3/28/2021 0 Comments The Clash Albums
Its amazing how relevant these songs remain today with world conditions.They have also contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska and rockabilly.For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and lead vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Nicky Topper Headon.
Simonons bass was barely noticeable and most of the drums credited on the album are programmed drum machines. Dirty Punk shows little, if any, trace of the power or innovation of the Clash and ends up sounding like a demo of some imitative third-generation punk band. Songs like This Is England and Cool Under Heat try to get something going, but things never gel. Sandy Perlman was exactly what these punkers needed to give them some focus and tighten up the arrangements. In a perfect world every song on this disc could have played on AM radio, thats how catchy they are. In retrospect it seems like things went down hill after this. London Calling now sounds dated, with the only hit from that album, Train In Vain, sounding like a B-side from this album. Buy this, in any form, the first album and the recent greatest hits and youve got it covered. But if you only want to own one Clash album, this is the one. If you dont mind that most of the other tracks dont sound much like those two hits. If you read the lyrics, because many of the tracks seem meaningless unless you follow the lyrics. If you print the lyrics on paper, because the ones provided with the CD are practically unreadable without the Hubble telescope. It is a sprawling mash of jazz, rock, reggae, a little Cajun, and musical experimentation. They are probably right, but then the listener would miss a great band at their height exploring their limits. Ill spare you my track by track annotations but you can buy it cheap on line and I recommend you do. This collection is nicely remastered in a way that brings the bass to life. If youre a Clash fan than you already know and own all these songs. If youre not a true Clash fan but love songs like Rock the casbah and I fought the law then you truly must own this collection. The tracklisting covers some of the best stuff they ever recorded. Keep in mind this is not a live cd but a collection of recorded songs that were the setlist for the live show; therefore, the sound quality is excellent.
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