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Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros — Johnny Appleseed
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Zep
Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 17:06
 
9 ==> 10.

nszasz
(Fukuoka, Japan)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 20:58
 
easily one of my most favorite LPs ... ever! 

Sweet_Virginia
Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 11:16
 
The whole album is superb. Well worth the price of admission...

Easyrider
(Catania,Sicily,Italy)
Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 22:47
 
Such a superb song from the great joe,miss you mate..

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 - 08:35
 
Simply fun. Good tune...miss you Joe Strummer.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Dec 08, 2012 - 19:10
 
A   hu·mon·gous piece of musical material{#Dancingbanana}.
 

stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks)
Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 05:10
 
 jonahboo wrote:
I KNOW A LUCKY 10 YEAR OLD WHO'S GETTING THIS FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS:http://www.themusiczoo.com/fender/Joe_Strummer_Telecaster_MZ7192356combo.jpg

 
hah, d'you think Ill get away with giving it to the wife at xmas?............ along with some more PT and that Floyd box set I always wanted to buy.   ... her!



drsteevo
Posted: Oct 22, 2012 - 10:28
 
I miss Joe Strummer.

Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, New Joisey)
Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 12:16
 
On this day in 1774 John Chapman is born. He was better known as Johnnie Appleseed.

jonahboo
(in a corner)
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 11:58
 
I KNOW A LUCKY 10 YEAR OLD WHO'S GETTING THIS FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS:http://www.themusiczoo.com/fender/Joe_Strummer_Telecaster_MZ7192356combo.jpg


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 - 11:23
 
 mikec09 wrote:
Yay!  Mescaleros! . . . Now I have hope that "The High Road" will pop up during my work day at some point.
  Love that one too. Heck, love all the Mescaleros stuff.



rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jul 21, 2012 - 11:38
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


That is the irony, I love all roots music, the simpler the better. I guess it is really too subjective of a thing to put a finger on. BTW, THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVAH!!!!!!!{#Notworthy}
 
Nyahh.

Easyrider
(Portugal)
Posted: Jun 26, 2012 - 00:52
 
Really love this,so sad he went so early but his music will live on,Rock on Joe.

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 19:59
 
The Clash,
Toot & The Maytals
Richard Thompson
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
Aka SuperSet.

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 11:55
 
 mikexican wrote:


Couldn't be more wrong. The Clash is so revered because they broke boundaries in music, they took chances and refused to be neatly categorized. Occasionally, the results of those chances were not that interesting, but most times the results were powerful and influential... which is why London Calling is almost always hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, usually by people with deep and legitimate musical knowledge. LC has a broad variety of songs, most of them outstanding. It's not any sort of 'traditional' punk album or sound, but rather a soaring musical adventure, with some remarkable singles.

The Ramones, on the other hand, were a one-trick pony; their barely two-dimensional sound hardly varies at all, from song to song, album to album. They were indeed a novelty act, just another punk band. They were not even in the same musical galaxy as The Clash. To compare The Ramones to The Clash is tantamount to comparing a Vespa to all the combined forms of high performance race cars. 

 
Either you were quite young at the time, or you chose to forget, but The Ramones broke boundaries, allowing later bands like The Clash to exist.  The Ramones were not "just another punk band" - they were one of the original innovators of the genre.  They influenced countless acts who would follow. 
I agree, though, that The Clash later progressed to be more sophisticated and diverse in their music while The Ramones languished in their familiar sound, but listen to the first Clash album (particularly songs like "White Riot" or "Janie Jones") and say that there is no influence from - or at least resemblance to - The Ramones there.  They were very much in the "same galaxy" around 1977 or so.  What do you have against Vespas?

mikec09
(Saugerties, NY)
Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 07:02
 
Yay!  Mescaleros! . . . Now I have hope that "The High Road" will pop up during my work day at some point.

thatslongformud
(don't call it Frisco)
Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 16:09
 
Love this song and love The Magnificent Seven by The Clash, and love that they were both played within the 3 song set.  Who says we can't have rock blocks on RP?!?

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 14:47
 
Upping the rating to a 9.2 in my books.
 

shemp
(orange, california)
Posted: Feb 12, 2012 - 12:37
 
{#Sunny}

Al_Koholic
(Exit 82, New Joisey)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 11:53
 
Happy Birthday Sept 26th to John Chapman born in 1774. He was better known as Johnny Appleseed.

tutakea
Posted: Sep 23, 2011 - 04:08
 
i love a lot of songs joe strummer did. THIS one, however, is terrible.

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 17:01
 
I miss Joe


scrubbrush
(Sea of Calm)
Posted: Aug 25, 2011 - 12:05
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
BTW, this is one of my all time favorite songs........period!! Joe Strummer is a Genius!!{#Notworthy}
 

Agreed. I play this song constantly.

Zep
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 06:54
 
 mikexican wrote:
Couldn't be more wrong. The Clash is so revered because they broke boundaries in music, they took chances and refused to be neatly categorized. Occasionally, the results of those chances were not that interesting, but most times the results were powerful and influential... which is why London Calling is almost always hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, usually by people with deep and legitimate musical knowledge. LC has a broad variety of songs, most of them outstanding. It's not any sort of 'traditional' punk album or sound, but rather a soaring musical adventure, with some remarkable singles.

