The Clash - 1980-03-08 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (SBD)

The Clash

1980-03-08

Capitol Theatre

Passaic, NJ

Soundboard Recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro > 16 Tons > Clash City Rockers 

02. Brand New Cadillac 

03. Safe European Home 

04. Jimmy Jazz 

05. London Calling 

06. Guns Of Brixton 

07. Train In Vain 

08. White Man In Hammersmith Palais

09. Koka Kola

10. I Fought The Law 

11. Spanish Bombs 

12. Police & Thieves 

13. Stay Free

14. Julie’s In The Drug Squad

15. Wrong ‘Em Boyo 

16. Clampdown 

17. Janie Jones 

18. Complete Control 

19. Justice Tonight

20. English Civil War 

21. Garageland 

22. Bank Robber 

23. Tommy Gun 

The Clash - 1980-03-08 - Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (SBD)

Another one, like the Eagles post a few days ago,  where we're going to cheat just a bit on our 1970's theme as we drift three months into 1980. That said, we again have a very good reason as The Clash's performance at the Capitol Theatre on March 8, 1980, 33 years ago today, features tunes from one of the most iconic albums of the 1970s. Recorded in the summer of 1979, and released on December 14 of that year, London Calling is often hailed as the greatest album of the punk/new wave era. Rolling Stone ranked it 8th of its list of the 500 best albums of all time. Robert Christgau described London Calling as "warm, angry, and thoughtful, confident, melodic, and hard-rocking" and called it "the best double-LP since Exile on Main Street."  The cover photo, which  features Paul Simonon smashing his bass, a perfect punk rock moment, was shot at The Palladium in New York on September 21, 1979, a concert we posted here.  Download this one to hear The Clash start 1980, as they ended the prior decade, living up to their claim to be  "The Only Band That Matters".