Gang of Four- Solid Gold (1981) / Another Day, Another Dollar EP (1982) MP3 & FLAC -For sradams777-

"Why work for love if it shows no profit? You'll only earn emotional losses."

On Gang of Four's brilliant debut, Entertainment!, arguably the best record of the original British Post-Punk movement, Andy Gill, John King & co. virtually wrote the book on fusing Punk-inspired iconoclasm with fractured, abrasive and passionate Agit-Pop. However, what made their debut even more distinctive was the subtle undercurrent of Funk percolating beneath all the atonal anarchy and politically-charged lyrics. In other words, Entertainment! somehow managed to be both didactic and danceable. While Gang of Four's follow-up, Solid Gold, continues along the same aesthetic lines, it does so by bringing the Funk influence a little more to the surface, and, in the process, emerges as slightly more polished and even more danceable than its predecessor. But don't let this fool you into thinking the socio-political commentary has been turned down a notch because it hasn't. For example, on "Cheeseburger," a scathing satire of America's emphasis on consumerism over class consciousness, Gill's hiccuping guitar takes a secondary role to the outwardly Funk -inspired rhythm section of Dave Allen and Hugo Burnham, creating a unique sound that would be emulated by countless bands a decade later. On the follow-up Another Day, Another Dollar EP, Gang of Four refines this sound even further with tracks such as "To Hell With Poverty" with its relentless dance groove and viciously humorous lyrics.  While Entertainment! is clearly Gang of Four's masterpiece, Solid Gold is, at times, a more confident and musically varied album, making it nearly as essential.

Solid Gold / Another Day, Another Dollar EP (1995 Remastered Edition)
 1. Paralysed  (3:23)
 2. What We All Want  (5:00)
 3. Why Theory?  (2:34)
 4. If I Could Keep It for Myself  (4:09)
 5. Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time  (3:19)
 6. Cheeseburger  (4:05)
 7. The Republic  (3:22)
 8. In the Ditch  (4:22)
 9. A Hole in the Wallet  (4:05)
10. He'd Send in the Army  (4:28)

Another Day , Another Dollar EP
11. To Hell With Poverty  (5:00)
12. Capital (It Fails Us Now)  (4:05)
13. History's Bunk!  (3:02)
14. Cheeseburger (Live, Hammersmith Palais, March 30, 1981)  (3:41)
15. What We All Want (Live, Hammersmith Palais, March 30, 1981)  (5:24)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320) 

MU: Lossless (FLAC)