Kings Of The Wild Frontier
by Adam And The Ants
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier is ranked as the best album by Adam And The Ants.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/08/2025 10:58 | markl73 | 529 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2025 18:40 | Jakor | 4,914 | 69/100 |
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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.
teague 09/10/2020 22:25 | #258027
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.
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.
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.
paladisiac 05/26/2016 19:30 | #166976
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.
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.
plasticships 11/21/2013 01:16 | #93829
Great album! Strangely enough when I hear this I get elements of pirate songs, American Indian chants over an English sensibility.
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