The Clash

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Liked

Yeah, not bad. Not really my kinda thing, but it worked as background music while I was doing other things. Probably won't listen to it again. Stand out tracks: London's Burning, Janie Jones.

Pretty solid rock.

Loved it, iconic.

can just imagine how important and revolutionary this type of music was for the time, not as angry and punkish as i was expecting but the message is still very prevalent 6/10

It's no "London Calling"; it's a solid 3.5 but in this case it's down to 3 stars, as I just don't feel that overall it warrants a 4.

I like the Clash and it was good to hear their first album. I prefer London Calling but it’s worthwhile hearing this album, too.

Pretty gooooood 💣

Average. Liked a couple of songs.

The punk sound is impressively fully-formed for a debut. I enjoyed it quite a lot, and I respect its status as a great of the genre, but don't think it will become an all-time favourite of mine. A few bangers though: Janie Jones, Career Opportunities, I'm so Bored with the U.S.A, etc etc. 3.5 stars.

British, punk rock. its ok, never got into british rock.

Punk and more punk. Police and thieves is an all time favourite clash song i also liked hate and war from this listen

A bit shoutey but still classic the clash

I appreciate the brevity of the album. The instrumentation was alright, but the vocals weren’t my favorite.

Not bad. I think I'd need to listen a few times to appreciate it more.

La routine quoi

ça m'a graduellement pris la tête mais mention spéciale pour un début sympathique

What I might call “good punk”

I don’t need a double album from The Clash, so I may take this over London Calling.

Was decent.

2 Not my jam.

I already know it’s dope but London calling is better

I understand the importance of punk but all the songs sounded the same to me.

Didn’t complete the album. Not terrible but not my style. Felt like mediocre vocals with too basic of beats.

Raw, youthful energy climbing to a musical precipice. Solid debut.

A little bit of punk goes a long way. It's fine in its frenetic, thrashy way, induces a rise in the heart rate and gets the head banging. It's so simple though, that's what made it special I guess. Raw, unpolished, loud and uncouth. We all need a bit of that at times.

Ihan jees mut tykkään kyl paljon enemmän siitä, mitä tekivät pari vuotta myöhemmin. Propsit silti laadulle ja kovalle menolle.

While I appreciate their later, more experimental work more, this album still absolutely slaps. It's more straight to the point punk which has its own place. Lyrically it's on point.

Garage isn’t really my thing so a whole album was thought to listen to - although I appreciate the music

This was OK, but not something I'll revisit.

A second day of punk, I have to say this one wasn't the best Clash I've heard, but the elements are all falling into place.

A real jolt! - good stuff, but not my favourite clash album

Bog early punk. Ooooohhh you're bored of the USA, you edgelord? ha ha. This isn't bad, but it also isn't really any good. It's just early punk I guess. 3/5.

More melodic and interesting than most punk of its era, but the vocals are still gruff and rough unfortunately. Not quite packed with as many great songs as I recall. Good subject matter. Ironic that the superb Police and Thieves is not theirs.

Punk clásico, comienzo de todo. No está mal, aunque le falta mucho de lo que me gusta ahora. Incluso la voz no me parece tan buena. No he terminado de conectar con él

Yes! First time hearing the album. I do know a few of the songs. This is really great. Can’t wait to hear it again. Standouts: London’s Burning, Police and Thieves From the US release: I Fought The Law 3.5/5

The Clash are a band who get better the further they get from pop. Even on this album, it's the Junior Murvin cover that stands out the most - and later on when they fully embrace dub, funk and electro in their sound is when they're most exciting. This is good enough - not as nihilistic and controversial as the Pistols, not as fun as New York Dolls, the sound of Joe Strummer working out where his politics were. All of this gets better - this is a three star album by a five star band.

I like the Clash. This is a new album for me, but I've heard a couple of studio albums before and their greatest hits album. "Police & Thieves" was the track that I saved to my personal playlist, and "48 hours", "Janie Jones", and "Garageland" were good too. This sounded like an album from the Clash that I like, but none of the tracks stood out as a discovery of a new favorite. I liked the album, but I might not remember to look for this album again for a second listen.

