This is a CLASH POLL service announcement...WITH RESULTS!!!!!! ILX Artist Poll #41

what a way to go out

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I was one of the #1 votes for "Tommy Gun," I really had no idea how well regarded the song was so I'm a little disappointed it's that low

It was in my top 10, at #10 I think. I could've easily bumped it up and felt no remorse. Great song!

Oops, #9 even.

cf Death or Glory imo. expect it'll tank in this poll due to antirockist bias but to my ear it's nothing short of a complete musical and spiritual triumph and kinda encapsulates everything i love about the band.

― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 9 July 2013

I stand by my post in the voting thread.

I held off on using that iconic picture just for that song.

it's a great match

as good a place as any to mention that among its many virtues: crack-pate backing vox worthy of keith richards

Rundown so far...

60. Hate and War - 96 pts - 6 votes
58. (TIE) Car Jamming - 104 pts - 7 votes
58. (TIE) Pressure Drop - 104 pts - 10 votes
57.Ghetto Defendant - 106 pts - 10 votes
56. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) - 111 pts - 10 votes
55. Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad - 113 pts - 11 votes
54. Jail Guitar Doors - 122 pts - 11 votes
53. Capital Radio - 124 pts - 7 votes
52. Remote Control - 126 pts - 9 votes
51. Gates of the West - 127 pts - 6 votes - 1 #1
50. 1977 - 131 pts - 10 votes
48. (TIE) Groovy Times - 136 pts - 8 votes
48. (TIE) Jimmy Jazz - 136 points - 8 votes
47. Garageland - 138 pts - 9 votes
46. Wrong 'Em Boyo - 140 pts - 10 votes
45. Charlie Don't Surf - 142 pts - 12 votes
44. What's My Name - 145 pts - 10 votes
43. This is England - 148 pts - 10 votes
43. The Prisoner - 151 pts - 8 votes
41. Hitsville U.K. - 157 pts - 12 votes

40. The Street Parade - 162 pts - 8 votes - 1 #1
39. The Right Profile - 168 pts - 8 votes - 2 #1
38. Lose This Skin - 173 pts - 9 votes - 1 #1
37. Washington Bullets - 174 pts - 10 votes
36. Brand New Cadillac - 190 pts - 8 votes
35. London's Burning - 220 pts - 14 votes
34. I'm Not Down - 226 pts - 15 votes
33. Clash City Rockers - 277 pts - 18 votes
32. The Card Cheat - 278 pts - 15 votes - 1 #1
31. Should I Stay or Should I Go - 280 pts - 19 votes
30. The Call Up - 290 pts - 19 votes
29. Tommy Gun - 291 pts - 17 votes - 2 #1
28. Hateful - 298 pts - 15 votes
27. Stay Free - 299 pts - 17 votes - 1 #1
26. Know Your Rights - 310 pts - 19 votes
25. Somebody Got Murdered - 325 pts - 24 votes
24. Armagideon Time/Justice Tonight/Kick It Over - 339 pts - 17 votes - 3 #1
23. Death or Glory - 356 pts - 24 votes - 1 #1
22. I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. - 369 pts - 19 votes - 1 #1
21. Police and Thieves - 396 pts - 23 votes - 1 #1

You know, with all the Clash lyrics Joe wrote, the only 'romantic' line he had was the mention of 'my sweet Gabriella' (his rl girlfriend) in 'Junco Partner'

That smart girl wouldn't sign her name

SMASH THE ROMANTIC TYRANTS

Safe European Home and Tommy Gun were my #1 and #2. Also bummed to see Tommy Gun place so low.

P.S. Here's Sleater-Kinney covering it. Way better than you'd think for a one-off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZ7w5PqWsI

joe didn't write junco partner

Not The Slits, then?

xpost I know, but there are loads of versions where you can add whatever you like to it. As did Joe...

Nah, that was a joke. I thought it'd be funny to make it impossible to find.

the "I would have pawned my sweet..." line is in james wayne's 1951 version.

