The Clash hot takes thread

[Dr. Medulla]

I'd almost certainly like them more if I'd never heard of this place. I won't say I dislike them, but all the critiques over the years has stained my consciousness when I listen.

I got to that point, and then I quit coming here to discuss the band and only came to hang out with the awesome people.

Same here. Awful, contemptable band; decent fans.

[Flex]

What is the difference between this and the Clash Observations thread? Is "hot takes" an American phrase? I've never heard of it.

You would understand it as a form of sealed pancake.

[Mimi]

I'd almost certainly like them more if I'd never heard of this place. I won't say I dislike them, but all the critiques over the years has stained my consciousness when I listen.

I got to that point, and then I quit coming here to discuss the band and only came to hang out with the awesome people.

Same here. Awful, contemptable band; decent fans.

No, I still love 'em. I've liked them since '78. That's the longest relationship I've ever had. But I don't have it in me to discuss DCT.

[dave202]

Basically, they're a pretty great band.

If they were that great, why didn't Duran Duran cover them on 'Thank You', surely one of the greatest album of cover versions of all time? Eh?

[Wolter]

I'd almost certainly like them more if I'd never heard of this place. I won't say I dislike them, but all the critiques over the years has stained my consciousness when I listen.

I got to that point, and then I quit coming here to discuss the band and only came to hang out with the awesome people.

Same here. Awful, contemptable band; decent fans.

I went through that phase, then I realized everyone here has stupid opinions and shitty taste so I might as well enjoy the Clash.

[Flex]

I went through that phase, then I realized everyone here except Flex has stupid opinions and shitty taste so I might as well enjoy the Clash.

You're too kind.

[Dr. Medulla]

I went through that phase, then I realized everyone here except Flex has stupid opinions and shitty taste so I might as well enjoy the Clash.

You're too kind.

Flex is the gold standard of stupid opinions and shitty taste. He is our mouth-breathing god.

[Dunster]

If only the 101ers had stuck together, and Mick joined up and they got Topper on drums and then Paul on bass that would have been solid. If the 101ers had stuck together the world would be a different place, so many lives could have been spared from punk.

The thought of it makes my weak heart drop.

[appleseed1]

I sing that one line in English Civil War as "who got caught out in their underwear."

[Marky Dread]

The Clash. Little Richard. Bo Diddley. Chuck Berry. Ray Charles.The Velvet Underground. Iggy & the Stooges. MC5. David Bowie. Bob Marley. Lee scratch Perry. Mikey Dread. The Modern Lovers. The Ramones. Sex Pistols.

Music people like. I like music.

[JennyB]

I sing that one line in English Civil War as "who got caught out in their underwear."

[JennyB]

The Clash. Little Richard. Bo Diddley. Chuck Berry. Ray Charles.The Velvet Underground. Iggy & the Stooges. MC5. David Bowie. Bob Marley. Lee scratch Perry. Mikey Dread. The Modern Lovers. The Ramones. Sex Pistols.

Music people like. I like music.

That's some good music, Marky.

[Flex]

Clash Hot Take: Sandinista would have been at least 10% improved with better track sequencing. Mix the dubs in with the regular songs and the albums' energy would have carried through the whole way a lot more. You would have lost some of the 1-2 punches of those first 4-5 sides, but the overall improvement would have been worth it.

[Kory]

Clash Hot Take: Sandinista would have been at least 10% improved with better track sequencing. Mix the dubs in with the regular songs and the albums' energy would have carried through the whole way a lot more. You would have lost some of the 1-2 punches of those first 4-5 sides, but the overall improvement would have been worth it.

Wash. Bullets straight into Silicone would be a rough one though. But yeah, it's weird they did that with Crooked Beat and One More Time, and then just dropped the idea.

[Flex]

Wash. Bullets straight into Silicone would be a rough one though. But yeah, it's weird they did that with Crooked Beat and One More Time, and then just dropped the idea.

I don't even think you have to have the dubs immediately following the songs proper. It might make it more interesting if you didn't, and I know I for one have always felt that by the tail end of the One More Time/One More Dub I'm ready for something else. That's an open topic for debate, I'm not sold either way there.