Kings of the Wild Frontier cover

Kings of the Wild Frontier

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He went through a lineup essentially being snatched from under his nose, label changes and much more, but at the end of it Adam Ant had an image upgrade, a key songwriting partnership with Marco Pirroni, a new lineup of the Ants and a smash hit album for the ages in Kings Of The Wild Frontier. Refitting glam’s hysterical energy for a new decade, with hooks, wonderfully goofy yet cool lyrics and drums all over the place, Kings is a stone-cold new wave and rock and roll classic, singles like the title track, “Dog Eat Dog” and “Antmusic” merely scraping the surface.

Ned Raggett

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