Home› Other Music

Let's Pay Homage to THE CLASH !!

JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,697
edited August 2010 in Other Music
The thread regarding Mick and Paul playing with Gorrillaz prompted me to listen to Sandinista on the way to work today.

The Clash were the first cool band I discovered when I was in the 8th grade. Once I listened to London Calling, my life was never the same!

Both London Calling (a double album) and Sandinista (a triple album!) are two of my alltime favorite albums, and both served as the soundtrack to my life back then. Ten sides of vinyl with very little filler! Listening to all of Sandinista can be a bit of a challange!

I wasn't a huge fan of Combat Rock, and once Mick "left" the band, I was done with them at that point.

However, looking back, they are one of the best bands of all time!

They had an exhibit at the Rock N Roll HOF a few years back; I spotted an error on one of the photo captions...the photo described as the US Festival showed the band actually playing at Rich Stadium, opening for The Who. One employee didn't really belive me when I brought it to his attention, but the higher-up I spoke too finally understood their error.

LONDON CALLING

1. "London Calling"
2. "Brand New Cadillac"
3. "Jimmy Jazz"
4. "Hateful"
5. "Rudie Can't Fail"

Side two

1. "Spanish Bombs"
2. "The Right Profile"
3. "Lost in the Supermarket"
4. "Clampdown"
5. "The Guns of Brixton"

Side three
1. "Wrong 'Em Boyo"
2. "Death or Glory"
3. "Koka Kola"
4. "The Card Cheat"

Side four

1. "Lover's Rock"
2. "Four Horsemen"
3. "I'm Not Down"
4. "Revolution Rock"
5. "Train in Vain"

SANDINISTA

1. "The Magnificent Seven" Joe Strummer 5:28
2. "Hitsville UK" Mick Jones/Ellen Foley 4:20
3. "Junco Partner" ("writer, at present, unknown" on insert notes) Joe Strummer 4:53
4. "Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" Topper Headon 3:05
5. "The Leader" Joe Strummer 1:41
6. "Something About England" Mick Jones/Joe Strummer 3:42

Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Rebel Waltz" Joe Strummer 3:25
2. "Look Here" (Mose Allison) Joe Strummer 2:44
3. "The Crooked Beat" Paul Simonon 5:29
4. "Somebody Got Murdered" Mick Jones 3:34
5. "One More Time" (The Clash/Mikey Dread) Joe Strummer 3:32
6. "One More Dub" (Dub version of "One More Time") (The Clash/Mikey Dread) Joe Strummer 3:34

Side three
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)" Joe Strummer 4:51
2. "Up in Heaven (Not Only Here)" Mick Jones 4:31
3. "Corner Soul" Joe Strummer 2:43
4. "Let's Go Crazy" Joe Strummer 4:25
5. "If Music Could Talk" (The Clash/Mikey Dread) Joe Strummer 4:36
6. "The Sound of Sinners" Joe Strummer 4:00

Side four
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Police on My Back" (Eddy Grant) Mick Jones 3:15
2. "Midnight Log" Joe Strummer 2:11
3. "The Equaliser" Joe Strummer 5:47
4. "The Call Up" Joe Strummer 5:25
5. "Washington Bullets" Joe Strummer 3:51
6. "Broadway" (Features an Epilogue of "Guns of Brixton" sung by Maria Gallagher) Joe Strummer 5:45

Side five
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Lose This Skin" (Tymon Dogg) Tymon Dogg 5:07
2. "Charlie Don't Surf" Joe Strummer 4:55
3. "Mensforth Hill" ("Something About England" backwards with overdubs) Joe Strummer 3:42
4. "Junkie Slip" Joe Strummer 2:48
5. "Kingston Advice" Joe Strummer 2:36
6. "The Street Parade" Joe Strummer 3:26

Side six
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Version City" Joe Strummer 4:23
2. "Living in Fame" (Dub Version of "If Music Could Talk") (The Clash/Mikey Dread) Mikey Dread 4:36
3. "Silicone on Sapphire" (Dub version of "Washington Bullets") Joe Strummer 4:32
4. "Version Pardner" (Dub version of "Junco Partner") Joe Strummer 5:22
5. "Career Opportunities" Luke Gallagher/Ben Gallagher 2:30
6. "Shepherd's Delight" (The Clash/Mikey Dread) Joe Strummer 3:25
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • Electric_DeltaElectric_Delta Posts: 977
    Nice job.

