The Clash Tribute

[Bazza]

December's issue of Uncut magazine comes with a Clash tribute CD. The CD - "White Riot (A Tribute To The Clash)" is split into 2 volumes so you'll have to buy 2 magazines to collect them both. Uncut magazine also features a 34 page feature on the band.


CD track listing:

White Riot (Vol One):

1. Stiff Little Fingers - Strummerville
2. Song Dogg - Janie Jones
3. Hamell On Trail - White Riot / Hitsville UK
4. Matthew Ryan - Somebody Got Murdered
5. Hawksley Workman - Bankrobber
6. Marc Carroll - London Calling
7. Josh Rouse - Straight To Hell
8. Kealer - Train In Vain
9. Mr David Viner - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
10. Thea Gilmore - I'm Not Down
11. Jeff Klein - Guns Of Brixton
12. The Caravans - Know Your Rights
13. Asian Dub Foundation & Zebda - Police On My Back
14. Terry Edwards & The Scapegoats - Version City
15. Edwyn Collins - 1977
16. The Fiery Furnaces - One More Time
17. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Long Shadow


White Riot (Vol Two):

1. Stiff Little Fingers - Strummerville
2. Jesse Malin - Death Or Glory
3. Billy Bragg & The Neurotics - Garageland
4. Sparks - We Are The Clash
5. Adam Masterson - Gates Of The West
6. Nouvelle Vague - Guns Of Brixton
7. The National - Clampdown
8. Craker - White Riot
9. The Waco Brothers - I Fought The Law
10. The Hyperjax - Capital Radio
11. Janie Jones & The Lash - House Of The Ju Ju Queen
12. Tommy Stinson - Hateful
13. Pete Wylie - Stay Free
14. My Red Cell - Career Opportunities
15. The Bandits - Guns Of Brixton
16. Joy Zipper - Hitsville UK
17. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Long Shadow

[Mr Mojo Risin]

it looks like a nice collection, I haven't heard of that magazine before. It sounds very good, though, especially considering that Blender Magazine recently reviewed a Joe Strummer & Mescaleros CD and mentioned his apparent "lack of focus" and called the clash's "two- minute intensity" an abberation. Very nice.

[Rastafari]

3 Guns of Brixton Covers. Interesting

13. Asian Dub Foundation & Zebda - Police On My Back
This will be awesome

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Dub + The Clash = Things we haven't had the pleasure of hearing since "Punky Reggae Party" and "Ghetto Defendant"

And "Guns of Brixton" is a good one to have 3 covers of, as many modern bands would be able to relate to its format and groove than some other songs due to the way it is and the way modern music has developed.

[Danton]

It is a serious magazine...

The "guns of Brixton's" bassline was of course famously sampled by "Beats international" in their 1989 record "Dub be good to me".

Norman Cook of Beats International and formally the Housemartins, went onto become Fatboy Slim and in his debut album, the name of which escapes me he also sampled the riff off "Clash city rockers" another of my Clash favourites, therefore his whole lucrative but ultimatley shallow career is built off their honest to goodness hard graft, the wanker....

[celtopunk]

Strummerville by Jake Burns (SLF)
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You lit a flame in my heart
And it is still burning
And everytime I hear you shout
It still gives me a thrill
I can see you up there
On stage and playing
With your right leg pumping

Goodbye Inspiration
Voice of a generation
Goodbye Inspiration
I won’t be playing Strummerville again

You wore your heart on your sleeve
With honesty and pride
You gave me hope, made me believe
That what I did was right
You brought out a passion
That has long been missing
Yeah, you brought out a passion
That you never stopped giving

Goodbye Inspiration
Voice of a generation
Goodbye Inspiration
I won’t be playing Strummerville again

Goodbye Inspiration
Voice of a generation
Goodbye Inspiration
I won’t be playing Strummerville again

And if music seems mundane
It’s cos the companies got their way
And all the young bands seem to say
“Please turn our rebellion into money”

So thanks for giving me my creed
I’ll try to stay on side
For helping me to dare to dream
After all this time
Cos I still see up there
On stage and playing
Yeah, I still see you up there
I still agree with what you’re saying

Goodbye Inspiration
Voice of a generation
Goodbye Inspiration
I won’t be playing Strummerville again

Goodbye Inspiration
Voice of a generation
Goodbye Inspiration
I won’t be playing Strummerville again

No I won’t be playing Strummerville again
( Clash Clash Clash Clash City Rockers)

[praxis1966]

Originally posted by Mr Mojo Risin'@Nov 5 2003, 06:44 PM
Blender Magazine recently reviewed a Joe Strummer & Mescaleros CD and mentioned his apparent "lack of focus"
Not true. Joe just matured and did a little traveling. The various styles of music he encountered (including Indian ragas and traditional Muslim music) influenced his work. I think he did a nice job of their incorporation without sounding like the latest "world music" craze.

