London Calling

The variety of the songs was so nice and they were all great

Nice

Great Fav tracks: London calling Lost in the supermarket Train in vain

Some stronger songs some weaker songs but overall a very enjoyable listen. I really enjoyed London calling, Spanish bombs, death or glory, and train in vain.

Aight. Somewhat overrated

Terrific, listened all weekend. Brand New Cadillac is the best. Classic.

I never really listened to the clash growing up, so it was mostly new to me and Abe really enjoyed hearing the start of punk, ska, whatever else they influenced. In particular very good album.

Good album. Lot of cool, different songs. Ska influence.

Classic album that deserves its status

So many different flavors - rock blues ska reggae

Classic punk

Fun more ska and other influences than I expected

London Calling and Jimmy Jazz top favorites. Want to listen to again, Listen to Sandanista as well!

This one stood on its own. 60% of it was good, 40% was great. The clash is an interesting mix of music that I find to be modern sounding still. My favorite thing was seeing a little reggae influence. Excited to listen to more of them. London calling, Koka Kola, I’m not down - quick top 3

Een leuk album wat vooral heel sterk begint. Tegen het einde wordt het namelijk wat langdradig en niet elk nummer was per se nodig geweest. Maar ik heb er genoeg plezier aan beleefd voor een 4.

Enjoy the sound, can't always understand the lyrics

Kinda sca which I enjoyed. I added a few songs to my playlist. The main singer is very British and hard to understand at times. I would have had no idea this was considered punk had I not looked it up.

This is a pretty great record. Lots to love and there are some sleepers to go along with the hits. The title track is obviously a classic, and Train In Vain (Stand By Me) is to my ears the best track on the record. The rest of the record is interesting and surprisingly consistent for being such a long one. It gets a bit too 80's ska-y to me sometimes, but this is a killer record and worth anyone's time.

It's pretty much the definition of British rock.

4/5 Solid Rock Album

Crazy fun production and songwriting, sometimes its old mix can make it sound more samey than it actually is

Not my first listen of this album and won’t be my last. Love the sound and love what it paved the way for. Fav songs: Rudie Can’t Fail, Train in Vain (Stand By Me) and of course, London Calling

This album was the first Christmas present that my wife ever bought me. I was very Clash curious at the time, mainly based on their funkier Casbah stuff but this was very welcome. I can’t remember the last time I actually listened to it. I certainly didn’t remember it was 19 tracks. I think the best thing you could say is that it could have been released at any time in the past 4 decades and it wouldn't sound out of place. There are some absolute bangers, some production that is a bit weird, some tracks that are genre defining, some that are weird rockabilly pastiche. Worthy of its place as legendary, and nice to catch up with it after probably the best part of 20 years.

Couple of my favorite songs here, I'll give the whole thing a listen

On comprend pourquoi c'et un classique, on s'en tellement d'influences différentes dans cet album et pourtant on sent aussi comment lui-même a été une influence majeure pour la scène punk. Je ne pense pas que c'est un album parfait, mais c'est définitivement une pièce d'anthologie. 8/10

Just a classic.

Lots of classics right here

Classic but repetition of ideas and motifs throughout

The previous album had me questioning this whole list. I'll give it a little longer. This album slaps.

Listened only halfway through, but loved the first half

:D

7/10

Great to hear this again, it's been years. Opened to albums of the era and I loved these to.

BL: Had a big tie to The Clash since a young age. My dad always loved The Clash and I started listening to their hits when I was 9 or 10. Listened to their first two albums the whole way through but never this one. So will be good to hear it. AL: This album was very good, it had a massive range which I did not expect, especially the ska tracks. The album is full of twists and turns and still manages to flow incredibly well. I don't have much to say beyond that, but it was a good listen. FT: "Hateful", "Lost in the Supermarket", "The Guns of Brixton", "Koka, Kola" 4/5

Definitely a fun album. The Clash definitely redefined what rock should be and can sound like, with a mix of genres. The mumbling almost casual nature of the music is really interesting, and there are some really great tracks here. Not sure it's a favorite for me personally, but I think it's one I'll continue to come back to.

3.5

One of the most iconic albums of the late 70s

A perfect punk record, due to the fact that it uses its multi-dimensional genre-bending to advance the classic “punk themes”

Somewhere between punk and new wave The Clash put together a really good album.

Still one of the best punk albums out there.

I recognised more on here than I was expecting, and lots of songs that have been sampled in more recent years

favorite song : lost in the supermarket i love this album, it makes me think of last fall, the beginning of our last year of high school. i would wake up early just to listen to lost in the supermarket on my record player before going to school. life wasn’t hard and everything felt like it would last forever, i genuinely loved going to school and meeting my friends there, i loved the lack of pressure i felt even though it was the beginning of a brand new school year. i could say i miss it but that chapter is officially closed and i feel ready for a new story to begin.

A classic. Sounds like ska

Classic album with a legendary cover. It's well-rounded, but there are only four songs on it that are in my regular rotation. There are 19 tracks on the album, which isn't a great ratio, so I can't quite justify giving it a 5.

