On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! The pounding arena rock of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" makes the Clash sound like an arena rock band, and much of the album boasts a muscular, heavy sound courtesy of producer Glyn Johns. But things aren't quite that simple. Combat Rock contains heavy flirtations with ap, funk, and eggae, and it even has a cameo by poet Allen Ginsberg -- if this album is, as it has often been claimed, the Clash's sellout effort, it's a very strange way to sell out. Even with the infectious, dance-inflected /p>
ew wave pop of "Rock the Casbah" leading the way, there aren't many overt attempts at crossover success, mainly because the group is tearing in two separate directions. Mick Jones wants the Clash to inherit the Who's righteous arena rock stance, and Joe Strummer wants to forge ahead into black music. The result is an album that is nearly as inconsistent as Sandinista!, even though its finest moments -- "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell" -- illustrate why the Clash were able to reach a larger audience than ever before with the record. [In 2000 Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered Combat Rock.]
...since the Hip Hop Thursday thang still has teeth, I thought I'd point to one of the first places that I ever heard a rap done...by a white guy, no less...The tune is called "Overpowered By Funk" by the Clash from off of their Combat Rock LP...although I already have it on mp4, I just got a copy from a homebiscuit on M (thanks Mike)...the latter reminded me that I'd written a piece on this tu...
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Ok so I think this is the worst Clash song ever...but, I like it. I think I like it because this is the first Clash song I ever heard and my fist thought was "this noise is like nothing I've ever heard before" It is also their best known song, here in the US anyway. So that being said I have some questions for you, my fellow moggers.Are their artists you love so much that you even like the so...
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Did anyone else catch Maura Tierny singing the song on the phone that she said was her kid's favorite song? The one she said puts him to sleep right away?"This indecision's buggin me"Pretty damn funny with no music, sung completely out of context. Hilarious. :)
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via Rolling Stone: Topper has no memory of his original lyrics, though former Clash co-manager Kosmo Vinyl told us it was a filthy ode to Headon’s girlfriend. "He had really pornographic lyrics for it if I remember correctly," Vinyl says. "Very, very pornographic lyrics." Strummer decided to take the song in a different direction. His inspiration came from the Clash’s other manager, Bernie R
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...since the Hip Hop Thursday thang still has teeth, I thought I'd point to one of the first places that I ever heard a rap done...by a white guy, no less...The tune is called "Overpowered By Funk" by the Clash from off of their Combat Rock LP...although I already have it on mp4, I just got a copy from a homebiscuit on M (thanks Mike)...the latter reminded me that I'd written a piece on this tu...
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When do we get asked the same question by George W.? "Bush likely to prevent aides' testimony"http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_go_co/bush_congress
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Did anyone else catch Maura Tierny singing the song on the phone that she said was her kid's favorite song? The one she said puts him to sleep right away?"This indecision's buggin me"Pretty damn funny with no music, sung completely out of context. Hilarious. :)
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"Sharif don't like it." This song was written about the Ayatollah shutting down rock n roll music in the casbah and ordering jets to bomb it but instead the jet pilots rock out to the music in their headphones.Strangly relavent today after Iran just shut down the "satanic music" concert.
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Ok so I think this is the worst Clash song ever...but, I like it. I think I like it because this is the first Clash song I ever heard and my fist thought was "this noise is like nothing I've ever heard before" It is also their best known song, here in the US anyway. So that being said I have some questions for you, my fellow moggers.Are their artists you love so much that you even like the so...
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i wish i had more people on here i could connect with.i mean, i've had this thing for, what? ever? i need people. people need me. this is a lonely rant and i really hate it because of the fact it's lonely. maybe if someone changes that it won't be such a lonely rant, if a rant at all. maybe i should just head on over to my account on livejournal, which i haven't updated either in a while.dang, ...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Know Your Rights |
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| 2 Car Jamming |
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| 3 Should I Stay or Should I Go |
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| 4 Rock the Casbah |
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| 5 Red Angel Dragnet |
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| 6 Straight to Hell |
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| 7 Overpowered by Funk |
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| 8 Atom Tan |
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| 9 Sean Flynn |
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| 10 Ghetto Defendant |
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| 11 Inoculated City |
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| 12 Death Is a Star |
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