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Title: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: Javier on January 12, 2008, 08:58:01 PM: (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wGbZX-GWL._SS500_.jpg)

Thoughts on this classic album? Favorite track? There isn't a bad song on this album, and the weaker ones are just an A-, everything else is A or A+. Usually depends on how I'm feeling that day I listen to the album to have a favorite lol. Today, it's Guns of Brixton and The Card Cheat.

1. London Calling
2. Brand New Cadillac
3. Jimmy Jazz
4. Hateful
5. Rudie Can't Fail
6. Spanish Bombs
7. The Right Profile
8. Lost In The Supermarket
9. Clampdown
10. The Guns Of Brixton
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo
12. Death Or Glory
13. Koka Kola
14. The Card Cheat
15. Lover's Rock
16. Four Horsemen
17. I'm Not Down
18. Revolution Rock
19. Train In Vain
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: TRG on January 12, 2008, 09:02:42 PM: i LOVE this album

i gotta agree, the fav song changes all the time

classic 8)
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Post by: Styles1 on January 12, 2008, 09:20:59 PM: Good Thread....
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: The Predator on January 13, 2008, 12:19:13 AM: ''If i go there will be trouble, if i stay it will be double...''
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: E-L-P on January 13, 2008, 09:46:37 AM: Great album from one of my all time favorite bands. It's hard to pick a favorite song from this album. But if I had to pick I'd pick "Guns of Brixton"
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: white Boy on January 13, 2008, 09:56:09 AM: ^ that song is def the most gangsta on the album. personally, i love this album, its not punk, its jazzy and reggae, fuckin great, my fav track lost in the supermarket
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: JAZ on January 13, 2008, 10:11:30 AM: awesome album. though i hate the cover.
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Post by: everlast1986 on January 13, 2008, 10:47:07 AM: Amazing album. "Train In Vain" is one of my favorite songs ever. Other than that i like "Guns Of Brixton" and "Rudie Can't Fail" the best.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: Sweet & Tender Hooligan on January 13, 2008, 12:59:27 PM: Quote from: E-L-P on January 13, 2008, 09:46:37 AM
Great album from one of my all time favorite bands. It's hard to pick a favorite song from this album. But if I had to pick I'd pick "Guns of Brixton"

Or "Lost in the Supermarket". Classic album from one of the greatest bands of all time.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: Sikotic™ on January 13, 2008, 01:18:38 PM: Sadly, I have not heard the whole album. The songs I have listened to were great though.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: white Boy on January 13, 2008, 01:27:20 PM: ^ its very easy to listen through, every song is different and great (kinda like beatles white album, but not as amazing), but i think the cover is wonderful, and the elvis style writting is witty.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: JAZ on January 13, 2008, 03:04:12 PM: how could you like that hideous piece of crap cover. its a great photo but the typography is sickening.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: Javier on January 13, 2008, 03:23:43 PM: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Elvispresleydebutalbum.jpeg)

I think it's a pretty cool homage.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: JAZ on January 13, 2008, 03:28:13 PM: oh jesus. i didnt get it. till now.

i hate fucking elvis too.
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Post by: jeromechickenbone on January 13, 2008, 03:33:50 PM: Brilliant album from a brilliant band.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: maryoz on January 13, 2008, 06:40:48 PM: Quote from: white Boy on January 13, 2008, 09:56:09 AM
^ that song is def the most gangsta on the album. personally, i love this album, its not punk, its jazzy and reggae, fuckin great, my fav track lost in the supermarket

That was they thing about early punk: it had alll those connections with reggae and even early hip hop. All three were rebel musics from different cultures and at the time this album came out they all had a great synergy with each other that is sorely missed these days. Everyone seems like their in their own universes now, save the odd crossover mega-hits. I think now adays, Dub Trio definitely represents that harmony between the three musics.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: white Boy on January 13, 2008, 07:21:48 PM: their debut sounds punk, also proto-punk bands like the stooges and velvet underground sound punk, as well as the sex pistols, and even the fuckin ramones sound punk compared to "london calling" only the title song would be considered punk, on another note i like stuff like this better than "punk", two tone stuff like the specials,
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Post by: Sweet & Tender Hooligan on January 13, 2008, 09:39:49 PM: I just listened to the card cheat and clampdown, they are contenders for my favourite track. Such a great album. RIP Joe Strummer, a true legend.
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Post by: E-L-P on January 13, 2008, 10:50:53 PM: I got three The Clash shirts, one has this cover on it.
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Post by: Don Jacob on January 14, 2008, 02:34:01 AM: good album, even though i don't really get into punk that much.
Title: Re: The Clash's London Calling
Post by: Javier on January 14, 2008, 11:08:56 AM: It's only punk at heart. The album is so incredibly diverse. Reggae, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, ska, and damn near every genre of music lol.