Thirty-six (!) years after its original release, Adam And The Ants\u2019 landmark sophomore release has arrived with a spiffy new deluxe edition, complete with remastered sound, bonus tracks, and an extra disc full of live tracks. The amazing thing about this reissue is the sound. Right away from opening track \u201cDog Eat Dog,\u201d the sound just comes right at you; in short, it flippin\u2019 sounds amazing! \u201cDog Eat Dog\u201d is quite the opening track and still holds up very well all these years later. \u201cAntmusic,\u201d the other main single from the original album, sounds like an \u201980s track, but again the new sound makes everything feel fresh and full of life.<\/p>\n
Tracks like \u201cLos Rancheros\u201d must\u2019ve sounded like they were from another planet when first heard and damn if they don\u2019t impress to this day. It\u2019s clear listening to this record that this was a band destined to do things their way at whatever the cost. After hearing these tracks, it\u2019s clear why Adam And The Ants are way more revered and remembered than say, ABC or Flock Of Seagulls.<\/p>\n
It cannot be unstated that Marco Pirroni is one of the great unsung guitarists of the last 50 years of rock. Just so punishing and so understated at the same time, he is a musician that needs to be heard, particularly on \u201cJolly Roger\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Be Square (Be There),\u201d to be believed.<\/p>\n
Among the album\u2019s extras, the B-side \u201cPhysical (You\u2019re So)\u201d just cries out to be included on the original disc. Very punishing, very heavy, not like say, \u201cFriend Or Foe\u201d or \u201cGoody Two Shoes,\u201d it definitely stands out as one of Adam Ant\u2019s boldest musical statements.<\/p>\n
The second disc comprises a live set from Chicago in 1981. While it sounds very raw, it maintains its original feel, without having any added sounds or instruments to the mix. Despite the rawness, the primitive power of the music still comes through. Suffice to say, I was very blown away by this new package and now have a completely new respect for Adam Ant. This is very easy to say but damn if this isn\u2019t one of the most amazing and mind-expanding records of the early \u201980s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8111],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-44546","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-adam-and-the-ants","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44546"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}