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| Essential Clash | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Clash
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 3467
Format: Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 89056
UPC: 696998905627
EAN: 0696998905627
ASIN: B00008H2K0
Release Date: March 11, 2003
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | White Riot Single Version | | • | London's Burning | | • | Complete Control | | • | Clash City Rockers | | • | I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. | | • | Career Opportunities | | • | Hate & War | | • | Cheat | | • | Police & Thieves | | • | Janie Jones | | • | Garageland | | • | Capital Radio One | | • | (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais | | • | English Civil War | | • | Tommy Gun | | • | Safe European Home | | • | Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad | | • | Stay Free | | • | Groovy Times | | • | I Fought The Law |
Disc 2
| • | London Calling | | • | The Guns Of Brixton | | • | Clampdown | | • | Rudie Can't Fail | | • | Lost In The Supermarket | | • | Jimmy Jazz | | • | Train In Vain | | • | Bankrobber | | • | The Magnificent Seven | | • | Ivan Meets G.I. Joe | | • | Police On My Back | | • | Stop The World | | • | Somebody Got Murdered | | • | The Street Parade | | • | This Is Radio Clash | | • | Ghetto Defendant | | • | Rock The Casbah | | • | Straight To Hell | | • | Should I Stay Or Should I Go | | • | This Is England |
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The Essential Clash demonstrates once again how superior the Clash were to any of their punk peers. It's striking that, while the effects of the movement continue to resonate decades later, most '70s punk has dated badly. Even the great singles of the Sex Pistols, perhaps because they encapsulated the time so perfectly, do little more than remind one of 1977. But this fine 40-track double-disc collection demonstrates that the Clash's sound maintains its vitality, whether in the apocalyptic foreboding of "London Calling" or the sulking "I'm So Bored with the USA." When frontman Joe Strummer died in December 2002 at age 50, much was made of the political conscience he'd brandished throughout his career; it must be noted that appearing to be a great thinker in comparison to other rock singers is no great accomplishment. Appearing a great rock singer in comparison to other vocalists is a much more impressive achievement, and this retrospective provides irrefutable evidence of the genius of Strummer and the band he led. --Andrew Mueller
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| Customer Reviews: Read 47 more reviews...
 They Fought the Law May 28, 2004
35 out of 37 found this review helpful
Of course diehards will gripe about the song selection in any compilation such as this, as you can see here. All they have to do is listen to the original albums like they always have. But if you're looking for a sturdy, jam-packed introduction or summary of the best work of the Clash, this package is for you. I've never been much of a punk fan, finding it too amateurish and focused on attitude rather than talent. However, I do know that every genre has its groundbreakers and originators, who can easily rise above the imitators and followers. For punk that would be the Clash, who were brilliant songwriters, could really play their instruments, never cared about the confines of musical categories, and are deservedly influential. (And have you noticed how many Joe Strummer look-alikes there are these days?) This package adequately represents most of the original Clash albums, and while there are a few clunkers like "Groovy Times," we do get most of the band's bona-fide classics, and some surprising covers like the reggae "Police and Thieves" and the rockabilly "I Fought the Law," which really show off the band's range of abilities. An added bonus is a pretty informative history of the band in the CD booklet. This is a fitting summary for a band that all rock fans should get to know better. [~doomsdayer520~]
Essential for sure... March 24, 2003
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
...as the title suggests. If you only listen to one punk band, the Clash should be it. I used to really dislike punk--then the Clash's box set, The Clash on Broadway, was released, and I got a chance to hear a bit more of what I'd been missing: "Clash City Rockers," "I Fought the Law," and of course, the radio tracks like "Train in Vain" and "Rock the Casbah." These guys were smarter, snider, and more talented than most of the punks who were out there at the same time or who came after them, and they gave rock 'n' roll the shot in the arm it so desperately needed in 1977.... I quite agree with the customer who said that today's crop of punk bands cannot possibly hold a candle to the Clash. This is the real deal.
The only album that matters March 29, 2003
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
There have been other compilations by this band:"The Singles","The Story of the Clash Vol.1, and "Clash On Broadway". But there are a few factors that differentiate this from the others.For one thing, it's not an expensive box set with extra tracks the average listener does not need to have. Also, chart success wasn't what they were known for so there's more emphasis on tracks that weren't released as singles but are favorites to fans and music lovers alike. Most of the first disc is from their first album alone. Finally this double disc set puts their very best in chronological order ending with the track "This Is England" from their last studio album "Cut The Crap". This collection displays the pioneers of rebellious punk rock at their most vital. No rock fan should be without this one. Nothing here has been edited or remixed.
 Close but not quite...... January 13, 2004
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Well it gets an 8 out of 10 at least. 'Clash On Broadway' cut the best of The Clash down to 3 CDs, now 'The Essential Clash' tries to do it with 2. It was a good concept. The 2 CD 'Story Of The Clash' needed to be bolstered and put in some kind of chronological order.In a recent issue of the British music magazine 'UNCUT', the editorial team got together a panel of 50 different writers, musicians and producers and asked them to come up with the top 30 greatest Clash songs. The panel featured such luminaries as Moby, Paul Weller, Thurston Moore, Bob Geldof, Glen Matlock and Nirvana producer Butch Vig. Of the panel's 30 selections, only 26 get on 'The Essential Clash'. With these selections in mind, I hereby make a number of recommendations. First off, why choose a minor 'London Calling' track like 'Jimmy Jazz' over the political epic that is 'Spanish Bombs' (UNCUT's no.29). Second, The Clash did more than any other band in bringing reggae to the forefront of rock music, so why not choose their best examples i.e. 'Armagideon Time' (UNCUT's no.21), in favour of lesser examples i.e. 'Ghetto Defendant'. When it comes to choosing tracks off 'Sandinista', the process is always going to be more subjective than most. But I don't see how 'Ivan Meets G.I. Joe' could make anybody's top 5, maybe the lyrical beauty of 'Broadway' (UNCUT's no.20) would have been a better choice? (So 'essential' to the Clash they even named their box set after it.) Finally there is the conspicuous exclusion of '1977' (UNCUT's no.7!), surely one of the best Clash manifestos set to a cracking punk riff. How about replacing another minor album track from that era (e.g. 'Hate & War') with this scorcher! Oh and by the way, what do people have against Clash singles? How about 'Hitsville UK', 'The Call Up' and 'Know Your Rights'. Surely these better represent the 'essential' nature of The Clash rather than throwaways like 'Stop The World' and even more minor album tracks like 'Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad' and 'The Street Parade'. Just a few points I'd like to make. The greatest challenge of course would be to whittle a 'Best Of' compilation down to a single CD. A process which may be nigh on impossible and only goes to show how The Clash produced more 'essential' recordings in 5 years than the vast majority of bands can hope to achieve in a lifetime.
The only CD set you'll ever need February 25, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I didn't know I was a Clash fan until I bought this CD set. I went to the store and saw it on the rack. There were four songs that I already knew and figured there'd be at least a few more I would like so I bought it. Out of the 40 songs, I can listen to atleast 22 over and over and over again and never get sick of them! I copied the my favorite songs onto another disk and put it in my car's CD player... I haven't put another disk in in over six months. For the amount of great music you'll get, there isn't a better value out there.
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