Adam Ant was always embarrassed about having three ears, a left ear, a right ear and a wild frontier

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

😂

@derrickzane5834

Жыл бұрын

*Slow clap*

Haven't played this in years, what a wonderful surprise, still sounds fantastic.

So glad you guys are finally getting around to Adam and the Ants. They may not be the best band of all time, but they will always remain my favourite. Been fanatical about them since I was 10, in 1980, then got SO into their earlier punk stuff, which was an eye opener for a child of 10. Love it just as much today. I adore your channel too.

Cheers for the shout out :) Like most people my age, this was the first single and album I bought. I recommend checking out their pre pop stuff as well, Cartrouble part 2 is a classic.

Antmusic needs an airing too , all their b sides on the 7 inchers were amazing .

@thornbird6768

Жыл бұрын

And Dog eat Dog 👍🏻

Adam And The Ants were massive in the UK in 1981, with two number one singles preceded by two that got to number two. They achieved this by becoming more pop-oriented than their early punk stuff. They were the first band that I was really 'into', albeit briefly!

@jesuslopez1682

3 ай бұрын

Don't forget the album that gave this song its title, it was number 1 for 12 weeks, who else achieved that in the first half of the decade in the UK? NOBODY! not even close!

Haven’t heard of them since the 1980s Great pick !!!

Yep ! Brill , Adam and the Ants were a breath of fresh air after Punk , It was fun to dress up when you went out ,rather than looking like a "Street Urchin" from a Dickens novel , Always enjoyed A and A , cheers ,

Ant Music, Stand And Deliver, and Prince Charming are other great tracks I remember from my first year at college! The Prince Charming video features actress Diana Dors - Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe! The 18th Century highwayman look - think Dick Turpin - was very cool.

Mr Ant was also in a movie called "Jubilee" which is fantastic. I'm sure he appeared in a couple of TV things over the years as well.

@jonathancole833

Жыл бұрын

He did a fair bit of acting, mainly in the US I think. I loved 'Deutscher Girls' from Jubilee; also 'Plastic Surgery'.

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancole833 I did like Amyl Nitrate doing "Rule Britania".

@jonathancole833

Жыл бұрын

@@SPKdesign1 Yes - one of many, ahem, arresting images in that film!

@marcraygun6290

10 ай бұрын

Saw him in the equaliser once and in an episode of Northern exposure

@SPKdesign1

10 ай бұрын

@@marcraygun6290 I didn't know he was on The Equaliser.

Cynthia don't be sorry unless you have actually done something wrong and if you do DON'T TELL ANYONE AND YOU SHOULD BE SWEET AS 👍 AND BEING TIRED IS NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS AN APOLOGY FOR STAY SAFE MY FRIENDS

There is something in that whole project that leaves me godsmacked. Thanks for sharing.

Cartrouble part 1 and 2. The original line up before before Malcolm McLaren persuaded the band to join Annabella Lwin in Bow Wow Wow and Adam Ant had to start again with new members. But it also meant that he got Marco Pirroni in the band

Thank you both! My inner 8 year old rocked out to that with you😊

Great to hear The Ants from their excellent second album. I do like their earlier stuff mind you such as Zerox. And, as others have commented, the original musicians went to form Bow Wow Wow. I rate Anabella Lwin from BWW up there with Polystyrene. Could we have a review of BWW's Prince of Darkness, please?

From the punk era , even though it was supposed to be 3 chords and 3 minutes , there were massive differences , in the bands and music , and Adam and the Ants did their own thing , though Kings of the wild frontier was as good as they got, i saw them supporting Siouxie and the Banshees in about 1978, not my cup of tea but certainly different the late 70s was really an explosion of diverse music,

The drumming came directly from Burundi Black, (as told by Malcolm McLaren )(kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6SXtqWdesmreM4.html) and was originally from Tambourinaires de Bukirasazi - Ensemble de Tambours Ingoma in 1967. I bought the Burundi Black single as a 13yr old in1971 I'd never heard anything quite like it, and it literally opened up a world of music for me Was also used by Bow Wow Wow, The Beastie Boys, amongst others, even inspiered Def Lappards Rocket!

