What sorts of "clashing" are you referring to? What you're saying could encompass many different concepts, so I'd like to know more specifics about your tasty clashing chords.
To keep things broad for the moment - from a "traditional" way of thinking, frequent, unresolved chordal dissonance is generally a no-no, but modern schools have wholly embraced it. The theory gets much deeper from that point onwards, and is well beyond what can be covered here in all but the most superficial terms.
Ultimately, the question must be asked: Does it sound good? If so, then do the theoretical implications even matter?
Duncan
To keep things broad for the moment - from a "traditional" way of thinking, frequent, unresolved chordal dissonance is generally a no-no, but modern schools have wholly embraced it. The theory gets much deeper from that point onwards, and is well beyond what can be covered here in all but the most superficial terms.
Ultimately, the question must be asked: Does it sound good? If so, then do the theoretical implications even matter?
Duncan