Disco de Gang of Four: “Solid Gold/Another Day/Another Dollar”

I am so glad I waited to buy this album again on cd as it also includes the another day another dollar EP. The 1981 follow up is just as good an album that entertainment was in terms of writing. I think the delivery of lyrics is as good as well. For some odd reason this has been released recently and paired with the not so great album Hard (Dave Allen had left by then) stay away from that unless you liked that pairing of albums. This had been released by the now defunct label infinite zero (Rick Rubin and Henry Rollins ran it I believe). There second best album and their swan song as follow up albums weren't as great. I would definitely recommnend this to any gang of four fan. This is a budget priced release so look around for a better price (I did).

To be brief....stark, funky and driven with intelligent lyrics. Top ten disc of all time

Had the band never recorded a suitable follow-up to "Entertainment", they'd probably have left us wondering forever (as with Captain Beefheart) "How great would they have sounded if recorded with a fuller, more life-like sound rather than the dry clipped one they favored (on Entertainment)". Here we get a full sound, lots of bass, lots of everything.

The material's less intricate than on the preceeding LP, and the lyrics maybe a bit less sharp, but they still sound great (infused here by dub reggae, and PIL's bass-driven meanderings). It's must-hear and it rocks and swings hard. The bonus tracks here are quite worthwhile, and I think the live version of "What We All Want" is quietly massive.

I feel bad for the guy who got this with Hard. Yes Hard sucks! I got this with Another Day/Another Dollar, which is awesome. Every song is brilliant except for "Why Theory?". Gang Of Four is usually the smartest band ever. One of the few that realize how the environment shapes our behavior. In this song however they say, "How We Think changes How We Act". A common sense belief, but completely wrong. I think we can all agree we many times think something and behave completely differently. To have a causal effect something must happen 100%

of the time. It doesn't. A more accurate statement is how we act changes how we think. Thought is unverbalized speech and not a tangible thing, It can not cause things. Enough philosophy though. This album is awesome. Much darker than Entertainment! musically, but also more varied. This one two punch is one of the best ever. Solid Golid is highly recommended with the brilliant Another Day/Another Dollar.