THE CLASH
The Essential Clash
The original members of The Clash were working on this release at the time of frontman Joe Strummers unexpected and untimely death, and to be honest it would be difficult to imagine a better collection of songs to form a lasting testament one of music's most influential and groundbreaking acts.
This double CD charts The Clash's journey from their enviable position as influential punk pioneers in 1977, through the rock new wave of the early eighties and on to the eventual demise of the band in 1982.
Starting with the blistering single version of 'White Riot' (clocking in at under two minutes in true punk tradition) CD 1 charts the punk years and presents twenty-one tracks including 'Clash City Rockers', (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais', 'Tommy Gun', and 'I Fought The Law'. CD 2 opens it's twenty tracks with 'London Calling' and includes The Clash's (arguably) definitive moment 'Rock The Casbah' alongside 'This Is Radio Clash', and 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'.
This is a release that works on two levels - on one hand it's an impressive, even essential collection of singles, and on the other it rounds up a series of music moments which flesh out the story of the band and underlines their position as true pioneers... notable tracks here include 'Police & Thieves', 'Rudie Can't Fail', and 'Ghetto Defendant'.
In a compilation world where titles are nothing but idle boasts (The Greatest Compilation Title In The World Ever) it's refreshing to find on that does exactly what it says on the tin. This IS The Essential Clash.
This double CD charts The Clash's journey from their enviable position as influential punk pioneers in 1977, through the rock new wave of the early eighties and on to the eventual demise of the band in 1982.
Starting with the blistering single version of 'White Riot' (clocking in at under two minutes in true punk tradition) CD 1 charts the punk years and presents twenty-one tracks including 'Clash City Rockers', (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais', 'Tommy Gun', and 'I Fought The Law'. CD 2 opens it's twenty tracks with 'London Calling' and includes The Clash's (arguably) definitive moment 'Rock The Casbah' alongside 'This Is Radio Clash', and 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'.
This is a release that works on two levels - on one hand it's an impressive, even essential collection of singles, and on the other it rounds up a series of music moments which flesh out the story of the band and underlines their position as true pioneers... notable tracks here include 'Police & Thieves', 'Rudie Can't Fail', and 'Ghetto Defendant'.
In a compilation world where titles are nothing but idle boasts (The Greatest Compilation Title In The World Ever) it's refreshing to find on that does exactly what it says on the tin. This IS The Essential Clash.
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