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OH HELL YEAH!!! SIZZLE!!

Davey Moore

1. Death or Glory, from London Calling(1979): London Calling is my overwhelmingly favorite album from the 70s. It was like the apocalyptic death yell of the decade, released on December 14th, 1979 in the UK. And this is my favorite track from the album, an emotional song, an epic song. This song has a killer hook, a triumphant punk anthem that romanticizes the whole outcast, bar frequenting dredge of society little Britainer.



2. Guns of Brixton, from London Calling(1979): The absolute best bass line The Clash ever produced. And some of the best lyrics that posits a wonderful question to the listener; "When they kick out your front door, how you gonna come? With your hands on your head, or on the trigger of your gun?" Truly a violent, slightly revolutionary attitude there. The guitars, they have a reggae rhythm but sound as if they're emerging from the fiery maw of Hades.



3. London Calling, from London Calling(1979): The flagship intro to this monumental album is one of the more obvious opening tracks in the history of punk. Of course you would write an album called London Calling and have this as the opener. It perfectly sets the tone for the almost flawless album to come.



4. Train in Vain, from London Calling(1979): This is the perfect closing track for The Clash's magnum opus. It was originally a hidden track on the first release, an epilogue hiding in the mist. It's a song of betrayal, but it's sung in a way that allows for a light at the end of the tunnel, despite all the troubling times the singer lives in. Despite the apocalyptic death cry that London Calling is, in the end it does provide a sort of hope. The hope of breaking ties with the past and starting anew, which is certainly what the band did after London Calling was released, because it was the breakthrough that made them international rock stars. From this point forward, The Clash were the kings of Punk.



5. Lost in the Supermarket, from London Calling(1979): This song is simultaneously an ode to a lost childhood and a sad ballad about the ordered confusion of capitalism(the supermarket, the suburbs), the entire thing reeks of loneliness and better times. Past times, obviously.

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Sansa Stark

omg seriously


get the fuck out

Davey Moore

6. White Riot, from The Clash(1977): This scorcher of a single from their first album makes you wanna dance. It also makes you wanna riot, but when you think about it, is there much of a difference? I suppose there is, but whenever I dance to The Clash, it's most definitely a violent sort of jig, yeah.



7. Clampdown, from London Calling(1979): As you can see, I am a giant London Calling fanboy. It's probably my 3rd or 4th favorite album ever. This is one of the best songs off the album, it makes you want to bang your head, groove along and, well, scream along.



8. The Card Cheat, from London Calling(1979): I think the reason London Calling is revered is through songs like this, songs that are completely different in terms of genre. This song definitely isn't punk. It's an influence-spanning album, and right here is a song that has a bit of broadway in it, a bit of melodramatic story telling. The story of a pathetic gambler making his way through the world. And his demise.

Some great lyrics bring up nationalistic fervor, and whether or not they're sincere or cynical is up to the listener. I hope sincere. It seems, well, a much more credible song that way: "From The Hundred Years War to the Crimea...With the lance and the musket and the Roman spear...To all of those men who have stood with no fear in the service of the King."



9. Rudie Can't Fail, from London Calling(1979) : A song that takes 1950 rock rhythms and juices them up with Punk-laden amphetemines, this is a classic Clash song that can't be ignored:



and screw it I don't feel like typing a 10th.

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Howell

Armagideon Time seems to be ringing out on my iPod revently... oh and The Right Profile too... damn I miss Joe Strummer so much

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Mr Sensitive

This is my personal favorite.



The Clash do pretty amazing covers too.

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Moon Pix 1985

"Complete Control" is the first one that springs to mind but there are just so many. "Rudie Can't Fail." "Straight to Hell." "Guns of Brixton." There are just too many.

Automaticchaos

White Riot has to be my favourite.

I know Joe Strummer covered "Redemption Song" with another band of his. There name escapes me.

Howard the Duck

The Mescaleroes.

BastardofYoung

Lost in the Supermarket...

..at the moment.

I do not know if I can pick a definitive favorite with them, but something about "Lost in the Supermarket" just gets me every time.

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