My dad still has his mint condition Adam and the Ants r album he brought brand new when it was released i really loved this album when i was a 10-11-12 year old

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

Good for him. Most of my lps from back then got a lot of play and you can tell when they are played.

@heathcornbeef

Жыл бұрын

​@@SPKdesign1 fortunately unlike me my dad has probably 95% of his vinyl from the late sixties to the present. In 1994 i came home from work and my entire record collection I'd been collecting since 1984 14 years old five beer crates of mostly punk and ska was gone i was a miserable bastard to be around for a long time because i knew it was someone i or my flatmates knew and didn't trust anyone for a while i had a dead lock on my bedroom door but it was off the hinges 😠😡🤬🤮

And I'm 11 again.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

Same here! 😊

PS ! His first Album "Susie wears white sox " is a Punk album ish , so he came out of punk , he did a come back a few years ago , but he does sadly suffer from mental health ,Bless him , Adam , that is ,

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

The first lp was great. It didnae take long though for the Hit Machine to get them and start churning oot the Pop.

@ghichens3418

Жыл бұрын

@@SPKdesign1 Fair point ! Ker Ching !!!

@Sandy-dd4le

Жыл бұрын

Theres a much later album, Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter An unwieldy title and really patchy imo, half of it sounds like unfinished demos, though it has it's moments.

@ghichens3418

Жыл бұрын

@@Sandy-dd4le Yes , i remember that being released , some friends of ours went to see him on tour ,of said album , you mentioned they said the sound was like "A Cat Pissing on Hot Bricks " their words not mine !! the sound checks are thing Adam did not like doing ,shame ! yes it does have its moments as you said . Cheers for that . Graham

@Sandy-dd4le

Жыл бұрын

@@ghichens3418 that's an image it's going to take me a while to forget!

Absolutely loved these back in 80 81 couldn't get enough of this track with my cousins all pretending to be Adam .Adam ant was in a band called bazooka Joe that that went on after the sex pistols for their first ever gig in 75 76 were the pistols borrowed bazooka Joe's PA system and almost destroyed it with b j still paying for it.Also bow wow wow were from the remnants of the original ants by getting in 13year old Annabella lewyn on vocals an Adam being kicked out and forming Adam and the the Ants. Ant music is pretty cool and C30 C60 C90 go from bow wow wow is cool all about cassette recording off the radio which saved alot of money for many

@andywells4455

Жыл бұрын

Spot on McClaren fell out with Adam and just nicked the band . Kings and C30C60 have identical Burindi drumming. It eas a race to see who got in the charts Bowwowwow won this one

BRILLIANT ADAM AND THE ANTS 🐜

my son and i go and see him most years seen him at cambridge uk last year

He is still going strong but with a younger band

Saw Adam Ant before he became famous and made this pop music.....he sounds like a male version of Susi Soux and the Bandshees.! His earlier stuff was more rock oriented especially his classics like ",Dutch Girls". When I saw him it was a freezing cold foggy midweek night and there was transport problems which made the attendance low. He walked around and talked to everyone before the show and thanked us for making the effort to get there on such a horrid night 👏👏top guy.

@colrhodes377

Жыл бұрын

They used to appear in Bradford when they were a proper punk band.

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

I'd liked to have seen them back then.

@jonathancole833

Жыл бұрын

That's 'Deutscher Girls', by the way. 😉

@markferrett700

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathancole833 sorry about the speeelong🤣

If you want a strange Adam (and the) Ant(s) experience, go with "Ants Invasion". Or if you want an overlooked gem, "Apollo 9"

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

YES! 'Ants Invasion' is an ohhhsumm choice! 😀👍 'Killer In The Home' is also great! 😃

@ChristyAbbey

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 Killer is the one song that always makes it onto my playlists, while the rest of his/their catalog are usually binge things. Scorpios is my second favorite.

