The Clash

英国首版发行时间是1977年4月8号，页面收录的是美版，发行时间是1979年07月26号，曲目收录略有不同。 朋克先驱The Clash1977年的一张著名专辑。“我对任何事情都不再有幻想，尽管如此，我还是想要改变现实。”乐队主唱Joe Strummer这样总结他们这张专辑的创作初衷。滚石杂志的编辑称他们的歌曲像机关枪扫射一般激烈抨击了关于失业和种族歧视等社会现实。 The Clash的音乐听起来并不像后来的那些朋克乐队那么极端，有些歌曲甚至有点迷幻摇滚的味道，但个人认为这样反而容易接受一些，他们在商业上的成功也证明了这一点。 这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第77位。 1977英版封面 Never Mind the Bollocks may have appeared revolutionary, but the Clash's eponymous debut album was pure, unadulterated rage and fury, fueled by passion for both rock & roll and revolution. Though the cliché about punk rock was that the bands couldn't play, the key to the Clash is that although they gave that illusion, they really could play -- hard. The charging, relentless rhythms, primitive three-chord rockers, and the poor sound quality give the album a nervy, vital energy. Joe Strummer's slurred wails perfectly compliment the edgy rock, while Mick Jones' clearer singing and charged guitar breaks make his numbers righteously anthemic. Even at this early stage, the Clash were experimenting with reggae, most notably on the Junior Murvin cover "Police & Thieves" and the extraordinary "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," which was one of five tracks added to the American edition of The Clash. "Deny," "Protex Blue," "Cheat," and "48 Hours" were removed from the British edition and replaced for the U.S. release with the British-only singles "Complete Control," "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais," "Clash City Rockers," "I Fought the Law," and "Jail Guitar Doors," all of which were stronger than the items they replaced. Though the sequencing and selection were slightly different, the core of the album remained the same, and each song retained its power individually. In 2000, Columbia/Legacy reissued and remastered the album to include the U.K. songs. Few punk songs expressed anger quite as bracingly as "White Riot," "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A.," "Career Opportunities," and "London's Burning," and their power is all the more incredible today. Rock & roll is rarely as edgy, invigorating, and sonically revolutionary as The Clash.