Band The Clash

Years active 197686

Band members Joe Strummer lead vocals & rhythm guitar Mike Jones lead guitar & vocals Paul Simonon bass guitar & vocals Nicky Headon drums (to 1982)

Town

Famous albums London Calling

Recording label & producer CBS

The Stranglers

1974 -

Jean Burnel Jet Black Dave Greenfield Baz Worne Hugh Cornwall Hans Wormling John Ellis Paul Roberts

No More Heroes Black 4 White Rattus Norvegicus

United Artists EMI Epic Castle communications

Musical characteristic Punk Reggae Ska Dub Funk Rockabilly Politicized Lyrics Musical experimentatio n New wave Punk Innovative keyboard Post punk

Influenced by The Sex Pistols

Influenced who

Interesting facts Debut gig in Sheffield supporting the Sex Pistols Both bands then went to see the Ramones the following evening

London

Reggae Dub Pre-Punk Psychedelic Rock

Record label were sceptical about whether the song Golden Brown would succeed. Were called the Guildford Stranglers and also Wanderlust They did the support act for the Ramones Tour Were a big touring band 22 years on tour Performing before The Clash Art work on LP sleeves was very important the visual look of the band also black leather jackets, long black hair, tee-shirts, sneakers, SHORT SONGS

Guilford

The Ramones

1974 96

NY City - Queens

All adopted a pseudonym name ending with ramone Dee Dee Ramone, bass&vox Johnny Ramone, Guitar Joey Ramone, lead vox Tommy Ramone, drums

Ramones Leave Home Rocket to Russia

Sire Craig Leon 1980 Phil Spector Chrysalis

Punk Pop-Punk Very short songs

1950 60s pop music The Beach Boys The Kinks The Shangri-Las The Beetles

Dead Kennedys Social Distortion Bad Religion The Descendants The Clash Sex Pistols

Undertones Buzzcocks

1976 1981 2002 -

Pete Shelley, guitar Howard Devoto, vox Garth Davies, Bass Mick Singleton, drums John Maher, drums

Spiral Scratch (EP) Another Music in a Different Kitchen A Different Kind of Tension Love Bites Bolton

New Hormones (this was their own label making them the first punk band to record on an independent label) United Artists EMI Martin Hannett produced the 1st EP

Punk Catchy pop melodies with punk guitar energy Tight rhythm section Fast tempo Non political lyrics

Sex Pistols Shelley wanted to replicate the Sex Pistols impact on Manchester The Stooges

Radiohead The Smiths

TV programme mixture of Never Mind the Bollocks and Buzzcocks name Martin Hannett was the producer/owner for factory Record label massive in 1980-90

The Jam The Sex Pistols Blondie

1974 1982 1997 -

Debbie Harry vox Chris Stein - guitar Clem Burke - drums Gary Valentine - bass Jimmi Destri - keys

Blondie 1976 Parallel Lines 78 Plastic Letters 78 Eat to the beat

Chrysalis Epic EMI Parallel Line Mike Chapman

New Wave Punk Disco/BeeGe es/KraftWerk (heart of glass)

BeeGees/KraftWerk (heart of glass)

The lead vocalist Debbie Harry has always received acclaim and is the face of the band other band members have been frustrated with this. The break in 1982 was due to money being owed and a drug problem Harry declared a personal breakdown of sorts

Magazine Ian Dury & the Blockheads Siouxsie and the Banshees

NY city