Tribute

Sweet merciful Christ. Another Clash tribute album? Yes,indeedy, and this time for their triple-LP / double-CD epic Sandinista!

Dammit. What asshat dreamed up this idea? And, when I say “asshat”, I mean just that – some idiot with his head so far up his keister that he may as well just have it permanently placed on top of his head, a la chapeau. That is the sort of mind-bogglingly idiotic individual who would decide that world could stand to have its what – fifth, sixth, seventh tribute album since 1999?

There was Burning London, Backlash, City Rockers, Police State, Punk Tribute to the Clash, and the simply-titled The Clash Tribute. Now there’s The Sandinista! Project, and I just don’t get it.

If you took the time and money required to buy all these compilations, you’d have yourself seven cds (technically eight, as the new one is two discs) and probably one cd’s worth of listenable songs. Hell, you’d have both David Lowery projects, several poorly-thought-out hip-hop tracks, and some seriously unlistenable, utterly banal, out-and-out shit.

This is to say nothing of the various tracks that litter other artist’s b-sides comps. Dropkick MurphysSingles Collection Volume 1 has three, fer cryin’ out loud.

So, for the love of god – no mas. Please, I love the band as much as anyone else, but I’d rather see some serious effort into somebody making an official release of Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg. All the original demos that became Combat Rock? Fascinating… with some liner notes and behind-the-scenes photos, it could be even better than Super Black Market.

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