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Snarling, spitting, scratching like an alley cat, this debut album comes out of the blocks at a hundred miles an hour and just doesn't let up. There are highs and lows, but when the highs are White Riot Career Opportunities, I'm So Bored With the USA and Police and Thieves, you an forgive the lows. Punk as it should be.
Well this is fun
prima
There was a gorgeous guitar riff at the end of "Deny" I liked, but otherwise this is too shouty for me.
8/10 Good
I tought I hated the Clash but it was surprisingly good ? Wtf ? Maybe its because I hate "Should I stay or should I go" and its alway on the radio and in stranger thing. Most of the time I find punk to be very mid, repetitive and stupid but this was prety fun and the riffs were good. But the songs are super short (another thing I dont like abouth ounk) and I think it makes it hard to realy like them. Thats why I think "Police and thieves" was the best song here.
The clash is kind of a singles band to me and this album didn’t have any singles. 4/10
Don't like this album as much as their others, but I do like how unpolished this one is. Police & Thieves stood out. 2.5/5
Disappointing for sure
Overall: 3.45 (rounded to 3) Consistency: 3.78 Originality: 4 Enjoyment: 3.5 Virtuosity: 2.5 1. Janie Jones - 5 2. Remote Control - 3 3. I'm So Bored with the USA - 5 4. White Riot - 4 5. Hate & War - 3 6. What's My Name - 4 7. Deny - 3 8. London's Burning - 5 9. Career Opportunities - 4 10. Cheat - 3 11. Protex Blue - 4 12. Police & Thieves - 4 13. 48 Hours - 3 14. Garageland - 3
Amazing album! One of the greatest punk rock albums to ever exist! It was the influence of so many punk rock acts of the 80's and 90's! One of The Clashes greatest albums!
Their later albums are better
Meh. Nice short songs. Nothing stood out. Typical punk.
Harsh sound compared to the following albums, however already shows us what will follow.
c'mon easy *****
early groundbreaking work, very raw and energetic. Favorites include Janie Jones and Career Opportunities.
Exquisito
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.
Ainda bem que eles se reinventaram nos proximos albuns
One of, if not the best, 'punk' bands of the 70's. You can hear their influence on the music of so many artists that came after them.
thats fun as fuck, dancing type of album there so fucking british holy shit its so fun
Cool album.
didn't make it through.
7/10 No soy muy rockera pero no está mal, no le entendí a muchas canciones pero tiene buen ritmo
i'm not sure why, but punk doesn't really grab me. its a fine listen but all the songs sort of just meld together
I feel like I should be rating this higher. It's a solid debut and a touchstone of early punk, and even the album cover just exudes cool. This just doesn't land with me as much as some of their later work - Janie Jones is a great opener, I'm So Bored is good too, but in totality there just isn't quite enough musical diversity to keep my interest for the whole album.
Vana hea. Mulle Clash meeldib. Avastasin seda albumit kuulates anda jaoks ühe uue laulu: "What's my name". Vanal briti pungil on oma kindel sound ja võlu. Ma igatsen seda kuulates vahel meloodiat ja võibolla see on ka selle uue laulu võlu, et klassikaliste punkvokaalide vahele on ka kuulda klaari refrääni.
Shut up and listen to this.
Jetzt verstehe ich warum es kaum "coporate punker" gibt: Ist echt nicht entspannend nach der Arbeit
It was alright but not really my thing. Can’t really say much more than that so I won’t.
Not their best work and found it to be distinctly average in truth. It does a good job of capturing the energy that they bring but the songs just aren’t up to the same standard as something like ‘London calling’ or ‘Sandinista’ where the other Afro-Caribbean influences were more prominent.
4.5 stars The Clash is my favorite band. So maybe this should be 5 stars. But I don’t want to be biased. While I love this album, I know it’s not perfect. There are some songs that are filler. But the album flows together. It presents the band as they were when they started, all their raw energy. While initially inspired by the Sex Pistols, the Clash came out with this album before Nevermind the Bollocks. They were not goofing around. They defined punk music and would continue to influence artists for decades. It all started here.
Not a great album. Poor choice
Fun album that’s hard to hear as something other than a prototype of the amazing stuff to come. The riff on Protex Blue is nasty work for a song about safe sex.
A great punk album. I might be influenced by nostalgia.
There are essentially two versions of this album: a UK and a USA Version. To make the album more appealing to the American market and incorporate the band's growth, Epic pulled four tracks from the original UK release: 'Deny', 'Cheat', 'Protex Blue' and '48 Hours'. The sequencing was also completely shuffled. For instance, the fierce 'Janie Jones', which served as the iconic opening track of the UK version, was moved to opening Side Two on the American running order. While the USA version lacks the strict historical validity of the original UK punk snapshot, the USA version inadvertently showcases how The Clash will change and evolve. Never mind, whatever version you are listening to this is a wonderful, exciting and thrilling album. There are many standout tracks on this album but 'London's Burning' has always been my favourite. The lyrics are fabulous and never fail to make me smile. Very much of their time but the second verse is the work of genius: "I'm up and down the Westway, in and out the lights What a great traffic system, it's so bright I can't think of a better way to spend the night Than speedin' around underneath the yellow lights" I was fortunate to live through this period of music in the UK as it evolved. The UK version of the album isn't as polished but evokes strong memories and a feel, even on the omitted tracks from the USA version, that is quite unique for me. The version of White Riot on the UK release is the superior version of the two. Either way it's one of my favourite debut albums by any artist! Five stars. Side One - UK Version 1 "Janie Jones" (5/5) 2 "Remote Control" (4/5) 3 "I'm So Bored with the USA" (5/5) 4 "White Riot" (5/5) - Original Version. 5 "Hate and War" (4/5) 6 "What's My Name" (5/5) 7 "Deny" (4/5) 8 "London's Burning" (5/5) Side Two - UK Version 1 "Career Opportunities" (5/5) 2 "Cheat" (5/5) 3 "Protex Blue" (4/5) 4 "Police & Thieves" (5/5) 5 "48 Hours" (4/5) 6 "Garageland" (5/5) Total - 65 Average - 4.64 Side One - USA Version 1 "Clash City Rockers" (5/5) 2 "I'm So Bored with the USA" (5/5) 3 "Remote Control" (4/5) 4 "Complete Control" (5/5) 5 "White Riot" (5/5) 6 "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" (5/5) 7 "London's Burning" (5/5) 8 "I Fought the Law" (5/5) Side Two - USA Version 1 "Janie Jones" (5/5) 2 "Career Opportunities" (5/5) 3 "What's My Name" (5/5) 4 "Hate & War" (4/5) 5 "Police & Thieves" (5/5) 6 "Jail Guitar Doors" (4/5) 7 "Garageland" (5/5) Total - 73 Average - 4.87 345/1001 185/345 albums reviewed were new to me.
