The Clash – Combat Rock (1982/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Clash – Combat Rock (1982/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:18 minutes | 1,00 GB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Music UK

On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! The pounding arena rock of “Should I Stay or Should I Go” makes the Clash sound like an arena rock band, and much of the album boasts a muscular, heavy sound courtesy of producer Glyn Johns. But things aren’t quite that simple. Combat Rock contains heavy flirtations with rap, funk, and reggae, and it even has a cameo by poet Allen Ginsberg — if this album is, as it has often been claimed, the Clash’s sellout effort, it’s a very strange way to sell out. Even with the infectious, dance-inflected new wave pop of “Rock the Casbah” leading the way, there aren’t many overt attempts at crossover success, mainly because the group is tearing in two separate directions. Mick Jones wants the Clash to inherit the Who’s righteous arena rock stance, and Joe Strummer wants to forge ahead into black music. The result is an album that is nearly as inconsistent as Sandinista!, even though its finest moments — “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” “Rock the Casbah,” “Straight to Hell” — illustrate why the Clash were able to reach a larger audience than ever before with the record. [In 2000 Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered Combat Rock.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklist:
1. The Clash – Know Your Rights (03:40)
2. The Clash – Car Jamming (03:59)
3. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go (03:08)
4. The Clash – Rock the Casbah (03:42)
5. The Clash – Red Angel Dragnet (03:44)
6. The Clash – Straight to Hell (05:30)
7. The Clash – Overpowered by Funk (04:52)
8. The Clash – Atom Tan (02:30)
9. The Clash – Sean Flynn (04:31)
10. The Clash – Ghetto Defendant (04:43)
11. The Clash – Inoculated City (02:41)
12. The Clash – Death is a Star (03:14)

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