07-07-2014, 22:59
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THE CLASH "the clash" cd/vinyl 1977
career stats:
studio albums........6
singles.................31
this album: #12 UK
singles:
"white riot".............#38 UK
"remote control"......no chart entry
debut album from these punk-rockers....
there's only two punk albums IMO that are rock classics...this one and the Sex Pistols only studio release "never mind the bollocks"...both of which would definately be in my list of the 'top10 albums' of the 1970s...,infact, they'd sit at #1 and #2 of that list(if i ever made one up!)
the album was not released outside the UK for almost two years after its initial release,and then, had an alternate tracklisting removing two or three of these original tracks and then also adding another three tracks...WTF!
unlike ALL other UK punk groups from this period, these guys were genuinely social/political savvy...it wasnt just a fight against the establishment with them,it was well informed commentary, they also used more than the standard two or three chords on their songs...they were real musicinas...and as writers...well, they used 'bridges'/'middle 8's' in their songs.
this is a tight,controlled album of great songs which represent the situation in the UK in that period...
if there is one Clash studio album you purchase make it this one('london calling' is not punk,its a rock/pop/reggae/rockabilly album!)
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track.......48 hours
best track.........career opportunities
tracks:
1. janie jones ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyoW0tf6N-Q audio
2. remote control ***
3. im so bored with the USA ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A13vj5vdlCU audio
4. white riot ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TYKmQc0L4 audio
5. hate and war **
6. whats my name ***
7. deny **
8. london's burning ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCw9_avTlYs audio
9. career opportunities ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JM8C49pf40 audio
10.cheat **
11.protex blue **
12.police and thieves **
13.48 hours **
14.garageland ***
3s=8
2s=6
1s=0
rating: 2.6
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.