*The Clash*

[workersunity]

sorry if this came up before, but come on clash fans whats your favorite cd and songs, since i cant just do favorite ill do favorite two cds and fav two songs


Its very hard to put only two fav songs, id say all of their songs if i could

though fav albums are

Combat Rock, and London Calling

songs-

1.Death or Glory
2.Hate and war
3.Police and thieves
4.Rock the Casbah
5. so many i like i cant name em all, cause id end up naming whole cds


oh btw, they finally released a 101'er cd, it has a lot of good songs, it was the band joe strummer was in before the clash, good shit

[Anarcho-Communist]

I have "The Essential Clash"

Jimmy Jazz
Should I stay, or Should i go

[Don't Change Your Name]

Yet another Clash thread?!?!

[workersunity]

damn right another clash thread, what better way to pay tribute to the best band that ever was, yes i know thats arguable but oh well

[Phalanx]

Originally posted by [email protected] 25 2005, 02:39 PM
damn right another clash thread, what better way to pay tribute to the best band that ever was, yes i know thats arguable but oh well
Correction. "The Only Band that Matters".
Strummer & Co. were geniuses and I thought the way they fused reggae and punk was awesome.

[Anarcho-Communist]

The Clash were not the best band ever, like you said it's arguable and everyone has their own opinion on musical taste.

[violencia.Proletariat]

spanish bombs is my favorite song. but i wouldnt buy a clash album, since they were on a major label. and i think all the greatest hits cd's are on sony or something

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 26 2005, 12:06 AM
spanish bombs is my favorite song. but i wouldnt buy a clash album, since they were on a major label. and i think all the greatest hits cd's are on sony or something
So you own no major label music??

Are you that strict with other aspects of your life?

[violencia.Proletariat]

Originally posted by celtopunk+Jun 25 2005, 07:46 PM--> (celtopunk @ Jun 25 2005, 07:46 PM)
[email protected] 26 2005, 12:06 AM
spanish bombs is my favorite song. but i wouldnt buy a clash album, since they were on a major label. and i think all the greatest hits cd's are on sony or something
So you own no major label music??

Are you that strict with other aspects of your life? [/b]
yeah i own a couple cd's from major labels, but now i dont buy them. i dont shop in cd stores at the mall. i mostly listen to punk rock so i buy from small distros off the net. yeah im kinda strict with what i buy. i try not to buy new clothing since most are made in other countries and sweatshops. i usually dont go to movies anymore if i have to pay. stuff like that. its not that im so anti big labels its just that any musician speaking revolutionary politics should not be on a major label, because major labels are about money. do you kinda get where im coming from?

[Entrails Konfetti]

Cool,my favourite Clash song is Spanish Bombs,too!

[Che1990]

Clash City Rockers dude! What an amazing song, though nobody has ever heard it! Or White Man In Hammersmith Palais. Hell they're all good! Did Strummer die two years ago or was it more (or less)?

[The Grey Blur]

I was raised on 'The Clash' and like everything they've done and how the influenced later punk bands. My favourite seven Clash songs would be.

7)The Magnificent Seven - The reason there are seven songs in the list
6)White Riot - Short and sweet
5)Rock The Casbah - Just a brilliant song, oft-covered
4)I Fought The Law - An anthem.
3)Should I Stay Or Should I Go - There most ubiquitous song
2)London Calling - Summed up a generation's collective anger in one, volatile track
1)Hammersmith Palais - Arguably the greatest rock song ever after 'Stairway To Heaven'

[workersunity]

very good list, i like white riot alot, when im pissed, and magnificient seven is damn awesome, he says marx and engels in there, i dont have the sandinista album yet, gotta go get that, im gonna listen to hammersmith palais and refresh my memory

[SupportTheALF]

Overrated and boring, sorry homies. :blink:

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29 2005, 03:40 AM
Overrated and boring, sorry homies. :blink:
As compared to...

