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jason-cobb
I bloody love this album. Three weeks to record, £4k all in. Money well spent. I always seem to form an involuntary knee twitch when listening to The Clash. The pace of the twitching relates to the timeline of the work - the earlier, the more twitchiness. I couldn't control my right knee this morning as soon as Janie Jones kicked in. The reggae crossover with Police and Thieves could have sounded cringe. But it has even aged better with time. It has an energy missing from the original. This is a blink and you'll miss it album from start to finish. It's fucking fantastic.
5
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boombox-generation
A huge part of my early musical education. It was the right thing at the right time when I was in my early teens. And probably consistently my favourite album of theirs. Some Clash albums have better songs, but this is great throughout (with the glaring exception of Police And Thieves, which has *always* felt a little awkward and is not a patch on the original, although I get that their heart is in the right place). Playing this again I knew every single word, and shouted along joyously whilst pursuing my Career Opportunites. Favourite song changes every time, but have a particularly soft spot for What's My Name? Exemplary.
5