C'mon you old punks, nail those colours to the mast! None of this 'I loved them both' 'you can't compare the two' etc etc.
Never mind musicianship versus excitement, rock versus revolution, WHO DID YOU LIKE THE BEST?
View Poll Results: Clash or Pistols
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Clash
22 70.97%
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Thread: Pistols v Clash
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29-12-2010 02:41 PM #1
Pistols v Clash
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29-12-2010 11:00 PM #2
The Pistols by a country mile. They had the original X-Factor before Cowell bought his first pair of high-waisters!
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30-12-2010 10:04 PM #3
Sorry for hijacking the thread as I was not about at the time but I would say The Clash.
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31-12-2010 09:45 AM #6
We can only compare them over the years 1976 - 77. In that case the Pistols win easily. For the same reason (the Clash's longer career), I think they were more influential on subsequent developments - merging punk and reggae led to 2-Tone.
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31-12-2010 03:54 PM #7
Pistols, though think both bands turned into a bit of a circus eventually.
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02-01-2011 05:48 PM #11
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For sheer volume and quality of work The Clash,plus they were "proper" punk band, as apposed to the Pistols who were formed by Malcolm Mclaren,and hyped to the max, via Bill Grundy etc, no contest really
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03-01-2011 12:44 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I haven't listened to either for over 20 years.
I do realise the effect they had on music, but I didn't rate them.
Much preferred The Saints.
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03-01-2011 01:20 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Never Mind the Bollocks was and still is as good as it gets for a punk album but nearly all of London Calling, bits and bobs of both the first album and Give Em Enough Rope and maybe just under half of Sandinista are amongst the best stuff you'll ever hear.
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03-01-2011 01:58 PM #17
The Clash were by far the better band long term and are my all time faves. But I would give the Pistols the nod as the best punk band just because of the impact their initial singles made. In '76 and '77 they were IT.
Last edited by marinello59; 03-01-2011 at 02:01 PM.
Every gimmick hungry yob,
Digging gold from rock and roll
Grabs the mic to tell us,
He'll die before he's sold.
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03-01-2011 04:25 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
However as far as the true spirit of Punk rock is concerned, the Pistols were as significant as Elvis was to Rock n Roll. Take from that what you will, but there is no denying that, as figureheads, they defined their genres.
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04-01-2011 10:33 AM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
However, Never mind the bollocks is a superb album and imho better than anything the Clash did. That's not to take anything away from the clash as their first three albums are excellent, wheres sanidista, combat rock and cut the crap are poor fare indeed.
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04-01-2011 10:49 AM #21
I think people fail to appreciate how brave it was to release a single called God Save the Queen at the height of the Jubilee in 1977.
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