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bingbongbilly
Remember they had a great To Hell With Poverty t-shirt with Marilyn Monroe on the front. Wasn't Michael Hutchence a big fan?
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ctd55
A dagger aimed at the heart of the Great Man theory of history, and the cri de coeur of the social historian. This may be the finest of rock song about historiography. (If there are others out there, I'd sure like to hear them.) To me, this song clarifies how to listen to the rest of the album. With the guitar assault held in check more than usual and the rhythm section clearly anchoring the song, it's a sort of explanatory template for the other songs. Everything flows around the rhythm section; nothing else ever locks into a groove we can follow through the song. Nevertheless, when it does appear, Gill's guitar dominates. All the passion and urgency flow out of its assault: his playing throws out spiteful metallic shards demanding your attention. When need be, the guitar steps in to get the damn point across--just in case King's matter-of-fact theoretical declarations didn't do it for you. Though the poor will never rule, they'll always have that guitar screaming that they should.
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CountDegobineau
Check out the version on [album artist=gang of four]Return the Gift[/album] -- if you haven't already; it rocks!
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tightheadennis
Saw them on a litle later on bbc hd the other night.. had the stereo cranked up brilliant energy still... great
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goodboysic
Wow, Where are these live versions coming from? The site is listing the album as Entertainment but I don't know of a release that includes these tracks. What a great version of this song. Reminds me of seeing them at Rutgers university in like 81 or so ish?
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