Agreed. I frequent guitar channels and he's hardly ever mentioned. There are some that appreciate him, but one thing that keeps awareness from spreading is he's pretty much impossible to imitate, so guitar wannabees (like me) don't learn his music much. Gonna try Paralyzed though.
Komo Lee Ray - Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine described Andy Gill's axe work style as "jagged-plague-disco-raptor-attack-industrial-funk deconstructed guitar anti-hero sonics"...While Andy Gill himself had a simpler explanation; "I'm a bit of an awkward bastard, I think that's why Gang Of Four has a specific identity and musical language".
I honestly feel like 1977-1982 was the best period of music. Music technology was advancing and culture was shifting. So much amazing, cutting edge risks bands were taking. Wish I was there.
It’s awesome to see these old clips and remember my youth and all the great bands I got to see back in the day. GO4 will always be one of my all time favorite bands.
What We All Want is and always will be a great dance track. They released a remastered compilation called Return the Gift about 2004 or so... Excellent!
Return the Gift wasn't just re-mastered it was a collection of completely re-recorded tracks by all 4 original members. I was worried about it at first but it sounds amazing.
Dave Allen on bass may have been over shadowed by Andy, but his baselines on these early tracks gave the band the 'funk' that sets them apart form the crowd. Without him I doubt we'd still be seeking to relive the joy they created.
@Geoffrey Darcy ..getting something that isnt 'pre-planed ' is what makes some gigs extra special..I was actually reading 'Babylons Burning' last week & theres a fair bit about the GO4 inc how big an influence Dr Feelgood /Wilko Johnson were.
Heard Entertainment in Wellington NZ in 1980. While at College. What a funk angst punk Album. The cover I 've parodied in my artist "white Man Brown Man" early colonial contact i in the weeks prior to the Treaty of Waitangi !!
Nekoliko dana prije koncerta slušao sam na radiju emisiju "Po vašem izboru" (koju sam inače vrlo često pratio u to vrijeme) i odlučio otići na koncert. Nisam mogao vjerovati koliko su isijavali energijom. Od tada a i nešto prije bio sam na mnogim koncertima tzv.velikih bandova ali ovaj na Bienalu bio je jedan od najboljih na kojima sam bio. Proširio je moje glazbene vidike u svakom smislu. Ritam sekcija strašna i veličanstveni gitarist Andy Gill, fantastično energičan pjevač Jon King. Kapa do poda!
English translation from Croatian: A few days before the concert, I listened to the radio show "Po vašen schočen" (which I followed very often at the time) and decided to go to the concert. I couldn't believe how much energy they radiated. Since then, and a little before, I have been to many concerts of so-called big bands, but this one at the Biennale was one of the best I've been to. He broadened my musical horizons in every sense. Awesome rhythm section and magnificent guitarist Andy Gill, fantastically energetic singer Jon King. Hat to the floor!✌
What We All Want is just SO insanely funky in this set... Hugo is like a machine, Dave is super-tight, Andy is broadcasting from the outer reaches of the galaxy and Jon is doing the Watusi like his life depended on it... it DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS #RIPAndyGill
+grayngreen1 yeah, I think that was the year I saw them in Palo Alto, CA, and they were amazing. This vid is a good one; captures them much better than other stuff on YT.
I don't have words enough to debate about how fucking great this band is period. Them live rocked! I ain't gonna get into a pychological breakdown over it. This speaks for itself!!!
I can't believe I'd never seen this clip before, there are far too few clips of the original line up out there, this is beautiful in the most brash but grooving way.
@@metroboliqueakameteobolik5938 I think this was done by TV Koper Capodistria who had a crew at the concert. The recording made by TV Zagreb was lost, which is a pity because it was even better quality and they recorded the entire gig.
Bio sam solidno drogiran . Nešto kao Bare ali puno prije njega . Poslije su mi rekli da je svirao Gang of Four . Čini mi se da je bio solidan koncert . Baš mi je drago da sam natrčal na ovo .
What's amazing here is...a BRITISH band playing in an Iron Curtain country (albeit less tough than Bulgaria or, say, Rumania), 6 years BEFORE the fall of the Berlin wall. I was listening to Yugoslav punk/ new wave bands since '79 coz a friend's dad was in Belgrade's British Consulate and started digging the scene and getting us material to Canterbury, UK. Great to see GOF over there!!!
