- Vinyl
- Label: CBS
- ASIN: B0044PLXA8
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first Album i ever bought. A wide eyed young boy , who played this Album over and over and over again."Antmusic" "Dog Eat Dog" , real songs that make the hairs on your neck stand to attention (If you have taste..) Now in CD form this Album STILL sounds good today.Were Adam And The Ants ever given the real credit they deserved ? i don't think so. A true masterclass in Post Punk / Pop. Buy it , now....
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Quite simply, a perfect album given the perfect reissue treatment (both remastered sound and stunning packaging) - full marks Marco Pirroni, Chris Hughes, Mark Alleyne and Columbia!!
Like many other 30-somethings I lived and breathed this album in 1980, and it's part of my musical history...it now has the CD release it deserves, and retains all of its mystery and majesty. "Magnificent Five", "Ants Invasion", "Killer In The Home" and "Kings" itself are the highlights, but everything here is special enough to sound like nothing you've heard before.
At this price it's a must-buy - full marks to Columbia for getting behind this project and re-releasing a true classic.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well here's a thing, who would have thought this album would have stood the test of time so well? But then again the Ants did incorporate tribal drumming before virtually anyone else, spaghetti western guitar before Morricone became hip, yodelly/yelpy vocal bits before Morrissey, and (okay I'm starting it to stretch a bit) background vocals chanted in unison before Gregorian chant was rediscovered. There's also some African sounding ringing guitar in there on 'Don't Be Square (Be There)' and then there's the sea shanty of 'Jolly Roger'. But it's the sheer songwriting smarts and enthusiasm that are staggering. Whilst the most celebrated bands of the early noughties (Franz Ferdinand, TV On The Radio, The Rapture etc) indulge themselves with post punk/no wave jerkiness and/or Beefheartian squall, Adam and Marco Pironni managed to incorporate weird elements and still make uncontrived, singalong, danceable records that did actually manage to bother the charts. They also created and referenced their own mythology in the actual songs ('Antmusic', 'Ants Invasion') and that's before we even start on their visual image. Oh, and with its enduring Wild West theme, does this count as one of the first punk/new wave concept albums? What more could you want from a group? A sense of humour? Yes, that's there too. A special mention has to be go to Marco Pirroni for this reissue, the remaster sounds brilliant, the package is lovingly collated and the bonus tracks are the icing on the cake.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Guilty Pleasure
When my hard rocking friends found out I bought this album back in 81, I received quite a lot of stick. I could see their point. Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. J. Gilpin
Blast from the past
A wonderful jaunt down memory lane. If you get a chance to see Adam Ant play live sometime soon, do it, you won't be disappointed.
Published 1 month ago by Jont
And that's how it's done....
It's hard to pinpoint where this band fits in with the then-slow crawl towards the New Wave era so I won't bother, because really this is post-punk at its best and most different,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Susannah
I live the Life That I've Been Left ..
So begins, in my opinion, the finest track on this album, and in my opinion Adam's greatest song, 'Killer in the Home. Read more
Published 5 months ago by trendy
Brilliant
Really good buy - this is one of my favourite albums by one of my favourite bands. Arrived in good condition. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Annie
First Love!
I discovered Adam Ant in 1980 at the tender age of 11. Even at that age I thought his music was so far ahead of it's time and away from the mainstream (Bucks Fizz, Shawaddywaddy... Read more
Published 8 months ago by SuzyQ
Making (Pop) history
As a lifelong 'Ant fan' I have to work to be objective here; after the original and raw debut album from Adam Dirk Wears White Sox this clearly shows a more polished and commercial... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
Adam Ant / Kings of the Wild Frontier CD
Remaster of original album c/w some 'bonus' tracks. Bought for an Xmas present & was well received along with Prince Charming. Great price too for a slice of 80's nostalgia...
Published 17 months ago by Simon
Still just as good
Was good when I bought this ablum back in the 1980's. And still just as good now, even with the extra tracks on.
Published 19 months ago by Mark Kaye
FAAANTAAASTIC
This CD is as good as it was when fisrt released. Happy memories, FANTASTIC music.
Published 21 months ago by trix
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