August 17, 2013

Gang of Four - Entertainment! (1979)

When "Damaged Goods" was first released as single, it was a crude punk song. But in Entertainment!, it was polished into a glossy, funky piece, together with many rhythmic funk-punk tracks like "Natural's Not In It", "I Found That Essence Rare", "Glass", "At Home He's a Tourist". The album was proven influential as was cited as influence by members of latter-days funk-rock bands Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. B

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