Rock fans could debate for ever the question: "who is the greatest ever rock band?" Is it the Stones or The Who? The Jam or The Sex Pistols? Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd? New Order or Nirvana? Radiohead or U2? You see the difficulty.
One band with a claim to the title is The Clash. Born out of the righteous fury of punk, they evolved into an awesome rock band and never lost for a moment that close-to-the-edge tension that made their music so thrilling.
In 1982, the band appeared at the famous Shea Stadium in New York, incredibly, they were only the support act, but if headliners The Who matched this performance it must have been one heck of a gig.
Those concerts more than a quarter of a century ago have now been immortalised on a live album which is released alongside a DVD (The Clash Live Revolution).
With the twin attack of the voices and guitars of Joe Strummer and Mick Jones and the depth-charge bass of Paul Simonon, all propelled by original drummer Terry Chimes, this is the band at their brilliant best.
The band had just released their fifth album, Combat Rock, and showcased tracks from that album including Should I Stay Or Should I Go and Rock The Casbah.There are classics taken from all their albums, including Career Opportunities Tommy Gun, London Calling and The Magnificent Seven.
Listening to this album it's hard to doubt that 26 years ago for at least two nights in October The Clash were the greatest band on the planet
Play loud and get ready for the hairs on the back of your neck to stand to attention.
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