London Calling - Not a fan, for some reason couldnt get into this track. Brand New Cadillac - Very catchy, upbeat and is generally a fun song. Makes me want to cruise down the street with a beer and a cigarette then crash a party and get into a barfight. Jimmy Jazz - Originally thought I wasnt going to like this song, but the beat + guitar licks are endearing. The brass towards the end is a nice touch, and is a foot tapper. As I’m getting further into this album, can’t get over this fucking accent though. It sucks. Hateful - Catchy and generally an inoffensive song. Almost seems like a song that would have been released early 2000s or late 90s. Ahead of its time definitely. Rudie Cant fail- fucking hilarious how this sounds like Ska. Is this the originator for ska? Not bad, it won me over halfway through even though I ended up not liking it at first Spanish Bombs - Pretty decent, dont have anything bad or good to say about it though The Right Profile - Forgetable, probably my least fav on the album. Lost in the Supermarket - Love this song, catchy and the lyrics are poignant and amazing. Very relatable and I found myself replaying this song a couple of times. Favorite song so far along with brand new cadillac. Clampdown - Kinda generic lyrics, but at least the instrumentals are good The Guns of Brixton - Great instrumentals, love the use of unique sounds in this track. Decent lyrics but i was blown away by the sound of this track. Wrong em boyo - was not a fan of this track death or glory - pretty good anthem type song, was enjoying it. koka kola - funny ass lyrics but forgettable the card cheat - really enjoyed this one, is definitely a fun one. lovers rock - this song sucks LMAO. nah for real tho its alright, just kind of corny. like they were throwing darts at a board and it went to “love song”. At the end theres a funny as fuck moan though

This album shocked me. Very much a classic, I didn’t write a great review for this and it’s not as in-depth as I’d like. Nor did I look at the lyrics of many of the songs. It’s a very simple and clean punk album, from what I know this sound inspired the punk that we get still to this day and has left it’s cultural mark. In todays stands of listening a 7/10 for me.

Well I am surprised! Funny how time affects the senses! Nowhere near as loud, brash and heavy as I’d imagined - very lyrical & musical - great production! Why don’t I know more of these tunes? Maybe I was a little late to the punk party 🤣 - but can hear so much rockabilly, psychobilly and reggae - even a bit of Springsteen - really enjoyed listening…..took me down memory lane a little 😊

A few classics I already knew - generally quite samey but not in a bad way. Still a defining sound of British punk

Divertido, variado

Started fantastically, but got progressively worse after song 10. Really should have left it there.

London Calling? Best song so far. Thought it was called live by the river though lol Woah these songs are short First one with more than one above average song. Yeah its pretty good. Would be like 4 1/2 stars.

W album

Every time someone would call The Clash punk I would cringe - they don't feel like a punk band, at least not the ones that I had always known. They were a little too soft and the sound was frankly anything but punk. However, after listening to this album multiple times to be rid of my preconceived notions, I finally understand the punk monicker. It's the lyrics that are punk - a pointed attack on the state of the world and the policies that have created the mess. The musical stylings to go along with the lyrics actually tie it all together as well, given the late 70s timeframe where so many different genres were reaching the mainstream. Not to mention, it's a "we the people" commentary, and the genres highlight the differences of the people while unifying with the lyrics. While I now appreciate the album and would rate it highly, I still can't say it's one of my favorites to listen to. Maybe in time this will become a forever favorite for me, but as of today it's not there.

Standout tracks: London's Calling, Lost in the Supermarket, Clampdown, The Guns of Brixton. Less of a fan of the more 'traditional' rock and roll-vibe songs personally, but a great record all round. Great 70s production and love the drum sound.

tbh I would not call this a punk album, and certainly not the greatest punk album of all time. so much more ska than i realised. regardless, very good of course.

I'm familiar with this album. Never loved it, but it's pretty good. I'm a big fan of some of the middle cuts that I don't think were ever singles(?), like The Right Profile, and Lost in the Supermarket. Wish it were a little shorter overall, but I enjoyed this listen. 3.5/5

I’ll admit, I was surprised that I’m ranking this so low, but a lot of the album is kind of middling. The best tracks are among the best punk ever made. It’s highly recommended regardless, but double albums are a tricky endeavor. B+

Ganz cooli Songs. Nix überwältigends, aber guet. Klassiker. 4 Stern.

When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun When the law break in How you gonna go? Shot down on the pavement Or waiting in death row You can crush us, you can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh, the guns of Brixton Solid album, great sound. Fundamental to what came after. 4/5

Hearing the roots of the punk rock scene was really interesting. Awesome album with a lot of solid songs.

This is Radio Clash ..... all hits, all the time! So many bangers on this album it’s hard to count. And such a diverse mix of musical styles, dub/reggae, rockabilly, and Post punk, and remarkably it all flows together so well. Everyone knows the big hits, but I have to call out Spanish bombs, Lost in the supermarket, Clampdown and Guns of Brixton as some of my all-time Clash favourites. This double album has 19 songs and it runs over an hour so it’s a little bit on the long side and there are a few fillers. If they had skipped the fillers and just made it a single album with all bangers, this would be an automatic five stars for sure.

Just a classic punk album through and through. I’ve heard it many times but never get tired of listening to it. This isn’t my favorite of the early punk albums, but it really stands out with non-traditional punk songs such as death or glory, revolution rock & train in vain.

Alot of bangers on here. Also a few more duds than I was expecting. But what's good it really good. Train in vain is the best of the bunch, will never get old for me. Great album that could do with trimming some fat. Get rid of ~5 songs, cut this thing down to 50 minutes and I'd be handing out a 5 star rating. Best: Train in vain, lost in the supermarket, I'm not down, spanish bombs, London calling

Buenos temas

4.5 clash er nice

A lot of experimentation only possible with a band this skilled

Enjoyed it, particularly like tracks like clampdown and lost in the supermarket. Think I only really knew the hits before.

Hadn't listened to this for years, so many great songs. Not quite a 5* for me because I find the vocals on some songs (e.g. Jimmy Jazz) so irritating, but enjoyed revisiting. Train in Vain and Spanish Bombs are my highlights.

I’m surprised by their range. I expected the album to be shorter and all of it to sound like the title track. Instead there were plenty of slower and reggae songs which was cool. Pretty good.

