Ellen Foley: Spirit of St. Louis (Epic/Cleveland International, 1981)

Ellen Foley: Spirit of St. Louis (Epic/Cleveland International, 1981)

I wonder how many Clash dorks have heard this album of Jones-Strummer copyrights and instrumental support from the band. If this is sides seven and eight of Sandinista! (as is often said), then there can no longer be any doubt concerning which Clash album is the worst. New wave, my ass! More like evening news bumps, stillborn artsong, music for an empty cabaret, the like. Foley Cannot Sing (well), the band are lost, and one song is called "The Death of the Psychoanalyst of Salvador Dali." Save your horrified, contemptuous laughter for this botch if you can make it through. 

Grade: C-minus