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Title: Triumphant Return of a rock Icon
Review: First impressions are often wrong. After my first session with "Rock Art and the X-ray Style" I was a little dissappointed. Tony Adams, X-ray Style, Techno D-day and Diggin' the New jumped off the disc but i thought the rest fell into mediocrity. After about four listenings, I was delited to find I'd changed my mind. The whole album has a flow and continuity few others could achieve, especially considering the eclectic mix of styles. Strummer has a talent for plucking bits from disparate styles (blues, punk, techno, African chant, reggae) and weaving them into a seamless whole that is more than the sum of its parts. His new band, the Mescaleros, do an exceptional job of realizing Strummer's vision, and the former Clash-man's voice still has a bit of the old punk venom. Strummer says this is music for adults, and the maturity of the lyrics (he is in his late 40's after all) reflect a changed but still passionate man.
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