80's sound quite well!
Both RF and Belew employed the solid-state Roland Jazz Chorus amps with additional processing, and that is what Andy's sound reminds me of. More to follow!
Great stuff! Guitarist reminds me of Adrian Belew from Discipline-era King Crimson (seek out tunes like "Elephant Talk"). His Strat is heavily processed, probably using a similar rack to Belew's (Eventide processor etc.). GREAT sound, classic '80's stuff! Gang of Four was a significant influence on Fripp & King Crimson. MORE!!!
@Koettnylle Good comment. I had never thought of the similarities between Gill and Albini - but it kind of slaps you in the face. I can't believe how dim I've been!
check out Adrian Belew, especially in King Crimson - check out live performances of these songs: Thela Hun Ginjeet, Indiscipline, Larks Toungues II...
Was there. Road bus from London. Gof4, lords of new church, the beat, u2 warmed up for police. Was a killer show. Road bus back to London. Had to walk across London all night to get home.
If you want to indulge in gratuitous insults, it helps to be able to spell "proletariat". I believe here you meant "proletarian". I`m not sure the Gang are proletarians but you are definitely something of of a peasant, from your comment.
In a pile of papers somewhere, I have a technical guide to Andy Gill`s guitar sound, from an old "Guitar Player" magazine from 1983...I`ll try to find it. Basically he is using about 5 effects pedals-clear "chorus" sound on this one.Incidentally gossip at the time said the band were flummoxed to hear a new noise from his guitar but it turned out to be a yowling cat that had wandered into the rehearsal room !
oh please tell me what do i need to use to make those guitar riffs.i hear he's not into effects or lots of pedals.that sound is absolutely amazing and creepy.please give me some information about this.anything seriously
@theshortcurlyguy -- not into "digital" effects. This is old school analog effects to the core.... check out Electro Harmonix "Deluxe Memory Man." He's got two of them going... one is set on a tight chorus, the other is on that rich analog delay that gives incredible sustain. Also try using a brass guitar pick on strat. Have fun!
Luckily I was actually at this gig as a wide eyed 18 year old, and quite near the front as well. Great memories.
Good to see them live on on the Jools Holland show a couple of nights ago playing Damaged Goods, even without two of the original members and looking a bit worn!
April 1982--first Suicidal Tendencies lp. Uh, oh----here we go! World got changed by one band. Mikey--you was only 19 then, mang. You was one year older than 7-p.
@Daycron66 Did I listen to the police then? Yes. Do I still listen to the Police? No. Do I listen to Gang of Four? Yes!! I highly recommend their "greatest hits" album - "A Brief History of the Twentieth Century." 20 songs, all their best stuff. I had the great good fortune to see them play in DC (1981 or 2?) and it has to rate up there as one of the best concerts I've ever seen!
WOW! Not heard that in years! Agree that Andy Gill's guitar is a tad loud, was trying to appreciate the bass, as a bass player myself I'd love to know where he gets that sound from, grrr!
Still: I think a female bassis is always extrabonus for any band, women really got the bass in their heart. Talking Heads, Au Pairs, Smashing Pumpkins etc.
"Reminds me of many native american tribal beats" -looks like the band were later conscious of that, as their live shows were often preceded by a native american piece for just bells and voices...
Such a great song from a great album. They really need to remaster and rerelease all of these albums. Entertainment! was done well, and I'd love to be able to hear their music after Solid Gold.
problem is with most remasters, they typically use better sources, but then they kill the benefit by butchering the mastering, overcompressing/limiting, etc., aka "loudness wars". Most frustrating & exasperating thing in the whole world of popular music.
I just picked up a two album cd comp of Solid Gold and a second one, an EP. Re-released in '95 as a two-fer and it sounds rather good. Infinite Jest, I think, was the label.
