Kings Of The Wild Frontier (studio album) by Adam And The Ants

Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam And The Ants
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 2,150th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 194 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1980 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (327th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,150th)
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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 194 votes)
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10/100
From 11/04/2021 18:17
gibberish nonsense
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From 11/11/2020 03:00
Was at No.1 on the album chart for an amazing 12 weeks in 80/81. The No.1 biggest selling album of 1981 & 48th in 1980. It won best British album at the 1982 Brit Awards. It contains 3 top 5 hits - Dog Eat Dog(4), Kings of the Wild Frontier(2) & Antmusic(2) together with stand out tracks Ants Invasion, Press Darlings, Killer In The Home, Don't Be Square. They introduced the Burundi beat to pop music on this album which led to their new success and in which followed their No.1 hits in 1981 from their Prince Charming album.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 09/10/2020 22:25
Pretty good, though I don't really understand why they're fairly ubiquitous when discussing 80s new wave. There's a lot better out there.
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90/100
From 07/23/2019 18:30
Favorite Tracks:Don't Be Square, The Human Beings
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55/100
From 10/20/2018 20:13
Some good tracks mainly the hits the filler stuff is rubbish sorry, I was a big fan as a child though from the u.k. the videos and Top of the Pops performances were great.
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From 07/20/2016 23:39
This album was a massive hit in the UK and one of my first post-punk albums. It got zero air play in metro Detroit where I grew up and I fail to remember it on MTV during the day. Give it a spin as most US based people only know a couple of hits when he was Adam Ant. This is his best album
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Rating:  
80/100
From 05/31/2016 11:01
A classic pop album, this is the first record I ever bought. Kings of the wild frontier, sounded and still sounds like nothing else. A fusion of punk,tribal sounds,glam rock, and,camp, Adam and his ants produce a bonkers LP which is still a lot of fun today. The hit singles, dog eat dog, antmusic, and, the title track are all excellent, as are, ants invasion, killer in the home, and, the human beings. A silly and enjoyable record. Good stuff.
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65/100
From 05/26/2016 19:30
I have the other uk version of this upbeat album at the forefront of new wave (incl. "making history" [65]). Reminds me of Bowie around this time.
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From 12/03/2015 18:51
One of the first albums I owned and loved at the time. Not an album I feel the need to pick up and listen to now, unfortunately, although still enjoyable it's not even my favourite Ants album any longer.
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