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Product Description
The definitive biography of the Clash and a thorough history of the punk movement. Pop music industry writer Marcus Gray details the early lives of Clash members, provides an objective account of the 1976 punk explosion, and unravels the complex, behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the Clash's eventual downfall. 16-page photo insert.
Amazon.com Review
Twenty years after its loud birth even punk rock cannot avoid the grasp of nostalgia. The black leather, silver studs and pierced skin no longer shockingly new, the aging Sex Pistols are on tour again. The ultimate rejectionist philosophy is the subject of revivals, celebratory reissues, and analytical documentaries and books. Only one other band rivaled the Pistols as kings of punk: The Clash. Marcus Gray's account of the band that was led by Mick Jones and Joe Strummer offers "the story and myth." Gray details the early lives of the band, describing the genesis and then the decline of this most political of punk bands. Gray is highly critical of the band's later career, arguing that they sold out the punk philosophy by giving in to the lure of money.
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