The
Clash were an English rock group that existed from 1976 to 1986. One
of the most successful and iconic bands from the original wave of
punk rock in the late 1970s, they went on to incorporate punk with
reggae, rockabilly, dance, jazz, ska, hip hop and eventually many
other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for
their uncommonly intense stage performances.
From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their
peers with their musicianship, as well as their lyrics; the
passionate, left wing political idealism in the lyrics of frontmen
Joe Strummer and Mick Jones contrasted with the anarchic nihilism of
the Sex Pistols and the basic simplicity of The Ramones. Although
they were a major success in the U.K. from the release of their
first album in 1977, they did not become popular in the U.S. until
1980.
Their third album, the late 1979 release London Calling is
considered by many critics one of the greatest albums in the entire
history of rock music; it was then released in the U.S. in January,
1980 and a decade later Rolling Stone magazine declared it the best
album of the 1980s.
The Clash's attitude and style, as much as their music, has strongly
influenced countless other bands, such as U2, Public Enemy and Green
Day. In 2003 they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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