The Clash - Discography and Biog

The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but the Clash were the definitive British punk rockers. Where the Pistols were nihlistic, the Clash were fiery and idealistic, charged with righteousness and a leftist political ideology. From the outset, the band was more musically adventurous, expanding their hard rock & roll with reggae, dub, and rap rockabilly among other roots musics. Furthermore, they were blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, each with a distinctive voice and style. The Clash copped heavily from classic outlaw imagery, positioning themselves as rebels with a cause. As a result, they won a passionately devoted following on both sides of the Atlantic. While they became rock & roll heroes in the UK, second only to the Jam in terms of popularity, it took the Clash several years to break into the American market and when they finally did in 1982, they imploded several months later. Though the Clash never became the superstars they always threatened to become, they restored passion and protest to rock & roll. For a while, they really did seem like "the only band that mattered."

Source and full Biog: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?P=amg&sql=Clash&opt1=1

Discography

ALBUMS
1977 The Clash [UK] Epic
1978 Give 'em Enough Rope Epic
1979 The Clash [US] Epic
1979 London Calling Epic
1980 Sandinista! Epic
1982 Combat Rock Epic
1985 Cut the Crap