Nope, never said The Clash were a reggae act. I said they did a better job of re-interpreting roots rock riddims in a white boy stylee.
Strummer was the only ex 101er in The Clash. And everyone jumped on the punk bandwagon after 1976, it was the only way to get a record deal. Punk morphed out of the pub rock scene anyway. Dr Feelgood were the daddies of em all.
In my opinion. Living around Notting Hill in the 70s, they'd have heard reggae blasting out of every open window in the summer. Before Notting Hill got over run by ****ers.
I think The Clash were vastly overrated, just never got them to be honest. Mick Jones and Joe Strummer alwys struck me as a pair of dicks. As for "Rock against the rich" , least said the better.
Yeah, they could be dicks. A truly great live act though. I saw Mick Jones on stage a couple of years ago, with some outfit called "The Rotting Hill Mob" in a pub in front of about 25 people. ****ing brilliant night. The guy comes alive onstage.
Hypocrites Dev. What ****s me off is the "muso sychopantic" music critics who tell us what we should be listening to. These ****s can't even play music ffs. I'll make my own mind up thanks.
Signing Off and Present Arms are good albums and if stoned. enough one could enjoy especially Signing Off.
Where do you stop,go back to the sixties with the stones,animals,Clapton and their version of the blues,80's had a avalanche of 'white soul" Paul Young,Hall & Oates even Bruce Willis had a album out. haha
When you're left to make your own mind up you invariably get it wrong ya fud . E.g . "UB40 weren't a reggae band " and (my personal favourite) "The Clash were initially a pub rock band (the 101s) What a crock of **** . Daft auld **** .
Comparing The Clash to UB40 is like comparing Elvis circa 1956 to Sir Cliff singing Mistletoe and Wine. FACT.
