I bought this single in 1980 and it STILL sounds fresh as a daisy. To me, it's a perfect record - utterly unique, theatrical and incredibly imaginative. The look, the sound, the energy of it all totally enthralled me 43 years ago, and to be honest, it still does.

He used 2 drummers for that really tribal sound that still sounds great! Anyone who can use "daddy-o" in their lyrics is super cool.

Underrated band. Kings of the Wild Frontier (from where this album came) is superb.

@opietwoep1247

10 ай бұрын

For me it’s the Dark Side of the Moon for the 80s. Amazing record

@sirandrelefaedelinoge

7 ай бұрын

Take that back

@opietwoep1247

7 ай бұрын

@@sirandrelefaedelinoge it’s just my opinion. 😊

It was the double drum sound that made them for me.

The great shame is, they dont make music like this any more.

@glenmartin7978

6 ай бұрын

The Kaizer chiefs were very influenced by the Adam and the Ants style of music in my opinion

Adam and the Ants were my age groups band, everyone at my school followed them. They started as a punk band playing the same gigs as the Sex Pistols and the Clash etc. Adam wanted to crack the pop market so the band split, most of them went with the pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and formed the band Bow wow wow (also worth checking) and Adam joined forces with Marco perroni and remained the core of the group through other changes. To keep to their original roots they always put a punk song on the B Side. Adam occasionally tours and sometimes only plays the B side songs 😎. I think they got their Pirate look from a band called Johnny and the pirates. Michael Jackson once phoned Adam to ask him where he got his hussars jacket. You should try one of their early songs, recommend Cartrouble part 2 or Catholic Day. They have two drummers btw, it's supposed to sound like North American Tribal Drums. Listen to the single Kings of the Wild Frountier for the best example of this.

@kevcall

Жыл бұрын

Yes, "Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild in the Country" is probably the best track to react to I guess......

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@Hanier Family: +1 for Bow Wow Wow and 'Go Wild In The Country' , please! I only know their 'I Want Candy'! 🙂

The famous ‘Burundi Beat’! An associated act, Bow Wow Wow, had a similar sound. Adam had an alternative career as an actor - an early role came in the controversial Derek Jarman film ‘Jubilee’.

@thunderspike1892

Жыл бұрын

Manager Malcolm McLaren (Sex Pistols) persuaded Matthew Ashman guitar, Lee Gorman bass and drummer Dave Barbe to leave Adam And The Ants and join Annabella Lwin in Bow Wow Wow. So he lost his band but joined up with the line up that made the band famous

My friend and I used to call it "cowpunk", where they incorporated a shiny kind of country-western music, with a punk aesthetic. The other big ones in the sub-genre was Wall of Voodoo and Bow Wow Wow (fun fact: Bow Wow Wow were the original Ants, and they and Adam came up from Malcolm McLaren's shop, as did Tenpole Tudor... so you're not wrong here!)

And suddenly I'm twelve again. Shout out to guitarist, Marco Perroni. I'm convinced he is the main reason Adam is still alive

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

You must be a couple years older than myself then!? 😊 And I'm having a case of the Mandela Effect right now: I could've sworn his name was spelled 'Pieroni' - but when I goggled that name, only results for researchers, cinematographers and other non-musical people were shown, and eventually reading "Pirroni" felt very strange and new to me! 😳 Anyway, what a great guitarist, and what amazing sounds he had 🤩

@Sandy-dd4le

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 ill be 54 later this year. Aaaaaaaaaand I misspelled Marco's surname, my bad.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@Sandy-dd4le - Exactly like another viewer in theses comments did, too! 😊 And so we're not that far apart in age after all! I'll be 54 in December 😀

Ten pole tudor were after Adam.the song is about native American tribes .

You did it again Haniers! A lovely blast from my youth. A great up beat sound for dancing and Adam had a lovely singing voice and look. They certainly evoked a Native American / Pirate look and sound but I don't know any details about them really, just that they were a great sound of the time.

I remember the first time I heard this song, I'd gone to the chip shop in Fakenham to get some chips for my lunch from school. It was a wet day and the chippy was steamy and smelled of vinegar, this song was playing over and over on the jukebox.

