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THE CLASH "combat rock" cd/vinyl 1092

career stats in post above...

this album: #2 UK, #37 AU, #12 CAN, #7 US
singles:
"know your rights".......................................................#43 UK
"rock the casbah"........................................................#30 UK, #3 AU, #26 CAN, #8 US
"should i stay or should i go" double-A "straight to hell"....#17 UK, #37 AU

The Clash's fifth studio album and where they should have signed off for good IMO...
first half of the album contains what i term "the classic Clash sounds"...full of electric guitars and a punkish feel
second half....more experimental with samples,more orchestrated music in parts,dubbed sounds and slower tracks...
i sort of look at this one as the first half being a Joe Strummer album and the second half a Mick Jones album(sort of their "abbey road" if you will.
strange to note that "should i stay or should i go" was re-released in the UK in 1990 as part of a tv commercial(could have been a jeans advert?) and it went back in the charts at #1, giving the guys not only their first UK top 10 single, but also their only #1 hit...
"rock the casbah" was re-released hot on the heels of that success and peaked at #15 also...
all up some very,very good Clash tracks on this one, but also some stuff that makes the passing grade but is still very average...

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: death is a star
best track: rock the casbah

tracks:

1. know your rights ***
2. carjamming ***
3. should i stay or should i go ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK34uNGvMbs vevo video
4. rock the casbah ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r8LMU9bQ vevo video
5. red angel dragnet **
6. straight to hell ***
7. overpowered by funk **
8. atom tan **
9. sean flynn **
10.ghetto defendant **
11.innoculated city **
12.death is a star *

3s=5
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.3