Streetcore

Streetcore
Studio album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros
Released	21 October 2003
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	41:39
Label	HellCat
Producer	Scott Shields, Martin Slattery, Rick Rubin, Danny Saber
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Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros chronology
Global a Go-Go (2001) Streetcore (2003)

Streetcore was the third and final album by Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros. The album was completed after the death of frontman Strummer, primarily by Martin Slattery and Scott Shields, and released 21 October 2003. 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.

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,:^{[citation needed]} "Redemption Song", a cover of the Bob Marley song, and "Silver and Gold", a cover of Bobby Charles' "Before I Grow Too Old." "Ramshackle Day Parade," the fifth song of the album, was featured on the acclaimed movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. "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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Coma Girl"	Scott Shields, Martin Slattery, Joe Strummer	3:48
2.	"Get Down Moses"	Luke Bullen, Shields, Slattery, Simon Stafford, Strummer	5:05
3.	"Long Shadow"	Smokey Hormel, Strummer	3:34
4.	"Arms Aloft"	Bullen, Shields, Slattery, Stafford, Strummer	3:47
5.	"Ramshackle Day Parade"	Bullen, Shields, Slattery, Stafford, Strummer	4:02
6.	"Redemption Song"	Bob Marley	3:28
7.	"All in a Day"	Danny Saber, Strummer	4:55
8.	"Burnin' Streets"	Shields, Slattery, Strummer	4:32
9.	"Midnight Jam"	Bullen, Shields, Slattery, Stafford, Strummer	5:50
10.	"Silver and Gold"	Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino, Robert Guidry	2:38
Total length:			41:39

Cover versions of songs

The song "Coma Girl" was performed as the opening number at Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's performance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 27, 2009.^[1]

"Arms Aloft" has been covered by American rock band Pearl Jam and a live recording is featured on their 2011 release, Live on Ten Legs.

Personnel

The Mescaleros

• Joe Strummer – Vocals, 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

• Josh Freese – Drums
• Smokey Hormel – Guitar
• Rick Rubin – Piano
• Peter Stewart – Backing Vocals
• Benmont Tench – Harmonium

Production

• 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

References

1. ^ "BBC Glastonbury". Bruce Springsteen performing at the Glastonbury Festival. BBC Radio 1 / BBC Somerset. c MMX. http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2009/artists/brucespringsteen/index.shtml. Retrieved 21 August 2010. 

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