Gang Of Four.

yeah, that live version of "what we all want" is a real monument.

frank kogan called them "teachers' pets" somewhere on ilm, which popped the balloon for me i'm afraid.

"To Hell with Poverty" greatest fucking moment for Gang of Four? I wish I'd been in a band in college just to have played the song in the little smoky bar where all the school bands played Sublime and shit. I love the "Ow ow ow OWWWWW"s and harmonics.

A reunion tour rarely excites me, but since Gof4 was one of my all-time faves, I'm interested, but mostly cuz I've seen them 5 times, but never with Dave Allen on bass.
What's this about a new album? http://www.gangoffour.co.uk/

I wonder what their US dates will look like. I figure 5 or 6 shows apart from that Couchella (sp?) thang in CA.

Thu, 05/05/05
09:00 PM Gang of Four McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR

Tue, 05/10/05
07:00 PM Gang of Four Quest Club Minneapolis, MN

Wed, 05/11/05
07:30 PM Gang of Four Metro Chicago, IL

Thu, 05/12/05
07:30 PM Gang of Four Metro Chicago, IL

Sat, 05/21/05
08:00 PM Gang of Four Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA

Sat, 05/14/05
06:00 PM Gang of Four The Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON

Well maybe if some of the Brits hurry up and get on here...of course it's only 7 AM there, so...

"New album to come"

HANG ON A SECOND, that's a fantastic song, you nutter. Until the end, when it just kind of forgets that it's over and keeps going. "

hahaha OTM

Also, "I Love a Man in a Uniform" is one of the best songs ever obviously.

Oooh. Didn't hear about that! Do tell!

Hoping for "He'd Send in the Army" ....

By the way, does anyone else think it's kinda fucking lame that this is a Clear Channel tour? I mean, I don't expect everyone to toe the indie line on that but for a band that talked so much political B.S. in their day I find it irksome.

Still, I'm going and (thanks to my...cough...CC connection....I'm going for free!) Yay me!

I'd let it slide, because how else would they be able to tour North America? I doubt Warner Bros. was going to give them tour support for a 25 year old album.

had you paid for it already? I think this is going to happen to me every time I get willcall tickets.

I dunno, I've seen people like The Soft Boys and Richard Thompson, and Mission of Burma do reunion (non Clear Channel) tours at First Ave in recent years...they can't be getting much in the way of tour support.

i didn't even TRY to get tickets, by the time i caught wind i knew it was a done deal.

so BoS if you want to stand outside and smoke i'll watch for you and tell you abt it later...

ha i just looked at the quest website, and maybe it's not sold out! i'll have to think about this, the opinion on this thread seems to = they are on fire.

AGGGHHHGGGHHH

I totally understand that mentality, though! There's nothing wrong with liking the current "imitators" more than the original.

^^ still not reissued, to my great annoyance

Looks fun, almost ... too fun? Is Ted affecting an accent?

Was thinking about "Damaged Goods" all day and wondered how diminished it might sound with an American accent. Then mentally tried different accents, ended up wishing Joey Ramone had covered it.

^^ Fantastic—I forgot how great that Peel Session is; thanks of posting!

Jon Langford and Sally Timms have been stranded by a train out of operation for 12 hours and counting in Spain, and Hugo just posted "Outside the Trains Don't Run ... At All."

honestly, being stranded in spain is not a bad thought in concept...but with no power that's not great. I was almost kind of hoping that I would be refused re-entry back into the US when I was in Spain in February

Saw them in Minneapolis this past weekend. I didn't detect any shakiness in King's voice, he sounded good to me throughout. Ted Leo was excellent on guitar. He did sound like he was affecting a British accent here and there on the vocals, but I'm sure I'd do the same

We saw that tickets for the Monday show out by Joshua Tree at Pappy & Harriets had dropped down to $9 on StubHub. We couldn't not go at that price. Terrific show, fantastic time. The Gail/Ted lineup revealing a 1968 Detroit alongside 1976 Leeds. Derwood from Generation X joined for a song and they easily could have played MC5 covers all night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDGprhVdtoQ

You beat the Stubhub price I paid (and I thought mine was good).

Man. Prices were nuts here. But I think resale is particularly f'ed up in Illinois.

Location is everything. I've seen Stubhub bargains at Jones Beach when stops in NYC went for far more. Makes sense - if you don't live close by, it can be a pain (and costly) to get to if you don't have a car.

They’re still touring the US? That’s a long tour for this day and age, especially old guys.

They were a blast in near Detroit. King gushed about the city.

Burnham appears to have purchased a bucket hat from the Motown Museum.

I still think "Shrinkwrapped" is pretty solid. Ironically enough it reminds me a bit of Shriekback.

it is! it’s better than Mall.

Well yeah, "Mall" is most irredeemable. "Shrinkwrapped" is their last hurrah. Apparently I'll be seeing the remnants of the band at Solid Sound this summer.

I didn't realize that's Andy's wife on track 4 (Or rather four years before they were married.)