The record marked Strummer's re-emergence from a long absence in the music scene, his last record being 1989's Earthquake Weather, a decade earlier. The album begins with "Tony Adams," a track which sounds not unlike Strummer's previous work with The Clash. Saxophone riffs are juxtaposed with reggae inspired guitar, as Strummer recites lyrics detailing a catastrophe hitting New York City. The rest of the record takes a winding journey, with songs that capture Strummer's genre mixing. "Sandpaper Blues" features hand drums and African chanting, "Techno D-Day" dabbles in electronic instruments, while "Road to Rock and Roll," another song written by Strummer for Johnny Cash combines acoustic guitar with turntables and electronic drums. "Yalla Yalla" Strummer himself once described as "an ancient British folk song....written in the year 1999."[5] The song is rich in layers, which includes keyboards, synths, bass, drums, and a guitar with endless sustain (likely provided via an e-bow). The song "Tony Adams" was named after the football player of the same name.
"Yalla Yalla" and "Tony Adams" were both released as singles with music videos shot for each. The video for "Tony Adams" features Strummer walking down the street of New York City carrying a ghetto blaster. Rancid's Lars Fredriksen makes a brief appearance in the video.
To promote the album, Strummer embarked on his first tour in ten years which included his first North American tour since 1989.[6]
A remastered version of the album along with Strummer's other two Hellcat released albums was released as a special 57 song digital download titled Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: The Hellcat Years on 21 August 2012 to celebrate what would have been Strummer's 60th birthday. Hellcat also released each remastered album individually on CD and vinyl on 25 September 2012.[7]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Joe Strummer
No.
Title
Music
Length
1.
"Tony Adams"
Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
6:35
2.
"Sandpaper Blues"
Joe Strummer, Gary Dyson, Richard Norris
4:28
3.
"X-Ray Style"
Joe Strummer
4:36
4.
"Techno D-Day"
Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
4:09
5.
"The Road to Rock 'n' Roll"
Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
4:00
6.
"Nitcomb"
Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
4:32
7.
"Diggin' the New"
Joe Strummer, Richard Norris
3:09
8.
"Forbidden City"
Joe Strummer
4:48
9.
"Yalla Yalla"
Joe Strummer, Pablo Cook, Richard Norris
6:58
10.
"Willesden to Cricklewood"
Joe Strummer, Antony Genn
6:46
Total length:
49:44
Personneledit
Joe Strummer - vocals (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10), guitar (1,2,4,5,7,8), acoustic guitar (3)
^William Ruhlmann (19 October 1999). "Rock Art and the X-Ray Style - Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
^"Rock Art And The X-Ray Style". NME. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^Dolan, Jon (December 1999). "Reviews". Spin. SPIN Media.
^. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2014 – via YouTube.
^O'Connor, Christopher (7 June 1999). "Joe Strummer to Play Clash Songs on Club Tour". MTV.