[FriedFrog]

I don't understand how 'The Clash' can be boring. They are extremely varied. The only thing that holds their songs together is that they are all by The Clash. If not, they could be from at least 4 or 5 different groups. Theres no way you can say everything by them is boring.

Thats like saying all fruit is boring. Apples, maybe. But what about lychee, pineapple? They're just too varied for you to dislike every one.

The Clash were legends and changed the face of music as we know it. Period.

[workersunity]

lol boring, what band are you comparing them with, overrated? I barely ever see them on tv or anything, a lot of people havent heard of them, and downplay them,

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Originally posted by [email protected] 28 2005, 10:09 AM
Clash City Rockers dude! What an amazing song, though nobody has ever heard it! Or White Man In Hammersmith Palais. Hell they're all good! Did Strummer die two years ago or was it more (or less)?
I dunno, man.
Those songs are from their debut album which is widely regarded as one of their best and as one of the best punk albums of all time.

Clash City Rockers is like a lame, repititive version of White Riot.
Mediocre...for the Clash.

[rise_up]

it was more like 4 years ago.....i have every clash album(no pirates,piracy is wrong) i love the london calling album.(spanish bombs,my favourite song of all time) --has anyone else got super black market clash-----

__i want to buy Radio Clash(on Lp) if anyone has it please contact me__

[Ian]

I enjoy the Clash, I'm not their biggest fan, the only album I own of their is a greatest hits sort of album which I bought at an airport a few years ago

[violencia.Proletariat]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2005, 04:41 AM
it was more like 4 years ago.....i have every clash album(no pirates,piracy is wrong) i love the london calling album.(spanish bombs,my favourite song of all time) --has anyone else got super black market clash-----

__i want to buy Radio Clash(on Lp) if anyone has it please contact me__
yeah if the clash records were sold on a small distro that promotes radical politics, then yes piracy wouldnt be cool. but the money you spend on clash records goes to sony, so you being on a revleft forum i dont see why you are anti-piracy

[Urban Rubble]

I was never, and I'm still not, the type to have a "favorite band", but when it comes down to it, I really love the Clash. Something about that band does it for me. And the thing is, I don't like a lot of they're stuff, I only really listen to about a third of Sandinista! and I don't even really like the Combat Rock album (to say nothing of Cut the Crap, good lord).

But still, anyone that can listen to the London Calling album, or Safe European Home, or White Man in Hammersmith Palais, and still say that the Clash is boring, repetitive or overrated has lost any credibility (in terms of music) in my opinion.

I have a question that some of you guys may be able to help me with, possibly celtopunk. Does anyone know of a good biography of the Clash? I'm specifically looking for something that talks about their time in Jamaica. Joe talks about it a little in the DVD I have (and obviously, in the lyrics of Safe European Home), but I'd like to hear more about it. From what I've heard they were chased off the island by rude boys!

Edit:

Rise Up

Piracy is wrong? Piracy can be wrong, but it isn't necessarily wrong. Like the previous poster said, the Clash were on a major label (not to mention the fact that half of the band is dead), they get very little of the cash we spend. I mean, I judge each individual case. For instance, if I kind of want an album but I know I'd never pay money for it even if I couldn't steal it, I'll download it. That isn't stealing beacuse I wouldn't have bought it anyways, and since it is a file on a computer and not a real CD with a case, it isn't costing them anything. I am not stealing because I'd have never bought the album anyway, I'm not depriving them of a sale like I would be if I downloaded an album I would've otherwise bought. Beyond that, I will not pay money to major labels. I simply do not buy reggae Cd's (and I listen to a ton of reggae) because most of those guys do not own their music and don't make a cent (or they're dead, I see no reason to pay money that's going to go to Bob Marley's wife).

How does an advocate of the crimethinc methods see piracy as wrong? Aren't the crimethinc people pretty opposed to intellectual copyrights?

[SupportTheALF]

Originally posted by [email protected] 29 2005, 08:01 PM
lol boring, what band are you comparing them with, overrated? I barely ever see them on tv or anything, a lot of people havent heard of them, and downplay them,
Overrated because so many people think theyre the best band to ever hit the streets.

