Anyone else into Adam and the Ants? In terms of performance, image, and fully formed individuality, this guy was England's answer to Prince for a few brilliantly colourful years

very overrated and he has some mental issues.
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MikeMatronik said:

so does bowie.
but who cares about that.
all "rockers" are somewhat nutty.

i prefer his b-side babies era.

weepingwall said:

He has boring songs...

And please don't meantion Bowie near Adam Ant...it's blasphemy!
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I love me some Adam Ant! I've ben listening to Prince Charming a lot lately. Any of his other cds anyone recommend I pick up?

MikeMatronik said:

well i agree with you there..

weepingwall said:

I've read that Bowie had some issues, but he still was able to produce great music. Even the worse bowie (Zeroes for example) is a million times better than Adam Ant's best songs

MikeMatronik said:

I'd say he's under-rated.

dancerella said:

I'd say go for the next one Friend or Foe. It continues with that same sound.

Another good one...Kings of the Wild Frontier. After that the rest get kinda patchy...

Strip
Vive Le Rock
WOnderful

I didn't care for Dirk wears White Socks nor Manners and Physique

There are some great Comps out there that pretty much capture a lot of the good stuff. Some more or less go include later solo material.

If you like Adam, you should check out their rival band, Bow Wow Wow. Really good stuff with those guys too.

superspaceboy said:

That's all spot on

LittleSmedley said:

cool, thanx for the tips! i love the song strip by the way, but i heard the album is not so good. he was incedibly hot. now he looks like just an old man, how sad...why can't he make a come back?

Oh HELL yes. I started an Adam and The Ants thread a few months back...he's so incredible. I've been hooked since the sixth grade

dancerella said:

Dirk Wears White Sox is my favorite, but it's more standard punky rock than new romantic. It's less about image than any music he's done since, and doesn't sound like anything else in his catalog. Side 1 (I'm old, sorry) is a true masterpiece.

Kings of the Wild Frontier is similar to Prince Charming. It's his most successfully creative music, I believe. I prefer the old American version with Press Darlings & Your So Physical to the remastered UK version, but maybe that's just nostalgia. Like no other music I've heard, for better AND for worse Pirates & Indians, hmm

Friend or Foe is pretty good, probably stronger on the whole than Prince Charming, which had a few duds on it.

Strip is okay and a bit forced-sexy at times.

I'd like to hear Vive Le Rock, someday. Liked the title track.

Manners & Physique is one of the worst albums &'ve heard in a long time. No personality can shine through the awful Casiotronica production.

I think Wonderful sounded pretty good from what I've heard.

superspaceboy said:

You know they actually were the original Ants (from Dirk Wears White Sox), right? Malcom McLaren stole them from Adam to form Bow Wow Wow, thinking he was too old to be a star!

LittleSmedley said:[quote]Anyone else into Adam and the Ants? In terms of performance, image, and fully formed individuality, this guy was England's answer to Prince for a few brilliantly colourful years


I remember discussing that Image thing with Blackguitaristz more than a few times -- we think Prince actually copped his early to mid 80's Edwardian look from Adam Ant, or at least was influenced by Adam when he went from the trenchcoat to the ruffles....



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dancerella said:

He did in the 90's. The Wonderfull album. Decent, I think.

i'm curious about the one he did that andre cymone produced. is that album any good. what does it sound like?

dancerella said:

Manners & Physique--I thought it was dreadful. Some of the songs were decent, but the production was so plastic that it drowned all of Adam's personality (which is vital to the music). The music sounded completely generic, where the Ants sounded unique.

Hardcore 80's fans might like it, but for me (I first heard it a couple of years ago) it was waaayyyy too dated.

NDRU said:

I agree...it really had nothing to do with Adam or the Ants.

NDRU said:

it's that drum machine, that sounds like a upturned KFC bucket being hit by half eaten chicken leg

bears no relation anything "Ant"

see also: MJ's "Dangerous" album

NDRU said:

if it sounds dated and from the 80's i'd probably love it. sad but true! i may have to check it out!

dancerella said:

That would be okay if it had personality, which it doesn't. But check it out, I got it for $2!

ANTPEOPLE ARE THE WARRIORS YAAAAY!!!!

NWF said:

wha-hey it's the Wave-ster!

I really like their albums "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" and "Prince Charming"!

MikeMatronik said:

Whad did you say, Kylie?

I still can't think of any other artists that sounded like Adam and The Ants. The African drumming, Native American chanting, the loud guitars and the whole punk attitude that went with it.

Why don't they make music like this anymore?!!!

Cheek said:

Like a virgin album fan!

MikeMatronik said:

"Uuuuuuh...You're an angel..."