With your humble blogger still working on a paying gig, this week we’re going minimalist with a 1982 Tokyo concert by The Clash. This shows the band at their peak, before they found superstardom, then quickly imploded.

Folks don’t remember how important this band seemed at the time. They combined several different styles of music into their Punk sound, and pioneered the crossovers between Rock and Hip Hop, with Reggae, Dance, Rap and Pop in the mix as well. In this video you will hear some of their most powerful songs: “Messages/Radio Intro,” “London Calling,” “Safe European Home,” ‘Train In Vain,” “Washington Bullets,” “The Leader,” “Spanish Bombs,” “The Magnificent Seven,” ” The Guns Of Brixton,” “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais,” “Ivan Meets G.I. Joe,” “Brand New Cadillac,” “Charlie Don’t Surf,” “Koka Kola,” ” I Fought The Law,” “Somebody Got Murdered,” “Career Opportunities,” “Janie Jones,” “Clampdown,” “This Is Radio Clash,” “Clash City Rockers,” “Stay Free,” “Armagideon Time,” “Complete Control,” “Jimmy Jazz,” “Tommy Gun,” “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?,” “London’s Burning,” “Fujiyama Mama,” “Police On My Back,” “White Riot” and “Radio Outro.”