Theyre played on radio all the time.

[Anarcho-Communist]

I think we have seen enough Rage Against The Machine and The Clash threads, why not promote some lesser known bands?

[Don't Change Your Name]

They are very overrated.

I'm starting to like Sandinista! though. The production on it makes it interesting and there are some good songs people tend to overlook.

[Urban Rubble]

Overrated because so many people think theyre the best band to ever hit the streets.

How does that make them overrated exactly?

See, I think they actually are one of the best bands of all time, are you saying that my opinion is wrong?


Theyre played on radio all the time.

Again, what the fuck does this have to do with the merits of their music?

The fact that they are played on the radio only reinforces the fact that they are great. The Clash were so great at making music they managed to appeal to punk rockers, reggae fans and people who only listen to "Top 40" style shit. That is impressive and it only backs up the fact that they made spectacular, diverse music that appeals to everyone.

[bolshevik butcher]

They are really good. Whithe man in hammersmith palais, garageland, guns of brixton.

[Bazza]

Originally posted by Urban [email protected] 1 2005, 07:03 AM
I have a question that some of you guys may be able to help me with, possibly celtopunk. Does anyone know of a good biography of the Clash? I'm specifically looking for something that talks about their time in Jamaica. Joe talks about it a little in the DVD I have (and obviously, in the lyrics of Safe European Home), but I'd like to hear more about it. From what I've heard they were chased off the island by rude boys!

I've read quite a few books on The Clash and I'd have to say that Passion Is A Fashion is by far the best.

[Motorcycle_diAries]

Originally posted by EL [email protected] 27 2005, 10:47 PM
Cool,my favourite Clash song is Spanish Bombs,too!
Yea, Spanish bombs and Should I stay, or Should i go.

[Ultra-Violence]

im srry commrades but the clash sucks its a sad mix of reaggae and Supposubly "punk" this is no punk band just a bunch of sell outs if u want some reall eye opening stuff listn to Crass

[bolshevik butcher]

Originally posted by Ultra-[email protected] 5 2005, 05:44 PM
im srry commrades but the clash sucks its a sad mix of reaggae and Supposubly "punk" this is no punk band just a bunch of sell outs if u want some reall eye opening stuff listn to Crass
sell outs? How? HTey all stuck to their otives, there last gig was for a firemans striek benifit concert. Strummer rejectd an obe.

[Urban Rubble]

im srry commrades but the clash sucks its a sad mix of reaggae and Supposubly "punk" this is no punk band just a bunch of sell outs if u want some reall eye opening stuff listn to Crass

Yeah dude, because like, you totally have to like, sound like shit and stuff to be real punk rock.

If one more person reccomends Crass with the intent of showing off how badass and underground they are I think I might put a pipe bomb under my computer. Crass was an interesting band, good album covers, good lyrics, but their music sucked, plain and simple (with the exception of a very few songs).

[violencia.Proletariat]

Originally posted by Urban [email protected] 5 2005, 08:12 PM

im srry commrades but the clash sucks its a sad mix of reaggae and Supposubly "punk" this is no punk band just a bunch of sell outs if u want some reall eye opening stuff listn to Crass

Yeah dude, because like, you totally have to like, sound like shit and stuff to be real punk rock.

If one more person reccomends Crass with the intent of showing off how badass and underground they are I think I might put a pipe bomb under my computer. Crass was an interesting band, good album covers, good lyrics, but their music sucked, plain and simple (with the exception of a very few songs).
haha i see your point although i dont think they gave a damn about the music. i admire crass because they did more than release records, thatcher tapes :P

[We'reTheFirstToDie]

Best Song: Ghetto Defendant

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by SupportTheALF+Jul 2 2005, 02:33 AM--> (SupportTheALF @ Jul 2 2005, 02:33 AM)
[email protected] 29 2005, 08:01 PM
lol boring, what band are you comparing them with, overrated? I barely ever see them on tv or anything, a lot of people havent heard of them, and downplay them,
Overrated because so many people think theyre the best band to ever hit the streets.

