- Mall (album)
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Mall Studio album by Gang of Four Released 1991 Genre Post-punk, new wave Length 48:53 Label Polydor Records Gang of Four chronology A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
(1990)Mall
(1991)Shrinkwrapped
(1995)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic link Robert Christgau [1] This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information. Mall is the fifth studio album by Gang of Four.
Seven years after Gang of Four's breakup, founding members Jon King and Andy Gill reteamed for Mall. Slickly produced, with a heavy emphasis on synthesizers and ersatz funk rhythms, the lyrical focus returns the group to the political arena: as suggested by the title, Mall is laced with the usual examinations of consumerism and the economy, while the sample-heavy "F.M.U.S.A." is an essay on the Vietnam War. The album features a cover of Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel".
Track listing
All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated
- "Cadillac" - 5:29
- "Motel" - 3:34
- "Satellite" - 3:58
- "F.M.U.S.A." (Gill) - 5:01
- "Don't Fix What Ain't Broke" (King) - 4:02
- "Impossible" - 0:54
- "Money Talks" (Gill) - 3:36
- "Soul Rebel" (Bob Marley) - 4:05
- "Hiromi & Stan Talk" - 0:43
- "Colour from the Tube" - 3:45
- "Hey Yeah" - 3:42
- "Everybody Wants to Come" - 4:01
- "World Falls Apart" - 6:08
References
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Gang of Four". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=Gang+of+Four.
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