It's not make up it's war paint I'm a massive obsessed Adam ant fan

Saw him here in the UK a couple of years ago , still going strong and looking good

antmusic- that was the song i remember the most- and this one

Now you know where Michael Jackson got his liking for military jackets from, after speaking to Adam.

Oh Adam and the Ants - Miming on probably a European music show. But what a band to any kid that was was between 15 and 18 years old at the time. Sadly from what one hears the management team pumped some members with drugs to keep them moving from appearance to appearance and well, burned them out. Later leaving Adam with heath issues if the news is to believed. But in their short span they did knock out some excellent tracks.

Adam & The Ants began as a punk band in the late 70s. They had cult status and some hardcore fans but, after a lineup change, Adam decided to move in a more pop direction. The look was a mish mash of Native American and pirate style. The lyrics had tribal vibe which matched the the heavy playing of the two drummers in the band. If you want to check out more songs, I'd recommend "Kings of the wild frontier".

@normandavidtidiman9918

Жыл бұрын

Spot on 👍🏻

How can you not bop your head to this, the young lady seems to be digging it. Thank you for playing this 🙂

My favourite track of Adam and the Ants 👍🏻 thanks for reviewing .

The Video looks like a Top of the Pops performance on the BBC

The real funny thing is the chorus “It's dog eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog Eat dog eat dog eat dog eat dog F**k the dog” AND they got it on main stream media outlets

@kevinedw2002

Ай бұрын

It's 'Leapfrog the dog'

What an eclectic selection. I was 10 I guess and loved all their stuff after this ❤❤

I haven't heard this since about 1981. My friend, Nicky Stables was obsessed with these guys. They sold their souls for fame and fortune because they were an out and out punk band who performed at a local venue to me in the late 70s

Stunning tribale song by Adam evergreen go warriors yeahh!

It's native American indian and a tribal sound

Temple Tudor were sort of Rockabilly. Rose to fame (briefly) at the same time as the Stray Cats.

The first album I bought was 'Dirk wears white sox'

When I was a 6th former we used to do a disco for the 1st and 2nd years (11-12 yo) and the stuff t hat really set them off was Adam and the Ants. As fully matured, too cool for school, 17 year olds we didn't hold much love for them but the younger kids absolutely loved it. It was especially this, Ant Music, Kings of the Wild Frontier and Ant Rap, so before Prince Charming. The beat is based on Burundi beat and that stayed with them and the two drummers throughout, which is why it was still there for Goody Two Shoes. If you want Squeeze doing it for fun then listen to 'Trust' - only Gilson playing though.

Adam And The Ants were very *big* in Australia in 1981, and I was an obsessed Antperson (Adam Ant fans were called Antpeople). I had their/his posters on my wall, and I had every single and album he'd/they'd done (I had to wait for _Dirk Wears White Sox_ to be re-released in Australia in 1983). Being part of the Countdown contingent/community meant that all my friends were also mad about Ants, and through this fandom, I got to make new friends! One of the best times in my life was seeing Adam And The Ants at the Festival Hall in Melbourne. My friends and I were dedicated ''antpeople''. We would dress in the Ant regalia at the concert, and have little sword lights outside the venue. I got to see them perform ''Antmusic'' on Countdown, and Adam Ant autographed my copy of _Kings Of The Wild Frontier._ I strongly advise you guys to check out: ''Antmusic'' (# 1 in Australia), ''Stand And Deliver'' (# 12 in Australia), and ''Prince Charming'' (# 4 in Australia). I was so sad when Adam And The Ants dispanded. I still enjoyed ''Goody Two Shoes'' and ''Friend Or Foe'', and everything else that followed. Kings Of The Wild Frontier and Prince Charming are still great pop albums. I would never have thought that Mi-Sex had a higher charting hit in Canada than Adam Ant! If I knew that in 1981 I probably would have told Mi-Sex off (it wasn't hard to talk to bands in the Countdown studios). How did you guys not get more Adam And The Ants? Surely, you'd have to know ''Antmusic''? Anyway, great reaction!