^Cericola, Rachel (21 August 2012). . Wired. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rock Art and the X Ray Style news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Rock Art and the X Ray Style is the debut album by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros released on 18 October 1999 This album featured the band in its first incarnation Joe Strummer and Antony Genn on guitar and vocals Martin Slattery playing keyboards and guitar Steve Smiley Barnard on drums Pablo Cook on other percussion instruments and Scott Shields on bass Richard Flack also did engineering on the album Rock Art and the X Ray StyleStudio album by Joe Strummer and the MescalerosReleased18 October 1999Recorded1999StudioBattery Studios Willesden LondonGenreAlternative rockLength49 44LabelHellCatProducerAntony Genn Richard NorrisJoe Strummer and the Mescaleros chronologyRock Art and the X Ray Style 1999 Global a Go Go 2001 Singles from Rock Art amp The X Ray Style Yalla Yalla Tony Adams Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Christgau s Consumer Guide 2 NME5 10 3 Spin5 10 4 The record marked Strummer s re emergence from a long absence in the music scene his last record being 1989 s Earthquake Weather a decade earlier The album begins with Tony Adams a track which sounds not unlike Strummer s previous work with The Clash Saxophone riffs are juxtaposed with reggae inspired guitar as Strummer recites lyrics detailing a catastrophe hitting New York City The rest of the record takes a winding journey with songs that capture Strummer s genre mixing Sandpaper Blues features hand drums and African chanting Techno D Day dabbles in electronic instruments while Road to Rock and Roll another song written by Strummer for Johnny Cash combines acoustic guitar with turntables and electronic drums Yalla Yalla Strummer himself once described as an ancient British folk song written in the year 1999 5 The song is rich in layers which includes keyboards synths bass drums and a guitar with endless sustain likely provided via an e bow The song Tony Adams was named after the football player of the same name Yalla Yalla and Tony Adams were both released as singles with music videos shot for each The video for Tony Adams features Strummer walking down the street of New York City carrying a ghetto blaster Rancid s Lars Fredriksen makes a brief appearance in the video To promote the album Strummer embarked on his first tour in ten years which included his first North American tour since 1989 6 A remastered version of the album along with Strummer s other two Hellcat released albums was released as a special 57 song digital download titled Joe Strummer amp The Mescaleros The Hellcat Years on 21 August 2012 to celebrate what would have been Strummer s 60th birthday Hellcat also released each remastered album individually on CD and vinyl on 25 September 2012 7 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Joe StrummerNo TitleMusicLength1 Tony Adams Joe Strummer Antony Genn6 352 Sandpaper Blues Joe Strummer Gary Dyson Richard Norris4 283 X Ray Style Joe Strummer4 364 Techno D Day Joe Strummer Antony Genn4 095 The Road to Rock n Roll Joe Strummer Antony Genn4 006 Nitcomb Joe Strummer Antony Genn4 327 Diggin the New Joe Strummer Richard Norris3 098 Forbidden City Joe Strummer4 489 Yalla Yalla Joe Strummer Pablo Cook Richard Norris6 5810 Willesden to Cricklewood Joe Strummer Antony Genn6 46Total length 49 44Personnel editJoe Strummer vocals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 guitar 1 2 4 5 7 8 acoustic guitar 3 Antony Genn guitar 1 3 4 6 7 8 10 bass 1 3 6 backing vocals 1 4 6 7 8 10 fresh drum re wire 1 orphan choir 3 acoustic guitar 5 piano 6 10 extra re wire beats 8 synthesizer 10 strings 10 programming 10 Richard Norris keyboards 2 7 9 drum programming 2 9 E bow guitar 9 Martin Slattery saxophone 1 Spanish guitar 3 Wurlitzer 6 Hammond organ 8 melodica 9 Scott Shields bass 4 5 6 7 8 backing vocals 7 9 acoustic guitar 8 guitar 8 Pablo Cook percussion 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 urdhu 3 backing vocals 4 drums 6 Steve Smiley Barnard drums 8 Dave Stewart acoustic guitar 2 Ged Lynch drums 4 7 Gary Dyson backing vocals 2 African chant 2 B J Cole pedal steel guitar 1 5 D J Pete B scratches 5 Technical Joe Strummer mixing Antony Genn mixing producer Richard Norris producer Richard Flack engineer mixing Ian Tregoning engineer Damien Hirst cover art Streaky Gee masteringReferences edit William Ruhlmann 19 October 1999 Rock Art and the X Ray Style Joe Strummer amp the Mescaleros Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic Retrieved 20 May 2014 Christgau Robert 15 October 2000 Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros Christgau s Consumer Guide Albums of the 90s Macmillan Publishing ISBN 9780312245603 Rock Art And The X Ray Style NME Retrieved 6 January 2018 Dolan Jon December 1999 Reviews Spin SPIN Media 20 Joe Strummer amp The Mescaleros Yalla Yalla Archived from the original on 13 January 2016 Retrieved 20 May 2014 via YouTube O Connor Christopher 7 June 1999 Joe Strummer to Play Clash Songs on Club Tour MTV Cericola Rachel 21 August 2012 Hellcat Records Celebrates 60 Years of Joe Strummer With Digital Release Wired Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock Art and the X Ray Style amp oldid 1218537232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
