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The Clash - London Calling
Album Details
- Artist: The Clash
- Album: London Calling
- Label: Epic
- Year of Release: 1979
- ME Rating: Indie Classic
- Reviewed by: Dennis Scanland on 2003-03-27
- Viewed: 179 times
With the release of the first (legal) Clash live album comes all of their other albums being reissued and getting the remastering treatment. Long overdue as far as I'm concerned. As I was growing up, stuck in the skateboarding scene in the 1980's, we would always have the Clash playing at the halfpipe. Not only is it great music but it is happy feeling too. It gives off a great vibe that people get right into. Were the Sex Pistols had the whole punk superstar pose down, the Clash were just everyday guys putting out the best music they were capable of. And if I had to choose I would pick London Calling as my second favorite album, trailing slightly from the first self titled album. Thank you Clash for giving rock the kick in the ass it needed.
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Review:
on 2007-05-28 dscanland Said:
Who didn't give this one a 10!? Come on people! Oh well, that's why you are allowed to voice your opinion.
Rating: 10/10
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on 2007-01-31 green_clash Said:
There are only a few albums I consider absolutely perfect. These are albums where the songs never get old and I can't choose my favorite song from it because they're all so good. The Clash's masterpiece "London Calling" is one of the only albums that did this to me. Everything about this album impresses and only calling it the best album of the 80's (according to Rolling Stone magazine, though the album officialy came out in '79 in Britian) is an understatement. The title track opens the album, with it's pounding beat, menacing bass line, and apoctalyptic lyrics. After that, there's no stopping The Clash from tearing apart their instruments and raising their voices for their beliefs. No other album has ever balanced so many musical styles so perfectly. Blues, reggae, jazz, ska, and good old fashioned rock 'n roll. It's not too obscure, but it's not the same thing over and over again. This is the album that really changed me and showed me what music was really about. You can hear it in Topper "the drum machine" Headon's drum head, and you can feel it through Mick Jone's fantastic guitar playing. You can't shake it, Paul's tasty licks, and you can't remove it from your heart, Joe, Mick, and Paul's epic politcal poetry. It's something this world may never see again. This is what a perfect album is. If you're interests including breathing air, then this album was made for you.
Rating: 10/10
