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Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
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(1999 – 2002)
The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999, which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer’s death in 2002. Musically, the Mescaleros continued the genre mixing that Strummer was known for during his time with The Clash. Elements of reggae, jazz, funk, hip hop, country, and of course punk rock can be found in the three Mescaleros releases. The original line up consisted of Strummer on vocals and guitar, Antony Genn on guitar, Scott Shields on bass, Martin Slattery on keyboards and guitar (as well as flute and saxophone on select songs), Pablo Cook on various percussion instruments, and Smiley (aka Steve Barnard) on drums. Richard Flack also appeared on various effects and instruments.
The band rose out of Strummer’s work with Pablo Cook and Richard Norris. The three of them originally came together to write the soundtracks for two short films, Tunnel of Love, and Question of Honour. The song “Yalla Yalla” was originally written by this trio, and mixed by Antony Genn. Once Genn was brought on board, a new song “Techno D-Day” was recorded, at which point Strummer, at the behest of Genn, began recording a new record. The original drummer, Ged Lynch, left the band before recording on Rock Art & The X-Ray Style was complete and Smiley (Robbie Williams’ former drummer) was brought in to finish recording. Shields and Slattery were recruited through a number of contacts with the band.
The band rose out of Strummer’s work with Pablo Cook and Richard Norris. The three of them originally came together to write the soundtracks for two short films, Tunnel of Love, and Question of Honour. The song “Yalla Yalla” was originally written by this trio, and mixed by Antony Genn. Once Genn was brought on board, a new song “Techno D-Day” was recorded, at which point Strummer, at the behest of Genn, began recording a new record. The original drummer, Ged Lynch, left the band before recording on Rock Art & The X-Ray Style was complete and Smiley (Robbie Williams’ former drummer) was brought in to finish recording. Shields and Slattery were recruited through a number of contacts with the band.
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Global a Go-go
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filpaz wrote:
New post on the music blog Orangeskies about Joe Strummer Tonara's Calling http://www.orangeskies.info/?p=1221
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mister__no wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZiPCJrd0_4 love this song <3
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fuckxyeahh wrote:
Coma Girl makes me wanna cry.
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greg3064 wrote:
we got balti, bhindee, strictly hindi, dall, halal, and I'm walking down the road! we got rocksoul, okra, bombay duck-ra, shrimp bean sprout comes with it or without!
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HumanStress wrote:
Hi I just see that we like together, so think Last.fm when them generate it for my band profile nice I hope You like this song http://www.lastfm.se/music/Human+StreSS/_/Marie-+Joanna please feel free to download it and listen sometimes with smoke from the water, lol if you don't like this song please take a moment to go to http://www.lastfm.se/music/Human+StreSS and listen to all our song and let us know your favorite
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pashelast wrote:
Brilliant
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greg3064 wrote:
I used to prefer Streetcore, but yesterday, Global a Go-Go just clicked and it's awesomeness is now apparent. Rock Art is good as well, but it kind of lacks the personality of the latter releases, in my opinion.
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readmyllips wrote:
@superaural but wikipedia says: The late Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer is also referred to as a godparent; while not literally true, Strummer was close to Allen..... finally he is her godparent or not? fuck, this isn't true, he is MINE godfather!!!
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tobi116 wrote:
Bhindi Bhagee makes me happy
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theyallayallas wrote:
YALLA YALLA!!!!!!!
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BoringArcade wrote:
Ahi ahi ahi. Ahi ahi ahi.
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superaural wrote:
it's godfather, not grandfather
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XXXnicoletteXXX wrote:
...apparently Lily Allen's grandfather? ^^ aweshum.
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spitz73 wrote:
Coma Girl is the best!!!!!!!!!! You´re right, ProtexBlue!
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ProtexBlue wrote:
Joe Strummer only released 2 solo albums, I think: Walker and Earthquake Weather.
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BrokenSignals wrote:
I am so confused, Streetcore is by the Mescaleros, right? Because it is also on the page for just Joe Strummer. What about the rest of the albums on the strummer page? None of them are on here. While Amazon claims they are all by the Mescaleros. Did strummer even release music independently? I kind of just discovered these albums, so I don't have a clue.
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sapi_sandman wrote:
The fourth album on the list has nothing to do with Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
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BoringArcade wrote:
I used to have the top 3 albums but I think a friend stole em or I lost them. Damn it.
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bubblebball15 wrote:
mondo bongo, the flower looks good in your hair
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RagaDrop wrote:
Best music from this decade, no doubt about it
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