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Although 1982's COMBAT ROCK signaled the last time the original lineup of the Clash would record together in the '80s, 1985's CUT THE CRAP was officially the band's last gasp of that decade. After COMBAT ROCK, crafty songwriter and experimentalist Mick Jones was forced out of the Clash--going on to form the outstanding hip-hop/rock hybrid Big Audio Dynamite--and drummer Topper Headon was similarly exiled. Remaining Clashers Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon recruited Nick Sheppard, Pete Howard and Vince White in an attempt to keep the band alive and kicking.
The resulting CUT THE CRAP seems more attached to Strummer's eventual solo efforts than a real Clash album; despite Strummer's determined effort, in many ways the band seems to be a lonely shadow of its more volatile self. While the glorious, grating Stummer vocals enliven tracks like the reggae-tinged "This Is England" and the anthemic "Movers & Shakers," the absence of the more melodically inclined Jones is clearly noted. Although CUT THE CRAP features the Clash's usual, heady mix of politics and punk, it falls somewhat short of the band's outstanding classics THE CLASH and LONDON CALLING.
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The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer
(P) 1985 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited.
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
The Clash, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Simonon, Bass Guitar - JOE STRUMMER, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Rhodes, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Sullivan, Engineer - Kevin Whyte, Assistant Engineer - Pete Howard, AssociatedPerformer - JOSE UNIDOS, Producer - Ulli Rudolf, Recording Engineer - Nick Sheppard, AssociatedPerformer - Vince White, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Album review
Although 1982's COMBAT ROCK signaled the last time the original lineup of the Clash would record together in the '80s, 1985's CUT THE CRAP was officially the band's last gasp of that decade. After COMBAT ROCK, crafty songwriter and experimentalist Mick Jones was forced out of the Clash--going on to form the outstanding hip-hop/rock hybrid Big Audio Dynamite--and drummer Topper Headon was similarly exiled. Remaining Clashers Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon recruited Nick Sheppard, Pete Howard and Vince White in an attempt to keep the band alive and kicking.
The resulting CUT THE CRAP seems more attached to Strummer's eventual solo efforts than a real Clash album; despite Strummer's determined effort, in many ways the band seems to be a lonely shadow of its more volatile self. While the glorious, grating Stummer vocals enliven tracks like the reggae-tinged "This Is England" and the anthemic "Movers & Shakers," the absence of the more melodically inclined Jones is clearly noted. Although CUT THE CRAP features the Clash's usual, heady mix of politics and punk, it falls somewhat short of the band's outstanding classics THE CLASH and LONDON CALLING.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:17
- Main artists: The Clash
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1985 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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