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Mick Jones (The Clash) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Micheal Geoffrey Jones (born June 26, 1955), better known as Mick Jones, is a guitarist and singer, best known for his work with The Clash. He should not be confused with the other Mick Jones who was the guitarist in the classic rock bands Spooky Tooth and Foreigner. Jones played lead guitar, sang and was a co writer with Strummer from the band's inception until he was fired by Strummer and Simonon in 1983. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mick_Jones_%28The_Clash%29   (532 words)

MTV.com The Clash Biography The album was the Clash's most commercially successful effort, entering the U.K. charts at number two and climbing into the American Top Ten in early 1983, thanks to the Top Ten hit single "Rock the Casbah." During the fall of 1982, the Clash opened for the Who on their farewell tour. Jones' childhood friend Paul Simonon (born December 15, 1956) joined the group as a bassist in 1976 after hearing the Sex Pistols; he replaced Tony James, who would later join Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. In the spring, the Clash's first single, "White Riot," and eponymous debut album were released to great critical acclaim and sales in the U.K., peaking at number 12 on the charts. www.mtv.com /music/artist/clash/bio.jhtml   (1788 words)

BBC NEWS Entertainment Unheard Clash songs aired by BBC The unreleased demos make up part of the so-called "Vanilla Tapes", a collection of long lost Clash recordings recently rediscovered by guitarist and singer Mick Jones. Former band members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon were interviewed on BBC Two's Newsnight about the reissue of their landmark 1979 LP London Calling. Long before Jones' discovery, copies of the tapes were feared lost forever when Clash roadie Johnny Green left them on the London Underground as he was on his way to deliver them to producer Guy Stevens. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3621678.stm   (395 words)

The Clash: Live: From Here To Eternity ---Ink Blot Magazine Crucially, The Clash evolved, discovering reggae, rockabilly and the Sandinistas along the way, and proved to be a musical force that could outlast punk. The first nine tracks are all from their first album and singles, and they're the very definition of what good punk rock was supposed to be: tough, smart, political, and important. The fury of their eponymous debut and legendary "White Riot" tour were crucial to the punk explosion in Britain, channeling the energy of the movement into an explicitly political music and action. www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Clash_Here_Eternity.htm   (653 words)

BBC - South East Wales - Your Say - Mad About Music - Carbon/Silicon in Cardiff reviewed by Rob Jones The combination of the talents of Mick Jones (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and now the celebrated producer of the brace of Libertines albums) and Tony James (Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) is a mouth watering concept. I don't think chanting for Clash songs is disrespectful in the slightest, the band are aware of Mick's history. Rob Jones says punk legends Mick Jones and Tony James can show today's young pretenders a thing or two after seeing their latest band at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southeast/yoursay/topics/music_carbonsilicon.shtml   (1080 words)

The Clash - London Calling The band was heavily in debt; singer-guitarists Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, the Clash's Lennon and McCartney, wrote together in Jones' grandmother's flat, where he was living for lack of dough. Mick Jones was that rare guitarist who didn't turn dull as his technical expertise blossomed (that is, he didn't succumb to Eric Clapton Disease), and the open songs he and Strummer hammered out made the nihilism of their fellow punks sound silly. The "lost" Clash songs unearthed for this release were lost for a reason: "Heart and Mind" is an anthemic throwaway, and "Lonesome Me," had it been released, would have killed cowpunk before it was invented. www.superseventies.com /spclash.html   (1566 words)

Clash City Rockers: Biography Combat Rock came after and was the last album with Mick Jones and Topper Headon. Mick Jones decided to teach Paul Simonon how to play guitar, but as Paul had never played that instrument, it was too difficult for him. They recorded their first album, self titled The Clash (1977), which was one of the most selling import albums in the U.S.A., since it was released only later in America, but with some different tracks from the british one. www.angelfire.com /on/clash/biography.html   (659 words)

The Austin Chronicle Music: From Here to Eternity The album was also a reflection of the band's divergent musical directions, with Mick Jones more interested in the rap and hip-hop that would later define his post-Clash outfit, Big Audio Dynamite. When Mick Jones finally began attracting attention for his guitar playing, he was in a glam rock outfit, the Delinquents, complete with long hair, feather boas, and poncey trappings; in time he would meet up with Tony James (later of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) to form the London SS. Jones and Strummer worked out a chemistry for giving ska and reggae the Clash treatment; rather than the rhythm guitar strictly playing the upbeat, Jones would play the downbeat and Strummer the up, giving the songs a choppy push-pull that worked beautifully and became one of the band's signatures. www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2000-05-19/music_feature.html   (3612 words)

The Austin Chronicle Music: Revolution Rock The Clash was the first punk band that could play their instruments and the first to articulate their fury in a coherent way. Joe and Mick were the punk rock Lennon/McCartney, and with their newfound status as Rolling Stone cover boys, they were in a position to be the punk rock ambassadors to the world. The Clash's concert had sold out so quickly that the band had decided to add a second night and were looking for an opening band. www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2003-01-17/music_feature.html   (3877 words)

