The album The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed , was released in 2003. The band signed a US record deal with Gearhead Records , which released Riff After Riff in 2004, a compilation of songs from the UK post-reformation singles (all of the songs from this release are also found on…
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2003 also saw the release of the DVD Eyes Wide Open , a compilation of the band’s shows Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire (London, 3 July 2000) and Live in Japan (Tokyo, 16 April 2003).
Musically, Comfort in Sound is mellower than Feeder’s previous albums, with the use of a string orchestra on ” Forget About Tomorrow “, while other tracks on the album also used an accordion , trumpet , and a piano played by their manager Matt Page, with “Godzilla” being one of…
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Lipstick Traces (A Secret History of Manic Street Preachers) , a compilation album of B-sides , rarities, and cover versions was released in 2003, which includes the previously unreleased “Judge Yr’self”, the last song the band recorded with Edwards. The album received a far more positive reception from fans than…
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Strummer died from a congenital heart defect on 22 December 2002, ending any possibility of a full reunion.
Following extended delays in the band delivering the new album to Parlophone, rumour spread in December 2002 that the band had been given an ultimatum that if they didn’t complete the album by early in the new year, they would be dropped.
On 15 November, Jones and Strummer shared the stage, performing three Clash songs during a London benefit show by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros .
On 7 November 2002, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the Clash would be inducted the following March.
In November 2002 several former members arranged Your Country Needs You, a concert of “voices in opposition to war”, as the Crass Collective . At Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s South Bank , Your Country Needs You included Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and performances by Goldblade , Fun-Da-Mental , Ian…
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McCartney and Starr were among the musicians who performed at the Concert for George , organised by Eric Clapton and Harrison’s widow, Olivia . The tribute event took place at the Royal Albert Hall on the first anniversary of Harrison’s death.