The Clash: Revolution Rock documentary & concert on PBS

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

The Clash - Revolution Rock documentary and concert will air on PBS TV starting this week on Saturday on Channel 3 and Channel 13.

http://www.pbs.org/previews/clash/

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

Ooooh, sweet! The Clash were an amazing live band - intense and totally chaotic.

Plastered Bastards · Post by **Plastered Bastards** » Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

If you don't watch it. There will be a "White Riot"

ZappasXWife · Post by **ZappasXWife** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Is this the same as the recent documentary by Julian Temple called The Future is Unwritten (I think that one was more about Joe Strummer tho), just saw it at the State Theatre in SC last week. It was great....

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

THE CLASH! YES!

There's another documentary on them that's shown on The Documentary
channel occasionally.....And....as I start to type the name of it....it eludes.
Freakin' Half-heimers.

ANYWAYZZZZZZZ, look forward to seeing this. THE CLASH! Hope they
show them playin' "Safe European Home". Excellent tune.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Downer alert:

I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

undercoverjoe wrote:Downer alert:

I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.

whoa buddy whoa.

they are #2 out of the original ''big 3'' punk bands...

1. Ramones 2. Clash 3. Sex Pistols

This list cannot be modified or anything. It is written fact. The Ramones were the best punk rock band. The Clash was 2nd. The Sex Pistols come in at a very distant 3rd since they sucked.

The Clash made so much great music...really a shame that they made so much bad music too. Joe Strummer's post clash stuff is great though.

Barfight · Post by **Barfight** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

DrumAndDestroy wrote:
undercoverjoe wrote:Downer alert:

I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.
whoa buddy whoa.

they are #2 out of the original ''big 3'' punk bands...

1. Ramones 2. Clash 3. Sex Pistols

This list cannot be modified or anything. It is written fact. The Ramones were the best punk rock band. The Clash was 2nd. The Sex Pistols come in at a very distant 3rd since they sucked.

The Clash made so much great music...really a shame that they made so much bad music too. Joe Strummer's post clash stuff is great though.

buddy, you're fighting a losing war. there are only a handful of people out there who will EVER accept anything a punk band did, as a musicial contribution..

these are usually the same people who believe that "Freebird" is the greatest song ever.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Barfight wrote:
DrumAndDestroy wrote:
undercoverjoe wrote:Downer alert:

I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.
whoa buddy whoa.

they are #2 out of the original ''big 3'' punk bands...

1. Ramones 2. Clash 3. Sex Pistols

This list cannot be modified or anything. It is written fact. The Ramones were the best punk rock band. The Clash was 2nd. The Sex Pistols come in at a very distant 3rd since they sucked.

The Clash made so much great music...really a shame that they made so much bad music too. Joe Strummer's post clash stuff is great though.
buddy, you're fighting a losing war. there are only a handful of people out there who will EVER accept anything a punk band did, as a musicial contribution..

these are usually the same people who believe that "Freebird" is the greatest song ever.

not a problem. i'll keep enjoying good music

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

I guess you figured out I am not a big fan of punk rock. I didn't know it was a prerequisit to post on RP.

I like rock, jazz, blues, country and swing.

Again the Clash are sooo overrated, mostly because the liberal pop music reporters loved them for being anit-authoritaryism. Big deal. Most blues players in the 30's were fairly anti-authoritaryism, but where were the Rolling Stone reporters then? What rock bands haven't challenged prevailing authority? Punk rock bands are not unique in this.

WICFan · Post by **WICFan** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

whoa buddy whoa.

they are #2 out of the original ''big 3'' punk bands...

1. Ramones 2. Clash 3. Sex Pistols

This list cannot be modified or anything. It is written fact. The Ramones were the best punk rock band. The Clash was 2nd. The Sex Pistols come in at a very distant 3rd since they sucked.

agreed

Except that last part, pistols dont suck! I love em!

Barfight · Post by **Barfight** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

undercoverjoe wrote:I guess you figured out I am not a big fan of punk rock. I didn't know it was a prerequisit to post on RP.

It's not. I fucking hate Lynyrd Skynyrd (spelling?) but I can still post here.

undercoverjoe wrote:I like rock, jazz, blues, country and swing.

Congratulations. I like Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Metalcore/Deathcore/Death Metal, and various forms of hard rock and indie rock

undercoverjoe wrote:Again the Clash are sooo overrated, mostly because the liberal pop music reporters loved them for being anit-authoritaryism.