TrouserPress.com :: Clash Having discovered that the Clash without Mick Jones was not a viable proposition and that Big Audio Dynamite wasn't big enough for the both of them, Strummer turned to film. That the Clash survived as long as they did — and, in fact, proved commercially viable in both the UK and US — is a clear testament to their rugged integrity and stubborn refusal to buckle despite enormous adversity, much of it self-induced. Jones' vocal on "Stay Free" casts him as the tenderhearted member of the band but, as a guitarist, his work throughout goes against punk's early egalitarian precepts, proudly standing up as a genuine guitar hero for the new age. www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=clash   (2229 words)

The Clash in Musician: Interview with Mick Jones ca 1981 In early 1980 the Clash neatly resolved this paradox with London Calling, an album that was both a quantum leap in sophistication, and an essential re-information of the spirit and values that had established their authority four years ago. JONES: Yeah, well I prefer the first, but I also think that if you apply it, you get the sort of thing where you get a lot of people who are lust real angry and who just waste their energy being angry. It is the diversity of styles, the strident lyrics of Strummer, and the understated power of their reggae-pushed backbeat that makes the Clash unique while still remaining true to its musical direction, It is a derivative band which has synthesized past musical formats into a new approach. snow.prohosting.com /crasio/clash/8100clash.html   (4633 words)

Amazon.co.uk: The Clash: Music Mick Jones guitar playing is remarkable, especialy considering this is a punk album. The Clash's self titled album offers the punk sound which is needed today by many people to be called descent music. It speaks volumes about the mid-1970s music scene that the Clash's explosive debut was viewed as too provincial and raw for U.S. consumption upon its original English release in 1977. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00002MVQF   (869 words)

Mick Jones MP3 Downloads - Mick Jones Music Downloads - Mick Jones Music Videos Best known as one of the leader's of one of the greatest punk rock bands of all time, the Clash, singer/guitarist/songwriter Mick Jones was one of the more musically adventurous musicians of the genre, especially evident in his post-Clash outfit, the alt-dance outfit Big Audio Dynamite. The union of Jones and Simonon led to the eventual formation of the Clash in 1976, with another guitarist/singer, Joe Strummer (in addition to a revolving door of drummers). Jones' next project, Big Audio Dynamite, was launched in 1985, and provided the freedom to experiment with other styles (mostly funk/dance-based), as he was joined by video artist Don Letts (who also provided vocals and effects), drummer Greg Roberts, keyboardist Dan Donovan, and bassist Leo "E-Zee Kill" Williams. www.mp3.com /mick-jones/artists/73484/biography.html   (668 words)

The Clash - classic punk , early history ,pictures,lyrics,links and more of these punk rock giants The Clash were always a force to be reckoned with and produced the goods all through their career. For Bernie a strong visual and musical identity was foremost and the clash certainly developed these. They are still going to be shovelling shit down some old chute and maybe with their wages they'll buy The Clash's fourth album. www.punk77.co.uk /groups/clash.htm   (545 words)

NME 3/16/91 When Mick Jones and Paul first got involved with the punk experience, they used to customize ladies car coats. Mick Jones played guitar on the Elvis Costello song "Big Tears" on the B-side of "Pump It Up". The Clash were the first (and last?) white band to have their likeness painted onto the wall of Lee Perry's famous Black Ark recording studios in Jamaica. www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Palladium/1028/art_nme_03_16_91.html   (1375 words)

Mick Jones & B.A.D. Mick Jones is a sellout, and B.A.D. is bad (in the literal sense of the word) because it admits precisely what rockists repress: the Other. Jones introduces the cast: B.A.D. is Nick Hawkins ("bass player and social secretary"), Gary Stonadge ("guitarist and sort of our `ride shotgun'"), Chris Kavanagh ("drummer and video department"), Mickey "Zonka" Custance ("DJ and remix department") and Andre Shapps ("keyboard player and co-producer"). Keith Richards inspired Jones to take up the guitar ("I didn't really ever want to do anything else"), and the first song he ever worked out was Cream's version of "Spoonful" ("It's just two notes on one string"). www.yk.psu.edu /~jmj3/p_jones2.htm   (3595 words)

Welcome to Don J Whistance's The Clash website The following pages unfold from my time at school with Mick Jones.....to Joe's year in Newport to his early years in the 101'ers and the musical influence of The Clash....... Quoting brief passages of text for 'advertising and study purposes', it is hoped that dedicated Clash fans around the world will purchase both Marcus Gray and Johnny Green's superb Clash stories by clicking on the appropriate headings. (Mick Jones appeared in a bar scene singing karaoke). www.theclash.org.uk   (446 words)

Debunking Punk - What the Clash meant to rock 'n' roll. By Stephen Metcalf For his part, Mick Jones passed five O levels (the standardized tests British children take in their mid-teens) and attended a demanding grammar school from which he could reasonably have expected a white-collar future. The Clash closed out the rock era, when the uneasy alliances between the Jaggers and the Richardses, the Lennons and McCartneys, the Strummers and the Joneses, could perfectly echo the deep optimism and the equally deep unease of the culture at large. For his part, Mick Jones was an avowed punk, the better to spite his own sweet disposition. www.slate.com /id/2113829   (1479 words)