@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83

Жыл бұрын

Sword lights? I just remember you and Kim tapping away at these wooden swords that the two of you made at school. Anyway, it was a fun concert and we got to exchange phone numbers with other Adam Ant fans, and the parties just kept coming! Seeing Adam And The Ants mime to Antmusic on Countdown was a laugh.. but the concert was the real fun!!!

@kaitlynbatt_

Жыл бұрын

I saw them at the Hordern Pavilion, and like you, my mates and i were also dressed in our best Ant gear! I was 17

@kaitlynbatt_

Жыл бұрын

@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 I agree!

@kaitlynbatt_

Жыл бұрын

Mi-Sex charted higher than Adam And The Ants in Canada? Whaaattttt?

@liveitup67

Жыл бұрын

@@kaitlynbatt_ I was 13! They were such good days! He gave us permission to be dandies, pirates and highway boys/girls! Just harmless fun.

Thanks guys. Some great comments below and definitely aligned with the suggestion of Kings Of The Wild Frontier if you want to hear more.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

+1 for 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' 😊👍

Ant music was a decent tune by these!

Thanks for posting I forgot about this until you posted it keep up the good work if you get a minute check out half man half biscuit that's another Kool group

I've always seen this as a revenge song toward his previous manager for stealing his band members and using them to form Bow Wow Wow. "Only idiots ignore the truth" that Adam was the one that was gonna be huge. The "leap frog" analogy was a stab at the dog-eat-dog music business. And he could've given up, but he was gonna fight like a warrior to get there instead. And then, proud of those who followed him for recognizing the awesomeness if it. All that aside, what a unique and amazing song. Powerful and beautiful. Genius in a Beatle-ish way...

@opietwoep1247

10 ай бұрын

Been listening to this album since the mid 80s. True classic fresh every time I listen to it.

Cynthia..your observation is masterful ☺️

The song is about the battle between the different groups trying to top the charts, struggle for fame..

It's Ant Music...of course it has a familiar beat!!

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

😁👍

Try 'Xerox'. Very early from this lot. This song was their first hit in the UK

This song was an obvious dig at Bow Wow Wow!

Cartrouble part 1 & 2 are worth a listen. Early Adam & The Ants

Adam went solo after 3 Ants albums. His solo music is very different from the group's. The Ants' are much more based in punk, whereas Adam's solo career is much more commercial/pop. Ants' music was (mostly) co-written by Adam and Marco Peroni. The solo stuff was partly written by Adam, but he had a lot of external help from other writers. Please don't lump the solo and the group music together, they are from completely different genres. Both have their own merits, but, very different.

Seen Adam and the Ants in concert last year. Not shown here but he is quite a good guitarist in his own right.

@hanierfamily

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps there's a video that showcases this that we can try.

This simple song is enough attractive even now. ”Dog Eat Dog”？Joni Mitchell’s album title?

@bearballin

10 ай бұрын

Exactly... Yet Joni came after this though w her DED

I'm going to echo the comments on here already - thanks so much for the trip down memory lane. Kings of the Wild Frontier was the first record I ever bought. Antmusic was also on that album and would be worth a review. At their peak, 1 in 8 records sold in the UK was from Adam and the Ants (so the rumour goes).

@heathcornbeef

Жыл бұрын

It's a great album ah bloody wicked

This is so cool

You have to do stand and deliver next!

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

+1 for 'Stand And Deliver' 🎵 "...your money or your life" - "Ya!"🎵 😄

@daviddeath6029

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 Do you know that adam was a big fan of Gary numan and he says people should react to more of his music! 😋

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddeath6029 - I know it *now* , and thank you, David! 😊👍

Loved those K-tel (and EMI) comps. All cheap and nasty with poorly edited songs and shabby sound quality. We loved them! _Full Boar_ was one of my favourites. We had goodies like 1981.. Rocks on, 1981... The Sound, 1982 Out Of The Blue, 1982.. With A Bullet, 1981 Over The Top, 1980 (The Summer), The Winners 1982, 1983... Summer Breaks, Squeezed Out, 1980... The Music, 1983 The Hot Ones, 1982.. In The Sun, Hitwave '81, Countdown Chartbusters... My dad devised this system. If I loved a song and gave it a 10 out of 10, he'd buy the 45 single.. If I loved an artists (like Adam Ant), I could have the entire album.. he'd even read through the song titles on a compilation and if I said ''yes' enough times, he'd buy it, but would not buy any of the songs as a 7''. I'd get home and be upset that ''Vienna'' by Ultravox didn't sound as good on 1981.. Rocks On as it did on the radio. Fun days!!!

