ROUND 10 - The Clash - Side Two

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 15 Apr 2019, 2:28pm

Voted off: Protex Blue

Flex · Post by **Flex** » 15 Apr 2019, 2:42pm

Garageland. Love the song, but have never really been IN love with it, y'know? Police & Thieves vs Career Opportunities would be a hell of a matchup.

101Walterton · Post by **101Walterton** » 15 Apr 2019, 3:20pm

Had to go P&T because 1) it is a cover 2) the original is better.

Wolter · Post by **Wolter** » 15 Apr 2019, 3:24pm

101Walterton wrote: ↑
15 Apr 2019, 3:20pm
Had to go P&T because 1) it is a cover 2) the original is better.

Same. Career should win this.

BitterTom · Post by **BitterTom** » 15 Apr 2019, 3:55pm

Police and Thieves for me. Might be different if it didn't go on for 6 minutes, but maybe not, the other 2 are. bloody strong songs.

Kory · Post by **Kory** » 15 Apr 2019, 4:05pm

Police and Thieves get a reprieve from me this round because, even though it's a cover, that bassline is hot fire.

101Walterton · Post by **101Walterton** » 15 Apr 2019, 4:24pm

The other reason I voted P&T is because the live version on Rude Boy - Directors Cut is so brilliant it blows the album version out of the water!!!

Heston · Post by **Heston** » 15 Apr 2019, 5:01pm

I voted out Garageland. I predicted early doors that Career Opps would win and it will, rightly so.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 5:59am

Career Opps for me. Another song I find overrated many better songs on that first album have bitten the dust.

matedog · Post by **matedog** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:25am

BitterTom wrote: ↑
15 Apr 2019, 3:55pm
Police and Thieves for me. Might be different if it didn't go on for 6 minutes, but maybe not, the other 2 are. bloody strong songs.

This is pretty much where I stand. It is a brilliant arrangement with the two syncopated guitars and that nifty bass line though. Man, I'm having second thoughts.

Marky Dread · Post by **Marky Dread** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:29am

matedog wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:25am

BitterTom wrote: ↑
15 Apr 2019, 3:55pm
Police and Thieves for me. Might be different if it didn't go on for 6 minutes, but maybe not, the other 2 are. bloody strong songs.
This is pretty much where I stand. It is a brilliant arrangement with the two syncopated guitars and that nifty bass line though. Man, I'm having second thoughts.

Police & Thieves deserves to kick Career Opprtunities into touch. Such a brilliant reworking of a contemporary song. It's a clear companion piece to White Riot. 1976 a punk band covering reggae was a brave move and set the tone for so many others to follow.

msza2 · Post by **msza2** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:31am

I love every second of P&T. I think it was a monster song for them as far as understanding what they were capable of. It's the pivotal moment in their career IMO.

msza2 · Post by **msza2** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:32am

Marky Dread wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:29am

matedog wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:25am

BitterTom wrote: ↑
15 Apr 2019, 3:55pm
Police and Thieves for me. Might be different if it didn't go on for 6 minutes, but maybe not, the other 2 are. bloody strong songs.
This is pretty much where I stand. It is a brilliant arrangement with the two syncopated guitars and that nifty bass line though. Man, I'm having second thoughts.
Police & Thieves deserves to kick Career Opprtunities into touch. Such a brilliant reworking of a contemporary song. It's a clear companion piece to White Riot. 1976 a punk band covering reggae was a brave move and set the tone for so many others to follow.

Right, the fact that it was a contemporary cover adds to its stature, not detracts. It's a real 'reaching across the isle' moment.

WestwayKid · Post by **WestwayKid** » 16 Apr 2019, 10:34am

msza2 wrote: ↑
16 Apr 2019, 10:31am
I love every second of P&T. I think it was a monster song for them as far as understanding what they were capable of. It's the pivotal moment in their career IMO.

Yes! What makes the Clash so special is how they fearlessly explored so many genres of music. Punk was just a starting point and they moved beyond that so quickly and I agree that P&T was indeed a pivotal moment in their history - it was the moment where they saw what they could do.

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