sjglass 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏴I saw the lads on this album tour at the Kerrisdale Arena in 1982.
The Arena is still there.
Welcome to the BoomtownFor today’s #80smusic #flashbackfriday, we’re featuring The Clash “This is England” (1985) for #InternationalClashDay. This song is also celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. #80s #TheClash #punkrock #TheOnlyBandThatMatters
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This is England - The Clash (1985)
AlessandroThe Clash - Capital Radio (live at the Belle Vue, Manchester, UK - 15. November 1977)
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The Clash - Capital Radio (live at the Belle Vue, Manchester, UK - 15. November 1977)
The Clash - Capital Radio live at the Belle Vue, Manchester, UK 15. November 1977 Capitol Radio : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4VPkYzc1nE Janie Jones : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOgwuwzfyvQ What's My Name : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YX4EBf93pU Garageland : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPTBP53xdDM This was a specially arranged full gig which was recorded by Granada TV, of which 4 songs have only ever been broadcast on the So it Goes shows. Johnny Green (p31) also mentions the gig for the Granada TV's So it Goes programme. Granada TV also filmed the support act Soiuxie and the Banshees and a couple of minutes of their footage exists also. The original broadcast dates were mid December 1977 when the first two songs were broadcast, and a year later, December 1978 when the latter two were shown. It is suggested that... "I seem to remember someone telling me years ago, when ch4 held its punk night and broadcast the punk doc that was composed of footage from so it goes, that Granada had taped over all the original footage that they had, and the program was compiled from Tony Wilsons personal video collection of the broadcast programs (This is also mentioned in the doc when a Blondie track is played, the quality is poor due to tape deteriation). All 4 clash track that were originally broadcast in 77 & 78 from Manchester were included in the doc along with the Siouxsie footage from when they were support. "
dj zenn1000 Day Album Challenge (#14) The Clash: The Clash (1977) [14.01.24]
we're a garage band we come from garageland…
while we’re on the subject of great debut albums, I want to talk about one of the very finest ever, The Clash’s eponymous opening salvo. I don’t think I bought a Clash record until London Calling came out in early 1980, but by the time I bought the import version of Sandinista! in late 1981 I owned all of them. I was all-in on The Clash. for me, they really were, “The Only Band That Matters.”
The Clash, both the band and the album, are pure energy. listening as I write this I feel a bit like a kid again. I might be sitting on a chair at a table in front of my laptop, but in my head I’m bouncing around playing air guitar. the ringing guitar sound strikes deep for me as fo the words. “I’m so bored with the USA / now what can I do?!” the pace is relentless - one terse ball of fire followed by another. there’s barely enough room to catch one’s breath.
The Clash was import only in the U.S. until a reconfigured version appeared in 1979, eight months after Give ‘Em Enough Rope (1978). I guess the record company thought we weren’t ready for The Clash. Deny, Cheat, Protex Blue and 48 Hours were replaced by five single-only songs, a-sides and b-sdes. even though two of the replacements, Complete Control and (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais might both rank among the five best Clash songs ever, I tend to be a purist about these things. I prefer the original version as the band intended.
I highly recommend Lester Bangs’ Six Days on the Road to the Promised Land (http://bit.ly/3vwrkhH), a three part series he wrote about The Clash for NME in late 1977. I read it years ago and plan on reading it again later today. for those who are unaware of Lester Bangs, he was one of the greatest music writers ever. he was also the character played by Philip Seymour Hoffman in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous (2000).
#1000DayAlbumChallenge #TheClash #TheOnlyBandThatMatters #LesterBangs #PhilipSeymourHoffman #AlmostFamous #CameronCrowe
The Clash on the Clash
The Clash thought they could change the world. They never did, but they created some of the greatest rock music of all time in the attempt.Clash interviews were mesmerizing. Infused with the messianic spirit of punk, the Clash engaged with the press like no rock group before or since, treating interviews almost as addresses to the nation. Their pronouncements were welcomed but were hardly uncritically reported. The Clash's back pages are voluminous, crackle with controversy, and constitute a snapshot of a uniquely thoughtful and fractious period in modern history. Included in this compendium are the Clash's encounters with the most brilliant music writers of their time, including Lester Bangs, Nick Kent, Mikal Gilmore, Chris Salewicz, Charles Shaar Murray, Mick Farren, Kris Needs, and Lenny Kaye.Whether it be their audience with the (mainly) simpatico likes of punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue, their testy encounters with the correspondents of pious UK weeklies like New Musical Express, Melody Maker, and Sounds, or their friendlier but no less eyebrow-raising conversations with US periodicals like Creem and Rolling Stone, the Clash consistently created copy that lived up to their sobriquet "The Only Band That Matters."
fettwalpBonus song of the day: This track, the lead song from "Combat Rock," was released as a single on this day in 1982. It's still as relevant as ever. #TheOnlyBandThatMatters https://youtu.be/1EKCAE1vDzY
The Clash - Know Your Rights (Remastered)
Shawn P. Calhoun
HeurismReleased on this date in 1980 (in the US). Still one of my top 4 favorite albums.
Also...Joe Strummer saved my life.
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Shaun DeanRIP, Joe. 🫡 #JoeStrummer #TheOnlyBandThatMatters https://www.joestrummer.com/news/live-at-acton-town-hall
Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Joe Strummer's Iconic London Benefit Concert, Live At Acton Town Hall Is Now Streaming — Joe Strummer
We’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of Joe Strummer ’s iconic London benefit show for striking firefighters with the remastered release of LIVE AT ACTON TOWN HALL on all streaming services for the first time ever - LISTEN HERE