Entertainment! (studio album) by Gang Of Four

Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 350th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 734 votes)
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Award Top 5 albums of 1979 (5th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (89th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (350th)
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 734 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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75/100
From 02/09/2024 01:18
Great punk record.
Sounding great and adequate.
Fuck off!
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95/100
From 02/27/2023 18:48
Definitely one of my favorite guitar works on any album.
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80/100
From 02/15/2023 00:19
This is a thoroughly enjoyable album with a lot of great songs on here. It isn't as frantic as most punk music and that really works in its favour as it makes the music stand out. The songs are still reasonably short but they feel more complete and like they have a lot about them in comparison to other tracks in this genre. They feel like they possess more depth which makes for some challenging moments but if the record is given some patience it is very rewarding. Overall, a solid punk record that is unique and makes for a great experience for the listener.
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90/100
From 07/12/2022 04:09
i don like too much punk, but i love post punk, it took a little for me to understand a little more this record and as hearings advance i can understand the appeal of this record
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85/100
From 06/23/2022 10:49
Very enjoyable and unique punk record.
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80/100
From 01/11/2022 08:53
Still a mystery to me, the punk that is. The masterpiece status applied to this is an enigma. Influential, yes. Sonically interesting, yes. A work of geniuses, perhaps not. As I'm not a native English, they do not grab me directly.
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35/100
From 10/14/2021 18:31
not as horrible as most punk
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85/100
From 04/05/2021 02:23
Highly influential yet somehow under appreciated ‘Entertainment’ was a significant influence on my music tastes coming out in 1979 just as my musical DNA was being formed. The albums fusion of funk, dance music, reggae dub and punk was like nothing we’d heard at the time and combined with its powerful left wing political lyrics and album artwork (the album's back cover depicted a family whose father says, "I spend most of our money on myself so that I can stay fat", while the mother and children declare, "We're grateful for his leftovers" - this always struck a chord with me) made for a potent mix

For mine the hero on this album was and always will be Andy Gills jagged raggedy angular guitars which blew me away in 79 and continues to do so today

Masterpiece
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80/100
From 02/14/2021 20:22
Não se levar tanto a sério deu mto certo aqui! O baixo é insano!
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75/100
From 12/21/2020 04:08
Jangly punk riffs that appeal to me in the way that early XTC does.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
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15. Specials by The Specials
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18. 154 by Wire
19. Setting Sons by The Jam
20. Y by The Pop Group
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