They did, it's called return the gift. Apparently the drummer wasn't happy with the original sound of the drums so they re-recorded all the songs on solid gold. It actually came out very good, I'm not sure which is my favorite version.
saw them at 688 for the "entertainment!" tour. one of the best shows ever; "entertainment!" is still as astonishingly brilliant as the day it was released. maybe the best post-punk album ever (THAT should start a heated debate).
totally agree! should be no debate at all."entertainment" was not only the best post punk album ( and there was so much great music from that era) but also one of the great rock albums ever..other great post punk albums: Orange Juice (you can't hide your love forever), Echo and the Bunnymen ( crocodiles), Magazine ( real life),Joy divison( closer),teardrop explodes ( kilimanjaro),mekons( quality of mercy is not strnd), comsat angels( waiting for a miracle),young marble giants(colossal youth).
additions to the list: english beat, "i just can't stop it" (not technically "post-punk," but brilliant and from the period). also, roxy music, "avalon"; au pairs, "playing with a different sex"; fun boy three, "fame" and "waiting."
I've made a video of my top ten post punk bands, check my page. I think Solid gold is an underrated album, in some ways I prefer it to Entertainment. It wasn't as consistent as Entertainment, but my fav Gang of four songs are on there.
"Songs for the Free" their third lp, wasn't bad either ( "uniform", "i will be a good boy" "call me up")..their music still has the same intensity and power when i listen to it today ( and you can dance to them, of course!)
@baadpuddytat I love all their music, but my favorite album is "Songs of the Free." It's just perfect! My favorite songs are on that album. I have been listening to these Youtube vids for months, check out my page, I have some good PUNK/POSTPUNK selections! I am loving all these vids and I am so glad that people recorded these concerts. Gang of Four is incredible live! And now I can see many concerts I would not have seen anywhere else!
AHH! I saw the GoF at the US Festival around this time,and they absolutely blew my mind. No footage of that gig appears to be extant, so this will do. And how. Amazing amazing stuff.
What happened to the German tv 1981 video? which was soo much better! I wish that person would bring it back! or tell me where I can view it! It was fucking awesome!
People who compare Gang of Four to The Rapture miss that GoF were a dance band only in the way that a book might be eatable. Their purpose was to rock foundations more than feet, a goal that Rapture have no attention of achieving. Had more "punks" listened to GoF then, instead of dismissing them for being Marxists, we might not today have hundreds of millions of human beings experiencing daily that what we need's not what we get. What's missing in the video is the urgency of their early shows.
This is the greatest of the 'Four songs for me. I saw them in 81 in Stirling and whole building trembled at the might of Hugo Burnham's tom-toms and Dave Allen's thunderous bass intro to WWAW after opening the set with Paralysed. Jon King came shuffling on stage during the WWAW intro. One of my favourite ever gigs.
Let me just say that Gang of Four live sounded this good but had a presence unseen here (maybe it's the outdoor setting) that would cave in your head. Intense. Rare.
Go4 were smart Marexists (supposedly ) like au pairs . listen to that bass and guitar. wow , so much here .i love sarah lee and gill and burnham.Even Hard is a good album musically connected .Great band.
i saw a video of Hillel Slovak (RIP) of the original Red Hot Chili Peppers lineup saying that Andy Gill of Gang of Four was one of his biggest influences and you can totally hear it
I don't care who opened or closed, both Gang of Four and The Police rock in my book!!! And to see the both of them at one concert, I would've been in hog freakin heaven!!!! Love them both. Thanks a heap for posting!
I would love to see the rest of GO4's set, too. I will certainly look for the Police concert on Amazon. I'm sure that was one helluva a concert! Damn, I wish I would've been there!
This was the first Gang of 4 song I ever heard back in the day. I than went to the store and bought Entertainment! I played the album non-stop for weeks. It is definitely one of the top 10 lps of all time! Unique original sound with a message. Often copied but never matched.
I purchased this album for $1.50 at a flea market five years ago and it instantly became a favorite! I too played my copy non-stop for weeks. These guys are very much underrated and deserve a special place in history.
