Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

kokkinos — Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:17:48 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 06/09/2021 20:17

Daydreamer wrote:

Is the song in question Common People?

Absolutely, was wondering if anyone would pick up on it, you deserve a pat on the back.
(There's a lot I could say about it and Pulp in general, but it's neither the time nor the place to do so, I'll keep it in store for the time being.)

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

Daydreamer — Tue, 8 Jun 2021 12:51:52 GMT

Author: Daydreamer

Posted: 06/08/2021 16:51

kokkinos wrote:

I'm used to being surrounded by punk aficionados and being the odd one out, so to see the hostile reception of the first two posts makes me something of a fish out of water.
Anyway, since everyone's taking a trip down memory lane, here's my experience with it: I had already decided punk isn't for me when I stumbled on this album, it must have been like a decade ago, I can't recall exactly. My initial reaction was to give it a pass, but then I noticed it has a track named Lost In The Supermarket. Considering that the narrative of one of my absolute favourite songs of all time involves a supermarket, I thought that was a good enough reason to check it out. And you know, I don't think I'll revisit it any time soon, but it wasn't that bad, I could see it sneaking in to my top-100 of 1979. Its defining characteristic is that it isn't as monotonous as pretty much every punk record of its time and despite featuring an intimidating running time, it displays a wide spectrum of sounds that justifies its length.

Is the song in question Common People?

Anyway, goat album

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

babyBlueSedan — Thu, 3 Jun 2021 15:28:57 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 06/03/2021 19:28

LedZep wrote:

I did not like this one too much when I was a teenager. Wasn't punk enough, had a lot of filler etc.

This is similar to my initial listen to the album. I loved the first two tracks but then was totally thrown off by Jimmy Jazz. I stopped after Lost in the Supermarket because I thought it was a dumb concept for a song.

Today I love it for all the reasons I didn't appreciate it then. So many different styles that, while not true representations of those genres, are mixed very well into an extremely British punk sound. If I could ditch some tracks I'd throw out Four Horseman and maybe The Card Cheat, but I love the rest of it. Train in Vain is my easy favorite but I feel like a lot of the songs at the end - Lover's Rock, I'm Not Down, and Revolution Rock - don't get enough love. "Get that cheese grater going!" is one of my favorite moments on the album.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

kokkinos — Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:57:20 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 06/03/2021 18:57

I'm used to being surrounded by punk aficionados and being the odd one out, so to see the hostile reception of the first two posts makes me something of a fish out of water.
Anyway, since everyone's taking a trip down memory lane, here's my experience with it: I had already decided punk isn't for me when I stumbled on this album, it must have been like a decade ago, I can't recall exactly. My initial reaction was to give it a pass, but then I noticed it has a track named Lost In The Supermarket. Considering that the narrative of one of my absolute favourite songs of all time involves a supermarket, I thought that was a good enough reason to check it out. And you know, I don't think I'll revisit it any time soon, but it wasn't that bad, I could see it sneaking in to my top-100 of 1979. Its defining characteristic is that it isn't as monotonous as pretty much every punk record of its time and despite featuring an intimidating running time, it displays a wide spectrum of sounds that justifies its length.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

seb7 — Thu, 3 Jun 2021 14:30:32 GMT

Author: seb7

Posted: 06/03/2021 18:30

I grew up on the Clash. My mom was super into them and a lot of other english punk and ska bands. In 1979, when she was just 12, she bought an original issue of London Calling, which I still regularly spin. Awesome album!

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

LedZep — Thu, 3 Jun 2021 09:17:29 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 06/03/2021 13:17

I did not like this one too much when I was a teenager. Wasn't punk enough, had a lot of filler etc. Liked 4-5 songs, and even The Guns of Brixton was just a "cool song" at the time. The older I am the more I like it, especially Guns of Brixton, which is probably contrary to how most people feel. Now I'm at a point where I don't think there's any filler here at all. I did overplay the title track and Train in Vain though, they're the least favourites of the bunch.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

Hayden — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 23:30:26 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 06/03/2021 03:30

DommeDamian wrote:

overrated.

LordMark wrote:

Very boring

Wait until I tell you about Arctic Monkeys
🫠

Mercury wrote:

Lol, aren't all albums as far as we know made by humans?

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My Teenage Dream Ended by Farrah Abraham

oh contraire mon ami.

Anyway, this is the album that I happen to wake up every morning staring at. It's front of the line in a crate I have in my room. That's about all I can add at this point. A lot has been said.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

Mercury — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 22:57:28 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 06/03/2021 02:57

One of the greatest albums ever made by humans. Lol, aren't all albums as far as we know made by humans? dumb thing to say. But the point is this is one of the al=bsolutre greatest ever. Just to be annoying and get personal: This album completely changed my life when I first heard it in about 2001. For a solid 10 years it was my undisputed favorite album ever. It is just a masterpiece.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

LordMark — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 22:52:38 GMT

Author: LordMark

Posted: 06/03/2021 02:52

Very boring, and about 8 tracks too long. One of the most overrated albums in music history. It's funny that there's a song called "Lost in the Supermarket" because a supermarket is exactly where I expect to hear an album like this.

Re: Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

DommeDamian — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:32:54 GMT

Author: DommeDamian

Posted: 06/02/2021 20:32

overrated.

Album of the day (#3818): London Calling by The Clash

BestEverAlbums — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:00:29 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 06/02/2021 20:00

Today's album of the day

London Calling by The Clash (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1979.
Country:
Overall rank: 18
Average rating: 87/100 (from 2886 votes).

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Tracks:
1. London Calling
2. Brand New Cadillac
3. Jimmy Jazz
4. Hateful
5. Rudie Can't Fail
6. Spanish Bombs
7. The Right Profile
8. Lost In The Supermarket
9. Clampdown
10. The Guns Of Brixton
11. Wrong 'Em Boyo
12. Death Or Glory
13. Koka Kola
14. The Card Cheat
15. Lover's Rock
16. Four Horsemen
17. I'm Not Down
18. Revolution Rock
19. Train In Vain [Hidden Track]

About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.