In the alternate universe where I actually like punk, I probably gave this a 5. The gritty attitude, the dirty riffs, the vocals, and the overall sound of this one are peak punk. Not to mention those delicious bass lines. I can definitely see why this is considered a masterpiece in the genre. Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of punk. I felt that most songs are same-y. Still, this album slaps.

This was fine, nothing amazing. It’s definitely more of a main stream and less extreme type of punk.

More produced than I remembered it being. It's clear that the band can actually play their instruments, even if a lot of the songs are pretty similar in tempo and execution.

Jújú, fínt pönk. Nenni samt ekki pönki.

Aikalaisista eräs toinen vastaava uppoaa itselle aavistuksen paremmin, mutta kivuitta tämäkin meni. Ei tule päätymään omille soittolistoille.

Good I think

Influential punk debut.

tinny and furious, great backing vocals, and the guitar sounds are a one-off.

As I go along, early punk seems more the prefigurement of the direction of rock and roll than anything. I like this just fine but I'm not over the moon about it.

This is.. fine? Had some rave reviews in here, and I don't think I quite get it. There's a decent energy to it, particularly if you play it loud, but it's not a top scorer for me. White Riot and Police & Thieves the standout tracks for me, but even after a couple of listens it's not getting past a 3.

Clash of clans

Buen sonido, guardé una canción como referencia. Tal vez escuche más canciones más adelante

Adoro The Clash, mas não é o melhor álbum

OK, not really my thing

I've always thought The Clash were overrated. This album is fun and catchy enough, but nothing really impressive. Police & Thieves almost made me drop my rating to a 3, but it redeemed itself with the last two songs. 3.5/5

This is much tighter than I was expecting! Some great punk rock for sure. This one is really a 7, but here we are with the 5 star system. My top pick is 'Janie Jones'.

8/10

Gooewd

C'est punk donc c'est nul, je ne pense pas qu'il y ait besoin d'en dire plus. La règle est parfaitement respectée, avec de nombreux sons courts suivant la même rythmique exécrable, pour un album d'une durée totale assez courte. Tout y est, cet album ne peut donc recevoir une note supérieure à 3/5.

Objectively good but not my thing (still figuring out rating scale)

raw and exciting

Not my favorite Clash album but still very good!

More good punk - not many of the "big singles" on this one so a good discovery.

It is the clash

The songs seemed the same. And none of them were that appealing

very different from the classical. not so bad so far. 3 or 4? in and out like wisps of smoke. 3

Never sought out punk rock music but enjoy the music and respect the lifestyle. Often hard to understand the lyrics but who cares when the music grabs you and can change your mood in an instant. What’s not to love with hard core thrashing of instruments mixed with politics and shouting? Does get exhausting after a whole album of it. Was instantly hooked right in with Janie Jones. Helps being able to relate to ‘He’s in love with gettin’ stoned world’ and ‘He don’t like his boring job, no’. ‘Remote Control’ didn’t do much for me and no offense with’ I’m so Bored with the USA’ but thought it was one of the weaker songs. And what does The Clash have against Kojak with the ‘Suck on Kojak’ line. Tony Savalas was the Man in his day! Back to the rapid head banging with White Riot but feel like the album starts to drag on in the middle. Maybe that’s when the monotony was kicking in. Career Opportunities, Protex Blue, Police and Thieves (change up from the beaten path) and 48 hours probably the best run of the album (less ‘Cheat’). Still, nothing really against any of the songs, and while I thought I might be adding to my Library, I’m already over it.

Without knowing more about the band, I'd assume they were likely pioneers of the genre based on the age of the album. It's catchy without being overdone, sleek while gritty, and poignant while crazed. It seems to be quintessential punk rock.

Hard to describe the clash. It's like all substance and no substance. Know what I mean?

3.5 | The Clash está entre mis bandas de punk favoritas, bastante arriba con Black Flag, Misfits, Bad Religion... Es de esas bandas que siempre he sentido proponen un poco más que lo que el genero normalmente se autolimita, pero en esta ocasión debo aceptar que no se me hace la mejor opción de album. Obviamente debiera de entrada tomarse en cuenta el London Calling mucho antes que este, el cual asumo vendrá en algún momento, pero incluso de querer meter más discos creo que Give Em Enough Rope o incluso Sandinista son mejores por un amplio margen. De nuevo es ese fetiche de decir que el debut debe estar, y sí, es un disco que me agrada, no se me hace malo e incluso Janie Jones se me hace de sus mejores canciones. Se empiezan a sentir los inicios de esa mezcla de sonidos con punk, ahí unos sonidos medio reggae incluso quizá dub, pero en realidad creo que si vamos a poner dos cosas de The Clash había mejores opciones que esta. Me gusta, bastante, hay mucho mejores opciones.

