Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music. Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz,   [ read more ]

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Some would argue that if you only wanted two Clash discs in your collection, you should skip this 40-track overview and pick up The Clash and London Calling instead. No matter how transcendent those two albums are -- and they are among the very greatest popular music of the 20th century -- that overlooks the fact that the group had many, many great songs not on either album, including "Safe European Home," "Stay Free," "Bankrobber," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell," {&"This Is R   [ read more ]

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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! This is the 25th Legacy Edition of London Calling by the Clash. This edition contains three discs: original album, The Vanilla Tapes previously unheard rehearsal demos, and DVD documentary on the making of the album! Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and ro   [ read more ]

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Never Mind the Bollocks may have appeared revolutionary, but the Clash's eponymous debut album was pure, unadulterated rage and fury, fueled by passion for both rock & roll and revolution. Though the clichT about punk rock was that the bands couldn't play, the key to the Clash is that although they gave that illusion, they really could play -- hard. The charging, relentless rhythms, primitive three-chord rockers, and the poor sound quality give the album a nervy, vital energy. {$Joe St   [ read more ]

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The Clash Live: Revolution Rock, a collection of rare live Clash performances has been released by Epic/Legacy. Produced by Don Letts, the film features an array of live performances from the band from the late 70s and early 80s. Bonus features include interviews with the band on NBC's "Live at Five" and "The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder" from 1981.

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The Clash sounded like they could do anything on London Calling. For its triple-album follow-up, Sandinista!, they tried to do everything, adding dub, rap, gospel, and even children's choruses to the punk, reggae, R&B, and roots rock they already were playing. Instead of presenting a band with a far-reaching vision, like London Calling did, Sandinista! plays as a messy, confused jumble, which means that its numerous virtues are easy to ignore. Amid all the {\dub   [ read more ]

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For their second album, the Clash worked with the American hard rock producer Sandy Pearlman, best-known for his work with Blue +yster Cult and the Dictators. The teaming was quite controversial within the punk community, and the sound of Give 'Em Enough Rope is considerably cleaner, yet the more direct sound hardly tamed the Clash. While the record doesn't burn with the same intense, amateurish energy of The Clash, it does have a big, forceful sound that is nearly as powerful. Wh   [ read more ]

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An expanded version of the Black Market Clash EP, Super Black Market Clash adds assorted singles and remixes to the original recording but actually omits several that were on the original EP ("Capital Radio One," "Cheat," "Bank Robber," and "Armagideon Time"). A couple of tracks aren't that interesting, but the majority of the disc is splendid, featuring some of the band's best but unfortunately overlooked tracks, including "The Prisoner," "Gates of the West," and "Capital Radio."   [ read more ]

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The Clash's self-titled U.K. debut sees the band in its most primal, punk form. Despite Mickey Foote's low-key, lo-fi production, Strummer, Jones, Simonon, and Chimes mesh and unite with a snarling ferocity and energy. Raw, bouncy edginess pours out of each song, with new hooks popping out at odd angles by the second. The band isn't satisfied lingering in any one genre. "Remote Control" mixes Kinks-style fractured pop with pace changes lifted straight from Chuck Berry. {&   [ read more ]

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On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! The pounding arena rock of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" makes the Clash sound like an arena rock band, and much of the album boasts a muscular, heavy sound courtesy of producer Glyn Johns. But things aren't quite that simple. Combat Rock contains heavy flirtations with rap, funk, and reggae, and it even has a cameo by poet {$Allen Gin   [ read more ]

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This box set duplicates down to the smallest detail the singles the Clash released in the UK. It includes 19 CDs-- each packaged in its own sleeve, replicating the design of the original 7"-- all the attendant B-sides, 12" mixes, and promo-only cuts associated with each release. The CDs are even black with faux grooves and each has a little label at the center of the disc to make it look like a 45. WOW!!

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"he DVD The Essential Clash is not to be confused with the double-CD compilation The Essential Clash, which has 40 songs spanning the band's entire career. The core of the DVD The Essential Clash is all dozen of their promo videos, including many of the songs that most fans would indeed view as among their most essential output, like "White Riot," "London Calling," "Complete Control," "Train in Vain," "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Career Opportunities," and "Rock the Casbah." As vid   [ read more ]

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