I liked it

There are incredible highs on this record: the first 12 tracks are a sensational blend of rock, jazz, reggae, ska and other genres; but excluding the brilliant closer Train in Vain, the last third of the record fails to repeat the successes of the previous songs.

I'm not sure if I actually don't like the title track or if it's just a frustrating "why is THIS the song you like" reaction to its popularity. As fun as the bass is and as rock-solid of a progression, its repetitive, kinda martial quality (sorta like Another Brick in the Wall) just feels less colorful and good than plenty of the other songs on the album. But man lots of bangers on here.

genre bending carefree brit punk rock ska. reminds me of movie montages of youths playing hooky 3.75/5

4* Solid album, great vibes, definitely giving it more listens

Good punk album, ushered a new Era of punk rock which I can appreciate.

A defining moment for the Clash, and punk/garage rock. A true classic

Great album, was pretty fun. Prolly wont listen to it regularly tho.

I don't get it. Their first album was better. I want to like it more, but it's just too dang long.

Sí me gustó, pero no me pareció tan extraordinario como me lo pintaban. Desde que empecé a adentrarme en la música vi muchas veces mencionado este álbum, pero, cuando vi que apareció en la lista, esperaba que sería mejor. Le doy cuatro porque, además de no estar muy lejos, no sería la primera vez que le pongo mala calificación a un álbum de esta naturaleza y luego me arrepiento de ello.

Great album. One of the big albums of that era. I have it, obviously.

I enjoyed this overall, despite it being not massively my scene. Having only heard 'London Calling' before, and knowing they were a punk band, I was really impressed by the variation on display here. There's genuinely lots of different styles and the songs all stand apart from one another. The second half is better in my opinion. I think I would enjoy it more with more listens too, so that's why I'm going to go.... 4 stars!

The Clash. One of the founding groups of British Punk. Great album.

Better listen the second time through

I liked this, a lot more than I thought I would!!

partaj!

Grandpappy of the 950 UK post punk new wave albums on this list, but good actually

London called while you were out. Please contact us to arrange a new delivery.

8/10 undeniably a great album but calling this punk is very debatable it’s just too traditional in its composition not to mention like two of these songs (Wrong Em Boyo and Revolution Rock) are practically ska like yeah, it is a fun album, but I can’t really call these guys punk

Standouts: London Calling, Train in Vain, Clampdown, Lost in the Supermarket, Others: Rudie Can't Fail, Revolution Rock, Brand New Cadillac, Jimmy Jazz, Hateful, Spanish Bombs 4/5

Good! I enjoyed it a lot.

Blassic

Have been mixed on this album before but this time it ended up connecting with me. The great songs are great and the others are good or short enough that they aren’t obtrusive. “Train in Vain” is mega groovy

Hot take: bra skiva

Definitely the Clash's best. Also the lightest on the reggae, which I find tedious.

4.7 Not much to say about that one.

Classic brit punk

This was not what I was expecting from The Clash. Very post-punk, with some definite ska sounds in there. Excellent stuff!

Kind of overstays it’s welcome but it has an excellent closer. Overall great album

Loved it! Great punk album and they are truly one of a kind. Album got even better the second time I listened to it. Favourite songs: - London calling - Jimmy Jazz - The right profile - Train in vain

Weird that this album feels way longer than it used to for me. That said, there are some standouts - London Calling, Rudie Can't Fail, Lost in the Supermarket, The Guns of Brixton, Train in Vain - but even the songs that don't totally bowl me over all have something to 'em. I can listen to this album straight through still and I've done that a number of times. I've never jumped into The Clash with both feet but I like this whole thing quite a lot.

This would probably be a 4 and 1/2 star event if we could do that. The only thing that's keeping it from 5 stars for me is just the length. It comes ever so close, but can't quite (imo) help from losing a little bit of steam here and there and I think that's primarily due to the sheer fact that it's a double album and, well, basically all double albums have this problem. But man. What a good collection of songs and sounds, by and large. The title track is such a good tune that it seems impossible to top. I'm not sure anything else on the album quite does, and yet they kind of don't even try. Instead, the band just shifts genres/moods entirely and writes an aces song in that lane. "Lost in the Supermarket?" Forget about it. Feels entirely different from the title track, or "Guns of Brixton," or "Rudie," or fill-in-the-blank and yet somehow they all still sound organically like they came from the same band. I think that's the hardest thing to do with a double album; there's usually one or two outliers that just feel like one of the band members wanted to fart around a bit and it somehow made the cut - because nothing didn't make the cut. Not here. It's not all perfect, but it's all impressive. And it's pretty much the only thing remotely approaching ska that I will ever admit to liking.

Excellent album. Very much reminds me of being little as my folks played this a lot.

I thought this was going to be a lot more raw sounding than it was. I thought punk was meant to sound not put together and a little gritty? But this whole album flowed together nicely and had a little bit of a bunch of rock subgenres that kept me interested the whole time

This is good, overall 4/5 Upbeat and chill

What a great punk album. Could be one of the best punk vocals. I still think Iggy is the best. This is still top tier. Solid 4 for this album. 1. London Calling 2. Train in Vain (Stand by Me) 3. Lost in the Supermarket 4. The Guns of Brixton

Not what I was expecting, don't think I've listened to this one before. A lot of creativity and variety, and wide ranging influences.

A classic album ! More classics and less “rapping” please 4*

Not really punk, as it is touted, but a great album all the same.

The Clash were the most creative of the OG punk bands. They were probably also the most influential one on a wide range of artists. There's a lot of variety on this record. The good songs are awesome, but not all songs are good. Favorite song: London Calling.

4/5 Maybe I am going soft, but I actually really liked this album. I love the subtle social commentary in the lyrics and the music was rockin. Maybe I like Punk?

