Joe Strummer
Rome, Stadio Flaminio
1989-10-27
Audience 6.5/7 ?
Unknown gen audience tape> Onkyo deck> UR28mAI> Cubase6> wav24> Flac8
01. Trash City
02. Jewellers & Bums
03. Armagideon Time
04. Sikorsky Parts
05. Bantor
06. Passport To Detroit
07. 15th Brigade
08. City of the Dead
09. Dizzy's Goatee
10. Highway One Zero Street
11. Magnificent Seven
12. Bantor
13. Police & Thieves
14. King of the Bayou
15. Pressure Drop
16. Brand New Cadillac
17. London Calling
18. Island Hopping
19. Straight To Hell
20. I Fought the Law
Joe Strummer
Zander Schloss - lead guitar
Lonnie Marshall - bass
Jack Irons - drums
This one has it's share of problems - distance, crowd noise, distortion but listenable I think. The quieter portions sound better.
There is a cut in the middle of Police & Thieves (tape flip?) I happened to be in Rome at the time and found out about this free show in honor of some Italian communist.
Listening to his remarks it doesn't sound like Joe knows what its about either.
Stadio Flaminio was like a giant permanent tent 5,000 people plus? I was seventeen and pushed my way front row center. I remember some guy sitting on the steps
next to security basically a foot from the stage with a large boom box recording the show. This ain't that recording as you can hear the tapers occasionally.
Joe gets a kick addressing the crowd "People of Rome..." I think this was only time he ever played there. I was told the Vatican kept a tight reign on these sort of events
and no doubt because people would get a little crazy destructive & problematic generally.
Doorjam
(John)