Tag Archives: The Clash

“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 4]

[…continued from last post] Following a deceptively clattery start, “Na Na Na [Extended mix]” got down to brass tacks as a rip roaring old fashioned Rock n’ Roll song such as Jerry Lee Lewis might have ripped out. Big bleats … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 3]

[…continued from last post] For his next trick, Hunter reached back into his bag of tricks, but shook up the paradigm at the same time. I always thought that the whole idea the Guy Stevens had for Mott The Hoople … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 2]

[…continued from last post] Ian Hunter: Short Back n’ Sides – CR – 2xCD [2024] Disc 1 [Short Back n’ Sides] Disc 2 [Long Odds n’ Outtakes] Ian sure looked like a spiv on the Lynn Goldsmith cover shot, which … Continue reading

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“Short Back n’ Sides” – Ian Hunter’s Outlier To Post-Punk [part 1]

I was mildly conversant with Mott The Hoople as a kid by the late 70s. Everyone and their pet ferret knew and loved “All The Young Dudes,” their career resuscitating, Bowie-penned hit from 1972 that brought the band from the … Continue reading

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Book Week – The Clash: The Clash

I was not the biggest Clash fan around. I still have never heard their first or second albums [ducks] though I was aware of the first one from at least the point where it was released in the US. I … Continue reading

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Greensboro, North Carolina [pt. 1]

So with us being on vacation last week, and catching The Magnetic Fields, naturally one’s thoughts would turn to record shopping in exotic climes, yes? Well, not really. I am hoping to curb my enthusiasm for indiscriminate crate digging in favor … Continue reading

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Want List: Clash Sound System Box

This hefty boxed set dropped last month while I was buried in the 30 Days: 30 Albums thread and I’m only now paying attention to it. I was never the biggest fan of The Clash, though I have the time … Continue reading

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