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 sitdownstandup  23 Dec 20 6.55am |
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The lead singer of the Clash died 18 years ago yesterday. Found this video of him talking about music and thought it was pretty interesting. This was with a lineup that replaced the originals Topper Headon and Mick Jones though and think they were on a downward slope around this time.
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Tom-the-eagle  Croydon 23 Dec 20 8.04am |
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Originally posted by sitdownstandup
The lead singer of the Clash died 18 years ago yesterday. Found this video of him talking about music and thought it was pretty interesting. This was with a lineup that replaced the originals Topper Headon and Mick Jones though and think they were on a downward slope around this time. Just my opinion, but probably one of the most overrated bands of all time
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| lush1076 leatherhead 23 Dec 20 8.33am |
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They made a few good records and related to many. It was done by this point though, Joe was living in his own head.
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| cantrbury eagle Canterbury 23 Dec 20 1.04pm |
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Has anyone ever played Sadinista all the way through Clash used to slag off prog rock bands for making double concept albums and then release a triple album, That said London calling is still a good listen. Topper Headon lives in Dover
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| Phill 23 Dec 20 6.52pm |
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Topper wasn't an original member. Drummer on the first album was Terry Chimes / Tory Crimes. He runs a chain of therapy centres. This incarnation was probably the line up that recorded cut the crap. A lot of bands go on to be self indulgent but at least the Clash spawned big audio dynamite. A band many say was years ahead of its time and a great influence on a number of others
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| punksnotdead croydon 24 Dec 20 7.46am |
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Originally posted by cantrbury eagle
Has anyone ever played Sadinista all the way through Clash used to slag off prog rock bands for making double concept albums and then release a triple album, That said London calling is still a good listen. Topper Headon lives in Dover The reason London Calling and Sandinista were double and triple albums was because of their multi album deal with CBS, they released these albums at the same price of a single album and made no money on them, just to annoy the record company.
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| cantrbury eagle Canterbury 24 Dec 20 2.48pm |
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Not sure how but should i stay or should i go was used by Levi jeans,hope it wasnt for the money aka Jonnie Rotten doing the butter adverts Originally posted by punksnotdead
The reason London Calling and Sandinista were double and triple albums was because of their multi album deal with CBS, they released these albums at the same price of a single album and made no money on them, just to annoy the record company.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 25 Dec 20 6.50pm |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
Just my opinion, but probably one of the most overrated bands of all time Punk bands ? the damned, buzzcocks, stranglers , Pogues, angelic upstarts, all better musicians....... than the luvvie darlings of the leftie establishment The Clash. Edited by PalazioVecchio (25 Dec 2020 7.36pm)
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| Jamesrichards8 26 Dec 20 4.41am |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
Punk bands ? the damned, buzzcocks, stranglers , Pogues, angelic upstarts, all better musicians....... than the luvvie darlings of the leftie establishment The Clash. Edited by PalazioVecchio (25 Dec 2020 7.36pm) Better musicians? Yes. Better songwriters? Not even close, in my opinion. And lefties they may have been, but I don’t think they were establishment darlings as much as naive young people who soon changed their tune once they got a little bit of money.
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| PalazioVecchio south pole 26 Dec 20 11.08am |
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Originally posted by Jamesrichards8
Better musicians? Yes. Better songwriters? Not even close, in my opinion. And lefties they may have been, but I don’t think they were establishment darlings as much as naive young people who soon changed their tune once they got a little bit of money. and we can all agree that the Sex Pistols had lots of attitude and musically almost no talent at all. The Clash were ahead of their time in the sense that they predicted what the BBC would become.
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| pompeyeagle Relocated to Shropshire 26 Dec 20 7.08pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
Punk bands ? the damned, buzzcocks, stranglers , Pogues, angelic upstarts, all better musicians....... than the luvvie darlings of the leftie establishment The Clash. Edited by PalazioVecchio (25 Dec 2020 7.36pm) The Damned better musicians?? You must be joking surely!
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