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The Clash
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London, England (1976 – 1986)
The Clash was a punk rock band from London, England, active from 1976 to 1986. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 1970s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and eventually many other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for their uncommonly intense stage performances.
From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship, as well as their lyrics; the passionate, left-wing political idealism in the lyrics by frontman Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones contrasted with the nihilism of the Sex Pistols and the simplicity of the Ramones. Their 1979 album London Calling is considered by critics as one of the greatest albums in the history of rock music; Rolling Stone declared it the best album of the 1980s, even though it was released near the end of 1979 (technically, Jan 1980, in the United States).
The Clash’s attitude and style, as much as their music, has influenced countless bands, both within and outside the sphere of punk rock. Often lauded as “the only band that matters,” The Clash were canonized as rock saints even before they broke up. This was officially confirmed in 2003, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship, as well as their lyrics; the passionate, left-wing political idealism in the lyrics by frontman Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones contrasted with the nihilism of the Sex Pistols and the simplicity of the Ramones. Their 1979 album London Calling is considered by critics as one of the greatest albums in the history of rock music; Rolling Stone declared it the best album of the 1980s, even though it was released near the end of 1979 (technically, Jan 1980, in the United States).
The Clash’s attitude and style, as much as their music, has influenced countless bands, both within and outside the sphere of punk rock. Often lauded as “the only band that matters,” The Clash were canonized as rock saints even before they broke up. This was officially confirmed in 2003, when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The Clash-I Faught the Law
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London Calling
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Rock the Casbah
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Should I Stay or Should I Go
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The Guns of Brixton
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Lost in the Supermarket
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I Fought the Law
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Train in Vain
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Clampdown
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Brand New Cadillac
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Hateful
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White Riot
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Death or Glory
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Shoutbox
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TheAlexH wrote:
People keep saying my band sound like The Clash, so hopefully that means fans of The Clash will like The Cakes? It is a true fact, but did that still seem like a shameless plug?
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PrimusRik wrote:
no.
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james_cfc wrote:
Over-rated much?
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gayslayer666 wrote:
www.last.fm/music/femalepenis
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storvikarn wrote:
For Those Who Probably Will Die While Listening To Music Feel free to join if your love to music is timeless..
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ControlThatGirl wrote:
i love the clash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! joe strummer is great
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Abiaaaa wrote:
¡The only band that matters!
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Alacos12 wrote:
Hey Fans! The Clash is out with a CD right now. "Live at Shea Stadium" is the ONLY live full length album to be put out by the band. It is going to be great! http://www.myspace.com/theclash you can order the CD on their myspace!
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jamescross wrote:
I don’t know if you guys have heard but the Clash have a new Live cd out. It’s from their performance at Shea Stadium in ’82. It’s definitely worth checking out. Here’s more information about it. http://www.theclashonline.com/news/the-clash-also-played-shea
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passingluck wrote:
Live at Shea Stadium is really awesome...I would've given my eye teeth to see The Clash live back in the day, so I guess this is about as close as I'm going to get!
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jakesonaplane wrote:
i had a quick look through that book and it looked amazing.
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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
I really need to get that new giant Clash book that just came out! It was a great thing to see as soon as I walked into the record shop yesterday.
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youdestroyme wrote:
What do you guys think of the live CD? It's soo good! I wish I was at the show!
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rockadam wrote:
Hello! Join new group for student and adults We Don't Need No Education !!!
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Hugo_A-Go-Go wrote:
Out of all of the live shows why the hell did they choose to release the shea gig!? ....................................................... annoying.
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mrs_madina wrote:
i fxckin lovbe themXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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eternutopia wrote:
damn they're so fukn gooooood
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punkcherry wrote:
possibly tnhe best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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apatia wrote:
www.stayfree.blogspot.com :)
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midnightlog wrote:
sempre clash
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