Best Clash Album?

GreenMeany · 11-01-2010, 08:40 AM

S/T - the original UK version. It has a more rocking version of White Riot without the sirens in the intro. The sirens version is the single version and for some reasons sounds a bit less ragged.

Crank it!

Badlittlekitten · 11-01-2010, 03:23 PM

London Calling? Surely not. Legendary album, but a bit over long and filler tastic. The Clash trims the fat right off.

The globally informed, trad rock Clash were great, but I've always preferred the visceral, no nonsense Clash of the debut and the early singles.

Nathan1709 · 11-03-2010, 09:42 AM

Has to be London Calling purely on the basis that it demonstrates such versatility. Other than that their eponymous first album is pretty cool and I also don't mind their oft-maligned sophmore effort, Give 'em enough rope.

GreenMeany · 11-03-2010, 02:38 PM

2 votes for Cut The Crap? Really???

Deakin18 · 11-30-2010, 12:44 AM

Give Them Enough Rope has got to my favorite, it's got the most of my fav songs on it. 2nd fav would be The First Album.

Moriarity · 11-30-2010, 12:51 PM

Think a lot of fuss is made out of Sandinista having some duff songs, the first two of the three records are very good indeed and there are three or four songs on London Calling that in my opinion are less than essential. If push came to shove I would say London Calling is the slightly better record but I listen to Sandinista far more these days.

npc210 · 11-30-2010, 11:13 PM

I'd go with the UK version of The Clash.

After that, it's London Calling and Give 'Em not far behind.

Sandinista would've been fantastic as one record or even two, IMO. Some great moments individually --"Hitsville UK", "Somebody Got Murdered", etc. -- but too much filler to wade through as a triple album.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 11-30-2010, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Moriarity

Think a lot of fuss is made out of Sandinista having some duff songs, the first two of the three records are very good indeed and there are three or four songs on London Calling that in my opinion are less than essential. If push came to shove I would say London Calling is the slightly better record but I listen to Sandinista far more these days.

pink suit you are okay in my book

Howard the Duck · 09-29-2011, 01:49 AM

Sandinista! - just for diversity, though i hardly ever hear the final side

S/T UK version runner-up - the flow of the songs is better than the US version

paulr · 10-02-2011, 05:22 PM

1st album for me - then it was a gradual downwards slope as they moved from punk to mainstream.

Brilliant live though - and good guys to have a beer with too

View Poll Results: Best Clash Album?
The Clash	61	20.82%
Give Em' Enough Rope	10	3.41%
London Calling	182	62.12%
Sandinista!	25	8.53%
Combat Rock	12	4.10%
Cut The Crap	3	1.02%
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11-01-2010, 03:23 PM	#192 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	London Calling? Surely not. Legendary album, but a bit over long and filler tastic. The Clash trims the fat right off. The globally informed, trad rock Clash were great, but I've always preferred the visceral, no nonsense Clash of the debut and the early singles. __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete)

11-30-2010, 12:44 AM	#195 (permalink)
Deakin18 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 21	Give Them Enough Rope has got to my favorite, it's got the most of my fav songs on it. 2nd fav would be The First Album. __________________

11-01-2010, 08:40 AM	#191 (permalink)
GreenMeany Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 56	S/T - the original UK version. It has a more rocking version of White Riot without the sirens in the intro. The sirens version is the single version and for some reasons sounds a bit less ragged. Crank it!

11-03-2010, 09:42 AM	#193 (permalink)
Nathan1709 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: High Wycombe, UK Posts: 26	Has to be London Calling purely on the basis that it demonstrates such versatility. Other than that their eponymous first album is pretty cool and I also don't mind their oft-maligned sophmore effort, Give 'em enough rope.

11-03-2010, 02:38 PM	#194 (permalink)
GreenMeany Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 56	2 votes for Cut The Crap? Really???

11-30-2010, 12:51 PM	#196 (permalink)
Moriarity Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 18	Think a lot of fuss is made out of Sandinista having some duff songs, the first two of the three records are very good indeed and there are three or four songs on London Calling that in my opinion are less than essential. If push came to shove I would say London Calling is the slightly better record but I listen to Sandinista far more these days.

11-30-2010, 11:13 PM	#197 (permalink)
npc210 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 35	I'd go with the UK version of The Clash. After that, it's London Calling and Give 'Em not far behind. Sandinista would've been fantastic as one record or even two, IMO. Some great moments individually --"Hitsville UK", "Somebody Got Murdered", etc. -- but too much filler to wade through as a triple album.

10-02-2011, 05:22 PM	#200 (permalink)
paulr Groupie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Posts: 34	1st album for me - then it was a gradual downwards slope as they moved from punk to mainstream. Brilliant live though - and good guys to have a beer with too