Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I was just thinking about how cool the more 'experimental' Clash stuff actually is, having loathed it back in my punx days, and was wondering if anyone knew of another band who were mixing jamaican music with punk rock before them? 'The Clash' came out in 1977, is there anything earlier than this that defines the sound better than 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I was just thinking about how cool the more 'experimental' Clash stuff actually is, having loathed it back in my punx days, and was wondering if anyone knew of another band who were mixing jamaican music with punk rock before them? 'The Clash' came out in 1977, is there anything earlier than this that defines the sound better than 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais'?Were they not doing the whole reggae thing at around the same time as the earlier 2-tone stuff? Maybe "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" was released earlier but some of the 2-tone bands were doing the rounds before that and The Clash started out as straight ahead punk rock and added the reggae and dub influences later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Insurrection Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Another and much lauded group of pioneers of this sound clash were The Slits. If ya don't know them, then check 'em out here: MySpace.com - The Slits - London - Punk / Reggae / Dub - www.myspace.com/theslits Back in action too. Perhaps some folks here caught Ari Up's quite amazing performance at The Tunnels last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 I was annoyed at missing that one....saw her at the Lemon Tree though....still great!(Not being a Clash fan I much prefer the Slits!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Another and much lauded group of pioneers of this sound clash were The Slits. If ya don't know them, then check 'em out here: MySpace.com - The Slits - London - Punk / Reggae / Dub - www.myspace.com/theslits Back in action too. Perhaps some folks here caught Ari Up's quite amazing performance at The Tunnels last year?I always thought it was more of tribal thing The Slits had going on, having said that that's probably just the impression i got from reading about them as opposed to listening to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I really hate the Slits. Awful band IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I liked their 'looseness'/organic feel. The Peel sessions were very much to my liking, but I can understand why they wouldn't be everyones cup of herbal tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Good band I thought, not sure if their nude cover advanced the cause of the sisterhood much though. Anyone who can do a good cover of '..Grapevine' can't be bad (like the awesome Creedence version), bet Marvin would have dug it.Don't forget Dillingers 'Funky Punk' with the line; "All dressed in Junk", finger on the pulse as ever.Peter Tosh's attitude made your average punk look like a Carpenters loving conformist, 'Steppin' Razor' furreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogofish Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 What was that band Don Letts was originally in? They drew heavilly on both their own Jamacian heritage & the sound/attitudes of their contemporaries - Who were mainly punk bands & included The Clash. They surely must be up there somewhere?ETA:Here we go, Basement 5:MySpace.com - BASEMENT 5 - London, UK - Other / Punk / Dub - www.myspace.com/therealbasements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Better than Big Audio Dynamite, that's for sure!Peel said on his 60th Birthday programme that his favourite sessions of all time were the three Slits sessions. He said something along the lines of "Their complete inability to play coupled with their enthusiasm to play was amazing."Saw Ari Up at the Lemon Tree - different I'd say, to be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_inthehills Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I always thought Rancid had that punk reggae thing going on in some of their tracks.peteinthehills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I always thought Rancid had that punk reggae thing going on in some of their tracks.peteinthehillsYeah, but they're just Clash wannabes, or at least the Armstrong fellow is a Strummer wannabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I always thought Rancid had that punk reggae thing going on in some of their tracks.peteinthehillsSlight chronological misunderstanding there, rancid formed in 1991, The Clash was released in 1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Mac Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I was just thinking about how cool the more 'experimental' Clash stuff actually is, having loathed it back in my punx days, and was wondering if anyone knew of another band who were mixing jamaican music with punk rock before them? 'The Clash' came out in 1977, is there anything earlier than this that defines the sound better than 'White Man In Hammersmith Palais'?I'm a huge clash fan but 'White Man' is one song that just doesn't do it for me. Good job the clash were experimental or London Calling wouldn't have been what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted October 26, 2007 Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 I'm a huge clash fan but 'White Man' is one song that just doesn't do it for me. Good job the clash were experimental or London Calling wouldn't have been what it is.i did mean 'defines the sound' in the context of reggae punk, not in the context of what 'the clash sound' is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Mac Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yip fair dos. Just posting the first thing that came inte my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yip fair dos. Just posting the first thing that came inte my head.What the fuck were you doing up at half 8 in the morning? We didn't get in till back o 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decontrol Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Ruts.They could play punky reggae better than anyone! IMO.8-)D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Insurrection Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 The Ruts.They could play punky reggae better than anyone! IMO.8-)D.Most definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Fighting Fighting, JAH WAR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Mac Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 What the fuck were you doing up at half 8 in the morning? We didn't get in till back o 3! Nothing like a refreshing early morning swim in the north sea to get rid of your sunday hangover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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