release date: Jul. 24, 2001
format: digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
producer: Scott Shields, Martin Slattery, Joe Strummer, Richard Flack
label: HellCat Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 1. "Johnny Appleseed" - 2. "Cool'n'out" - 3. "Global A Go-Go" - 4. "Bhindi Bhagee" - 6. "Mega Bottle Ride" - 9. "Bummed Out City"
2nd studio album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros and Strummer's 4th full solo album. The album continues from Rock Art and the X-Ray Style (1999) but with a more world music and rock & roll attitude about it that makes it sound more like a modern roots rock release. My first verdict was one of luke-warm feelings but it's actually much better than that. It's varied, complex and hard-rocking in it's own original way using elements from a huge melting pot of styles and genres, but without losing direction. Roger Daltrey of The Who feature on vocals on track #3 and Strummer wrote all lyrics except for track #11.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5 stars ]
