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Streetcore - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
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85 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: The former Clash leader was nearing completion of this fourth and final solo album when he died of a heart attack in 2002. It includes covers of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" (recorded without his backing band the Mescaleros) and Bobby Charles' "Before I Grow Too Old," as well as eight Strummer originals veering from reggae to rock.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
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  1. Uncut
    100
    Streetcore negotiates a resolution between the ethnocentric beats that hallmarked the two previous Mescaleros albums and the classic Clash sound that remained pivotal to Joe's live performances. [Nov 2003, p.110]
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  2. All Music Guide
    100
    This is one of the best rock & roll albums of 2003, and truly the finest, most cohesive work he did after London Calling.
  3. Blender
    40
    Without much international color or guest flourish. [Nov 2003, p.122]
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  1. LawrenceP
    10
    Thanks for all the good music...Joe Strummer is the only musican that changed the way i lived my life.
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  2. GuidovanEs
    10
    I listen to it now and it fills my ears with pure joy every time :)
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  3. LynnG
    10
    Joe went down with the last eerie words on this album "That's a take." And he was gone, just like that. Joe Strummer's great hero was Johnny Cash. And as in Joe's own tribute to Cash,"He cast a long shadow on the ground. Joe never forgot his core values, the downtrodden he was fighting for--he was a gentle and compassionate warrior. And if this album is any thing judge from, he went out at the height of his genius. R.I.P. Joe, we love you.… Expand
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