What was the clash debut album?

What was the clash debut album?

The ClashThe Clash / First albumThe Clash is the debut studio album by English punk rock band the Clash. It was released on 8 April 1977 through CBS Records. Wikipedia

Is the clash left wing?

The Clash. Socialism was at the forefront of The Clash’s music. It’s left-wing approach played well with the likes of anti-Nazi and other liberation groups and movements.

What is the best selling Clash album?

Combat Rock
The fifth studio album from The Clash was entitled Combat Rock. The Combat Rock album stands as the band’s best selling album of their career.

Why did the clash disband?

Disintegration and break up: 1982–1986. After Combat Rock, the Clash began to disintegrate. Headon was asked to leave the band just before the album’s release because heroin addiction was damaging his health and drumming. Chimes was brought back to drum for the next few months.

Who called the Clash the only band that matters?

New Spotify podcast on the Clash examines the legacy of ‘the only band that matters’ Narrated by Chuck D, the eight-part series is a reminder of all the band stood for, and what is lacking in today’s music.

Who plays drums for the Clash?

Topper Headon
Terry ChimesPete HowardRob Harper
The Clash/Drummers

Is the Clash’s ‘The Clash’ the best album ever made?

It was by the people and for the people. 14 tracks of fearsome and potent moments of wasted youth and untethered revolution make The Clash quite possibly the best record the genre ever produced. Certainly the purest.

How did the clash start out?

The Clash had sparked into life in June 1976 when west London art school drop-outs Paul Simonon (bass) and Mick Jones (guitar) approached Joe Strummer, the singer with an outfit called The 101’ers, to join their new group.

Why did the clash change the cover art of their US albums?

Since the Clash’s first UK album had already been released in Canada by CBS Records, when CBS Canada released the US version, they changed the cover art so as to not confuse the record-buying public. The CBS Canada version of the LP has a dark blue border instead of green.

Why did the clash write Garageland?

” Garageland ” was written in response to Charles Shaar Murray ‘s damning review of the Clash’s early appearance at the Sex Pistols Screen on the Green concert – “The Clash are the kind of garage band who should be returned to the garage immediately, preferably with the engine running”. It was the final track recorded for the album.