Summary
In the late '70s/early '80s, Gang of Four was one of seemingly thousands of bands to emerge with unlikely artistic flourish from the Northern England industrial center of Leeds. Along with drinking buddies such as the Mekons, Delta 5, even Sisters of Mercy, Gang of Four represented a new take on punk: If no one can play well, then anyone can. Cramming on Funkadelic bass lines and Situationist texts rather than their art-school homework, King and [Andy Gill] co-wrote Entertainment!, now on anyone's list of the greatest rock albums ever and resurgent as most-name-droppable. Songs like "Natural's Not in It" and "Not Great Men" attacked both mainstream music's musical and lyrical kid gloves and the idea that rebellion and change had to come from great men creating great moments.
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Gang of Four; Not Great Men
ONE COULD BE FORGIVEN for thinking that Gang of Four isn't so much a band as a rock critic's hype-pitch panacea: "Step right up and ...
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