Gang of Four - Live in Germany on Rockpalast TV Show, 10 March 1983 - Full Show

This performance is already on KZbin, but was missing the introduction and first couple of minutes. This version is a complete and direct rip from a VHS tape procured sometime in the late 90s or early 00s.
Track listing (thanks to the original uploader):
01. We live as we dream alone
02. The Republic
03. Not great men
04. Why theory
05. Arabic
06. I will be a good boy
07. The history of the world
08. I love a man in a uniform
09. It doesn't matter
10. Paralyzed
11. What we all want
12. Independence
13. To hell with poverty
14. He'd send in the army
15. Call me up
16. World at fault
17. At home he's a tourist
18. Natural's not in it
19. Producer
20. Cheesburger (to go)
21. Damaged goods

[@willgreen2001]

Setlist - 00:50 - We Live As We Dream Alone 04:28 - The Republic 07:44 - Not Great Men 10:40 - Why Theory 13:26 - Arabic 17:58 - I Will Be a Good Boy 21:20 - The History of the World 26:12 - I Love A Man In A Uniform 30:09 - It Doesn't Matter 34:51 - Paralysed 38:16 - What We All Want 44:14 - Independence 49:16 - To Hell with Poverty 54:30 - He'd Send In the Army 1:00:03 - Call Me Up 1:05:42 - World at Fault 1:09:42 - At Home He's a Tourist 1:13:55 - Natural's Not In It 1:17:10 - Producer 1:20:06 - Cheeseburger 1:23:50 - Damaged Goods Cheers

[@mickgatz214]

Considering the age of this Gem, the audio was pretty awasome! Respect to Gang of Four, I had all your albums once upon a decades. SITLL HERE. 👍 also, thanx to U/L PuPPyGuiTar

[@mickgatz214]

R.I.P Andy Gill, I'll always respect you Spaz guitar Riffs. ;)

[@takashihanyu1882]

Thank you so much Sarah Lee. You accepted to play with such three gangs of men. You are the great bass player💗. And RIP Andy😢.

[@user-hr6zr6kb1w]

Crazy I was there! Stationed in Germany, from Seattle

[@vayres7512]

I discovered this band recently and it was the biggest surprise of the year for me. Bright, fun and sharp.

[@Leapless]

Same here!

[@MARIO-uf1no]

Such a great band. I'm sorry I never had a chance to see them in concert. I love Jon's off kilter dance moves. It fits their music.

[@thevelointhevale1132]

Sarah Lee on Bass ... she's killing it here and was a stout replacement.

[@stevec1770]

Absolutely. Still partial to Dave Allen, personally, but he probably fit that original raw sound more than the somewhat smoother / poppier sound they adopted. I say "somewhat" because "pop" and "GoF" don't really go together well.

[@rswindol]

She's pretty damn good. I love the original dude, but she kills it too. If you haven't heard Robert Fripp and the league of gentlemen, she plays on that album and it's badass.

[@stevious7278]

I just googled her and apparently she played bass on "Love Shack" too... What a bloody legend she is!

[@nettwench]

@@rswindol I didn't know that!

[@mikevaughan349]

and with Fripp's League Of Gentlemen. She's a badass.@@stevious7278

[@athanstreitz9178]

Awesome performance from a brilliant band! RIP Andy Gill

[@garymillstein3677]

Andy is such a boss onstage. Pure conviction in what he's doing, just getting in your face, throwing you off balance.

[@nettwench]

I Just love it! Had the pleasure of seeing them live in 1981. Unforgettable.

[@MMulcair]

Interesting to hear about half of 'Hard' before its release, with Hugo still on drums for those songs.....

[@bent2]

Yeah, we hear what could have been hadn't it been for King and Gill being a couple of ego strokers. They bullied out Dave Allen and then sacked Burnham.

[@steevsmith2792]

Zer Guut! Great stuff, much under rated band. Sorry I missed most of them back in the day!

[@wayout71]

This is f'ing mindblowing. Thank you.

[@feisalalykhan8403]

Sara Lee is kickin' ass.

[@rjtas]

thanks for this reupload. RIP Andy.

[@danstar455]

It's been confirmed DoD/CCP Virus killed him. He toured China Nov 2019.