    This is the band U2 wishes they were.
    Bristow, VA (5/13/10)
  • guypjfreakguypjfreak Posts: 2,281
    homage paid :D:D
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Love Love The Clash Prpbably my #1 band not together anymore.....one of my favorite by them...

    Straight To Hell

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    The Clash were the first band to properly open my ears to music before I got drawn into the teenage Iron Maiden / AC/DC 80's period. London Calling is in my top 10 and has been for most of my life. Joe Strummer's solo work is mighty fine too and I think he is the most under-rated song writer this country has ever produced and should be hailed alongside Jagger, Richards, Lennon, McCartney, Townsend, Daltrey, Page, Plant, etc...
    Here's a nice boot to pay homage with!! :)
    http://www.tauthal.com/Weekly%20Broadca ... dcast.html
    Like a book among the many on a shelf...

    Dublin 02 Arena - 22/6/10. Belfast Odyssey Arena - 23/6/10. London Hyde Park - 25/6/10. Berlin Wuhlheide - 30/6/10.
    Manchester MEN - 20/06/12. Manchester MEN - 21/06/12
  • dasvidanadasvidana Grand Junction CO Posts: 1,349
    I love the Clash too and am sad to say I never got to see them live. I saw Mick live with B.A.D. but not Joe (RIP). When I was watching a documentary on the Lords of Dogtown I heard a cover of Death or Glory.....totally love that song ("he who f**ks nuns will later join the church....") Also love Lost in the Supermarket. Would love to hear Pearl Jam cover their stuff at some point. I know they covered Joe's solo work during the last tour but to my knowledge they haven't done the Clash stuff yet (have they?).
    It's nice to be nice to the nice.
  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    London Calling/Clash was revelation at my teenage days, too, and still holds. Quality.
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    SPANISH BOMBS!!!!
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • qontheboardqontheboard Posts: 785
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    The thread regarding Mick and Paul playing with Gorrillaz prompted me to listen to Sandinista on the way to work today.

    The Clash were the first cool band I discovered when I was in the 8th grade. Once I listened to London Calling, my life was never the same!

    Both London Calling (a double album) and Sandinista (a triple album!) are two of my alltime favorite albums, and both served as the soundtrack to my life back then. Ten sides of vinyl with very little filler! Listening to all of Sandinista can be a bit of a challange!

    I wasn't a huge fan of Combat Rock, and once Mick "left" the band, I was done with them at that point.

    However, looking back, they are one of the best bands of all time!

    They had an exhibit at the Rock N Roll HOF a few years back; I spotted an error on one of the photo captions...the photo described as the US Festival showed the band actually playing at Rich Stadium, opening for The Who. One employee didn't really belive me when I brought it to his attention, but the higher-up I spoke too finally understood their error.

    I traded my first vinyl copy of Highway To Hell for Combat Rock back in 1983. Alas I was too young and too late to see The Clash in all their glory. But hey, I became a Who freak in 1982 so I was accustomed to dealing with never seeing the band I loved so dearly (although I have now seen The Who 7 times since 1989. I only had to wait 7 years). I was really into the first 3 albums, but just couldn't get into Sandinista. It just didn't have the Punk edge and bite that the early albums had. Then in 2000 it hit me like a ton of bricks. Sandinista is a Masterpiece. It has everything, and I mean everything. Sandinista also gave me a fresh view on Combat Rock. I find that the music on Combat Rock is the natural progression from Sandinista. How do you feel about Combat Rock these days JOEJOEJOE?

    On a side note, there are those that credit The Clash with having produced the first recordings of the Two Tone movement. The Clash covered Pressure Drop before The Specials ever recorded a note. There were a few other Ska covers recorded by The Clash during these early sessions, including a Desmond Decker cover which was never released. Does anyone here have any insight on this?

    q
Sign In or Register to comment.