If Music Could Talk

"Indestructible" was the B-side to Tymon's "Lose This Skin" 7" single. In 1989 Tymon re-recorded "Game of Man" titled as 'Game of a Man" for his "Relentless" album. Oh, yeah, right! I'd forgotten that Tymon released that song on his own, which made sense at the time. How does the reworked "Game Of ...

Thanks for posting! I love reading contemporaneous stuff. Glad Spirit has always kind of sucked. I think the reviews reflect what Nick Sheppard has already said on this subject -- that after the first album, they rarely caught a break from reviewers in the UK, although I agree with the one suggesti...

I might be a lazy fucker but are there any good (ideally SB) boots of H3AM? Not a lot out there, though I seem to remember one posted on Wolfgang's Vault, of all places: https://www.wolfgangs.com/music/havana-3-a-m/audio/20052419-38256.html?tid=4870062 I taped them myself on four occasions -- the b...

I can maybe understand that from say Mick and Paul's perspective but not from the fans. I think fans have simply latched onto that name because of the BAD and BAD II thing which is kind of ironic. But either way they were "The Clash" in name at least even if you disliked the idea of CtC and that li...

Thanks for the translations. I'm still baffled why they get called Clash II. Doesn't happen to other bands. They were not even the second incarnation of The Clash. Well, exactly. One of the ironies of that whole situation is how many seemed to forget that the Clash started as a five-piece -- a poin...

Heads up to everybody: I have posted two concert reviews from the Bern '84 gig on the Mohawk's Revenge Facebook page. I'll be glad to do it here, if everybody wants, but I figure you can just as easily head there, and see what they're all about. Both are post- gig reviews, one from the Berner Zeitun...

Everything Terry got involved with has merit. One of my favorite lyricists, and a massive influence on me -- similar to Joe, in is ability to paint a detailed picture in only a few lines, as we see in FBS songs like The Things We Do, or The Farmyard Connection ("They smoked all the joints, but they...

So i made this and i really dont know what to make of it... Tell me your thoughts Thanks for listening No worries! Being a collage guy myself, both on the visual and musical side, I enjoyed this immensely -- the songs seemed to fit well together. Call it Clash City Cut 'n' Paste, or Clash City Coll...

I think that's the situation, in a nutshell. Clash 2 were from the outset regarded as a, to be polite, 'cult/ fanbase fuelled' outfit, certainly in the UK, despite their ability to tour and still sell tickets. It wasn't The Clash, and lots of their long-term fans - and influential music press types...

Chairman Ralph wrote: ↑11 Jul 2023, 6:50am That the Clash were playing some obscure festival in Brittany on the day of the world's biggest one says it all, in terms of where their stock stood at the time. Which could be admirable or principled or whatever if they were Black Flag or Dead Kennedys or...

Geldof was mates with the Pistols and Bob saw Rotten as the real deal and Joe a bit of a fake. But I don't really think it was truly hatred. They simply didn't like each others music very much. It stems from the Rats being really great musicians and not getting any credibility from the press for no...

I think it's interesting that no one really talks about BAD anymore but lots of people still talk about CTC. Is it the power of the brand name or is just a more interesting story (or soap opera)? Or maybe CTC is an Eighties nostalgia thing in a more recognizable way? BAD is extremely Eighties but i...

I also wonder, why did CBS sit on the record for 8 months before they released it? Was there additional mixing happening over the summer? I would have thought CBS would have been keen on getting the LP out asap. I do wonder if CBS was weighing on rejecting the mix or just shelving it outright and s...

Trevor Horn maybe as he did the production work for Malcolm. But one other that's overlooked is Robin Scott who had a huge hit with his band M and the song "Pop Muzik". Number one in 1979. Robin was at art college with Malcolm. Bernie would've definitely have been aware of Robin. Robin had been inv...

Bernie was interested in commercial success, and I think that was generally Bernie's greatest asset. It was also his job. Any populist or anti-establishment gimmick The Clash cooked up was meant to drive record/ticket sales, the Bonds residency, the US Fest press conferences, the "disappearing Joe"...