Live: Dread Zeppelin’s follow up to Un-Led-Ed was the disappointing 5,000,000. I bought it as a cassette and don’t really remember much of it. I wasn’t going to include any songs from this in my iTunes library, but in the … Continue reading
Official video: I’m linking it right now, but I’m not ever going to listen to the Led Zeppelin original of “Your Time Is Going To Come.” It will never sound right to me. Now and forever, Dread Zeppelin own this … Continue reading
Official video: Robert Plant on Dread Zepplin: Its funny how sometimes songs are placed back to back that have a small connection. In this case, the last song, “Communication Breakdown,” shared a title with a Led Zeppelin song. This band, … Continue reading
Fan video: Original by Toots and The Maytals: A classic reggae tune, The Clash recorded this as a b-side to “English Civil War”. The Clash’s version of “Pressure Drop” is sped up just enough to sound a little more like … Continue reading
From “London Calling” single: There is no shortage of Clash compilation albums. The Story of The Clash, Vol. 1 (there is no Vol. 2) is one of the better ones. AllMusic.com points out that it was sort of an unnecessary … Continue reading
Fan video: An early version of the song by Champion Jack Dupree: “Junco Partner” is a song with a long and distinguished history. While the lyrics remain similar to the original, The Clash’s version is, as near as I can … Continue reading
Fan video: For some reason, AllMusic.com gives Strummer and Jones credit for writing “Revolution Rock”. In actuality, it was originally performed by Danny Ray and the Revolutioneers. Alas, that song isn’t available as near as I can tell – not … Continue reading
Blank Screen: “Magnificent 7″ turns into The Clash’s cover of the reggae classic, “Armagideon Time” (I just discovered The Clash Wiki). The original is classic Jamaican reggae by Willie Williams. I also have The Clash’s studio recording. Live at Shea … Continue reading
Album Cover Video: “Police and Thieves” was originally recorded by reggae artist Junior Mervin in 1976: You may recall the AllMusic.com claim that “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais” was the first song to combine punk and reggae. Perhaps that should … Continue reading
Track Eight was the Third Single released from 2001′s Rock Steady and has a serious Jamaican Reggae flavor going on. This love song written for Gwen Stefani’s boyfriend, Gavin Rossdale, was the band’s highest charting single topping out at #3 … Continue reading