Muy bueno
A classic, but London Calling still my favorite
I love when it's this easy: 5 "taking me back to my youthful passion" stars.
Pretty decent punk rock. Some interesting lyrics and fast paced songs, vocally not brilliant but I don't think it's intending to be. No real highlights but a fairly good listen overall.
I already had every song saved to Liked Songs on Spotify. This is a wall to wall banger. Like, imagine. This is your DEBUT ALBUM. No one has ever head of you before, and you come crashing out the gates with Janie Jones? And White Riot? And Hate and War? And motherfucking CAREER OPPORTUNITIES?? I dont know how anyone could give this fewer than 5 stars. Even 5 seems low.
I listened to this album as I walked a new route around downtown Glendale; the album wound up being almost exactly as long as my walk. This debut album from The Clash actually started off a lot more mellow than I was expecting. The vocal style and delivery is definitely and distinctly punk, but the musicianship is a lot closer to typical rock music than I was expecting. I can now tell that this album represents an early point in the history of punk, feeling like a stepping stone for The Clash on their way towards London Calling. This album ended up being a lot more in-line with the sound of some modern punk acts than I would have expected, sometimes feeling more punk in spirit than in sound. The vocals are undeniably punk though, frequently sounding slurred and hard to understand; however, for some reason, this didn't bother me as much on this album was it usually would have. I completely understand why this sound would have pioneered mainstream attention for punk as a genre and a movement, and I can not wait to fully hear how Londond Calling takes yet another step forward on that cultural track. Highlights: Remote Control, White Riot, Hate & War, Deny, London's Burning, Career Opportunities, Cheat, Protex Blue, Police & Thieves, 48 Hours, Garageland
"Chris" album
p good classic proto punk. not quite developed to their full incarnation but figuring out classic tropes.
8.5/10 - Really great early punk album. I think the music and the songs are both strong throughout. A great debut album for a legendary band.
I like this album but I like them with more variation, rather than just punk. It's still a super solid debut and important to the genre. 7/10
The pioneers of punk! Its amazing beibg able to listen to this album and think that this is what started it all!
Good, but I’ve already forgotten it.
Just doesn’t do it for me.
Short album, short tracks. Everything works, but not as complete as London Calling.
they’re holding me hostage again…
The older I get, the less interested I am in punk as a genre and the more interested I am in what it was trying to achieve. Listening to this again, I’m struck by how little of the record is really about rebellion in the abstract. It’s about reality. Not reality in the grand sense. Not manifestos and barricades. The reality of jobs, boredom, transport, sex, money and loneliness. The reality of staring at the future and wondering whether somebody has made a clerical error. That’s why the record still feels alive. The Clash weren’t simply trying to create a style. They were trying to write songs that sounded like the world they inhabited. Sometimes that world involved race, policing and politics. Sometimes it involved being skint on a weekend. Sometimes it involved condoms. That balance matters. What surprised me most this time was how much of the album belongs to Mick Jones. The accepted story tends to cast Strummer as the visionary centre, but What’s My Name?, Deny and Protex Blue all point towards a different future: one where pop culture, identity, desire and everyday life are just as important as ideology. You can hear why Big Audio Dynamite later made sense. Mick Jones was always interested in image, media, personality and the strange clutter of modern life. The famous songs remain famous for a reason. White Riot still carries extraordinary force, even if it suffers from what I think of as the Curse of Johnny Speight: people hearing the slogan while missing the argument. Career Opportunities remains painfully current. Every generation seems to discover its own version of being offered a future that doesn’t feel much like an opportunity. That song hit harder than expected. It isn’t just about unemployment. It’s about the insult of bad options being presented as opportunity. That feeling didn’t end with the 1970s. It ran straight through the Thatcher years and it is plainly still with us now, only with the added cruelty of the internet holding up endless images of young people apparently succeeding while many others sit in bedrooms wondering what they have done wrong. The revelation, though, was Police & Thieves. It doesn’t just broaden the album musically; it broadens it morally. Suddenly the record becomes curious rather than merely angry. The future Clash is right there in plain sight. It is the one cover, but it may be the most important choice on the album, because it shows that their Year Zero was never really a closed border. They were listening outwards. And every so often Strummer accidentally produces real poetry. The best example comes in London’s Burning: “The wind howls through the empty blocks looking for a home.” What makes it work is the complete lack of self-consciousness. He doesn’t stop to admire it. He just moves on. The image arrives, does its work, and disappears. That lack of self-consciousness is crucial. If someone more theatrically pleased with himself had written that line, you would hear the pause after it. You would hear the little “see what I did there?” smile. Strummer doesn’t give you that. The line isn’t performing poetry. It is simply trying to describe a bleak place and accidentally finds an image good enough to last. And then the album ends with Garageland, which feels like the manifesto hiding at the end rather than the beginning. It is the song that says: this is what we are, this is where we come from, and this is what we refuse to become. The whole “we’re not going on Top of the Pops” stance matters because it is not just anti-fame posturing. It is about containment. The fear is that the machine will absorb the thing before the thing has properly declared itself. That punk will become another portable act, another product, another scheduled entertainment unit with a lighting plot and a clean exit route. Garageland pushes back against that. It says the garage is not a lack of professionalism. It is the source of the authority. The roughness is not something to be polished away. It is the proof of origin. That makes it the right ending. After all the boredom, work, anger, sex, politics, reggae, accidental poetry and youthful acne, the album lands on a statement of identity. Not “we have arrived,” but “we know what we must not become.” For all the mythology, this doesn’t sound like Year Zero in the sense of destroying the past. It sounds like reality arriving in pop music with the volume turned up. Punk’s greatest ambition wasn’t anarchy. It was honesty.