De lo mucho de Punk que nos ha tocado oír este ha sido de los que menos me emocionan. Incluso de mismo The Clash creo que me atrajo más London Calling. No le quito mérito a que el disco tiene lo suyo, con momentos altos, pero creo que apenas dejaba entrever lo que sería el movimiento.

Classic early clash. I know some of the songs well, others are new to me. 3/5

I've been very generous with my rating, simply because I love The Clash: while much of the music here is monotonous noise, I cannot deny the allure of some of the lyrics ("Career opportunity, the one that never knocks") and the scattered gems of songs here and there. But yes, The Clash is one of them bands that sounds way better when listened to through a Best Of album rather than its run of the mill albums.

I’m not a huge fan of punk but this is amongst the best punk albums I’ve heard. These guys can actually play their instruments and write greats songs with hooks. Their cover of Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves has always been a favourite of mine and shows their range

It's alright. The Clash have always seemed overrated to me.

Audio equivalent of a group of lads off their tits at a takeaway, hollering at 3am for the world to hear. Also a breath of fresh air. Finally, some decent fucking music. Big booming drums and interesting lyrics. Song saved: Career Opportunities

A pretty straightforward punk record with a few dub/reggae influences sprinkled along a few tracks. A good start, great harmonies, just overshadowed by later works. Favorite tracks: "I'm So Bored With the USA", "Career Opportunities"

Standout tracks - Remote Control, Deny, Police & Thieves

Too polished to be good punk, too rough to be a classic hit

i like lyrics from this album but music is little boring for me career opportunities, protex blue, police & thieves is the best

Buen album, me gustó. no habia escuchado nada similar, un sonido particular, viejo.

Musica de Juanje

Totally what is expected, classic clash all the way. Feels very similar track to track

It was aight

good

6/10 - Eh

Eh.

Classic British punk rock album. Overall good.

The clash is a legendary band of Brit Punk Rock. I feel London calling is a better album but this one was still pretty decent. Nothing truly great but it was a good listen. 7.1/10

Short and sweet at around 35 min for the whole album

I 35 minuti dell'album sono sembrati lunghissimi, è stato come stare in pub pieno di gente ubriaca che urla e si mena, va riconosciuto però che riescono a comunicare perfettamente loro stessi e questo lo apprezzo sempre. A piccole dosi è un sound e un approccio alla musica che mi piace anche se casinaro, sporco e stonato. Pezzi come Police & Thieves, che è una goffa interpretazione del reggae, mi hanno fatto sorridere.

not really for me i think, but Police & Thieves really struck a chord with me

Definitely of its time. The cover song is the best on the album.

Surprisingly decent for a punk record

Chyba nie potrafię docenić tej płyty.

Love the clash should be good

I can see why this kind of music was revolutionary at the time, liked 'bored of the USA'

Punk na sua forma mais crua, uma voz rasgada, uma guitarra simples mas potente uma bateria muito deslocada devido a uma mixagem peculiar, melhor, típica da época. Não é mau, mas não é algo que goste, é demasiado repetitivo, demasiado simples e cru. Nota:5/10

2 1/2

Repetitive but OK.

Brings back old memories

Listened to the UK release. The Clash weren't the first nor the best of all the punk bands out there, but they sure made a lot of people in that era to have fun, and it shows why in their debut album. It's upfront, it has a load of energetic songs, and it was certainly very influential. And that is sometimes enough to consider an album great. I particularly liked "Deny".

I think it's another of those influential albums that I probably wouldn't listen to given the choice

Ok

Very clever, not my thing but does sound refreshing

3.4. The clash

Duidelijk kinderen van hun tijd.

Meh, inga superlätta direkt blir 3/5

Hyvää rähinää! Clashilta on tullut kuunneltua hittibiisejä ja Combat Rock -levyä. Tämä alkupään tuotanto kuulosti paria naksua rajummalta. Levy oli mielestäni ok, mutta ei sitten toisaalta tarjonnut mitään sen kummempia musiikillisia elämyksiä. Pyöristetään 3.5 tällä kertaa alaspäin.

