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A whip-smart study of Gang of Four's debut album: a record that turned punk's anger intelligently toward love, leisure, violence, and consumer culture.
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Title: Gang of Four's Entertainment! <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: KevinJ.H.Dettmar <>Publisher: BloomsburyAcademic
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"Kevin Dettmar, having been an American college student in the '70s, is--in an odd way--the ideal author to write the 33 1/3 series volume #91 about British post-punk band Gang of Four's album Entertainment! (1979). In addition to being well-versed to discuss the cultural and musical implications of such a band steeped in leftist and "Situationist" political theory, in the book's introduction, he also proclaims the band to be his "favorite of all time." This is the kind of mixture of knowledge and fervor that has made the series a great addition to the literature about pop music. Dettmar tends to beat us over the head with the Marxism and Situationism in the British band's lyrics and approach, the way their lyrics make sharp social commentary in counterpoint to their equally jagged yet seductive dance rhythms. It's a bit of a stretch, the case he makes for each of the songs as a "think piece," but it may help the casual listener to give the band another spin to listen for what is hidden subversively in their sound." --SLUG Magazine
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- PublisherBloomsbury Academic
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1623560659
- ISBN 13 9781623560652
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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