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In response to an email on another Clash related matter, our friend DomP sent over a remastered (with pitch correction) recording of the second night at the Hammersmith Palais from the band's '16 Tons Tour'. 31 songs for the sum of £3, that's not value for money.... only the Ramones would fit more songs into a single set (and they would do it in 40 minutes!).
Now, I never really bought much of the hype around The Clash, they did indeed record some great songs, but like any other normal band they also did some stuff that wasn't so great. It seems to me that Joe Strummer was effectively beatified by the UK music press and his band were untouchable. For me this attitude was somewhat to the detriment of other bands playing similar music within the wider related scene... 1979 and 1980 offered up such a variety of stunning new music but the spotlight was disproportionately focussed on The Clash.
Having said all that if I had've seen The Clash (I didn't), this is the kind of set that I would have wanted to see. If what I have said above gives the impression that I do not like The Clash, then that is misleading, I love The Clash (or at least most of The Clash's output). Most of my favourite material is in there from this Palais gig... 'Somebody Got Murdered', '(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais', 'What's My Name', 'Spanish Bombs', and so it goes...
Cheers Dom, much appreciated!
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-AHpAuNrbwPSruhzt
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