Mick Jones didn't let a little thing like being fired from the Clash in 1983 stop his music career. Instead, Jones formed Big Audio Dynamite one year later with video artist Don Letts (effects/vocals), Dan Donovan (keyboards) and Leo "E-Zee Kill" Williams. Big Audio Dynamite (aka B.A.D.) released their first single "The Bottom Line" in September 1985.Although Jones split with the Clash, he looked to their experimental funk album Combat Rock for inspiration when recording with his new project, B.A.D., which incorporates samplers, dance tracks and pop lyrics into their act. In 1988 Jones barely escaped a near-fatal case of pneumonia and just one year later was back with B.A.D. for the release of Megatop Phoenix. B.A.D. disbanded shortly after Megatop Phoenix was issued but the resilient Jones formed Big Audio Dynamite II with Gary Stonadge (bass/vocals), Chris Kavanagh (drums/vocals) and Nick Hawkins (guitar/vocals). Former members of the original B.A.D. Letts, Williams and Roberts formed Screaming Target and Donovan joined the Sisters of Mercy.The second try was the charm for B.A.D. II, whose first full-length debut Releasing the Globe was issued in 1991 and spawned the Top 40 single "Rush." Three years later the band decided B.A.D. II was too complicated and they changed their name to simply Big Audio for the release of Higher Power. In 1995 Big Audio switched labels from Epic to Radioactive for their subsequent album, F-Punk. Understanding the possible confusion about the names of his post-Clash band, Jones and his posse released two albums (This Is Big Audio Dynamite and Megatop Phoenix) on one disc in 2001. Whether you couldn't listen to the Clash again after the departure of ex-guitarist/vocalist Mick Jones or you discovered Big Audio Dynamite on your own, this British group effectively combines pop, punk, and dance music that you love.