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Marky Dread wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 5:19pm
Kory wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 4:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 4:05pm
Kory wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 3:50pm


BRING IT
I am so looking forward to the revolution, if only for this.
Indeed. I'll have the sweet release of death, and you'll have thousands of drab bands.
Your blood will finally make Starship sound good.

(Man, shit's gotten dark.)
Hey you two...get a room! :twitch:
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Kory wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 7:19pm
Marky Dread wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 6:48pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 5:19pm
Kory wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 4:24pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
20 Oct 2017, 4:05pm

I am so looking forward to the revolution, if only for this.
Indeed. I'll have the sweet release of death, and you'll have thousands of drab bands.
Your blood will finally make Starship sound good.

(Man, shit's gotten dark.)
Hey you two...get a room! :twitch:
Like that room in Videodrome?
Yeah exactly like that. :mrgreen:
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Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
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Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
I'm more worried that ABBA didn't have a conscience. I thought they seemed really nice people.

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Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .

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msza2 wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 1:06pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .
Some good takes on that tribute.
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Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 2:46pm
msza2 wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 1:06pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .
Some good takes on that tribute.
The Mikey Dread one is fantastic but nothing else stands out with me from that project. I've actually never heard a tribute album that I even moderately liked and that goes for any artist, not just the Clash. That said, I wasn't in any way disgusted with Chuck Prophet's take on LC.

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Low Down Low wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 3:39pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 2:46pm
msza2 wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 1:06pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .
Some good takes on that tribute.
The Mikey Dread one is fantastic but nothing else stands out with me from that project. I've actually never heard a tribute album that I even moderately liked and that goes for any artist, not just the Clash. That said, I wasn't in any way disgusted with Chuck Prophet's take on LC.
I really like the Afghan Whigs version of "Lost in the Supermarket" on the Burning London CD. I like how it uses the drums from Train in Vain.
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Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 3:43pm
Low Down Low wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 3:39pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 2:46pm
msza2 wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 1:06pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am


OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .
Some good takes on that tribute.
The Mikey Dread one is fantastic but nothing else stands out with me from that project. I've actually never heard a tribute album that I even moderately liked and that goes for any artist, not just the Clash. That said, I wasn't in any way disgusted with Chuck Prophet's take on LC.
I really like the Afghan Whigs version of "Lost in the Supermarket" on the Burning London CD. I like how it uses the drums from Train in Vain.
Its not terrible, the backing track and vocals are pretty good but its the lead vocal lets it down for me, just a bit flat and uninspiring. Ultimately it just reinforces what a powerful and underappreciated lead vocalist Mick was in his own right which is the way with a lot of tribute tracks for me.

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I saw these guys twice when they were opening for the Living End and was pleasantly surprised that this is part of their set. A nice cover, complete with lap-steel:

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Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 2:46pm
msza2 wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 1:06pm
Marky Dread wrote:
21 Oct 2017, 8:04am
Heston wrote:
19 Oct 2017, 3:36pm
I think Hitsville was a regret thing with the Clash and an acknowledgement they may have been wrong. It really is a great lyric, like ABBA with a conscience.
OK here's a thought imagine if Blondie had released Hitsville U.K.(USA) as a single. Sure fire number 1. The Clash = not a pop group.
The available research supports this conclusion . . .
Some good takes on that tribute.
I kinda like the Crooked Beat cover
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Kory wrote:
23 Oct 2017, 1:24pm
I saw these guys twice when they were opening for the Living End and was pleasantly surprised that this is part of their set. A nice cover, complete with lap-steel:

Very nice.

Speaking of lap steel, always loved the lap steel on this:
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
23 Oct 2017, 2:39pm
Kory wrote:
23 Oct 2017, 1:24pm
I saw these guys twice when they were opening for the Living End and was pleasantly surprised that this is part of their set. A nice cover, complete with lap-steel:

Very nice.

Speaking of lap steel, always loved the lap steel on this:
Cool.
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matedog wrote:
23 Oct 2017, 2:39pm
Kory wrote:
23 Oct 2017, 1:24pm
I saw these guys twice when they were opening for the Living End and was pleasantly surprised that this is part of their set. A nice cover, complete with lap-steel:

Very nice.

Speaking of lap steel, always loved the lap steel on this:
Cool.
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Heston wrote:
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Spiff kindly shared this on Facebook. Some idiotic comments and placing but an interesting read...

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/all-139- ... rebutton-t
I've been spending some of my afternoon re-reading this, and it's actually a great read. Very fun and playful.
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