Information AboutThe Clash |
The Clash were an English Punk Rock band, active from 1976 to 1986, and part of the original wave of UK punk rock in the late 1970s . The band went on to incorporate punk with Reggae , Rockabilly , Dance , Jazz , Ska , and other styles. The Clash's skilled musicianship and the passionate, left-wing political idealism of frontmen Joe Strummer and Mick Jones contrasted sharply with the Nihilism of the Sex Pistols , the simplicity of The Ramones , and the experimental tendencies of The Talking Heads . Although the Clash were a major success in the UK from the release of their first album in 1977, they did not become popular in the US until 1980. Their third album, the late 1979 release '' London Calling '' is an influential album in the history of rock music; it was released in the US in January 1980, and a decade later '' Rolling Stone '' magazine declared it the best album of the 1980s. Rolling Stone also placed it at #8 on their list in 2003 of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. |
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