The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town

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(Book). Revised and updated to cover the Clashs induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the band members post-Clash careers The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town now includes the first full account of Joe Strummers "Wilderness Years " his triumphant comeback with the Mescaleros and his sudden and tragic early death. Extensively revised and updated from both its 1995 and 2001 incarnations The Clash traces the band members progress from dispiriting rehearsals in damp London basements to packed American stadiums. A fascinatingly detailed account of the first band to take punks radical politics to the masses and survive for a decade against all the odds it also offers an intriguing investigation into the gap between rock mythology and rock reality.