| | Essential Adam Ant CD Adam Ant Discography of CDs
(3 Customer Reviews)
Recorded between 1979 & 1995. Includes liner notes by Tony Fletcher.
Ranging chronologically from the guitar-heavy post-punk of his early recordings to the smooth, Adult Contemporary stylings of 1995's "Wonderful," THE ESSENTIAL ADAM ANT provides a compact overview of this seminal '80s popster. Ant was key to the development of the image and sound of early-'80s New Pop; his flamboyant persona and infectious, angular rock (flavored with elements of punk, dance, and pop melodicism) struck a chord with the public. Songs like "Stand and Deliver" and "Antmusic"-- which feature pounding, tribal drums and wry, chant-oriented choruses-- are inventive, yet immediately accessible. Consequently, these tunes topped the British charts in the '80s.
Naturally, these hit tracks are included on THE ESSENTIAL, as are the cheeky "Prince Charming" and the jaunty "Goody Two Shoes" (both of which also reached #1 in England). Ant's skill in incorporating the dark, jagged energy of post-punk into pop contexts is further evidenced on the psychobilly of "Place in the Country" and the goth-disco hybrid "Desperate But Not Serious." Appropriately, the compilation only includes two tracks from Ant's slicker '90s output, putting the emphasis firmly on his career highpoints. Though devotees will want to own the original albums, THE ESSENTIAL is a top-notch collection of Adam Ant's finest moments.
Compilation producers: Jeff Magid, Patti Matheny.
Personnel: Adam Ant (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, marimba, percussion); Marco Pirroni (vocals, guitar); Chris DeNiro (vocals); Matthew Ashman (guitar, keyboards); Jeff Daly (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Phil Collins (drums, percussion); David Barbe, Merrick , Bogdan Wiczling, Terry Lee Miall (drums).
Liner Note Author: Tony Fletcher.
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 2; Air Studios, London, England; Good Earth Studios, Soho, London, England; Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Rockfield Studios, Gwent, South Wales; Townhouse Studios, London, England.
Photographer: Lynn Goldsmith.
Personnel: Adam Ant (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, marimba, bass, sticks, percussion); Marco Pirroni (vocals, guitar); Chris DeNiro (guitar); Jeff Daly (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Matthew Ashman (keyboards); Kevin Mooney, Andy Warren (bass); Bogdan Wiczling (drums, sticks); Phil Collins (drums, percussion); Dave Barbe, Merrick, Terry Lee Maiall (drums).
Producers includes: Adam Ant, Chris Hughes, Marco Pirroni, Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins.
Essential Adam Ant Music | List Price | $7.99 (You save $0.40) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, New Wave, New Romantic, Rock | | Label | Legacy | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank | 11250  | | CD Universe Part number | 5733264 | | Catalog number | 86942 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 01, 2003 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Hugh Padgham; Ross Cullum | | Personnel | Phil Collins - drums, percussion Martin Drover - trumpet David Barbe Adam Ant - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, marimba, percussion Marco Pirroni - vocals, guitar Bogdan Wiczling - drums, sticks Jeff Daly - saxophone Kevin Mooney Merrick Terry Lee Miall - drums Dave Barbe Andy Warren - bass Chris DeNiro - vocals Matthew Ashman - guitar, keyboards
| | Additional Info | Remastered |
Essential Adam Ant Music Review Buy Essential Adam Ant CD Purchase Essential Adam Ant CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Johnny Otis 1945-1947 CD (2002)
Essential Adam Ant album
$18.05 Growing up among Afro-Americans in Berkeley, CA, Greek-American Johnny Otis (born John Veliotes) always identified strongly with people of color. Before he had attained the age of 20 he was gigging with black jazz bands throughout the Southwest, and eventually organized an ensemble deliberately patterned after Count Basie's orchestra. This highly charged album of historical musical artifacts documents the very beginning of Johnny Otis' recording career. With one apparently unobtainable exception, ...
| | Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits CD (2004) Remastered; Digipak
Essential Adam Ant CD music
$10.39 Hard-rock juggernauts Guns 'N' Roses arrived as rock & roll saviors in a dark time of generic hair metal and bloated pop. With only five studio albums to draw from (one being the all-covers SPAGHETTI INCIDENT), ...
| | Yes 90125 CD (1983) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
Essential Adam Ant music CDs
$6.39 When Jon Anderson rejoined Yes after DRAMA, he was inserting himself into an unusual situation. Keyboardist Geoff Downes and longtime guitarist Steve Howe had left to form Asia with prog rock vets John Wetton (King Crimson, Roxy Music etc.) and Carl Palmer (ELP). Chris Squire and Alan White brought original Yes keysman Tony Kaye back and recruited vibrant young Australian guitarist/vocalist/composer Trevor Rabin. The quartet had already begun writing and recording, but Anderson was able to insert himself into the proceedings with such ease that the new combination sounds completely natural on ...
| | Philly Steps: Phila-La Of Soul & Arctic Records Remixed Hits CD (2004)
Essential Adam Ant songs
$14.69
| | Alexis Korner Kornerstoned: Anthology 1958-1983 CD (2006) (Import) United Kingdom
Essential Adam Ant album
$24.79
| | Electric Light Orchestra A New World Record - Expanded Edition CD (1976) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
Essential Adam Ant CD music
$7.59 Also available in a 3-pack with FACE THE MUSIC and DISCOVERY.
1976's A NEW WORLD RECORD is both a classic of commercial '70s pop and an archetypal ELO album. From the outer-space synths and rich orchestrations that open the album to Jeff Lynne's meticulous production and Beatlesque melodies, A NEW WORLD RECORD is magnificent ear candy. Both ambitious enough to appeal to "serious" rock fans and ultra-catchy enough to sound terrific on Top 40 radio (the plaintively gorgeous, McCartney-like "Telephone Line" and the anthemic "Livin' Thing" were well-deserved smashes), ELO was one of the few '70s bands whose appeal covered both the FM and AM spectrums. The album even resurrects ...
| | Ken Stringfellow Soft Commands CD (2004)
Essential Adam Ant music CDs
$13.79 Ex-Posies frontman Ken Stringfellow returns for another round of intricate pop/rock confections with the FM-ready Soft Commands. This time around, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist broadens his ...
| | Barbara Lusch CD (2004)
Essential Adam Ant songs
$13.39
| | Okkervil River Black Sheep Boy Appendix CD (2005) Extended Play
Essential Adam Ant album
$7.35
| | Paul Colligan 7 Ways The Ipod Dramatically Changes Marketing & W CD (2008)
Essential Adam Ant CD music
$12.65
| | Giuffria Warrior Set CDs (2009) (Import) Import; France
Essential Adam Ant music CDs
$32.85
| | Karla Sabah Cala A Boca E Me Beija CD (2005) (Import)
Essential Adam Ant songs
$21.69
|
|
|