Gang of Four: Entertainment! (EMI)
Paul Rambali, NME, 6 October 1979
ENVELOPED AS we seem to be by such backward times, Gang Of Four could hardly have picked a more awkward moment to foist their collectivist approach on the not so open market. Rock's recent cultural revolution has bred new legions of consumers; it has also never seemed further away.
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