Gang of Four - "He'd Send In The Army" (LIVE) - Old Grey Whistle Test (1981)

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"He'd Send In The Army" performed on 'Old Grey Whistle Test'. Order the extensive boxset 'Gang of Four: 77-81' here: gangoffour.ffm.to/boxset.oyd
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@SoulStylistJukeBox 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this in my pyjamas at home one evening as a teen changed my life.

@Luschan 3 жыл бұрын

You were a smart kid. This would have been totally lost on me as a teen.

@martynaanna17 Жыл бұрын

currently seventeen, watching this in my pajamas at home in the evening

@jacobcatling 8 ай бұрын

15, watching this in my pyjamas at home but it’s 1am now so unfortunately not the evening🤷‍♂️

@joedent3323 Ай бұрын

Watching my pyjamas watching me.

@nothingisrealvideo 3 жыл бұрын

this band changed everything, hands down, no comparisons, their live shows were epic every singe time, Andy Gill changed how I heard music forever, RIP, fucking geniuses

@pressureworks 3 жыл бұрын

Some similarities with The Au Pairs.

@gizmotv9320 3 жыл бұрын

@@pressureworks I heard some where au pairs supported gang of four

@tlacorp.3813 Жыл бұрын

@@pressureworks The AU Pairs were much more melodic and pop oriented , but angular and scratchy.

@baddogmaine Жыл бұрын

@@pressureworks Au Pairs were great. The first album anyway, not so much the second. There were others too - Delta 5, Fire Engines, Kleenex in Switzerland. Gang of Four were first, and were more committed to avoiding cliche.

@BrianFolks 2 жыл бұрын

I will never forget seeing this for the first time on the big screen in "URGH! A Music War" and my taste in music changed forever.

@atakd 4 ай бұрын

G of4 Solid Gold tour was my 1st gig as a baby faced 17 yo. The Warehouse in Liverpool and shitting myself that I wouldn't get in for being under age. I did and have never forgot it.

@roguetoken5640 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure why I never noticed before ... the drummer is a fucking BEAST!

@timdacey4520 2 жыл бұрын

with a name like Hugo lol...best band ever

@kevind7422 2 жыл бұрын

I was privileged to know them all over the years (ex music bizzer). Hugo was the most down-to-earth bloke; far removed from the Univ Leeds Situationism of Jon. Interesting to note how academic philosophy interacts w 'the subjects of their theories'. Great Fn band!

@martinmoffitt4702 2 жыл бұрын

THAT HE IS!

@toffeeriot4219 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to his playing on ABC's That Was Then But This Is Now.

@ConeFlower-gx2qk 11 ай бұрын

Hugo looks like he’d kill me in a bar fight

@amadhaun22 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating. You can feel the notes being played in the silence.

@klausrain111 3 ай бұрын

One of the most unique and brilliant bands in rock history. I was lucky enough to see them live up in Chicago in about 1980.

@vinto34 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant stuff...their music was always intense...RIP Andy Gill.

@spursmvp 6 ай бұрын

Classic song. Brings back memories of Urggghh a Music War

@darrylwiggins4799 Жыл бұрын

This is genius in it's representation and delivery.Andy Gill was and is,after Jake burns one the finest guitarist of that time.

@rubbadubdub6543 11 ай бұрын

What a great, great band.

@JohnFryeDesigner 8 ай бұрын

Masterpiece of 20th century music.

@chrisdometh8141 2 жыл бұрын

This is so primal and raw.

@edcruwys 3 жыл бұрын

Perfectly angular!

@SauciEwok 5 ай бұрын

I alwasy got Pop Group vibes from GOF. i love this band so much.

@steveparrish1112 4 ай бұрын

No mention so far of Dave Allen on bass - vital to the early Gang of 4 sound and storming it on this.

@bobbarker1476 2 жыл бұрын

Andy knew what to play and when not to.

@klausrain111 3 ай бұрын

😂duh. really?😅

@toddmichaeljohnson7139 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously, how does this footage look so modern!? I’m super impressed ♥️

@hoagy_ytfc 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if it was recorded on film rather than videotape? And film can be re-scanned later as scanning equipment gets better. Some 70s dramas filmed on 16mm can look great these days if the film survives.

