Give'em Enough Rope

Description

Ce deuxième album du Clash, supervised by the producer Sandy Pearlman (having previously worked for Blue Oyster Cult or the Dictators) clearly stands out from its predecessor, setting aside a certain amateurism, the hallmark of a punk movement, slightly thrown off by the album's release, but which will eventually give way before the immense success achieved by this one, which will nonetheless rank second in the British charts. In a different style, it remains one of the best productions of the punk period and allows the band to introduce drummer Topper Headon whose technical qualities add an undeniable plus to the whole. To the harshness, to the urgency of the first album, this second attempt responds with diversity. Now relying on the shoulders of a complete and solid band, the Clash lets the most diverse influences express themselves, and begins a series of experiments, which will quickly prove to be only a beginning...