"Gabriella" being the key ..

Anyways...

my 6, 9 and 10 have come up so far - hateful, card cheat and call up. i am officially concerned about 1 of the rest of my top 10.

Realised I had the whole of side 1 of rope in my 30

Is there a definitive Clash bio, or even a good one? I think I have the first edition of the Marcus Gray, but I've yet to read it.

I kinda like that there isn't one - all just different competing stories. Even VInce White's book is good as long as you're thumbing through it in a store (I wouldn't suggest buying it)

Vince White's book is more an unflinching portrayal of alcoholism than a Clash biography as such. It's kinda great though.

Just checking this out for the first time. I guess we're experiencing a shortage of gimmick hungry yobs digging gold from rock n roll, because Death Or Glory is far, far too low.

"I'm So Bored" is the 2nd of my top 5 to show up (way too low). I love the punchy syncopated rhythm guitar on the verses, and the blare and roar of the chorus. Maybe my favorite punk song (or at least part of a foursome with "God Save the Queen," "Blitzkrieg Bop" and "Oh Bondage Up Yours").

yeah it has that classic punk sneer and bop

Just checking this out for the first time. I guess we're experiencing a shortage of gimmick hungry yobs digging gold from rock n roll, because Death Or Glory is far, far too low.

― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, July 16, 2013

hey at least someone had the foresight to give it a #1 vote

Death Or Glory was my 2. I can't say my #1 cause it hasn't come up yet, but it's a lock for the top 5 and is just so immense there was no way I couldn't put it at the top.

i didn't vote, so not complaining or anything, just noticing:

astonished and very very pleased that sandinista was #2 album. i always thought that album divided fans in a big way. astonished and a touch saddened that the debut album wasn't #1, but maybe the two versions split too many votes?

and i'm crying here over the terribly low ranking of the great mick moment "stay free."

as I noted in voting thread, written by Joe for Mick

so bummed this poll didn't happen next year

(but great to see fcc popping up for it!)

Xpost -- had no idea that was Pearl Jam until the end. I joined a friend's band onstage to cover it once. Great song and in my top 5. The echo on Mock's guitar there (and throughout combat rock) is a thing of beauty.

Surprise Armagideoj Time was not top ten. You know it would have made Joe's top ten!

anyone read this?

https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1312046823l/804111.jpg

Mick's (no disrespect meant)

Armagideon. Damn iPad. Stupid capital P autocorrect

Riot of Our Own is a must-read, though I think only covers a couple of years.

Don Letts' documentary was surprisingly disappointing. He directed the punk and the dance/hip hop episodes of the WGBH history of rock and roll and they are really worth seeking out. But the Clash doc imo is a bit too safe.

That book is great 'fun', and it had a lot to do with 'Return of the last gang in town' being much better. (Sorry, Josh)

astonished and very very pleased that sandinista was #2 album. i always thought that album divided fans in a big way. astonished and a touch saddened that the debut album wasn't #1, but maybe the two versions split too many votes?

I think it's aged remarkably well. It's taken decades for me to come around on it, but whenever a track from it comes up on shuffle I end up listening to the rest of the album from that point. I wish more bands could be as confidently shambling as the Clash. I guess Exile On Main St. was an outlier album for a long-time too.

The lyrics are the big weak point for me. It sounds like it was put together in a hurry, which can be carried by a good groove and a great producer, but you can't paper over lyrics or tunes.

I think the lyrics are amazing.

Listening to it a lot over the past few weeks that's what has really stood out for me.

I'm kind of amazed by how excited I am about this poll. You all voted White Man #1 too, right?

shh.

If both versions of the self-titled album were counted together, that'd be #1 and knock everything down a spot, remember (assuming that there weren't a ton of people who voted for both)

I did not vote "White Man" #1, but I could have, and if it was today, I might have!

I didn't either, but I would be perfectly happy with it as a poll winner.