I was there that day, and despite freezing my bollocks off in the British summer of 1982, it was a fantastic day. Gang of Four and a 'young' U2 blew The Police off stage......in fact Gang of Four remain one of the best I have ever seen live. Their music trail-blazed so much of the stuff people are listening to nowadays!
I remember reading an interview with one of the members of GoF (and curse me for not remembering if it was Andy Gill or Jon King) who said they marketed themselves incorrectly. If they had marketed themselves better, he said, they'd have been bigger than U2--and I can't argue with him.
Personally, I would've much preferred for Gang of Four to have their own Ipod than U2. U2's a good band, but Gang of Four to me just had a lot more to offer musically.
I'm not too sure if I care what anyone else thinks. On second thought, I'm positive I don't. Feel free to include yourself in the group of irrevelant opinions that mean nothing to me.
The Police???????? what are you talking about here???? Television, The Fall and Gang Of Four are the greatest bands of that period!!!! They changed the way rock was meant to be, and everyone nowadays is trying to sound like them, from Interpol to Strokes and stuff.
Eh. Quoting Nabakov in a song does not an intellectual make.
While I never thought that the Gang of Four were great lyricists, they did approach them from a consistent vision, as oddball as that was. And their music was (and is) great.
Gang of Four were great. But to say they were the most intellectual band of New Wave is plain ignorant. There's only one band that captures Musical & Lyrical brilliance of the era, and that is THE POLICE. Hands down the most well read band to come out the 70's and 80's period.
haha well you have to expect that from a former english teacher...
though i didnt see the police singing much about social issues back then - they weren't really representative of the "typical" lyrics of the era, although they are definitely brilliant and one of my favourite bands
Is this part of a bigger documentary? It's sooooo fucking great.
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This may be my favorite video of all time. I just they would have shown Sarah more.
pureloveracing 4 months ago
This may be my favorite video of all time. I just they would have shown Sarah more.
pureloveracing 4 months ago
Genius
stylophobia 4 months ago
i'm not into GoF but the studio version is awesome and the live version is better. if only the sound quality was better
paolorossifan2006 7 months ago 2
One of my favorite post-punk basslines/drum beats
thecrikster 8 months ago
@thecrikster my college professor is Hugo Burnham, the drummer
bsullivan89 7 months ago 4
Eventide... Hah! That's just a strat through big cranked up amps and a chorus. Simple pure power.
pureloveracing 10 months ago
Brilliant!
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sunrise58176 1 year ago
I was @ this gig (Gateshead stadium) way back in 1982 I was right down the front the line up was The Beat, Gang of Four, U2 and then The Police. I was a huge U2 fan then (they weren't touring an album so they essentially did the best of Boy+October) so it was great, I was also a big GoF fan @ the time and I've always loved Andy Gill's guitar playing, especially when he does all that really jaggy stuff.
morganduffy154 1 year ago 2
Gang of four is one of the most unaccredited bands ever even though they hve influenced so many such as flea from RHCP
420gardener420 1 year ago
Sara Lee doesn't fuck around.
beowulven 1 year ago
H U G O ! ! !
jimbobklyn1963 1 year ago
I received an email reply from Andy Gill about his guitar effects....he said the following: "yes , correct - Carlsboro . no delay , yes chorus, I think vibrato , distortion only on the sustained bits
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Nice chap!
CStack2Ci 1 year ago
Why I am facinated by the way the drummer is kicking ass in the unorthodox way of playing? I have never seeen such technique. No, I am not a drummer but love that style. Is he lefty, is that why?
jlmarc01 1 year ago 2
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I think it's just because he's awesome.
beowulven 1 year ago
@jlmarc01
Nah he's not a lefty (the high hat would be on the other side if he was) he's called Hugo Burnham, that's just he's playing style, sort of jerky tribal beats.
morganduffy154 1 year ago
@jlmarc01 that drummer is now my teacher in college
bsullivan89 7 months ago 3
Why I am facinated by the way the drummer is kicking ass in the unorthodox way of playing? I have never seeen such technique. No, I am not a drummer but love that style.
jlmarc01 1 year ago
@brajtnerinjo & all: I have a bit of a secret = I was hanging out with Bob Fripp a bit during the run-up to League of Gentlemen (Sera Lee on bass) and the formation of Discipline era King Crimson! I was bassist in a band formed by one of RF's guitar students, so I know the tricks of the 80's sound quite well!
