I need to listen to this album again. My favourite songs on it are mostly the more "punky" songs like Somebody Got Murdered, and I suppose that's one of the songs on it that I would like to hear a 1977 Clash do. But it's years, probably over a decade since I actually listened to this thing, other than sticking random songs off it on mixes
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Sunday, 23 January 2022 03:49 (two years ago) link
only about 1/4 of it is really very compelling at all, the rest is just curiosities
― ufo, Sunday, 23 January 2022 03:56 (two years ago) link
possibly. I have a high tolerance for the Clash though, I even like some of Cut The Crap
― even the birds in the trees seemed to whisper "get fucked" (bovarism), Sunday, 23 January 2022 04:04 (two years ago) link
I've grown to love Sandinista! immensely, but then again, I've only listened to the edited version I posted above, which is still about 90 minutes long.
Reportedly Paul and Topper wanted a double LP but were overruled by Joe and Mick...I wonder what that would have been like? It's possible my sequence would have been close since I didn't shake up the order much and I mostly dropped the dubs (the main thing they recorded/added to make the triple LP possible), but I also dropped "The Crooked Beat" and I imagine they would have kept it just so that all four members get at least one lead vocal.
― birdistheword, Sunday, 23 January 2022 04:35 (two years ago) link
xxp hard disagree, 3/4 is compelling to me
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Sunday, 23 January 2022 15:56 (two years ago) link
Cut the Crap is a cautionary tale.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 24 January 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link
In the sense that they should have had the balls to go all-out and hire Trevor Horn to produce it, yes.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Monday, 24 January 2022 16:11 (two years ago) link
Worst track: Career Opportunities
Fuck that. It's the definitive version.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 05:59 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I enjoy that track, but I guess more as a novelty. Still I love the concept - if you can forget the familial relationship, how awesome would it be to see some random school kids singing Clash songs like that?
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 19:03 (two years ago) link
They didn't really move in the weird/creepy direction too often. Triple-LP time seemed right for it.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
It's a brilliant concept and realization.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 January 2022 01:47 (two years ago) link
It shows how capitalism has seeped down to the "Another Brick in the Wall" level.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 January 2022 01:48 (two years ago) link
Kid: "Ah-ah, The guns of Brixton, ah-ah! The guns of Brixton." Still gets me.
― dow, Thursday, 27 January 2022 04:08 (two years ago) link
"Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone." Word to Prof Lord S.
― dow, Thursday, 27 January 2022 04:09 (two years ago) link
"That's enough now! I'm tired of singing."
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 27 January 2022 04:48 (two years ago) link
a lot of the little interlude parts of this record are so great, I sure used them on a lot of mixtapes back in the 80s and 90s (the kid singing 'Guns Of Brixton', "who holds the key that winds up Big Ben", etc)
― bad milk blood robot (sleeve), Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:28 (two years ago) link
"I'd just like to say, let's have some music now, eh?"
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:53 (two years ago) link
"who holds the key that winds up Big Ben" - Den Hegarty, ex The Darts"I'd just like to say, let's have some music now, eh?" - Strummer, obv.
― Mark G, Thursday, 27 January 2022 11:10 (two years ago) link