Seven years after Gang of Four's breakup, founding members Jon King and Andy Gill reteamed for Mall, a minor return to form that improves on 1983's abysmal Hard but fails to recapture the ferocity of the band's most stunning work. 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. An odd cover of Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel" rounds out the set.
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Mall Review
by Jason Ankeny
Track Listing
| Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gang of Four | 05:28 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 2 | Gang of Four | 03:34 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 3 | Gang of Four | 03:58 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 4 | Gang of Four | 05:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 5 | Gang of Four | 04:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 6 | Gang of Four | 00:54 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 7 | Gang of Four | 03:36 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 8 | Gang of Four | 04:04 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 9 | Gang of Four | 00:43 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 10 | Gang of Four | 03:45 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 11 | Gang of Four | 03:41 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 12 | Gang of Four | 04:01 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
| 13 | Gang of Four | 06:08 | SpotifyAmazon |