Both RF and Belew employed the solid-state Roland Jazz Chorus amps with additional processing, and that is what Andy's sound reminds me of. More to follow!
CStack2Ci 1 year ago
I love this more than anything.AndI love Leeds.
TheKatjalucia 1 year ago
Great stuff! Guitarist reminds me of Adrian Belew from Discipline-era King Crimson (seek out tunes like "Elephant Talk"). His Strat is heavily processed, probably using a similar rack to Belew's (Eventide processor etc.). GREAT sound, classic '80's stuff! Gang of Four was a significant influence on Fripp & King Crimson. MORE!!!
CStack2Ci 1 year ago 5
@CStack2Ci not to mention that Sara Lee played with Fripp previous to joining Gang Of Four...
MISCchout 1 year ago 6
@CStack2Ci I wouldn't say it's processed that much, it sounds much more raw, although it's heavily compressed and distorted for very long sustain
brajtnerinjo 1 year ago
this is amazing. anyone have any clue what kind of gear the guitar player uses?
hamdigidy 1 year ago
look at the drum work, fudge it is awasome
jlmarc01 1 year ago 2
My all-time favorite Gof4 tune!!!
The groove is fierce, Gill's guitar tones are magnificent, & King actually emotes a bit.
God these cats were great.
tommyluvstraci 1 year ago
The only band i know who obviously was inspired yet managed to turn it into something innovative is shellac.
Koettnylle 1 year ago
@Koettnylle Good comment. I had never thought of the similarities between Gill and Albini - but it kind of slaps you in the face. I can't believe how dim I've been!
peaeater1 1 year ago
One of those live guitar performances I keep coming back to. Awesome! Any other suggestions of guitar madness on YT?
knicks9899 1 year ago 2
@knicks9899
check out Adrian Belew, especially in King Crimson - check out live performances of these songs: Thela Hun Ginjeet, Indiscipline, Larks Toungues II...
Lovrowolf 1 year ago
Leeds " n " PROUD
fpwgafwslawgu 1 year ago
Drummer rocks!
LadyAudio 1 year ago
!!!
thetransistors 1 year ago
Is this in New Castle with U2 , Beat, Lords of the New Church and the Police?
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My favourite Youtube vid ever (apart from my own humble little film that is .Ahem
stylophobia 1 year ago
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stylophobia 1 year ago
great live act!!
akabak 1 year ago
Way ahead of its time.
vastjosie 1 year ago
Was there. Road bus from London. Gof4, lords of new church, the beat, u2 warmed up for police. Was a killer show. Road bus back to London. Had to walk across London all night to get home.
bordercollie61 1 year ago
Gee whiz a blast from my past I was there.
bordercollie61 1 year ago
could I be happy with someone else? No,this does it for me
buduiza 1 year ago
I cant believe I saw this band yesterday.....
Lvsme 1 year ago
the police must have seemed so tame and saccharin after gang of four
gordomcc 1 year ago
Now this is great 80's music.
dmgcat 2 years ago 3
fucking brilliat.
scorpiotimothy 2 years ago 6
If you want to indulge in gratuitous insults, it helps to be able to spell "proletariat". I believe here you meant "proletarian". I`m not sure the Gang are proletarians but you are definitely something of of a peasant, from your comment.
stylophobia 2 years ago
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Shit. Proloteriate rubbish
davebest2001 2 years ago
In a pile of papers somewhere, I have a technical guide to Andy Gill`s guitar sound, from an old "Guitar Player" magazine from 1983...I`ll try to find it. Basically he is using about 5 effects pedals-clear "chorus" sound on this one.Incidentally gossip at the time said the band were flummoxed to hear a new noise from his guitar but it turned out to be a yowling cat that had wandered into the rehearsal room !
