London Calling
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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A stunning statement of purpose and one of the greatest rock & roll albums ever recorded.
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The Clash are a rock band, and 1979's London Calling is their creative apex, a booming, infallible tribute to throbbing guitars and spacious ideology.
100
London Calling is indeed a serious, ridiculously ambitious punk album that resonates within a largely American history of rebellion.
"The Clash are a rock band"
ah yes. thank you pitchfork. i went this entire album not knowing what genre i could put this in. no idea at all.
great album though. the punk album that shaped the mold made to be broken in the music form.
fav tracks: rudie cant fail, lost in the supermarket, the card cheat, train in vain, london calling
ah yes. thank you pitchfork. i went this entire album not knowing what genre i could put this in. no idea at all.
great album though. the punk album that shaped the mold made to be broken in the music form.
fav tracks: rudie cant fail, lost in the supermarket, the card cheat, train in vain, london calling
London Calling is, I think, one of the 10 most important rock albums in history. This record is alive and still so fantastic today. The sound of "London Calling" is a perfect blend of punk power and pop sweetness. The album opens on the very cult song, "London Calling". In this album there is no waste: all the songs are perfect in melody and the lyrics are exceptional. The album is really the synthesis of Rock'N'Roll: it mixes rockab ', punk songs that call for riot, reggae ... read more
MISC LISTS
| #1 | / | Rolling Stone (1980s) |
| #2 | / | Pitchfork (1970s) |
| #3 | / | Consequence of Sound (All Time) |
| #4 | / | Slant Magazine (1980s) |
| #5 | / | Paste (1980s) |
| #8 | / | Rolling Stone (All Time) |
| #39 | / | NME Top 500 of All Time |
Track List
- London Calling
- Brand New Cadillac
- Jimmy Jazz
- Hateful
- Rudie Can't Fail
- Spanish Bombs
- The Right Profile
- Lost in the Supermarket
- Clampdown
- The Guns of Brixton
- Wrong 'Em Boyo
- Death or Glory
- Koka Kola
- The Card Cheat
- Lover's Rock
- Four Horsemen
- I'm Not Down
- Revolution Rock
- Train in Vain
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Added on: December 28, 2012
