It sometimes boils down to numbers.
Veteran, prolific rock
writer Martin Popoff has dutifully cranked out over 7000 album reviews,
somewhere well north of 50+ books and I am ballparking here, somewhere in the
millions of words about rock ‘n’ roll.
Once again the master of the
completist examinations has turned his microscope on the career span of a band;
this time out he turns his focus onto the 6 studio albums, 103 songs and 2 live
albums that mark the career span of the band that was once dubbed “the only
band that matters” the Clash. Popoff’s latest outing The Clash: All the Albums, All the Songs, delves into what really boils
down to a thunderous, ten year starburst.
Popoff captures the
incredible evolution in the band’s sound over the course of just six studio albums.
While they never lost the biting edge to their sound, it truly evolved to
include a mass array of influences and snippets of genres that songwriters Mick
Jones and Joe Strummer gravitated towards.
The thing that truly sets
Popoff’s books apart from just a mere writing machine, are the quality of the
total package. Once again the visuals, photography, graphics and bits of Clash
history make this book an outstanding collectible for both the Clash fan and
the music lover alike. This collection will have you reaching for your vinyl or
CDs to revisit one of the truly great bands in a generation.
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