Well said!JChampion wrote: ↑08 Jun 2022, 10:32amI agree 100% with everything Marky posted above.Marky Dread wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 4:48amThat fight with the record company you mentioned doesn't come cheap and still continues even more so all these years later. And as mentioned in this thread already Mick wanted more on the release than what appeared. I understand your frustration with the release and that's fair. A lot more politics in play here than what's common knowledge.Red Angel wrote: ↑05 Jun 2022, 2:18amOnce upon a time there was a band that was loved very much by its fans, once upon a time there was a band that loved their fans very much, so much that they fought with the record company to release the records at a reduced price. But time passes and I think that Mick Jones should have been consistent with what was stated after the Sound System Box was released and devote himself to re-editions of the BAD material. Of whoever is responsible for the compilation of this double CDs, I say that the fans deserve more respect and better products. Without offending anyone.
I say give Mick a break. No one forces anyone here to buy the release. Everyone knew before this release that Mick wasn't going to release Rat Patrol in full and that is his choice. On the other hand everyone has already got a copy of Rat Patrol anyway.
Am I Disappointed in the new release, yes!
Did I Purchased the new release, yes! (My choice)
Blame the band, No not without knowing all the facts.
Will I buy more "offical releases", of course!
Why? Because of over the many years of being a Clash fan, I've received sooo much material that was traded for or posted for download that didn't cost me anything.
I love the band and want it all!
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Meanwhile, back at the only thread that matters... seems like Epic's claim was they were 'the only English Group that matters'. No suggestion then that Engelbert Humperdinck or Kansas didn't matterLow Down Low wrote: ↑21 May 2022, 3:16pmaza wrote: ↑21 May 2022, 3:05pmHa! Personally I like it, it’s kinda like “we may not be the best, but we really matter! Honestly, seriously we do!”Marky Dread wrote: ↑21 May 2022, 3:03pmWell he's too old to shoot now so he survives another day!!!
Stupid quote!
Great interview BTW.
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The Rock the Casbah video has finally been updated at Youtube
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Those wonderful 80s colours are even more vivid. Still love this video.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Bit different to the old CRT video jukebox I used to watch this on when I was a teenager (still younger than most of you lot mind you)
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Don, what's the armadillo doing now?
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That would slay the room.
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That armadillo works for Sony and chooses tracks for all future releases.
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I asked if he was surprised when Joe removed Mick's face cover.
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Quickie after/before:
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 thought the Armadillo was in Glasgow by the Clyde and hosting music gigs. Still prefer the Barras.Marky Dread wrote: ↑04 Jul 2022, 7:37pmThat armadillo works for Sony and chooses tracks for all future releases.
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Did he answer?BR16ADE_R055E wrote: ↑04 Jul 2022, 9:25pmI asked if he was surprised when Joe removed Mick's face cover.
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I swear I remember Pop Up Video for RTC saying that Mick was upset at the time of filming, hence wearing the mask. Of course this is a memory from watching a video in like 1999, so I'm likely mistaken.
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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[Director] Don Letts: I was in Texas with the Clash to shoot “Rock the Casbah,” and Mick Jones showed up one day wearing red long johns, because he was in a mood. I said, “You really want to wear that for a video? If you look like a c— on film, you’ll look like a c— forever.” So he changed what he was wearing.
Mick Jones: I wanted to wear red long johns, but Don wouldn’t let me. That’s why I put a mosquito mask on my face, ’cause I was in a bad mood.
Forces have been looting
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The end of liberty
We're the flowers in the dustbin...
No fuchsias for you.
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