The Clash - Somebody Got Murdered - New York 1981 (17)

Bond's, New York, New York, USA,
Tuesday, June 9, 1981

17. Somebody Got Murdered

01. London Calling
02. Safe European Home
03. The Leader
04. Train In Vain
05. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
06. This Is Radio Clash
07. Corner Soul
08. The Guns Of Brixton
09. The Call Up
10. Bankrobber
11. Complete Control
12. Lightning Strikes (not Once But Twice)
13. Ivan Meets GI Joe
14. Charlie Dont Surf
15. The Magnificent Seven
16. Broadway
17. Somebody Got Murdered
18. Police and Thieves
19. Clampdown
20. One More Time
21. Brand New Cadillac
22. The Street Parade
23. Janie Jones
24. Washington Bullets

Category:

Music

Tags:

• The
• Clash
• 1981
• New
• York
• Bonds
• Joe
• Strummer
• Mick
• Jones
• Paul
• Simonon
• Topper
• Headon

[fanniterrette]

Well, I have an idea for why Mick misses notes here and there and seems to have his hand wander onto the wrong frets on occasion. This was the punk rock approach. Mick was always approximative in his playing. Live performance was more about the total intensity than it was about musicianship and finesse. I doubt anyone in attendance minded much about a few bum notes, as long as Mick and Joe were in top form as front men.

[marcus5291978]

These shows were a disaster because I drove from Boston to New York to have the show canceled because the promoter oversold all the shows. We drove back the next week and it was good time. Music was at it's highest point at this time. In one years time I saw the Clash, The Jam, Bruce Springsteen, David Johansen, The Police, and a great local seen in Boston.

[jlsmsu12]

Its easy to tell Mick's guitar from Joe's - Mick's guitar has that shitty reverb that I HATE, Joe's has that twangy sound

[chadmerritt1]

@fanniterrette No big deal. these guys are intense All the time.

[bigdrewbowski]

These live shows from NYC were some of the Clashes best. The first time I heard them was on the radio in the 80s. It was The King Biscuit Flour Hour. They played one of these Live shows- it was awesome



[ogdroadsong]

@11caulfield probably wouldn't have been quite the same without Topper anyway though, I think the most impressive thing on a lot of their best tracks was the drumming. That BAD album which Strummer produced - No10 Upping St - was woeful as I remember.

[11caulfield]

@ogdroadsong He got sacked and the Clash were done for good. Mick Jones was the soul of the band.

[ogdroadsong]

@Krzysztovlato LOL! Wonder why he got sacked...

[Krzysztovlato]

Anyone know why Mick did so much mistakes?