| Streetcore |
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| Studio album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros |
| Released |
21 October 2003 |
| Genre |
Rock |
| Length |
41:39 |
| Label |
HellCat |
| Producer |
Scott Shields, Martin Slattery, Rick Rubin, Danny Saber |
| Professional reviews |
- All Music Guide
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- Pitchfork Media (6. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999 which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Hellcat Records is an independent Record label based in Los Angeles California. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Scott Shields (b November 26 1969 in Glasgow) is a Scottish musician and producer best known as a member of Joe Strummer 's backing Martin Slattery is a British Multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummer 's backing band The Mescaleros. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Danny Saber is a Los Angeles California musician audio engineer, Record producer, and remixer. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago -based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary 9/10) link
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Streetcore was the third and final album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999 which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Global a Go-Go is the second Album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, displaying trademark genre-melding folk-rock and Strummer's unique An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999 which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. The album was completed after the death of frontman Strummer, primarily by Martin Slattery and Scott Shields, and released 21 October 2003. Martin Slattery is a British Multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummer 's backing band The Mescaleros. Scott Shields (b November 26 1969 in Glasgow) is a Scottish musician and producer best known as a member of Joe Strummer 's backing Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The album marks the band's transition from their previous genre-bending work to a more straight forward rock album, reminiscent of Strummer's early work with The Clash. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were
The album begins with the song "Coma Girl", which was also the first single released off the album and features the last studio recording of Strummer playing guitar.
Other notable tracks include "Long Shadow", which was originally written by Strummer for Johnny Cash, "Redemption Song", a cover of the Bob Marley song, and "Silver and Gold", a cover of Bobby Charles' "Before I Grow Too Old. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. " Redemption Song " is the last track on Bob Marley 's ninth Island music Album, Uprising Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Bobby Charles, born Robert Charles Guidry on February 21, 1938, in Abbeville Louisiana, is a singer and songwriter " "Ramshackle Day Parade," the fifth song of the album, was featured on the acclaimed movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French Memoir Le scaphandre et le papillon by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. "Silver and Gold" is the last song on the album and ends with Strummer's instruction to the engineer, "OK, that's a take. " The song, which deals with making the most of one's life before it's too late, is a poignant end to Strummer's posthumous album.
Due to Strummer's untimely death, many of the vocal performances are first takes. "Midnight Jam" is completely without lyrics – instead, samplings of Joe's BBC Radio show are intermixed with the music. Other tracks, such as "Redemption Song" and "Long Shadow", were recorded with famed producer Rick Rubin, and it is unclear whether or not these tracks were originally intended to be on this studio album. Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently
Track listing
- "Coma Girl" (Shields/Slattery/Strummer) – 3:48
- "Get Down Moses" (Bullen/Shields/Slattery/Stafford/Strummer) – 5:05
- "Long Shadow" (Hormel/Strummer) – 3:34
- "Arms Aloft" (Bullen/Shields/Slattery/Stafford/Strummer) – 3:47
- "Ramshackle Day Parade" (Bullen/Shields/Slattery/Stafford/Strummer) – 4:02
- "Redemption Song" (Bob Marley) – 3:28
- "All in a Day" (Saber/Strummer) – 4:55
- "Burning Streets" (Shields/Slattery/Strummer) – 4:32
- "Midnight Jam" (Bullen/Shields/Slattery/Stafford/Strummer) – 5:50
- "Silver and Gold" (Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino, Robert Guidry) – 2:38
Personnel
The Mescaleros
- Joe Strummer – Vocals, Fender Telecaster guitar, Vocal Samples
- Martin Slattery – Synth, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Chamberlain Strings, Tambourine, Piano, Wurlitzer, Mellotron, Drums, Percussion, Tenor Saxophone, Backing Vocals
- Scott Shields – Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synth, Harmonica, Small Kit, Cowbell, Backing Vocals
- Simon Stafford – Bass, Trombone, Guitar, Cello, Cornet, Backing Vocals
- Luke Bullen – Drums, Congas, Loops
- Tymon Dogg – Violin
Guest musicians
Production
Personnel
- Joe Strummer – Photography, Artwork
- Martin Slattery – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Scott Shields – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Rick Rubin – Producer, Mixing
- Danny Saber – Producer, Mixing
- Cameron Craig – Programming, Mixing, Engineer
- Tim Bran – Programming
- Richard Flack – Programming
- Roger Lian – Digital Editing
- Greg Fidelman – Editing
- Howie Weinberg – Mastering
- David Ferguson – Engineer, Mixing
- Niv Adiri – Engineer
- Thom Russo – Engineer
- Lindsay Chase – Production Coordination
- Lucinda Mellor – Project Coordination
- Paula Woolfe – Project Coordination
- Art Dog – Artwork
- Josh Cheuse – Photography
- Jill Furmanovsky – Photography
- Colin Glen – Photography
" Redemption Song " is the last track on Bob Marley 's ninth Island music Album, Uprising Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Dave Bartholomew (born 24 December 1920, Edgard, Louisiana, United States of America) is a Musician, Band leader Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino (born February 26, 1928 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a classic R&B and Rock and roll Bobby Charles, born Robert Charles Guidry on February 21, 1938, in Abbeville Louisiana, is a singer and songwriter John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002 better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder lyricist Rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the Martin Slattery is a British Multi-instrumentalist best known as a member of Joe Strummer 's backing band The Mescaleros. Scott Shields may refer to Scott Shields (musician, Scottish musician and producer Scott Shields (activist,American blogger and Democratic Tymon Dogg (born Stephen John Murray is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist playing piano violin guitar oud and a harp of his own invention Smokey & Miho was a musical group named after lead vocalists Miho Hatori and Gregory "Smokey" Hormel (born 1959, Los Angeles, CA Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10 1963 in Lido Beach New York) is an American Record producer and is currently Benjamin Montmorency (Benmont Tench III (born September 7, 1953) an American Keyboardist, best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Danny Saber is a Los Angeles California musician audio engineer, Record producer, and remixer.
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