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Track Listings
| 1. Know Your Rights |
| 2. Car Jamming |
| 3. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? |
| 4. Rock The Casbah |
| 5. Red Angel Dragnet |
| 6. Straight To Hell |
| 7. Overpowered By Funk |
| 8. Atom Tan |
| 9. Sean Flynn |
| 10. Ghetto Defendant |
| 11. Inoculated City |
| 12. Death Is A Star |
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The final album by the Clash's original Strummer/Jones incarnation is also their most inconsistent. There were musical and ideological rifts developing within the band, and it shows: the experimentation is almost as wild as Sandanista!'s (and the biggest experiment is heading away from their punk shiftiness and into a commercial rock sound), but they seem to be enjoying it less. The band's stabs at funk and poetry aren't terribly successful, but it all came together for two massive hits: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" has the biggest, stupidest, most perfect riff this side of "Louie Louie," and "Rock the Casbah" pulls the band's politics, fine-honed sarcasm, and saw-toothed guitar sound into the service of a dance-floor beat. --Douglas Wolk
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Media Type: CD
Artist: CLASH
Title: COMBAT ROCK
Street Release Date: 01/25/2000
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Genre: ROCK/POP
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Media Type: CD
Artist: CLASH
Title: COMBAT ROCK
Street Release Date: 01/25/2000
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
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By E. Plunkett
Format:Audio CD
It's still better than the revolving door of crap emitting from music television. Extremely refreshing!
By JOHN SPOKUS
Format:Audio CD
London Callimg and Sandinista showed The Clash developing from their initial punk beginnings to a great studio band making excellent albums with much depth. The rot set in with Combat Rock, which for all purposes really is the last true Clash album(Cut The Crap can be dismissed altogether). This album is nothing more than two hit singles sandwhiched between a bunch of filler that sounds like the worst moments of Sandinista, plus two pretty decent songs "Know Your Rights" and "Straight To Hell".I have it because it's The Clash, but hardly their best.
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I bought most of the Clash's albums upon their original release (including this one). Their music continually evolved, however, that evolution took a wrong turn with this album. It wasn't inventive like London Calling (yes you whipper snappers, nothing like it had been put out till then - we all realize that a lot of stuff since then has borrowed that sound) or experimental like Sandinista. Quite frankly, it's just a dumb album. I gave it two stars because it was the Clash, anyone else would have warranted less.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
best.
the only great album by the clash. should i stay or should i go is the greatest song ever. i play that every day. buy this.
Published on Dec 19 2006 by Allison moon
3.0 out of 5 stars
Half good, half bad
Mind you, I'm not a huge Clash fan...
A lot of people call this the Clash's sellout album. The production is more 80s, there are lots of synthesizers and some catchy, poppy... Read more
Published on May 5 2004 by Matt Poole
2.0 out of 5 stars
THE WORST CLASH ALBUM
It really started to show that the Clash was pretty much over after this album. Even though it contains their 2 biggest songs "Should I Stay" and "Casbah" the... Read more
Published on April 25 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
is it 2004 or 1982
I KNOW IT IS CONSIDERED THE CLASH'S SELLOUT ALBUM. BUT I FIRST HEARD IT IN 1982 AS A 12 YEAR OLD. WHAT A FREAKIN INFLUENCE. POLITICAL. HELLO, THEY HAVE INFLUENCED ME SINCE. Read more
Published on Mar 19 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars
Combat Rock 22 years later
This album was, and is still living proof that if you let your politics take control over your identity it's bound to catch up on you. Read more
Published on Mar 18 2004 by Greg Zimmerman
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Only Album i would rate a 4
This albums music suffered. The Ideas and politics stayed the same. I love the politics the music could get better. The next album is better no question. Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Tomas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting Diversity in Opinion Here
Not being a punk-rock afficionado, I do like this album. And being that I was four when it came out, I have no recollection of The Clash ever selling out (if that's what you think... Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by David Driscoll
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worst Episode Ever!
Being a fan from the very beginning, 1978, this album was a big let down. To clean and commercial sounding. The edge was gone. The beginning of the end. Read more
Published on Dec 15 2003 by Mark Becker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pinacle of their music !!!
If you are not real familiar with the Clash but, like their classic hit songs. You will like this CD. They use a lot of diversity of instruments. Read more
Published on Nov 15 2003 by Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars
Why do people hate this album so much?
I think Combat Rock is one of The Clash's best albums. Sure it's more commerical than London Calling or even Sandinista! Read more
Published on Nov 14 2003 by K. Bentley
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