The Clash - Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

"Give 'Em Enough Rope" is the second studio album by The Clash and was released in November of 1978. It was also their first album to be released in the United States. The album was produced by Sandy Pearlman, founder of Blue Oyster Cult. The album focuses on themes of third-world combat, global terrorism, war, and corruption, as well as inner-city desolation.

The album marked the first album appearance of drummer Topper Headon, who joined the band shortly after recording their first album. Most of the tracks, as with the prior album, were written by guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, with the exception of "English Civil War" (a reworking of the traditional American folk song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home") and "Guns on the Roof", which is credited to all four band members, being Headon, Jones, Strummer, and bassist Paul Simonon.

For their second album, the Clash worked with the American hard rock producer Sandy Pearlman, best-known for his work with Blue Öyster Cult and the Dictators. The teaming was quite controversial within the punk community, and the sound of Give 'Em Enough Rope is considerably cleaner, yet the more direct sound hardly tamed the Clash. While the record doesn't burn with the same intense, amateurish energy of The Clash, it does have a big, forceful sound that is nearly as powerful. What keeps Give 'Em Enough Rope from being a classic is its slightly inconsistent material. Many of the songs are outright classics, particularly the first half of the record ("Safe European Home," "English Civil War," "Tommy Gun," "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad") and "Stay Free," but the group loses some momentum toward the end of the record. Even with such flaws, Give 'Em Enough Rope ranks as one of the strongest albums of the punk era.

Tracklist:

01 - Safe European Home
02 - English Civil War
03 - Tommy Gun
04 - Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad
05 - Last Gang in Town
06 - Guns on the Roof
07 - Drug-Stabbing Time
08 - Stay Free
09 - Cheapskates
10 - All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)

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