Theyre played on radio all the time. [/b]
Where to start...?

Played on the radio all the time?? Not that I've experienced although I gave up on commercial radio a LONG time ago. Maybe one or two select songs. However if they are on the radio "all the time" why are you complaining about them being on the radio if you are listening to the radio? What is it you want to hear on the fucking radio?? Start your own pirate station or get involved in a college/community station and play what you think people should hear.

As for that great band CRASS here's what I said about them just a few moments ago in another topic:
"... as for Crass, put on the record or cd, turn your stereo all the way down and read the lyrics, the experience will be far more enjoyable."

Anachro Commie if you don't like certain threads about bands start your own fucking threads then about bands you think we should know about or talk about.

And as for the overrated claim well that's a matter of opinion and one that I don't share.

Oh and Urban sorry about the book thing I'm not much of a page turner these days and I usually lean towards sci-fi/cyberpunk or straight out political stuff. I've found most books about music/bands/musicians to be cheap attempts at cashing in. Although I've always wanted to read Lydon's book.

[Ultra-Violence]

[QUOTE]they siad that we were trash but the name is CRASS not clash they can stuff there punk credentials but in the end its them that take the cash!
CRASS(whiteunkshope)

[Redvolution]

Originally posted by Ultra-[email protected] 5 2005, 05:44 PM
im srry commrades but the clash sucks its a sad mix of reaggae and Supposubly "punk" this is no punk band just a bunch of sell outs if u want some reall eye opening stuff listn to Crass
If selling out means releasing not only a double album (declared by many, myself included, as the best album of all time), but a triple album as well for the price of one album while simoultaneously taking royalty deductions....

Then rock on Good Charlotte?

[rise_up]

good charlotte? now there's a sell-out band.

[Rage]

The Clash is rather good.

/,,/
Rock on!

[Redvolution]

Haha, just in case you were serious rise, that last statement was satirical.

The Clash were not only amazing musicians, but had a message. A voice! Rage was the Clash of their day, and we really need a Clash/Rage for THIS GENERATION. All this shit going on in the world that now has America Actively involved and possibly wanting to LEARN! People need a voice. I just wonder why Zach de la Rocha left....

Anyway, Clash = 1337

[rise_up]

1337? i hope that is a joke.

[Trotsky]

In my own humble (yet correct :D ) opinion The Clash were quite simply the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Great music, combined with politics and, even though it is often overlooked, they were incredibly glamerous and romantic, especially when you compare them with modern dullards such as Coldplay/Keane/Travis etc.

As for favourite tracks, I'd have to go for the classics, White Man in Hammersmith Palais, Complete Control/ Straight to Hell.

Lot of under-rated gems on Sandinista as well, "If Music could talk", "Someone got murdered", "Magnificent Seven", The Clash were experimenting with rap before anyone outside of The Bronx even knew what it was.

[Redvolution]

Yeah, I'm a goofy fuck and I think really stupid things are funny like 1337.

Sorry :lol:

[rise_up]

it's alright.
i'm a cynical bastard anyway.

[TheBarroomHero]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2005, 02:59 PM
In my own humble (yet correct :D ) opinion The Clash were quite simply the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Great music, combined with politics and, even though it is often overlooked, they were incredibly glamerous and romantic, especially when you compare them with modern dullards such as Coldplay/Keane/Travis etc.

As for favourite tracks, I'd have to go for the classics, White Man in Hammersmith Palais, Complete Control/ Straight to Hell.

Lot of under-rated gems on Sandinista as well, "If Music could talk", "Someone got murdered", "Magnificent Seven", The Clash were experimenting with rap before anyone outside of The Bronx even knew what it was.
Took the words right from my mouth (well finger tips). They fused every style of music together and created their own, and no one can even do it. That is saying something when your music is so good you can't be ripped off. I love "Lost in a Supermarket" and "Jeanie Jones".

[comradesteele]

i like them too had safe european home in my head all day (got me through another day stacking shelves)