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Entertainment! is the 1979 debut album by English post-punk band Gang of Four.An EP titled Damaged Goods preceded Entertainment!. The music is influenced by, and the result of punk, yet also incorporates funk and less-obvious influences of reggae and dub, similar to other bands at the time such as Public Image Limited, Pere Ubu, and Au Pairs. As with these influential genres, the bass is mixed much more prominently than it typically is in rock or punk. The lyrics tend to deal with political and social justiceSocial justice sometimes called civil justice is a concept largely based on various social contract theories. Most variations on the concept hold that as governments are instituted among populations for the benefit of members of those populations, those g topics such as hungerHunger is applied literally to the need or craving for food; it can also be applied metaphorically to cravings of other sorts. It is an extreme of a normal appetite. The term is commonly used more broadly to refer to cases of widespread malnourishment or, warFor other uses of War, see War (disambiguation). War is conflict, between relatively large groups of people, which involves physical force inflicted by the use of weapons. Other terms for war include armed conflict hostilities and police action''. See Lim, gender roles and consumerismConsumerism is the tendency of people to identify strongly with products or services they consume, especially those with commercial brand names and obvious status-enhancing appeal, e. an expensive automobile, rich jewellery. It is a pejorative term which and sometimes utilize ironyAdolf Hitler an example of visual irony Irony is a form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Irony involves the perception that things are not what they are said to be or what they seem. Dramatic irony lies i and cynicismCynicism was originally the philosophy of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics main article , founded by Antisthenes. Nowadays the word generally describes, somewhat pejoratively, the opinions of those inclined to disbelieve in human sincerity, in. This album was released on EMI Records in the U.K. and on Warner Bros. in the USA. Artwork was designed by two members of the band, Jon King and Andy Gill, typical of their DIY approach. Many of the tracks on Entertainment! can also be found on the Gang of Four compilation 100 Flowers Bloom , a two-disc set on Rhino Records.
1 Personnel
- Dave Allen : bass, vocals
- Hugo Burnham : drums, vocals
- Andy Gill : guitar, vocals
- Jon King : vocals
2 Track listing
2.1 Original recording
- "Ether"
- "Natural's Not In It"
- "Not Great Men"
- "Damaged Goods"
- "Return the Gift"
- "Guns Before Butter"
- "I Found That Essence Rare"
- "Glass"
- "Contract"
- "At Home He's a Tourist"
- "5.45"
- "Anthrax"
2.2 Additional tracks
The CD reissue includes songs from the Yellow EP :
- "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time"
- "He'd Send in the Army"
- "It's Her Factory"
Gang of Four albums 1979 albums
