The Clash
Biography
The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and idealistic, charged with righteousness and a leftist political ideology. From the outset, the band was more musically adventurous, expanding its hard rock & roll with reggae, dub, and rockabilly among other roots musics. Furthermore, they were blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, each with a distinctive voice and style. The Clash copped heavily from classic outlaw imagery, positioning themselves as rebels with a cause. As a result, they won a passionately devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic. While they became rock & roll heroes in the U.K., second only to the Jam in terms of popularity, it took the Clash several years to break into the American market, and when they finally did in 1982, they imploded several months later. Though the Clash never became the superstars they always threatened to become, they restored passion and protest to rock & roll. For a while, they really did seem like "the only band that mattered.". The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and idealistic, charged with righteousness and a leftist political ideology. From the outset, the band was more musically adventurous, expanding its hard rock & roll with reggae, dub, and rockabilly among other roots musics. Furthermore, they were blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, each with a distinctive voice and style. The Clash copped heavily from classic outlaw imagery, positioning themselves as rebels with a cause. As a result, they won a passionately devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic. While they became rock & roll heroes in the U.K., second only to the Jam in terms of popularity, it took the Clash several years to break into the American market, and when they finally did in 1982, they imploded several months later. Though the Clash never became the superstars they always threatened to become, they restored passion and protest to rock & roll. For a while, they really did seem like "the only band that mattered."
Top Albums |
1. London Calli..
| 2. Hits Back (D..
| 3. Hits Back
| 4. Combat Rock
| 5. Sandinista!
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6. The Clash
| 7. Give 'Em Eno..
| 8. Live At Shea..
| 9. Sound System
| 10. From Here to..
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11. The Clash 5 ..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Rock the Casbah | Sound System | 3:42 | $1.29 | |
2. | Should I Stay or Should I Go | Sound System | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
3. | Train In Vain | London Calling | 3:12 | $1.29 | |
4. | London Calling | London Calling | 3:19 | $1.29 | |
5. | I Fought the Law | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 2:43 | $1.29 | |
6. | Should I Stay or Should I Go | Combat Rock | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
7. | Rock the Casbah | Combat Rock | 3:42 | $1.29 | |
8. | Clampdown | London Calling | 3:49 | $1.29 | |
9. | Should I Stay or Should I Go | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
10. | Magnificent Seven | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 5:32 | $1.29 | |
11. | Death or Glory | London Calling | 3:54 | $1.29 | |
12. | Guns of Brixton | London Calling | 3:10 | $1.29 | |
13. | Lost In the Supermarket | London Calling | 3:47 | $1.29 | |
14. | Rock the Casbah (Bob Clearmountain M.. | Hits Back | 3:42 | $1.29 | |
15. | This is Radio Clash | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 4:10 | $1.29 | |
16. | Straight to Hell | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 5:29 | $1.29 | |
17. | Charlie Don't Surf | Sandinista! | 4:54 | $1.29 | |
18. | Police and Thieves | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 5:59 | $1.29 | |
19. | Bankrobber | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 4:34 | $1.29 | |
20. | Straight to Hell | Combat Rock | 5:30 | $1.29 | |
21. | Spanish Bombs | London Calling | 3:18 | $1.29 | |
22. | Train In Vain | Hits Back | 3:09 | $1.29 | |
23. | Rock the Casbah (Bob Clearmountain M.. | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 3:42 | $1.29 | |
24. | Police on my Back | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 3:15 | $1.29 | |
25. | Train in Vain | Hits Back (Deluxe Edition) | 3:09 | $1.29 | |
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| 8. Radio Clash
| 9. Bankrobber
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| 13. White Riot
| 14. Tommy Gun
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| 18. The Call Up
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