Sometimes I find myself dancing like that when I'm making Saturday morning breakfast for my family - with spatula in hand, actually! Kinda forgot where that came from... Minimalist, yet so intriguing, Gang of Four was.
Yep! Some people followed the grateful dead...this is who I saw any opportunity that I could, saw them many many times, loved it every single time! Hugo is an absolute machine in the chaos! Go Hugo! Go Andy, Go Jon! Adored Sara Lee... Go G.O.4..still so many relevant songs...why?
Recret not having a chance to see live, plus a little late in general ! Looking for live shows with the makeup on keyboard ? I could go on about Oi, L.A. 1981 local bands ! Gang of Four is insanely GOOD ! US top 100 is ear burning ! Get to 500 and 450 is great ! Oh NO ! Journey ! Etc. thanks for posting
Andy you had the guitar by the strings and most the crunchiest sounds imaginable Rest In Peace your sound will carry on and inspire new musicians forever
Amazing. Very cool to see live versions of Not Great Men and Natural's Not In It. And I forgot how Jon King's eye's rolled up in his head when he sang, holy shit.
+Doctor Feelfunny The songs on Solid Gold may not be as iconic as those on the debut album but the production is better and the rhythm section on this album really swings.
I agree that Solid Gold's production is much crisper, but I'm sort of oldschool punk and prefer a dirtier (within limits) sound. It's all subjective, but I think we probably agreed that they're sadly under-rated - mostly due to being unknown/unheard.
I totally agree. It was the song "What We All Want" that first turned me on to Gang of Four. And so along with that song, the album Solid Gold. And it is amazing! But so is the first album, but I have never ever thought the first album was that much better. And truthfully, I don't think they are an apples to apples comparison. Sure, the band members are the same, but the production is incredibly different. Entertainment! to me sounds much more stripped down, raw, just plug in and rock out. Whereas Solid Gold is more polished and refined, with much more solid bass punch to it. And I'm glad they are so very different in that sense. Because it gives me more of a feel for what the band can do sonically. I just wish Dave Allen wouldn't have left to pursue Shriekback (who's first album Care (the first side at least) is excellent (because of Dave)). And I know some out there are going to cringe when I say that Sarah Lee did a helluva good job filling Dave's massive shoes on Songs of the Free. And when I saw them during the Songs of the Free tour, Sarah was awesome. I didn't think she was just good, I thought she was great! But it was their next album Hard that frankly for me was hard to listen. That album is when I threw in the towel. You go from loving all or most songs on an album and then Hard drops and only one song as I recall was decent. "Silver Lining" I liked, but even it with its drum machine sounds odd. When Gang of Four first got back together in 2005, those were some happy days for me! I had always said if there were one band from back in the day I'd like to see again, it was Gang of Four. And they made my wish come true :-) Now if Kaja Goo Goo would actually break up for good the world would be a better place fer sure. OK, not "The" world, but my world :D
Caught a Gang of Four gig at the Bayou near Georgetown University (down by the river) in Summer 1981. Excellent show.Thanks for publishing this performance.
Biennale je bio prvi veliki koncert na kojem sam bio, ali malo drugacije sam ga zapamtio. Prije nego sto sam pogledao ovaj video, stavio bi ruku u vatru da je na Paralised pjevac sa palicom lupao po flightbox-u na "tik-tik"... A opet, sjecam se dobro kako smo ja i ekipa oko mene slozno skakali na Damaged goods. Koji odlican flashback! Hvala ti!
English translation: The Biennale was the first big concert I attended, but I remembered it a little differently. Before I watched this video, I would have put my hand in the fire if on Paralised the singer was banging on the flightbox with a bat "tick-tick"... Then again, I remember well how me and the team around me jumped in unison on Damaged goods. What a great flashback! Thank you!🎊🔉
Da, u pravu si. Iz mraka su se na početku koncerta čuli udarci koji su proizvedeni sa lupanjem palicama u neku metalnu površinu. Bio sam odmah do pozornice i dobro vidio, na ovoj snimci toga nema. Kasnije taj ritam preuzima bubnjar, što se vidi na ovoj snimci.
