Album
Combat Rock
1982 · Rock
131 collectors on Gatefold own this
Combat Rock is a Punk album by The Clash, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 254 pressings tracked, owned by 131 collectors.
About
In 1982 there wasn’t another band in the world that could unite West Texas troubadour Joe Ely, New York graffiti artist Futura 2000, and Beat poet Allen Ginsberg. That those are the three prominent guest musicians on <i>Combat Rock</i> says a lot about the Clash — about their eclectic interests and their stature not just in the music world, but within world culture at large. The Clash’s final album to feature the classic lineup, <i>Combat Rock</i> is at once their most basic rock album, and the most bizarre. The Clash had to go through a lot to be able to write a riff as simple and memorable as “Should I Stay or Should I Go.” “Rock the Casbah,” on the other hand, is one of the most effortlessly complex dance songs to ever top the charts. The rest of the album is thornier. “Overpowered by Funk,” “Car Jamming,” and “Sean Flynn” are even more out there than the songs on <i>Sandinista!</i>. “Inoculated City” is one of Mick Jones’ most underrated pop songs, but it is Joe Strummer’s “Straight To Hell” that ends <i>Combat Rock</i>, and the Clash’s career, with elegiac grace.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Know Your Rights3:38
- A2Car Jamming3:58
- A3Should I Stay Or Should I Go3:06
- A4Rock The Casbah 3:14
- A5Red Angel Dragnet3:48
- A6Straight To Hell 5:30
Side B
- B1Overpowered By Funk4:55
- B2Atom Tan2:35
- B3Sean Flynn4:30
- B4Ghetto Defendant4:45
- B5Inoculated City 2:43
- B6Death Is A Star3:08
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- layered
- restless
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Allen GinsbergBACKING VOCALS FEATURING VOCALS
- Ellen FoleyBACKING VOCALS
- Futura 2000BACKING VOCALS FEATURING FEATURING, RAP
- Joe ElyBACKING VOCALS
- Joe StrummerGUITAR, VOCALS
- Mick JonesGUITAR, VOCALS
- Paul SimononBASS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Terry Chimes
- The ClashPERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER
- Topper HeadonDRUMS PIANO, BASS GUITAR
- Tymon DoggVOCALS PIANO
- Gary BarnacleSAXOPHONE
- Poly MandellKEYBOARDS
131 collectors on Gatefold own this · 254 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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