Around the time of the tour (nothing is firm yet) the band will make their reunion complete with a double-disc set of semi-new music. According to a BBC interview with Andy Gill, one disc will have re-recorded versions of old songs-- "Predominantly from the first three albums"-- while the second will consist of remixes by some of Gang of Four's artistic successors. Of the latter disc, Gill said, "At this point there's Bloc Party are doing one, Franz Ferdinand, Futureheads are having a go at a track, Hot Hot Heat, Massive Attack, and we're gonna be talking to Chili Peppers and REM." (Flea is an avowed fan of Dave Allen's bass stylings, and Michael Stipe was heard to drop an a capella verse from "We Live As We Dream, Alone" on REM's Green tour back in the day.)
Anticipating the massive skepticism which would greet their attempts to revisit history, Gill elaborated somewhat on the concept: "The songs were fantastic, but I think there were some holes in the sound of it. I mean, actually, I think we're doing it even more simply than we did at the time-- there's literally no overdubs."
― haitch (haitch), Thursday, 3 March 2005 03:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― John Justen (johnjusten), Thursday, 3 March 2005 04:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Morley Timmons (Donna Brown), Thursday, 3 March 2005 04:20 (nineteen years ago) link
Good for you Donna!
― Bimble... (Bimble...), Thursday, 3 March 2005 04:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 March 2005 18:20 (nineteen years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/gang-of-four-announces-2022-north-american-tour/
huh now the songs of the free lineup has reunited, with david pajo replacing gill. apparently they asked allen but he wasn't able to tour
― ufo, Monday, 18 October 2021 15:07 (two years ago) link
Did the '77-'81 boxset sell enough to guarantee a '82-'83 boxset? Yearning for _Songs of the Free_ and particularly _Hard_, remastered.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Monday, 18 October 2021 17:03 (two years ago) link
Pajo from Slint could be interesting with them.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 October 2021 11:47 (two years ago) link
Is Pajo going for some sort of record for number of bands he can briefly be in? Slint, Tortoise, Zwan, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs ...
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 October 2021 11:59 (two years ago) link
Was he really in all of those? Haven’t kept up
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 October 2021 12:03 (two years ago) link
royal trux, stereolab... the list goes on
though yyys, interpol & royal trux were all just hiring hand touring member stuff. he never recorded with stereolab either
― ufo, Monday, 25 October 2021 12:15 (two years ago) link
Have he and Paz Lenchantin ever overlapped in a band of had a near miss?
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 October 2021 12:26 (two years ago) link
Zwan.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 25 October 2021 12:27 (two years ago) link
David Pajo just needs to get into Asia and Black Oak Arkansas (both possible) and he would be six degrees separated from pretty much any rock musician ever.
― earlnash, Monday, 25 October 2021 12:38 (two years ago) link
If he was in the Bacon Brothers he'd also be within range of like, Marlon Brando and Alla Nazimova.
― Typo? Negative! (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 25 October 2021 13:42 (two years ago) link
He played and got credit on the Royal Trux's "The United States vs One 1974 Cadillac El Dorado Sedan"
― jbn, Monday, 25 October 2021 19:38 (two years ago) link