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Andy Gill is one of the unsung greatest guitarists of all time.
Agreed. I frequent guitar channels and he's hardly ever mentioned. There are some that appreciate him, but one thing that keeps awareness from spreading is he's pretty much impossible to imitate, so guitar wannabees (like me) don't learn his music much. Gonna try Paralyzed though.
Without Andy Gill no Franz Ferdinand. No sure if that's a good thing. Gang of Four are an incredible band.
Komo Lee Ray - Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine described Andy Gill's axe work style as "jagged-plague-disco-raptor-attack-industrial-funk deconstructed guitar anti-hero sonics"...While Andy Gill himself had a simpler explanation; "I'm a bit of an awkward bastard, I think that's why Gang Of Four has a specific identity and musical language".
@@Blackscorpion1963 Like every note has to be extracted against its will, yanked out by the neck kicking and screaming. Gill is/was a guitar god.
He wrote the book on Andy Gill style guitar playing and I doubt very many have read it as he’s not frequently been copied or imitated…
Thankyou for sharing this.
Gang Of Four, PIL, Joy Division, Wire, Talking Heads, Killing Joke - so many great bands back then, fantastic times.
I honestly feel like 1977-1982 was the best period of music. Music technology was advancing and culture was shifting. So much amazing, cutting edge risks bands were taking. Wish I was there.
Ok boomer
dave, andy, john,& hugo. the best gof lineup.
It’s awesome to see these old clips and remember my youth and all the great bands I got to see back in the day. GO4 will always be one of my all time favorite bands.
Sad news today that Andy Gill has passed away , will be sadly missed ... :-(
This is my adolescence in a 22 minute summary. This album meant so much to me back in 1979/1980. RIP Andy.
Thank you.
What We All Want is and always will be a great dance track. They released a remastered compilation called Return the Gift about 2004 or so... Excellent!
Return the Gift wasn't just re-mastered it was a collection of completely re-recorded tracks by all 4 original members. I was worried about it at first but it sounds amazing.
Dave Allen on bass may have been over shadowed by Andy, but his baselines on these early tracks gave the band the 'funk' that sets them apart form the crowd. Without him I doubt we'd still be seeking to relive the joy they created.
wdjaz. Agree ,like Topper in the Clash or Keith Levene in PIL (or even Wyman in the Stones) you certainly notice when they are not there...
Oh yah I saw them in 2006 and the guy filled the entire theater every note
Just recently learned that Dave Allen went on to be a founding member of Shriekback - another great band with fabulous funky basslines.
Bass not base.
BASS!!!! RIP Andy Gill. You were one of the most unpretentious in your face underrated guitarists who identified their band sound!
How the fuck did I miss this band. I love music to the core.
Had no idea about this band..
not anymore. Love it
America sold it self short never accepting or recognizing this absolutely brilliant and intelligent band.we need one like it today.
Još uvijek najbolji koncert na kojem sam ikada bio.
1. Paralysed
2. Not Great Men 3:24
3. Return the Gift 6:05
4. What We All Want 9:07
5. Natural's Not In It 15:04
6. Damaged Goods 18:07
Absolute brilliance, this lot
Hugo Burnham...is an incredible drummer
Hugo the human drum machine. Easily my fav band in high school. 43 years later and still in my top 5 all time. Entertainment is a masterpiece
One of the all-time greatest bands!! Lucky I got to see them many times
A ripping version of What We All Want. What a band in those days.
I could watch and listen forever. Just brilliant
These guys changed my whole idea of music! San Diego State University, somebody put the Entertainment record on, and my head exploded!
...to bad you missed them in LA in '81
One of the most extraordinary, unsung, innovative, copied, influential, and just plain FUCKING THRILLING! live acts ever seen...
Andy Gill grabbed everybody's attention and never us let go. RIP
I was always surprised they didnt end up in a ' stage pile up' with how much they moved around
@Geoffrey Darcy ..getting something that isnt 'pre-planed ' is what makes some gigs extra special..I was actually reading 'Babylons Burning' last week & theres a fair bit about the GO4 inc how big an influence Dr Feelgood /Wilko Johnson were.
