GreggH
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Play this entirely too much
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Foot
(NorCal / Wine) | | Posted: Apr 21, 2013 - 18:39 | |
Thank you (again) - one of the best of all time!
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paultron
(Reno NV) | | Posted: Jan 17, 2013 - 14:24 | |
johnjconn wrote: The Crash hirarious! working for the crampdown! |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 13:17 | |
The Crash |
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B-ness
(Minneapolis) | | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 17:45 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Well put, I agree wholeheartedly.  Bollocks! |
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wlpendley
(New Mexico) | | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 19:04 | |
wlpendley wrote:get along — get along Ha! get along — get along... |
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jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod) | | Posted: Jul 04, 2012 - 14:50 | |
RIP, " Woody," you did what you set out to do!
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hayduke2
(Southampton, NY) | | Posted: May 26, 2012 - 14:48 | |
that's thatcher's neck under the blade of that guitar man!
these boys were much needed prophets
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alaken
(Missoula, MT) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:50 | |
Thanks, that's a great interview clip from Scorsese. I had forgotten they were acquainted, and that he wanted to use them in a film.
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alaken
(Missoula, MT) | | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 12:44 | |
Never ceases to amaze. Rarely do musicians catch lightning in a bottle like London Calling. 9 -> 10
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petarsubotic
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ScottFromWyoming
(Powell) | | Posted: Apr 26, 2012 - 05:14 | |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Apr 03, 2012 - 12:18 | |
yayo wrote:good! Outstanding!! |
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yayo
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 09:54 | |
Papernapkin wrote:But that was such a long, long time ago. You've probably forgotten what bad taste you had when you were young. Or you haven't changed in the past half century.
HA!!! probably right. I remember a time when I thought Micheal Jackson was the shit. But I have changed. At least an inch shorter and maybe 20 lbs heavier. Still I like this though. |
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Troutnskibum
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Perfect song from perfect album....  |
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sirdroseph
(Yes) | | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 08:31 | |
kcar wrote:
Yeah, but isn't there a fairly long history of the Angry Young Man in British culture? Were the Clash that ground-breaking? I didn't grow up in England so I can't say whether they were at the vanguard of punk or socially conscious music, but I wonder whether they were just at the top of another cycle of youth rebellion in British culture. I bought "London Calling" shortly after it came out and liked some of the songs, but a lot of it felt ragged and and willfully dumb. There didn't seem to be a whole lot of message.
Well put, I agree wholeheartedly. |
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2012 - 17:10 | |
But that was such a long, long time ago. You've probably forgotten what bad taste you had when you were young. Or you haven't changed in the past half century. gemtag wrote:What a great album. It screams my youth. |
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neuticle
(fog fog fog) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 18:13 | |
Seems like people want to compare a band like the Clash to a like YES or something. if anything, the Clash were a reaction to overplayed, overextended and over produced song writing . Not that there isn't a place for those bands, obviously plenty of people like that kind of music, so it's valid of course. To deride a band for not being "technical" is just plain musical snobbery. Are you going to dis Chuck Berry, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and the Beatles on and on etc..? These artist wrote some of the most important and ground breaking music of our times all on 3 chords. A simple 3 chord song that sticks with the listener is arguably harder than some opus. I would suggest to those that think a band like the Clash were musical simpletons go try to learn one of their songs . If you enjoy playing it and find even just one creative element in any one song, guess what? That's called creativity , anyone can learn to play a tune, coming up with something hooky fresh and valid with a message is much harder. IMO. You don't have to like it to appreciate it's worth
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rdo
(DC) | | Posted: Jan 20, 2012 - 17:51 | |
sirdroseph wrote:Thanks fred, you actually did a very good job of addressing my point without getting nasty. I agree with your assessment. Miracles do happen. (OK, OK, I'll stop it. Could not resist) |
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Luciano
(Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brasil) | | Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 09:09 | |
Cannot agree they are an average rock band as musicians. If you consider their environment, british punk rock, and still they were so creative in their music. I say they are great musicians, and adding intelligent, critical, sometimes sensitive lyrics to that, one of the greatest bands of all. Love The Clash ! Happy New Year RP folks !
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treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison) | | Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 18:36 | |
lemmoth wrote:
As Lester Bangs called them at the time "The only band that matters"
 Somewhere, Les is smiling (more than he ever did while he was still with us) knowing his comment on The Clash seems to be holding up quite nicely almost 35 years after he penned it... |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Nov 25, 2011 - 11:43 | |
drsteevo wrote:
That's because The Sex Pistols were just a bunch of posers. The Clash was a real band and made great music. The Sex Pistols were a contrived stage act, and their music sucked.
All rock bands are posers. The Sex Pistols were essentially, a contrivance of Malcolm McLaren, but they had quite a few good tunes. I agree, they were not as good as The Clash, but they opened a lot of doors for bands which followed. |
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WayUpNorth
| | Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 06:31 | |
lemmoth wrote:HA!! GIT ALONGGIT ALONG!!!
Love it! You are so erudite in your comments, great to hear your "id" express itself!  |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 06:30 | |
drsteevo wrote:
That's because The Sex Pistols were just a bunch of posers. The Clash was a real band and made great music. The Sex Pistols were a contrived stage act, and their music sucked.
Couldn't agree more, nor could I have said it better other that to add that SP were more "noise makers" than artist |
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drsteevo
(Location Location) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 13:19 | |
kittyharker wrote:I love it every time RP plays The Clash. I am also surprised that not a single song by the Sex Pistols has made it onto RP — surely "Submission" at least would fit into a segue with The Clash or some other such similar song?
That's because The Sex Pistols were just a bunch of posers. The Clash was a real band and made great music. The Sex Pistols were a contrived stage act, and their music sucked. |
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Sloggydog
(UK) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 13:10 | |
Songs with power, passion and political significance are often more than the sum of their parts and this is no exception. Not meaning to upset too many purists but I first heard it covered by the Indigo Girls which is also a particularly powerful rendition of a great song but then I'm a sucker for a political folk number and a political punk number so happy either way.
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 13:06 | |
What a great album. It screams my youth.
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 14:08 | |
kcar wrote:
Yeah, but isn't there a fairly long history of the Angry Young Man in British culture? Were the Clash that ground-breaking? I didn't grow up in England so I can't say whether they were at the vanguard of punk or socially conscious music, but I wonder whether they were just at the top of another cycle of youth rebellion in British culture. I bought "London Calling" shortly after it came out and liked some of the songs, but a lot of it felt ragged and and willfully dumb. There didn't seem to be a whole lot of message.
I will say this: England went through far more wrenching social and economic changes in the 70s and 80s than the US did, and as a result the music that the UK created during those times—even the escapist stuff—was generally superior and a lot more interesting than what American bands put out.
Fred gave you the history. As Lester Bangs called them at the time "The only band that matters" |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 14:06 | |
HA!! GIT ALONGGIT ALONG!!!
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