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| Date Reviewed: 11/21/2007 |
- CanadaSucks
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Summary: 2007-11-21 06:17:00 Such an iconic album for so long it's probably a tiny bit overrated. . .but you have to rank this album high on this list. . .
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| Date Reviewed: 11/21/2007 |
- Limpin' Trenchfoot
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Summary: 2007-11-21 05:09:00 IMO The Clash arent as good as their reputation suggests but they're still a million times better than the self indulgent bombastic sh*te they were kicking against i.e. disco,prog and stadium rock/AOR. They made several middling records and one very good one i.e. this. The first half is very strong but the second half peters out owards the end.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/10/2007 |
- GoinDownSlow
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Summary: 2007-04-10 09:36:00 Was not necessarily my taste, but as one who lived through the era, I respect what the Clash did for music.
Anything that could help douse the flames of the musical funeral pire that was disco rates a solid 5 in my book
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| Date Reviewed: 04/10/2007 |
- FranksWildYears
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Summary: 2007-04-10 09:25:00 While the album had a much broader musical pallatte than most of the punk that preceeded it, it still respected the raw DIY aesthetic of the movement and demonstrated that punk could be heard beyond the rundown dives of London and New York. Includes a handful of the Clash's most enduring song's train in VAin, London Calling, Rudy Can't Fail, Wrong 'em Boyo, Clampdown, Brand New Cadilac, Guns of Brixton.......
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| Date Reviewed: 02/03/2007 |
- Loerke
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Summary: 2007-02-03 03:46:00 This is really the only good Clash album, but also one of the best of the '70s. Both the words and guitar are smart. When the Clash drifted into other genres, both the music and the lyrics started to rot. They had their best years when they were more or less a wannabe Ramones, and when they started to embrace their stardom, it was no longer interesting. Blondie was better at doing the quasi-reggae thing, anyway.
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| Date Reviewed: 09/05/2005 |
- FVK
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Summary: 2005-09-05 12:38:00 In the top five albums of all time, no doubt a classic. It is funny that magazines like Rolling Stone called it the album of the 80's even though it was released in 1979. Anyway, its a great album that showcases the bands ability to play any type of music that they wanted to.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/22/2005 |
- rock-a-holic
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Summary: 2005-04-22 04:50:00 Dude..its the clash. What more is there to say?
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| Date Reviewed: 03/31/2005 |
- irishgit
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Summary: 2005-03-31 10:14:00 Raging, apocalyptic terror. Great stuff. One of the best albums ever.
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| Date Reviewed: 08/09/2004 |
- mrzappa
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Summary: 2004-08-09 03:11:00 No other band took punk/new wave as far, with as much style as these guys. "London Calling" is one of the top five albums of all time, hands down. Social commentary without being in your face, punky but still accessable. Just tight enough to be amazing but just sloppy enough to be cool. Still amazes me that bands like Rancid and Green Day even bothered. This is the one that counts.
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| Date Reviewed: 08/05/2004 |
- Prof.Chaos
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Summary: 2004-08-05 06:55:00 Excellent album. Very diverse in the styles of music...not just punk.
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| Date Reviewed: 06/28/2004 |
- hotel283
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 Sorry, totally overrated band with little talent. ... Strengths: NA
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Summary: 2004-06-28 11:10:00 Sorry, totally overrated band with little talent.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/07/2004 |
- macpuppy
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Summary: 2004-05-07 03:44:00 Best album of the 80's - no question about it. Original, diverse, powerful.
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| Date Reviewed: 11/26/2003 |
- kolby1973
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Summary: 2003-11-26 11:42:00 An excellent album that could never get old no matter what. I love the Clash, always have, always will. They make the Beatles look like absolutely nothing when it comes to good music....the Clash is true, great British music....
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| Date Reviewed: 08/05/2003 |
- magenta_00
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Summary: 2003-08-05 03:28:00 How can you beat an album like 'London Calling'? How can you beat a band like The Clash? In my opinion, you absolutely cannot. Songs like 'London Calling', 'Spanish Bombs', 'The Right Profile', 'Train In Vain', 'Rudie Can't Fail', 'The Guns Of Brixton', and 'Clampdown' make this magnificent gem a total classic and something all generations can listen to, relate to and without a doubt enjoy! Their earlier masterworks like 'The Clash' (1977) were added to with the production of this album. Listen to ANY of their music if you haven't, and definitely get 'London Calling' if you don't have it already. The Clash always and forever!
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| Date Reviewed: 04/30/2003 |
- the transgressors
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Summary: 2003-04-30 02:35:00 Spanish Bombs, London Calling, Train In Vain, Rudie Can't Fail, Spanish Bombs, The Guns Of Brixton, Death Or Glory, Clampdown, Lost In The Supermarket & my personal favorite The Right Profile. Excellent double-album(who, at the time would have thought any punk band capable of serving up enough material for two records at once?) following the classic releases of The Clash & Give 'Em Enough Rope(if you don't have it, shame on you!). We lost much when Joe Strummer left this world. One question remains...why does Rolling Stone continuously list London Calling as the best album of the 1980's? It was released in 1979...or do they mean it doesn't count until it's US release.
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