Give 'Em Enough Rope
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| Give 'Em Enough Rope | ||
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| Studio album by The Clash | ||
| Released | November 10, 1978 | |
| Recorded | 1978 | |
| Genre | Punk rock | |
| Length | 36:57 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Producer(s) | Sandy Pearlman | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Clash chronology | ||
| The Clash [UK] (1977) |
Give 'Em Enough Rope (1978) |
The Clash [US] (1979) |
Give 'Em Enough Rope is The Clash's second album. It was released in 1978 by CBS Records. After the success of their self-titled album The Clash, expectations were high, but some criticized Give 'Em Enough Rope over the polished sound of (Blue Öyster Cult and Dictators producer) Sandy Pearlman's production, which these critics maintained was too clean and failed to capture the raw power of the band's debut album. Nonetheless, the album was a major hit in the UK, peaking at #2. This was also The Clash's first American release, and while the group had hoped to make inroads into the American market with it, the album was only a moderate success Stateside, peaking at #128.
Despite the album's lesser stature than its predecessor (The Clash) and its follow-up (London Calling), some of its songs remain fairly popular among the group's fans. Give 'Em Enough Rope also shows how the band was developing musically, heading away from the straight-forward punk of "White Riot" or "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.", and moving towards the diverse but unique sound they embraced on London Calling.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Safe European Home" – 3:50
- "English Civil War" – 2:35
- "Tommy Gun" – 3:17
- "Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad" – 3:03
- "Last Gang in Town" – 5:14
- "Guns on the Roof" – 3:15
- "Drug-Stabbing Time" – 3:43
- "Stay Free" – 3:40
- "Cheapskates" – 3:25
- "All the Young Punks (New Boots and Contracts)" – 4:55
[edit] Personnel
- Joe Strummer: guitar, vocals
- Mick Jones: guitar, vocals
- Paul Simonon: bass
- Topper Headon: drums
- Sandy Pearlman: producer
[edit] Chart trajectories
| U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart trajectory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chart position | 173 | 162 | 142 | 132 | 132 | 131 | 128 | 158 | 198 | 199 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Albums Chart trajectory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chart position | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 54 | 48 | 72 (re) | ||||||||||||||||
The album fell off the charts after thirteen weeks, but later re-entered for a fourteenth non-consecutive week in total.
[edit] External links
| The Clash |
| Joe Strummer | Mick Jones | Paul Simonon | Topper Headon |
| Discography |
| Albums: The Clash | Give 'Em Enough Rope | London Calling | Sandinista! | Combat Rock | Cut the Crap |
| Compilations and lives: Black Market Clash | The Story of the Clash, Volume 1 | Clash on Broadway | The Singles | Super Black Market Clash | From Here to Eternity: Live | The Essential Clash | London Calling: 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition |
