Zilcho folks. Zilcho.

 The_Enemy wrote: 

If The Clash really was indeed "The Only Band that Matters", they deserved a better film than Rude Boy.  If you ever saw 'em back in the day, you know just how exciting it was.  The movie doesn't do the experience justice, but then again, it really wasn't trying to, 
While it got some props for attempting to merge drama with a documentary, it really leads to nowhere.  When Mick Jones tells Rude Boy to "Get the F**k off the Stage", I should have done myself a favor and hit the stop button on my remote.  Somehow, I slogged on 'til the end, but other than the live performances, there ain't no payoff. 

"Stay Free" of this one.

Didn't know Clash went Buddy Holley.

 Bobert_ParkCity wrote: 
I remember seeing that back in the day.  My friends and I used to quote it a lot in high school.

And the guy was a piece'o'work. 

Age defining and timeless. A rare combination. "Drinking brew for breakfast!"

Great song.  Great album.  Great band.  

They actually made a movie about this guy called "Rude Boy". He was a roadie and quite the piece of work.

IMO, here's the 3 standouts on Give 'Em Enough Rope:

"Safe European Home"
"Stay Free"
"All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)"

 treatment_bound wrote: 

I forgotten the song "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad".  I  liked it (don't know if it was one of your 3, though :) ).

 lemmoth wrote: 
I rate your post a '10'.  I loved the hell out this record when it came out and I still think it's excellent.

London Calling is simply THE Album. Creative, intelligent, touching, fun. Unique.

 neuticle wrote: 

Not in my book.  This is IMHO one of the Top 10 records every delivered by a rock band not named the Beatles.

It would be cool to hear, "Straight to Hell"  again.

is there a bad song on this album? I think not

When first I heard this, oh so long ago, I though it was 'Rudy got bail.'  Maybe because of the aura of this lyric...

"Don't you be so crude and a feckless
You been drinking brew for breakfast"

Feckless rhymes with more than one would think! 

Yep, it's the Clash. Meh.

Love hearing The Clash - thanks Bill!

YES!

Always a treat to hear this...but still no love at RP for anything off this Clash album:



I know it's not their best effort, but there's at least 3 cuts here that are certainly playlist worthy, and "Drug Stabbing Time" surely ain't one of them.  

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Safe European Home"	3:50
2.	"English Civil War" (Traditional; arranged Mick Jones/Joe Strummer)	2:35
3.	"Tommy Gun"	3:17
4.	"Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad"	3:03
5.	"Last Gang in Town"	5:14

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Guns on the Roof" (Topper Headon/Mick Jones/Paul Simonon/Joe Strummer/Pete Townshend)	3:15
2.	"Drug-Stabbing Time"	3:43
3.	"Stay Free"	3:40
4.	"Cheapskates"	3:25
5.	"All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)"	4:55

You're lucky!

 pauleywalnuts wrote: 

So glad that I got to see them live many years ago. What a band! 

 FlatCat wrote: 

they covered that too.

Where ever did people get the idea that somehow RP would never play the same artist twice (or more) in the same day?

 ronniegirl wrote: 
Well - — there was a time when the late great Lester Bangs called them — fairly accurately IMHO - "the only band that matters"

I am pretty sure this is the third or forth Clash today.   WTF?

I fought the law, and the... law won.

"Sing, Mick, Sing!"   (helps if I actually listen....)