The Clash observations thread.
Re: The Clash observations thread.
This may be a dumb question, but is the backing music on Radio One written/performed by The Clash? The radio intro is throwing me off and making me question it. Something about the keys sounds very different from their music too. It's all very disorienting.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Of all the official Clash releases, it sounds the least like a Clash song to me.
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Complete Clash book probably adds more confusion than anything: "Technically speaking, not really a Clash recording at all (though Simonon may have played bass on it)."
Anyone else have any insight on this particular track? Discogs gives writing credit solely to Mikey Dread: https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Mikey ... se/1273942
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I think it's the band that Mikey had on his World War III album.matedog wrote: ↑12 Mar 2021, 1:20pmComplete Clash book probably adds more confusion than anything: "Technically speaking, not really a Clash recording at all (though Simonon may have played bass on it)."
Anyone else have any insight on this particular track? Discogs gives writing credit solely to Mikey Dread: https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Mikey ... se/1273942
Backing Band – The Roots Radics
Backing Vocals – Earl Sixteen, Edi Fitzroy, Watty Burnett
Bass – Errol "Flabba" Holt
Drums – Lincoln "Style" Scott
Guitar [Lead] – Noel "Sowell" Bailey
Guitar [Rhythm] – Bingy Bunny, Dalton Brownie
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My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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I guess we're saying it's cloudy, cloudy. I think joe and paul do have (very brief) vocal parts on it. Whatever the provenance, it's a track i've always loved.matedog wrote: ↑12 Mar 2021, 1:20pmComplete Clash book probably adds more confusion than anything: "Technically speaking, not really a Clash recording at all (though Simonon may have played bass on it)."
Anyone else have any insight on this particular track? Discogs gives writing credit solely to Mikey Dread: https://www.discogs.com/The-Clash-Mikey ... se/1273942
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It's like a reverse Sandinista
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No fuchsias for you.
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Had I actually been drinking, that would’ve been a spit-take
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On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
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I don't think Joe is correct when he says Mikey with the "Natty Congo's".geraldmanns wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 9:09am
On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
I think it's as I mentioned further up this post. The Roots Radics (dubbed The Revolutionaries (and later Channel One Stars). Pretty much the Channel One house band.
Same band Mikey used on his World War III album that was remixed at Wessex by Bill Price and Jerry Green.
The Clash played a version of Jumping Master with Mikey live.
Which I guess would possibly make Radio One an outtake from the World War III sessions.
Forces have been looting
My humanity
Curfews have been curbing
The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
"Without the common people you're nothing"
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Good detective work all around. Main confirmation was that it wasn't The Clash playing on that track at all.Marky Dread wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 10:20amI don't think Joe is correct when he says Mikey with the "Natty Congo's".geraldmanns wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 9:09am
On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
I think it's as I mentioned further up this post. The Roots Radics (dubbed The Revolutionaries (and later Channel One Stars). Pretty much the Channel One house band.
Same band Mikey used on his World War III album that was remixed at Wessex by Bill Price and Jerry Green.
The Clash played a version of Jumping Master with Mikey live.
Which I guess would possibly make Radio One an outtake from the World War III sessions.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Yeah. It’s even less of a Clash song than Lose This Skin.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 1:16pmGood detective work all around. Main confirmation was that it wasn't The Clash playing on that track at all.Marky Dread wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 10:20amI don't think Joe is correct when he says Mikey with the "Natty Congo's".geraldmanns wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 9:09am
On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
I think it's as I mentioned further up this post. The Roots Radics (dubbed The Revolutionaries (and later Channel One Stars). Pretty much the Channel One house band.
Same band Mikey used on his World War III album that was remixed at Wessex by Bill Price and Jerry Green.
The Clash played a version of Jumping Master with Mikey live.
Which I guess would possibly make Radio One an outtake from the World War III sessions.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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Thanks for these posts, they prompted me to listen to World War III in full. Very nice indeed.Wolter wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 1:26pmYeah. It’s even less of a Clash song than Lose This Skin.matedog wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 1:16pmGood detective work all around. Main confirmation was that it wasn't The Clash playing on that track at all.Marky Dread wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 10:20amI don't think Joe is correct when he says Mikey with the "Natty Congo's".geraldmanns wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 9:09am
On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
I think it's as I mentioned further up this post. The Roots Radics (dubbed The Revolutionaries (and later Channel One Stars). Pretty much the Channel One house band.
Same band Mikey used on his World War III album that was remixed at Wessex by Bill Price and Jerry Green.
The Clash played a version of Jumping Master with Mikey live.
Which I guess would possibly make Radio One an outtake from the World War III sessions.
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Hadn't seen that before, very enjoyable. I really liked Joe's take on side 6 of Sandinista, "only bold men go there".geraldmanns wrote: ↑14 Mar 2021, 9:09am
On 06:41 Joe states that no white man‘s been near the track!
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
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I didn't see this posted, hope it's not a repost. Very enjoyable interview with Mick, Paul & Topper from 2016.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung