Gang Of Four - A Brief History Of The Twentieth Century - Cassette
Released in 1990 to help promote a reformed Gang of Four, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 20th CENTURY is a powerful overview of one of the best political rock groups. It is also a great introduction to the band's world-view. In this view, everything has a political context--love ("Anthrax"), the military ("I Love an Man in Uniform"), loneliness ("Call Me Up"), and, of course, history ("The History of the World")--and no one is innocent. Many of the band's high points appear: "At Home, He's a Tourist," "Damaged Goods," "To Hell With Poverty," and "We Live as We Dream, Alone." Frequently employing a martial beat and elastic, funk-inspired bass-guitar lines overlaid with left-field squalls of noise, the Gang of Four's songs set out to convince you of things--and don't give up until you agree. For the believers and the scholars, A BRIEF HISTORY also includes an essay penned by culture/music critic Greil Marcus about experiencing the band's rise to fame first-hand.
Track Listing
1. At Home He's A Tourist 2. Damaged Goods 3. Natural's Not In It 4. Not Great Men 5. Anthrax 6. Return The Gift 7. It's Her Factory 8. What We All Want - (live) 9. Paralysed 10. Hole In The Wallet, A 11. Cheeseburger 12. To Hell With Poverty! 13. Capital (It Fails Us Now) 14. Call Me Up 15. I Will Be A Good Boy 16. History Of The World, The 17. I Love A Man In A Uniform 18. Is It Love 19. Womantown 20. We Live As We Dream, Alone
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