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The Clash Album: “Sandinista! [Japan Mini-LP]”
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Sandinista! [Japan Mini-LP] |
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Release Date:2005-01-18
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock, Video Games, Old School Punk Rock
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Label:Sony Japan
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4562109409482
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Review - :
{$The Clash} sounded like they could do anything on {^London Calling}. For its triple-album follow-up, {^Sandinista!}, they tried to do everything, adding {\dub}, {\rap}, {\gospel}, and even {\children's} choruses to the {\punk}, {\reggae}, {\R&B}, and {\roots rock} they already were playing. Instead of presenting a band with a far-reaching vision, like {^London Calling} did, {^Sandinista!} plays as a messy, confused jumble, which means that its numerous virtues are easy to ignore. Amid all the {\dub} experiments, backward tracks, unfinished songs, and instrumentals, there are a number of classic {$Clash} songs that rank among the band's best, including {&"Police on My Back,"} {&"The Call Up,"} {&"Somebody Got Murdered,"} {&"Charlie Don't Surf,"} {&"Hitsville U.K.,"} and {&"Lightning Strikes (Not Once but Twice),"} yet it's difficult for anyone but the most dedicated listeners to find them. A few of the failed ideas were worth exploring, but even more -- like the {\children's} choir version of {&"Career Opportunities"} or the {$Terry Doggs} song {&"Lose This Skin"} -- weren't even worth pursuing. As the cliché says, there's a great single album within these three records, and those songs make {^Sandinista!} worthwhile. Nevertheless, its sloppy attack is disheartening after the tour de force of {^London Calling} and the focused aggression of {^The Clash}. [In 2000 {@Columbia}/{@Legacy} reissued, remastered, and restored the artwork for {^Sandinista!}] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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