Entertainment For Lively Minds
Adam and The Ants
Posted by Dave Amitri on 19 January 2012 - 12:32am.
What's it called?:
Kings of the Wild Frontier
What It Sounds Like:
Pirates, Cowboys and Indians with a Burundi beat some slick guitar, with added yelps, screams and wo-a-woahs that deliver a sound never heard before or since. To revisit KotWF is a rush of noise, image and sheer exuberance that reminds you what truly great pop can achieve. As a teenager you questioned everything you'd heard before and your sexuality as an adult you wonder why he wasn't the biggest star of all time. Sometimes music, time and a look just come together to produce something truly unique, it's all too rare but when it does everything makes sense. Don't tread on an ant, embrace one all over again.
What Does It All "Mean"?:
It doesn't matter how hard you try you can not escape the sounds of your youth, those moments when you are at one with a song, a band or an artist. Rediscovering this album has left me wondering how anything followed that.
Goes well with...:
A swish, a chant and a shanty. Dreams of a life long gone but not forgotten lurking deep in you subconscious waiting to be rediscovered.
Might Suit People Who Like...:
Dreams of children, super heros and tales of skulduggery, bravery and romance. A love of noise, drums and sheer exhilaration
Good call Dave.
I still have a vivid memory of hearing the top 40 on a Sunday evening in (I think) 1981 and it having several Ants singles in it. Thrilling stuff.
Great DIY aesthetic too.
Didn't listen to it for years
played it and still knew every single fucking word.
That's all still there whereas most of what I learnt in school - nah
same here
It's proved a very useful resource when completing crosswords about Native American tribes - Blackfoot, Pawnee, Cheyenne, Crow
Apache,Arapaho