When the Clash broke it splintered into two factions. Joe STrummer had his own group and Mick Jones had his own version of the band. The Temptations pulled this monkey business too back in the day. Each version battling eachother and itself and the audience was asked to divide its attention to what was going on .... that very minute instead of focussing on the music.
AHHHH THE PRESSURE......
BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE burst out the flaming wreck that was THE MIGHTY CLASH. And at first I looked over the reviews that came out of SPIN magazine and was not impressed. BAD for me didn't have the punch or pull of The Clash at first glance. But I soon fell into the trance of the world beat sounds. It had the guts to take the Clash sound and elevate it into something vibrant.
As life spiraled out of control in the late 80's it proved to be a perfect soundtrack to my days in Chicago and NYC. THe music had weight and was relevant. It had a street pulse. It was world smart. In short it was the only direction for Mick Jones because there was no where else to go. and It holds up today quite nicely.
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Ted Cantu FASCUBE 2006
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