Relieving Some Stress
{Aug 08}
It’s been a stressful week for me, guys. I’m not here to use this website as a means to map out my thoughts & feelings, but it’s been one of those weeks I’m glad to see over. What this website is for, however, is great music so let me share some with you today that I’ve been enjoying this late night. We all have those songs that calm us down when we’re stressed. They take it away, make everything all right, get us smiling, whatever. Like you guys, I have my few, but there’s one of them that just might be the best stress-reliever ever. Of course, I’m going to share it with you, but let’s get a little back-story on the song first. For that, let’s re-visit The Clash again, shall we?
“Punk died the day The Clash signed to CBS.” This 1977 quote by Mark Perry is almost prophetic for describing that era of punk. Some dub it the end of the first wave of punk. Some put it as the definitive end of “true punk.” It doesn’t really matter to be honest, but over the years, the quote has stuck to the band and to the era. It’s not like it was unwarranted. The Clash were a punk band on the highest pedestal. They came on the scene with only a few shows here & there and just blew people away, some would say even matching the current kings of punk The Sex Pistols. They were good, scathing, raw, and pure. They were the punk band. But before the band made their true impact on the punk scene, they were snatched up to CBS. They signed the label with the “enemies” and “sold out.” It was a smack to the people who had supported them and the movement at the time and while The Clash would defend their decision, it would ultimately turn out to be a slap to their face as well. For starter’s, their contract was a joke and later used as an example on what not to sign for new bands. It left the young band with virtually all of the costs for tours, recordings, remixes, artwork; you know, pretty much most of the things that a band needs desperately? More
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