I don't know what I expected from this. London Calling and Train in Vain are very composed songs, but much of this feels off the cuff, and purposefully a little sloppy, especially the vocals. There's a lot of pop-punk roots in these songs.

crapa

great album.

This is a band I feel like would have been a hell of a good time in concert. They could sing about anything and make it sound good.

A great album through and through! I love The Clash for their vocals, rhythms, riffs, and garage-y sound.

Great stuff - a much more interesting listen (to my ears, at least) than a straight ahead punk album. I do like some genre hopping. Fave track - "London Calling" is iconic, obvs. "Lost in the Supermarket" basically invented Pulp, right?! "Clampdown" is also a tune...

this is such a wonderful album, the clash is wonderful, everything is wonderful

8/10 tough to rate!!! The highs are really high but it’s brought down by having a whole load of 6/10 songs

7/10. I can hear why people say this is great, but it doesn't always land for me, and it's long, though that wouldn't be an issue if I was more into it. Still solid stuff

Pretty good! First half of the album slaps hard. Falls off a bit at end. A few tracks could have been cut, but London Calling is an album I like!

Punky

I gave London Calling a higher rating due to the historic importance it had on the corse of popular music.

Never really gave The Clash a fair listen. I liked this record. Especially the ska/reggae tracks. Truly a landmark record in punk history.

Iconisch album met nog iconischer hoes. Opent met de grootste hit en misschien ook wel het beste nummer. Prima deuntjes, lekker uptempo, best veel afwisseling, weinig punk. Dat laatste is misschien maar goed ook, zo wordt het volwassen muziek.

Jolly good

Yes! Rock with interest! The Dialect alone makes this more interesting than ZZ Top or Black Sabbath. On Second thought it turns out I just like the punk aesthetic more than rock. Still fails to hold my interest through the whole album, though there are significantly more standouts. London Calling is a great track and Lost in the Supermarket made me perk up and pay attention.

Really nice, some very cool songs on there that I’d never heard.

unpopular opinion: they're great, they're aware and companions, they made part of music's history but I feel bored every time.

A great album, the best by the Clash. While they may have become synonymous with punk, this shows they were so much more than 3 chord thrash merchants. Such a strong opening with London Calling, backed up by a great cover of Brand New Cadillac. Honourable mentions too for Guns of Brixton (the Clash did reggae better than most other non-reggae groups), Clampdown and Train in Vain. The second half of London Calling is a little weaker, but overall a superb album

Good music, not mine

So unhinged, yet simultaneously smart and sharp. I love the story of their rehearsals, how they disciplined themselves to rehearse in the afternoon, play soccer, go to the pub, and then rehearse again. Sounds like a kind of utopia I would like to live in for a while.

Probably the start of the mainstream popularity of The Clash. London Calling is a genre/country-defining song for sure, it still is awesome. There are a bunch of other gems but a few songs that really don't need to be on the album for me, it is quite long in terms of track length, but it's still punk so they are all pretty short. Overall good stuff albeit not a streamlined album experience.

Suprisingly mellow and good sounding post punk album. Tad bit long but overall an enjoyable album

On the weekend one of the founding members of the Clash passes away, Kieth Levene, we get London Calling! Kieth was also a founding member of Public Image Limited, who I strongly urge you to take a listen. This is another band introduced to me by Jason in college. This album has some iconic songs, including my personal favorite Train in Vain, but has many different styles of music, I have a hard time calling them a punk band. I hear some reggae even some brass/horn sounds mixed in there, which reminded of an old English band called The Specials. Another band I encourage to take a listen. Hell, Train in Vain is really a love song, isn't it? Or broken heart song, but you get the drift. Too many good songs to talk about them all, but I know another good band called INXS, where lead sing Michael Hutchence stated his favorite song was Spanish Bombs. Listen to a couple times over weekend. Shout to Clampdown, Train in Vain, Spanish Bombs, Card Cheat, London Calling..... hell, I throw a shoutout the entire album and the many diverse songs and sounds. Great album. Absolutely love the album cover too. 4 for me. Probably closer to 4.5

4.5 Here is another album that separates the boys from the men. This album is easy to credit a big part of my punk/new wave love as it was influential to both genres. This is The Clash at their most well tuned. It’s not as experimental as Sandinista and it’s not as shitty as Cut the Crap. It edges on just a bit too long for me but that’s by maybe one song. I absolutely do own this on vinyl. Love it.

First time hearing this whole album and I was a bit surprised. A lot more to The Clash’s sound than their best-known singles. It seems like they evolved a lot over their career. Not sure I’d come back to this often, but their influence on many bands is clear.

Liked it

Genre-bending and it works.

This album has everything: punk, funk, and a bit of ska

Loved it front to back. The Clash are iconic. Joe Strummer is a legend.

Now that I'm older I realized these guys were really just pop. dirty grungy pop.

Mostly brilliant, but some tracks left me a bit indifferent

I've heard this too many times. It's good but doesn't hit the same way it used to. Really consistent quality of songs though, considering the album length. Big up the Clash :)

Classic.

It's a classic. Great album, one of the very few double albums that manage to be entertaining all the way through. I'm not the biggest fan of the reggae-ska-whatever songs, like "Jimmy Jazz" and "Wrong 'Em Boyo", but then you have songs like "London Calling" and "Train in Vain" which are some of the best and most influential songs in punk history. Essential listen, not exactly a 5/5, but really damn close.

