seriously, it's so cool!

.....it's the best damn live album ever.....the band was tight....I can feel the energy through my speakers...now thats TIGHT!!!.....If I could go back in time and choose any event in time personal or not !.. it would be me standing in the crowd at Shea stadium....hands down....raise a glass to the Clash...Cheers....we salute you! (hedder).

What a intro! No baseball tonight+ rain considered rubish + the clash = Unforgetable concert at Shea Stadium!
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Diana

The Clash at Shea Stadium is such a great Live CD/Album. the sound quality is amazing! After playing it many times, I had an idea. It would be great if CBS/Sony released a single from this album/CD in the UK. "Spanish Bombs" would make a great single, with the live version of "Straight To Hell" which for some reason was left off the CD/album. Back in the day, it was great to go to an import shop and buy new singles by The Clash, Sex Pistols and The Ramones. The picture sleeves were great, and made it a lot of fun to collect. I just think that it would be a great idea for CBS/UK to release "Spanish Bombs" as a 2 part single with the studio version and maybe an out-take if available.

Back in 82 I waited 9 hours in line to get tickets to see The Who at Shea. By the time we got to the front of the line Oct 12 was sold out so we got tickets to see them Oct 13. They were pretty crappy seats, nosebleed. My friend and I got there during the middle of David Johansens set. Now at the time since I was only 17 I didn't pay too much attention to who the opening acts were. I have to admit that I was one of the stupid idiots who were booing the Clash to get off so The Who would come on. Years later when I started listening to The Clash and realized how good they really were I wish I had paid more attention to them. I bought The Who's Last ( Live at Shea) album a few years later and realized how underwhelming there show had really been. Again what does a 17 year old know?

Listening to The Clash finally Live in all of there majesty and what I missed at that show is just amazing. I can totally understand why The Who had them on. It was a passing of the torch moment. probably an even bigger if less noticed passing like when The Police passed the torch to U2. I think if The Clash hadn't imploded they may have been even bigger than U2 is today??? Maybe? Anyway.

I've been listening to this pure joy of power a week before it comes out on Vh1 The Leak. Now I'm not going to try to disseminate this product. (It's fantastic) But I will point out just 2 things. All of the songs soung great and the production is spectacular. I love this live version of Rock the Casbah. I always thought RTC was just a little commercial, but this version sounds pure punk raw!! And when Joe Strummer rants on the crowd after Clampdown I feel like it's the first time anyone ever gave me the finger where I really deserved it!!

Well 17 is 43 now, Joe Strummer is gone and there tearing down Shea soon. But I'll always have my memory and ticketstub for Oct 13,1982 Now 26 years later I have another great addition to the memory of that great day!!!!