F-Punk
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F-Punk is a studio album by Mick Jones
' post-Clash
band Big Audio Dynamite
. This was the first album to be released under the name of Big Audio Dynamite since 1989's Megatop Phoenix
. The title is a pun
on the funk group P-Funk
, and is supposed to imply "Fuck punk."
Mick Jones (The Clash)
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is the former lead guitarist, secondary vocalist and co-founder for the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and...
' post-Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
band Big Audio Dynamite
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Audio Dynamite are a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of the Clash, Mick Jones. The group are noted for their effective mixture of varied musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk...
. This was the first album to be released under the name of Big Audio Dynamite since 1989's Megatop Phoenix
Megatop Phoenix
- Samples :The album makes copious use of sampling from various musical and other sources. Many of the tracks listed are created mainly from samples...
. The title is a pun
Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect. These ambiguities can arise from the intentional use and abuse of homophonic,...
on the funk group P-Funk
P-Funk
P-Funk is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and the distinctive style of funk music they performed...
, and is supposed to imply "Fuck punk."
Track listing
- All songs by Mick Jones unless noted.
- "I Turned Out a Punk" - 5:24
- "Vitamin C" - 5:27
- "Psycho Wing" 7:12
- "Push Those Blues Away" (Jones/Stonadge) - 6:08
- "Gonna Try" - 3:55
- "It's a Jungle Out There" - 5:19
- "Got To Set Her Free" - 3:51
- "Get It All From My TV" - 4:04
- "Singapore" - 5:25
- "I Can't Go On Like This" (Mick Jones/Lauren Jones) - 5:54
- "What About Love?" / "Suffragette CitySuffragette City“Suffragette City” is a song by David Bowie. Originally from the 1972 The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album, it was later issued as a single in 1976 to promote the Changesonebowie compilation in the UK, with the US single edit of “Stay” on the B-side...
" (hidden track) (David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
) - 9:44 total
Big Audio Dynamite
- Mick JonesMick Jones (The Clash)Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones is the former lead guitarist, secondary vocalist and co-founder for the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and...
- guitar, vocals, producer - Nick HawkinsNick Hawkins (musician)Nick Hawkins was a guitarist with Big Audio Dynamite II.Hawkins, who was born in Luton, England, joined Big Audio Dynamite II in 1990, and went on to receive gold and platinum awards with the band for their hit singles, "Rush" and "The Globe". He left the band in 1997, but continued to write and...
- guitar, vocals - Andre Shapps - keyboards, producer
- Gary StonadgeGary StonadgeGary Stonadge is a British bass guitarist and DJ. He started playing in Mick Jones' band Big Audio Dynamite in 1989 when he changed the previous lineup completely and renamed it Big Audio Dynamite II. He left the band in 1995 after recording 5 albums with them. Since then he focused more on DJ'ing,...
- bass, vocals - Chris KavanaghChris KavanaghChris Kavanagh is an English drummer, best known for playing in Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Big Audio Dynamite II....
- drums, vocals - Micky Custance - DJ, percussion, vocals