Talk:Gang of Four (band)
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Maybe it should be mentioned that the Entertainment album is number 490 in the Rolling Stones 500 Great Albums thing. How they could rank Entertainment below something like "californication" is absolutely beyond me, but hey at least it gets some recognition. Never mind... the album article mentions it right up front...Aranc23 17:42, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Return the Gift
- I de-linked Return the Gift because it has no page of its own. The link redirects to Entertainment!--Hraefen Talk 17:21, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
I removed the statement that they influenced Mission of Burma, a common misperception (fostered by the friendship between the bands). Everything Go4-like in Burma was already present when Burma first heard them; in fact, Roger Miler's 1977-8 Ann Arbor band, the Red Ants, was more Go4-like than Burma.Emvan 20:52, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] First Single?
The article says:
Their first single "Damaged Goods" (1978, Fast Records) was a No.1 indie chart hit and John Peel radio show favourite
and then:
Critic Stewart Mason has called "Love Like Anthrax" (their first single, later re-recorded as "Anthrax") not only the group's "most notorious song" but also "one of the most unique and interesting songs of its time".
Which was the first single? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.160.245.2 (talk) 20:06, 30 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Not Named After Mao's Gang of Four? Really?
Someone should dig up a reference for the statement that the band was named after four structuralist philosophers and not Mao Zedong's Gang of Four. The band's logo and album covers suggest a Red Chinese connection. And even if a reference in fact exists, we have to make sure it's not a band member having fun at an interviewer's expense. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 15:47, 19 April 2008 (UTC) The artwork on Entertainment is a clear reference to Situationist artwork which added subversive meaning to everyday things, especially cartoons. It doesn't have anything to do with Maoism Xavier garcia (talk) 16:01, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] At Home He's A Tourist
Were they really invited to appear on Top of the Pops with this song? It didn't make the Top 40, so it seems unlikely. Has anyone got a reference for this story? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.82.79.193 (talk) 11:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
