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Album Review

Abrasive, but interesting, the Pop Group's debut is perhaps the most succinct summation of their angry and defiant approach to rock & roll. Although at times resembling the discordant funk of fellow post-punk radicals Gang of Four, the Pop Group leave rhythm behind almost as quickly as they find it, and the result is a clattering din of sound resembling an aural collage. The longish, guitar-driven track "We Are Time" is the strongest cut, establishing a solid groove that won't let go.

Customer Reviews

Great stuff

Ahead of their time - any young guns into FFerdinand, AMonkeys should like this

In The Begining There Was Rhythm

At last The Pop Group's classic is reissued! An original "punk/funk" Lp, that's got all the funky spikey jazzy fire still intact with Mark Stewart's social lyrics still having meaning after nearly 20 years!! This album is up there with Gang Of Four's Entertainment, 23 Skidoo's 7Songs, Cabaret Voltaire's Red Mecca. I hope the Lp "How Much Longer" will get issued soon. Buy this album whole!

Biography

Formed: 1978 in Bristol, England

Genre: Latino

Years Active: '70s, '80s

Warning: This band's name is loaded with irony; there is little if anything "pop" about them. So, if you happen across any of their albums and think you're getting something that sounds like a cross between the Raspberries and the Beatles, don't say you weren't warned. Emerging in the late-'70s post-punk era, this militant gang of leftist radical politicos from Bristol, England, specialized in a funk-driven cacophony of sound that was abrasive, strident, and ultimately very exciting. Railing against...
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