Rock Art and the X-Ray Style

by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 October 1999
  • Label: Hellcat
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:46
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Scott Shields, BJ Cole, Richard Norris, Martin Slattery, Gary Dyson, David A. Stewart, Richard Flack, Smiley, Ged Lynch, Pablo Cook, Antony Genn

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Signaling a triumphant return to full-band recording after a decade of sparse soundtrack work, the legendary Clash frontman assembled a versatile new backing group. 'Rock Art and the X-Ray Style' deeply integrates heavy reggae rhythms, world music influences, and reflective folk-rock, reaffirming his status as a globally conscious, socially observant songwriter.

Genres

Descriptors: genre-blending, political, communal, raucous, party

Tracklist

  1. Tony Adams (6:32)
  2. Sandpaper Blues (4:27)
  3. X-Ray Style (4:33)
  4. Techno D-Day (4:07)
  5. The Road To Rock 'N' Roll (3:59)
  6. Diggin' The New (3:07)
  7. Nitcomb (4:30)
  8. Forbidden City (4:46)
  9. Yalla Yalla (6:56)
  10. Willesden To Cricklewood (6:44)

Credits

  • BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
  • Pablo Cook - percussion, percussion, percussion [urdhu], percussion, backing vocals, drums, percussion, written-by
  • Martin Slattery - saxophone, guitar [spanish], keyboards [wurlitzer], organ [hammond], melodica
  • David A. Stewart - acoustic guitar
  • Gary Dyson - backing vocals, vocals [african chant], written-by
  • Scott Shields - bass, bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, bass
  • Ged Lynch - drums
  • DJ Pete B - scratches

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