Rock On The Net: The Clash The Clash consisted of Mick Jones, Joe Strummer (who left The 101'ers for the band), Paul Simonon, Terry Chimes, and Keith Levene (who left the band soon after it formed). The Clash were formed in 1976 during the growing punk wave which they embraced and defined into the 1980's. The Clash were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. www.rockonthenet.com /artists-c/clash.htm   (503 words)

Ink Blot Magazine: The Clash Mothership From their humble beginnings as members of The 101'ers and the London SS, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones went on to form one of the most important bands in the history of rock 'n' roll. The Clash lost a lot of fans with this one, but drew the faithful few even closer to their hearts. The Clash came back with a bigger, more expansive sound and some of the best songs in their oeuvre. www.inkblotmagazine.com /clash_mothership.htm   (267 words)

Clash's Mick Jones: MP3s Rule - Aversion.com The Clash's former guitarist Mick Jones went on the record in support of mp3 swapping. Jones likened the practice to be similar to passing mix tapes around, saying they actually promote music sales. Jones, speaking to the BBC in a feature about his new band, Carbon/Silicon said he's in support of file-sharing. www.aversion.com /news/news_article.cfm?news_id=4686   (147 words)

The Clash Under the guidance of manager Bernard Rhodes, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Keith Levene were on the lookout for a frontman. The band continued to tour but by 1983, after years of constant touring and recording the strain took its toll and Mick Jones was asked to leave the group, he went on to form Big Audio Dynamite. The Clash were never forgotten by fans and music pundits alike, constant speculation as to a re-union was always rife. www.theclashonline.com   (1182 words)

BBC NEWS Entertainment Music Billy Bragg: The Joe I knew While Paul Simon flashed his glorious cheekbones and Mick Jones threw guitar hero shapes, no-one struggled more manfully with the gap between the myth and the reality of being a spokesman for your generation than Joe Strummer. The Clash were a huge success in the US The first wave of punk bands had a rather ambivalent attitude to the politics of late 70s Britain. Instead, the incendiary lyrics of the Clash inspired 1,000 more bands on both sides of the Atlantic to spring up and challenge their elders and the man that we all looked to was Joe Strummer. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/2602083.stm   (488 words)

The Clash After leaving the Clash in 1983 and effectively putting the band to an end, Jones formed Big Audio Dynamite and then (in 1990) a completely different band called Big Audio Dynamite II. The band's catalog is uneven and sparse, a lot of their contemporaries and imitators such as Elvis Costello, the Jam, and XTC had more to say lyrically, and the Clash's late 70s and early 80s experiments with disco, reggae, ska, and retro roots rock were sometimes embarassing. Their last (and far from most successful) album, with Jones already being out of the group and being replaced by Nick Sheppard and Vince White (Headon was also gone, so Pete Howard is on drums). www.warr.org /clash.html   (1427 words)

BBC - London - Entertainment - Music - Listen to our exclusive Clash interview And ahead of The Clash taking their rightful place in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, former band members Mick Jones and Paul Simonon spoke exclusively to Gary Crowley. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon joined Gary for a two-hour Clash special - listen to all the highlights here. The Clash might not have always received the recognition they deserved in the British Rock pantheon. www.bbc.co.uk /london/entertainment/music/clash_interview.shtml   (278 words)

The Clash: Westway to the World (2000) (V) my major point of contention is the fact that the movie just kind of wraps with the clash "breaking up" in 1982, when in fact mick jones was kicked out, and the clash went on to release their most horrible album, a "back to basics punk record", in 1985. although it somewhat skirts around the truth of the matter, "westway to the world" is a must have for clash fans. the dvd also includes a short film called "clash on broadway", which includes a lot of footage also in the feature. www.imdb.com /title/tt0321711   (337 words)

ipedia.com: Big Audio Dynamite II Article Big Audio Dynamite II Big Audio Dynamite II is an alternative rock band and side project of Big Audio Dynamite with the Clash's Mick Jones. Big Audio Dynamite II is an alternative rock band and side project of Big Audio Dynamite with the Clash 's Mick Jones. This was formed in 1989/1990 and dissolved in 1993 to continue on the regular Big Audio Dynamite. www.ipedia.com /big_audio_dynamite_ii.html   (140 words)

BBC NEWS Entertainment Music Rocker Doherty in on-stage fight On Tuesday, Doherty and his three bandmates were introduced to the crowd by Mick Jones, the former Clash guitarist who produced the Libertines' second album. Babyshambles took the stage to a frenzied reception at 2200 GMT, launching into their last single, Killamangiro, which reached number eight in December. Babyshambles, which he formed after his acrimonious departure from the Libertines, played a warm-up show at The Garage, north London, on Monday. news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/entertainment/music/4289503.stm   (384 words)

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