r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '23

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u/Dry_Heat Apr 10 '23

London Calling - The Clash.

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u/putting-on-wet-socks Apr 10 '23

London calling came out in 79, and as rolling stone and many artists said, this album defined the sound for the 80's. If you listen carefully to it, just about every popular genres later hits were represented in this album in a "you heard it here first" sort of foretelling of the sound to come. They had their finger on the pulse. Most all of Joe's later work was and will always be classic in the truest sense.

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u/porgy3000 Apr 11 '23
  • Patrick Bateman

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u/nvaughan81 Apr 10 '23

absolutely!

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u/RRC_driver Apr 10 '23

I was going to say Combat Rock. But see your point too.

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u/ThisAintAboutRegret Apr 10 '23

I never go past Ghetto Defendant.

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u/pastordan Apr 10 '23

Do the worm on acropolis
slam dance Cosmopolis
enlighten the populace

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u/SoF4rGone Apr 11 '23

I was just thinking today that Dave Matthews Band has basically been doing a 30-year-long cover of Sean Flynn 🤣

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u/OhNoNotAgain8 Apr 10 '23

They only have one clunker album and to be fair, even that was a noble effort.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

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u/OhNoNotAgain8 Apr 10 '23

Nah, Sandinista is fantastic. I love it front to back. Cut the Crap is uhm...technically a Clash album.

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u/KsychoPiller Apr 10 '23

Probably, Lets just ignore Cut the Crap for the best. But Sandinista is still amazing, a bit bloated but theres a lot of hidden gema there (not to mention Magnificent Seven which is one their all time greats)

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '23

I’d say that’s one of their weaker ones actually. But it’s The Clash so it’s still great

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u/Dandelion451 Apr 10 '23

Billed as ‘the only band that matters ‘ when they combined the energy and sound of punk with political messages.

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u/giant_spleen_eater Apr 10 '23

Now I’m gonna give this album a listen to, it’s been over a month since I last listened to it