The Ramones, on the other hand, were a one-trick pony; their barely two-dimensional sound hardly varies at all, from song to song, album to album. They were indeed a novelty act, just another punk band. They were not even in the same musical galaxy as The Clash. To compare The Ramones to The Clash is tantamount to comparing a Vespa to all the combined forms of high performance race cars. 
 
Ramones were fun. 

Clash are for the ages. 

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 23:26
 
RIP Joe Strummer, such a loss...

mikexican
Posted: Jul 06, 2011 - 13:46
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

If you think that is funny, could you explain to me from a musical standpoint just why The Clash is so revered? I think of them in the same way as The Ramones. They were a neat little novelty act, but musically certainly nothing noteworthy or outstanding. Just another punk band.
 

Couldn't be more wrong. The Clash is so revered because they broke boundaries in music, they took chances and refused to be neatly categorized. Occasionally, the results of those chances were not that interesting, but most times the results were powerful and influential... which is why London Calling is almost always hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time, usually by people with deep and legitimate musical knowledge. LC has a broad variety of songs, most of them outstanding. It's not any sort of 'traditional' punk album or sound, but rather a soaring musical adventure, with some remarkable singles.

The Ramones, on the other hand, were a one-trick pony; their barely two-dimensional sound hardly varies at all, from song to song, album to album. They were indeed a novelty act, just another punk band. They were not even in the same musical galaxy as The Clash. To compare The Ramones to The Clash is tantamount to comparing a Vespa to all the combined forms of high performance race cars. 


ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 14:38
 
 fredriley wrote:

There's more to being a band than music. Indeed, there's more to music than music. Context is important. Musically, most punk was crap - the Pistols barely managed 5 chords amongst them - but the social movement was crucial to the 70s musically, politically and socially. The Clash stood out because of their political and social commitment, and their sheer brio. They were a part of 70s and early 80s working-class culture at a time of very sharp class division brought about by the Thatcher regime. I don't know if this commitment and culture crossed The Pond ok, though I'd have thought that the US working class was suffering similarly under Reaganomics so I'd expect that it had some resonances.

 
Some songs by the Dead Kennedys and NOFX come to mind.



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 27, 2011 - 11:24
 
 SmackDaddy wrote:


But there is more to music than technical achievement and following the rules. There's a reason we all grew tired of guitar and drum solos in the 70s. This is especially true in rock music. There's are other reasons why 3-chord blues songs can be so damn good.
 

That is the irony, I love all roots music, the simpler the better. I guess it is really too subjective of a thing to put a finger on. BTW, THIS IS STILL ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVAH!!!!!!!{#Notworthy}

SmackDaddy
(San Diego)
Posted: May 22, 2011 - 22:17
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Yes, I totally agree with all of that and I do understand The Clash's importance from that standpoint. I just don't think that you can be the "only band that matters" without leaving a much more pronounced musical statement. The main purpose of a band is to play music after all. I suppose that is why although I enjoy some Punk music, as a genre just am not impressed from a purely musical standpoint. But to each his own.{#Meditate}
 

But there is more to music than technical achievement and following the rules. There's a reason we all grew tired of guitar and drum solos in the 70s. This is especially true in rock music. There's are other reasons why 3-chord blues songs can be so damn good.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 17:05
 
BTW, this is one of my all time favorite songs........period!! Joe Strummer is a Genius!!{#Notworthy}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 11, 2011 - 17:05
 
 fredriley wrote:

There's more to being a band than music. Indeed, there's more to music than music. Context is important. Musically, most punk was crap - the Pistols barely managed 5 chords amongst them - but the social movement was crucial to the 70s musically, politically and socially. The Clash stood out because of their political and social commitment, and their sheer brio. They were a part of 70s and early 80s working-class culture at a time of very sharp class division brought about by the Thatcher regime. I don't know if this commitment and culture crossed The Pond ok, though I'd have thought that the US working class was suffering similarly under Reaganomics so I'd expect that it had some resonances.

Musically, they tried many different styles, sometimes with success (Guns of Brixton, for instance), sometimes not, so it's not as if they were one-trick ponies.

The main point is that you can't judge The Clash purely as a band in an ahistorical and apolitical context.

 
Yes, I totally agree with all of that and I do understand The Clash's importance from that standpoint. I just don't think that you can be the "only band that matters" without leaving a much more pronounced musical statement. The main purpose of a band is to play music after all. I suppose that is why although I enjoy some Punk music, as a genre just am not impressed from a purely musical standpoint. But to each his own.{#Meditate}

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: May 04, 2011 - 08:18
 
 hallogallo wrote:
Love this song!

Joe Strummer kicks ass.

FACT
 
On NPR recently there was a long story about the real 'Johnny Appleseed'. Very interesting. He was a real person who planted thousands of apple trees. FACT.

