Kings of the Wild Frontier
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| Kings of the Wild Frontier | ||
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| Missing image Adam&theAntsKingsoftheWildFrontier.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Adam & the Ants | ||
| Released | 1980 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Post-punk | |
| Length | 47 min 21 s | |
| Record label | Epic Records | |
| Producer | Chris Hughes | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Q review | 4 stars out of 5 | January 1995, p.265 (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60508473&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Rolling Stone review | 2 stars out of 5 | link (http://rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=10958&cf=) |
| Allmusic.com review | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402060336133217&sql=At9m8b5x4tsqj) |
| Robert Christgau review | Grade: B | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_albums.php) |
| Adam & the Ants Chronology | ||
| Dirk Wears White Sox (1979) | Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980) | Prince Charming (1981) |
Kings of the Wild Frontier is a New Wave-punk album by Adam & the Ants, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant recorded Kings of the Wild Frontier with guitarist Marco Pirroni. In spite of the difficulties with the recording, Kings of the Wild Frontier has become acknowledged as a classic of artsy pop-oriented post punk rock.
Track listing
- "Dog Eat Dog"
- "Antmusic"
- "Los Rancheros"
- "Feed Me to the Lions"
- "Ants Invasion"
- "Killer in the Home"
- "Kings of the Wild Frontier"
- "The Magnificent 5"
- "Don't Be Square (Be There)"
- "Jolly Roger"
- "Making History"
- "The Human Beings"
All songs written by Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni
The U.S. release has a slightly different tracklisting, removing "Making History", while adding two earlier Ant written songs, "Press Darlings" (trk 5), and "Physical (You're So)" (trk 12) - both of which had appeared as b-sides on UK singles.
Personnel
- Adam Ant - Vocals
- Marco Pirroni - Guitar
- Gary Tibbs - Bass
- Merrick - Drums
- Terry Lee Miall - Drums
- Chris Hughes - Producer
Note - Merrick is the name Chris Hughes adopted as an Ant.
Chart positions
Billboard Music Charts (North America) - album 1981 Pop Albums No. 44 Billboard (North America) - singles 1981 Dog Eat Dog Club Play Singles No. 19 1981 Antmusic Mainstream Rock No. 14 1981 Dog Eat Dog Mainstream Rock No. 15 1981 Physical (You're So) Mainstream Rock No. 19