tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post8482559297619047006..comments2024-03-24T02:32:42.657-05:00Comments on music ruined my life: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Glastonbury '99jeffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-79121779309658284762012-01-28T10:29:04.637-06:002012-01-28T10:29:04.637-06:00Joe, a true artist, exhibited his growth and matur...Joe, a true artist, exhibited his growth and maturity in the late 90's as a result of his experiences. Always looking forward, not trying to recreate the past. His post Clash work is beautiful, powerful, insightful and inspirational. <br /><br />Thank you for posting the link. Wish there were more live concerts available from 1988 through 2002. If you have anything else, it would be much appreciated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-27143134901755241232011-08-01T21:43:59.873-05:002011-08-01T21:43:59.873-05:00Growler Rob
Fucking amazing to have first person p...Growler Rob<br />Fucking amazing to have first person point of view on this amazing show.<br /><br />Thanks.jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-27982459786109804742011-07-30T08:08:34.283-05:002011-07-30T08:08:34.283-05:00I was at Glastonbury '99 and went with the int...I was at Glastonbury '99 and went with the intention to see one act - Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros.<br /> It was a brilliant afternoon show and one I'd saved myself for - no drugs or drink until after the great man had played on that fine Sunday in June and I was beside myself with laughter as Joe started wrenching on the crane camera that strayed within his reach during 'Straight to Hell' and ranting about how "you can't even take a shit in this country without some cunt pointing a camera at you...", which is probably why that song never made it to the final broadcast.<br />Great show, great band, great songs.<br />Really, REALLY wish he was still with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-25974975952053787762010-12-29T20:17:29.643-06:002010-12-29T20:17:29.643-06:00Anon
Give Streetcore another shot!
Crimewave
&quo...Anon<br />Give Streetcore another shot!<br /><br />Crimewave<br />"gutted" - my feeling on missing out as well.<br /><br />Nazz<br />Really? Hell, I love a lot of the 22 different version I posted a while ago but man that original knocks me dead every time!<br /><br />Anon<br />Yeah, life does temper obsession but I'm glad to help re-strat your Joe kick.<br /><br />Melvin<br />hope this one moves you!<br /><br />Anon<br />Lucky man, wish I'd gone to see him...<br /><br />Derek<br />Welcome<br /><br />Martin<br />I really think he found that direction right at the end.<br /><br />Nuzz<br />A little beer-fuelled nonsense is a fine tribute to Joe and yeah considering how his voice echoes down the ages he is still with us in a way.<br /><br />Anon<br />De nada<br /><br />Anon<br />Let us know what you think.<br /><br />Anon<br />It's the kick-assingness of "Coma Girl" et al that makes me feel Streetcore was the Comeback, even if it wasn't The Clash.<br /><br />Bob<br />Welcome!<br /><br />Anon<br />Hey thanks for defending Rock Art, I have come to see some of its strengths.<br /><br />Dave<br />Yeah he was building up on each album<br /><br />P.S. Look like a set list for Joe Strummer Day<br /><br />Bio<br />I do like PR (and some of the early solo singles) but none of it ever seemed to add up to a statement and every Clash album made a STATEMENT.<br /><br />Aaron<br />Well put, I do have to go back and appreciate the Walker OST soon.<br /><br />Ethan<br />"combines everything that Joe was about (except maybe the rock and roll). " yeah that was my issue with those albums and the fatc that Streetcore was a mess of things made it remind me of London calling/Sandinista a bit.<br /><br />Matt<br />I've forgive BAD but I'd still rather listen to a Strummer album than a BAD one.<br /><br />Anon<br />Amen to all that.<br /><br />VBJ<br />Yeah the death of material does give each boot extra power.<br /><br />Some Ugly/Anon<br />Welcome!jeffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015674620176399988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-89899888050478756052010-12-29T13:35:00.706-06:002010-12-29T13:35:00.706-06:00thanks so much!thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-6214110405450835652010-12-29T13:27:02.813-06:002010-12-29T13:27:02.813-06:00Thanks for all the great songs!Thanks for all the great songs!Some Uglyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875857393321885958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-40458590457826158502010-12-29T07:52:34.164-06:002010-12-29T07:52:34.164-06:00thanks for posting this. the finite nature of what...thanks for posting this. the finite nature of what's out there makes every recording a little more valuable...veganboyjoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609779337989003850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-72464331343962807882010-12-28T23:01:54.992-06:002010-12-28T23:01:54.992-06:00While Strummer obviously peaked with The Clash, I ...While Strummer obviously peaked with The Clash, I still liked his later stuff. Perhaps Mano Negra (or Manu Chao) was the band he hoped the Mescaleros would become.<br /><br />Thanks for the effort!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-19508618211524412512010-12-28T22:28:35.907-06:002010-12-28T22:28:35.907-06:00I dug his last solo album. To my ears, Joe Strumm...I dug his last solo album. To my ears, Joe Strummer's solo output seems better than most Big Audio Dynamite.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347063245778428794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-36140538871454795772010-12-28T22:22:36.304-06:002010-12-28T22:22:36.304-06:00I don't think Joe ever had a true comeback, bu...I don't think Joe ever had a true comeback, but I'm still a big fan of Global a Go-Go and Rock Art. Loved Global when it came out - it's just so solid and to me combines everything that Joe was about (except maybe the rock and roll). Rock Art took a while to grow on me, but gets more play now than when it came out.<br /><br />Streetcore has some solid songs, but it (justifiably) sounds like a compilation. I liked the live versions of Coma Girl and Get Down Moses better than the record.Ethannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-58050726858162276182010-12-28T22:11:12.415-06:002010-12-28T22:11:12.415-06:00Thanks for this post! I stand firmly by Streetcor...Thanks for this post! I stand firmly by Streetcore, and the Walker soundtrack, too. Of course Joe wasn't going to equal the Clash, but I feel that he - more than many of his peers - at least tried to stay true to the music rather than pursuing easy cash. Having even a handful of great tunes after a run like the Clash is a feat.Aaronhttp://www.aarontap.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-8778728792385840012010-12-28T20:38:15.441-06:002010-12-28T20:38:15.441-06:00"A Strumback?" No. Never.
