Short Summer Rock Art US Tour

Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Joe Strummer: Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Martyn Slattery: Lead Guitar, Keyboards et al
Anthony Genn: Guitar
Scott Shields: Bass Guitar
Pablo Cook: Percussion
Smiley: Drums

Audio - above average
Sound 3
86min
Unknown gen?
tracks 20

A slightly above average sound. Different copies circulate suggesting the master was a cassette. One is a bit bassy, another more well mixed with some noise on the sound.

Both of a similar generation and potential for an upgrade?

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Evening Standard review

Guardian review of the Astoria gig
Do you feel lucky, punk?
Yes he does. And so does the audience as Joe Strummer makes his comeback after 14 years’ silence. It’s more fun than a Clash reunion... This was like meeting up with your best schoolmate after decades apart and discovering you still have loads in common.

Also check out the review in the NME
"I never came 'ere to fuck around and I never fucking will!" he snarls, hauling himself out of the crowd after a mid-set altercation with a heckler. For two minutes, Joe Clash-a-billy Strummer is face-to-face with a mosh enemy and only the security men stop it turning into a fight. Wa-hey, a ruck! Wa-hey, primitive rock'n'roll reality! And isn't that Old Father Time in the corner with a safety-pinned beer belly?