The Jam Vs The Clash

[jackyboy]

Or...

 

[bicycleheader]

Not a massive fan of either, but of the songs I really like I prefer the Jams pop classics

 

[a bell maul]

The Jam were amazingly good. The Clash were very good.

 

[No Alla Violenza]

The Clash are the best band in the world ever (in the whole history of ever-ness)

 

[bicycleheader]

The Clash are the best band in the world ever (in the whole history of ever-ness)

Smart mofos with a real voice and some fantastic lyrics, but the vast majority of the music left me cold. But unlike other bands that people often claim as their favourite ever, I can understand this one. A very important group in the context of popular music.

I really must check out that Strummer documentary.

 

[a bell maul]

The Clash are the best band in the world ever (in the whole history of ever-ness)

yes, but to be fair, not a whole lot of bands came from inverness


....oh... everness

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

My progression of musical tastes went Sex Pistols -> Clash -> Jam

I loved the Pistols in secondary school, became a big Clash fan in College/Uni and as I've moved into adulthood I've tended to favour The Jam

It's not important for you to know my name, or for I to know yours...

 

[atrottel]

Why choose? Both magnificent backdrops to various stages of my life...

 

[Blue 1]

Prefer the Jam's music but think Weller is an absolute helmet, so I'm choosing neither.

 

[mightymoyes]

adore the clash, first 3 albums outstanding, later stuff bit hit and miss

 

[gonetomorrow]

I only recently discovered The Clash, having lumped them in with all the other punk bands back in the 70s. Some of their stuff demands a few listens. Quirky lyrics and big reggae influence I'd say.

At the time though I preferred The Jam. Good hair.

 

[jaycee]

Clash,though the jam were also a class act as far as Im concerned the 1st Clash album is superb

 

[COYBL25]

Love them both equally.

However due to Weller being one of the biggest helmets ever to walk the planet, I've got to go with the Clash.

 

[sageyefc]

Hall and oates

 

[Black Belt Jones]

The Jam's output seems pretty bulletproof, massive quality to dross ratio. Whereas the Clash put out some bobbins in their time.
Saying that, Paul Weller's subsequent work has been consistently horrific for 30 years plus, so it sort of casts a shadow on the Jam.

Can't actually think offhand of someone from a great band, and a main creative force at that, who's solo stuff is as bad as Weller's. Going from the Jam to the Style Council must be some sort of record - we've never seen someone capable of spanning those two levels in music before.