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Started by Dennis in Other Bands & Artists

Any Clash fans out there in WoM World?

I am just getting started on them , as I picked up the excellent “Passion Is A Fashion” biography in HMV for £2.99, which inspired me in turn to dig out my hardly-ever-touched “Story of The Clash” compilation which in turn made me buy the “Westway To The World” DVD.

Some great (but oh too short) live footage on the DVD - I was a big Manics fan early on in their career and now I can see exactly why they were dismissed as Clash-copyists at the beginning, so many stolen ideas!

Which albums should I get?

(I will be avoiding “Cut The Crap”, for a start!)

Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 10:07

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#1

Cuchulain wrote:

Oi , The Clash are great ! Grew up listening to them ( showing my age here ).

My personal favos would include some really early ones like ‘Rockers Galore’.
Not to be missed are also their more well-kwon albums like ‘From Here To Eternity’ and ‘Sandinista’.

Joe Strummer LEGEND !

Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 11:07

#2

Isness wrote:

To call a cliché, ‘London Calling’ is essential. And the debut.

Posted on Wed, 25 January 2006 at 11:39

#3

buffalo-boy wrote:

London Calling is the one! and yes, i noticed the James/Strummer and Richey/Jones comparisons too!

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 13:06

#4

Dennis wrote:

Cuchulain wrote:

Oi , The Clash are great ! Grew up listening to them ( showing my age here ).

My personal favos would include some really early ones like ‘Rockers Galore’.
Not to be missed are also their more well-kwon albums like ‘From Here To Eternity’ and ‘Sandinista’.

Joe Strummer LEGEND !

Interesting, cos “Sandinista!” gets, let’s say, mixed reviews in most quarters..

Maybe a good album or double should’ve been made out of it? Can’t offer an opinoin myself, ain’t heard the bugger yet!

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 14:02

#5

Bad Karma wrote:

There’s some interesting stuff on Sandinista but quite a bit of filler as well.

A few weeks back i saw the Essential Clash compilation for 6 quid in Tescos,it might be a good place to start and that way you can decide which studio album to buy.

Posted on Fri, 27 January 2006 at 15:21

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Evilbeast (Plastic Bertrand) wrote:

In my opinion,London Calling and the first one are “essential”.And yes,Avoid “Cut the Crap”,except 2 or 3 songs,you’ll be disapointed. Give’em enough rope not bad too,but I heard they were charged with being too much “heavy metal” with that one,maybe because of the big sound on that album.It took me time to appreciate Sandinista! and Combat Rock( I found they begun to become “mainstream” with that one…).

Posted on Mon, 30 January 2006 at 10:43

#7

Dennis wrote:

Evilbeast wrote:

In my opinion,London Calling and the first one are “essential”.And yes,Avoid “Cut the Crap”,except 2 or 3 songs,you’ll be disapointed. Give’em enough rope not bad too,but I heard they were charged with being too much “heavy metal” with that one,maybe because of the big sound on that album.It took me time to appreciate Sandinista! and Combat Rock( I found they begun to become “mainstream” with that one…).

Thanks.

Funny how the whole Cut The Crap debacle was missing from the Westway To The World DVD… You’d at least have thought Mick Jones would’ve got a dig in, you know “What the F*CK was THAT b*ll*x?!” kinda thing :D

Posted on Mon, 30 January 2006 at 16:49

#8

FNYANKEZ wrote:

They have some great stuff but I find a few of their albums too overproduced. They have that “Wall of Sound” thing going and I think it ruins some of the songs.

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 01:05

#9

Chump Change wrote:

I have most of The Clash albums, but only just picked up the “From Here To Eternity” live CD the other week, for the bargain price of £5 from the music shop Fopp. Fantatsic album with The Clash on top form and makes me wish even more that I could have seen them live.

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 19:10

#10

Hatham wrote:

Damn Fopps great. Picked up Nick Caves nocturama album and Talking Heads Speaking in toungues for a fiver each. I also picked up Passion is the Fashion for £3 today aswell. Good read so far!

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 22:16

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3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

London calling and Sandinista are classic albums. When Joe Strummer (rip) was asked to replace Shane MacGowan (also rip) The Pogues did a fantastic London calling.

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 23:00

#12

Unrequited_lad wrote:

Shane MacGowan’s dead? Are you sure it’s not that he just looks it?

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 23:02

#13

3ddo-on-the-balcony (eddo) wrote:

:D

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 23:06

#14

mr self destruct wrote:

Shane McGowan’s not dead!

Posted on Fri, 3 February 2006 at 23:28

#15

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Why do you think the Gorillaz have got his severed head in a bunker?

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 12:17

#16

mr self destruct wrote:

Erm, you mean Sean Ryder’s severed head?

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 12:34

#17

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Lol.

erm… no.

:o

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 12:52

#18

mr self destruct wrote:

Go and sit in the corner again, d! :p

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 13:08

#19

mr self destruct wrote:

And for conclusive proof, read what the man himself has just said (bottom of the article)! :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4676416.stm

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 13:45

#20

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

mr self destruct wrote:

And for conclusive proof, read what the man himself has just said (bottom of the article)! :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4676416.stm

:D But I’m disappointed: I was expecting it to quote him as saying ‘For fuck’s sake, I’m NOT Shaun Ryder!’

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:15

#21

Unrequited_lad wrote:

That’s a quote I’d expect to hear from Shaun Ryder, to be honest…

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:17

#22

Hatham wrote:

:D

Ah you still have that humour…still, you’re a cunt

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:21

#23

Unrequited_lad wrote:

What have I said about using proper punctuation?

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:24

#24

Hatham wrote:

OH FINE

Ah you stil have that trademark humour…still you’re a cunt.

HAPPY?

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:34

#25

Unrequited_lad wrote:

No, there should have been a comma after the ‘ah’ and the ‘still’. And you misspelt the first ‘still’. So no, not happy.

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 15:36

#26

Hatham wrote:

Pedantic wanker.

And after reading more of the clash book i really must go out and buy the clash’s self titled album. All i’ve got is London calling, Combat Rock and this rare songs compilation, i’ve forgot what it’s called. Something along the lines of Black market clash

Posted on Sat, 4 February 2006 at 23:08

#27

Dennis wrote:

Hatham wrote:

Pedantic wanker.

And after reading more of the clash book i really must go out and buy the clash’s self titled album. All i’ve got is London calling, Combat Rock and this rare songs compilation, i’ve forgot what it’s called. Something along the lines of Black market clash

It really is a great book, isn’t it?

Posted on Mon, 6 February 2006 at 09:55

#28

Hatham wrote:

Damn yeah! Never heard about Stummers brother commiting suicide though. Having said that according to the book he never mentioned it much.

Posted on Mon, 6 February 2006 at 17:24

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