Kind of disappoints me that there's no remake of Jimmy Jazz, though it looks like the CDs will be pretty decent as a whole.

[Bazza]

The Housemartins were fans of The Clash and always used to encore with "Garageland".

[Danton]

6. Nouvelle Vague - Guns Of Brixton

This is at least interesting, the rest is shit and pointless... White man was chosen by the panel as their favourite Clash track... I would go with Clash city rockers..

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 10 2003, 04:57 PM
6. Nouvelle Vague - Guns Of Brixton

This is at least interesting, the rest is shit and pointless... White man was chosen by the panel as their favourite Clash track... I would go with Clash city rockers..


I don't know who Nouvelle Vague are but I'd like to hear the following for sure.
The Neurotics by the way are/were a great band that many people aren't familiar with. They also went under the name the Newtown Neurotics.

Stiff Little Fingers - Strummerville
Hamell On Trail - White Riot / Hitsville UK
Asian Dub Foundation & Zebda - Police On My Back
Billy Bragg & The Neurotics - Garageland
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Long Shadow

[Bazza]

The Billy Bragg track is also available on the excellent "Wake Up" compilation.

http://www.wakeupmag.co.uk/images/wakeup.jpg

TRACK LISTING:
1. Redskins - Levi Stubbs’ Tears
2. Billy Bragg - A Change Is Gonna Come
3. The Neurotics - This Fragile Life (live in East Germany)
4. Billy Bragg with Wiggy, The Neurotics and Attila the Stockbroker - Garageland
5. Kevin Seisay - All Smiles
6. Attila the Stockbroker - 40 Years
7. The Men They Couldn’t Hang - The Line
8. Robb Johnson - Barricades
9. Wob - Island
10. John Ward - The Days Slip Away
11. Clownhouse - Problem



These songs are totally exclusive to this Wake Up CD and are not available anywhere else, which makes this a must-buy collectors item.
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[Mr Mojo Risin]

so what is everybody's favorite clash album?
I've gotta say...Combat Rock.
But they all have some good stuff on them
"Oh Yeah!" (Police and Thieves)

The first album has some excellent harmonies,

[Mr Mojo Risin]

In some thread I was discussing how it is better to buy (or download) cd's in chronological order, since you can experience the artist's progression through styles the way you would if you were the artist or his contemporary audience. Then it dawned on me, that there is no better example of this being true than The Clash, there is a constant progression through styles from the first album to Combat Rock, then to London Calling, as they broaden their scope as well as their style. I've still gotta say though, just like with the wailers, they have the purest harmonies on their earlier recordings.

[Rastafari]

they had deep reggae influence throughout their history, which I like as well. "Combat Rock" wasn't really respected by those in the know around here (i.e. Comrade RAF, bless him), because ol' Topper Headon was gone. I like it, though. Combat Rock was like a dying last album. I'm still totally confused over the order of albums, to be honest with you. I have only listened to four, but my favorite still changes.

Holy Shit. I just read that "Ghetto Defendant" had Allen Ginsburg on it. Cool.
I also just read that they cut "Straight to Hell" down for the album, and that a 7 minute version exists.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

interesting, since straight to hell is already the longest song on the album at 5:30. Also interesting considering reggae influence is the title of (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, which I think Joe Strummer wrote after attending an all night concert at hammersmith palais and he was the only white guy there. Interesting, especially having heard punky reggae party.

[Rastafari]

when they tore Hammersmith Palais down, they gave him the sign...

[Danton]

Little known Clash fact..

Armed police once stormed the Clash's recording studios in Camden after Topper was spotted shooting pigeons with his air rifle bless him, now he's a painter decorater...but off the scag..

Combat rock is Clash lite but "Overpowered by funk" featuring the amazing graf artist futura 2000 on the mike is a cracker...

[Rastafari]

Combat rock is Clash lite but "Overpowered by funk" featuring the amazing graf artist futura 2000 on the mike is a cracker...

who can fucking argue?
funk power, over and out

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Combat rock is certainly their most melodic album, but each album stands out on its own merits.
Speaking of Camden, I may be returning to England for a study abroad sometime, I'll bring back your Anarchy in the UK.