Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier

You know they kept making art rock well into the 80s. They just called it New Romantic or somesuch bullshit. I loved the New Romantic movement, when everybody looked like they were wearing Scarlett O'Hara's drapes. This is so beyond arrogant, so beyond offensive that I just love it. If it rocked any less, if Adam Ant was any less charmingly self-absorbed, they would be, like, the worst band ever. Declaring your own movement is always a big plus. "A new royal family, a wild nobility," yeah yeah, whatever, but that double drum set action sure is boss. When they trotted out some Navajo stooge to say, "you know, we were skeptical at first, but they showed us that they are respectful of our traditions," blah blah blah, oh man that still cracks me up to this day. What a joke. Fortunately, this album remains a very funny joke, at least to me. Did I mention that it totally rocks?