stylophobia 2 years ago 2
That fucking guitar kills everything else I've ever heard in my life
solitudesblind 2 years ago 23
I'm in the college class that Hugo teaches now, and he's a wicked funny guy. Good to hear his old music. Gang of four rockd
Jerem6401 2 years ago 6
oh please tell me what do i need to use to make those guitar riffs.i hear he's not into effects or lots of pedals.that sound is absolutely amazing and creepy.please give me some information about this.anything seriously
theshortcurlyguy 2 years ago 2
the sizzling solid state sound of cheap carlsbro amps man! yes this noise still needs to be made. by many!
noizvendr 2 years ago
@theshortcurlyguy -- not into "digital" effects. This is old school analog effects to the core.... check out Electro Harmonix "Deluxe Memory Man." He's got two of them going... one is set on a tight chorus, the other is on that rich analog delay that gives incredible sustain. Also try using a brass guitar pick on strat. Have fun!
Satyagrahaha 1 year ago
Luckily I was actually at this gig as a wide eyed 18 year old, and quite near the front as well. Great memories.
Good to see them live on on the Jools Holland show a couple of nights ago playing Damaged Goods, even without two of the original members and looking a bit worn!
7Peppa 2 years ago 3
April 1982--first Suicidal Tendencies lp. Uh, oh----here we go! World got changed by one band. Mikey--you was only 19 then, mang. You was one year older than 7-p.
lumpagogo 1 year ago
If I knew then what I know now, I'd have paid to see this whole gig and left after Gang of Four!
DJPIGG 2 years ago
This band is how i got into music from the 70's and 80's
64chris64 2 years ago
Andy Gill is the man. On par with Hendrix if you ask me.
alejandro15187 2 years ago 9
Fuck the Police, here's Gang Of Four.
Daycron66 2 years ago 21
@Daycron66 Did I listen to the police then? Yes. Do I still listen to the Police? No. Do I listen to Gang of Four? Yes!! I highly recommend their "greatest hits" album - "A Brief History of the Twentieth Century." 20 songs, all their best stuff. I had the great good fortune to see them play in DC (1981 or 2?) and it has to rate up there as one of the best concerts I've ever seen!
bluesbrrd 1 year ago
Tripfunkrockseilá!
D mais!!!!!!!
leandrobrou 2 years ago
Post-Punk yea!!!!! Oi!
Cokoholicar 2 years ago 3
Anybody confirm the US Festival?????
Jacob0015 2 years ago
kippenvel!!!
One of my all time fav bands
luckystriker888 2 years ago 3
Damn that's awesome
huthut91 2 years ago
Love that train Andy and Sara Lee are making. Amazing!
w3bt3k 2 years ago 2
Gotta love that post-punk guitar sound!
Marcuskristicus 2 years ago 6
opening for the police?
THE POLICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPENING FOR THEM!
oliviaisgod 3 years ago 68
LOL!
Agree!
kacox0 3 years ago 6
yep
Ech0theDolphin 2 years ago 5
ha ha too right
shadowhalfcast 2 years ago 5
yes Gang Of Four are infinitely more important than Sting's former band!
lyonslaforet 2 years ago 24
WOW! Not heard that in years! Agree that Andy Gill's guitar is a tad loud, was trying to appreciate the bass, as a bass player myself I'd love to know where he gets that sound from, grrr!
bumblegirl65 1 year ago
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Hmm, Bass-player is she: lovely Sara Lee.
Started to play bass at 1976 ;-)
Always loved her style.
Still: I think a female bassis is always extrabonus for any band, women really got the bass in their heart. Talking Heads, Au Pairs, Smashing Pumpkins etc.
OKuusava 1 year ago
@oliviaisgod Actually the Police shouldn't have been allowed within a hundred miles of GoF's stage.
stangable1984 8 months ago
"Reminds me of many native american tribal beats" -looks like the band were later conscious of that, as their live shows were often preceded by a native american piece for just bells and voices...
stylophobia 3 years ago 2
it would have been awesome sitting in on some of thier practice sessions im sure some of thier throw away stuff was pretty great especially andy
bradbla 3 years ago
exciting!!