I actually reviewed London Calling yesterday. The debut album has more of the true punk rock spirit. Two days ago I might have even said I like it better, but in fairness it’s not as realized. That being said this is a great rock record. One thing I really enjoy on this one is the rock and roll guitars. Where London Calling takes me on an emotional journey of the human condition, the Clash has more Beavis and Butthead approved moments. It rocks hard.
Less aggressive today than I think they would have intended, you can tell they listened to popular musiic, it was definitely an influence.
1001 albums to hear before you clash 118# I guess it didnt stroke me much but its cool.
The Clash=5
293 Fantastic debut album. Close to full marks, I’ve always disliked police and thieves though. Highlights Deny Londons Burning Garageland
I have tried time and time again to enjoy The Clash and I just cannot. It's just angry tea and crumpets. I never understood the hype and everyone I ever met who enjoyed them was extremely superficial and just liked their album covers on black T-shirts for sale at Spencer's or Hot Topic. I'll gladly accept that Brit-punk is just not for me. Here's your 2/10, now go'on git.
I liked this more than I thought I would, made me hate bands I’ve heard that are clearly copying their sound though
Listening to this album made doing the dishes fun.
I'm so bored with the USA
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.
Got to love the energy. They talk about being a "garage band" and certainly raw and raucous they are. I did look up the etymology of "garage band" and it seems it first appeared in print in 1976 which is about the time they used it but probably didn't coin it. I feel like they have a sense of self: this is what we are. And what they are is very good.
I gave 5 stars to Never Mind the Bollocks a couple weeks ago too, but the Clash are so, so much better ... There's a performative, contemptuous quality to the Pistols that the Clash replace with furious integrity. It's the difference between someone sneering at me and scowling at the way things be. Also they're, like, just way, way better at the whole making of music thing, which helps.
Interesting debut
Doesn’t have as much bite as their earlier stuff, but still very enjoyable and satisfying.
Ok
*1997. *I enjoy The Clash, but I'm only familiar with the London Calling (album) songs. *This is a good time and a really solid punk album - 35 mins is also a perfect length. *Will revisit this, but won't listen to on repeat or anything. RATING - 7.5/10
estaba chulo pero sin más
Just plain good punk.
3,4/5
it was really good because the songs were all short lol i dont really like long songs anymore
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
This doesn't have the big hits of the Clash on it, but this record is the fully formed sound of the band..even if you aren't a big fan, this isn't the Clash you know, but you know it's the Clash.
it's like parent approved punk
Album 43/1001. Listened 6/25/26. It's definitely a classic, but it's not really my jam. I doubt I'll listen again, but I respect these guys.
I like the album cover looks freaking punk. It's black and white, and I think the one on the left is the lead. I've only prominently listened to London Calling, so I know it's going to lean heavily on electric guitars and amped up vocals. From everything I can tell so far, I'll give the album a 6/10. Will change after listening to the album. AFTER LISTENING I only like "Police & Thieves"; the other songs were average.
Meh
I've not listened to this in a while. I kind of expected more from the sugar coated version in my mind. A decent debut, a huge influence on the music of my youth, as an album is alright.
Love this album, it's solid all the way through. Favorite tracks: Janie Jones, I'm so Bored with the USA, Career Opportunities, Police and Thieves
No skips but it all kinda sounds the same. Good though, all songs I could easily work out to.
Banger I love deny Beautiful end song
Great dirty rock sound!
feels like i need to wear a leather jacket to listen to this. other: great fun listen
Not a big fan of The Clash
If you’re looking for songs like ‘Rock The Casbah’, keep on searching because this is a pure punk album. Tons of energy, the guitars and drums are fantastic, and Joe Strummer’s vocals are so hard, fast, and British, you can’t even make out what he’s saying sometimes! Most of the album’s tracks are two minute rock assaults that left me energized, with the exception of the terrible 6-minute cover “Police & Thieves.” If you’re into punk at all, this is a required listen. Strong 4/5
Defo not for me
Gött punk-garage-rockigt. Najs hört mer än London Calling
also listened to this album lollllz🫶🏽‼️
The importance of this album to punk and everything that came from it cannot be overstated. The gritty raw nature and sound of the music. The sarcastic tone of the lyrics. The DIY aesthetic of the approach. Fantastic record. 5/5
Grew on my after a few listens.. kind of shouty, but I can recognize the significance to music history, which bumps it to a 4
I’m personally more of a London Calling fan, but this album is pretty good too.
I'm more familiar with "London Calling". For all of my railing against this list's obvious and often painful Anglo-slant, here's one I can enjoy and agree with an inclusion. When you think of "punk", it's because of these guys and a few others (e.g., Sex Pistols). It's bursting with energy, some anger, and a palpable anti-establishment sentiment. As musicians, they aren't too bad either. "I'm So Bored...", "White Riot", "London's Burning", & "Police & Thieves" were all solid tracks and exactly what I expected. A hearty 3.5 rounded up to a (4/5), because "Oy!". That's why.
The clash are a pretty hard sell for me on the best of days, and this album isn't their best work by a long shot. When you make music that's jarring and abrasive you expect that it's going jar some folks and rub them the wrong way, and it turns out that I'm one of those. While I really like a lot of their message and lyrics, I never acquired a taste for the sped-up, jangly, out of tune racket that accompanies it. I will admit that it's more approachable than some of their shittier sounding contemporaries (Sex Pistols, Black Flag, etc.), it's still not anything I'd put on without prompting. They're another 2.5 that I'll round up because at least it isn't boring...
