Day 14: May 19, 2005

Clapton, Eric, RAINBOW CONCERT – “Okay here’s the idea. Eric hasn’t played in two years and during that time he’s been a heroin addict. Let’s send a limo around for him and put on a show!” It probably sounded great at the time, and it’s a good historical document of Eric’s determination to recover – but musically its pretty shambolic. This is one of those times I wished I HADN’T bought the expanded version!

Clash, The, THE CLASH – We actually listened to this one three times. My son, bless his little ears, seem to really perk up when this came on. I think this pretty much blows away every other punk album from the period, including the sainted “Never Mind The Bollocks…”
unaired – LONDON CALLING, SANDINISTA!, COMBAT ROCK, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY

Moving from the drugged out 70's hubris of the great Clapton Rainbow concert to the antithesis offered by the first Clash album made me remember why I love rock and roll so much.