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Live at Shea Stadium is a live album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was recorded at Shea Stadium in New York City on 13 October 1982, the band's second night opening for The Who; the concert was produced by Kosmo Vinyl. The album features Terry Chimes on drums instead of Topper Headon, who was fired for heroin abuse earlier in the year. The original recordings were unearthed by Clash frontman Joe Strummer while packing for a move.[2] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2008[3] and in the United States the following day.[4]

Live at Shea Stadium
Live album by
Released6 October 2008
Recorded13 October 1982 at Shea Stadium in New York City
GenrePunk rock, hard rock[1]
Length49:05
LabelEpic
ProducerThe Clash
The Clash compilations and lives chronology
The Singles
(2007)
Live at Shea Stadium
(2008)
Sound System
(2013)

Reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]
Billboard[8]
Blender[1]
Chart Attack[9]
musicOMH[10]
Pitchfork[11]
PopMatters[12]
Q[13]
Rocklouder[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin[16]
Uncut[17]

Reception for Live at Shea Stadium was very positive. Review aggregator Metacritic, which collates reviews from various publications, indicates a score of 81 (indicating "Universal acclaim").[5]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Kosmo Vinyl Introduction" (Concert introduction)1:10
2."London Calling"3:29
3."Police on My Back" (written by Eddy Grant; originally performed by The Equals)3:28
4."The Guns of Brixton" (written by Paul Simonon)4:06
5."Tommy Gun"3:19
6."The Magnificent Seven" (written by The Clash)2:33
7."Armagideon Time" (written by Willi Williams and Jackie Mittoo; originally performed by Willi Williams)2:55
8."The Magnificent Seven (Return)" (written by The Clash)2:23
9."Rock the Casbah" (written by The Clash)3:21
10."Train in Vain"3:45
11."Career Opportunities"2:05
12."Spanish Bombs"3:18
13."Clampdown"4:26
14."English Civil War" (Traditional; arranged by Strummer and Jones)2:39
15."Should I Stay or Should I Go" (written by The Clash)2:44
16."I Fought the Law" (written by Sonny Curtis)3:22
Total length:49:05

Film footage


The performances of "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" are widely available. On 11 December 2020, during a Q&A celebrating the debut of his music video for "The Magnificent Seven", Don Letts confirmed that only "Career Opportunities" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go" were filmed. The Who's headline performance was released on DVD in 2015.


Personnel


Production


Charts


Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 75
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 31
US Billboard 200[22] 93

References


  1. Christgau, Robert (November 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Blender. Retrieved 27 December 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  2. "The Clash London Calling - Vinyl Replica Edition | The Clash Site". Theclashonline.com. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. "The Clash - Live At Shea Stadium MusicOMH 6 October, 2008". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. "Hot Stuff Newsday 5 October, 2008". Newsday.com. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. "Live at Shea Stadium [Live] Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Live at Shea Stadium at AllMusic
  7. "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Alternative Press: 170. November 2008.
  8. "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". Billboard. 2008.
  9. ChartAttack review Archived 19 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Dowden, Neil (6 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". musicOMH.
  11. Berman, Stuart (17 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium – Album Reviews". Pitchfork.
  12. Keefe, Michael (9 October 2008). "The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium". PopMatters.
  13. "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Q: 126. October 2008.
  14. "Album Reviews: The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium". Rocklouder. 8 October 2008.
  15. Hoard, Christian (16 October 2008). "Album Reviews: Live at Shea Stadium". Rolling Stone.
  16. Eddy, Chuck (12 October 2008). "The Clash, 'Live at Shea Stadium' Review". Spin: 89.
  17. Moody, Paul (October 2008). "Album Review: The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium". Uncut. London: 34.
  18. "Ultratop.be – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium" (in French). Hung Medien.
  19. "Lescharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
  20. "Swedishcharts.com – The Clash – Live at Shea Stadium". Hung Medien.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  22. "The Clash Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.



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Live at Shea Stadium es un álbum en vivo de la banda de punk rock The Clash. El álbum contiene las grabaciones de la banda en la apertura en la segunda noche del concierto de The Who en el Shea Stadium de Nueva York en 1982, en un concierto producido por Kosmo Vinyl. Las grabaciones originales fueron descubiertas por el líder de The Clash Joe Strummer, mientras empacaba para mudarse.[1] El álbum fue lanzado en el Reino Unido el 6 de octubre de 2008 y en los Estados Unidos al día siguiente.[2][3]



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