Variety: 2 Adequacy: 4 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 3 Emotionality: 3 = 3.4 rounded down to 3 "Can't make no progress/ Can't get ahead/ Can't stop the regress/ Don't wanna be dead" Was very tempted to use the U.S. release here as it's got more ear candy on it, but thinking more in the spirit of the list to go with the original UK release track listing. I've never been a huge Clash fan despite loving a lot of their stuff. They have always, and will likely remain, and great singles band. I've listened to this one before and while I liked it, I just liked other stuff from the period a LOT better. I checked to see if The Damned's debut Damned Damned Damned is on the list was pretty astonished that it was not. They have one on there, which is great, but wow... A much better debut in my opinion, and one that holds up much better. Oh well. THE TRACKS "Janie Jones" - Very solid opener. You get all the Clash stuff that the Clash does here. The very distinct vocals, the chanty choruses, the martial drumming style. It's all there. It's not their catchiest though, and pales in comparison to even the next track "Remote Control" - Not sure this one ever charted in the States but damn, what a solid number. As simple as it feels, there's an electric energy to this, which along with the vocal melodies and the great bass work makes it prime humming material. "I'm So Bored with the USA" - Me too, guys. This one is another fine B+ example of the kind of deep cuts you'll find all over their discography. Stuff that I could imagine some small percentage of folks calling their favorite. It's not out of the realm of possibility, sure why not. Just not for me. "White Riot" - Another all time classic ( spoiler - there will be more) on their debut album. This one especially invokes that Ramones feel more than most of their stuff. Like imagine in Joey and company had had a political bone in their bodies ( professionally so anyway...) , we might have gotten something not to dissimilar from them. "Hate and War" - Little bit of a change up hear with some almost pub rock sounding elements. Not an all-timer, but this works well for me and feels a lot fresher to my ears than even some of the later hits that my this point have been overplayed. "What's My Name" - This one sounds like it slots in a bit better with stuff from other pink acts from around then. Even though they still can't help being more musically interesting than most of those others. "Deny" - Loved the dynamics on this one. One I have absolutely no memory of, but which goes down very well. More proof of their ability to pad out these albums with anything but what I'd call filler. "London's Burning" - Much more middle of the road, but still enjoyable enough. Strummer gets even snottier and slurrier (?) on this one. Side two "Career Opportunities" - Keeping it simple once again, but has a great singalong energy. "Cheat" - One of those songs that I imagine plays much better live. Even so, it's still pretty damn good. It even includes some cool as effects on some of guitar lines. "Protex Blue" - Love the start to this one. In an alternate universe this could have been a Devo song. Have to say I think Mick Jones might be my favorite between the two as far as vocalists go, but both are great. "Police & Thieves" - My favorite track on the album. Not an original, but a great reinterpretation of reggae original by Junior Murvin that manages to outdo the ( still great) original. "48 Hours" - This was fine, but didn't really have enough hooks to pull me in. "Garageland" - Another perfectly ok track that just pales in comparison to the truly great material. Points for the harmonica though. HIGHLIGHTS - "Remote Control" - "White Riot" - "Hate and War" - "Deny" - "Career Opportunities" - "Cheat" - "Protex Blue" MIDLIGHTS - "Janie Jones" - "I'm So Bored with the USA" - "What's My Name" - "London's Burning" - "48 Hours" - "Garageland" LOWLIGHTS - FINAL THOUGHTS I grew up hearing a handful of their big hits on the radio, and in movies and it also felt weird to call them a punk band. Even on their debut they seem much more polished and radio-friendly than most of their peers. I the past I think they've been called out for being poseurs or having too much ambition, but have somehow maintained their reputation despite all that. That kind of thing doesn't bother me at all though. What is the point of going through all the trouble if you don't want people to like your music? The Clash from the start had a handle on how to construct a great pop song. There are melodies and hooks aplenty, as in with my favorite stuff. As I mentioned before I like them quite a bit, I just lump them in the middle of the good stuff, as there is so much stuff I love so much more. They occupy a similar spot to Green Day for me in that regard. Great band, solid discographies, talented musicians who put out tight catchy, professional stuff. Just doesn't grab ahold of me and never reaches the heights of other bands from teh era that I like a lot more ( The Police, U2) or in Green Day's case ( Foo Fighters, STP). They will likely remain very solid, dependable 4-star band for me, but we'll see if that changes when that other album comes up. You know the one. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Might opt for a mix of the UK and American releases here, adding in all the great singles, and trimming this one a bit. Doing this and it approaches high 4-star territory... Add in "Clash City Rockers"; "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" ; "I Fought the Law", and drop those lowlights ( I'm not a big fan of "Complete Control") FURTHER LISTENING - Damned Damned Damned by The Damned - Ramones by The Ramones - Singles Going Steady by The BUzzcocks - Los Angeles by X - Entertainment! by Gang of Four - In the City by The Jam
The past week the generator gave us a small parade of mediocrity. The Clash are such a refreshing and spirited sound that I admit this rating may be inflated. “Want excitement, don’t get none, I go wild!” I enjoyed the hell outta this album today. It kept a smile on my face with its lyrical tone and frantic punk energy. More of this please. The songs seem to produce riffs and hooks at will to sink into the listener like retractable claws. Here at the beginning of The Clash, on their debut, is the recipe for punk immortality. Your four man garage band with two guitars, one in the hand of your frontman along with bass guitar and drum. Songs about hating your job and needing a night out, blowing off steam, youthful anxiety on social issues, and some raging at the bureaucratic establishment. The malaise of punk, a template for decades to come.
Pretty decent. A bit older for my GenZ taste.
Enjoyed the lyrics but tiring on the ears to listen to all the way throigh
I already love the clash so I know this is going be a high rating. I always love the beat in their songs, and this album really shows the beat in the background a lot. I also really like the meanings behind the songs a lot of the time. Overall I'm giving it a 5/5
Sunday May 17th, 2026. Lots of nice guitar riffs and a good beat. They can be a little hard to understand because of their accents. Lyrics carry a good message, very anti war and anti establishment. Overall pretty good. 7/10. My favorite song of the album was Hate & War.
Aqe
clashing
I don’t think I’ve heard any of these ones before this. Nice early punk sounds here.
