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Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they used elements of reggae, dub, funk, ska, and rockabilly, and they contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that followed punk. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer , lead guitarist and vocalist Mick Jones , bassist Paul ...
Sep 10, 2013 · The name could be taken literally: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Terry Chimes (and later Topper Headon) really did have disparate musical tastes.
Dec 20, 2012 · They were called "the only band that matters." In the late 1970s and early '80s, The Clash pioneered punk rock — then went on to expand its possibilities in witty songs that critiqued the world.
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- Tom Vitale
Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Keith Levene, and Terry Chimes made their debut as the Clash on July 4, 1976, on a bill with Sex Pistols in Sheffield. Less than a year later, and...
Mar 10, 2019 · The podcast aims to tell the story of the potent partnership of frontman Joe Strummer, guitarist Mick Jones bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Topper Headon, to this day referred to by their...
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- Jeff Slate
Dec 22, 2022 · Joe Strummer will always be remembered as one of the leading voices of the burning punk movement. Not only as he fronted the only band that matters, The Clash, but because he took his ethics off the stage and into every single thing he ever did.
Aug 21, 2020 · If The Clash were “The Only Band That Matters,” then by that logic, Joe Strummer was “The Only Frontman That Matters.” The late Strummer would’ve turned 68 today (August 21), and his voice and insight are incredibly missed.