@blakewhittington4336 8 ай бұрын

Older cameras from then were analog and great quality. Same with music recording analog is way better

@prodfalling 8 ай бұрын

@@blakewhittington4336 analog music recording certainly does not sound better at all, digital is almost perfect while analog has plenty issues with compression and clipping

@blakewhittington4336 8 ай бұрын

@@prodfalling definitely warmer sound I don't care what you say

@prodfalling 8 ай бұрын

@@blakewhittington4336 that involves using tape distortion, something that can easily be replicated with digital technology

@davidsanderson5918 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on a New Year's Eve 'best of' edition of The Old Grey Whistle Test with my jaw hanging open. I appreciate it even more now. Compelling stuff.

@royphillips7435 2 жыл бұрын

Got that 1950s Avante Garde feel to a fine art , good stuff !

@pullthereins 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible!!! Such clean video and sound all of these years later. True mastery.

@davidsmith6355 Жыл бұрын

BBC quality!

@RB55able 21 күн бұрын

The space between the notes is just as important as are the notes being played. What a performance!

@ralphchunksoup4234 9 күн бұрын

Pf flyers .....and a fan ....music fits just right

@toekneearmass6916 Жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorite bands! Great video - thanks for posting. The one thing that was a bit of a revelation to me watching after all these years was just how terrific and dynamic Dave Allen was on bass. I always appreciated his work with Shriekback (his bass line was the spine after all) but he's so much more out front and part of the mix in this one. Jon and Andy were always so riveting on stage I often overlooked Dave - this made him stand out more. And of course Hugo always always drove it home. Brilliant

@63sith 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff right here

@christianocallaghan9541 2 жыл бұрын

Steve Albini once said Gang of Four were his fave band; to me Shellac sound very similar to GoF given the 25 year gap

@MsSantiago219 3 жыл бұрын

I just can't believe what I saw.

@tlacorp.3813 Жыл бұрын

Me too, and I have seen it many times. English angular post punk at its finest.

@zararity 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for putting this out there, it's ridiculously good. What a rhythm section. Andy Gill's perfect guitar injections. Just superb.

@mattwright2964 2 жыл бұрын

Saw them at the Rock Garden in there early days. Amazing and ground breaking with that angular random guitar and punch bass etc. Hugely influential on bands that followed. Andy Gill was underrated as a great guitarist. Lots of gaps between the notes and tension.

@daveinnes1695 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant!

@HonaloochieBoogie-sx5le 2 ай бұрын

coool❕

@timdacey4520 2 жыл бұрын

Avant Garde...Andy Gill man...he was a sharp dresser also..always to the nines

@klausrain111 3 ай бұрын

😂who gives a F*** about that?😅

@channinglong1137 7 ай бұрын

November 18 2023 Still listening

@StevieBunch 4 ай бұрын

Feb 2024 still listing ( 😃👍)

@pcebpceb1638 Жыл бұрын

So dub. So good.

@01Silverado 3 жыл бұрын

For my money, the best live band to bounce the boards. Ever.

@pellelindbergh4455 3 жыл бұрын

this lineup at this time yes GILL king Allen man my god only Midnight Oil was harder

@canadariots1139 3 жыл бұрын

Not even the best in their genre, Joy Division was doing more interesting shows before Ian's passing.

@pellelindbergh4455 3 жыл бұрын

@@canadariots1139 no no no no . sorry but the core original Gang of Four ,is one of if not the best live band ever ,.don't get me wrong Joy Division was a great band ,but live i think GOF was better .much better . JD didn't have a Andy Gill .maybe Ian Curtis was a better front man than Jon King ,and the bass is better than Dave Allen but still no Gill .

@canadariots1139 3 жыл бұрын

@@pellelindbergh4455 To each their own my friend.

@pellelindbergh4455 3 жыл бұрын

@@canadariots1139 yeah my friend !! what do you think of Wire ?

@user-hn8vm1xd3s 14 күн бұрын

agree with all the below. I saw them in Leeds at the start. Always so tight -and even more so in this clip

@andreaskoetter7991 3 жыл бұрын

Love of my life

@user-sr5jy6be2v 2 жыл бұрын

Master piece

@garyonderisin8338 7 ай бұрын

"art should be as radical as life" --- karl marx

@gaztop411 3 ай бұрын

Slap it UP 🎉🎉

@th3gr81 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the SNL punk band reunion. 😂

@regplasma7906 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous.

