The history of The Clash

[@stephaniemurria5534]

Without Topper and Mick it was over. I still clean my house to the album "Combat Rock". Can't talk about rock without talking about The Clash. Thanks❤

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

Saw the Clash on the Combat Rock tour in New Orleans

[@soundofhistory_]

That’s awesome - I’m jealous

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

@@soundofhistory_ one of the advantages of being an old dude like me.

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

My dad gave me a copy of London Calling back in 1979/80. I still listened to nothing but heavy metal at the time so it took me awhile to get around to listing to it but when I did it changed my life

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

I first saw the Clash crossing a street in London in 1977 near their rehearsal studio. The stenciled clothing and hair made me stop for a moment and consider what I saw. Anyway, about this video, why did you or they blank out the word “suicide”when talking about Joe’s brother? I think that’s the far side of being “sensitive,” don’t you agree?

[@soundofhistory_]

Because KZbin has a tendency to age restrict or demonetize or under-push videos in the algorithm if it catches words like that, especially earlier in the video. Not sure what the exact rules are and didn’t wanna risk it

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

I remember smoking hash and listing to Sandinista on the way to school in eleventh grade

[@orsummerton]

Would love to see a video on Dead Kennedys!

[@montiegray1207]

Clock DVA from the beginning ,also the BOX.

[@TonyinQuakeland]

I've watched a couple of your videos and enjoy what you're doing here. I also respect what you decided to focus on in the Clash video, but i think skipping Sandinista! was a major mistake. I've been a Clash fan since I bought their first album as an import before they released anything in the US. To my surprise, the Sandinista! is the album I go back to the most, especially the much maligned third disc. It sound to me like NYC in 1981 when you heard so many different styles of music coming from windows, cars, boom boxes in the streets. It's a sprawling, constantly inventive masterpiece with a massive, although subterrain influence. Everything Big Audio Dynamite and Joe Strummer's post Clash work (especially the Mezcaleros) can be traced back to it. It's also the climax of their battle with their record company when the band insisted on a cut rate price and the label retaliated by not supporting a tour. It completes part of the story and illustrates the pressure they were under that eventually flared into their break up. The album deserved some attention - and I think artistic respect.

[@roystonowl1]

I was at their first gig at Black Swan Sheffield. They were billed as The Heartdrops.

[@slimfromtha9126]

I love your videos btw

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

big mistake sacking Mick Jones. BAD was a million times better than Jones-less Clash.

[@slimfromtha9126]

Could you maybe do Iggy or alien sex fiend

[@soundofhistory_]

Iggy would be great! I don’t know a ton about the other band. Thanks!