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evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:05 am


well lately ive been on a huge clash streak. listening to ever album i have by them almost once a week. i cant really say how much i love this band to tell the truth... so ill just give some articles and things like that ^_^ enjoy

Biography
The Clash:

Joe Strummer (John Graham Mellor): vocals, guitar (date and place of birth: 21 August 1952, Ankara, Turkey)
Mick Jones: vocals, guitar (date and place of birth: 26 June 1955, London, England)
Paul Simonon: bass, vocals (date and place of birth: 15 December 1956, London, England)
Topper Headon: drums (date and place of birth: 30 May 1955, Bromley, Kent, England)

Mick Jones had a band called London S.S. with Bernard Rhodes who would become later The Clash's manager. Paul Simonon joined the London S.S. at its last legs. After, they decided to start all over again in a new band. Mick Jones decided to teach Paul Simonon how to play guitar, but as Paul had never played that instrument, it was too difficult for him. So they decided he should play bass, "because it's easier and has only four strings", as Paul said once.

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They got Keith Levene as another guitarist and Terry Chimes as drummer. Bernard Rhodes was becoming the band's manager. Paul and Mick met Joe Strummer once, and Bernard asked him if he would like to join the band. Joe Strummer had another band (called The 101'ers) and was more musically experienced than the others by that time. He joined them on 31st May 1976, and Mick Jones said that it was a great deal getting Joe, because of that. Keith left the band, because the others said he wasn't into their project, so they voted him out. After, Terry Chimes left the band too. By that time The Clash consisted of only Mick Jones, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon. Terry Chimes would be back only to record their first album.

Paul Simonon came with the band's name, he said that The Clash could be a good one. They recorded their first album, self titled The Clash (1977), which was one of the most selling import albums in the U.S.A., since it was released only later in America, but with some different tracks from the british one. After, Nicky "Topper" Headon joined in April 1977. Their second work was Give 'em Enough Rope. This was a hit (reached number 2 in the U.K.), and divulged The Clash's work to a great number of fans. But their greatest album in the opinion of The Rolling Stone Magazine (and music critics) was their third one, titled London Calling, which was rated the best album of the 80's decade and one of the best rock 'n' roll albums of all time.

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Mick Jones

The fourth work released was Sandinista!, which was a three record set album. Combat Rock came after and was the last album with Mick Jones and Topper Headon. Mick Jones started another band called Big Audio Dynamite. After that The Clash released their last album, Cut the Crap (1985), only with Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon from the original formation. After the end, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the ones who wrote almost all of the Clash's songs, started working together again in the Big Audio Dynamite's project.

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Joe Strummer

The first two albums (The Clash and Give 'em Enough Rope are punk rock albums). London Calling is more pop rock. Sandinista! has a lot of music styles in it, Combat Rock is pop rock. The last, Cut the Crap, sounds more disco.

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Paul Simonon

Although they've explored more than one musical style, The Clash was rated as a punk rock band, because it started as one, and their punk ideas never died, as it can be noticed in most of their albums. There were other albums released too, which are a review of The Clash's work with some previously unreleased tracks, demos, live tracks and remixes.

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Topper Headon

Joe Strummer said that their work is an attempt to show different feelings, like the union that must exist between people. He also said that The Clash was trying to teach new ways of feeling, thinking and being to their fans. The money wasn't really important to them, as they wanted to transmit their ideas. London Calling, a two record set album, and Sandinista! (three record set) were both sold by the price of a regular LP.

remember, this wasnt written by me. so please correct me if im wrong
PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:07 am


ill be adding the pictures shortly. since angelfire sucks. -_-
Albums:

The Clash (1977)



The U.S. Version Features:

1) Clash City Rockers
2) I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
3) Remote Control
4) Complete Control
5) White Riot
6) White Man In Hammersmith Palais
7) London's Burning
cool I Fought The Law
9) Janie Jones
10) Career Opportunities
11) What's My Name
12) Hate And War
13) Police And Thieves
14) Jail Guitar-Doors
15) Garageland

The U.K. Version Features:

1) Janie Jones
2) Remote Control
3) I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
4) White Riot
5) Hate And War
6) What's My Name
7) Deny
cool London's Burning
9) Career Opportunities
10) Cheat
11) Protex Blue
12) Police And Thieves
13) 48 Hours
14) Garageland