@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83

Жыл бұрын

lol, and then you had to get a job and make your own money 😄

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@LiveItUp - Wow! I'm impressed! 😯 Especially by the fact that your extensive comment didn't temporarily vanish this time! 😄😉 Seriously, though: Interesting that those compilation albums sometimes sounded inferior to the radio! The few us siblings had definitely still sounded decent! 🙂 Did you also have those compilation cassette tapes with popular songs but done by unknown artists? Usually to be found in discount bins 😄 We had one titled 'James & Wonder play Simon & Garfunkel', and when I heard the originals for the first time several years later, I was surprised how much rougher and rawer they sounded! 😄

@liveitup67

Жыл бұрын

@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83 Ugh.. Yeah! Real fun! My first job working at Waltons, and then the store closes down. lol. Woolworths, Kmart, Target, Just Jeans, Sportsgirl, Katies.. All these wonderful establishments supporting my shabby K-tel compilation record addiction! 🤢

@liveitup67

Жыл бұрын

Hanier family.. please release my response to The Mighty 'V' that starts with "Oh my GOD! I hated those tapes!!''.

@liveitup67

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 I responded to you four hours ago. Told a little story with it.

Yay! 😍 The opening song from their magnificent 2nd album 'Kings Of The Wild Frontier' , which I'd loved when I was 10 (in 1980), and I still love it today 😁 ...unlike 'Goody Two Shoes', which has always sucked 😅 I faaar prefer Adam together with the Ants as opposed to his solo stuff. And they had *two* drummers! Something I'd never seen or heard before 🤩 Just, the cheesy official promo clips didn't do their music any justice, so I'm glad I only got to see a few back in the day 😅 Maybe check out 'Ants Invasion' next! 😃👍

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

The B side is better. It was covered by NIN but I prefer Mr Ants version. I gave up after the 2nd lp.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@SPKdesign1 - Is that 'Physical (You're So)'? Yeah, pretty cool too, I do prefer 'Dog Eat Dog', though 😊

@liveitup67

Жыл бұрын

tsk tsk.. their promo-clips were a work of genius.

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

@@liveitup67 Apart from an odd appearance on TOTP at the time, I don't remember any promo clips.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@SPKdesign1 - Luckily appearances on German TOTP equivalents had also been what I'd seen the most myself! 😅 I did see the promo clips for 'Prince Charming' and 'Ant Rap' back in the day but others like 'Stand And Delivaaa!' only in recent years.

Kia ora (hello) Hanier Whanau (Family). Hay I'm thinking about making my English Dad annoyed with me which means he'll be happy . English are never happier than when having a moan about something!. Anyway i think it's time to go through my dad's albums and start downloading them Adam and the Ants Devo most of the two tone ska The Ramones IGGY POP B52s The Motels The Pretenders The Clash you get the pitcher? Hundreds and hundreds of them

@CAdams6398

Жыл бұрын

I get the 'Picture'.

@heathcornbeef

Жыл бұрын

@@CAdams6398 yeah that's it one day I'll learn how to spell

@CAdams6398

Жыл бұрын

@heathpalace1696 Just pointing out an error. Can't you take that in good taste?

@CAdams6398

Жыл бұрын

@heathpalace1696 Oh i'm English, and apparently we love a good moan! 🤨

@heathcornbeef

Жыл бұрын

@@CAdams6398 brother I'm all good with it I'm glad you pointed it out to me I'm dyslexic and am all good with it after 53 years i should be ✌️👍🤘

these two dont have a fecking clue .....

@hanierfamily

6 ай бұрын

I think he said 'feck'. 😁

Pretentious waffle. imho