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With the imposition of American producer Sandy Pearlman, who brought what he had learned working with the Blue Öyster Cult (if not the Dictators), Give ’Em Enough Rope (1978) does battle on a much larger scale, with bigger vision and juiced-up rock power. Clearly moving on and up from the debut’s crude but effective urgency, Strummer and Jones not only shoulder an internationalist perspective (“Safe European Home,” “Tommy Gun”), they display unexpected sentimentality (“Stay Free”). It’s unsettling how quickly the Clash had become its own subject, but the autobiographical “Cheapskates,” “All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)” and the “Can’t Explain”-quoting “Guns on the Roof” are purposeful, revealing and, in their way, profound.
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For their second album, the Clash worked with the American hard rock producer Sandy Pearlman, best-known for his work with Blue Öyster Cult and the Dictators. The teaming was quite controversial within the punk community, and the sound of Give 'Em Enough Rope is considerably cleaner, yet the more direct sound hardly tamed the Clash. While the record doesn't burn with the same intense, amateurish energy of The Clash, it does have a big, forceful sound that is nearly as powerful. What keeps Give 'Em Enough Rope from being a classic is its slightly inconsistent material. Many of the songs are outright classics, particularly the first half of the record ("Safe European Home," "English Civil War," "Tommy Gun," "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad") and "Stay Free," but the group loses some momentum toward the end of the record. Even with such flaws, Give 'Em Enough Rope ranks as one of the strongest albums of the punk era.
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Safe European Home |
3:49 |
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English Civil War |
2:36 |
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Tommy Gun |
3:14 |
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Julie's Been Working For The Drug Squad |
3:00 |
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Last Gang In Town |
5:12 |
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Guns On The Roof |
3:15 |
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Drug-Stabbing Time |
3:42 |
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Stay Free |
3:37 |
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Cheapskates |
3:24 |
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All The Young Punks (New Boots And Contracts) |
4:55 |
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10 Total Tracks, 36:44 Total Length
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Credits
- The Clash - Arranger // Joe Strummer - Guitar // Joe Strummer - Guitar // Joe Strummer - Vocals // Joe Strummer - Vocals // Dennis Ferrante - Engineer // Mick Jones - Guitar // Mick Jones - Vocals // Sandy Pearlman - Producer // Bill Price - Remastering Supervisor // Paul Simonon - Bass // Corky Stasiak - Engineer // Corky Stasiak - Mixing // Gregg Caruso - Engineer // Kevin Dalimore - Engineer // Chris Mingo - Engineer // Ray Staff - Remastering // Bob Whitney - Remastering
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- Instrument:
- Vocals
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