Devito46 3 years ago
Saw them on this tour in Athens, GA. What a mind blowing show at the time. Great memories! Thanks for posting.
Truupster 3 years ago
Epic. Proves you don`t have to a hippy to be left wing and rock out !!!
stylophobia 3 years ago
Really nice sounds coming from that strat;Any more of this ?
dave11463 3 years ago 3
I have I Love A Man In Uniform up in my videos too.
MISCchout 3 years ago
@dave11463 you should listen to PiL's ''theme'' from their first record 'first issue''
TuViejaGordoForro 1 year ago
Such a great song from a great album. They really need to remaster and rerelease all of these albums. Entertainment! was done well, and I'd love to be able to hear their music after Solid Gold.
SeanusAran 3 years ago
problem is with most remasters, they typically use better sources, but then they kill the benefit by butchering the mastering, overcompressing/limiting, etc., aka "loudness wars". Most frustrating & exasperating thing in the whole world of popular music.
I just picked up a two album cd comp of Solid Gold and a second one, an EP. Re-released in '95 as a two-fer and it sounds rather good. Infinite Jest, I think, was the label.
kikkiokioli 3 years ago
They did, it's called return the gift. Apparently the drummer wasn't happy with the original sound of the drums so they re-recorded all the songs on solid gold. It actually came out very good, I'm not sure which is my favorite version.
tjweiler1 3 years ago 3
totally sick great band great beats
luckycomehawaii 3 years ago
As a huge fan, can someone who has the 1981 German TV video, please post it back onto You tube! It did the song more justice!
Sssccirea7 3 years ago
I saw them few days ago in Italy, they rock on stage and the songs are brilliant it sounds so actual and 80's at the same time
gattobkr 3 years ago
still, one of the best drum patterns ever
jackhillty 3 years ago 6
Reminds me of many Native American tribal beats. Cuts deep into the soul.
spiritinthesky28 3 years ago
saw them at 688 for the "entertainment!" tour. one of the best shows ever; "entertainment!" is still as astonishingly brilliant as the day it was released. maybe the best post-punk album ever (THAT should start a heated debate).
baadpuddytat 3 years ago 3
totally agree! should be no debate at all."entertainment" was not only the best post punk album ( and there was so much great music from that era) but also one of the great rock albums ever..other great post punk albums: Orange Juice (you can't hide your love forever), Echo and the Bunnymen ( crocodiles), Magazine ( real life),Joy divison( closer),teardrop explodes ( kilimanjaro),mekons( quality of mercy is not strnd), comsat angels( waiting for a miracle),young marble giants(colossal youth).
razorraymarv 3 years ago 6
additions to the list: english beat, "i just can't stop it" (not technically "post-punk," but brilliant and from the period). also, roxy music, "avalon"; au pairs, "playing with a different sex"; fun boy three, "fame" and "waiting."
baadpuddytat 3 years ago 2
I've made a video of my top ten post punk bands, check my page. I think Solid gold is an underrated album, in some ways I prefer it to Entertainment. It wasn't as consistent as Entertainment, but my fav Gang of four songs are on there.
Richmarkhill 3 years ago 4
"Songs for the Free" their third lp, wasn't bad either ( "uniform", "i will be a good boy" "call me up")..their music still has the same intensity and power when i listen to it today ( and you can dance to them, of course!)
machiaveliyoohoo 3 years ago 5
@machiaveliyoohoo That's my favorite album.
bluesbrrd 1 year ago
@baadpuddytat I love all their music, but my favorite album is "Songs of the Free." It's just perfect! My favorite songs are on that album. I have been listening to these Youtube vids for months, check out my page, I have some good PUNK/POSTPUNK selections! I am loving all these vids and I am so glad that people recorded these concerts. Gang of Four is incredible live! And now I can see many concerts I would not have seen anywhere else!
bluesbrrd 1 year ago
AHH! I saw the GoF at the US Festival around this time,and they absolutely blew my mind. No footage of that gig appears to be extant, so this will do. And how. Amazing amazing stuff.
keyehaw 3 years ago
Brilliant! My favorite Gang of Four song. So tribal! I just wish the vid was taken in a more intimate setting.
spiritinthesky28 3 years ago
What happened to the German tv 1981 video? which was soo much better! I wish that person would bring it back! or tell me where I can view it! It was fucking awesome!