Fav song: White Riot
Not a fan
amazing protest album, very inspired by the ramones and the sex pistols, fucking awesome no one was doing it like them
Such a classic sound. Iconic. Wonder how many 1* Americans here listened to I’m so Bored of the USA and had to wrap themselves in a flag to console themselves 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: White Riot, Police and Thieves, Remote Control
Awesome punk album Standout songs: Janie Jones White Riot Career Opportunities
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
I loved it, it's very similar to one of my favourite bands and i like the album. I'm gonna be recommending it to my brother now.<3
Primera: 6/10 Segunda: 8/10 Tercera: 6/10 Cuarta: 7/10 Quinta: 5/10 Sexta: 6/10 Septima: 8/10 Octava: 6/10 Novena: 7/10 Decima: 6/10 Onceava: 6/10 Doceava: 8/10 Trece: 8/10 Catorce: 8/10
Clash is great, but this album is just ok.
The intangibles and influence of The Clash overcome this particular album's lack of hits. London Calling is the crown jewel, but this is a very valuable bauble. This album gave the world the punk rock attitude maybe best summed up by Henry Rollins: "This is not a time to be dismayed. This is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for. It is now time to go. You're a good person. That means more now than ever."
This is another seminal punk record, featuring more political content and social criticism. It's an excellent album.
Not bad
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
A true classic, and one of the great debuts. A punk blast with reggae undertones that hint at the exploration to come. Every song rules, the political lyrics are tight and urgent. One of my favorite bands and an ass-kicking debut worthy of their legendary career.
Good album important in the shape of modern music.
awesome!!😎
One of my all time favourite albums. Love it.
While there are growing pains evident here, the animating punk energy is clear and up front. England in the middle of depression, young people fighting the only positive energy (heroin not a good out)--this music the soundtrack.
A seminal piece of my history and punk history.
There are stellar moments on this record — great guitar work, interesting passages and arrangements — but there is plenty of material that lags. The production quality doesn't help; it's not edgy as much as thin.
Yeah, this is a good one. Listening today, I only had access to the original UK version, which is cool, but I grew up listening to the US version, which, although it may be a bastardization, I feel is far superior. It includes White Man in Hammersmith Palais, Clash City Rockers, Complete Control, A re-recording of White Riot, and their incredible cover of I Fought the Law, and removes "Deny", "Cheat", "Protex Blue", "48 Hours", and "White Riot" (original version). So, the US version gets a 5. The UK version, for me at any rate, gets a 4. Unsure which to put here, but I guess I'll go with a 4, rating the album as they intended it. It's still good, but there are too many mid-level Clash songs and not enough variation to warrant the full five. Still, these guys are great. And this is one of my favorite album covers.
I mean, it's The Clash!
I didn’t find it enjoyable enough to listen to twice. It’s a good album that deserves to exist, but it’s not for me
Canciones cortas, el "pogo-punk" autentico, sin florituras. Un clásico, si señor.
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
Легенда рока, но сравнится с вторым великим альбомом великой панк-рок группы шлюхи
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
Number: 125 Date: 05/08/2026 Artist: The Clash Album: The Clash Year: 1977 Genre: Punk Familiarity: Well-versed (4) Rating: 3 Before: ======= I've listend to it at least a couple times but it never really grabbed my attention except for a couple songs. During: ======= 5 Janie Jones 3 Remote Control 3 I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. 2 White Riot 3 Hate & War 2 What's My Name 3 Deny 2 London's Burning 4 Career Opportunities 4 Cheat 3 Protex Blue 4 Police & Thieves 3 48 Hours 3 Garage Land ----------------------------------------------------- 3.24 WEIGHTED AVERAGE (accounts for song lengths) After : ======= It's OK but not that enjoyable to listen to but I assume they didn't really care about that. I like London Calling and even Combat Rock a lot more, even though it is pretty mainstream. 3 my personal rating 4 suitability for this list 4 impact ----------------------------------------------- 3.7 composite rating
I imagine it was cool to watch them in the clubs back in the 70’s. I like the shorter songs and the speed. Great album.
Some fun instrumentation, but vocally everything just sounds the same to me.
Good bit of early punk.
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.
Has a song ever do as much damage to a band as “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” Has done to my feelings about The Clash in general? Such a shame that one of the worlds worst songs is forever tied to one of the great punk bands of the 70’s.
The singing sounds half-assed and shouted but not in a bad way. Classic/historic punk music. It fucks. Didn't change my life but it's good. Its The Clash.
very british
Dit is voor mij echt dé blauwdruk van Punk. Het is snel, het klinkt niet altijd even goed en het is Brits. Ik heb om de een of andere reden het idee dat Punk grotendeels een Brits ding was? Hun London Calling album was erg sterk als je het mij vraagt en The Clash heeft ook een aantal echt hits met Should I stay or Should I go en Rock the Casbah. Dat is hier allemaal nog niet aan de orde, dit is hun debuut album. En je hoort wel echt dat dit een debuut album is, er zit al wel wat van de melodiën en sterke songwriting in die op de latere albums sterk naar voren kwam. Maar waar ik daar best wel verrast was over hoe de nummers gingen is dit nog niet echt onderschijdend als je het mij vraagt. Dit is echt gewoon een Punk album, zoals er 100en van zijn. Toch pakt The Clash mij net wat meer dan een 'standaard' punk band. Het is wat melodieuzer, er zit niet alleen maar distortion op alles en ik heb gewoon veel meer het idee dat ze alles met een reden doen en niet maar zo hard mogelijk op instrumenten rammen. Wat kan ik zeggen, ik heb misschien toch een beetje een zwak voor deze guys? In elk geval. Prima album, niet zo goed als London Calling, maar is dat heel gek? FAVO: Londons burning, Police and Thieves
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.
it's interesting to notice how the sentiment of these songs feels much more contemporary than about 10 years ago again. Simply because a lot of people decided to fuck up the world. It is some good punk, a bit on the softer side for punk, but that is expected from one of the trailblazers of the genre. It genuinely does feel angry and wants to actually do something, which in my eyes is such a central part of punk in general.
They still have their baby fat, some classics like in here, some not so much. But it’s a goodie!
Lowkey monotonous.
I’m familiar with a number of tracks from this record because I had their singles compilation on CD, along with London Calling, when I was in high school. I like that album better, and this is a little repetitive, but still a solid listen.
