Re: Album of the day (#5430): Sandinista! by The Clash

stangetzaway — Sat, 1 Nov 2025 13:46:35 GMT

Author: stangetzaway

Posted: 11/01/2025 17:46

Sandinista! Is one incredible release and has a fascinating story about how it came into being. When listening to it the first 4 sides are A grade Clash but why are sides 5 and 6 full of these dub space jam numbers that are ok but not up the standard of what's gone before? Both the Clash and Springsteen were signed to Sire and Strummer got wind that Springsteen was making a double album (The River). Legend has it he declared if he's doing a double than we're doing a triple!. Some might say a fateful decision because if took the best 18-20 tracks and released Sandinista! as a conventional double it's perhaps even better than the formidable London Calling. Strummer was his own man though and the Clash were never conventional.

Album of the day (#5430): Sandinista! by The Clash

BestEverAlbums — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:29 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/31/2025 20:00

Today's album of the day

Sandinista! by The Clash (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1980.
Country:
Overall rank: 691
Decade rank: 107
Year rank: 13
Discography rank: 3 (out of 19 albums on BEA)
Average rating: 76/100 (from 665 votes).

Tracks:
1. The Magnificent Seven
2. Hitsville UK
3. Junco Partner
4. Ivan Meet G.I. Joe
5. The Leader
6. Something About England
7. Rebel Waltz
8. Look Here
9. The Crooked Beat
10. Somebody Got Murdered
11. One More Time
12. One More Dub
13. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
14. Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
15. Corner Soul
16. Let's Go Crazy
17. If Music Could Talk
18. The Sound Of Sinners
19. Police On My Back
20. Midnight Log
21. The Equaliser
22. The Call Up
23. Washington Bullets
24. Broadway
25. Lose This Skin
26. Charlie Don't Surf
27. Mensforth Hill
28. Junkie Slip
29. Kingston Advice
30. The Street Parade
31. Version City
32. Living In Fame
33. Silicone On Sapphire
34. Version Pardner
35. Career Opportunities
36. Shepherd's Delight

indicates a top-rated track.

Top voted comments:

"A buffet of music. Some really good stuff, some strange stuff, some fluff, some stuff that really grows on you. I can understand all the crap this album got back in the day. Realeased today it would be called a masterpiece. And, in many ways, it is."
- dlemond
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"After the massive album London Calling, The Clash return with a triple album that is....mediocre. Sound of Sinners, Police on My Back and Washington Bullets are strong numbers, but for the most part this is a rather dull affair."
- Bork
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Re: Album of the day (#5430): Sandinista! by The Clash

Album of the day (#5430): Sandinista! by The Clash