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DarrylCornejo t1_j92mz41 wrote

Wait until you listen to London Calling in it's entirety.

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coffeejam108 t1_j92snhu wrote

One of the best albums of all time imo.

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StarktheGuat t1_j92xx1r wrote

A perfectly flawless album, I can leave it on, and never feel like skipping to another song.

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Gonzoboiiiiiii t1_j93j3d6 wrote

Wait till he listens to their whole discography and then Joe Strummer and Thhe Mescalaros. Dudes a genius

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efefia t1_j95cez8 wrote

Mick Jones is no slouch either, Big Audio Dynamite put out some great stuff as well

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RaycharlesN t1_j95ps18 wrote

That first album was very good, bad is a really good song and medicine show is too.

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WalianWak t1_j95a5t8 wrote

Except Cut the Crap

They should probably skip Cut the Crap

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methcache t1_j985io5 wrote

The title is self-explanatory. It’s crap, cut it from the discography

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KirbzTheWord t1_j937y7x wrote

I only knew the title track & guns of brixton when I first listened to the whole album front to back and I still remember how much I enjoyed that experience!

I was hooked from tracks 1-12 but still feel the second half trails off a bit before ending on a high point.

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DaWuuuud91 t1_j940n7w wrote

But The Card Cheat and Lover's Rock come after track 12! God, I love those tunes. The ending to Lover's Rock always has me grooving no matter where I am

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methcache t1_j985ys0 wrote

To me the 2 hit late album combo of I’m Not Down into Revolution Rock, followed, incidentally by Train In Vain, is one of the finest ends to an LP ever

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WolfOfTheRath t1_j94tz9l wrote

You know I honestly think Combat Rock is the superior album, if not the more influential. Leaving aside people's annoyance with Rock the Casbah, there some insanely catchy tunes and original material in there. 'Ghetto Defendant' and 'Red Angel Dragnet' are big faves.

OP, you should check out the soundtrack to a great movie, Grosse Pointe Blank. It's all this genre/era of music and has some excellent Clash tunes, and was put together by Clash frontman Joe Strummer. Armegideon Time is one of my favorites. Also the Pogues are definitely the next band you should check out.

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sklxbnz t1_j95w8h2 wrote

If you like Combat Rock, then get ready for your head to explode. How about the unreleased double album -- "Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg". Find it, download it, then get comfortable.

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OrthodoxDreams t1_j974lrk wrote

Thank you for this. I had no idea this existed until I read your comment but I'm halfway through it and loving it.

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davidfavel t1_j94vxbz wrote

You csnt drop grosse point soundtrack without a femmes shout out

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base64explode t1_j96gltx wrote

100% solid recommendation on The Pouges. “If I fall from grace with god” is an amazing record.

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methcache t1_j985l4s wrote

Ghetto Defendant, that bass line is 🔥

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Ofbatman t1_j9600np wrote

If I should fall from grace of god is a tremendous heartfelt album from start to finish.

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angrytapes t1_j95ogrs wrote

Yep. Obviously I'd heard the title track but never bothered with them until 6 music played the entire album recently and I was like holy shit.

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methcache t1_j985eh7 wrote

Nah. London Calling is great and all, but wait until you get to Straight to Hell. After that check out Big Audio Dynamite. The song E=MC2 🤯They are what the Clash most likely would’ve sounded like had they stayed together.

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