The Clash observations thread.

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deny wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 6:39pm
Cliff Clash
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deny wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 6:39pm
Cliff Clash
That song was Radio 2's song of the week earlier this year. It is absolutely putrid.
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daredevil wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 5:43pm
Red Angel wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 2:01pm
Speaking of similarities (no plagiarism), there is a song by the Clash that looks like this. Do you remember which one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxWVJd7AwW0

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let me know how to post a video :oops:
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I thought that with the intro but Look Here?

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101Walterton wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 11:35pm
daredevil wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 5:43pm
Red Angel wrote:
24 Nov 2018, 2:01pm
Speaking of similarities (no plagiarism), there is a song by the Clash that looks like this. Do you remember which one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxWVJd7AwW0

P.S.
let me know how to post a video :oops:
Train In Vain?
I thought that with the intro but Look Here?
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Yes, Kingston Advice. I listened to the song of Pink Fairies, released in 1972, after the Clash song, quite occasionally and I immediately remembered something. Never thought however of plagiarism. :naughty:
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I had a dream late night that it came out that Terry had actually played the drums on Combat Rock using Topper's tunings. It was a big secret among the group. My wife was curious as what all this was about and I explained that Topper's snare went "pah" and Terry's went "pum." Matey showed up-- this all took place in my old bass player's crib-- and was very cross with me and claimed I was making it all up.

Absolutely true story.

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IkarisOne wrote:
25 Nov 2018, 3:14pm
I had a dream late night that it came out that Terry had actually played the drums on Combat Rock using Topper's tunings. It was a big secret among the group. My wife was curious as what all this was about and I explained that Topper's snare went "pah" and Terry's went "pum." Matey showed up-- this all took place in my old bass player's crib-- and was very cross with me and claimed I was making it all up.

Absolutely true story.
Haha, glad I'm making it into Terry/Topper dreams. I hope I provided a sensible counter argument about it actually being Topper.
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IkarisOne wrote:
25 Nov 2018, 3:14pm
I had a dream late night that it came out that Terry had actually played the drums on Combat Rock using Topper's tunings. It was a big secret among the group. My wife was curious as what all this was about and I explained that Topper's snare went "pah" and Terry's went "pum." Matey showed up-- this all took place in my old bass player's crib-- and was very cross with me and claimed I was making it all up.

Absolutely true story.
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matedog wrote:
26 Nov 2018, 11:50am
IkarisOne wrote:
25 Nov 2018, 3:14pm
I had a dream late night that it came out that Terry had actually played the drums on Combat Rock using Topper's tunings. It was a big secret among the group. My wife was curious as what all this was about and I explained that Topper's snare went "pah" and Terry's went "pum." Matey showed up-- this all took place in my old bass player's crib-- and was very cross with me and claimed I was making it all up.

Absolutely true story.
Haha, glad I'm making it into Terry/Topper dreams. I hope I provided a sensible counter argument about it actually being Topper.
Glad I have you to keep me on the straight and narrow... :mrgreen:

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Death or Glory is a hell of a song, and has such a classic vibe to it that I'm thinking its probably one of the most underrated songs in the canon - is it in anybody's 'top ten' so to speak? I've certainly never considered it at that level, but wondering exactly why now.

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drowninghere wrote:
22 Dec 2018, 3:15pm
Death or Glory is a hell of a song, and has such a classic vibe to it that I'm thinking its probably one of the most underrated songs in the canon - is it in anybody's 'top ten' so to speak? I've certainly never considered it at that level, but wondering exactly why now.
Yeah nobody really talks about it but it's got tons of guts. The bridge is fantastic.
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I (sadly) rarely make it into record shops...but I was in one the other day and as I was browsing I noticed that while they had every Clash CD...they were all the 1999 remasters. Were the 2013 remasters ever released as single discs in the US? I picked them all up as part of the Sound System box - which I bought on Amazon. Just thought it was interesting that they were selling the 1999 discs instead of the 2013 discs.
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WestwayKid wrote:
28 Dec 2018, 1:55pm
I (sadly) rarely make it into record shops...but I was in one the other day and as I was browsing I noticed that while they had every Clash CD...they were all the 1999 remasters. Were the 2013 remasters ever released as single discs in the US? I picked them all up as part of the Sound System box - which I bought on Amazon. Just thought it was interesting that they were selling the 1999 discs instead of the 2013 discs.
I believe they were, I remember seeing them at Everyday Music.

edit: yes, Discogs confirms this.
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WestwayKid wrote:
28 Dec 2018, 1:55pm
I (sadly) rarely make it into record shops...but I was in one the other day and as I was browsing I noticed that while they had every Clash CD...they were all the 1999 remasters. Were the 2013 remasters ever released as single discs in the US? I picked them all up as part of the Sound System box - which I bought on Amazon. Just thought it was interesting that they were selling the 1999 discs instead of the 2013 discs.
Most likely explanation is they've just never sold through stock of the '99 issues.
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Flex wrote:
28 Dec 2018, 2:08pm
WestwayKid wrote:
28 Dec 2018, 1:55pm
I (sadly) rarely make it into record shops...but I was in one the other day and as I was browsing I noticed that while they had every Clash CD...they were all the 1999 remasters. Were the 2013 remasters ever released as single discs in the US? I picked them all up as part of the Sound System box - which I bought on Amazon. Just thought it was interesting that they were selling the 1999 discs instead of the 2013 discs.
Most likely explanation is they've just never sold through stock of the '99 issues.
The even more likelier explanation is that it's yet another example of shoddy Clash quality control abusing the fans. Fucking Mick.
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