Oh yeah PUNK me up! That said, this album maybe didn’t need to be as long as it is

mag das album, mag die band

Too long

Uno de esos discos que a los nostálgicos les puede gustar un montón, más que por calidad musical, por su significado. No es que la calidad sea mala, de hecho me gusta bastante, pero creo que es superada por el impacto que tuvo en lo que sonó después en Inglaterra y en Latinoamérica. Escuchado por encimita puede sonar crudo, pero creo que tiene un montón de buenos detalles: por ejemplo los arreglos de metales, la separación de estéreo en las dos guitarras, las baterías todo el tiempo cambiando. Mi favoritas, creo que son Revolution Rock y London Calling.

Hated this album at first because I heard it was punk and then I found it too lyrical and well-instrumented for my liking. Changed my expectations and now I really enjoy it. So theatrical and varied, a challenge to the preexisting notions of punk rock itself which is pretty punk. 4 stars

Fun reggae punk, unexpected to my ears. Milo likes this album a lot. I like it enough to try listening to it again.

- the songs are all quite layered and dense with horns, percussion, keys, acoustic guitars - be interesting to see how they translated to a live setting - each song has a tongue in cheek element of other genres (shuffle, reggae, blues, etc) - joe strummer goes hard on pretty much every song fav song - I’m not down - Good energy, simple but effective lyrics, cool guitar stuff least fav - rudie cant fail - ska vibes - an experiment that i dont think paid off

A classic

The intro song is quite nice

Listened Before? Y This is an amazing album. I picked it up on cassette at a thrift store in the 90's and listened to it religiously for a few years. I haven't listened since I got rid of the car with the cassette player in it. I absolutely love it, and it's one of my early exposures to punk. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: London Calling

Punk is nice

Had not heard this all the way through before. Seriously good. The first album is stronger than the second. This is an excellent collection of varied songs by a band forging a path to set themselves far apart from others at the time.

Well, I've been wrong about The Clash for a long time. I never understood why people consider them "the most important band" ever, and still don't get that, but I always thought they were just another punk-adjacent band who scored a few hits and were blown way out of proportion. I was expecting to not enjoy this listen very much. Turns out, this is one of those rare instances where the hit songs are my least favorite on the album (not entirely, but there's a lot more here than the hits). I was really struck by the quality of the songcraft, which was a major surprise, and also by how tight this band is. I wrote them off as being average players at best, and they decidedly are not (the drummer is really good). It's funny, the image this band fostered and the mythos surrounding them dissuaded me from checking them out, and I had a mis-perception of who they are. All that said, this is not entirely in my wheelhouse, but this is a 4-star album, and I have a new take on this band.

This album is definitely a winner for me. When I switched to CDs, this was one of the first I added to my collection. I dig this album so much. However, this listen was my first time doing so with headphones. There is so much phonic texture in the background of the first track London Calling (particularly after the 2-min mark) that I never heard before! Maybe b/c I never heard the remastered versions? This album was the first to clue me in to that ska vibe, which I love. While reading a bit about this album, I was sickened to learn that Rudy Giuliani used "Rudie Can't Fail" in his 2008 campaign run. I get excited hearing Mick Jones and thinking about his evolution to BAD (The Globe better be on this list!), who I always enjoyed even more than the Clash. Lost in the Supermarket, The Clampdown, Death or Glory...oh, aw, aw, aw, ow, ow...London, I'm answering on the first ring! Album cover: Long loved this "font" but it wasn't until today I learned that this is hand lettering! Now I love the cover even more.

Way to tired to think of anything creative to say about this. Great late 70s punk rock album and band. Have never listened or heard of them before, but did enjoy my first listen.

Lots of bouncy tunes I enjoyed. It's hard to separate London Calling the track from the rest of the album when it's so well known from indie nights and such.

Pretty cool, vocal are a little off to me but idk

Pretty good!

I was really surprised because I was expecting this to be a dark gloomy album based on the title track which I have heard many times but the genre is more ska punk/ reggae. I really dig it and see why the album gets the praise it does! Reminds me of Parquet Courts and early Modest Mouse Favorite tracks: Spanish Bombs London Calling The card cheat Wrong Em Boyo 4.5/5

Shockingly modern, honestly sounds like it could have been released this year.

I found myself enjoying this album a decent amount

Onhan tää tosi kova. Tuplalevy ilman heikkoa kohtaa.

Klassikko!

A classic. Love it

started off a bit boring but kicked up about 30% of the way through. bangers on bangers

Solid album. The first and last songs are absolute bangers and everything in between ain’t to bad either. 4.5 rounded down

A little long bur consistently excellent throughout

3.5/5. This was good, not amazing, however. Definitely some of the better punk I've listened to. I would have no issue listening to this again.

4.75

Great rock that improves your mood when you listen to it. Interesting lyrics as well, but I didn't pay much attention to them. The music is great regardless. Really enjoyed this album.

Legendaran ali ne i najbolji

I'll go (straight) to hell for not giving this five stars. It has five absolute classics on it - Train in Vain, Rudy Can't Fail, Guns of Brixton, Spanish Bombs and the title track, but a lot of flatly produced dull rock songs which you can tell would be amazing live but have been ironed out to bland rockism by a shit producer (who could also have done with allowing a few of these to be perfectly fine b sides rather than including them on here). It is brilliant. Just a bit or editing and maybe not giving Mick Jones sign off on the producer and it'd be enjoyable all the way through...

A truly authentic sound guided by one of the best all-time front men. Niiiice.

Was already familiar with a few tracks, overall enjoyed it a lot.

Good stuff, I like

Wicked cool. Unique sound, and the perfect name for a rhythm guitar-wielding frontman.

This is what I call "listenable punk", although it really doesn't have that hard of an edge. This is punk by guys who can actually play their instruments and write music. I think that the Clash were/are the British equivalent of Bruce Springsteen: they spoke to a population that was blue collar and felt disenfranchised. But as much as I love the Clash, I have to question any group that is beloved by Rolling Stone magazine. Just saying....