Sssccirea7 3 years ago
Opening for Police? Fuck! Should be the other wa y round!
valentingalea 3 years ago 8
i HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR
jlmarc01 3 years ago
hell yes!
Zatzzo 3 years ago
what a fucking music ......del88 yo soy esta es mas antigua ni nacia joder
afewofrocker 3 years ago
i told my cousin to give my mum a dogshit in a shoe box, which he did, before i even knew that they did that ahahaha
SirHayler 3 years ago
i luv this group.they rocked
iaminparties 3 years ago
I love this song
IDetestTaxes 4 years ago
People who compare Gang of Four to The Rapture miss that GoF were a dance band only in the way that a book might be eatable. Their purpose was to rock foundations more than feet, a goal that Rapture have no attention of achieving. Had more "punks" listened to GoF then, instead of dismissing them for being Marxists, we might not today have hundreds of millions of human beings experiencing daily that what we need's not what we get. What's missing in the video is the urgency of their early shows.
baddogmaine 4 years ago 6
This is the greatest of the 'Four songs for me. I saw them in 81 in Stirling and whole building trembled at the might of Hugo Burnham's tom-toms and Dave Allen's thunderous bass intro to WWAW after opening the set with Paralysed. Jon King came shuffling on stage during the WWAW intro. One of my favourite ever gigs.
gravemaurice 4 years ago 6
Sara Lee has sweet buns
MrSExperience 4 years ago 3
Fucking amazing, pervertedly funky and sexy as hell. They really should have taken over the world.
burnjim 4 years ago 8
Let me just say that Gang of Four live sounded this good but had a presence unseen here (maybe it's the outdoor setting) that would cave in your head. Intense. Rare.
iris2gamera 4 years ago 4
Go4 were smart Marexists (supposedly ) like au pairs . listen to that bass and guitar. wow , so much here .i love sarah lee and gill and burnham.Even Hard is a good album musically connected .Great band.
lovesGenet 4 years ago 4
i saw a video of Hillel Slovak (RIP) of the original Red Hot Chili Peppers lineup saying that Andy Gill of Gang of Four was one of his biggest influences and you can totally hear it
lhammill15 4 years ago
i saw that on here too...loved hearing the 'dogshit in a pizza box' gift the peppers gave to him for his production efforts on their first lp.
MISCchout 4 years ago
@MISCchout i can say from hearing hillel's playing that it is a strong mix of andy gill and jimi hendrix. hillel slovak was/is amazing RIP
stabbakop 1 year ago
@lhammill15 Yes, but he later complained how Gill almost fucked up their album by trying to make it more poppy
brajtnerinjo 1 year ago
not good quality but just to see them performing live is the best
dace2012 4 years ago
I don't care who opened or closed, both Gang of Four and The Police rock in my book!!! And to see the both of them at one concert, I would've been in hog freakin heaven!!!! Love them both. Thanks a heap for posting!
nuwavegurl 4 years ago
I got the entire police set on dvd from this show, and they were incredible...you can find the dvd of it on amazon.
I'd love to see the rest of G04's set!
