The Clash: “Truly shamanistic”

“The Clash are the shit.” The Edge — guitarist of a “supersonic folk” band, sells the crowd some “emotional hype and blarney”, eloquently inducting The Clash (“I don’t think that the rest of you know just how great they really were.” ) into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. Watch it all at U2star.com’s video of the week page. The Edge describes The Clash’s ’77 gig in Dublin, a lifechanging experience for U2 who were confronted with “something distant, but now attainable”.

10 thoughts on “The Clash: “Truly shamanistic””

  1. Are you sure the Virgin Prunes supported at the Clash’s Oct. ’77 gigs at Trinity College Dublin (the Clash played 2 sets that night)? I think that the Prunes supported the second time the Clash played in Dublin – which was either in ’78 or ’79.

  2. Are you sure the Virgin Prunes supported at the Clash’s Oct. ’77 gigs at Trinity College Dublin (the Clash played 2 sets that night)? I think that the Prunes supported the second time the Clash played in Dublin – which was either in ’78 or ’79.

  7. Ok, I stand corrected. Just asked Gavin and the answer is “’78 and we was great”
    Shoulda asked before I wrote.

  8. Ok, I stand corrected. Just asked Gavin and the answer is “’78 and we was great”
    Shoulda asked before I wrote.

  9. I met Tom Morello of Audioslave last week and he said doing this was great… I told him that we thought he and The Edge were the shit, and he seemed to get a kick out of that!!! Just a tidbit I thought some of you would enjoy (since I don’t have Gavin’s #, or anything remotely that cool):)!!!

  10. I met Tom Morello of Audioslave last week and he said doing this was great… I told him that we thought he and The Edge were the shit, and he seemed to get a kick out of that!!! Just a tidbit I thought some of you would enjoy (since I don’t have Gavin’s #, or anything remotely that cool):)!!!

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