Gang of FourBest Gang of Four Albums Ranked
6.2
Avg Score
5
Opinions
4
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 5 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Gang of Four's catalog across 4 albums from 5 opinions, with an overall average of 6.2/10. The top-rated Gang of Four album is Mall (1991) with a 8.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Songs of the Free (Bonus Track Version) and Shrinkwrapped. The discography on Wavelength spans 1982 to 2005.
Mall
“Unlike most of the defunct groups that have reunited lately, the Gang of Four conveys a positive sense of purpose — unfinished business rather than unpaid bills — on the bracing Mall, the innovative band’s first new studio album in seven years. A decade before funk-fired rock became trendy, these British radicals bucked the roaring […]”
Songs of the Free (Bonus Track Version)
“You can count on the Gang of Four to provide fervent left-thinking rhetoric and kinetic rhythms, and Songs of the Free has a full quotient of both. On their third album, the Gang attacks nostalgia ("It Is Not Enough"), macho militarism ("I Love a Man in a Uniform") and the consumer mentality ("Call Me Up"), […]”
Return the Gift
“Is this really necessary? Reunited post-punk giants Gang of Four rerecord fourteen of the best tracks from their early albums here, and as you’d expect from their powerful recent live shows, Return the Gift sounds great — the guitars squawk viciously, the funk-fascist rhythm section skitters like an aural anxiety attack and the vocals are […]”
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