Heard Entertainment in Wellington NZ in 1980. While at College. What a funk angst punk Album. The cover I 've parodied in my artist "white Man Brown Man" early colonial contact i in the weeks prior to the Treaty of Waitangi !!
...and Zagreb was never the same since this...
I like their confidence, great concert, amazing band.
Nekoliko dana prije koncerta slušao sam na radiju emisiju "Po vašem izboru" (koju sam inače vrlo često pratio u to vrijeme) i odlučio otići na koncert. Nisam mogao vjerovati koliko su isijavali energijom. Od tada a i nešto prije bio sam na mnogim koncertima tzv.velikih bandova ali ovaj na Bienalu bio je jedan od najboljih na kojima sam bio. Proširio je moje glazbene vidike u svakom smislu. Ritam sekcija strašna i veličanstveni gitarist Andy Gill, fantastično energičan pjevač Jon King. Kapa do poda!
Bio tamo...imao samo 12 godina... otpuhali me u potpuno drugačije vidike...
English translation from Croatian: A few days before the concert, I listened to the radio show "Po vašen schočen" (which I followed very often at the time) and decided to go to the concert. I couldn't believe how much energy they radiated. Since then, and a little before, I have been to many concerts of so-called big bands, but this one at the Biennale was one of the best I've been to. He broadened my musical horizons in every sense. Awesome rhythm section and magnificent guitarist Andy Gill, fantastically energetic singer Jon King. Hat to the floor!✌
The best concert I have been to, and I have seen a lot of them...
Incredible performance owed in no small part to the incredibly tight rhythm section of Hugo and Dave
true that
Hugo & D.A could certainly get a of a hell of groove going ..
What We All Want is just SO insanely funky in this set... Hugo is like a machine, Dave is super-tight, Andy is broadcasting from the outer reaches of the galaxy and Jon is doing the Watusi like his life depended on it... it DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS #RIPAndyGill
Well put
Nešto najbolje ikad održano u Zagrebu. Bio!
My best concert EVER!!!
mine too
9:32 riff of the century. the way the drum comes in you always feel that your are between the bars and cant find 1 but you also can. swingin stuff
That's the best film footage I've seen that actually captures what I remember of that tour. Andy Gill was amazing !
+grayngreen1 yeah, I think that was the year I saw them in Palo Alto, CA, and they were amazing. This vid is a good one; captures them much better than other stuff on YT.
excellent video, what a band. Hi to Croatian friends
Počivaj u miru, Andy Gill.
Been a HUGE FAN since I heard them in the early 90s! I've referred to them as my favorite band for decades.
I don't have words enough to debate about how fucking great this band is period. Them live rocked! I ain't gonna get into a pychological breakdown over it. This speaks for itself!!!
I can't believe I'd never seen this clip before, there are far too few clips of the original line up out there, this is beautiful in the most brash but grooving way.
Television Zagreb then, today Croatian TV. Professionals.
@@metroboliqueakameteobolik5938 I think this was done by TV Koper Capodistria who had a crew at the concert. The recording made by TV Zagreb was lost, which is a pity because it was even better quality and they recorded the entire gig.
@@zhabotinsky not sure about that...some said that it was original TV Zg clip shown on TV Capodistria?
@strazarni lopov
Holy shit it’s Zararity god bless the work you do
R.l.P😢
Bio sam solidno drogiran . Nešto kao Bare ali puno prije njega . Poslije su mi rekli da je svirao Gang of Four . Čini mi se da je bio solidan koncert . Baš mi je drago da sam natrčal na ovo .
RIP Andy Gill :(
najbolji koncert najbojeg benda svih vemena/ best concert of best band on the world Gang Of Four, 1981, Zagreb
What's amazing here is...a BRITISH band playing in an Iron Curtain country (albeit less tough than Bulgaria or, say, Rumania), 6 years BEFORE the fall of the Berlin wall. I was listening to Yugoslav punk/ new wave bands since '79 coz a friend's dad was in Belgrade's British Consulate and started digging the scene and getting us material to Canterbury, UK. Great to see GOF over there!!!
Andrea Prodan What the hell are you on about. Any number of foreign bands played in ex-Yu. Absolutely nothing ‘amazing’ here.... shush.
I saw them that year in San Francisco. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.
