Instead, with a focus on the fall-out of the Vietnam war and the decay of American society, The Clash’s fifth album, 1982’s Combat Rock, is not only their last great thematic statement but ...

Album: Combat Rock (1982) Prior to his departure from the band in 1983, Mick Jones had one more great song in him for The Clash, and he wrote it by thinking back to the beginning.

“Straight to Hell” isn’t as well-known as the other singles from Combat Rock, but M.I.A and Jay-Z’s hip-hop hits that sampled the song showed the enduring legacy of The Clash.

Instead, with a focus on the fall-out of the Vietnam war and the decay of American society, The Clash’s fifth album, 1982’s Combat Rock, is not only their last great thematic statement but ...