I have a book that chronicles Bob Gruen's entire photo career with the Clash, which covers their very first show in a ratty little punk club (hanging out with the Sex Pistols afterwards, oh well, we all make bad decisions occasionally) to their final show when they were on tour with The Who and Santana (strange?). These are some of my favorites from that book. Who doesn't love a good rock photo? I feel like Gruen has more than a few times caught that magic millisecond where everything has fallen into place, the bottom photo being a key example of that. I really love the sense of fraternity he captures in many of the other photos. Not to mention all the photo's he has of the guys just goofing around, managing to create a palpable sense of fun in many of the "downtime" photos. The attitude, the lighting, and of course the subject matter earn him a spot as one of my favorites
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