- Audio CD (5 July 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B0002BPIEK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 107,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Oh Adam, wobbly of voice and leather of trouser, how we love you and your piratey chanting Ants, and your interesting ideas about make-up. You have to be a very hard-hearted person not to fall for tunes as mad, as catchy, as ace as "Antmusic" on the first date. One of the most visual groups to come out of the New Wave movement after punk imploded, it's all vanity 'round our Adam's way. King's Of The Wild Frontier is a perfect slice of narcissistic pop, led by a real, proper pop star. Shame he went so bald, really. Never mind. --Emma Johnston
Album Description
Adam and the Ants' second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier, originally released in 1980 and reaching number 1 in the UK albums chart, propelled the band to superstar status and spawned 3 Top 10 hit singles, "Dog Eat Dog", "Ant Music" and the title track "Kings of the Wild Frontier". This expanded edition is digitally remastered from the original two-track master tapes and includes never-before-heard early demo versions of "Ant Music", "Feed Me to the Lions", "The Human Beings", "S.E.X." (written for the album but eventually appeared on Prince Charming). The expanded edition also includes a demo version of a track called "The Omlette from Outerspace", which formed the basis of "Ants Invasion". Also features expanded album artwork with many rare or unseen photos and three-page digipack with 12-page booklet.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real Gem,
By steve (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kings of the Wild Frontier (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:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best albums of the 1980's,
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This review is from: Kings of the Wild Frontier (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:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect Pop For Ant People (...and humans as well),
By Oscillator (Carluke) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Kings of the Wild Frontier (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.
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