Customer Reviews
Keep My Good Eye on The Beat - By: T. Satchwell, 07 Oct 2008 
NEWS FLASH....FROM THE CLASH....
I've already reviewed the US Version of this...but my UK version arrived today...so...Track Wise it's the same...The Clash: Live - Revolution Rock [2008]
I still stand by review number one...I know some people think it's a bit of a rip off as most of the material has been available before..you do get some extras from US TV which unless you are a Clash Anorak like me ..you won't have seen before as they were only on "Unofficial" releases.
I think it's a great release especiallly for people who never got to see the band live..you don't get the full impact...but you certainly get a good idea of how passionate they were about what they were doing.
I still find Zane Lowe voiceover/commentary a little irritating...but you can turn that off.
So ...like the new Clash book..it takes an opportunity to take a chronological walk through their career from '79 (??) back to '77 through to the Shea Stadium '82
For the format boffins...two versions..one in a nice digipack which has a nice insert with track details on...the other version in a standard dvd case with a mini poster of Apollo Theatre Manchester gig
Get it...play it loud & often
the only real live dvd - By: Mr. C. Talbot, 02 Oct 2008 
this is a great dvd, dont beleave the other reveiws. i have been after a real live dvd from the clash for ages, this captures many of the great performances they did! buy now.. it wont disapoint
a disgraceful cash-in - By: T. Bucknall, 14 Jul 2008 
I Had such high hopes for this, but i get the feeling that this is an anti-bootlegging cash-in exercise, for a band supposedly as principled as the Clash its a sordid little release, as a live album its a joke.
the tracklisting claims that 8 tracks are previously unreleased which would be bad enough out of 22 tracks but in reality its 7 tracks.
The first track (complete control) is a montage of common footage set to the audio from Bonds Casino, its already been released without the annoying caption on "the essential clash" DVD.
track 2 is I fought the law & this does sound genuinely better than the version on "From Here To Eternity", but any clash fan will already have this track on the rude boy dvd
track 3. is yet another track that clash fans will already have on the Rude Boy or "punk in london" DVDs
tracks 4 & 5, finallly some decent material, this is the Manchester 11/77 footage shot by Granada TV, its great that its finallly been released, but why not give us the whole thing? (4 songs were filmed)
Track 6, is the white riot footage from beaconsfield, this is already available on "the essential clash" so its inclusion here feels like desperation.
Track 7 is I'm so bored in the USA July 2nd 1978 Manchester apollo, this has been knocking around as a semi-official VHS release since the early 80's , the sound is awful, just an open mic, but they made it so much worse by adding fake crowd noise to the audio track.
Track 8 isn't even a full song! its Londons Burning from victoria park 4/78 it cuts after about 1 minute & its got studio overdubbed sound, hardly great for a supposed live album whichever way you look at it.
track 9 is 1977 see track 6, another lazy inclusion
track 10 is White man in.... from the Glasgow apollo, now this genuinely did sound better than other versions i've seen/heard but it cuts off before the song is finished!
since its known this song is known to have been overdubbed in the studio, its not a welcome inclusion on a supposedly live DVD
track 11 is worst of alll, its just the promo vid for Tommy Gun!, whats live about that?!?
track 12 is another Rude Boy track
track 13 is London Callling from Bonds 9/6/81, it cuts off halfway through & is already available on at 3 clash DVD's! Westway to the world,essential clash & london callling
track 14 is Clampdown from the lewisham 1980 show, already released on Essential clash & london callling.
track 15, finallly some genuinely unreleased material! Guns of Brixton from a US TV appearance, why not give us the whole thing instead of some of this other rubbish?
Track 16 see track 14 for details
tracks 17 & 18 another worthwhile inclusion, this 1981 us tv appearance has never been officiallly released & this time we get the whole performance
track 19 is Brand New Cadillac from tokyo 82, leaving aside the fact that this show is famously awful, the picture quality here is atrocious, any bootleg DVD of this show will look & sound better than the version used here, sound is so thin its hardly there.
track 20, shea stadium, the 3rd official release for this track, this version even sounds like it may run a fraction too fast, picture quality is nothing to write home about either
track 21 is my fave track on the whole disc, & the only reason i'm not throwing this disc away, give us more of this please epic!
excellent picture & sound on this one
track 22- see track 20 for details
Everybody Smash Up Your Seats...and Rock To This Brand New Beat - By: T. Satchwell, 21 Apr 2008 How could I not give this Five Stars..!*****
This is another compilation of Full On Clash..Live Performances which does
a pretty good job of displaying the style changes musical & fashion from 78-82
Ok..so most of you will have seen some of this before - Rudeboy Live scenes..Lyceum ..Music Machine & the Mighty Victoria Park ..up to The Shea stadium...so it kind of draws together the live stuff from Essential Clash, Rudeboy...and for the more discerning viewers...some high quality stuff from US Television Us festival & Japan TV ...which have alll done the rounds in lets say "Unofficial Format"...so it's good to have the footage in top notch quality. Nice that you can knock off the narration as ...well.. I think the guy is an Aussie or New Zealand chap..well he sounds like it in places..I think it's Zane Lowe..would have been nice to have an English Chap...Kosmo maybe???
This is a great dvd for fans...but also a good introduction to what a great kick ass live band they were...play it to...sorry AT your children..They need to see this...get them away from pop idol & alll that crap.
Would love to have seen some tracks that weren't previously available...like some more of Shea Stadium ...but chances of getting the 100 Club or RCA footage are obviously pie in the sky.
BUY OR DIE
