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London Calling by The Clash

Biografie van de kunstenaar The Clash

The Clash Were A Punk Rock Band From London England United Kingdom Active From 1976 To 1985. One Of The Most Successful And Iconic Bands From The First Wave Of Punk In The 70s They Incorporated Rock And Roll Reggae Rockabilly And Eventually Many Other Music Styles Into Their Repertoire. They Were Legendary For Their Uncommonly Intense Stage Performances. From Their Earliest Days As A Band The Clash Stood Apart From Their Peers With Their Musicianship As Well As Their Lyrics The Passionate Left-Wing Political Idealism In The Lyrics By Frontman Joe Strummer And Guitarist Mick Jones Contrasting With The Lyrical Nihilism Of The Sex Pistols And The Musical Minimalism Of The Ramones. Their 1979 Album 'London Calling' Is Considered By Critics As One Of The Greatest Albums In The History Of Rock Music. Rolling Stone Declared It The Best Album Of The 80s Even Though It Was Released Near The End Of 1979 At First Technically Jan 1980 In The United States . The Clash's Attitude And Style As Much As Their Music Has Influenced Countless Bands Both Within And Outside The Sphere Of Punk Rock. Often Lauded As "the Only Band That Matters " The Clash Were Canonized As Rock Saints Even Before They Broke Up. This Was Officially Confirmed In 2003 When They Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Their Five Big Albums From Their Heyday 'The Clash' 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' 'London Calling' 'Sandinista!' And 'Combat Rock' Continue To Earn A Great Deal Of Interest From Rock Fans Into The New Millennium. Mick Jones Went On To Form Big Audio Dynamite After Being Fired From The Clash And He More Recently Has Produced Albums By Artists Such As The Libertines And Babyshambles. In 2004 He Formed Carbon/silicon With Musician Tony James Of Generation X And Sigue Sigue Sputnik Fame . Exploring Various Genres Such As Alternative Rock And Electronic Music He Continues To Collaborate With Other Modern Groups Such As Gorillaz. Joe Strummer Went On To Form And Front Joe Strummer And The Latino Rockabilly War And Then Joe Strummer And The Mescaleros. He Also Had A Notable Solo Career That Involved Work In Films And Other Endeavors Often Earning Critical Acclaim. He Died On December 22 2002 The Victim Of An Un-Diagnosed Congenital Heart Defect. Mourned By Countless Punk Fans His Life Has Been Subject To Several Tributes And Was Memorialized In The 2007 Documentary 'Joe Strummer The Future Is Unwritten'. Bass Player Paul Simonon Went On To Form Havana 3 A.M. A Group That Released A Self-Titled Album In 1991 Yet He Decided To Quit Music In The Early 90s In Favour Of Becoming An Artist. In 2006 He Returned To Music As Bass Player In A Musical Project Together With Singer-Songwriter Damon Albarn. The Project Is Often Referred To As The Good The Bad & The Queen The Name Of The Groups First Recorded Album That Came Out In 2007. In Terms Of His Paintings His Well-Received Work Notably Was In An Exhibition At Thomas Williams Fine Art In London. Drummer Topper Headon Released A Solo Album 1986's 'Waking Up' Before Leaving The Music Business To Become A Taxi Driver And Escape The Heroin Addiction That Cost Him His Legacy In The Clash. Over The Years He's Had Sporadic Involvement In Various Music-Related Endeavors Such As Being A Key Part Of The Aforementioned 'The Future Is Unwritten' Film. He's Currently Residing In The Seaside Town Of Dover England. Members 1976 Original Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Keith Levene – Lead Guitar
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1977
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1977-1982 Classic Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Topper Headon – Drums Percussion 1982-1983
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Terry Chimes – Drums Percussion 1983
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Mick Jones – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Pete Howard – Drums Percussion 1983-1986 Final Line-Up
Joe Strummer – Lead Vocals Rhythm Guitar
Nick Sheppard – Lead Guitar Backing Vocals
Vince White – Lead Guitar
Paul Simonon – Bass Guitar Backing Vocals
Pete Howard – Drums Percussion

Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: London Calling

"London Calling" Is A Song By The British Punk Rock Band The Clash. It Was Released As A Single From The Band's 1979 Double Album London Calling. This Apocalyptic Politically Charged Rant Features The Band's Famous Combination Of Reggae Basslines And Punk Electric Guitar And Vocals. Writing And Recording The Song Was Written By Joe Strummer And Mick Jones. The Title Alludes To The BBC World Service's Station Identification "This Is London Calling ..." That Was Used During World War II Often In Broadcasts To Occupied Countries. The Lyrics Reflect The Concern Felt By Strummer About World Events With The Reference To "a Nuclear Error" To The Incident At Three Mile Island Which Occurred Earlier In 1979. Joe Strummer Has Said "We Felt That We Were Struggling About To Slip Down A Slope Or Something Grasping With Our Fingernails. And There Was No One There To Help Us." The Line "London Is Drowning / And I Live By The River" Comes From Concerns That If The River Thames Flooded Most Of Central London Would Drown Something That Led To The Construction Of The Thames Barrier. Strummer's Concern For Social Violence Is Evident Through The Lines "we Ain't Got No Swing/ Except For The Ring Of That Truncheon Thing". This Is Perhaps A Reference To The London Riots At The Time. Social Criticism Also Features Through References To The Effects Of Casual Drug Taking "we Ain't Got No High / Except For That One With The Yellowy Eyes". The Lyrics Also Reflect Desperation Of The Band's Situation In 1979 Struggling With High Debt Without Management And Arguing With Their Record Label Over Whether The London Calling Album Should Be A Single Or Double Album. The Lines Referring To "now Don't Look To Us / All That Phoney Beatlemania Has Bitten The Dust" Reflects The Concerns Of The Band Over Its Situation After The Punk Rock Boom In England In 1977 Had Ended. While Many Took The Line As A Slam Against The Beatles Another Interpretation Offered At The Time The Song Was Released Suggested That This Line Referred Not To The Beatles But To The Broadway Production Beatlemania Which Advertised Itself As "Not The Beatles But An Incredible Simulation." Hence The Line Castigated Late 1970s Culture For Its Lack Of Substance Such As Consuming "phoney Beatlemania " Essentially A Simulated Rather Than Actual Experience. Musically The Song Is Far Removed From Their Earlier Style Of Frenzied Punk Rock I-IV-V-I Chord Progressions As Best Exemplified On Songs Like "Career Opportunities" And "I'm So Bored With The USA". The Song Is In A Minor Key — Something The Clash Had Rarely Used Before — And The Inherent Dirge-Like Apocalyptic Feel Is Intensified By Topper Headon's Martial Drumming Without Backbeat In Synchrony With Staccato Guitar Chords Paul Simonon's Haunting And Pulsating Bass Line The Group's Deliberate Mid-Tempo Pace And Strummer's Icy Lyrics And Baleful Delivery. Strummer's Wolf-Like Howls Or Perhaps Rooster-Like Crows During The Instrumental Break Further Fuel The Atmosphere Of Desolation And Paranoia Implied Throughout The Song. Original Research? Like Many Of The Tracks On London Calling — Including "The Card Cheat" "Revolution Rock" And "Jimmy Jazz" — The Song Doesn't End By Resolving Strongly To The Tonic Or Fading Out As Most Rock And Roll Songs Do. Instead It Breaks Down Eerily With Joe Strummer's Cryptic Last Words "I Never Felt So Much A-Like..." Echoing Over Pete Townshend-Inspired Morse Code Feedback The Characters Spelling Out S-O-S . "London Calling" Was Recorded At Wessex Studios Located In A Former Church In Highbury In North London. This Studio Had Already Proved To Be A Popular Location With The Sex Pistols The Pretenders And The Tom Robinson Band. The Single Was Produced By Guy Stevens And Engineered By Bill Price.

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