I always pl..."A Strumback?" No. Never.<br /><br />I always play the soundtracks to Alex Cox films or Permanent Record more than any of the Mescaleros stuff. The Latino Rockabilly War seem to have able to capture 'the fun' that the Mescaleros never did for me.<br /><br />Streetcore came pretty close, but sadly too late.<br /><br />Moments of The Future Is Unwritten DVD and Acton Town Hall Firefighters Benefit show Joe shedding all the years of mediocrity, so I can only imagine him re-igniting the world if he had live a little longer.biopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614894519622906554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-44465617575501225832010-12-28T20:19:52.968-06:002010-12-28T20:19:52.968-06:00I think Joe's comeback started around the rele...I think Joe's comeback started around the release of Rock Art and the X-Ray style in 1999, but it really started to pick up speed with Global A Go-Go. Streetcore is a great record, Joe was at a high point in his Mescaleros career. <br /><br />On a side note:<br /><br />I thought i'd mention that on December 22nd at a radio station in Windsor/Detroit they had a Joe Strummer Day playing his music for a 24 hour period, while wrapping it around issues relating to poverty in the area. <br /><br />http://cjamlog3.cjam.ca/wordpressmu/uncategorized/schedule-joe-strummer-day-to-confront-poverty-in-windsor-detroit/Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612902016398817264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-28151398559182970552010-12-28T18:55:41.351-06:002010-12-28T18:55:41.351-06:00Thanks for the great show. But dudes, really. &quo...Thanks for the great show. But dudes, really. "Rock Art" was like a blast of electricity the first time I heard it and remains a classic that I never tire of hearing. Love his solo stuff - his spirit and passion coming out in new directions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-88794585582044738572010-12-28T18:38:32.741-06:002010-12-28T18:38:32.741-06:00thank you so much.thank you so much.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868610585375014766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-72845609573444469522010-12-28T17:55:14.910-06:002010-12-28T17:55:14.910-06:00I don't think Joe ever had a proper comeback. ...I don't think Joe ever had a proper comeback. To try and compete with the myth was going to be a losing propisiton, the same with trying to play with the Clash again. Coma Girl kicks ass though...<br />Miss ya Joe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-15946918586344430972010-12-28T16:14:11.392-06:002010-12-28T16:14:11.392-06:00Never turned on by the solo stuff, but appreciate ...Never turned on by the solo stuff, but appreciate the opportunity to give it another listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-72458695342023182472010-12-28T15:50:12.843-06:002010-12-28T15:50:12.843-06:00Strummer fue el mas grande.
Gracias por compartir ...Strummer fue el mas grande.<br />Gracias por compartir esta joya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-5579255252209416102010-12-28T14:39:41.347-06:002010-12-28T14:39:41.347-06:00I'd like to think that Joe never really went a...I'd like to think that Joe never really went away and that his spirits still out there with all those his music/lyrics touched (solo or Clash stuff)and being passed on to the next generation then again I may be talkin' bollocks after a couple of beers, mind you sometimes I don't need beer. All the best for 2011 jeffen, and Keep On Keeping On!Nuzz Prowlin' Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631422073676125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-4094658457433043722010-12-28T13:55:08.191-06:002010-12-28T13:55:08.191-06:00got too admit his solo stuff was ok, i got global ...got too admit his solo stuff was ok, i got global a go go and thats it! as for live i saw him twice once at astoria and once at a festival and both times it was special just too see the man the clash tracks were very emotional for me, he was searching for a new direction with mescalerosmartin41smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931813774998854366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-57807366314474231002010-12-28T13:47:04.109-06:002010-12-28T13:47:04.109-06:00Thank You.Thank You.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951878496831035484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-41951142110037695232010-12-28T12:50:05.057-06:002010-12-28T12:50:05.057-06:00Thanks for this! I saw the Clash many times and Jo...Thanks for this! I saw the Clash many times and Joe a couple of times. As you say, not every solo album was solid but his shows were always great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-70184147382690765612010-12-28T12:44:54.442-06:002010-12-28T12:44:54.442-06:00I'm going to try this because it's loaded ...I'm going to try this because it's loaded with Clash numbers. I have the 3 Mescaleros records and never listen to them. Can't blame the guy for trying though.melvinrussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633571504941769646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-55969354597569946142010-12-28T12:10:48.663-06:002010-12-28T12:10:48.663-06:00Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros slipped by me duri...Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros slipped by me during the 90's (kids growing up kinda took my priorities) but I'm getting back into my music now that they're living their own lives. Everything you've posted has been just awesome to get into again, but this Glastonbury gig blows all out of the water...Thank You very muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191686244361274747.post-55423695253287420522010-12-28T09:50:58.087-06:002010-12-28T09:50:58.087-06:00I like every version of Straight To Hell I have ev...I like every version of Straight To Hell I have ever heard except for the original Clash versiuonNazz Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722964855836770177noreply@blogger.com