Combat Rock The Clash

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  • Release Date: 01/18/2005
  • Original Release: 1982
  • Sales Rank: 140,329
  • Label: SONY JAPAN
  • UPC: 4562109409499

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Combat Rock

1LISTENKnow Your Rights 3:40
2LISTENCar Jamming 4:00
3LISTENShould I Stay or Should I Go 3:09
4LISTENRock the Casbah 3:43
5LISTENRed Angel Dragnet 3:45
6LISTENStraight to Hell 5:32
7LISTENOverpowered by Funk 4:52
8LISTENAtom Tan 2:30
9LISTENSean Flynn 4:32
10LISTENGhetto Defendant 4:44
11LISTENInoculated City 2:41
12LISTENDeath Is a Star 3:13

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On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! The pounding arena rock of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" makes the Clash sound like an arena rock band, and much of the album boasts a muscular, heavy sound courtesy of producer Glyn Johns. But things aren't quite that simple. Combat Rock contains heavy flirtations with rap, funk, and reggae, and it even has a cameo by poet Allen Ginsberg -- if this album is, as it has often been claimed, the Clash's sellout effort, it's a very strange way to sell out. Even with the infectious, dance-inflected new wave pop of "Rock the Casbah" leading the way, there aren't many overt attempts at crossover success, mainly because the group is tearing in two separate directions. Mick Jones wants the Clash to inherit the Who's righteous arena rock stance, and Joe Strummer wants to forge ahead into black music. The result is an album that is nearly as inconsistent as Sandinista!, even though its finest moments -- "Should I Stay or Should I Go," "Rock the Casbah," "Straight to Hell" -- illustrate why the Clash were able to reach a larger audience than ever before with the record. [In 2000 Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered Combat Rock.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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September 17, 2009: ..."if this is a sellout, it sure is a strange way to sellout," or something to that effect, and I agree. The music here is very eclectic, yet is melodic and accessible. This is great music, and essential Clash. Don't let anyone tell you any different. There's some maturity on this record, that's for sure, but I think that makes it all the better.

This review was written about the CD Remastered edition.

Post Punk Pop from The Clashby JohnQ

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July 31, 2009: Sure, its more Pop than Punk but The Clash pulls it off well. Big hits with "Should I stay or should I go" and "Rock the Casbah". This feels like a step down from the greatness of London Calling, and it is, but at some point you have to be able to pay the bills and The Clash cashed in with this one while making some pretty good pop hits. Frankly, theres nothing wrong with making some entertaining pop hits especially when they are this good.

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