Gang of Four
Gang of Four
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Artist Information
Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, College Rock, Dance-Rock
Active: 70's, 80's, 90's
Formed: 1977 in Leeds, England
Influences
The Sex Pistols, Dr. Feelgood, Free, Talking Heads, Television
Similar Artists
The Au Pairs, The Fall, The Mekons, Delta 5, Public Image Ltd., Joy Division, Mission of Burma, Glaxo Babies, Liliput, Band of Susans, Wire, Scritti Politti, Minutemen, The Embarrassment, The Clash, Maximum Joy
Followers
Radio 4, Big Black, The Young Knives, The Robocop Kraus, The Playwrights, The Warmers, !!!, Paradise Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rapture, Minutemen, The Mekons, Destroy the Rocker, Fugazi, Einstürzende Neubauten, Twig, Peephole, Death from Above 1979, Rip Dizzy
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Biography
Formed in 1977 by Leeds University students Jon King (vocals), Andy Gill (guitar), Dave Allen (bass), and Hugo Burnham (drums), Gang of Four (along with the Fall, Mekons, and Liliput) produced some of the most exhilarating and lasting music of the early English post-punk era of 1978-1983. Fueled by the fury of punk rock and radical political theory, Gang of Four successfully welded the two in an inspired display of polemics and music that addressed the vagaries of life in the modern world (including love and romance) as matters of political inquiry.
Discography
Release: October 11, 2005
Label: V2
Release: January 21, 2003
Label: Wounded Bird
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