The Clash

[Hermanthegerman]

 

[Hermanthegerman]

 

[Bobbito Blaze]

MY DADDY WAS A BANK ROBBER...lol..love that jam

 

[StRa]

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses

 

[theclearspot]

Ive got a documentary dvd 'Westway to the World'. Theres a classic scene where drummer Topper Headon, looking worse for wear, is being interviewed about his exit from The Clash.

Topper: So Joe threatened to throw me out the band if I didnt stop taking err certain 'substances'...
Interviewer: So what happened then?
Topper: Well I just carried on taking them like....

 

[Hermanthegerman]

An interesting article from "the independent", Toppers story.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...eace-with-the-man-who-sacked-him-1717627.html

 

[Hermanthegerman]

On September 13th is coming out a new Clash compilation. It´s mostly the same songs that the Clash played live in July 1982. Nice idea but I don´t need it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash_Hits_Back

If I had a wish, than I want the "Rat patrol from Fort Braggs" in a good quality. It´s the original session of the later "Combat Rock" mixed by Mick Jones.

 

[Hermanthegerman]

The Band 311 with a coverversion of "White man at Hammersmith palais".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1mth_4-LQc

 

[Hermanthegerman]

Heather Nova/Moby-"straight to hell"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CJAepaY6ls

Jakob Dylan, Elvis Costello-"straight to hell", very good version live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rTOToUmWo&NR=1&feature=endscreen

and my original single

 

[StRa]

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Redemption Song

 

[OKD]

Wow, thanks, Herman, for pointing me here! I hadn't ventured into this neck of IC's woods! I see there's lots of music to catch up on.
I'm the youngest of six and I grew up listening to all the hippy crap. I used to hate the Beatles I had to hear them so much! So the Clash is my Beatles. They spoke for me and inspired me and informed me. They made me broaden my musical horizons. I grew up in Wyoming and I knew I'd never get to hear them live but that was okay, at least I knew they were out there!
I like Billy Bragg alot too. I think he has done an admirable job of carrying that political punk torch. I DID get to meet Mr. Bragg, but secretly I was pretending he was Joe Strummer, lol!
My all-time faves include Straight to Hell, Clampdown and Garageland.
Thanks again Herman!

 

[Hermanthegerman]

Hello OKD, thank you for your posting! Yes of cause, I´m a Clashfan too for my whole life but the Beatles also ;-). In winter 1979/80 I was in London and bought the "Give ém enough rope" LP, only why I liked the cover. That was the beginning, I was young by the right time. But I never saw them live. In 1999 I saw Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros live, I was so lucky that I had tears in my eyes. It´s not easy, my alltime faves? Yes, straight to hell, charlie don´t surf (live version), bankrobber/dub, garageland is wonderfull but I can´t say. Thinking about it my whole lifetime.

 

[OKD]

Something to think about for a lifetime!
I think 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' was my first Clash album. I need to listen to that live version of 'Charlie..'.

 

[Hermanthegerman]

Hello OKD,
the liveversion from "Charlie don´t surf" you can find on Youtube.
But maybe you can buy the whole DVD, "The Clash-Live at Sun Plaza, Tokyo 1982". I bought it very cheap.

 

[OKD]

Yesterday evening i watched the DVD "The Clash-Live in Tokyo 82",
my favorite song is the liveversion (of course ;-) ) of "Charlie don´t surf". It´s awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTbADVuGRMw&feature=related

I watched that today, Herman, that was really good. My six-year old stepdaughter thought "Should I Stay or Should I Go" was pretty good!

 

[Hermanthegerman]

Hello OKD,
thats nice that you watched the "concert" and liked it! Funny that your little stepdaughters favorite was "should I stay, or should I go".

 

[944s2]

Hello OKD,
thats nice that you watched the "concert" and liked it! Funny that your little stepdaughters favorite was "should I stay, or should I go".

hiya herman,,just for you! from my collection,,hope you enjoy and thanks for the clash update,,,peace and "clash" regards ,944s2

 

[Hermanthegerman]

Hello 944s2,
wow, you own a little treasure, very nice, I´m a little bit jealous! Thank you for sharing.

 

[944s2]

Hello 944s2,
wow, you own a little treasure, very nice, I´m a little bit jealous! Thank you for sharing.

thanks herman,,i have the sex pistols signed also from the 70s alas no "sid vicious" signature,,to get a pistols signed pic with sids sig is like the "holy grail" ,,

 

[Hermanthegerman]

I´ve got no autographs from The Clash or the Pistols or Sid, sorry for off topic, but I´ve got a little holy grail too.