THE LAST POET - CARBON/SILICON
“The Last Poet” is the sound of Mick Jones excited again about music. As such, it’s exactly the kind of record his diehards expect from him, one full of accessible guitar rock with plenty of melodic solos, singable choruses and conscious, sweetly idealistic lyrics. Sparked by his production work with the Libertines, his songwriting reunion with former Generation X guitarist Tony James (Carbon/Silicon’s other driving engine) and the passing of Clash bandmate Joe Strummer, Jones displays enthusiasm on this album the likes of which he hasn’t shown in 15 years. It’s a melange of his loves for glam, punk and pop through which Jones sounds full of the ideas, determination and the sheer thirst for fun that he had at 25.
