Included in the series more because the critique comes from a well-informed position (SWP member conversant with Brecht etc) yet advances a stance contrary to the now historically sanctioned viewpoint (here it is arty postpunk that's deemed is the wrong direction out of punk, the diversion of energy). Instead of "rip it up and start again", it's more like "reiterate it and stay street".
Saturday, November 2, 2024
Garry Bushell - Gang of Four - Entertainment! - Sounds - October 6 1979
Not quite an example of critics totally missing the significance of an epochal record in real time, as this does get a measured 3 and a half stars out of five from Gaz, with Entertainment! further described as "erratically brilliant".
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