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(More customer reviews)There's some great stuff here, to be sure, but VERY few complete performances. Songs get thru two verses, then get jammed into some lousy graphics or a voice-over that gives no real input into what we're seeing. Why cut off "White Man In Hammersmith" two lines from the end? Why not have the full performances from The Tomorrow Show instead of chopping them off right before the climax? There's already a perfectly good Clash documentary out there ("Westway To The World", highly recommended if you've not seen it), so the only real reason to pick this up is to see some new footage and hear how powerful the group's live performances were. And this doesn't achieve that. Hang on to your bootleg DVDs, your VHSs taped off late night TV, the clips downloaded from wherever... That's still (sadly) the only way to get the best of "the only band that matter".
So in short, the tracklist looks good, but the product falls very flat. Only for the true completist. Sad, but true.
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THE CLASH LIVE: REVOLUTION ROCK is an exciting new documentary film directed by long-time Clash collaborator and Grammy-winning producer Don Letts (Westway To The World) that chronicles the electric live performances of one of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK. The film follows the live transformation of the band, incorporating footage from all phases of the Clash's meteoric career, beginning with live-in-the-studio clips and climaxing with a blow-out performance at New York's Shea Stadium in 1982.With rare and previously unreleased footage from all over the world, this film documents the history of the band by showcasing their incredible live performances, and will be a draw for both the new fan and their established passionate followers. TRACKLISTING: 1. Complete Control 2. I Fought The Law (London Lyceum '79) 3. Police & Thieves (Munich '77) 4. What's My Name (Manchester Elizabethan Suite '77) - previously unreleased 5. Capitol Radio One (Manchester Elizabethan Suite '77) - previously unreleased 6. White Riot 7. I'm So Bored With The U.S.A (Manchester Apollo '78) - previously unreleased 8. London's Burning (London Victoria Park '78) 9. 1977 10. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais (Glasgow Apollo '78) 11. Tommy Gun 12. Safe European Home (London Music Machine '78) 13. London Calling (Bonds International Casino '81) 14. Clampdown (Lewisham Odeon '80) 15. The Guns Of Brixton (Fridays '80) - previously unreleased 16. Train In Vain (Lewisham Odeon '80) 17. This Is Radio Clash (Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder '81) - previously unreleased 18. The Magnificent Seven (Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder '81) - previously unreleased 19. Brand New Cadillac (Tokyo Sun Plaza Hall '82) - previously unreleased 20. Should I Stay Or Should I Go (Shea Stadium '82) 21. Know Your Rights (US Festival '83) - previously unreleased 22. Career Opportunities (Shea Stadium '82)
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