Two facts in one day! Dig.


tompoll
(Seattle WA USA)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 17:12
 
 fredriley wrote:

There's more to being a band than music. Indeed, there's more to music than music. Context is important. Musically, most punk was crap - the Pistols barely managed 5 chords amongst them - but the social movement was crucial to the 70s musically, politically and socially. The Clash stood out because of their political and social commitment, and their sheer brio. They were a part of 70s and early 80s working-class culture at a time of very sharp class division brought about by the Thatcher regime. I don't know if this commitment and culture crossed The Pond ok, though I'd have thought that the US working class was suffering similarly under Reaganomics so I'd expect that it had some resonances.

Musically, they tried many different styles, sometimes with success (Guns of Brixton, for instance), sometimes not, so it's not as if they were one-trick ponies.

The main point is that you can't judge The Clash purely as a band in an ahistorical and apolitical context.
 
Right said Fred! This kind of dialogue is why I love these forums... Makes the occasional claptrap bearable.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 08:58
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

I stand by the statement that The Clash was mediocre. They did not do anything outstanding. They were not bad, but they also were not the only band that matters and deserving of being hailed as one of the best bands ever, musically, they simply just were not.{#No}
 
There's more to being a band than music. Indeed, there's more to music than music. Context is important. Musically, most punk was crap - the Pistols barely managed 5 chords amongst them - but the social movement was crucial to the 70s musically, politically and socially. The Clash stood out because of their political and social commitment, and their sheer brio. They were a part of 70s and early 80s working-class culture at a time of very sharp class division brought about by the Thatcher regime. I don't know if this commitment and culture crossed The Pond ok, though I'd have thought that the US working class was suffering similarly under Reaganomics so I'd expect that it had some resonances.

Musically, they tried many different styles, sometimes with success (Guns of Brixton, for instance), sometimes not, so it's not as if they were one-trick ponies.

The main point is that you can't judge The Clash purely as a band in an ahistorical and apolitical context.


hallogallo
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 08:52
 

Love this song!

Joe Strummer kicks ass.

FACT



msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 08:51
 
I am starting to really like this song!!!!   Sounds fantastic on the 128AAC feed. Sounds like Joe is right here in my office.

killahfunkadelic
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Apr 21, 2011 - 08:50
 
you just can't listen to this track too many times. love.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 13:47
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:



 
If you think that is funny, could you explain to me from a musical standpoint just why The Clash is so revered? I think of them in the same way as The Ramones. They were a neat little novelty act, but musically certainly nothing noteworthy or outstanding. Just another punk band.


sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 18, 2011 - 13:45
 
 HazzeSwede wrote:

And you call yourself a musical snobb..a nobb..at the most !{#Lol}
 
I stand by the statement that The Clash was mediocre. They did not do anything outstanding. They were not bad, but they also were not the only band that matters and deserving of being hailed as one of the best bands ever, musically, they simply just were not.{#No}

goldenfiddle
Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 07:58
 
This may be a little far afield~but what I'm getting coming through is Larry from the Three Stooges, anyone else?

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 09, 2011 - 14:23
 
I think I might even have this whole thing on mp3.  Gotta go dig through my archived music.....  Love Joe Strummer and his Mescaleros - far ahead of their time.

calypsus_1
Posted: Mar 03, 2011 - 16:33
 

The Clash documentary - Joe Strummer

The late Joe Strummer.
ssshhh...listen!!

"Of all the people in the world...we need this guy more than ever."    Albeleo



HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Mar 02, 2011 - 05:37
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


That is because Joe bloomed after he left the Clash and became really great where The Clash was just mediocre.
 
And you call yourself a musical snobb..a nobb..at the most !{#Lol}

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 11:45
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


That is because Joe bloomed after he left the Clash and became really great where The Clash was just mediocre.
 



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 11:44
 
 myersei wrote:
been listening to this station for about 10 years and have listened to them play this song for about as long.  just realized who Joe Strummer is.  been a fan of the clash for a while (not a huge fan, but always dug them).  man i feel a little stupid.
 

That is because Joe bloomed after he left the Clash and became really great where The Clash was just mediocre.

mem_313
(lerkin)
Posted: Jan 21, 2011 - 14:48
 
I love Joe Strummer... sigh. so great.

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Dec 29, 2010 - 14:51
 
 spacemoose wrote:

Me too.  Every time I hear this song though, I feel a huge pang of regret that they cancelled "John from Cincinatti"

 
Every time I hear it I get a huge pang of regret that They canceled Joe Strummer's life.


myersei
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 22:21
 
been listening to this station for about 10 years and have listened to them play this song for about as long.  just realized who Joe Strummer is.  been a fan of the clash for a while (not a huge fan, but always dug them).  man i feel a little stupid.

roulleau
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 15:53
 
 dctrpunda wrote:

that is one cool sticker

 
Yeah, where can we get your designs?


dctrpunda
(the thin line of here)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 15:49
 
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Joe Strummer by ~ducksXsayXmoo
Caitlin!

I'm a big fan of the Clash. I've kind of been designing a sticker a day lately too, which is pretty sweet.


 
that is one cool sticker