I like the 1984 Clash-2
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vrouwenverwarmer
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I like the 1984 Clash-2
I'm sorry, but I really like the 1984 Clash-2 shows best, full power and energie!
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As much as I love GEED, I can't support Clash 2 wholeheartedly. I was listening to the 1984-12-06 show and Joe does all this shouting and forgets lyrics on Cap Radio and London's Burning. The band keeps charging along like a well oiled machine, but it is just lacking.
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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Dec 84 ain't so great, but Feb-May was pretty damn good.matedog wrote:As much as I love GEED, I can't support Clash 2 wholeheartedly. I was listening to the 1984-12-06 show and Joe does all this shouting and forgets lyrics on Cap Radio and London's Burning. The band keeps charging along like a well oiled machine, but it is just lacking.
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Re: I like the 1984 Clash-2
I see glimpses of greatness on that show and it is such a unique set list, but it's more of a let down than anything. I endorse May 84 Clash 2 over anything else. The new tunes in the earlier sets don't do it for me.Wolter wrote:Dec 84 ain't so great, but Feb-May was pretty damn good.matedog wrote:As much as I love GEED, I can't support Clash 2 wholeheartedly. I was listening to the 1984-12-06 show and Joe does all this shouting and forgets lyrics on Cap Radio and London's Burning. The band keeps charging along like a well oiled machine, but it is just lacking.
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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May's definitely the peak.matedog wrote:I see glimpses of greatness on that show and it is such a unique set list, but it's more of a let down than anything. I endorse May 84 Clash 2 over anything else. The new tunes in the earlier sets don't do it for me.Wolter wrote:Dec 84 ain't so great, but Feb-May was pretty damn good.matedog wrote:As much as I love GEED, I can't support Clash 2 wholeheartedly. I was listening to the 1984-12-06 show and Joe does all this shouting and forgets lyrics on Cap Radio and London's Burning. The band keeps charging along like a well oiled machine, but it is just lacking.
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The tunes featured on GEED are the only versions of the new tunes I think are legitimately good. There are performances of the old songs throughout that I can cherry pick though.Wolter wrote:May's definitely the peak.matedog wrote:I see glimpses of greatness on that show and it is such a unique set list, but it's more of a let down than anything. I endorse May 84 Clash 2 over anything else. The new tunes in the earlier sets don't do it for me.Wolter wrote:Dec 84 ain't so great, but Feb-May was pretty damn good.matedog wrote:As much as I love GEED, I can't support Clash 2 wholeheartedly. I was listening to the 1984-12-06 show and Joe does all this shouting and forgets lyrics on Cap Radio and London's Burning. The band keeps charging along like a well oiled machine, but it is just lacking.
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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Well, there once was a time when you'd be among friends here. In earlier days this board was a defacto '84 tour fan club.vrouwenverwarmer wrote:I'm sorry, but I really like the 1984 Clash-2 shows best, full power and energie!
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Nothing wrong with the shows they are great, it just aint the Clash though.
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What's not to love?IkarisOne wrote:Well, there once was a time when you'd be among friends here. In earlier days this board was a defacto '84 tour fan club.vrouwenverwarmer wrote:I'm sorry, but I really like the 1984 Clash-2 shows best, full power and energie!
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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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Just listened to GEED. Mostly good, but the backing vocals at the end of Safe European Home are hilarious.
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Someone on Snews said it sounded like the Village People Macho Man chanting vocals. I found that highly amusing.simo wrote:Just listened to GEED. Mostly good, but the backing vocals at the end of Safe European Home are hilarious.
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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Sums up the whole of Clash II for me.simo wrote:backing vocals are hilarious.
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I like Clash II but I tend to only listen to their songs... not them doing real Clash songs. Other then "One More Time" and maybe one or two others, there's not much of a reason to.simo wrote:Just listened to GEED. Mostly good, but the backing vocals at the end of Safe European Home are hilarious.
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The 84-85 Clash were an amazing live band, nothing wrong with liking them.vrouwenverwarmer wrote:I'm sorry, but I really like the 1984 Clash-2 shows best, full power and energie!
Regarding the performances of the songs 77-82, Some are great (Clampdown, OMT)
and some are bad or unlistenable (WMN, Bankrobber).
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I always thought What's My Name was pretty much ok live. RTC, Washington Bullets and Corner Soul were the main live offenders for me.daredevil wrote:The 84-85 Clash were an amazing live band, nothing wrong with liking them.vrouwenverwarmer wrote:I'm sorry, but I really like the 1984 Clash-2 shows best, full power and energie!
Regarding the performances of the songs 77-82, Some are great (Clampdown, OMT)
and some are bad or unlistenable (WMN, Bankrobber).
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board