Great album from start to finish and a few songs I didn't know were there's, like Train in Vain. 8/10.

Really, really strong - it's THE The Clash. Not quite a 5 but verrrrry close

It hurts when I piss. It's been going on for months. It all began after another successful gang bang with the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff. They completed pebbledashed me with jizz. So much so that I dropped a pint of lucozade on myself. It was impossible to tell what was jizz and what was lucozade. I got home later that evening, washed the jizz of the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff off my face and body and just started pissing blood everywhere. The Clash played live in the background. Joe Strummer remarked about how much jizz and blood there was. I told him to shut the fuck up, because I'm well hard.

It's The Clash. Very good, but it does all tend to sound similar to me.

Muy buen disco

Kolejna potezna pozycja, ale rownie dobrze znana jak poprzednie, a dodatkowo Clash byl juz przerabiany, London Calling jest trzecim studyjnym albumem bandy z 79, chyba najbardziej komercyjnie udanym w ich dyskografii, a takze pierwszym jaki mialem okazje od nich poznac, w kontrascie z debiutanckim The Claash slychac tutaj odejscie od klasycznego brzmienia punkowego na rzecz post punkowych eksperymentow z wszelakimi gatuntami muzycznymi od bluesa przez jazz po ska, a jest sporo czasu na te eksperymenty, bo plyta ma godzine z piecioma minutami i 19 trakow, wiec o ile styl muzyczny ulegl zmianie tak teksty nadal skupiaja sie na problemach spolecznych wyspiarzy zwiazanych z milicja, drugami, rasizmem, cumerstwem, konsumpcjonizmem, wlasnie za teksty tak mocno szanuje bande, bo nigdy nie sa one czarno biale, gloryfikujac jedna strone konfliktu, najlepiej to widac na przykadzie kawalkow jak hateful gdzie drugi sa pokazane jako ucieczka od samotnosci w blogosc substancji, ale nie jest to darmowa ucieczka, bo wszystko ma swoja cene, nie tylko materialna, ale gorsza cena jest powrot do samotnosc gdy juz nie jest sie wysoko, tak samo z krytyka systemu kapitalistycznego i porwnaniu go z socjalizmem na Clampdown, przykadow tego mozna by wymieniac, najwieksze szlagiery, jak tytulowy traczek, zagubiony w supermarkecie czy rudy nie moze zawiesc juz mam na plejce, bo mocno sentymentalny albumik, ktory wciagnal mnie w punkowa muzyke wyspiarzy, ale dodam jeszcze wspomniany hateful i koka kolowy song

I would give a 4.5 if it was shorter, there were a lot of mid tracks, the other ones were really good. I also felt a bit of a lack when it comes to instruments - almost no synths and pianos, only guitars, drums and a sax/trumpet here and there.

Really mfing good

waaaaay more reggaer that i expected liked it a lot

Clássico. Saudades de ser jovem e com vontade de destruir tudo. Que álbum bom!!

pretty good. Not as good as I was expecting, but good!

I've heard all of London Calling more than once, and several tracks on this album many times. "London Calling", "Lost in the Supermarket", and "Train in Vain" were my favorite tracks from this re-listen, but several other tracks were close behind. "London Calling" has a driving energy that makes it a great way to start the album. I'm likely to re-listen to this album again, and there are no tracks that I would skip. I would recommend this album to almost anyone.

A great album, ahead of their time. This album would fit right into the indie scene today. Not a bad song on here. I will be listening to this album often. Favorite song: London Calling

Classicassooo Rock classico / jazz / reggae boa pra dar uma animada curti!

Bom.

Instead of listening to this - which is fine but frankly, I'm tired of it after decades - I listened to Give Em Enough Rope. This is still a worthwhile album, even though it's post-punk Clash.

4.0 + I don't often reach for it but I do know this to be a truly great record. So many amazing songs on here - aside from the big hits, I also love "Lost in the Supermarket" and "Koka Kola."

A pretty masterful bit of Clash here

Another classic album that I have heard so much about but never listened to. I think a day isnt sufficient to digest this so I am going to relisten to it again over the coming weeks. Such an influential and important album that I am happy to have finally listened to.

This is a pleasant surprise. Was expecting a punk record, but this is really a Punk/Rock/Pop/Reggea(ish) album with quite a lot variation. Doesn't blow me away, and is maybe a bit longer than it ought to be, but is a good very album nonetheless. 4/5

This album is great. There are some real bangers here. I've been listening to a lot of punk recently. This is one of the canonical punk albums. I'm not sure I think it reallllly delivers but i could listen to this a lot.

8/10

Already know this one, great album

Mostly good

Punky

The seminal Clash LP. It's been some time since I last listened to this album. Sounds great after all these years.

Great Lyrics, you can hear some of the influence on today’s artists. Best part is the original sound where it mixes pop, punk and what sounds like a drunken anthem about grocery shopping

classic

broken guitar go brrrrrrr

Hab mich immer schwer getan mit der Punk Zuschreibung im Fall von The Clash. Es ist einfach ziemlich vielseitiger Rock‘n‘Roll mit unermesslich vielen Einflüssen (Ska, Ragga, Rockabilly, Doo-Wop, Pop, …) und krass ikonischem Songwriting. Ich liebe sie und bin begeistert, dass diese Hits alle offensichtlich auf einem Album zu finden sind. 3.7

Tolle, wegweisende Mischung aus Zärtlichkeit, Verzweiflung und Galgenhumor, gewandet in Punk, Pop, Ska und Saufpunk.

