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, The Equals, New York Dolls The Specials, The Pretenders, The Pogues, The Jam, The Damned, The Undertones, The Stranglers, The Vibrators, X-Ray Spex, The Adverts, Stiv Bators, Ellen Foley, Ton Steine Scherben, Wah!, Johnny Thunders, U.K. Subs, The Alarm, Social Distortion, Buzzcocks Conflict, Izzy Stradlin, Glasvegas, The Peawees, Sham 69, Social Distortion, Dramarama, The Libertines, The Stranglers, Ted Leo, U2, XTC, Riff Raff, Angelic Upstarts, The Adverts, !!!, Manic Street Preachers, Brain Failure, The Only Ones |  |
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: April 8, 2008
Label: Sony Legacy
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Release: September 17, 2007
Label: CBS, Col, Sony BMG Europe, Sony/BMG
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