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- Summary: The official release of The Clash's second performance at Shea Stadium in 1982.
- Record Label: Sony Legacy
- Genre(s): Rock, Punk
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Smart, cocksure and as cosmopolitan as New York itself, Live At Shea Stadium deserves a place amongst the greats.
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Q MagazineA worthy addition to the Clash canon. [Nov 2008, p.126]
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Alternative PressThe passion and power generated by Messrs Strummer, Jones, Simonon and Chimes make the proceedings feel like 10 minutes. [Nov 2008, p.170]
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It is, more importantly, a fine record of a dynamic live performance by a hugely influential band who transcended their punk origins.
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Live at Shea rather remarkably captures the band conquering the soon-to-be-demolished stadium, turning the cold, sprawling space into a sweaty Brixton club.
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The set most vividly captures the Clash's most enduring qualities: the triumphs and tribulations of being populist punks.
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It'll no doubt sell by the bucket load; it's one for the completists and dads at Christmas, but first timers looking for an introduction to The Clash should definitely look elsewhere.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Sep 28, 2011
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