Definitely not the 70s hair rock that I was expecting. really enjoyed 'I'm so bored of america.'
I loved ittttttt it was so nice to listen to genuinely, it reminds me of what i used to like
Good. Probably not as good as some of their later work but can’t complain
lowk all sounded the same imo
Punk
Amazing that they came out with London calling like 2 years later
most punk punk
Muy punk
Pure punk action. More technical than the Ramones, more musical than the Sex Pistols. Only complaint is a lack of variation.
I am also tired of the USA
album #44 better than the sell-out pistols! ꩜ average track rating: 2.9/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): i'm so bored of the usa, deny ꩜ least favourite track(s): janie jones ꩜ album rating: ★★★⯪☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 1,045 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 26 (+1 The Clash) ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 9 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 35
It's disappointing that the US version is not the definitive version of this record. It HAS to start with Clash City Rockers! The six songs added to the US, including I fought the law, push it over the top to 5 stars. The UK version is 3 at best. Maybe the only instance ever where the record company actually knew more than the band. Yeah I know the chronology is weird (I think I fought the law was actually recorded after the second album was released). Still.
Fun enough for the short runtime
It's fun enough.
Fun? Repetitive?
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
Conocia la banda pero este disco muyy guayy
Fucking belter
I liked London Calling a bit more than this but this is still the best punk rock I’ve heard - not really a fan of the genre overall. Who knew I liked The Clash so much. Opened my eyes.
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.
The Clash’s debut is all about street cred - loud, brash and punk as fuck. You can hear that tunefulness and unique instrumentation in places that will develop and stand out on later albums. For now, it’s just in your face and unapologetic rock.
The Clash at their finest. This is Punk Rock.
La voz no me gusta, no se les entiende nada. Es su primer disco y se nota que es caótico. Querían serlo. Sin embargo, me gusta la melodía de rock puro.
Turns out I don't like the clash as much as I thought I did But this is ok
As punk as it gets
Un disco muy bueno me recuerda a los Ramones!
me lo esperaba mucho peor, ate that rock!
Great album from one of the best puck rock groups to hit the scene in the late 1970's. The Clash only improved over time!
I don't like his voice, but I like the sound/style of the songs.
would I listen again: yes It’s pretty loud and consistent across the record. I could probably only take it in small doses rather than listening to the album front to back.
While I understand how influential this album was on punk rock, it’s just not my kind of sound.
The top comment on this page put it best, I think. It's alright! Energetic but well balanced. Can't understand a damn thing bro is saying but that's fine, mumbling is a vibe too sometimes. A little more musically colorful and interesting than a lot of punk I've listened to. I did already know LONDONS BURNAAAANN. It's p good, 3.
Nicce
Punk good sound loved the album
This is the best I have heard in this list so far. Amazing record I had heard some songs from it but it is 10/10 top to bottom.
Keďže majú lepšie albumy, tak len 3*
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.
For some reason this makes me want a steak dinner.
couldnt find
Always liked how The Clash added some melody into the noise and rebellion of punk.
Listened to on my stereo 2.1 set up. I'm not very familiar with the work of The Clash, but I really really dig punk rock, albeit not exactly this early kind of punk rock (more of a Black Flag, Dead Kennedys kinda guy). The Clash, as I've known them as well, dance a inordinary tune with punk rock, with sensibilities and lyricism that scream punk, but songs that sonically can lean closer into other musical directions like rock and reggae. This first release, self titled "The Clash", is very much some punk rockin tunes through and through, and it's a pretty good listen, though one that couldn't exactly hold it's luster for me in it's full runtime. Although coming in right at the earliest days of punk rock, this album does not hold back from immediate woes about classism, racism, growing up in a dead end area where people burn out rather than be somebody, these classic tomes of punk find itself here, right at the starting lines. Songs are snappy and pointed, and genuinely angry, painting this picture of a troubled coming of age in contemporary London, finding yourself not fitting in with a society that seems so abnormal to your own sensibilities, whether that be your privileged race content with dissatisfaction in "White Riot", disillusionment with the global world leaders in "I'm So Bored with the USA", or annoyance with a record industry set to vampirically suck the creative vein dry in pursuit of cash in "Garageland." Yes, The Clash and their self titled release covers many bases that would be punk rock staples in the future, and they still do it with power and passion. Yet, even at it's 35 runtime, the album does not fire on all cylinders, feeling more like a testing ground for greatness rather than a mind-blowing showing. There are melodies and choruses and ideas in here that are great and keep the thing engaging enough, but there is also a rote familiarlity in song structure and lyrical ideas that can be too vague to feel strong and written out in a way that finds the lead singer needing to play catch up or slur to keep it in the 4/4 boundaries. What's funny, is that a lot of these criticisms are ones I could kind of apply to any punk rock album, even though I would say punk rock is probably one of my favorite genres, and one of the most influential in my life. So, to point it closer to the unique abilities of The Clash, I don't necessarily prefer the slower feel of this punk rock to what hardcore american acts would push towards in the 80s, and I find the singing to be a mix of grating and exciting, which gives me this push pull feel of connection with the album. It's certainly respectable, and songs like "I'm So Bored with the USA" and "White Riot" really stand out to me, but I feel the same way about this album that I feel about many full punk rock releases. Pretty good, but not amazing.
Vibrante energético
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
Classic
a tun listen
— На сколько градусов закинуть в стирку? — А что на футболке написано? — «The Clash». — Можешь не стирать.