I think I have outgrown punk a little over these many years, but the Clash remains one of my favorite of the genre

Early punk rock. Good, but not the best stuff from TheClash. My favorite is still and probably always will be their London Calling album - which I’m still listening to in its entirety on a regular basis. This ain’t that, but still solid stuff.

Punk classic

Enjoyed this Clash Album! As I said on the first one, I'm not a HUGE Clash fan just because I never understand what they are saying but it's still fun to listen to. I liked London's Burning and Career Opportunities. The album cover looks like from left to right, Kevin Bacon, Marlon Brando/Steve McQueen, and Andrew Tennison. Don't have more to say because this album is lightning fast.

Nice, but definitely not the best album from the clash. A bit disappointing for me

Would be great to see live, not my thing to listen to

Interesante. Suenan muy bien. Siempre fueron unos "falsos punks" que sabían tocar.

good one, straight to the point

I dunno, I felt like I should like this more than I did. Maybe needs a second listen but I wasn't all that bothered

Listened to the remastered version - still pretty raw, but more eclectic musically than I remembered.

I prefer London Calling but I can see how this zinged everyone in 1977.

Not for me

super punk

3.5 - what an awesome album. white riot, police and thieves and janie jones are great tracks. half a star off for some of the filler in the second half of the album. but overall a very powerful message and delivery.

In retrospect, a lot of this is kinda boring.

Very very oldschool british punk, think Sex pistols

Was pretty good, think I prefer some of there other stuff though, like London Calling album, some of this felt a bit flat

Good album distinct sound but not overly creative but a solid 1st album

3.25

Decent; old rock not really my style

Inspired me to watch the White Riot Doc

Got halfway! Busy day, didn't finish. Hoping to appreciate more when I can get through it

Du rock anglais typique. Pas de belles voix, mais ça passe en fond...

Decent grungy emo rock

very nice but not really groundbreaking for me

Finding their footing but still solid

Banger

just ok. i liked police & thieves

Oh wow, a punk band made an album that lasted over 30 minutes. They must have used every one of the three chords they knew. 2/5

fine ish

Album #159: The Clash Genre (W): Punk rock Singles: White Riot, Remote Control I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: This is an essential punk album, but I’m underwhelmed by the content of it. Favorite tracks: Janie Jones, I’m so Bored with the U.S.A., White Riot

not a big fan

I really didn't like London Calling. 1-star didn't like. This album hit different for me. I mean, I still don't care for The Clash, but this felt more cohesive. More inspired perhaps. Still… I don't know what it is about this band I just don't care for.

Like it wasnt u nlistenable but would not rly listen againnits js very eighties vibe and i didnt lurv any of the songs

Lead singer sounds like a british sailor with caramel stuck in his teeth.... Harmonies r lowkey obnoxious and winey. There is no way they were sober recording this, off that straight piss from the pub. Instrumentation is nothing special, I can see how much it has influenced british rock, but that's not a genre I typically enjoy. Harsh vocals, standard band instrumentation.... Every song sounds like a shanty. Singer sounds better when he's not trying to sing and just commits to shouting. I can hear the spit leaving this mans mouth on londons burning

Eh kinda crazy

Not my cup of tea, I appreciate old punk for what it was and where it led but listening back it's not quite what I'm into.

White men shouty-singing! Not sure I would repeat listen.

Good Album but not the best of The Clash. Best song on the album is Police & Thieves. Rating : 4/10

one or two good songs but not for me

Meh

They are trying hard to be like the Ramones, but is duller. I'm glad I already knew some of their later work. 2/5

Very distinct sound, not much range across the album. You know what you’re getting with The Clash. 2.5/5.

they’re so British holy I think this is my first punk record…tbh idk what defines this genre Ok so I didn’t mind it, it’s not something I would return to tho. I liked the electric guitar stuff and that was about it. The guys voice was ok it kinda got annoying after a bit and I didn’t really care for any of the lyrics like BACK IN THE GARAGE (with heavy British accent on garage) Um overall not my thing 2/5

Not my cup of tea, but not bad

I kind of liked it but no song stood out as exceptional, i liked other songs of the clash when looking into them

Must have been really exciting in the 70s! A little reductive for me now, though. Suffers from being too influential; everything sounds like this now, and therefore the trailblazers sound generic. Really too bad.

