The Clash
Live at Shea stadium

THE REVIEW

The only review, if it can be called that, I found on the site of this album is a clear invitation to listen, so I decided to review this live album by the "Clash".

I was caught up in my university commitments (statistics is a pain), when my brother arrived home with this new album by the magnificent four. Well, what can I say? Unfortunately, it's one of the few live albums that have reached us in CD format. Unfortunately, at Shea Stadium, the "Clash" are only the supporting act for the "Who", and the concert's duration is an unpleasant surprise. The clean sound shows all the maturity that the group had reached in 1982, just before the beginning of the end. All the classics are there, played in one breath without pauses, from "London Calling" to "Train in Vain", from "Should I Stay or Should I Go" to "Spanish Bombs".

The intensity of the live performance leaves you breathless, the "Clash" confirm themselves as one of the most thrilling bands live, Joe's charisma is a glue that holds together the 49 minutes of the concert, to be listened to in one go. In short, for those familiar with the "Clash", it's an essential and unmissable album, for those who are approaching the band for the first time, it is recommended to do so later (after having digested and understood the greatness of this band). In short, another record that makes me regret not having been able to see them live due to age reasons, it's fantastic to hear Strummer play with the audience, even with raucous screams or the classic one, two, three, four so dear to old Clash fans. Here is the setlist for completeness.

1 intro

2 London calling

3 Police on my back

4 The guns of Brixton

5 Tommy gun

6 The magnificent seven

7 Armagideon time

8 The magnificent seven (return)

9 Rock the casbah

10 Train in vain

11 Career opportunities

12 Spanish bombs

13 Clampdown

14 English civil war

15 Should I stay or should I go

16 I fought the law