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Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 08 Jul 2019, 5:43pm
by BitterTom
Heston wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:32pm
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:12pm
Cheapskates ruined a perfect album. No idea why but it sounds pirate-ty to me. Can't get rid of the urge to sing yo ho ho and a bottle of rum after the first line.
Their real pirate song is the sea shanty disco of Are You Red...y..
But I like that one.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 08 Jul 2019, 6:30pm
by Flex
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:05pm
He's setting you up. It might be awhile, but he is going to kneecap you good.
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:43pm
Heston wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:32pm
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:12pm
Cheapskates ruined a perfect album. No idea why but it sounds pirate-ty to me. Can't get rid of the urge to sing yo ho ho and a bottle of rum after the first line.
Their real pirate song is the sea shanty disco of Are You Red...y..
But I like that one.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 2:42am
by Olaf
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 4:33pm
GEER is the best Clash album
GEER is the most consistent Clash album
GEER would be perfect bar Cheapskates
GEER in fact would be the best album ever if Cheapskates didn't make an appearance.
2/3 ain't bad.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 2:52am
by BitterTom
Flex wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 6:30pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:05pm
He's setting you up. It might be awhile, but he is going to kneecap you good.
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:43pm
Heston wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:32pm
BitterTom wrote:
08 Jul 2019, 5:12pm
Cheapskates ruined a perfect album. No idea why but it sounds pirate-ty to me. Can't get rid of the urge to sing yo ho ho and a bottle of rum after the first line.
Their real pirate song is the sea shanty disco of Are You Red...y..
But I like that one.
:lol:

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
by Marky Dread
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 7:18am
by BitterTom
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.
I can get behind this.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 8:14am
by Dr. Medulla
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.
Uh, we still haven't done a full inventory of Mick's shed.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 1:19pm
by Marky Dread
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 8:14am
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.
Uh, we still haven't done a full inventory of Mick's shed.
Mick didn't start his stash 'til '79.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 1:28pm
by Dr. Medulla
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 1:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 8:14am
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.
Uh, we still haven't done a full inventory of Mick's shed.
Mick didn't start his stash 'til '79.
But what a stash!
Image

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 10 Jul 2019, 1:31pm
by Marky Dread
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 1:28pm
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 1:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 8:14am
Marky Dread wrote:
10 Jul 2019, 4:16am
GEER is the best album they recorded in 1978.
Uh, we still haven't done a full inventory of Mick's shed.
Mick didn't start his stash 'til '79.
But what a stash!
Image
Hey gringo! you wanna buy some old tapes?

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 11 Jul 2019, 7:02pm
by Dr. Medulla
Don't recall this anecdote being shared. This is from Daniel Rachel's Walls Come Tumbling Down, about RAR, Red Wedge, etc. Bernie was discussing the band's participation in the big carnival show in 1978:
Bernie was trying to negotiate and he said, ‘If you buy a tank for the freedom fighters in Zimbabwe then my boys will do it.’ We just laughed and said, ‘We haven’t got any money. What are you talking about?’ And Joe Strummer turned round and said, ‘Fuck off, Bernie. Get it into your head there ain’t any money'.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 12 Jul 2019, 8:45am
by WestwayKid
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jul 2019, 7:02pm
Don't recall this anecdote being shared. This is from Daniel Rachel's Walls Come Tumbling Down, about RAR, Red Wedge, etc. Bernie was discussing the band's participation in the big carnival show in 1978:
Bernie was trying to negotiate and he said, ‘If you buy a tank for the freedom fighters in Zimbabwe then my boys will do it.’ We just laughed and said, ‘We haven’t got any money. What are you talking about?’ And Joe Strummer turned round and said, ‘Fuck off, Bernie. Get it into your head there ain’t any money'.
This is great and as always...when I read Joe's quote in my head it was in his voice!

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 14 Jul 2019, 4:47am
by Marky Dread
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jul 2019, 7:02pm
Don't recall this anecdote being shared. This is from Daniel Rachel's Walls Come Tumbling Down, about RAR, Red Wedge, etc. Bernie was discussing the band's participation in the big carnival show in 1978:
Bernie was trying to negotiate and he said, ‘If you buy a tank for the freedom fighters in Zimbabwe then my boys will do it.’ We just laughed and said, ‘We haven’t got any money. What are you talking about?’ And Joe Strummer turned round and said, ‘Fuck off, Bernie. Get it into your head there ain’t any money'.
Yeah one I've read before but no less great to read again. Just shows you where Bernies head was at and the way his reactionary brain was working. Ludicrous ideas and delusions of grandeur. The Clash in 1978 were hardly a big group and world beaters.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 14 Jul 2019, 9:00am
by Flex
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jul 2019, 7:02pm
Don't recall this anecdote being shared. This is from Daniel Rachel's Walls Come Tumbling Down, about RAR, Red Wedge, etc. Bernie was discussing the band's participation in the big carnival show in 1978:
Bernie was trying to negotiate and he said, ‘If you buy a tank for the freedom fighters in Zimbabwe then my boys will do it.’ We just laughed and said, ‘We haven’t got any money. What are you talking about?’ And Joe Strummer turned round and said, ‘Fuck off, Bernie. Get it into your head there ain’t any money'.
Joe living the dream of so many of us to tell Bernie to fuck off.

Re: The Clash observations thread.

Posted: 14 Jul 2019, 11:22am
by Marky Dread
Flex wrote:
14 Jul 2019, 9:00am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
11 Jul 2019, 7:02pm
Don't recall this anecdote being shared. This is from Daniel Rachel's Walls Come Tumbling Down, about RAR, Red Wedge, etc. Bernie was discussing the band's participation in the big carnival show in 1978:
Bernie was trying to negotiate and he said, ‘If you buy a tank for the freedom fighters in Zimbabwe then my boys will do it.’ We just laughed and said, ‘We haven’t got any money. What are you talking about?’ And Joe Strummer turned round and said, ‘Fuck off, Bernie. Get it into your head there ain’t any money'.
Joe living the dream of so many of us to tell Bernie to fuck off.
Now if only he had taken the same stance later on. Instead of inviting him back.