I would be one of those parents back in the late 70s into the 80s that heard the kiddos listening to music like this and been fearing that Satan had possessed them even though I'm not even religious because I too would be supremely concerned that my kids are willingly subjecting their ears to this doodoo feces. Reeeeeeally wanna give it a 1, but after looking at some of the other albums in my 1 list I feel that's a little too harsh. It's like a 1.5/5 at MOST but I'll round it up to a 2.

Very England New Wave Rock and Punk. Overall okay, but not my favorite. 2/5

Heard it before. I do like The Clash but I'm afraid this album is a bit boring, the songs just sound samey. Meh, waiting for London Calling to be generated for me 2/5

Meh. I can hear/visualize who the target audience is here and I love this for them, but I'm gonna head out

So bored with the USA? A lot of these British bands seem to have an inferiority complex about the US. I don't think this is one of the albums the clash are famous for. Don't need to listen to the whole thing

I liked this a lot less than London Calling, which is mostly what I know of the Clash. I think that one is their most famous and probably their best. This one is less musical. There is, at least, sardonic humor. Mostly it sounds like edgy British dudes. I probably align with their politics to a large extent, but I don't particularly enjoy this album sonically.

Noisy punk; still not my scene.

kinda fun, runtime is appreciated, but i wish there was more to it other than the conventional riffs all the time (something interesting happens for a few seconds in "deny"), and i need to be in a mood to stand the vocals / energy

Thane gaw di albummm wa onlee tirty fi min-us!!!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!

Yet another crappy British punk rock album. Next!

solo escucharía por decisión propia la última

meh

Not my type of genre

Got through about 5 songs, not bad. Feels repetitive on some of the tracks. Lyrics didn't stick with me

Monotonous vocals and guitars.

Best Track - "Career Opportunities"

2.5 Stars. Really too British for my taste. Only a few songs I would relisten. Honestly it was kind of cornball. Maybes it’s old enough that it wasn’t corny at the time.

Still don’t get the hype, some good tracks but it’s rock and roll with distortion and lyrics of the time

This might have been a necessary phase in the development of music but it's not one I will care to revisit.

I don’t love ro k

All the oi oi oi albums feel like a stepping stone to better music, historical oddities before someone else added new elements to make better genres. This is fine for what it is though, even if it’s a bunch of cosplayers

Some fun Brit'ish punk. Not bad, but probably not something I'd revisit.

it's just like mid rock. Kinda disappointing...

Enjoyed a lot of this, but the energy didn't change from track to track so a whole album is too much

Mais mexido que os anteriores mas nada de especial!

I don't see the fuss with The Clash. Never have. Perhaps you had to be there?

There was a gorgeous guitar riff at the end of "Deny" I liked, but otherwise this is too shouty for me.

The clash is kind of a singles band to me and this album didn’t have any singles. 4/10

Disappointing for sure

Meh. Nice short songs. Nothing stood out. Typical punk.

scrolling through all the 5 star reviews and feeling like i'm losing my mind. one thing i've learned that has surprised me through doing this project is that apparently i'm just not that into The Clash. this whole album was annoying.

Not a great album. Poor choice

Just doesn’t do it for me.

they’re holding me hostage again…

Really do not like this at all. I just don't like the voices of the band and the songs kind of just ramble on. Was just waiting for the album to end.

chato tb. mds chega de rock.. eu n ligaria se uma dessas músicas tocassem entre as músicas que eu REALMENTE quero ouvir mas pqp se for brancos fazendo qualquer gritariazinha com uma guitarra medíocre ctz q vai tá nessa lista

Enjoyed the lyrics but tiring on the ears to listen to all the way throigh

Not a fan

Tengo entendido que el punk y este álbum no está hecho para ser melódico y para gustar fácilmente. Es difícil de gustar pero por eso supongo que son los pioneros del punk

A bit of a disappointment, has a couple songs that I liked

I was going to rate this a 3 as I was like "pretty good effort from an eventually legendary group", however I asked myself, "if I didn't know this was the clash would I even give it the time of day?" Don't get me wrong, the instruments on here are decent, but I can only take so many tracks that go verse chorus verse

Not a huge fan of the album, it had a few good tracks, but overall a bit disappointing

Im prob skipping most of the songs i added 9/10 times but there’s some cool stuff here

not bad, decent uk classic punk rock. not sure how to rank vs london calling

London Calling is more of my cup of tea but this album is more straight line punk.