If that's your main thesis for thinking the Clash... or ANY punk band for that matter, are over-rated. I think you need to reevaluate your position on music in general. I don't hate Toby Keith because he's a right-wing nutjob... I hate him because his music sucks. Furthermore... I don't hate Ted Nugent because he's a gun-nut... I don't hate him at all.

undercoverjoe wrote:Big deal. Most blues players in the 30's were fairly anti-authoritaryism.

My response to this will be the same as yours. Big Deal

undercoverjoe wrote:but where were the Rolling Stone reporters then?

About 30 years from existence.

undercoverjoe wrote:What rock bands haven't challenged prevailing authority? Punk rock bands are not unique in this.

You're right. The Punk movement only screamed out to kids who were tired of the way America was going... as well as kids who were tired of the music in contemporary America. However, I find it hard to believe that one can justify an entire genre of music, as "over-rated"... simply because of the stances they took. Listen to the music -- it may not be your greatest taste... but I don't think you can deny their influence in other bands of this genre..

Nightcrawlersteve and I went a round about this the other week... and something he said really stuck to me, and that is "You can't deny the influence that one has on many...". Now, Punk is and will forever be an underground genre of music -- and they wouldn't have it any other way... but I can guarantee you with everything in me, as DnD said... most true punk bands today -- and probably forever will list either The Ramones, The Clash, or Sex Pistols as a primary influence... You can't deny that.

ZappasXWife · Post by **ZappasXWife** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

UCJ have you ever heard the stuff Strummer did as the Mescaleros? Its great....more like World music than punk. And DON't judge the Clash by the few top 40 things they did. Really mediocre stuff IMO.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

undercoverjoe wrote:I guess you figured out I am not a big fan of punk rock. I didn't know it was a prerequisit to post on RP.

I like rock, jazz, blues, country and swing.

Again the Clash are sooo overrated, mostly because the liberal pop music reporters loved them for being anit-authoritaryism. Big deal. Most blues players in the 30's were fairly anti-authoritaryism, but where were the Rolling Stone reporters then? What rock bands haven't challenged prevailing authority? Punk rock bands are not unique in this.

Who cares what you're a fan of? Like what you like. Never said it was a pre-requisite to post here.

Liberal pop music reporters? Are there really any other kind? Did the conservative ones hate the Clash? The Clash's message wasn't so big for me compared to their style. They incorporated a lot of reggae and rock into their sound. They were very unique. Even I said that a lot of their music is crap. I don't think were overrated nor underrated.

I was merely making light of what you said in my original post. I wasn't trying to give you the old "Johnny more knowledgable about music than thou" line of shit.

Oh by the way...the day I worry about what Rolling Stone writes about bands is the day I jump off a cliff. Maybe that's why I'm not too up to date on the latest anti-establishment bands?

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

ZappasXWife wrote:UCJ have you ever heard the stuff Strummer did as the Mescaleros? Its great....more like World music than punk. And DON't judge the Clash by the few top 40 things they did. Really mediocre stuff IMO.

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros were great.

Agreed...don't judge them by their few hits. You really gotta listen to their albums to find their golden stuff.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

undercoverjoe wrote:I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I think they are the most UNDER-rated band of all time.

Listen to their entire discography. They were one of the most musically adventurous bands ever. We're talking a Beatles or Led Zeppelin level of diversity here. They completely transcended punk. One of my favorite Clash songs is "The Card Cheat"; it's a piano based torch song with a marching band.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

DrumAndDestroy wrote: Oh by the way...the day I worry about what Rolling Stone writes about bands is the day I jump off a cliff.

Big +1!!!!

VENTGtr · Post by **VENTGtr** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Jimi Hatt wrote:
undercoverjoe wrote:I think the Clash are the most over-rated band of all time.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I think they are the most UNDER-rated band of all time.

Listen to their entire discography. They were one of the most musically adventurous bands ever. We're talking a Beatles or Led Zeppelin level of diversity here. They completely transcended punk. One of my favorite Clash songs is "The Card Cheat"; it's a piano based torch song with a marching band.

And this is another reason why Jimi Hatt is a genius.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

When I saw how many posts this thread had, I immediately knew someone said something bad about The Clash. I was almost afraid to open it.

This is why I like my music to stay underground.

Then people who don't get it never have to try.

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Plastered Bastards wrote:If you don't watch it. There will be a "White Riot"

...or you'll end up going "Straight to Hell".

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Thursday Feb 28, 2008

Well opinions....well, you know what they are like. I personally think the clash suck, however I'm not a punk fan, and I understand the impact they had on the scene. I respect that, the same way that some people can't stand Rush or Led Zep....no reason to be haters.