Was going well until the sax Has gone extremely well since This is really good

Surprisingly diverse sounds. Can see why it's a classic.

Added!

Pretty sure this was my first Clash album. I really enjoyed them as a teen and saw them in concert (maybe '84?). I haven't listened to them in quite a while but it still holds up nicely for me. I like their blend of styles on this album and others. They didn't stay in one lane, and while that can sometimes backfire for other bands it works well for The Clash.

Pretty good album. This is definitely something I could see myself singing along to in a crowded bar. Or croozin 'round in my car singing along. Overall a good listen!

Good. Has raegaee tones.

Definitely a lot more of a reggae influence on this record. Surprisingly, I think it goes well (not a huge reggae fan). Also, for a double album, it goes by very quickly. Love a lot of little touches on this album, from the piano and horn sections to the gritty punk sections. Favorite tracks: "Spanish Bombs", "Wrong 'Em Boyo", "Rudie Can't Fail", "Brand New Cadillac"

Solid album

very political

8/10

Disco divertido, la paso bien siempre que lo escucho. Tiene de pronto momentos muy luminosos. 9/10

Lekkere rock. ga nog eens luisteren

October 15, 2021 This was good (unsurprisingly)! Energetic and an appropriate length.

Some absolutely killer tracks in here, including a few I don’t remember hearing before. It is too long though, and the filler tracks aren’t great. Just about holding it together for 4 stars.

J’aime le style et le son. C’est rafraichissant pour l’epoque et ca sonne tres bien. Un classique4.65

A classic for a reason. Super catchy and great production work. This doesn't have the flatness/bluntness that a lot of punk albums of this era do.

Je connais London Calling, que j'adore. Je vais ecouter le reste pour la premiere fois. Update : J'aime bien

Good energy, liked most of the songs

london calling clash is like a band I feel like I should like, but some of their songs just don't work for me. it's odd.

Rätt nice

More varied than I was expecting!

Surprisingly varied, not just punk

Overall liked the album. Would definitely listen again. Much more mellow than what one would think of as "punk rock." Like the reggae sounds as well

This is already 1000x better than the first album I got by The Clash; their self-titled album was an absolute disaster, gave it a 1. This album I'm even considering a 5. After the guns of brixton.. maybe not. But I love the Elvis Presley album cover. I wonder why they took that design. The expanded material is not very good though. 3.5 towards a 4

Always heard the big hits. Surprised by depth of album in terms of solid tunes.

фух, ну тут можно подышать уже Альбом, конечно, эпохальный, классический и значимый, а самое главное - вполне слушабельный. Правда, будучи пиздюком я его принял далеко не сразу - слишком уж хотелось целую пластинку песен, похожих на открывающий London Calling. Панкухи, короче. А по факту-то от панка здесь название да перегруженные гитарки - всё остальное это лютая мешанина из рокабили, рэгги, ритм-н-блюза, ну и всего такого прочего. Печалит ли меня, что очередная многообещающая группа ударилась в ебучую рагу и зачем-то стала пародировать ямайских планокуров? Ну вполне. Но всё же сложно отрицать, что альбомчик получился в итоге довольно качественным - ярким, разудалым, а главное - хитовым. Чуть подрастя, я его всё-таки расслушал, а сейчас переслушал ещё раз и понял, что единственный грех этого релиза - его ебанутая длина. Ну нет там материала на 19 песен, зачем жопу мучить-то тогда? Если выкинуть 5-6 номеров (особенно из конца) - стало бы только лучше, и душняка было бы по минимуму. Но имеем что имеем 🤷 Лучшие песни: London Calling, Spanish Bombs, Clampdown, Guns of Brixton, Death or Glory, Rudie Can't Fail, Wrong 'Em Boyo Худшие: Brand New Cadillac, The Right Profile, Lover's Rock, Revolution Rock, ну и в принципе последний диск из 4 очень слабый, можно было бы оставить закрывашку Train in Vain, да и всё. За затянутость и мусор в плейлисте не могу пятёрку никак натянуть поэтому по пятибалльной 4, по десятибальной - 8.

Now here's a familiar face. Our second Clash album, and what's widely acknowledged as their masterpiece. I definitely enjoyed this more than the previous Clash album, and I can understand the hype. Though for me it's not as consistently impressive or interesting as I was hoping, especially given the length. Still, some excellent cuts on here, including a few recognizable hits. I may not LOVE it, but I'll co-sign the classic status. Favorite tracks: Train in Vain, Spanish Bombs, London Calling, Rudie Can't Fail, Death or Glory. Album art: Definitely iconic. A play on the Elvis Presley cover of yore, which I'm sure we'll get on here. The font and colors are obviously great, and the guitar smash pic is nice too. 4/5

Classic

gread bass lines iconic tunes. very good

top tier

OOOH I like it

Classic

Glad to have a few decades pass - I definitely didn't appreciate this album in its time. The Clash we're often mislabeled as merely punk, which does them a disservice - this album in particular is incredibly diverse - credit to the songwriting and in particular musically. A bit of everything from rock to raga to rockabilly - all while pleasantly not autotuned 😊 8/10 4 stars

Solid punk rock album with great tracks such as "London Calling", "The Guns Of Brixton" and "Train In Vain"

subversive and great

Tolles und vielseitiges Album! Verdient den Legendenstatus, den es genießt!

Ich fand es wirklich mitreißend und abwechslungsreich. Ich hätte beinahe 5 gegeben aber es hat es auch leicht gehabt am sonnigen Feiertag

Good album. Lots of different styles, which I was not expecting.

