The Clash observations thread.

[Marky Dread]

Know Your Rights
Car Jammin'
SISOSIG
Casbah
The Beautiful People
Straight To Hell

Overpowered By Funk
Kill Time
Sean Flynn
Long Time Jerk
Ghetto Defendant
Inoculated City
Midnight To Stevens

RAD, Atom Tan and Death Is a Star as b-sides. Side 2 is now a bit cheerier.

No Kung Fu in the car park = no Clash!

[Kory]

Know Your Rights
Car Jammin'
SISOSIG
Casbah
The Beautiful People
Straight To Hell

Overpowered By Funk
Kill Time
Sean Flynn
Long Time Jerk
Ghetto Defendant
Inoculated City
Midnight To Stevens

RAD, Atom Tan and Death Is a Star as b-sides. Side 2 is now a bit cheerier.

I still like Mick's proposed tracklist. Especially with his atmospheric mixes.

[TeddyB Not Logged In]

Maybe I'm biased but I like the Rat Patrol double album track list best as well, though I prefer what they did with KYR and SISOSIG on Glyn's mixes, and the edit on Straight to Hell. I don't see Midnight to Stevens on the album. Love Kangaroo Court (Strummer!) and like Beautiful People but they do sound a bit unfinished. RAD is presumably on Combat Rock as the obligatory Paul lead vocal, plus the direct social commentary about New York. Atom Tan... MJ sometimes jokes that all of his compositions end with a nuclear holocaust. Death is a Star is an interesting track but maybe not as an album closer. For a single album track list, I'm copasetic relegating Cool Confusion and First Night Back in London to B Sides.

[Wolter]

Figuring out what to cut from CR is a very seductive but dangerous exercise. In no time we'd be down to maybe a four-song ep.

But WHAT an ep!

[Heston]

Maybe I'm biased but I like the Rat Patrol double album track list best as well, though I prefer what they did with KYR and SISOSIG on Glyn's mixes, and the edit on Straight to Hell. I don't see Midnight to Stevens on the album. Love Kangaroo Court (Strummer!) and like Beautiful People but they do sound a bit unfinished. RAD is presumably on Combat Rock as the obligatory Paul lead vocal, plus the direct social commentary about New York. Atom Tan... MJ sometimes jokes that all of his compositions end with a nuclear holocaust. Death is a Star is an interesting track but maybe not as an album closer. For a single album track list, I'm copasetic relegating Cool Confusion and First Night Back in London to B Sides.

I've got a blind spot for Midnight To Stevens, I just think it's a great composition. Yeah, it doesn't fit thematically, I'll concede that. I'd happily swap it for a Joe-sang RAD.

[Heston]

Figuring out what to cut from CR is a very seductive but dangerous exercise. In no time we'd be down to maybe a four-song ep.

But WHAT an ep!

It would give the Cost of Living EP a run for its money.

Should I Stay
Rock the Casbah
Ghetto Defendant
Straight To Hell

[Flex]

i've made peace with combat rock as it was issued. great record.

[Dr. Medulla]

Figuring out what to cut from CR is a very seductive but dangerous exercise. In no time we'd be down to maybe a four-song ep.

But WHAT an ep!

It would give the Cost of Living EP a run for its money.

Should I Stay
Rock the Casbah
Ghetto Defendant
Straight To Hell

So close—Know Your Rights instead of GD. You really have to throw a bone to the hectoring fan.

[Dr. Medulla]

i've made peace with combat rock as it was issued. great record.

I won't say it's great, but it's a wonderfully flawed record. I love it for all of its batshit qualities.

[Flex]

i've made peace with combat rock as it was issued. great record.

I won't say it's great, but it's a wonderfully flawed record. I love it for all of its batshit qualities.

yeah, maybe that's the way to put it. great for me.

[101Walterton]

Maybe I'm biased but I like the Rat Patrol double album track list best as well, though I prefer what they did with KYR and SISOSIG on Glyn's mixes, and the edit on Straight to Hell. I don't see Midnight to Stevens on the album. Love Kangaroo Court (Strummer!) and like Beautiful People but they do sound a bit unfinished. RAD is presumably on Combat Rock as the obligatory Paul lead vocal, plus the direct social commentary about New York. Atom Tan... MJ sometimes jokes that all of his compositions end with a nuclear holocaust. Death is a Star is an interesting track but maybe not as an album closer. For a single album track list, I'm copasetic relegating Cool Confusion and First Night Back in London to B Sides.

I've got a blind spot for Midnight To Stevens, I just think it's a great composition. Yeah, it doesn't fit thematically, I'll concede that. I'd happily swap it for a Joe-sang RAD.

I’m with you on Midnight To Stevens.
GD probably my second favourite track on CR after STH (close call).

[Wolter]

i've made peace with combat rock as it was issued. great record.

I won't say it's great, but it's a wonderfully flawed record. I love it for all of its batshit qualities.

yeah, maybe that's the way to put it. great for me.

I think it definitely grew in my estimation after the survivor series. It’s not perfect, but I was taking it for granted a bit.

[101Walterton]

i've made peace with combat rock as it was issued. great record.

I won't say it's great, but it's a wonderfully flawed record. I love it for all of its batshit qualities.

yeah, maybe that's the way to put it. great for me.

I think it definitely grew in my estimation after the survivor series. It’s not perfect, but I was taking it for granted a bit.

Probably my least favourite (if the 5) but MrsW played my old vinyl copy on the weekend and it sounded great. First time I have listened to it back to back in a long time.

[TeddyB Not Logged In]

As Joe said, half-great, half-wiggy. But the wiggy stuff is mostly very good too.

[sonnyburnit]

Inoculated City & Sean Flynn (I prefer the extended version) have over the years become album favs for me. Some combination of Rat Patrol vs GJ’s mixes would make for a stone cold classic.