Genres: Punk, Hard Rock, British Punk, Dance-Rock Active: 70's, 80's Formed: 1976 in London, England
Jimmy Cliff, Bob Dylan, Mott the Hoople, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, Junior Murvin, Sly & Robbie, The Who, The Stooges, Equals, New York Dolls The Specials, The Pogues, The Jam, The Pretenders, Stiff Little Fingers, Tom Robinson, The Undertones, The Damned, Pearl Harbour & the Explosions, The Vibrators, X-Ray Spex, The Stranglers, The Adverts, Stiv Bators, Chelsea, U.K. Subs, Johnny Thunders, Public Image Ltd., Wah! Green Day, Manic Street Preachers, !!!, Dramarama, Angelic Upstarts, XTC, U2, The Stranglers, Social Distortion, Sham 69, The Adverts, Conflict, Ted Leo, U.K. Subs, Lester Bangs, Rancid, The Exploding Hearts, Izzy Stradlin, The Peawees |  |
The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihilistic, the Clash were fiery and idealistic, charged with righteousness and a leftist political ideology. From the outset, the band was more musically adventurous, expanding its hard rock & roll with reggae, dub, and rockabilly among other roots musics. Furthermore, they were blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, each with a distinctive voice and style. The Clash copped heavily from classic outlaw imagery, positioning themselves as rebels with a cause. As a result, they won a passionately devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Release: October 7, 2008
Label: Epic/Legacy, Legacy, Epic
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Release: October 10, 2008
Label: EPC, Sony Legacy
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