Monday 1 December 2008

The Clash Live: Revolution Rock

Music documentary/performance shows seem to be some of the (few?) good things that the BBC can produce. And this one is no exception. It mainly follows the rise of The Clash from the studio to their now legendary shows at Shea Stadium. Along the way you get a great amount of fantastic live tunes from The Clash themselves and all of it is directed nicely by Don Letts (who also has his own show on BBC 6 Music if you want more of him). Letts does a great job of letting the music speak for itself and does an effective job in making each segment flow well from one to another.

All in all there are far worse ways to spend an hour and if you are even remotely a fan then you will enjoy the hell out of it. Sadly though if you live outside of the UK you won't be able to pick it up from the BBC's iplayer device but I'm sure you can find it by other means if you are creative enough. Watching it though is kind of bittersweet in that it is excellent yet you can't help but feel a tiny sense of disappointment that you couldn't be able to seem them live yourself at the time. Still though, it is the next best thing to able to experience one of the best bands ever. But be quick though, as it disappears on Friday night.