Мне альбом зашел, смесь панк-рока и немного "грязного" звука заставила меня с утра проснуться. Группа появилась во время кризисов во всем мире. В песнях поднимаются темы насилия, расизма, коррупции, личных проблем, что вполне актуально и сейчас. Единственное, что мне не понравилось - одинаковое звучание и уже на песне 6 становится скучно. Лучшая песня - White Riot
O álbum mais mais do mesmo de The Clash, ou seja, a nata da nata do Punk. Não tem muito o que dizer sobre destaque, pois achei tudo meio mais do mesmo, o que é de se esperar de um álbum de estreia. Um disco que foi feito em um fim de semana que novamente, não tinha muito recurso. Passa essa impressão de música meio cantada no improviso e em um porão, pois foi quase que isso mesmo. Músicas que tem a pegada com fundo protestante pois viviam nesse meio ativamente, gostei de algumas faixas como “Remote Control”, “I’m So Bored With the U.S.A”, “London’s Burning” e “Police & Thieves” que tem alguns pontos que se diferenciam, de resto acho muito simples a forma que foi feito, mas entendo que esse era o objetivo, se destacando apenas com a mensagem. Era visto como algo digno fazer um som Punk sem muita firula, e acho que fizeram um bom movimento na época sendo bem fiéis ao gênero, mas não chega nem perto de um dos melhores álbuns deles pra mostrar potencial como banda.
The most nothing, white noise, falling asleep ass album of all time. Who cares!
I read about the intentions behind White Riot and I’m ngl I think they could have phrased that better…
as a london fan... i like it!
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.
Super Dope
Man I love the clash. Such great post punk music. Glad to see their brilliance extends beyond London Calling! 8/10
Great stuff here.
Liked that it included UK Culture and it's themes. The bass player also did a very good job, he stuck out in a good way.
Really fun, up-tempo, punk rock!
I’m so tired…I just want to nap.
Not London Calling, but still solid.
Quick and very fun listen
Didn't listen to all the songs but the ones I did listen to were good!! I've also listened to other songs by the clash so based on both of them i give it a 4 :)
Was alright, felt pretty generic and something I wouldn't actively seek out but wouldn't change necessarily if it was on
Type of music you'll hear in the background of a Colin Furze video while he's building some underground bunker in his backyard.
i mean, it's the clash. who doesn't like the clash?
Sorry to keep giving fours, but this was another super fun album! The clash are energetic, fun, and seem like they were fighting the good fight. Fav song: Deny
Fun album, don’t have much to particularly uplift or criticize. Great bass playing and certainly culturally significant to emerging punk aesthetics. The Clash are a cool band. Favorite track: I’m so Bored with the U.S.A.
The Clash still captures the frustration and desire to riot in these confusing times. Love it.
Good not great, not bad. While certainly revolutionary for it's time, this comes off as aimless to me.
Sometimes music is fun because the artists making it are clearly having fun. This is one of those albums.
Definitely vibes and I liked it more than I expected! Not quite my taste but definitely has a particular mood that I dig, would listen again.
The lyrics are applicable to society today, with mentions of war and police, along with long-standing angst about the corporate rat race.
Enjoying the sounds from the first song “Janie Jones”, not a huge punk listener typically. Fast songs with a bit of 50/60’s oldies style, it seems. Fun listen! I’d revisit this album and I’ve added 2 songs to my random playlist!
Notable Textzeile: Career opportunity, the one that never knocks Every job they offer you's to keep you out the dock Career opportunity, the one that never knocks Teil 3 der Serie: gehört und vergessen zu bewerten. Das ist catchy, nicht so wild und gefährlich wie es gerne wäre, aber trotzdem musikalisch großartig und textlich sehr unterhaltsam. PND, 3,5 zu
It's loud, it's rough, it's short - kurz genug dass man noch mal eben ein 6 minütiges Reggae Cover drauf schmeißen kann. No notes. Musik kann aufhören.
Musik die was will, ohne dabei etwas sein zu wollen.
It's 3.75 but i like the clash
All time classic- hardest and rawest clash album. If you don’t love Janine Jones, White Riot, Bored With The USA, Londons Burning, Career Opportunities, Police and Thieves…I just don’t understand you.
Álbum excelente! Clássico da Música mundial. Clash em grande forma. Genial! QoA Cloudscape.
Never really listen to this.. its good and I see where later bands got some of their sounds from.
Favorite Track: Protex Blue Least Favorite Track: Janie Jones
Another record that I can give a 5 to without even listening to it, but of course I'm going to listen to it. Right now! It starts off strong with "Janie Jones" and just continues strong. A fine antidote for our miserable current timeline, with "I'm So Bored With the USA," "Police and Thieves," "Career Opportunity," "Garageland," etc. (I'll admit "White Riot" makes me slightly uncomfortable these days since all the white riots lately have been coming from the right wing, but it's a great song when you think about what the context was for it at the time.) 5 stars
Greatest Brit punk rock band of all time (no offense to the Sex Pistols). Clash set the standard. It’s incredible to think this is a debut album. So strong top to bottom. Want to give this a 4.5 because London Calling is even better and I need room for it when comes up.
Another one that feels super culturally significant, but for some reason doesn't speak to me as much as I am looking for. I think The Clash would eventually develop a genuinely interesting new and novel sound, but at this stage in the career their sound isn't quite there to me.
I too am so bored with the USA
Good, not great.
A raw, but contained debut album for one of the greatest punk pioneers around. It's as snarky/angry as one would expect from the Clash. However, I think this lacks a certain bite that their later albums such as "London Calling" would achieve. Still a good and essential punk album nonetheless.
All the songs are great and you can tell their impact on the genre just by these songs coming out in 77
Another album which general style isn't really my taste. Saying this however, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I have never listened to an album by The Clash before, only one or two songs that've been playing on the radio or on TV. I liked the messages of many of the songs, in particular 'White Riot' and their message of inclusivity. I think it is good when a band or artist uses their publicity to spread awareness and important messages. Favourites: I'm so bored with the USA Hate & War Career Opportunities 48 Hours
Capaz es un poco agresivo para mi mood del día, pero son unos capos, las letras son geniales
hat mir sehr gefallen.
Some really great guitar !! Fav song is ‘Police & Thieves’.
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
sounds like all The Clash songs mashed up together. A vibe tho.
The clash is great but not my faveorite album
4.6
- 3.5/5 - Refreshing punk rock - Lots of repeated background vocals within songs, works for some, gets old quick for others
ooh yeah og punk babyyy. liked i'm so bored with the usa, white riot, career opportunities, 48 hours, and garageland
not my cuppa tea, i prefer music more harmonically and lyrically complex. Given that, i did like the punk/protest sentiment of all their lyrics.