Najbolje predavanje u povijesti zagrebačkog Sveučilišta...odgojilo je generacije....Zagreb of the eighties...the best post-punk place :D
Najbolje godine moga života
rock and roll hall of fame
Odličan bend obaožavam ih!
Sometimes I find myself dancing like that when I'm making Saturday morning breakfast for my family - with spatula in hand, actually! Kinda forgot where that came from...
Minimalist, yet so intriguing, Gang of Four was.
RIP Mr. Gill
Yep! Some people followed the grateful dead...this is who I saw any opportunity that I could, saw them many many times, loved it every single time! Hugo is an absolute machine in the chaos! Go Hugo! Go Andy, Go Jon! Adored Sara Lee... Go G.O.4..still so many relevant songs...why?
Kari- Why? - why not, I used to like the way the crowd would chant for Hugo! & the intensity of Gill as he'd pace the stage...
G O 4, one of the few bands to give white funk/dub rock a good name
Kari Auerbach I was lucky to see them once. Nobody wanted to go with me. So their loss my gain. I love this band.
Toured regularly.
What We All Want is smokin' - great show; good of you to post
Recret not having a chance to see live, plus a little late in general ! Looking for live shows with the makeup on keyboard ? I could go on about Oi, L.A. 1981 local bands ! Gang of Four is insanely GOOD ! US top 100 is ear burning ! Get to 500 and 450 is great ! Oh NO ! Journey ! Etc. thanks for posting
I was there. Great gig. That was real Entertainment! Thanks for the post.
From an era when there were still interesting new bands in England
Andy you had the guitar by the strings and most the crunchiest sounds imaginable Rest In Peace your sound will carry on and inspire new musicians forever
Amazing. Very cool to see live versions of Not Great Men and Natural's Not In It. And I forgot how Jon King's eye's rolled up in his head when he sang, holy shit.
+Notecrusher Natural's Not in It is such an amazing tune.
+Notecrusher Jon totally blew the lyrics of Natural's...
Not a fan of the vocals.
He worked hard up there!
I could never understand why the second album, Solid Gold, was never rated as highly as the debut.
+SoulStylistJukeBox Not as fresh. Can't be helped. It's still a great album though. Post-Dave Allen, I lost interest.
+Doctor Feelfunny The songs on Solid Gold may not be as iconic as those on the debut album but the production is better and the rhythm section on this album really swings.
I agree that Solid Gold's production is much crisper, but I'm sort of oldschool punk and prefer a dirtier (within limits) sound. It's all subjective, but I think we probably agreed that they're sadly under-rated - mostly due to being unknown/unheard.
I totally agree. It was the song "What We All Want" that first turned me on to Gang of Four. And so along with that song, the album Solid Gold. And it is amazing! But so is the first album, but I have never ever thought the first album was that much better. And truthfully, I don't think they are an apples to apples comparison. Sure, the band members are the same, but the production is incredibly different. Entertainment! to me sounds much more stripped down, raw, just plug in and rock out. Whereas Solid Gold is more polished and refined, with much more solid bass punch to it. And I'm glad they are so very different in that sense. Because it gives me more of a feel for what the band can do sonically. I just wish Dave Allen wouldn't have left to pursue Shriekback (who's first album Care (the first side at least) is excellent (because of Dave)). And I know some out there are going to cringe when I say that Sarah Lee did a helluva good job filling Dave's massive shoes on Songs of the Free. And when I saw them during the Songs of the Free tour, Sarah was awesome. I didn't think she was just good, I thought she was great!
But it was their next album Hard that frankly for me was hard to listen. That album is when I threw in the towel. You go from loving all or most songs on an album and then Hard drops and only one song as I recall was decent. "Silver Lining" I liked, but even it with its drum machine sounds odd.
When Gang of Four first got back together in 2005, those were some happy days for me! I had always said if there were one band from back in the day I'd like to see again, it was Gang of Four. And they made my wish come true :-)
Now if Kaja Goo Goo would actually break up for good the world would be a better place fer sure. OK, not "The" world, but my world :D
most underrated band in the world. damabe goods playing :)
Been there, witnessed that.
Jedan od najboljih koncerata u životu, a nagledao sam ih se...