5/10 Not good, not bad

Some fun instrumentation, but vocally everything just sounds the same to me.

Should've liked this, but none of the tracks were particularly memorable.

I liked 6 of 14 songs, if I had liked one more, or thought that the songs I liked had some real standouts, I’d bump it up…nah. Oddly paced, kinda dragged. Low lows, but catchy sounding stuff.

Tries so bad to be edgy and rebelios yet the drummer is so one dimentional it hasnt figured our sterio audio yet. The rithm and bit of 80% of this album is exacly the same. Repetative is an understatement.

The clash is very influential in a genre which I don't really care for. It doesn't sound like it's from the 70's, I'll give them that. The instrumentals are alright, but pretty boring and sounds mostly the same between and within songs. The mixing is also pretty bad. I'd like to like it more as it has some good messages, but it's not my thing.

Lowkey monotonous.

lowk all sounded the same imo

Punk

Rating: 2.1/5 Nothing that stands out to me in this one, Garageland was my favorite in this album. Not a fan of the vocals. Janie Jones - 2/5 Remote Control - 3/5 I'm so Bored with the USA -2/5 White Riot - guitar is nice 3/5 Hate & War - 2/5 What's My Name - 1/5 Deny - 2/5 London's Burning - 1/5 Career Opportunities - 2/5 Cheat - 2/5 Protect Blue - 2/5 Police & Thieves - I like the bass in this one. 3/5 48 Hours - 2/5 Garageland - good intro, good drums, favorite off this album 3/5

I like The Clash. I do. For about 3 songs and then they become like every other British punk band; heavy drums and loud guitars coupled with yelling lyrics that are difficult to understand. I appreciate the band and what they did to progress punk music, but this isn’t for me.

While I understand how influential this album was on punk rock, it’s just not my kind of sound.

I'm sure this is a classic record and all but I am not a big fan. Seems like all the songs are a similar formula that I don't care for. It seems really simplistic to me. I'm sure they are saying some revolutionary stuff and all that but I can't get into it and I was glad when it was over.

I get this is like the stylistic roots of a lot of what would later be called punk, but I really don’t think this is very punk. It’s too bright and it’s honestly too slow, punk feels like it’s beating you over the head with its sound, and this really doesn’t do that. This just kinda is, it doesn’t do anything crazy. And maybe it’s just cause I went to prom tonight and I was exhausted, but it really just didn’t click with me. I’m hoping London calling does better for me cause I like the singles off of that, but I was pretty unimpressed so far. Favorites: I’m so Bored with the U.S.A., London’s Burning, Cheat

I understand that this album is very important to the punk genre, but it's not important to me.

Je m'attendais à vraiment apprécier, mais finalement sans plus. Je ne suis même pas allé jusqu'au bout.

Soo incredibly repetitive, lyrics are quite uncreative and bland, and it all started to blend together. All of that out of the way, it wasn’t completely terrible; the songs were a good length, and the overall vibe could’ve been worse. Fav song: career opportunities- It had a certain spice that I didn’t hear anywhere else on the album

Samma vibe, väldigt the Clash!

not for me - all the songs sound the same :(

Eh. Not a big fan of British Punk

For me it wasn't something to write home about 2/5

Até a metade, eu tive certeza que seriam 3 estrelas. Entretanto, o final me desconectou bastante do álbum. 2,5/5

