The Official Clash Thread

loveissucide · 02-04-2010, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paloma

WRONG!

Sandinista!> London Calling> Black Market Clash> s/t > Give Em Enough Rope > Combat Rock

but Kayleigh, I do suggest, regarding to your tastes Super Black Market Clash, or the self titled

Sandainista>Combat Rock?But Combat Rock acheives precisely what Sandanista was striving for, and in Ghetto Defendant you have possibly their best song.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-04-2010, 07:21 PM

About time Combat Rock had more love.

I think it's a great album.
I probably listen to it more than any of the others.

loveissucide · 02-04-2010, 07:24 PM

Plus it holds up fantastically, as well as attaining the perfect genre fusion they'd been seeking all along.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 02-04-2010, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loveissucide

Sandainista>Combat Rock?But Combat Rock acheives precisely what Sandanista was striving for, and in Ghetto Defendant you have possibly their best song.

To be fair, I can't really make a list like this, because I've already changed my mind. This is just my own tastes though, Sandinista! is my favorite album of all time, but Combat Rock is highly underrated and often judged by the two popular songs off of it. I think Overpowered By Funk would be my favorite on it. Ghetto Defendant did get me into Ginsberg and the Beats.

Rickenbacker · 02-04-2010, 08:02 PM

Just gonna butt in here and say that

Sandinista! > The Clash > London Calling > Combat Rock > Give 'Em Enough Rope.

For all its catchy pop songs, London Calling is super overrated. Still a good album, but it gets a lot more than it deserves. Sandinista! on the other hand...

Seltzer · 02-05-2010, 01:26 AM

Combat Rock is great... it's like Sandinista without the filler.

hoorayforpeepee · 02-05-2010, 03:34 AM

For me, it's probably

London Calling > The Clash > Give 'Em Enough Rope > Sandinista! > Combat Rock > Cut The Crap (doesn't really need any mention..This Is England is the only good track)

Gavin B. · 03-16-2010, 06:00 PM

Above is a previously unreleased ex-post-facto video of the Guns of Brixton done by a Clashfan recently. As it turns out Guns of Brixton has turned out to be one of the most enduring songs in the Clash musical catalog. The maker of the video is obviously under the spell of Paul Simonon's considerable sexual charms. It should bring back fond memories for all Clash era alumni.

Guns of Brixton been covered by quite a few singers and groups. It is also the most sampled song in the Clash catalog with exception of the ubiquitous Rock the Casbah. Below is the Beat International's sampling of Paul Simonon's hypnotic bass line for their own Invasion of the Estate Agents:

And now, we finally have the lounge version of GoB done by the irrepressible masters of lounge covers of punk rock songs, Nouvelle Vague.

So whether you're at the pub, or tavern, or even if you're laying around in a cheap and sleazy hotel room in the throes of a drunken binge, I have one request: Raise your tankard, your glass or your half gallon bottle of cheap gin and toast the mighty Guns of Brixton tonight.

jackhammer · 03-16-2010, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paloma

To be fair, I can't really make a list like this, because I've already changed my mind. This is just my own tastes though, Sandinista! is my favorite album of all time, but Combat Rock is highly underrated and often judged by the two popular songs off of it. I think Overpowered By Funk would be my favorite on it. Ghetto Defendant did get me into Ginsberg and the Beats.

Combat Rock is all kinds of awesome because it has Straight To Hell on it. The Clash's best song IMO.

I love Sandinista but rarely get all way through it. Ivan Meets G.I Joe has to be my favourite from that album with Hateful off London Calling the fave there.

No matter what the debate regarding the best Clash album, a fan made Best of Compilation beats 90% of Rock/Punk bands hands down if it ever came to light.

New Order's Retro 5 disc set from a few years back had a fan's disc, live disc, Pop disc, club disc and a bonus disc of rare stuff. A Clash set similar would be something I would definitely buy. There is enough material out there to warrant a fresh take on the band.

Rocknroll_Animal · 06-09-2010, 02:43 AM

London Calling > The Clash > Super Black Market Clash > Combat Rock > Sandinista!

However, they're all brilliant. San is just a little sprawly.

02-04-2010, 07:21 PM	#132 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	About time Combat Rock had more love. I think it's a great album. I probably listen to it more than any of the others. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-04-2010, 07:24 PM	#133 (permalink)
loveissucide Himself Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leuven ,Belgium, via Ireland Posts: 1,325	Plus it holds up fantastically, as well as attaining the perfect genre fusion they'd been seeking all along. __________________ www.last.fm/user/p-mccusker http://www.mixcloud.com/pmccusker www.valjester.wordpress.com

02-04-2010, 08:02 PM	#135 (permalink)
Rickenbacker / Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Conn Posts: 1,338	Just gonna butt in here and say that Sandinista! > The Clash > London Calling > Combat Rock > Give 'Em Enough Rope. For all its catchy pop songs, London Calling is super overrated. Still a good album, but it gets a lot more than it deserves. Sandinista! on the other hand... __________________ last.fm rym Talk About the Passion - R.E.M.'s Discography Reviewed

02-05-2010, 01:26 AM	#136 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Combat Rock is great... it's like Sandinista without the filler. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

02-05-2010, 03:34 AM	#137 (permalink)
hoorayforpeepee Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Outside World. Posts: 47	For me, it's probably London Calling > The Clash > Give 'Em Enough Rope > Sandinista! > Combat Rock > Cut The Crap (doesn't really need any mention..This Is England is the only good track) __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/shortbuzzrider

03-16-2010, 06:00 PM	#138 (permalink)
Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Above is a previously unreleased ex-post-facto video of the Guns of Brixton done by a Clashfan recently. As it turns out Guns of Brixton has turned out to be one of the most enduring songs in the Clash musical catalog. The maker of the video is obviously under the spell of Paul Simonon's considerable sexual charms. It should bring back fond memories for all Clash era alumni. Guns of Brixton been covered by quite a few singers and groups. It is also the most sampled song in the Clash catalog with exception of the ubiquitous Rock the Casbah. Below is the Beat International's sampling of Paul Simonon's hypnotic bass line for their own Invasion of the Estate Agents: And now, we finally have the lounge version of GoB done by the irrepressible masters of lounge covers of punk rock songs, Nouvelle Vague. So whether you're at the pub, or tavern, or even if you're laying around in a cheap and sleazy hotel room in the throes of a drunken binge, I have one request: Raise your tankard, your glass or your half gallon bottle of cheap gin and toast the mighty Guns of Brixton tonight.

06-09-2010, 02:43 AM	#140 (permalink)
Rocknroll_Animal Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beautiful Gardens Posts: 65	London Calling > The Clash > Super Black Market Clash > Combat Rock > Sandinista! However, they're all brilliant. San is just a little sprawly. __________________ You make me __