Give 'em Enough Rope (197 cool



1) Safe European Home
2) English Civil War
3) Tommy Gun
4) Julie's In The Drug Squad
5) Last Gang In Town
6) Guns On The Roof
7) Drug-Stabbing Time
cool Stay Free
9) Cheapskates
10) All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts)



London Calling (1979)



1) London Calling
2) Brand New Cadillac
3) Jimmy Jazz
4) Hateful
5) Rudie Can't Fail
6) Spanish Bombs
7) The Right Profile
cool Lost In The Supermarket
9) Clampdown
10) The Guns Of Brixton
11) Wrong 'em Boyo
12) Death Or Glory
13) Koka Kola
14) The Card Cheat
15) Lover's Rock
16) Four Horsemen
17) I'm Not Down
1 cool Revolution Rock
19) Train In Vain



Sandinista! (1981)



DISC ONE

1) The Magnificent Seven
2) Hitsville U.K.
3) Junco Partner
4) Ivan Meets G.I. Joe
5) The Leader
6) Something About England
7) Rebel Waltz
cool Look Here
9) The Crooked Beat
10) Somebody Got Murdered
11) One More Time
12) One More Dub
13) Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
14) Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
15) Corner Soul
16) Let's Go Crazy
17) If Music Could Talk
1 cool The Sound Of The Sinners

DISC TWO

1) Police On My Back
2) Midnight Log
3) The Equalizer
4) The Call Up
5) Washington Bullets
6) Broadway
7) Lose This Skin
cool Charlie Don't Surf
9) Mensforth Hill
10) Junkie Slip
11) Kingston Advice
12) The Street Parade
13) Version City
14) Living In Fame
15) Silicone On Sapphire
16) Version Pardner
17) Career Opportunities
1 cool Shepherds Delight



Combat Rock (1982)



1) Know Your Rights
2) Car Jamming
3) Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
4) Rock The Casbah
5) Red Angel Dragnet
6) Straight To Hell
7) Overpowered By Funk
cool Atom Tan
9) Sean Flynn
10) Ghetto Defendant
11) Inoculated City
12) Death Is A Star



Cut The Crap (1985)



1) Dictator
2) Dirty Punk
3) We Are The Clash
4) Are You Red..Y
5) Cool Under Heat
6) Movers And Shakers
7) This Is England
cool Three Card Trick
9) Play To Win
10) Fingerpoppin'
11) North And South
12) Life Is Wild



The Story Of The Clash Vol. I, II (198 cool - Compilation of Previous Songs



DISC ONE

1) The Magnificent Seven
2) Rock the Casbah
3) This Is Radio Clash
4) Should I Stay Or Should I Go
5) Straight To Hell
6) Armagideon Time
7) Clampdown
cool Train In Vain
9) The Guns Of Brixton
10) I Fought The Law
11) Somebody Got Murdered
12) Lost In The Supermarket
13) Bankrobber

DISC TWO

1) White Man In Hammersmith Palais
2) London's Burning
3) Janie Jones
4) Tommy Gun
5) Complete Control
6) Capital Radio One
7) White Riot
cool Career Opportunities
9) Clash City Rockers
10) Safe European Home
11) Stay Free
12) London Calling
13) Spanish Bombs
14) English Civil War
15) Police And Thieves



Clash On Broadway (1991) - Compilation Of Previous Songs With Unreleased Tracks, Live Songs, Demos.



DISC ONE

1) Janie Jones (Demo)
2) Career Opportunities (Demo)
3) White Riot
4) 1977
5) I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
6) Hate And War
7) What's My Name
cool Deny
9) London's Burning
10) Protex Blue
11) Police And Thieves
12) 48 Hours
13) Cheat
14) Garageland
15) Capital Radio One
16) Complete Control
17) Clash City Rockers
1 cool City Of The Dead
19) Jail Guitar Doors
20) The Prisoner
21) White Man In Hammersmith Palais
22) Pressure Drop
23) 1-2 Crush On You
24) English Civil War (live)
25) I Fought The Law (live)

DISC TWO

1) Safe European Home
2) Tommy Gun
3) Julie's In The Drug Squad
4) Stay Free
5) One Emotion
6) Groovy Times
7) Gates Of The West
cool Armagideon Time
9) London Calling
10) Brand New Cadillac
11) Rudie Can't Fail
12) The Guns Of Brixton
13) Spanish Bombs
14) Lost In The Supermarket
15) The Right Profile
16) The Card Cheat
17) Death Or Glory
1 cool Clampdown
19) Train In Vain
20) Bankrobber