Second clash album. I was very unimpressed with the first one. I’ve only heard good things and it did not live up to the hype. Good guitar/bass on Janie Jon’s. Vocals are bad. Singer just doesn’t have a great voice. Fun chorus. Another really cool bass line on remote control. Good guitars again as well. I’m so bored is fine. Better writing on this one and I can actually understand what bro is saying. Super fast song. Same thing with white riot. This is a pretty fun song. Really basic chorus. Hate and war is better. Much better songwriting on this in, but again a super simple chorus. I like what’s my name. It’s pretty fun and catchy. Not blowing me away though. Hate the vocals on deny. Really turns up the terrible accent. London burning is forgettable. Cool guitar. Can understand career opportunities more so I like that. This one is well written. Cheat is fine. Kids bop esque chorus. Really good guitars again solo to end it. Police and thieves is a banger there’s no denying It. That bass is so good. Good enough vocals. Great guitar solo. Love how that bass line just keeps on banging. 48 hours was quick and forgettable. Nothing really special. Garage land is pretty fun. Better vocals/songwriting in this one. Good way to close it out. Cool hamronica. All in all I can confidently say the clash is one of the most overrated bands of all time. 2 completely average albums with terrible vocals. I think I liked London calling better but I honestly don’t remember because that album (like this one) was extremely forgettable. Again, average. 2.3 stars.

The songs are cool but at one moment are all so much similar..

Meh

Dølle greier, med begrenset musikalsk kvalitet.

Screamy protest music. Not bad but not for me.

not my style of music. I appreciate it for what it is in the time period it was released.

This is the distillation of every punk rock album ever. It kinda sucks if I'm being real, the singing especially is like nails on a chalkboard. Free me Standout: Deny

156/1001 First listen. Two Clash albums in two days. This one stays in its lane. Straight up punk. I most likely won’t play this again. 4/10

After listening to 2 Clash albums on this list I have determined that I'm not a big fan.

I didn't care all that much for the album.

Not the best Clash album. Felt more like the ramones

1.75 - I like a lot of punk music, just not the Clash maybe.

Not really my thing and is lowkey giving me anxiety… maybe punk/rock is just not my thing

If you’ve ever heard a clash song, you’ve heard this whole record. It’s not bad, but it is exactly what you’re expecting, which made it very boring for me. 2/5

Not a huge fan of The Clash. I only like Should I Stay or Should I Go.

meh.

First time I’ve heard these songs; missed this when it came out, very raw and punky. Recognized some styles used in songs that followed.

launching point for the rest of the clash's music but not an album i particuarly enjoy. SORRY!

낫 마이 스타일 멜로디가 캐치하지 않네요

I get the cultural significance of the band, but I just don't think it's good. I enjoy a lot of bands that were influenced by The Clash, I just never got into them.

The instrumentation was catchy on some of the songs, but I really didn't like the lead singer's voice. I just felt sort of meh about the album.

Temu Sex Pistols

Meh

The voice is sometimes cool, but the music is really uninteresting for me

So cool, good album overall… UK REPRESENT !!!!!

tired. its not bad, but its nothing new

it feels so unserious but they probably thought they were soo serious

Boring. Not much else to say.

knew this wasn't gonna be my type of sound

I’m a casual punk listener, and I tend to value strong lyricism in music. I struggled to connect with that here, maybe I missed the intended meaning. I understand they were discussing some important political messages, but I could hardly understand them, which to me, takes away from getting the message across. At times, I felt the lyrics were unclear as they just mumbled or screamed the entire time, though I did appreciate the overall production quality. I listened to London Calling after this to give them a fair shot, and I definitely enjoyed that way more.

Why is there only one song over 3 minutes? there's mostly 1-2 minute songs which is a genuinely baffling choice to me. I don't remember a single song and he's vocals dragging aren't helping, I can't make out what he's on about. Music isn't bad. Police and Thieves is predictably the best song with interesting mixture of reggae beat and punk guitar and given the time to explore that sound. But I still don't even think it's that good. The last song had a harmonica when they could have used guitar feedback????????????? Feels like a 3 the whole way through but I was glad it was over. Relegated to 2. British punk needs to step it up.

As someone who used to listen to classic rock like this a lot. I've heard a million albums like this. Nothing special. Rough sounding vocals with some good guitar and. Heavy focus on drums

Very consistent sound and energy on every track, except for a much longer one near the end. Otherwise I wasn’t a huge fan of what The Clash is going for here. It’s a bit jumbled and too loud overall to have distinctions between each track. It just isn’t what I like to listen to.

A little more palatable than other punk, but I wouldn’t really listen to this

All a bit samey for me though some fun bits in individual songs.

Meh. I've tried to like punk. I feel like I ought to. I like sticking it to the man as much as the next guy. But idk it just doesn't sound good.

They’re angry. They’re English. Am I missing something?