Really really liked this, knew a few of the songs but had never listened to the album all the way through

4/5 very good album

Behalve de titeltrack kende ik nog niets van dit album. Het is heel gevarieerd en niet echt in lijn van wat ik verwachtte. Ik had iets sterker gitaarwerk verwacht, en minder pop-achtige nummertjes, maar al bij al wel een oké album

I was familiar with some of these songs, and my band used to play Train in Vain. Decent album but a little uneven so far. The variety in styles is nice.

Good shiz. Such good energy

Like the reggae/ ska through this album - Awesome brass. Not the punk sound of earlier Clash, but lyrical content still hits (e.g Guns of Brixton), though Strummer can hard to understand at times. Train in Vain is such a tuuune.

There's no doubting the legendary status of this album, so I was keen to figure out why I wasn't a bigger fan of The Clash but after listening I still don't really know. I don't dislike it but it just doesn't massively excite me. I can't put my finger on it. Still worthy of 8/10

Great album that I haven't listened to in years. Got a few of their classic hits and some forgotten gems.

Good album. Buena energía

Highlights: Lost In The Supermarket, Clampdown It's brash, loud, and rude...it's punk rock, what else is there to say?

lost in the supermarket 👌

La verdad desconocía de esta banda pero que buen álbum la neta. De los primeros punketos de la historia le regalamos un fabuloso 4 a mis hermanos de the clash

Punk rock roots, energetic vibes and interesting sounds for punk genre

Really dug this one. Surprised me since The Clash never struck me as a band I would enjoy. Solid stuff lads. Favorite tracks: “London Calling,” “Lost In the Supermarket,” and “Clampdown”

Punk rock. Reggae. Interesante. Bueno

Always nice

Classic. Joe Strummer's voice is electric.

good

In my top 10, already. An absolute classic album!!

Good album, never actually listened to it in full before. Can definitely hear the influence that it had on the ska scene.

Production: 14/20 Songwriting: 15/20 Innovation: 13/20 Bangers: 20/20 Emotional response: 13/20 =75 It stands up!

Good album overall, Best songs -London Calling, Clampdown, Train in Vain, Lost in the Supermarket.

One of my top 100 personal favorites for sure. I love punk, hate ska. This kinda walks that line enough to be an easy listen. Clampdown has been on any playlist I've made since I was about 14. Death or Glory keeps creeping into said playlists as well. Guns of Brixton a sleeper-banger. I don't understand what's with late-70s groups referencing the same Rudy/Rudi as a loser who needs to get his shit together. Train in Vain a less known classic but a classic. Jimmy Jazz something I mutter around work a lot. Had a friend name his kid "Strummer" which annoyed me, but the album holds up like a beast, and a nice lead into some of the best punk/metal ever made in the 1980s. Still prefer the Pistols.

I know every note of every song having listened to this thousands of times as a young teen. One of the first albums I bought myself or asked for as an Xmas/Bday gift. I remember first seeing it in the window of the record store before getting it and being excited that "my" music was on display, as I loved their 1st two albums. Ultimately, I wasn't ready to follow The Clash all the way through this to Sandinista and love it as much as their earlier stuff. I wanted to love it and pretended at 12 to love it like a 5 star but secretly it was never more than 4.

Jimmy Jazz isn't very punk Definitely doesn't fit my definition of punk Way more reggae than expected

Esta guai, sorprenentment.

Fun album, not at all what I expected.

Gute rhymes und message aber mir passiert zu wenig

3.5/5. Funky and jazzy, electric guitar, flows between ambient and crashing whiny vocals

3.5, I like it. The album has it's highlights and low lights. If I went back and listened, I'd probably skip 1/3 of the songs, kinda dig one 1/3rd, and really like the last 1/3rd.

O grew up with this. Iconic album, revolutionary for that time...beginning of punk music. Love it!

Great record

Probably my first great find. London calling the song probably isn't my favourite song as it's overplayed but the rest of the album is really great

liked it

nice altough london calling and guns of brixton have a completely different sound than the rest and those are my favorites

I've liked this album for yeaaaarrrrs now!

Great alb, not the most technical stuff but the raw energy makes the band

So glad I got to finally listen to the whole thing! It did not disappoint, and I will add it to my library. Very energetic.

À la bien, tu connais déjà

I remember my first listen of this album, thinking it was very overrated. Let'see now It was fine, enjoyable as a rock album but way too long

British again

I appreciated the variety in genre and execution of each song on this album, I just kinda wish there weren't as many songs as there were... Got to be a bit of a slog at the end, but I was glad the music didn't blend together the way some punk albums do.

Jag är inte riktigt ett clashfan. Det är okej, och den här skivan har ju många hits. Stark trea, nästan fyra.

bom álbum punk. 3,5.

ganz nett

Would score higher if you dropped the second disc

Hmmm two Clash in a row. A little more up and down compared to the other one (which should maybe be a four) but still cool

I’ve tried London Calling before and always came away thinking The Clash just weren’t for me, so I decided to give it another full shot. I definitely liked it more this time. The title track is great, “Brand New Cadillac” rocks, “Death or Glory” was another standout, and I had the unexpected realization that “Train in Vain” is a song I’ve known and liked for years without realizing it was The Clash. That said, I still don’t love the album as a whole. The ska and reggae-influenced material isn’t really my thing, and Joe Strummer’s voice started wearing on me as the album went along. The biggest problem, though, is that it just feels too long. It’s funny because I’ll happily listen to a Tool album with eight songs that runs 65 minutes, but 65 minutes of *London Calling* feels endless. An album isn’t too long because of its runtime—it’s too long when I start noticing its runtime. I came away realizing I like more Clash songs than I thought, but I still don’t think I’m much of a Clash album guy. This revisit was definitely worthwhile, though.

I thought I would have liked this album more. There are obviously some good songs, but not enough to make me want to listen to it again.