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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 30) The Clash

By The Edge
March 24, 2003

Titans of the Clash

Joe Strummer's death put a definitive end to the band's turbulent history
February 28, 2003

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Clash

In a last interview, Strummer recounts his band's wild ride
March 8, 1979

The Clash: Anger on the Left

Punk leaders set sights on America

Essential Clash

Since The Clash's demise, there have been many compilations of their work; unfortunately, most of them sound like they were sequenced with a dartboard. This two-disc collection, organized roughly chronologically, finally does them justice: The first disc shows the young Clash as the best rock band i...

2003 RS: 5of 5 Stars

The Story Of The Clash Volume 1

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The Clash took the raw anger of British punk and worked it into a political and aesthetic agenda. Outstripping all of their peers in terms of length and depth of career, the Clash were rebels with a cause - with many causes, from anti-Thatcherism to racial unity to the Sandinistas. Their music was roots-based but future-visionary; their experiments with funk, reggae, and rap never took them far fr...

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