Their early stuff all sounds the same to me. 35 minutes felt a lot longer.

Nothing special didn’t like it didn’t hate it

Not for me

Дебютный альбом. Грязная панкуха. Не зацепило.

N é meu tipo mas bom 5,5

such a dude album, good instrumentals and can feel the influence but they just sound like british dudes to me

I'll be the guy to say it... The Clash is overrated.

High energy consistently throughout the album but overall no remarkable moments or songs.

Honestly kind of bored by most of this album except for Police & Thieves. 👍Police & Thieves

Not bad, I don't really mind their stuff actually I just don't know if I would listen to their albums that often. I do like listening to a single song every now and then cause yeah I like their sound I just think it feels a bit samsey in an album. I liked Police and Thieves! Felt samesy for me but some of it was a vibe. Not angry enough for me though. would not listen again, was just average. fav song: Janie Jones

so i do like how these songs are all uptempo and high energy. you can tap your toes to these. good hooks in some of these songs too but man. they do all kind of sound the same after a while. also the guys voice is a little annoying and im pretty sure the same little guitar riff has been reused across several songs. like, use one other instrument. write one song thats a little diferent. do a key change. like give me something please all these songs are 2 minutes why does it draggggg i was going to give this like a 3.5 and then i listened to it again and changed my mind

Major band but a bit to hard for me

meh cool but prob wouldn’t listen to again rlly but i liked a couple songs

I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. Well that's timely. I am bored with us too!!! Should be Fiive stars for that alone! Seriously, punk with a defiant point of view, some content still pertinent because the more shit changes, the more shit stays the same. It is same-same at times, and the vocals grate at times. Listened before? N Saved tracks? N Favorite tracks? I'm So Bored With The U.S.A, ⭐⭐

En Clash-låt någon gång ibland kan vara fett och kul, men ett helt album är för mycket för mig. Det är lite för gubbigt och ganska enformigt så jag tröttnar snabbt. Det är absolut inte dåligt, bara ganska tråkigt.

not for me pero unos solos de guitarra estaban muy cool

nothing special

It seemed like a monocordic album. Sometimes I couldn't even understand when a song ended and a new one started. Apart from a couple of good songs, I didn't enjoy it (although I understand it's importance during the 70's).

jesus christ they are so fucking british

Eh lol. Is this the album Nancy Wheeler admitted she hated 😭

It was alright

This is not for me. Tbh I struggled to get through this album. It's too much of the same for me, and after 3 or 4 songs I was ready for it to be over. I did enjoy Police and Theives, and it was catchy. The tone of the singer is tiring after a while. Too repetitive, too many call and response choruses. 2.5

Pretty good for Brit punk. Some songs listenable. London calling is better.

An enjoyable, but bog standard punk offering from a band I never really connected with. The main issue being nearly every other punk band of the era was more lyrically, musically and politically interesting. Which leaves the clash falling a bit short, especially with this release. Later they developed a more refined (though less punk) sound, which I find suits them much more. This release simply feels a bit hollow in comparison to contemporaries, but hey, at least it's better than never mind the bollocks.

I wish I were more punk also I just noticed that I had an unnecessary comma in a review from a few weeks ago so in honor of this punk album im making this review a complex sentence without ANY commas to make up for my IDIOCY anyways im not punk enough for this kind of music but i fear the people who listen to this too much to give it a 1 star so 2 stars

Beste Lieder: Hate & War

I’m not gonna lie I didn’t even finish the album hehe 😝 but it was overall a pretty solid album just not my vibe. Wouldn’t ever re listen to any songs.

2/5

Ok, not really my jam.

Didn’t give it a thorough listen. English talking(ranting) with similar guitar sound throughout.

Remote Control is cute. But the rest are real banal? Thought they'd be a lot cooler than this and less affected-sounding.

Dragged a lot for a 35 minute album

nah

Idk man. Sounds kind of like a bunch of British dudes started getting after it in a pub with some singalongs. Not for me.

i might be getting listeners fatigue but this is just a band.

I was supposed to like this. Probably people did. It’s a punk album.

Tätä brittiläistä punkkia jossa menoa ja meininkiä ja yhteen ääneen huutamista.

just boring

Deny //

Have never liked Strummer's voice, and that's unfortunate because musically I do dig some of their stuff.

Nicht so meins