MISCchout 4 years ago
I would love to see the rest of GO4's set, too. I will certainly look for the Police concert on Amazon. I'm sure that was one helluva a concert! Damn, I wish I would've been there!
nuwavegurl 4 years ago
need go4 "what we all want" video if poss pls
can you help
dace2012 4 years ago
@nuwavegurl That sounds like the coolest thing ever...Gang of Four and The Police....lucky people who got to see them live ;)
oogie11 1 year ago
thanks for posting this. I have been a fan since '79. IMHO these guy's never got their
props.. the Godfathers of punk/funk. they
were a raw an innovative band who were way ahead of the times.
mesaboogy 4 years ago
This was the first Gang of 4 song I ever heard back in the day. I than went to the store and bought Entertainment! I played the album non-stop for weeks. It is definitely one of the top 10 lps of all time! Unique original sound with a message. Often copied but never matched.
Gimerk 4 years ago 2
I purchased this album for $1.50 at a flea market five years ago and it instantly became a favorite! I too played my copy non-stop for weeks. These guys are very much underrated and deserve a special place in history.
nuwavegurl 4 years ago
I was there that day, and despite freezing my bollocks off in the British summer of 1982, it was a fantastic day. Gang of Four and a 'young' U2 blew The Police off stage......in fact Gang of Four remain one of the best I have ever seen live. Their music trail-blazed so much of the stuff people are listening to nowadays!
MillerExo 4 years ago
I remember reading an interview with one of the members of GoF (and curse me for not remembering if it was Andy Gill or Jon King) who said they marketed themselves incorrectly. If they had marketed themselves better, he said, they'd have been bigger than U2--and I can't argue with him.
JoeDonFan 4 years ago
Personally, I would've much preferred for Gang of Four to have their own Ipod than U2. U2's a good band, but Gang of Four to me just had a lot more to offer musically.
nuwavegurl 4 years ago
yea, to you and to no one else.
4darin5 4 years ago
I'm not too sure if I care what anyone else thinks. On second thought, I'm positive I don't. Feel free to include yourself in the group of irrevelant opinions that mean nothing to me.
nuwavegurl 4 years ago
The Police???????? what are you talking about here???? Television, The Fall and Gang Of Four are the greatest bands of that period!!!! They changed the way rock was meant to be, and everyone nowadays is trying to sound like them, from Interpol to Strokes and stuff.
edmundoveloso 4 years ago
If there were any justice in the world, Gang of Four would've been the worldwide superstars and the Police would've been the opening act.
opaquiosq 4 years ago
Dude you rule, The Suburbs AND GOF? Awesome!!!
monkeytrousers 4 years ago
Hell yeah, I dig 'em both greatly.
MISCchout 4 years ago
Thanks for posting. I love this song.
blancoj 4 years ago
This is off of Solid Gold right?
mytoeismissindarnit 4 years ago
Yep.
MISCchout 4 years ago
sexualz shitz
66mikedove99 4 years ago
Eh. Quoting Nabakov in a song does not an intellectual make.
While I never thought that the Gang of Four were great lyricists, they did approach them from a consistent vision, as oddball as that was. And their music was (and is) great.
keyehaw 4 years ago
Gang of Four were great. But to say they were the most intellectual band of New Wave is plain ignorant. There's only one band that captures Musical & Lyrical brilliance of the era, and that is THE POLICE. Hands down the most well read band to come out the 70's and 80's period.
mparesi7 4 years ago
haha well you have to expect that from a former english teacher...
though i didnt see the police singing much about social issues back then - they weren't really representative of the "typical" lyrics of the era, although they are definitely brilliant and one of my favourite bands
inzithaksin 4 years ago
@mparesi7 Yeah, I remember that "Roxanne" song. It was really intellectual. ; )
bluesbrrd 1 year ago
Absolutely the most intellectual new wave_punk band ever!!..Also drums/bass and guitar tone by the ton. cheers !
Calichenao 4 years ago
The most powerful rock song ever - no question.
cocad0me 4 years ago
it is a shame more poepl donmt look at thes videos they are soo good
alansready 4 years ago
holy crap, that guitar tone. phenomenal.
kikkiokioli 4 years ago
you are rigght very good i saw thenm wiht the buzzcocks..
alansready 4 years ago
@alansready I saw them with Oingo Boingo. Wish I'd seen them with the Buzzcocks!
bluesbrrd 1 year ago