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Ginsberg/Combat Rock

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16:53 / 12.01.02

Ok, it may simply be me being dim - but what track(s?) feature Allen Ginsberg on Combat Rock?

17:18 / 12.01.02

"Ghetto Defendant."

Do the worm on necropolis, slam-dance cosmopolis, enlighten the populace... allah that bit.

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17:27 / 12.01.02

Ah, I knew I was being dim. But I really couldn't be arsed to listen through for that one bit... Ta

22:43 / 12.01.02

quote:Originally posted by Jack Fear:
"Ghetto Defendant."

Which is itself of a reggae song called "Queen of the Ghetto". You can find the unabridged version on the "Clash On Broadway" box set (Glynn Johns considerably cut down "Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg" <origional title> to make "Combat Rock").

11:49 / 13.01.02

I'd never heard that. But after a double album and then a triple album (which tanked badly, IIRC), can you blame the label for being a bit nervous about releasing another sprawler?

I think Combat Rock in its released form works pretty well--it's all over the place musically, as wildly eclectic as Sandinista, but in more tightly-focused bursts.

If that's due mostly to Glyn Johns, then more power to him: even the greatest writers find themselves in desperate need of an editor from time to time.

[ 13-01-2002: Message edited by: Jack Fear ]