@shermangoering Жыл бұрын

AMAZING.

@LemonCircuits 3 жыл бұрын

holy shit

@jeffleistner 3 жыл бұрын

You're goddamright Holy Shit!

@saulgoodman2815 3 жыл бұрын

Saw this live in a small club in Atlanta around 1980. That's exactly what I said.

@bwm_72 Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@djh29971 2 жыл бұрын

GOF were probably the most un-cliched band ever, with for my money, the best guitarist there ever was. God knows what Ed Sheeran fans would think.

@saraivatoledo1842 2 жыл бұрын

The Pop Group weren´t exactly doing music to please the Clash crowd either ...

@davidsmith6355 Жыл бұрын

Haha, yes that's a good point there! The Pop Goup were good too

@11raljr11 2 ай бұрын

Never to be equaled

@darylcumming7119 Жыл бұрын

Ahead of it's time.

@malcolmbliss777 Жыл бұрын

At the beginning the “smack” of the metal is on “4” (as in 1, 2, 3, 4). Counting it in this way from the start is how to decipher this rhythm. Also, that drum kit, with the 20” kick drum? Sounds awesome. Saw Hugo place that kit at Perkins Palace in LA, 1982. What an astounding show. REM opened.

@astolennova Ай бұрын

The 4 (or the 1) gets displaced during the reenty at 3:20. Could be a video edit maybe? That 4 takes a lot of concentration.

@malcolmbliss777 Ай бұрын

@astolennova Your right. Dude screws it up. But Hugo is still in time. That shows what a great drummer he is.

@jeeed6390 2 жыл бұрын

Wowwwwwww

@thomasaubin3952 4 ай бұрын

Favorite iteration of the band.

@zararity 2 жыл бұрын

Please please please release the unedited OGWT clip of 'To Hell With Poverty'!

@joesimon2029 Жыл бұрын

This was like Radiohead for 1980-81 . LOL . THIS WAS CUTTING EDGE back then.

@playamaqui 3 жыл бұрын

yes! 💖

@mick_c_horror_and_pop_culture 3 жыл бұрын

Great band.

@AvAfanfromfrance Жыл бұрын

It's like hearing Fugazi years before

@TheKinoEye 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Just so.

@croiners4166 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@qmono 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up is not nearly enough, i wanna smash my laptop!!

@boxianparkk 11 ай бұрын

ELLOS SON LO MEJOR!!! JAJAJAJA

@onelife7247 Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@IAmRichSage Жыл бұрын

Finding out that Jimmy Douglas was their engineer makes so much since why him and Timbaland did so well sonically

@Spectrescup 6 ай бұрын

He didn't appear to like them much though. Andy Gill said that at their first meeting in the studio the band played Paralysed/What we all Want/Cheeseburger and something I can't remember off what became Solid Gold and Douglas reportedly commented that all their songs sounded the same.

@junglsmor Жыл бұрын

what is he hitting and what is he hitting it with?

@songbenny1492 Жыл бұрын

When they were performing this song in China 2019 they used a freaking pole to hit the microwave oven

@Semnome_780 Жыл бұрын

Podem falar o que quiser, mas esse guitarrista e dos infernos, literalmente ispiraçao.

@stylophobia 2 жыл бұрын

...and right on cue, here come the army fuel lorries !

@Folktalesanpedro 3 жыл бұрын

clown form slipknot has nothing on the guy in blazer lol

@GiedoLavenns 10 ай бұрын

They are so good and special an Full of Power. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are influenced by them.

@royeaston6067 Ай бұрын

A young Conan on guitar

@flintmichigan1 2 ай бұрын

intant politicisation for 70s teens! x

@ralphchunksoup4234 6 күн бұрын

Kinda gives everyone a piece to music a bit.

@noisepop6981 3 жыл бұрын

장칭(江青), 왕훙원(王洪文), 장춘차오(張春橋), 야오원위안(姚文元)

@dylanevans2498 8 ай бұрын

Now try writing a song which means something to people.

@thezebrafromheaven7568 Жыл бұрын

Jon King should stay off the percussion and do what he did best, sing.

@audible67 10 ай бұрын

Hahaha. Yeah hahaha the beat on the four is a little unusual. That kind of thing typically does tend to go over the heads of the standard two digit... But that's what makes the song.