DISC THREE

1) Police On My Back
2) The Magnificent Seven
3) The Leader
4) The Call Up
5) Somebody Got Murdered
6) Washington Bullets
7) Broadway
cool Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice) (Live)
9) Every Little Bit Hurts
10) Stop The World
11) Midnight To Stevens
12) This Is Radio Clash
13) Cool Confusion
14) Red Angel Dragnet
15) Ghetto Defendant
16) Rock The Casbah
17) Should I Stay Or Should I Go
1 cool Straight to Hell
19) Street Parade



Super Black Market Clash (1993) - Compilation of Previous Songs, Some Unreleased Tracks And Remixes.



1) 1977
2) Listen
3) Jail Guitar Doors
4) City Of The Dead
5) The Prisoner
6) Pressure Drop
7) 1-2 Crush On You
cool Groovy Times
9) Gates Of The West
10) Capital Radio Two
11) Time Is Tight
12) Justice Tonight / Kick It Over
13) Robber Dub
14) The Cool Out
15) Stop The World
16) The Magnificent Dance
17) Radio Clash
1 cool First Night Back In London
19) Long Time Jerk
20) Cool Confusion
21) Mustapha Dance



The Singles (1996) - Compilation of Previous Songs.



1) White Riot
2) Remote Control
3) Complete Control
4) Clash City Rockers
5) White Man In Hammersmith Palais
6) Tommy Gun
7) English Civil War
cool I Fought The Law
9) London Calling
10) Train In Vain
11) Bankrobber
12) The Call Up
13) Hitsville U.K.
14) The Magnificent Seven
15) This Is Radio Clash
16) Know Your Rights
17) Rock The Casbah
1 cool Should I Stay Or Should I Go



From Here To Eternity Live (1999) - Live Album.



1) Complete Control
2) London's Burning
3) What's My Name
4) Clash City Rockers
5) Career Opportunities
6) (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
7) Capital Radio
cool City Of The Dead
9) I Fought The Law
10) London Calling
11) Armagideon Time
12) Train In Vain
13) Guns Of Brixton
14) Magnificent Seven
15) Know Your Rights
16) Should I Stay Or Should I Go
17) Straight To Hell



P.S.: Only albums are listed here (there are also several singles), and Black Market Clash is also not listed (Super Black Market Clash came to substitute it. It has almost all Black Market Clash tracks plus bonus ones. All songs from Black Market Clash can be found in other Clash albums).

evilbrainbabies
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evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:07 am


*reserved*
PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:50 am


Great thread! Have you added it to the linklist? I made a Clash thread once but the message didnt submit and I never got around to redoing it... anyway, now I dont have to xd And The Clash rule!

xXx White Lily xXx
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evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:15 am


why i forgot to add it for some reason. hmm, i shall do that now. ^_^ and yes, the clash do rule. ive been kinda listening to train in vein alot for some reason. spanish bombs is also a great song
PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:56 pm


I love London Calling

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evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 9:36 am


unfortunatly, i had a freind who did nothing but listen to london calling and rock the casbah. so i really couldnt say the same about those songs, because of the way he played them out so much
PostPosted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:57 pm


The Clash kick a**. I ******** love them!

alice from weirdland


evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:04 pm


And you should! the Clash are god!
PostPosted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:50 pm


my dad played me the clash all the time when i was little
all the other little kids were listening to twinkle twinkle and i had london calling
anyway
i was digging through my dads cds the other day and found combat rock
ive been listening to it obsessivly ever since

mycookie


evilbrainbabies
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:58 am


Ya know... I am in total disgust with who ever is letting this happen

In a new cell phone commercial, they have the song Rock The Casbah playing. I don't mind that so much... But it is the two idiots singing it... "Rock the Cat box" ?! ..."Stop the Cash Box" ....ya, I'm starting to wish Jello would come in and b***h slap these people
PostPosted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:43 pm


Never seen that comercial. 0_o

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:21 pm


OMG what are those dorks even doing listening to the Clash?!?
0_o

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:11 pm


Being marketing whores for talented bands to sell products that people really don't need?
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