Samma vibe, väldigt the Clash!
> the Beatles
made me want to kms
Imagine your debut album absolutely genre defining and it still only being your 3rd best album. The Clash were the real deal.
White Riot, London’s Burning, Garageland, Janie Jones… and so many more. This is such a better album than Never Mind The Bollocks, which was an overhyped piece of trash. The Clash remain, along with the Damned, THE UK punk band of note. To think they went even higher with London’s Calling and Sandinista!
YES!!! I don't have to listen to this one, but I will!
Crazy to think how this would have hit in 1977.
Lots of sounds that I already heard, but not my style
Good
In the mid 90’s I left London for a period of time- in my head I built a mythic London based on reading the books of Martin Amis, Modern life is rubbish by Blur and this album. This was and is an archetypal London album for me. Sneering, but caring love with the sounds of the city. Punk, yes but also reggae. Politics and the personal intertwined between scything guitars and pulsing bass. The great punk debut album
Top banana
Quite good, British punk is finally prevailing after some questionable choices on this list.
I think I expected to like this more than I did, but can't put my finger on why.
It is urgent, angry, messy in the right ways, and more thoughtful than its rough surface first suggests.
3.5 Classic solid punk. For some reason I don’t suuuuper connect to The Clash but I enjoyed listening to this.
awesome
Pretty good. More influential than great, but lays a template for lots of the more socially conscious punk to come. Manages to do it all without losing sight of the fact that the song still needs to hold the weight
75
It is alright. Definitely a vibe for some things but not something I'd sit down and listen to by myself.
perfect to listen to while on a walk but not my favorite the clash album, favorite song: hate & war
Parasites cosplaying as urban guerilla. Yawn.
I like The Clash. Do I think they are the only band that matters or they are the only gang in town? No. But they put out some great songs. Super strong debut packed with hits. Complete Control would be any other bands' magnum opus. Not sure why there was a different UK and US version, but I lean to the UK version. I'm shocked there isn't a deluxe version that combines the two. 4.5⭐️
no es mi estilo pero me gustó
Short and sweet punk album.
It's a foundational album, and it's a good album, but surprisingly I'm not wowed by it. I've heard a lot of these songs for decades. I like them. But I'm not in love with them. 3.6/5
Classic. Every track is a banger.
not for me - all the songs sound the same :(
The greatest rock band of all time.
Je ne suis pas fan du son des Clash
Eh. Not a big fan of British Punk
un album muy continuo, solido, pero no es mi estilo. 3/5 cancion fav: protex blue
Felt more long and repetitive than i expected. But this is due its genre more than it being boring or dull. I'll be damned if this isn't a fun and energetic album. Some things haven't aged all that well, but it's really representative of that punk mentality and depicts an image of the UK that's important to think about. In some sense, things have not changed in how there's a portion of the population with problems and concerns against the government and the rich people. Nowadays, its just other music genres and more concentrated wealth
Excelente
Todo y más de lo que se puede esperar del disco debut de una de las mejores bandas de la historia. Todas las canciones son increíbles, suenan muy bien, grandes letras. Nada que se le pueda reprochar.
One of the great classics of the punk rock era with a surprising variability and musicality. All killer, no filler.
Возможно, в рамках челленджа с "1001 альбомом" стоит ознакомиться с дебютной работой the Clash чтобы узнать с чего начинали легенды панк-сцены. Но лично для меня... not my cup of tea. Гитарные мелодии на большинстве песен звучат достаточно простовато и не достаточно запоминающимися для меня. Вокал на многих песнях а-ля "Ramones" с вот этой вот многоголосой подпевкой мне не нравится. А где этого "приема" уже нет - те песни мне уже нравятся побольше. Вообще, с панком в моем случае ситуация достаточно интересная и странная. В подростковом возрасте я фанател по Sex Pistols и их первому и единственному альбому. Столько запоминающихся мелодий и гимнов а-ля "God Save The Queen" или "Anarchy In the U.K." А если сравнить с The Stooges три альбома которых были столь безумны, энергичны и саморазрушительны, что с ними не мог соперничать никто. Дебютный альбом the Clash же, не обладает и особо запоминающимися мелодиями, столь же сильными как у "Пистолетов" и, в то же время, не изобилует этой жестокой первобытной энергетикой как "Студжес", это просто альбом, сборник песен, из-за чего дебютник мне и не сильно зашел.
Great Punk from the origins of Punk!
Pretty good
This album gets me hyped
For me it wasn't something to write home about 2/5
Starting with one I've heard before. Fuck this is a good album.
Super good wow! Love the lyrics
I’ve never really had a love for punk, but this is one of the better ones
Até a metade, eu tive certeza que seriam 3 estrelas. Entretanto, o final me desconectou bastante do álbum. 2,5/5
It's not the music I'd regularly listen to
I think this album gets too much credit, but it is very good. I wish I could do half ratings
Fun, breezy punk debut that would lead to better albums. Top tracks: "Remote Control," "Police & Thieves," "What's My Name," "White Riot"
I don't get The Clash. Never have. It's fine, it's a 3 but not my shit.
--Janie Jones...love the drums. nice, driving bass. good, straight to the point punk --Remote Control...boring until mid song. it's fine --I'm So Bored with the U.S.A....aren't we all? great opening riff. solid-but-not-great tune --White Riot...fun guitar solo --Hate & War...nice bass groove but meh --What's My Name...bass is nice 'n' heavy here. like the attitude, too --Deny... more solid but forgettable fun --London's Burning...same punk energy but this one has a little extra oomph to it --Career Opportunities...maybe this LP should've been called " Fun and Forgettable" --Cheat...for some reason I feel like this should be a live album. nice Mick Jones solo -Protext Blue....another great opening riff. Jones doing the heavy lifting for most of this LP's run --Police & Thieves...not sure why but this feels like the first track where each band member is contributing equally. still too long --48 Hours...just let Mick do the solos, Joe --Garageland...another solid groove
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.
Solid enough album. For sure not as great as London Calling, but a good effort. An average 3/5 for me. Not great, not bad. Standout songs were "Janie Jones" "I'm So Bored With the USA" and "London's Burning"