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Despite the tepid production by metal guru Sandy Pearlman, the Clash's sophomore album, Give 'Em Enough Rope, manages to burn with white-hot intensity. Though not as amateurish or snarling as their debut album, Rope finds the boys flexing their songwriting muscles. The first three songs ("Safe European Home", "English Civil War", and "Tommy Gun") stand among their most powerful and leap from the record with brute force. Though they hit a few clunkers ("Cheapskates"), this album is a near classic and gives a hint of the band to come that would light up the world with London Calling. --Tod Nelson
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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"Give 'Em Enough Rope", The Clash's second album, was a far more polished offering than their raw, raucous debut. Producer Sandy Pearlman brought a clean, metallic sound to the punk combo which wasn't appreciated by critics at the time. I love it however, and think that Pearlman's disciplined approach suited to a tee the short, angry, amphetamine fuelled classics Strummer & Jones were cranking out at this time. This is my favourite Clash album of them all. If you want to buy it (and you really should) you shouldn't buy it from Amazon. Why? Because if The Clash were about one thing, they were about social justice. If you understand this you understand The Clash. Amazon has shamelessly abrogated its tax responsibilities to this country, an attitude which I would bet , would apall Joe, Mick, Paul and Topper. Remember The Clash were the band who cared about their fans, even to the point of losing money in order to keep album prices low. Please don't buy this (or indeed anything) from Amazon UK until they face up to their fiscal responsibility.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By "gmorris114"
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Whilst the Clash's 'best' album followed this one, 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' is my favourite Clash album.
We start off with my all time favourite Clash song 'Safe European Home' which is a song I often hum, alongside another catchy song on this album 'Julie's been working for the drug squad' which is funnily catchy.
This is such an uncommercial album and thats maybe why its forgotten about.
If you are like me, I like short albums, running in at only 10 songs this is the reason I prefer to listen to this that any other Clash albums simply as I find it gets to the point.
We start off with my all time favourite Clash song 'Safe European Home' which is a song I often hum, alongside another catchy song on this album 'Julie's been working for the drug squad' which is funnily catchy.
This is such an uncommercial album and thats maybe why its forgotten about.
If you are like me, I like short albums, running in at only 10 songs this is the reason I prefer to listen to this that any other Clash albums simply as I find it gets to the point.
Its highly confusing why this is such an underrated album, with the classic 'Tommy Gun' and a hidden gem which is 'All the Young Punks' I can't recommend this enough.
1978 was a great year for post punk bands, 'All Mod Con's by the Jam is a good example.
Try this forgotten Classic.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This album hasn't had the credit it deserves over the years. A lot of people gloss it over saying 'it was just their difficult second album' etc., and even the band have criticised it, calling it over-produced and flawed. I find all of this pretty unbelievable when I listen to 'Give 'Em Enough Rope'.
It's probably worth its price just for the opening track, the blistering 'Safe European Home', one of the finest Clash songs. But it doesn't let up after that, with such tracks as 'Tommy Gun' and 'Stay Free' showing The Clash at their melodic and lyrical best. There is not a bad song out of the 10 cuts that appear here, and I find it truly exciting to listen to.
Joe Strummer said this album was 'just rock' and maybe the guitars are a little more clean-cut than the raw-sounding debut record, but it must be said that the lyrics still retain that same ferocious 'punk' anger and social conscience of debut, and it is as well-articulated - particularly 'Tommy Gun' stands out in this respect.
In critical acclaim its always been an underdog to 'London Calling', but to me its just as awesome as that album. This and 'London Calling' are the essential, best, Clash albums.
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a must
In my opinion the best album they ever did. All tracks I first rate . Rest in peace Joe Stummer
Published 26 days ago by mark ford
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Along with "Sandinista!", needs to be more recognised, appreciated and...
Wow, is this underrated. I honestly believe this is on par with their two definite albums (slight exaggeration, but certainly not far off). Read more
Published 16 months ago by MaximumHeat
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After I listened and loved the first album for such a long period of time I thought it was time to give this album a chance. Read more
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Published on 7 Nov 2010 by Mark Fleming
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Money is never a legacy
In 1977 England wobbled and tottered on the brink of something new. The 70's was marked with violence; political, social, domestic, school and street. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2010 by Dr. Delvis Memphistopheles
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This was, as the review title suggests, the quintessential Clash album. The self named debut, though good in its own right, owed much to the punk movement itself. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2009 by J. A. Harvey
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All the Not-So-Young Punks
This is something resembling what the Clash could do when they were on blob.
Steely power-pop, delivered at high velocity. Read more
Steely power-pop, delivered at high velocity. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2008 by Paul Ess.
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An Eternal Classic
Before I get started on reviewing the music itself, I'd like to mention something about the various masterings of this album on CD. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2007 by XBBX
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BEST CLASH ALBUM
The follow up from their first album, self titled "The Clash", "give em enough rope got negative reviews from the press and their fans becasue of the American production. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by Ms. T. A. Day
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