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristyAbbey - Cool! 😊👍 By the way, you were right about Heaven 17's version of 'Don't Fear The Reaper' being absolutely terrible, a while ago! 😅 And after refreshing my memory by listening also to the Mutton Birds', I have to agree that's pretty crappy, too! 😆

Adam Ant ( Stewart Goddard ) was a huge pop star in the UK , and called the prettiest man in pop at the time ❤

@hanierfamily

Жыл бұрын

He was quite pretty, wasn't he?

Made to top 10 in the UK but never my favourite of theirs. I can highly recommend 'Zerox' from the period before he took up decorating and got most of the paint on himself

Ant 🐜 music had it's day & fortunately spawned the great Bow Wow Wow 👌

@stevensprunger3422

Жыл бұрын

I got to see Bow Wow Wow live probably At the whiskey a gogo or maybe another venue in Los Angeles

@Sandy-dd4le

Жыл бұрын

Probably best not to Google a recent picture....

@rogerbillings5081

Жыл бұрын

C30, C60, C90 , Go!!

@stevensprunger3422

Жыл бұрын

@@rogerbillings5081 I had that cassette when that type of medium was still available pre-CD…. Ha!! 😀

@rogerbillings5081

Жыл бұрын

@@stevensprunger3422 Was Annabel Lewin the lead singer? Goodness I'm ancient! Lol.

Dare you do friggin in the riggin sex pistols prove me wrong 😂😂😂😂😂

Chris did you ever play rugby ?

@hanierfamily

Жыл бұрын

No. I was never really good at playing sports. I was a dancer. Not trained. I taught myself some breakdancing moves when I was a preteen and got really good at whatever trendy dances were going on in my teens. That was the extent of my athleticism. And, I loved casual biking.

I believe the drummer was inspired by Tahitian drumming

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

* Drummers - they had *two* ! 😀 Which was something I'd never seen/heard before back then and had thought was totally cool 😁

@robertbagley9199

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steven. The drumming came directly from Burundi Black, (as told by Malcolm McLaren )(kzread.info/dash/bejne/g6SXtqWdesmreM4.html) and was originally from Tambourinaires de Bukirasazi - Ensemble de Tambours Ingoma in 1967. I bought the Burundi Black single as a 13yr old in1971 I'd never heard anything quite like it, and it literally opened up a world of music for me Was also used by Bow Wow Wow, The Beastie Boys, amongst others, even inspiered Def Lappards Rocket!

@stevensprunger3422

Жыл бұрын

@@robertbagley9199 Thank you yes that sounds exactly like it…

"Beneath the White I feel the Red Skin suffering" Always seemed to speak about the the destruction and "colonialization " of Pegan European indigenous by the holy roman catholic conquest.

Great band and image in its time! - Should say two drum sets gave a unique drum sound. Pity drugs messed with the band.

@hanierfamily

Жыл бұрын

That's a common occurrence in music.

show the video of adam ant and say things about that...

I was at school when this stormed the charts. All part of the great sellout, and I don't blame them at all if they could make money out of it.

@SPKdesign1

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you only get one chance and if it's done right, you can live off it for life.

@colrhodes377

Жыл бұрын

@@SPKdesign1 I completely agree 👍

I dare you to play friggin in the riggin sex pistols also this song kings of the wild frontier was the 1st record I bought I have a port wine birthmark it's amazing under my red skin 😎

No comments about Adam and the Ants' willingness to produce derivative music?

GARY. NUMAN. PLEASE. 🎉

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised *your* name wasn't among those who'd requested 'I Dream Of Wires'! 😄😉

@daviddeath6029

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyV444 I like it but I'd prefer down in the park or I die you die 👽👽👽👽👽

@mightyV444

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddeath6029 - Yeah, I agree. Oh, and I LOVE JP! 😁 Especially when he says things like, "I don't know why I just made that noise!?", LOL! 😄