Mall

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Seven years after the group broke up, the founders Jon King and Andy Gill came together again for Mall, the fifth album, from 1991. It sounds smoothly produced, with plenty of synthesizers and imitation funk rhythms. Gail Ann Dorsey plays bass, and a succession of drummers and backing singers contribute.

The lyrics take the band back to politics. As the title suggests, they keep returning to consumption and the economy. F.M.U.S.A. is an essay on the Vietnam War, built from many samples. Soul Rebel is a cover of the song by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Rolling Stone thought it an adventurous, often compelling album that courts commercial success and yet indicts American consumer culture.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Cadillac5:27Apple Music ↗
2. 2Motel3:33Apple Music ↗
3. 3Satellite3:57Apple Music ↗
4. 4F.M.U.S.A.5:00Apple Music ↗
5. 5Don't Fix What Ain't Broke3:00Apple Music ↗
6. 6Impossible0:52Apple Music ↗
7. 7Money Talks3:33Apple Music ↗
8. 8Soul Rebel4:05Apple Music ↗
9. 9Hiromi & Stan Talk0:42Apple Music ↗
10. 10Colour from the Tube3:45Apple Music ↗
11. 11Hey Yeah3:42Apple Music ↗
12. 12Everybody Wants to Come4:01Apple Music ↗
13. 13World Falls Apart6:08Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

See also

• Gang of Four