A break from each other.Heston wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 11:26amYeah, I meant from the end of October, which I count as autumn. So basically between their gig at LA Coliseum on 29th October and Mick's sacking at the end of August 83 they played 8 confirmed gigs in ten months, 7 of them in May. That's hardly a back breaking schedule and may as well represent a break to me. Yeah they were messing about with home movies and fun side projects but I still say it basically constituted nearly a year off. This is why I never buy the notion that they needed a break.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 10:10amThey played at least 15 gigs Oct - Nov 82, their biggest shows too so lot's of pressure. Recorded 'House of the Ju-Ju Queen' single in Dec to finish out the year. So, autumn 82 looks busy to me but fair point with Jan-April 83 when CR was riding high in the US charts - were they just movie making and in the studio experimenting back in London?Heston wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 7:50amYeah so basically less than ten gigs between October 82 and late August 83.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 7:28amThey were busy in the US Autumn 82, touring Combat Rock, the Who stadium shows & SNL appearance finishing up with the Jamaican festival in November. Maybe other promotion duties too, resulting in Combat Rock going top ten January 83 stateside.
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They certainly had plenty of downtime during this period interspersed by some huge gigs. Massive highs and lows. The devil makes work for idle hands to do rings true for the Clash in 83. Bad vibes increased as egos grew and gang mentality evaporated, reaching a dire point around and after the US festival. All stirred up and egged on by members of the inner sanctum. Happy days!Heston wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 11:26amYeah, I meant from the end of October, which I count as autumn. So basically between their gig at LA Coliseum on 29th October and Mick's sacking at the end of August 83 they played 8 confirmed gigs in ten months, 7 of them in May. That's hardly a back breaking schedule and may as well represent a break to me. Yeah they were messing about with home movies and fun side projects but I still say it basically constituted nearly a year off. This is why I never buy the notion that they needed a break.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 10:10amThey played at least 15 gigs Oct - Nov 82, their biggest shows too so lot's of pressure. Recorded 'House of the Ju-Ju Queen' single in Dec to finish out the year. So, autumn 82 looks busy to me but fair point with Jan-April 83 when CR was riding high in the US charts - were they just movie making and in the studio experimenting back in London?Heston wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 7:50amYeah so basically less than ten gigs between October 82 and late August 83.Toppers Boppers wrote: ↑22 Apr 2021, 7:28amThey were busy in the US Autumn 82, touring Combat Rock, the Who stadium shows & SNL appearance finishing up with the Jamaican festival in November. Maybe other promotion duties too, resulting in Combat Rock going top ten January 83 stateside.