SZ BOTB Round 1.... The Clash v The Who

[Cricko]

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SZ Battle Of The Bands Round 1.
Voting closes in exactly 24 hours.

In the First Round of the competition, The Clash (Sponsored by Firestorm have been drawn against The Who (CanveyShrimper)

Post your Video clips, arguments, support and loathing. If both contenders are evenly matched, let your vote be swayed by the evidence at hand. Only place your vote when you are certain.
In the (unlikely?) event of a draw, the final decision will fall to Cricko who will base his decision solely on the evidence available in the thread.

Get Voting All.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Oh..... crap.

 

[TrueBlue]

Clash every day!!!!

Think Ken will be with me on this one!!

 

[SUFC_Al]

the old man brought us up on bands like the Who so has to be them.

 

[McNasty]

Having sung London Calling live on stage with the punk band Retrospex , it has to be the Clash

 

[Uncle Leo]

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

 

[Mr. Benedict]

Difficult one this, but the edgier rock sound of the Who wins this one for me.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I love 'em both. Quadrophenia & Tommy..... White Riot and Give 'Em enough Rope...... ARGGHHHH!

 

[Interpol Shrimper]

I love 'em both. Quadrophenia & Tommy..... White Riot and Give 'Em enough Rope...... ARGGHHHH!

I know me too, but I figured who have stood the test of time better! Therefore The Clash for me!

 

[Firestorm]

Oh..... crap.

Chelsea vs Arsenal...My sentiments entirely MK

 

[Pubey]

white man in hammersmith palais

 

[MK Shrimper]

I've voted but still not sure that I've made the right decision.

 

[Firestorm]

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Cheers James

May I add that the first three tracks on give em enough rope (Safe European Home, English Civil War and Tommey Gun ) Is the greatest opening to any Album Ever !!

(and this is the BOTB equivalent of the short corner so it may get used in every game)

 

[Firestorm]

The Who jumped on the Mod bandwagon in 64 and rode its coat tails until they had taken it for all they could and then Jumped ship and courted the "rock" movement until they made enough money to stand alone.

The Clash were adopted by the fledgling punk movement but as they failed to adopt the complete criteria were dropped by the "Elitist" punks (funnily elitism being one of the early things punk set out to destroy) . They continued to stick to their beliefs.

Roger Daltrey grows old gracefully at his massive country pile wiling his time, between milking his die hard fans with vastly overpriced "reunion tours" , by fishing and shooting

Joe Strummer continued to live his life in the way truthful to his beliefs writing and performing innovative music 'til his untimely death. Categorically refusing to reform the band as it would merely rip off the fans

 

[MK Shrimper]

Bugger. I've made a boo boo :(

 

[ldnfatso]

The Who by a mile!

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Ooh, another really tough first round tie... but it's The Clash for me - Should I Stay or Should I go? and London Calling are definitely songs and sounds from my youth that continue to echo through the ages.

Really tough call, though.

Matt

 

[Cricko]

Not keen on the Clash ....so It's the Who for me ....."Who's Next" was and still is a great Album.

 

[grayhound]

Its hard one to call, but as im a "mod" im going with The Who!

Quadrophenia swings it for me

 

[canveyshrimper]

I know me too, but I figured who have stood the test of time better! Therefore The Clash for me!

I would say The Who have stood the test of time better. The two surviving founders Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend are still touring today.

They produced seminal albums such as Tommy & Quadrophenia, and as Cricko kindly pointed Who's Next, plus a great live album Live at Leeds.

Keith Moon in my view was one of the best drummers ever, and encapsulated the live hard die young attitude. John "The Ox" Entwhistle a top bass man, whose sound was described on Quadrophenia as being like a bleeding VC10.:D He to died in true rock & roll fashion, a nose full of coke, a belly full of brandy and a Vegas prossie on the side.

I have to agree with Firestorm this is Chelsea v Arsenal.

So fellow Zoners vote for The Who.

Cheers Harry