Great behind-the-scenes, Mitchell, of the song and album! Did not know all of that! I saw the '79 Houston stop on their "LC" tour, and it was a pretty thunderous show! Most memorable was the opening song of the show...."London Calling."
For a band completely uninterested in anything even remotely theatrical, this opener was, for me, the most memorable BECAUSE of its theatrics (bare and minimal as it was): Each standing member of the band started playing "LC" with their backs to us, gently rocking to and fro with the beat. At Joe's first sung note, they all flipped around, and then, off they went! A video from that era must exist.
Hi Mitchell, just catching up on a few posts I'd saved while on holidays, as I wanted to respond.
Thought I was pretty knowledgeable on The Clash but there was a lot I learned here, thanks.
My biggest Clash memory will always be seeing them live in Sheffield on a night where Mick Jones & Joe Strummer were having a very visible disagreement throughout the set, which in the end resulted in a full-on fist fight. Very Clash!
Great behind-the-scenes, Mitchell, of the song and album! Did not know all of that! I saw the '79 Houston stop on their "LC" tour, and it was a pretty thunderous show! Most memorable was the opening song of the show...."London Calling."
For a band completely uninterested in anything even remotely theatrical, this opener was, for me, the most memorable BECAUSE of its theatrics (bare and minimal as it was): Each standing member of the band started playing "LC" with their backs to us, gently rocking to and fro with the beat. At Joe's first sung note, they all flipped around, and then, off they went! A video from that era must exist.
Thanks, Brad - I absolutely found some things out researching this one for sure! That sounds like a hell of a opening of a show.
Hi Mitchell, just catching up on a few posts I'd saved while on holidays, as I wanted to respond.
Thought I was pretty knowledgeable on The Clash but there was a lot I learned here, thanks.
My biggest Clash memory will always be seeing them live in Sheffield on a night where Mick Jones & Joe Strummer were having a very visible disagreement throughout the set, which in the end resulted in a full-on fist fight. Very Clash!
Tim
Looks like we have a few Clash fans who saw them live reading; great to see!