Gang of 4's greatest lineup..Gill, King, Allen, Burnham.
Caught a Gang of Four gig at the Bayou near Georgetown University (down by the river) in Summer 1981. Excellent show.Thanks for publishing this performance.
"Please send me evenings and weekends"
Sad News He passed away today R.I.P. Andy
RIP Andy saw him at San Fran 09 Feb 19. Andy was one of the best...will never forget.
koncert koji me je promijenio
Jimmy Jazz na koji nacin? Jimmy jazz je bio moj nadimak u ono vrijeme.
Kncert koji mi je rekao nema veze gdje živiš. Slobodan si čim možeš gledati i slušati ovakve koncerte
Čovječe mene je raspametio, da još nisam stigao k sebi. Imao sam 16 godina
Fantastic, thanks so much for sharing.
Bio na koncertu !
Bili na konmceru. Zlatna soc. vremena bar glede glazbe.
Šarlo ili Gang?
Meni se čini da nikada nisam izašao van. Bar moj mozak tada 16 godišnji
Tužan je dan danas .... Hvala za snimak, nisam znala da su bilu tako davno u ZG .... eh taj zaostali socijalizam...
it's wild how close their live sound came to Hardcore compared to the albums
Man, Love to see quality live recordings of GOF. sUCH AN AMAZING FORCE! Quality Upload!
Pure raw genius. simple yet complex. Peace Andy
THIS REAL GANG of FOUR!
Amazing quality!!!
Odlićno..fantastique..uber cool..the best..can't wait to meet you Andy in 16 days..thnks for posting..
E, svaka cast za ovaj dragulj. Hvala!
9:07 was cathartic moment cause the rhythm of "kolo" started.
Wow, what great, high-quality early footage! Thanks for posting!
Solid Gold is a freakin awesome album...funky as hell!
Overshadowed by Entertainment
Ja bio tu :-)
Odličan blog .... Hvala autoru na ovom raritetu "solid gold"
Dobra stara vremena!
Thanks very much for putting this up here.
Amazing performance, thank you for sharing.
Da, vrhunski nezaboravni koncert. Može li se nekako doći do snimke cijelog koncerta, trajao je preko sat vremena?
Puno hvala, i sam sam bio na tom koncertu.
bili smo :)
Fantastic
Fuckin Awesome!! Brought back a lot of memories, drunken teenage ones..
Great post! Love these guys. Andy is AMAZING!
Absolutely first class,thank you.
Blazingly great, especially Damaged Goods.
R.I.P. Andy :(
RIP King Andy
whoever turns the bass down in the first 15 secs of music has done us all a great disservice
Biennale je bio prvi veliki koncert na kojem sam bio, ali malo drugacije sam ga zapamtio. Prije nego sto sam pogledao ovaj video, stavio bi ruku u vatru da je na Paralised pjevac sa palicom lupao po flightbox-u na "tik-tik"... A opet, sjecam se dobro kako smo ja i ekipa oko mene slozno skakali na Damaged goods. Koji odlican flashback! Hvala ti!
tak tak, tak tak, tak tak tak tak. tana tata tata tata..........
English translation:
The Biennale was the first big concert I attended, but I remembered it a little differently. Before I watched this video, I would have put my hand in the fire if on Paralised the singer was banging on the flightbox with a bat "tick-tick"... Then again, I remember well how me and the team around me jumped in unison on Damaged goods. What a great flashback! Thank you!🎊🔉
Da, u pravu si. Iz mraka su se na početku koncerta čuli udarci koji su proizvedeni sa lupanjem palicama u neku metalnu površinu. Bio sam odmah do pozornice i dobro vidio, na ovoj snimci toga nema. Kasnije taj ritam preuzima bubnjar, što se vidi na ovoj snimci.
Great quality, great band! Thanks for posting this!
I`ll be there!!!! Jedan od prvih Konzetra….😎😎✌️
great! Thanks for posting
Do you see comercials behind the band? TIGAR, the best of the sniffing glue (i heard so)
Eee Geza!!!❤
@@thisklik every petax duvam lepax
Hvala na uploadu.
My list of Greatest Strat Players goes Jimi, Andy and thats it. Sad today. But his music lives on to help us fight the fascists!!