[@klausrain111]

❤One of the greatest bands in rock history! Intense, unique, insane live show!😂

[@klausrain111]

Those two beautiful black chicks are perfect for this band!😅

[@thomasburke3013]

Best video on KZbin

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

It’s a shame that the material from the Hard album was dropped once they reformed. Those tracks sounds ace here.

[@samatoid]

This is group is so under appreciated! They must have influenced Talking Heads quite a bit.

[@professormause]

apparently so

[@andrepereira744]

They influenced everybody.

[@drunvert]

Heads were around before

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Lol. Talking Heads had released 3 albums by the time GO4's first album came out, all of them successful.

[@samatoid]

@@fuckamericanidiot I’m well aware of the time line. I was there seeing both live from the beginning. TH early albums were pretty soft - I didn’t mean those. It’s just as likely they were both influenced by similar bands. My favorite TH album is Naked. My favorite GO4 albums are the early ones Entertainment etc. Very different styles of course. I’m not even sure what I was thinking when I posted that comment.

[@mickgatz214]

Mainstream never had your stuff, I got it through 3RRR, and backyard Record Stores, back in the dayz.

[@marcobutcher9414]

Thank you!

[@claudiorigoderighi6286]

We live

[@kaori1478]

Love !!! Thank you so much.

[@RayyanKesnan]

Why did they never play Ether live?? One of their best songs! Anyway, fantastic performance and video, thanks :)

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Sara and Hugo sound tremendous.

[@josuevasquez7837]

One of the best rythm sections in the universe

[@joem500]

Give it up to the Go4 time signatures. Fucking nothing like them.

[@GiedoLavenns]

They were so unique and influenced for sure, other musicbands.

[@danstar455]

Shoegazers

[@skianddie]

I grew up with with this. I LOVE IT. Poor Andy, fucking covid. Fuck Trump, fuck overly and inequality. Music music music music.....

[@bigbub6476]

F POVERTY

[@tuffentiny]

❤

[@feisalalykhan8403]

Kickass.

[@nihilvoid4112]

Andy Gill: “Some flirt with Fascism” German Audience: *gulp* _>

[@gedrooney9305]

One of the greatest bands since sliced bread

[@donaldarkelian1008]

As they say in California. Most original.

[@robertobrasini5294]

andy...

[@MISCchout]

Hugo’s final show

[@MMulcair]

Was going to say, early 83, it must have been one of his last gigs......

[@bent2]

Interesting to hear 4 songs that would later end up on Hard played by the full band. Sacking Burnham and replacing him with a drum machine and replacing Sara Lee on four track was not an good idea. Sadly King and Gill could be a real pair of ego strokers.

[@puppyguitar]

Is it confirmed that Hugo was kicked out? I guess I assumed he'd left of his own accord. I actually like the drum machine on Hard and think it fits the synthetic vibe of the album well, but the live drums definitely give the songs some extra kick here.

[@tonyvercetti8056]

26:12 my favorite

[@birdzzzondayflu2489]

wait a second... there's more than 4 people

[@puppyguitar]

if you really wanna blow your mind, take a look at the cover of "Hard"

[@labelledejour802]

what is the song that plays in the beginning of the video

[@puppyguitar]

The J. Geils Band - Believe in Me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2O3q62jrbyDhbc

[@labelledejour802]

@@puppyguitar wow i didn't expect to be so fast, thank you!

[@puppyguitar]

@@labelledejour802 you’re welcome! But don’t thank me, thank Shazam, which gave me the answer 😸

[@spensert4933]

O:50 Starts

[@dennisschafer3047]

Who are the backup singers?

[@ajs41]

Good question.

[@Mr.Steve-O]

David Bowie and Iggy Pop

[@lextual]

I would have said Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt (Talking Heads) but it was Alfa Anderson, best known as one of the lead singers of the 1970s band Chic and Brenda White...

[@birdzzzondayflu2489]

@@lextual source?

[@cityboyee]

Where have all the anti-capitalist bands gone...

[@maximbalmos4908]

I will arise

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

Maybe the only truly great british band ever.

[@user-rh2csk]

Aside from Not Great Men, Gang of Four doesn’t have much memorable tunes in comparison with bands like the Pop Group or Wire