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	• The Clash: The Essential Clash Sony, 2003 average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

W10 hell

lots of Clash footage, plus the home movie was enjoyable.... like a student film but a good one, done in B&W, silent, funny, different

Fodder for the addicted

There really isn't much one can say about this product. It has the Clash's videos, and if you are into the Clash, you can get all of their videos plus some extra "stuff." The Clash are what they are, which is a damn fine rock and roll outfit. The videos are okay, even very good in one or two instances, but nothing about this disc is remarkable. It's just fodder for those of us who want or need it.

Love it

Anyone who loves the Clash should absolutely buy this dvd - the videos are great to have, and it's awesome that you can create your own playlist and listen to/watch them in whichever order you want. I also loved the silent video they made (Hell W10), which is super amusing/entertaining and is set to an excellent soundtrack. I am sooo glad I bought this dvd...go for it if you love the band - seriously.

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The coolest DVD on this side of the pond

This is the one DVD that I've watched at least 10 times. Seriously. The videos are fantastic, opening with a snippet of Clash on Broadway (with small, interlaced clips of the Clash VS. American interview squads and Joe Strummer solemnly intoning that `the enemy you know is better than the enemy you don't know') It effortlessly documents the Bonds theater fiasco and slips into the band soldiering on for the waiting crowds. `London Calling' fires away like an explosion, and soon cuts and breaks up into `This Is Radio Clash.'

All the videos are superb, but my favorite has to be the one for a live version of `Clampdown.' The visuals are fresh and striking, and it all ties together with the music perfectly.

However, the highlight of the DVD (besides the interviews and performances from 1976) has to be Hell W10, a silent gangster movie written and directed by Mr. Strummer himself. It stars Paul Simonon as Earl, a cool Brit who gets caught up with rival mobsters, particularly Mick Jones as the evil Socrates. (The scariest thing? Jones' performance is so scary it's actually good. Or he's good and the character's scary... oh, you just have to watch it.) The film also features brief parts with Joe Strummer as a mustachioed policeman/gangster (and is he or isn't he the blind man `narrating' the story?).

All in all, this is a pretty awesome buy, and worth popping into your DVD player on any rainy night.

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Essential Clash DVD Review..AWESOME! :)

This is the only dvd I know of that comprises Clash videos, live footage, promo material and their super rare blck & white film, Hell W10. Nicely put together and a great 90 minutes of Clash history.

Studio: Sony Music Release Date: 02/24/2004

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