Speaking of that Ian Cohen review, since when is Free Energy divisive? I find it hard to believe that there's a group of people that adamantly hates that band. That's like hating joy.
Yeah, I figured a lot of the reason Stay Useless seemed to be the go-to choice was because it was "the single". But "I thought I would be more than this" is one of the finest punk chants in recent memory. Right up there with "You will always be a loser" and "We're dying on the inside". Plus, that noise freakout is legendary.
I was gonna say the same thing. I mean, if she were a lesbian, by all means, excellent for her. But that would have been a huge blow to my already very slim chances of dating her.
For the record, all the extra US tracks were released as singles in '77/'78 before Give 'Em Enough Rope except I Fought The Law, which came out on The Cost Of Living EP in '79. I can see where you're coming from though.
And it's okay to cry. There was a year in 7th grade where I flat-out refused to listen to any band but The Ramones.
True that. I guess the Brit version (obviously) gives a better snapshot of the band at that stage, and I definitely prefer the first version of White Riot. Both have their advantages, but the US version will always be my #1.
Damn. His rippling dragon muscles and witty quips will be fondly remembered!
In my brief ventures into the world of Videogum, I can say that it is an overwhelming realm filled with inside jokes I don't understand and probably never will.
The 1979 American version comes with "Clash City Rockers", "Complete Control", "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais", "I Fought The Law", and "Jail Guitar Doors" in place of "Deny", "Cheat", "Protex Blue", and "48 Hours". So personally I'd say the American version, having included that handful of excellent singles in place of what, for me, are the lesser songs on the British version, is definitely the better album.
By breaking out of the punk mood and experimenting with all those different genres, I would argue that The Clash were MOST punk band of the UK '77 lot. But what it means to be punk is a conversation for another day.
Being the band I grew up on and still very much love, I'm glad to see The Clash get some recognition on the 'Gum. Also very glad to see Spanish Bombs at the top there. A very fine list, amigos.
By growing out of the punk stereotype and consistently being an adventurous and political force, I would argue that The Clash were the MOST punk band of the whole '77 lot. But what it really means to be punk is a conversation for another day.
Being the band I grew up on, I'm very glad to see The Clash get some recognition on the 'Gum, and I'm also very glad to see Spanish Bombs at the top there. A very fine list.
That sucks, dude. I saw them open for Titus Andronicus here in the 416 last Tuesday and I can assure you that it was most excellent. I know that probably doesn't help any, but know that when your day comes IT WILL BE GLORIOUS!
Kind of beside the point, but I remember reading an article somewhere (possibly the same one you're talking about) complaining that Pitchfork's People's List only represented Pitchfork's readers.
...And that was the day I came to realize that people are stupid.
Yes, but it does very much to reassert pug-fronted metal's place importance in the music world, what with the current Bearcore scene dominating the blogosphere:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtZIKCIr24o&feature=relmfu
On another note, where are all my patriotic Canadian bands at?
The world needs more albums with snippets of Wilfrid Laurier, or Pierre Trudeau, or a drunk-ass John A. MacDonald.
After a move to Boston didn't work out, Stickles began writing songs inspired by the Ken Burns documentary The Civil War. "[My ex-girlfriend] went to bed at a normal hour," he recalls. "I'd stay up late watching that movie and thinking about New Jersey. Then she gave me the boot, and I shat all these feelings out -- and it became our record." - Patrick Stickles in SPIN
The acoustic and electric demos of "Can't Hardly Wait" that come on the Tim reissue are both waaaay better than the Pleased To Meet Me version. As much as I love horn sections, that shit didn't need no horn section.
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